Show Descriptions
New Programming as of April 6, 2026
A Way with Words
News: Sundays at NOON
"A Way with Words" is an upbeat and lively hour-long public radio show and podcast about language examined through history, culture, and family. Each week, callers join author/journalist Martha Barnette and lexicographer/linguist Grant Barrett in light-hearted conversation about language change, debates, and differences, as well as new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, etymology, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.
All Songs Considered
Classical: Saturdays 2:30pm-3pm
News: Sundays 3:30pm-4pm
NPR’s flagship program for music discovery, artist interviews and conversations with friends and fellow music lovers about the really big questions, like what was the best decade for music, are there albums everyone can agree on, and what do you put on when you need a good cry? Saturdays at 2:30pm with host Robin Hilton and the NPR Music family.
Alt. Latino
Classical: Saturdays 2pm-2:30pm
News: Sundays 3pm-3:30pm
Every week, Alt. Latino co-hosts Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre introduce listeners to artists shaping the sound of Latin music. From Mexican American R&B darling Omar Apollo to Dominican Dembow game-changer Tokischa and everyone in between, the show's one-on-one interviews with artists use music as a tool for exploring the history and culture of Latin America and what creates a shared Latinx identity. Felix and Ana’s conversations on music and culture reflect their shared experiences as Mexican Americans — and explores the generational differences that inform their identities.
The Arts Hour
News: Sundays at 5am
The Arts Hour, presented by Nikki Bedi, brings you a weekly showcase of the best in global arts from across the BBC and from broadcasters around the world, with a range of rich arts,cultureand entertainment stories.
As it Happens
News: Mondays-Thursdays at 8pm
News that’s not afraid of fun. Meet people at the center of the day’s most hard-hitting, hilarious and heartbreaking stories — powerful leaders, proud eccentrics and ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. And plenty of puns too. Hosted by Nil Köksal and Chris Howden, find out why As It Happens is one of Canada’s longest-running and most beloved shows. (Ahem, we literally helped make the beaver a national symbol.)
Asian View (5:00 Newscast)
News: Weekdays 1pm-3pm
International newscast that features news and deep analysis from Japan and the rest of Asia. Get the latest information from a region that's playing an increasingly important role in the world.
Audacious with Chion Wolf
News: Saturdays at 7pm
Audacious with Chion Wolf spotlights the stories of people whose experiences, professions, or conditions defy convention or are often misunderstood. Guided by deep curiosity and genuine compassion, the team behind Audacious creates space for the kinds of stories that rarely get told - and the kinds of questions we're often afraid to ask. From those speaking publicly for the very first time to voices already known around the world, every guest is met with care, and every story is honored as both deeply personal and profoundly human.
City Arts and Lectures
News: Saturdays at 5am
Since 1980, City Arts & Lectures has presented events with leading figures in the world of arts and ideas. Each season there are more than fifty lectures and onstage conversations and a few surprise performance events with outstanding figures in literature, criticism, science and the performing arts, offering the most diverse perspectives about ideas and values.
The Daily
Classical: Weekdays 6pm-6:30pm
News: Weekdays 6pm-6:30pm
This is what the news should sound like. Hosted by Michael Barbaro and Rachel Abrams and powered by The New York Times’ newsroom, The Daily brings listeners the biggest stories of our time, told by the best journalists in the world. The Daily focuses on just one or two stories each weekday, offering listeners a 30-minute, deep, textured portrait of the characters and human stakes driving the news.
Embodied
News: Sundays at 9pm
Sex and relationships are intimate — and sometimes intimidating to talk about. In this award-winning show, host Anita Rao guides us on an exploration of our brains and bodies that touches down in taboo territory.
Freakonomics Radio
News: Saturdays at 3pm & Wednesdays at 9pm (Repeat)
Freakonomics Radio ferrets out connections between seemingly unrelated things. The program explores the riddles of everyday life and the weird wrinkles of human nature— from cheating and crime to parenting and sports— using the tools of economics to explore real-world behavior. Host Stephen J. Dubner discovers the hidden side of everything in interviews with Nobel laureates and provocateurs, social scientists and entrepreneurs — and with his “Freakonomics” co-author Steve Levitt.
