
Recommended: Ruth Reichl on On Point; and Loudon Wainwright onFresh Air. Diane Rehm: Vincent Cannato, author of American Passage. Hour 2: Steven Roberts, author of From Every End of This Earth. On Point: Ruth Reichl. Hour 2: Bob Dylan’s America. ...

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When we were kids, Thanksgiving meant sleeping in, watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, and growing hungry as breakfast and lunch fell victim to the kitchen’s single-minded obsession with producing Thanksgiving dinner.

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Analysis from the Online NewsHour: Bound for Copenhagen, Obama Faces Climate Change Obstacles: Ray Suarez speaks with climate experts about what to expect from President Obama's trip to the Copenhagen climate change summit next month.

Recommended: We won’t miss the Richard Carpenter interview on Fresh Air. Diane Rehm: The state of traffic in America. Hour 2: The November Readers’ Review: Suzanne Berne’s The Ghost at the Table. On Point: Over-parenting. Hour 2: Anthology of thankfulness. Fres...

When we were kids, Thanksgiving meant sleeping in, watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, and growing hungry as breakfast and lunch fell victim to the kitchen’s single-minded obsession with producing Thanksgiving dinner. No...

Listen live at 1pm ET/10am PT In most households, Thanksgiving dinner isn’t a showcase of innovation, as much as a test of execution. Most of the dishes are traditional – the key is to get it right and get it done on time, keeping the screams and spills to a minimum. Uh, need some advice? To...

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The sensitive New Age man has finally arrived in the land of the salaryman. Known as "herbivores," these Japanese men are drawn to a quieter, less competitive life. But their lack of interest in sex is a worry in Japan, where the declining birthrate is causing alarm.

If you’ve seen the excellent New York Times series on drinking water quality, here’s a chance to hear reporterCharles Duhigg talk about it in-depth. In...

The “Fantasy Thanksgiving Feast” could be remembered as one of the weirdest moments in NPR history. It’s also just as likely that it will be forgotten. But no, we’re here to rescue this surreal episode from public radio’s past. Listen t...

With Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the US for a state visit, The Newshour considers the country’s economy. Newshour correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports that India’s middle class is benefiting from strong growth, even in the midst of the global economic crisis. Bu...

Listen live at 10am ET/7am PT WNYC’s Brian Lehrer is devoting a few minutes today to the current debate about which phone is better: the Motorola Droid (on Verizon) and the Apple iPhone (on AT&T). ...

Recommended: Health care updates on Rehm and On Point; Wes Anderson on Fresh Air. Diane Rehm: Health care legislation. Hour 2: Robert Darnton, author of The Case for Books. On Point: Heath care reform. Hour 2: The perfect Thanksgiving dinner...

Listen live at 1pm ET/10am PT The 1999 World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle led to the largest street protests and demonstrations in the city’s history. ...

John Keefe, Design Agitator and News Director at WNYC, has been developing a new tool to help WNYC and other public media outlets to “engage their audiences.” It is a mapping tool, or rather a “super simple” mapping tool. While ...












