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Unlike any other show, this is the Blues Heritage showcase. This Chicago-based, nationally syndicated public radio program explores, preserves, and popularizes the various eras and genre of Blues Heritage. Host Steve Cushing numbers among his friends...

Fresh Air from WHYY, the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, is one of public radio's most popular programs. Hosted by Terry Gross and Tonya Mosley, the show features intimate conversations with today's biggest...

The news you need to know today — and the stories that will stick with you tomorrow. Plus, special series and behind-the-scenes extras from Here & Now hosts Robin Young and Scott Tong with help from Producer Chris Bentley and the team at NPR and WBUR.

The original European current affairs podcast from Germany’s international broadcaster. Bringing you expert analysis and on-the ground reporting from the European capitals and beyond. Join host Kate Laycock and DW’s network of seasoned correspondents...

Latino USA is the longest-running news and culture radio program in the U.S. centering Latino stories, hosted by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Maria Hinojosa Every week, the Peabody winning team brings you revealing, in-depth stories about what’s...

Every weekday, host Kai Ryssdal helps you make sense of the day's business and economic news — no econ degree or finance background required. "Marketplace" takes you beyond the numbers, bringing you context. Our team of reporters all over the world...

Tim Harford explains - and sometimes debunks - the numbers and statistics used in political debate, the news and everyday life

Wisdom to replenish and orient in a tender, tumultuous time to be alive. Spiritual inquiry, science, social healing, and poetry. Conversations to live by. With a 20-year archive featuring luminaries like Mary Oliver, Thich Nhat Hanh, and Desmond Tutu,...

Get ready for your aha moment: Every weekday, host Meghna Chakrabarti pierces your news bubble to expose the whole story. Getting answers to the questions that need to be asked, examining our history and the human condition. No topic is too...

From the Home of the Blues and the Birthplace of Rock and Roll, it’s time for the best in Blues on Beale Street Caravan! Hosted by Pat Mitchell, Beale Street Caravan broadcasts live recordings of Memphis music, featuring seasoned veterans alongside up...

Dave Higgs brings listeners an emotionally-charged, heart-rending, paint-peeling, splinter-kicking one-hour bluegrass show, featuring scintillating conversation and live music with some of the best in bluegrass live from Nashville, Tenn.

The Ancient Resonances of drums, bells, and flutes, the exotic tones of gongs and gamelans, the digital sounds of the new ambient frontier. Well into its second decade, the program continues to chronicle the best of the contemplative sound experience,...

The nation’s flagship jazz program profiles the new jazz that matters, and tips its hat to the pioneers. A co-production of WBGO, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and NPR Music, Jazz88 has been an affiliate of the program since its very first episode.

Minnesota, United States

Hosts Leila Fadel, Steve Inskeep, Michel Martin and A Martinez team up with OPB's Jess Hazel to provide regional and national news in context, thoughtful ideas and perspectives, and reviews of important new music, books, and events in the arts.

The focus of the program is to reach those individuals who may be searching the radio dial for something that would help to relieve their stressful, troubled spirits. The program features suitable music for this night-time audience, along with the...

Boston, MA

Springfield, IL

Host and moderator Bill Wheelhouse and a regular panel are joined by two guest journalists each week to highlight and comment on the top news stories of the week in Illinois state government and politics. Regular panelists include: Charles Wheeler,...

Springfield, IL

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Just because it's the weekend doesn't mean you can't keep up with current affairs. Relax with a mix of news, interviews, commentaries, reviews, and offbeat features.

From civil wars in Bosnia and El Salvador, to hospital rooms, police stations, and America's backyards, National Public Radio®'s Peabody Award-winning correspondent Scott Simon brings a well-traveled perspective to his role as host. He interviews...

Covers newsmakers and artists, scientists and politicians, music makers of all kinds, writers, thinkers, theologians and all manner of news events.