Fresh Air
News: Weekdays live at 9am
One of public radio’s most iconic programs, Fresh Air is nationally recognized for setting the standard for long-form interviews, featuring insightful conversations about the arts, entertainment, and the news. For 50 years and counting, host Terry Gross has led every interview with detailed preparation and genuine curiosity. When President Obama presented Terry Gross with a National Humanities Medal in 2016, he recognized how her interviews have "pushed public figures to reveal personal motivations behind extraordinary lives — revealing simple truths that affirm our common humanity." Co-Host Tonya Mosley brings to the show a wide range of knowledge from her award-winning career in broadcasting. Her own curiosity, insights, and ability to connect deeply with guests make for great listening. Mosley was a correspondent and host of Here & Now, NPR's midday radio show. She also served as the Silicon Valley bureau chief for KQED in San Francisco and as a television anchor, producer, reporter and correspondent in several markets, including Boston, Detroit, Louisville, Kentucky and Seattle. Fresh Air has won two Peabody Awards. The 1994 Peabody citation recognized the program for its “probing questions, revelatory interviews and unusual insights.” In 2022 Fresh Air won another Peabody in the Institutional category. Terry Gross has received the 2007 “Literarian” Award for Lifetime Achievement from the National Book Association and the 2023 PEN/Faulkner “Literary Champion” award. Fresh Air and Fresh Air Weekend are produced at WHYY in Philadelphia and distributed nationally by NPR. Fresh Air continues to be one of public media’s most popular programs, with over4.3 million people tuning in each week on 658 NPR stations, in addition to 4 million weekly podcast downloads.
Go Fact Yourself
News: Sundays at 1pm
Go Fact Yourself is a pop culture trivia show hosted by J. Keith van Straaten (Ask Me Another, Senior Writer) and Helen Hong (Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me, recurring panelist). Each week, van Straaten and Hong test celebrity guests on their self-proclaimed areas of pop culture expertise.
Kelly Corrigan Wonders
News: Sundays at 8pm
Welcome to Kelly Corrigan Wonders, a place for people who like to laugh while they think and find it useful to look closely at ourselves and our weird ways in the hopes that knowing more and feeling more will help us do more and be better.
Latino USA
News: Sundays at 2pm
Latino USA chronicles how Latinos are living, shaping and changing America, with in-depth reporting and candid conversations. Hosted by Maria Hinojosa.
Marketplace
Classical: Weekdays 6:30pm-7pm (Repeat)
News: Weekdays 3:30pm-4pm & Weekdays 6:30pm-7pm (Repeat)
Hosted by Kai Ryssdal, Marketplace is the leading business news radio program that provides context on the economic news of the day. Through stories, conversations and newsworthy developments, we help listeners understand the economic world around them.
New Yorker Radio Hour
News: Sundays at 11am & Tuesdays at 9pm
The New Yorker Radio Hour is the program you will look forward to curling up with every weekend. David Remnick, the editor of The New Yorker, is joined by the magazine’s award-winning writers in a weekly hour of radio that will both delight and inform. The New Yorker Radio Hour will feature a mix of profiles, storytelling, and insightful conversations about the issues that matter, plus an occasional blast of comic genius from the magazine’s legendary Shouts and Murmurs page. The New Yorker has set a standard in literary journalism for generations, and The New Yorker Radio Hour gives it a voice on public radio for the first time.
On Point
News: Weekdays at 10am
On Point unites distinct and provocative voices with passionate discussion as it confronts the stories that are at the center of what is important in the world today. Leaving no perspective unchallenged, On Point digs past the surface and into the core of a subject, exposing each of its real world implications. Each broadcast is an in-depth conversation decoding a single topic with newsmakers, thinkers, and callers, and closes with compelling personal reactions to news and important issues, including radio diaries, excerpts from speeches, or special series segments.
