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Friday, May 9, 2008 change date | view full week
1:00 PMNPR News and Notes
Hosted By Farai Chideya
From newsmakers to performers, health to finance, News & Notes explores fascinating issues and people from an African American perspective.

The one-hour daily program is hosted by well-known broadcast and digital media journalist Farai Chideya and produced at the NPR West studios in Culver City, CA.

In a fast-paced hour, News & Notes weaves on-location reporting, profiles, one-on-one interviews and commentary to capture the news and topics making headlines. A roster of respected experts contribute regular segments on a wide range of subjects, with input from the program's audience.

2:00 PMTalk of the Nation Science Friday
Hosted by Ira Flatow
Each Friday, journalist Ira Flatow is joined by listeners and studio guests to explore science-related topics - from subatomic particles and the human genome to the Internet and earthquakes. Flatow offers in-depth discussion with scientists and others from all walks of life, giving listeners the chance to hear from the people whose work influences their daily lives, and listeners around the world, who become part of the conversation by calling 1-800-989-TALK.

3:00 PMTalk of the Nation Science Friday
Ira Flatow
Each Friday, journalist Ira Flatow is joined by listeners and studio guests to explore science-related topics - from subatomic particles and the human genome to the Internet and earthquakes. Flatow offers in-depth discussion with scientists and others from all walks of life, giving listeners the chance to hear from the people whose work influences their daily lives, and listeners around the world, who become part of the conversation by calling 1-800-989-TALK.

4:00 PMAll Things Considered
Melissa Block, Michele Norris, and Robert Siegel



5:00 PMAll Things Considered
Melissa Block, Michele Norris, and Robert Siegel



6:00 PMFree Speech Radio News
with Aura Bogado
FSRN produces a half hour newscast each weekday from Pacifica network stations KPFA in Berkeley and KPFK in Los Angeles, a station in Oaxaca, Mexico, and the press room on Capitol Hill.

Hosted by Aura Bogado, the newscast relies on over two hundred freelance reporters, "on every continent except Antarctica", to bring you the news behind the news.
6:30 PMCounterspin
Hosted By: Janine Jackson, Steve Rendall and Peter Hart
CounterSpin is FAIR's weekly radio show, hosted by Janine Jackson, Steve Rendall and Peter Hart. CounterSpin provides a critical examination of the major stories every week, and exposes what the mainstream media might have missed in their own coverage. Combining lively discussion and a thoughtful media critique, CounterSpin is unlike any other show on the dial.
7:00 PMThe Tavis Smiley Show
Tavis Smiley
The Tavis Smiley Show from PRI is a high-energy exchange of views, information, and insight hosted by Tavis Smiley. The two-hour weekly show offers a unique blend of news and newsmakers in expanded conversations, along with feature reports and regular commentators Cornel West, Connie Rice, J.C. Watts, Omar Wasow, Dr. Ian Smith, Kimberle Williams Crenshaw, Michael Eric Dyson, Antonio Gonzalez and George Johnson. Each week, the host engages commentators and guests in substantive and provocative discussions on a wide range of topics including: politics, health, finance, sports, technology and pop culture. An insightful exploration of the issues that matter from fresh, diverse points of view is the show's hallmark.
8:00 PMThe Tavis Smiley Show
Tavis Smiley
The Tavis Smiley Show from PRI is a high-energy exchange of views, information, and insight hosted by Tavis Smiley. The two-hour weekly show offers a unique blend of news and newsmakers in expanded conversations, along with feature reports and regular commentators Cornel West, Connie Rice, J.C. Watts, Omar Wasow, Dr. Ian Smith, Kimberle Williams Crenshaw, Michael Eric Dyson, Antonio Gonzalez and George Johnson. Each week, the host engages commentators and guests in substantive and provocative discussions on a wide range of topics including: politics, health, finance, sports, technology and pop culture. An insightful exploration of the issues that matter from fresh, diverse points of view is the show's hallmark.
9:00 PMMetallic Onslaught
Joe Wyatt
Earlier On WEOS
12:00 AMWEOS MUSIC

Eclectic musical programming from Hobart and William Smith students.
2:00 AMBBC World Service

A collection of various shows from the BBC covering a range of news, talk, sports, drama, science and other programming.
3:00 AMBBC World Service

A collection of various shows from the BBC covering a range of news, talk, sports, drama, science and other programming.
4:00 AMBBC World Service

A collection of various shows from the BBC covering a range of news, talk, sports, drama, science and other programming.
5:00 AMMorning Edition
Hosted By: Renée Montagne and Steve Inskeep


9:00 AMDemocracy Now
Hosted by Amy Goodman
Democracy Now! is a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program airing on over 300 stations in North America.
The program is hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez and produced out of the Downtown Community Television Center, a community media center in New York City's Chinatown
10:00 AMWorld Cafe
Hosted by David Dye
World Cafe plays music that many public radio listeners listen to and enjoy. David Dye plays quality music. Rock 'n' roll, R&B, folk, reggae, world, a little jazz now and then. He plays Norah Jones, Bob Dylan, Los Lobos, Bonnie Raitt, Sting, Damien Rice, Richard Thompson, kd lang, Gillian Welch, Steve Earle, Dr. John, Tom Waits, Dave Matthews, and others. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of pop music and a great record collection.

11:00 AMWorld Cafe
Hosted by David Dye
World Cafe plays music that many public radio listeners listen to and enjoy. David Dye plays quality music. Rock 'n' roll, R&B, folk, reggae, world, a little jazz now and then. He plays Norah Jones, Bob Dylan, Los Lobos, Bonnie Raitt, Sting, Damien Rice, Richard Thompson, kd lang, Gillian Welch, Steve Earle, Dr. John, Tom Waits, Dave Matthews, and others. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of pop music and a great record collection.

12:00 PMFresh Air
Hosted by Terry Gross
Fresh Air opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics. Terry Gross hosts this multi-award-winning daily interview and features program.

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