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7:00 pm

American Routes
with Nick Spitzer
Each week, Nick Spitzer covers vast musical and cultural ground on American Routes, a public radio program based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Hear blues and jazz, roots rock and soul, Cajun and country, zydeco and Tejano... and beyond. Plus stories and conversations with musicians and everyday people, known and unknown.

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9:00 pmDown on the Corner
with KUNI's Bob Dorr
"Down on the Corner" gives airplay to artists who regularly live and work in Iowa. Host Bob Dorr brings local music, music history and current releases by noted singer/songwriter, blues musicians, and world beat artists to the airwaves.

ATTENTION IOWA MUSICIANS!
"Down on the Corner," KUNI's weekly spotlight of local/regional artists is continually looking to add new regional music to our library. If you are from our broadcast region and you have songs without the seven nasty words that we could lose our license for airing, we want to play your music. We play any style from Polka to Punk, Blues to Speed Metal, Folk to Funk. We play from cassette tape, compact disc, CDR, digital audio tape, and vinyl. Send your music to DOTC, KUNI 90.9 FM, 3rd Floor, CAC, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0359 or DOTC, PO Box 14, Cedar Falls, IA 50613
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UnderCurrents
with Gregg McVicar
Rock, Blues, Folk, Native, Funk, Electronica, Reggae, World, Dub, Roots and even a little Country. "UnderCurrents" is intelligent, fun and easygoing -- diving deep to reveal your past and future favorites. "UnderCurrents" is mixed by Greg McVicar, former host of "Earthsongs" and longtime California radio DJ and producer. Greg's creative work has been recognized by a Peabody Award, an RTNA Golden Mic and multiple awards from the National Association of Community Broadcasters.
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Earlier On KUNI
12:00 am

UnderCurrents
with Gregg McVicar
Rock, Blues, Folk, Native, Funk, Electronica, Reggae, World, Dub, Roots and even a little Country. "UnderCurrents" is intelligent, fun and easygoing -- diving deep to reveal your past and future favorites. "UnderCurrents" is mixed by Greg McVicar, former host of "Earthsongs" and longtime California radio DJ and producer. Greg's creative work has been recognized by a Peabody Award, an RTNA Golden Mic and multiple awards from the National Association of Community Broadcasters.
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NPR's Morning Edition
NPR's Steve Inskeep and Renee Montagne with IPR's Al Kern
For more than two decades, NPR's Morning Edition has prepared listeners for the day ahead with up-to-the-minute news, background analysis, commentary, and coverage of arts and sports. With nearly 13 million listeners, Morning Edition draws public radio's largest audience.

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On Point
with Tom Ashbrook
A hybrid of a talk program and a news-magazine, On Point puts each day's news into context and provides a lively forum for discussion and debate. Topics chosen for the program are often taken from the biggest news stories of the day while others have a direct connection to issues that are at the core of what is urgent and important in the world at the moment. Interwoven are programs containing interviews with personalities, politicians, musicians, writers, and journalists.

Today:
9:30 am
10:00 am

The Exchange
with IPR's Ben Kieffer
"The Exchange" is the name of Iowa Public Radio's news/talk program. The list of lofty goals for the new show includes: going beyond the headlines of breaking stories, giving listeners access to elected officials, framing community problems, providing listeners the chance to discuss them as well as offer ideas to solve them. Our definition of news is anything that is significant and/or interesting to a large portion of our statewide audience. One day host Ben Kieffer might focus on an elected official the next day he might aim his spotlight on an Iowa author or artist.
10:30 am
11:00 am

Fresh Air
with Terry Gross
The Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, is one of public radio's most popular programs. The one-hour program features Terry's in-depth interviews with prominent cultural and entertainment figures, as well as distinguished experts on current affairs and news.

Today:
11:30 am
12:00 pm

Talk @ 12
with IPR's Katherine Perkins
"Talk@12" is a news program that offers a mix of regular guests and newsmakers. Host Katherine Perkins brings a range of experts to the microphone to discuss the news of the day, offer practical advice on home improvement or insightful analysis of politics. Extension Market News Director Doug Cooper provides agricultural reporting and analysis. Elwynn Taylor keeps an eye on the weather. Other guests include Steffen Schmidt and Arnie Arnesen for Politics Wednesday, Jim Pease for the Wildlife Program and of course, the Hort Gang on Fridays! Join Katherine for smart, friendly conversation about what's happening in Iowa and what makes this a special place to live.
12:30 pm
1:00 pm

Talk of the Nation
with Neal Conan & Ira Flatow
Talk of the Nation links the headlines with what's on people's minds, providing a springboard for listeners and experts to exchange ideas and pose critical questions about major events in the news and the world around them. Each day, Talk of the Nation combines the award-winning resources of NPR News with the vital participation of listeners. The result is a spirited and productive exchange of knowledge and insight that delves deeply into the news and ideas of the day.

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BBC Newshour
The BBC Newshour provides breaking news, incisive commentary, and keen analysis from the world's largest news organization. Launched in 1988, the mission of Newshour is to provide world news headlines in a global context from the BBC's most experienced correspondents, including Owen Bennett-Jones, Claire Bolderson, Alex Brodie, Lyse Doucet, Robin Lustig, Julian Marshall, and Judy Swallow.
3:30 pm
4:00 pm

NPR's All Things Considered
NPR's Robert Siegel and Michele Norris with IPR's Pat Blank
Every weekday, All Things Considered hosts Robert Siegel, Michele Norris and Melissa Block present the program's trademark mix of news, interviews, commentaries, reviews, and offbeat features.

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Marketplace
with Kai Ryssdal
Marketplace—it's the fresh sound of business and economic news. This smart, hip and literate program is not only about money and business, but about people, local economies and the world—and what it all means to us. The only national daily business news program originating from the West Coast, Marketplace has four domestic bureaus—in New York, Miami, Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles, plus international bureaus in London and Beijing. Marketplace also maintains editorial relationships with The Economist magazine and Reuters news service, further expanding the program's resources and reach.
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