Our Living Lands (5:00 Newscast)
News: Sundays at 10am
“Our Living Lands” is a five-minute, weekly segment focused on climate change’s impact on tribal communities, hosted by Host Antonia Gonzales (Navajo). Our goal is to increase coverage of an issue that is disrupting lives in many ways – triggering more damaging wildfires, boosting temperatures and contributing to drought. It affects everything from the environment to public health to agriculture. Our Living Land aims to highlight the wide-ranging impact of climate change – and to share potential solutions for addressing these problems. It has a hopeful tone. Episodes can run any time during the week. For public radio stations, they would work in news magazines at the top of the hour or in the D segment. Most segments will be anchored by a reported feature, a two-way or are porter de-brief. Content will be created by MWNB reporters, a dedicated Our Living Lands reporter/producer, other public radio stations and freelancers.
Press A to Play
Classical: Fridays at 3pm & Saturdays at 6pm (Repeat)
News: Sundays at 6pm
NWPB’s Devin Gay, Connor Henriksen and Anjuli Dodhia share music and provide insightful commentary behind well and little-known video games, for you to gain a deeper understanding of how game music draws inspiration from classical compositions and how their influences shape the emotional impact of gameplay. Each episode centers around a theme, whether a composer, franchise, or broader theme.
Sports in America
News: Saturdays at 11am & Mondays at 9pm (Repeat)
Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports –from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.
This American Life
News: Saturdays at 2pm
Each week we choose a theme. Then anything can happen. This American Life is true stories that unfold like little movies for radio. Personal stories with funny moments, big feelings, and surprising plot twists. Newsy stories that try to capture what it’s like to be alive right now. It’s the most popular weekly podcast in the world, and winner of the first ever Pulitzer Prize for a radio show or podcast. Hosted by Ira Glass and produced in collaboration with WBEZ Chicago.
Tiny Desk Radio
Classical: Saturdays at 3pm
News: Fridays at 8pm & Sundays at 5pm (Repeat)
The first Tiny Desk Concert came about in2008!(??!) Tiny Desk fans can now enjoy some of their favorite concerts through each Saturday at 3pm. Each broadcast features three Tiny Desk Concerts with curated information about the artists, and stories about the performances.
Today Explained
News: Weekdays 3pm-3:30pm
Today, Explained is Vox’s award-winning daily news explainer show. Every weekday, hosts Noel King and Sean Rameswaram take on one essential news story that defines our moment, and bring listeners the context they need to understand it. Through on the ground reporting, discussions with journalists, academics, policymakers, and more, the Today, Explained team helps us understand every story and why it matters. Today, Explained looks beyond its own newsroom to find the best sources and guests to tell each story. Sometimes that’s a Vox journalist with expertise on the topic, but often it’s a journalist from another news organization, or a local public radio reporter, or a person on the ground living the story themselves. Today, Explained is the winner of the 2021 Webby Award for Best News & Politics Podcast and the Podcast Academy’s Ambies Award for Best News Podcast. The show has been featured in The Atlantic, Vulture, Reader’s Digest and more.
Unexpected Elements
News: Sundays at 10pm
Unexpected Elements looks beyond everyday narratives to discover a goldmine of scientific stories and connections from around the globe. From Afronauts, to why we argue, to a deep dive on animal lifespans: see the world in a new way. Find the answers to all those questions of science that have puzzled people around the world – and maybe have your own questions answered as well!
Wait Wait... Don’t Tell Me
News: Saturdays at 10am & Sunday at 7pm
For a wacky and whip-smart approach to the week's news and newsmakers, listen no further than Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!, the oddly informative news quiz from NPR. During each fast-paced, irreverent show, host Peter Sagal, along with judge and scorekeeper Bill Kurtis, leads callers, panelists, and guests through the week's events; identifying impersonations, sniffing out fake news items, and deciphering limericks. Listeners vie for a chance to win the most coveted prize in radio: a Wait Wait personality will record their voicemail greeting.
