To the Best of Our Knowledge

Ethics of Western Aid

Boots on the Ground: Stories from the War in Iraq, April 6, 2004

The World According to Pop Culture

Making Words

Searching for Shangri-La

Studio 360 Zombies, Gore Vidal

American Routes/Sundays 7-9pm American Routes is a two-hour weekly excursion into American music, spanning eras and genres -- roots rock and soul, blues and country, jazz, gospel and beyond. From moody streets and muddy waters to purple mountains and the open range, America has produced an incredibly wide body of music, and host Nick Spitzer samples it all. He takes listeners on exciting musical journeys from the known to the unknown and back again, visiting sites with familiar sounds but also making side trips to the places where Cajun, klezmer, and Téjano flourish. American Routes features interviews with renowned artists such as Marcia Ball, Doc Cheatham, James Cotton, Steve Earle, Jerry Garcia, Dr. John, Ellis Marsalis, Nicholas Payton, Pharaoh Sanders, Mavis Staples, Allen Toussaint and Doc Watson.

NPR World Of Opera/Sundays at Noon NPR World of Opera with host Lisa Simeone brings listeners the world of tragedy and triumph, passion and seduction, intrigue and disaster, jealousies and dreams -- the world of opera -- every week. Available year-round, World of Opera features the best in opera performances from around the world, both historical and contemporary.