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Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Series and Specials
Saturday
12:00am BBC World Service
BBC World Service is the leading international broadcaster, and includes a network of correspondents providing impartial news, reports and analysis in 33 languages from locations around the world.
4:00am Smart City
A look at the people, places and ideas that shape modern cities.
5:00am The Changing World
Weekly one-hour documentaries on major international topics.
6:00am Living on Earth
Steve Curwood hosts sound journalism for the planet.
7:00am Weekend Edition Saturday
News, analysis, essays and features for your weekend.
9:00am Car Talk
Intelligent car advice mixed with hilarious stories of automobile mayhem.
10:00am Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me!
A fast-paced, irreverent quiz show of the week’s news.
11:00am Sound Opinions
The world’s only rock-and-roll talk show, hosted by two of Chicago’s best critics.
12:00pm This American Life
Peabody Award-winning host Ira Glass features documentaries, stories and more about everyday life.
1:00pm Re:sound
An audible curiosity shop of the world’s most interesting radio stories, essays, music, found sound, and more from the Third Coast International Audio Festival.
2:00pm Fresh Air
Interviews with fascinating people about contemporary arts and issues.
3:00pm On the Media
A probing look at media issues of the day.
4:00pm All Things Considered
An afternoon newsmagazine featuring a mix of interviews, commentaries, reviews and offbeat features–from around the world, and in and around Chicago.
5:00pm A Prairie Home Companion
One of public radio’s most celebrated variety programs with music, sketches, monologues and more.
7:00pm Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me!
A fast-paced, irreverent quiz show of the week’s news.
7:59pm The Annoying Music Show
Host and producer Jim Nayder presents the most awful music ever recorded.
8:00pm Definitely Not the Opera
On the street, on stage or behind the scenes, Definitely Not the Opera takes listeners on a fast paced trip through the cultural landscape.
9:00pm Filmspotting
Movie reviews, interviews and more, hosted by popular podcasters and cinephiles Adam Kempenaar and Matty Robinson.
10:00pm L.A. Theatre Works
Radio theater featuring today’s top actors.
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