Ye Gods with Scott Carter
News: Saturdays at 8pm
Host Scott Carter, an award-winning executive producer and writer, known for his work on Real Time with Bill Maher and Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, explores codes of religious, cultural and secular conduct. Among Carter's diverse celebrity guests are Martin Short, Bob Costas, Ken Burns, Patricia Heaton, Killer Mike, Sam Harris, Rabbi Sharon Brous, Larry Wilmore, Moon Zappa, Rainn Wilson, Yvonne Orji, Rabbi Steve Leder and Tim Gunn.
News: Sundays at NOON
"A Way with Words" is an upbeat and lively hour-long public radio show and podcast about language examined through history, culture, and family. Each week, callers join author/journalist Martha Barnette and lexicographer/linguist Grant Barrett in light-hearted conversation about language change, debates, and differences, as well as new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, etymology, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.
Classical: Saturdays 2:30pm-3pm
News: Sundays 3:30pm-4pm
NPR’s flagship program for music discovery, artist interviews and conversations with friends and fellow music lovers about the really big questions, like what was the best decade for music, are there albums everyone can agree on, and what do you put on when you need a good cry? Saturdays at 2:30pm with host Robin Hilton and the NPR Music family.
Classical: Saturdays 2pm-2:30pm
News: Sundays 3pm-3:30pm
Every week, Alt. Latino co-hosts Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre introduce listeners to artists shaping the sound of Latin music. From Mexican American R&B darling Omar Apollo to Dominican Dembow game-changer Tokischa and everyone in between, the show's one-on-one interviews with artists use music as a tool for exploring the history and culture of Latin America and what creates a shared Latinx identity. Felix and Ana’s conversations on music and culture reflect their shared experiences as Mexican Americans — and explores the generational differences that inform their identities.
News: Sundays at 5am
The Arts Hour, presented by Nikki Bedi, brings you a weekly showcase of the best in global arts from across the BBC and from broadcasters around the world, with a range of rich arts,cultureand entertainment stories.
News: Mondays-Thursdays at 8pm
News that’s not afraid of fun. Meet people at the center of the day’s most hard-hitting, hilarious and heartbreaking stories — powerful leaders, proud eccentrics and ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. And plenty of puns too. Hosted by Nil Köksal and Chris Howden, find out why As It Happens is one of Canada’s longest-running and most beloved shows. (Ahem, we literally helped make the beaver a national symbol.)
News: Weekdays 1pm-3pm
International newscast that features news and deep analysis from Japan and the rest of Asia. Get the latest information from a region that's playing an increasingly important role in the world.
News: Saturdays at 7pm
Audacious with Chion Wolf spotlights the stories of people whose experiences, professions, or conditions defy convention or are often misunderstood. Guided by deep curiosity and genuine compassion, the team behind Audacious creates space for the kinds of stories that rarely get told - and the kinds of questions we're often afraid to ask. From those speaking publicly for the very first time to voices already known around the world, every guest is met with care, and every story is honored as both deeply personal and profoundly human.
News: Saturdays at 5am
Since 1980, City Arts & Lectures has presented events with leading figures in the world of arts and ideas. Each season there are more than fifty lectures and onstage conversations and a few surprise performance events with outstanding figures in literature, criticism, science and the performing arts, offering the most diverse perspectives about ideas and values.
Classical: Weekdays 6pm-6:30pm
News: Weekdays 6pm-6:30pm
This is what the news should sound like. Hosted by Michael Barbaro and Rachel Abrams and powered by The New York Times’ newsroom, The Daily brings listeners the biggest stories of our time, told by the best journalists in the world. The Daily focuses on just one or two stories each weekday, offering listeners a 30-minute, deep, textured portrait of the characters and human stakes driving the news.
News: Sundays at 9pm
Sex and relationships are intimate — and sometimes intimidating to talk about. In this award-winning show, host Anita Rao guides us on an exploration of our brains and bodies that touches down in taboo territory.
