Weekly Program Highlights
Friday 6/12
2:00 – 3:00 PM
Hidden Brain… You’re not the same person with your friends as you are with your co-workers or your kids. So who are you, really? This week on Hidden Brain, take a look at why we often feel divided within ourselves, and how we can learn to live more peacefully with those contradictions.
3:00 – 4:00 PM
Fresh Air… This week on Fresh Air, hear an interview with the late Marjane Satrapi, the Iranian-French author of the graphic novel Persepolis, about growing up in Iran during and after the Islamic revolution. Also, actor Andrew Scott, the hot priest in Fleabag, Moriarty in the series Sherlock, and co-star of the new film, Pressure.
6:30 – 7:30 PM
The Club McKenzie… Electrifying Ambition: The 1920s Chicago jazz scene crackled with energy and possibility — and everyone in it seemed to know they were going somewhere. The city took New Orleans' communal joy and set it on fire with individual ambition combined with urban speed. In the process, they were producing some of the most electrifying recordings in jazz history. Plus, while New Orleans jazz was collective and everyone improvised simultaneously, the Windy City began emphasizing the soloist, and improvisation became a showcase rather than a conversation.
Saturday 6/13
10:00 – 11:00 AM
Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me!… This week on Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me!, the show is back in Chicago with panelists Josh Gondelman, Shantira Jackson, and Shane Torres. Plus, Robert Smigel, comedian and voice of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, stops by to play Not My Job.
11:00 – NOON
Radiolab… This week on Radiolab, take a look at our complicated, sometimes uncomfortable, relationship with animals based on a bizarre argument made by animal rights activist Wayne Hsiung.
3:00 – 4:00 PM
American Routes… This week on American Routes, explore the blues, a universal solvent in music. There’s blues in jazz, R&B, roots rock and soul, country, Cajun, Latin, funk, hip-hop, rock and pop. Hear from all corners of the musical map, including Bessie Smith, Buddy Guy, Freddy Fender, Clifton Chenier and more. Then, hear from octogenarian electric country blues man Little Freddie King, live from Marigny Studios in New Orleans.
Sunday 6/14
10:00 – 11:00 AM
Reveal… This week, Reveal looks back forty-five years to the start of the AIDS epidemic. Reporters Kai Wright and Lizzy Ratner trace how early public policy overlooked women, and share the story of Katrina Haslip. From behind the walls of a maximum-security prison, Haslip launched a movement that challenged the CDC and fundamentally changed the definition of AIDS so women could finally access life-saving government benefits.
11:00 – NOON
This American Life… This week on This American Life, It’s the late 1960s, and a California TV repairman named Bob sees an opportunity to help people cheat death with the new science of cryonics. But freezing dead people isn’t easy. And apologizing for the mistakes you make along the way? Even harder.
NOON – 3:00 PM
Sunday Baroque… Every year on June 14th, the United States commemorates the adoption of our flag in 1777, which was only a few years after the Baroque era in history ended. Celebrate Flag Day with Sunday Baroque with a few top ensembles from across the US playing music composed during the lifetime of the nation’s founders.
3:00 – 4:00 PM
Code Switch & Life Kit… This week on Code Switch, a show about the mechanism behind the Trump administration's now defunct anti-weaponization fund. Then on Life Kit, a show about furnishing small spaces.
6:00 – 7:00 PM
The Moth Radio Hour… This week on The Moth Radio Hour, stories of who we are and what we present to the world: white lies; falsified documents; playing dress up; and big transformations.
Monday 6/15
1:00 – 2:00 PM
Issues and Ideas… This week on Issues and Ideas, a story about how immigration enforcement has touched local communities, leaving many students and families coping with the uncertainty of separation and fear. Two local advocates discuss how schools, community organizations, and volunteers are working to support families affected by detention. Plus, Brad Kyle previews this weekend’s Live Oak Music Festival with legendary bluesman and Sunday headliner Charlie Musselwhite, who shares stories from his roots in Memphis and a career stretching back to the sixties.
2:00 – 3:00 PM
The Splendid Table… This week on The Splendid Table, it’s a deep dive on Puerto Rican food with Monti Carlo, author of Spanglish: Recipes and Stories. Then, take a look at another joyous food culture: New Orleans. Hear from Ashley Rose Young, author of Nourishing Networks: The Public Culture of Food in New Orleans.
Tuesday 6/16
1:00 – 2:00 PM
TED Radio Hour… From sports betting to prediction markets, forecasting the future has become a national pastime. But what do we lose when we model, price, and place bets on our future? This week on TED Radio Hour, host Manoush Zomorodi explores the rapidly-evolving world of predictions.
Wednesday 6/17
1:00 – 1:30 PM
Bioneers… Native American students face racism throughout their education, from racist mascots to the historical erasure of the American genocide from textbooks. This week on Bioneers, hear from Indigenous rights activists as they share stories of their own experiences, and how they are working to abolish racism in schools.
1:30 – 2:00 PM
California Report Magazine… This week on California Report Magazine, recent college grads share their anxieties about entering an unpredictable job market dominated by AI. Then, we travel to Lodi, where new challenges in the wine industry are forcing local grape growers to pivot to other crops. And, we meet a talented quartet of Fresno State musicians preparing to represent the Central Valley at the prestigious ClarinetFest in South Korea.
2:00 – 3:00 PM
Freakonomics Radio… In his final years, physicist Richard Feynman’s curiosity took him to some surprising places. This week on Freakonomics, hear from his companions on the trips he took — and one he wasn’t able to.
Thursday 6/18
1:00 – 2:00 PM
Central Coast Voices… This week on Central Coast Voices, host Kris Kington-Barker talks with Thalia DeWolf, a certified hospice and palliative care nurse with extensive experience in end-of-life care. She has supported hundreds of aid-in-dying patients, and now advocates for more compassionate, patient-centered policies, while dedicating her career to educating and supporting the healthcare staff who deliver hands-on care to seriously ill and dying patients.
2:00 – 3:00 PM
Latino USA… This week on Latino USA, Chilean singer-songwriters Mon Laferte and Francisca Valenzuela talk about feminism, their music, and how Chile’s musical past guides them to push for change. Later, American Idol alum David Archuleta sits down with Maria Hinojosa to discuss his memoir, grappling with his sexuality and faith, and leaving the Mormon Church.
8:00 – 10:00 PM
Across the Tracks… This week on Across the Tracks, Brad Kyle gears up for the Live Oak Music Festival with a special preview of the incredible talent heading to our three stages this weekend. Then in hour two, Brad shifts the focus entirely to our Live Oak Sunday headliner, Charlie Musselwhite. Brad shares an intimate conversation with the blues legend that digs into his deep roots and his new collaboration with the rising blues revivalist trio, GA-20.
Friday 6/19
6:30 – 7:30 PM
The Club McKenzie… A Cultural Epicenter: The Harlem and New York jazz scene in the 1920s was driven by several interconnected forces. The Great Migration was perhaps the most fundamental catalyst. Hundreds of thousands of African Americans moved from the rural South to northern cities, bringing musical traditions that fused blues, ragtime, spirituals, and brass band music into what would crystallize as jazz. Harlem became the heart of it all as the neighborhood transformed into a vibrant Black cultural hub, providing an intellectual and artistic framework that elevated jazz as a serious art form. Jazz clubs created steady demand for live jazz and launched careers of artists like Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Fats Waller.