Weekly Program Highlights

Friday 11/07

2:00 – 3:00 PM
Hidden Brain… We've known intuitively for centuries that spending time in nature can give us a boost -- and now scientists are learning why. This week, explore how the natural world can actually undo some of the harmful effects of our modern lives.

3:00 – 4:00 PM
Fresh Air…

6:30 – 7:30 PM
The Club McKenzie… Street of Song: Tin Pan Alley wasn't actually an alley, but rather a nickname for a stretch of buildings on West 28th Street in Manhattan, active from the mid 1880s through the 1950s. The name supposedly came from the sound of songwriters banging away on cheap, tinny pianos heard through open windows. It was the birthplace of timeless American songs, like “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.”

Saturday 11/08

10:00 – 11:00 AM
Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me!… This week on Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me, panelists Karen Chee, Tom Papa, and Negin Farsad. And Chef Roy Choi tells everyone to eat more veggies and then plays Not My Job. Join Peter Sagal and guest scorekeeper Alzo Slade for a delicious take on the week’s news.

11:00 – NOON
Radiolab… Over the course of millions of years, human voices have evolved to hold startling power. These clouds of vibrating air carry crucial information about who we are, and we rely on them to push ourselves up and out into the physical world. This week, we’re on a journey to understand how we got our unique sonic fingerprint, the power it affords us, and what happens when it’s taken away.

3:00 – 4:00 PM
American Routes… This week on American Routes, hit up Preservation Hall in the French Quarter for a potent dose of trad jazz, as Creole musician Charlie Gabriel tells of his Caribbean roots, jazz funerals, and New Orleans’ hybrid rhythms. Then head to the Lonestar state to hear the reworking of jazz into Texas swing, as played by the Quebe Sisters. The fiddling siblings tell of their sheltered upbringing outside Ft. Worth and their fiery baptism into western swing. Plus, hear songs of other pioneering Creoles, Jelly Roll Morton, Sidney Bechet, Fats Domino, and country & western greats from Bob Wills to Willie Nelson

Sunday 11/09

10:00 – 11:00 AM
Reveal… This week on Reveal, a “Goon Squad” of Rankin County sheriff’s deputies spent years brutalizing people until their reign of terror was exposed.

11:00 – NOON
This American Life… This week on This American Life, Shalom Auslander goes on vacation with his family, and suspects the beloved, chatty old man in the room next door is an imposter—and sets out to prove it. This and other stories about the pitfalls of making snap judgments about others.

NOON – 3:00 PM
Sunday Baroque… Our annual observance of Veteran’s Day on November 11th began as Armistice Day, marking the truce of World War I. It evolved into our current annual tribute to all American veterans who have served our country. You can hear some of Georg Philipp Telemann’s Heroic Marches, and other music for heroes.

3:00 – 4:00 PM
Code Switch & Life Kit… This week on Code Switch, a show about free speech. Then on Life Kit, a show about boundaries in relationships.

6:00 – 7:00 PM
The Moth Radio Hour… This week on The Moth Radio Hour, stories of wise counsel, listening to your gut, and learning to practice what you preach. Plus, guidance from advice columnist John Paul Brammer.

Monday 11/10

1:00 – 2:00 PM
Special: After They’ve Served… No matter how they served or where or when, for veterans, returning to civilian life is a big transition. Hear about soldiers coming home, the discrimination and challenges they face, the stories they tell, and learn about some opportunities available to help ease the transition back into civilian life.

2:00 – 3:00 PM
The Splendid Table…

Tuesday 11/11

1:00 – 2:00 PM
TED Radio Hour… In an era when anyone with a phone can call themselves a ‘creator’... and half of all young people say they hope to become an “influencer”... how are they turning all this creativity into income? In part one of a new two part series, host Manoush Zomorodi talks to Kickstarter co-founder Yancey Strickler about the economics of being a creative today, and how capitalism needs to transition to capture the true value of our creative output.

2:00 – 3:00 PM
The Reluctant Therapist…

Wednesday 11/12

1:00 – 1:30 PM
Bioneers…. This week on Bioneers, visionary urban planners and community organizers recognize that effectively addressing the climate crisis requires drawing down carbon out of the atmosphere and sequestering it back where it belongs in natural systems. Urban forestry is a nature-based solution that simultaneously addresses the parallel crises of climate change and wealth inequality.

1:30 – 2:00 PM
California Report Magazine… This week on the California Report Magazine,

2:00 – 3:00 PM
Freakonomics Radio… The U.S. has a physician shortage, created in part by a century-old reform that shut down bad medical schools. But why haven’t we filled the gap? Why are some physicians so unhappy? And which is worse: a bad doctor or no doctor at all?

6:30 – 8:00 PM
KCBX in Concert… Join Lisa Nauful at KCBX in Concert this week on a journey through elegance, charm, and musical mastery in a special program featuring Mozart’s sparkling Symphony No. 31, “Paris”, alongside masterpieces by Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert, and Tchaikovsky. From the witty sophistication of Haydn’s symphony No. 88 to the lyrical beauty of Beethoven’s first piano concerto, and the youthful charm of Schubert's Symphony No. 5, this program culminates with the lush warmth of Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings.

Thursday 11/13

1:00 – 2:00 PM
Central Coast Voices…

2:00 – 3:00 PM
Latino USA… Meet a family that was recently deported to Honduras, despite having legal protections to remain in the U.S. Learn how their story is now part of a broader legal effort to return families like theirs, who should be protected under a legal settlement with the U.S. government.

Friday 11/14

6:30 – 7:30 PM
The Club McKenzie…