News: Saturdays at 3pm & Wednesdays at 9pm (Repeat)
Freakonomics Radio ferrets out connections between seemingly unrelated things. The program explores the riddles of everyday life and the weird wrinkles of human nature— from cheating and crime to parenting and sports— using the tools of economics to explore real-world behavior. Host Stephen J. Dubner discovers the hidden side of everything in interviews with Nobel laureates and provocateurs, social scientists and entrepreneurs — and with his “Freakonomics” co-author Steve Levitt.
News: Weekdays live at 9am
One of public radio’s most iconic programs, Fresh Air is nationally recognized for setting the standard for long-form interviews, featuring insightful conversations about the arts, entertainment, and the news. For 50 years and counting, host Terry Gross has led every interview with detailed preparation and genuine curiosity. When President Obama presented Terry Gross with a National Humanities Medal in 2016, he recognized how her interviews have "pushed public figures to reveal personal motivations behind extraordinary lives — revealing simple truths that affirm our common humanity." Co-Host Tonya Mosley brings to the show a wide range of knowledge from her award-winning career in broadcasting. Her own curiosity, insights, and ability to connect deeply with guests make for great listening. Mosley was a correspondent and host of Here & Now, NPR's midday radio show. She also served as the Silicon Valley bureau chief for KQED in San Francisco and as a television anchor, producer, reporter and correspondent in several markets, including Boston, Detroit, Louisville, Kentucky and Seattle. Fresh Air has won two Peabody Awards. The 1994 Peabody citation recognized the program for its “probing questions, revelatory interviews and unusual insights.” In 2022 Fresh Air won another Peabody in the Institutional category. Terry Gross has received the 2007 “Literarian” Award for Lifetime Achievement from the National Book Association and the 2023 PEN/Faulkner “Literary Champion” award. Fresh Air and Fresh Air Weekend are produced at WHYY in Philadelphia and distributed nationally by NPR. Fresh Air continues to be one of public media’s most popular programs, with over4.3 million people tuning in each week on 658 NPR stations, in addition to 4 million weekly podcast downloads.
News: Sundays at 1pm
Go Fact Yourself is a pop culture trivia show hosted by J. Keith van Straaten (Ask Me Another, Senior Writer) and Helen Hong (Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me, recurring panelist). Each week, van Straaten and Hong test celebrity guests on their self-proclaimed areas of pop culture expertise.
News: Sundays at 8pm
Welcome to Kelly Corrigan Wonders, a place for people who like to laugh while they think and find it useful to look closely at ourselves and our weird ways in the hopes that knowing more and feeling more will help us do more and be better.
News: Sundays at 2pm
Latino USA chronicles how Latinos are living, shaping and changing America, with in-depth reporting and candid conversations. Hosted by Maria Hinojosa.
News: Sundays at 2pm
Latino USA chronicles how Latinos are living, shaping and changing America, with in-depth reporting and candid conversations. Hosted by Maria Hinojosa.
News: Sundays at 11am & Tuesdays at 9pm
The New Yorker Radio Hour is the program you will look forward to curling up with every weekend. David Remnick, the editor of The New Yorker, is joined by the magazine’s award-winning writers in a weekly hour of radio that will both delight and inform. The New Yorker Radio Hour will feature a mix of profiles, storytelling, and insightful conversations about the issues that matter, plus an occasional blast of comic genius from the magazine’s legendary Shouts and Murmurs page. The New Yorker has set a standard in literary journalism for generations, and The New Yorker Radio Hour gives it a voice on public radio for the first time.
News: Weekdays at 10am
On Point unites distinct and provocative voices with passionate discussion as it confronts the stories that are at the center of what is important in the world today. Leaving no perspective unchallenged, On Point digs past the surface and into the core of a subject, exposing each of its real world implications. Each broadcast is an in-depth conversation decoding a single topic with newsmakers, thinkers, and callers, and closes with compelling personal reactions to news and important issues, including radio diaries, excerpts from speeches, or special series segments.
