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Playlist for Wednesday, May 22, 2024

• 12:00 am: BBC World Service

  The news of the world from the BBC.

  Schedule

  • BBC Schedule for 2024-05-22
  Interstitials

  • 4:04 am: Asian View
  • 4:30 am: StarDate

• 5:00 am: Morning Edition

  A bi-coastal, 24-hour news operation, Morning Edition is hosted by NPR's Steve Inskeep in Washington, D.C., and Renee Montagne at NPR West in Culver City, CA. Even as hosts, Inskeep and Montagne often get out from behind the anchor desk and travel across the world to report on the news first hand. While they are out traveling, David Greene can be heard as regular substitute host.

  Segments for 2024-05-22

  • Meet ZiG, Zimbabwe's latest baffling currency
  • 3 European nations break with U.S. and formally recognize an independent Palestine
  • Classified documents case: Lawyers for Trump will be in a Florida courtroom
  • What do border politics look like along the U.S.-Mexico border?
  • A canned water brand says it's giving away a fighter jet — for real
  • A popular place to see Japan's Mount Fuji used to be in front of a convenience store
  • Summer fire season nears as many wildland firefighting jobs are vacant
  • Vietnam's top security official is confirmed as president
  • In Nebraska, there's a battle on the ballot over abortion
  • Do your plane rides feel bumpier than usual? There's a reason for that
  • Research into the chemical found in ecstasy is plagued with allegations of misconduct
  • Spain, Norway and Ireland will recognize an independent Palestinian state
  • For decades, site markers left out who committed Utah's Mountain Meadows Massacre
  • Fani Willis and the judge presiding over Ga. Trump election case defeat challengers
  • Kenyan-led forces will arrive in Haiti to help combat gang violence
  • UC Santa Cruz workers strike in solidarity with pro-Palestinian protesters
  • Why in Alaska foreign teachers can make up more than half the staff
  • Morning news brief
  • Former NATO secretary-general wants to see Ukraine admitted to NATO quickly
  • Scientists tracking Antarctic sea ice levels spotted a big shift in 2023
  Interstitials

  • 5:43 am: BBC Topline
  • 5:45 am: Engines of Our Ingenuity
  • 5:51 am: Marketplace Morning Report
  • 6:43 am: BBC Topline
  • 6:51 am: Marketplace Morning Report
  • 7:43 am: BBC Topline
  • 7:51 am: Marketplace Morning Report
  • 8:43 am: BBC Topline
  • 8:51 am: Marketplace Morning Report

• 9:00 am: Houston Matters with Craig Cohen

  During each hour of Houston Matters, we’ll investigate the issues and ideas, people and places that make Houston…well…Houston! We’ll talk about current events, politics, education, health care, the environment, business, transportation, arts and culture, literature, sports and leisure. Yeah, pretty much all of the Trivial Pursuit categories.

• 10:00 am: Texas Standard

  Hosted by award-winning journalist David Brown, “Texas Standard” explores the world of news, economics, innovation and culture, every day — from a Texas perspective — in a fresh, contemporary, conversational style. The one-hour daily news magazine is a project of Houston Public Media, KUT Austin, KERA North Texas and San Antonio’s Texas Public Radio.

• 11:00 am: 1A

  1A is a show about a changing America. 1A convenes a daily conversation about the most important issues of our time. With a name inspired by the First Amendment, the show celebrates free speech and the power of the spoken word.

• 12:00 pm: Here and Now

  Here & Now offers a distinctive mix of hard news and rich conversation featuring interesting players from across the spectrum of arts and culture, business, technology, science and politics.

  Interstitials

  • 12:34 pm: Engines of Our Ingenuity
  • 1:18 pm: Asian View

• 2:00 pm: BBC Newshour

  Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.

• 3:00 pm: All Things Considered

  The biggest stories of the day, thoughtful commentaries, insightful features on the quirky and the mainstream in arts and life, music and entertainment, all brought alive through sound.

  Segments for 2024-05-22

  • Trump's lawyers ask judge to dismiss charges of mishandling classified documents
  • A bill in New York looks to update 'antiquated' alcohol laws
  • A decade-old scandal in the U.K. haunts CEO of 'Washington Post'
  • In Rafah: More than 900,000 flee and UN halts delivery of food aid
  • The NBA conference finals and the arrival of Anthony 'Ant-Man' Edwards
  • It's a great time to be a home seller as lack of options spark bidding wars
  • British PM Sunak calls national election for July — a risk as his party lags in polls
  • Genetic analysis explores the influence of African ancestry in brain disease risk
  • How political stances on abortion have shifted — for Biden, Trump and voters
  • The damage after severe storms and tornadoes in Iowa
  • After years in decline, U.S. drowning deaths are rising again
  • Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo says "Congress needs to act" on AI regulation
  • There are now 25 states with bans on trans health care for minors
  • Louisiana considers law requiring Ten Commandments in public school classrooms
  • Chef Alisa Reynolds' soul food has launched her onto the national stage
  • This 'venom manager' says rattlesnakes are misunderstood
  • Lack of staffing led to 'deeply concerning' conditions at federal prison in Oregon
  • Spain, Norway and Ireland say they will recognize a Palestinian state
  Interstitials

  • 4:44 pm: Marketplace Tech

• 6:30 pm: Marketplace

  Marketplace, hosted by Kai Ryssdal, is the only daily business news program originating in Los Angeles. The 30-minute program, with a reporting style that is lively and unexpected, airs weekday evenings on public radio stations across the United States.

• 7:00 pm: The Daily

  This is what the news should sound like. The biggest stories of our time, told by the best journalists in the world. It's half an hour of context and humanity every evening.

• 7:30 pm: Today Explained

  Today, Explained is Vox's daily news explainer podcast. Hosts Sean Rameswaram and Noel King will guide you through the most important stories of the day.

• 8:00 pm: Fresh Air

  Though Fresh Air has been categorized as a "talk show," it hardly fits the mold. Its 1994 Peabody Award citation credits Fresh Air with "probing questions, revelatory interviews and unusual insights." And a variety of top publications count Gross among the country's leading interviewers. The show gives interviews as much time as needed, and complements them with comments from well-known critics and commentators.

  Segments for 2024-05-22

  • Maggie Rogers takes a nostalgic Southwest road trip with 'Don't Forget Me'
  Interstitials

  • 8:04 pm: Asian View

• 9:00 pm: This American Life

  One of our problems from the start has been that when we try to describe This American Life in a sentence or two, it just sounds awful. For instance: each week we choose a theme and put together different kinds of stories on that theme. That doesn't sound like something we'd want to listen to on the radio, and it's our show.

• 10:00 pm: Think

  Think, with host Krys Boyd, features in-depth interviews with compelling guests, covering a wide variety of topics ranging from history, politics, current events, science, technology and trends to food and wine, travel, adventure and entertainment.

  Segments for 2024-05-22

  • The grief of institutionalizing a child
  Interstitials

  • 10:18 pm: Asian View
  • 10:40 pm: StarDate

• 11:00 pm: BBC World Service

  The news of the world from the BBC.

  Schedule

  • BBC Schedule for 2024-05-22