News: Sundays at 10am
“Our Living Lands” is a five-minute, weekly segment focused on climate change’s impact on tribal communities, hosted by Host Antonia Gonzales (Navajo). Our goal is to increase coverage of an issue that is disrupting lives in many ways – triggering more damaging wildfires, boosting temperatures and contributing to drought. It affects everything from the environment to public health to agriculture. Our Living Land aims to highlight the wide-ranging impact of climate change – and to share potential solutions for addressing these problems. It has a hopeful tone. Episodes can run any time during the week. For public radio stations, they would work in news magazines at the top of the hour or in the D segment. Most segments will be anchored by a reported feature, a two-way or are porter de-brief. Content will be created by MWNB reporters, a dedicated Our Living Lands reporter/producer, other public radio stations and freelancers.
Classical: Fridays at 3pm & Saturdays at 6pm (Repeat)
News: Sundays at 6pm
NWPB’s Devin Gay, Connor Henriksen and Anjuli Dodhia share music and provide insightful commentary behind well and little-known video games, for you to gain a deeper understanding of how game music draws inspiration from classical compositions and how their influences shape the emotional impact of gameplay. Each episode centers around a theme, whether a composer, franchise, or broader theme.
News: Saturdays at 11am & Mondays at 9pm (Repeat)
Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports –from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.
News: Saturdays at 2pm
Each week we choose a theme. Then anything can happen. This American Life is true stories that unfold like little movies for radio. Personal stories with funny moments, big feelings, and surprising plot twists. Newsy stories that try to capture what it’s like to be alive right now. It’s the most popular weekly podcast in the world, and winner of the first ever Pulitzer Prize for a radio show or podcast. Hosted by Ira Glass and produced in collaboration with WBEZ Chicago.
Classical: Saturdays at 3pm
News: Fridays at 8pm & Sundays at 5pm (Repeat)
The first Tiny Desk Concert came about in 2008!(??!) Tiny Desk fans can now enjoy some of their favorite concerts through each Saturday at 3pm. Each broadcast features three Tiny Desk Concerts with curated information about the artists, and stories about the performances.
News: Weekdays 3pm-3:30pm
Today, Explained is Vox’s award-winning daily news explainer show. Every weekday, hosts Noel King and Sean Rameswaram take on one essential news story that defines our moment, and bring listeners the context they need to understand it. Through on the ground reporting, discussions with journalists, academics, policymakers, and more, the Today, Explained team helps us understand every story and why it matters. Today, Explained looks beyond its own newsroom to find the best sources and guests to tell each story. Sometimes that’s a Vox journalist with expertise on the topic, but often it’s a journalist from another news organization, or a local public radio reporter, or a person on the ground living the story themselves. Today, Explained is the winner of the 2021 Webby Award for Best News & Politics Podcast and the Podcast Academy’s Ambies Award for Best News Podcast. The show has been featured in The Atlantic, Vulture, Reader’s Digest and more.
News: Sundays at 10pm
Unexpected Elements looks beyond everyday narratives to discover a goldmine of scientific stories and connections from around the globe. From Afronauts, to why we argue, to a deep dive on animal lifespans: see the world in a new way. Find the answers to all those questions of science that have puzzled people around the world – and maybe have your own questions answered as well!
News: Saturdays at 10am & Sunday at 7pm
For a wacky and whip-smart approach to the week's news and newsmakers, listen no further than Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!, the oddly informative news quiz from NPR. During each fast-paced, irreverent show, host Peter Sagal, along with judge and scorekeeper Bill Kurtis, leads callers, panelists, and guests through the week's events; identifying impersonations, sniffing out fake news items, and deciphering limericks. Listeners vie for a chance to win the most coveted prize in radio: a Wait Wait personality will record their voicemail greeting.
News: Saturdays at 8pm
Host Scott Carter, an award-winning executive producer and writer, known for his work on Real Time with Bill Maher and Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, explores codes of religious, cultural and secular conduct. Among Carter's diverse celebrity guests are Martin Short, Bob Costas, Ken Burns, Patricia Heaton, Killer Mike, Sam Harris, Rabbi Sharon Brous, Larry Wilmore, Moon Zappa, Rainn Wilson, Yvonne Orji, Rabbi Steve Leder and Tim Gunn.