Radio Highlights
- Tuesday - May 22, 2012
BBC World Service: May 22, 11 pm - 3 am
A comprehensive source for news with a network of international correspondents, reporters and producers ready when news breaks anywhere, anytime.- Wednesday - May 23, 2012
Morning Edition: May 23, 3 - 9 am
The debate over health insurance usually focuses on Americans without it. But plenty of people who have insurance also have big medical bills. Americans caught between rising health care costs and shrinking insurance benefits.
Think Out Loud : May 23, 9 - 10 am
A conversation with author Karen Spears Zacharias about her book on the murder of three-year-old Karly Sheehan. And, Mexican-born musician Edna Vazquez discusses how she developed her voice in a male-dominated “Machista” genre. Comment now on the blog and help shape the conversation.
Here and Now: May 23, 10 - 11 am
An economist says workers should forget other statistics, and look at the geography of jobs. Even if you don't write software, head to where they do. And, rap superstar Kanye West is a pop culture lightning rod, but is he also an American Mozart?
Talk of the Nation: May 23, 11 am - 1 pm
Hour one, it's Wednesday, time for the political junkie to discourse on all things political. And, lessons from a reluctant couch surfer. Hour two, Don Waters talks about chasing his family history. Plus, director Mike Nichols takes your calls.
BBC News Hour: May 23, 1 - 2 pm
An authoritative and extended explanation of the day's lead story, compelling reports from the BBC's global network of correspondents, and probing interviews with news makers at the heart of the story.
Q with Jian Ghomeshi: May 23, 2 - 3 pm
Guest host Jim Brown talks to composer, conductor and musician David Amram. He brought jazz and folk influences into classical music, and worked closely with everyone from Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker to Beat era writer Jack Kerouac.
The World: May 23, 3 - 4 pm
India's caste system has discrimination and exclusion built in. An online matchmaker has clients select their caste from a drop-down menu. An Indian expat in the is US proud of his caste, despite its legacy of discrimination. The persistence of caste.
All Things Considered: May 23, 4 - 6:30 pm
A news show that provides the bigger picture through reports on the day's news, analysis of world events, and commentary.
Marketplace: May 23, 6:30 - 7 pm
When stock in Facebook went on sale, some folks bought a single share. Not so much as an investment, but as a tool to teach children how Wall Street works.
Fresh Air: May 23, 7 - 8 pm
Classical pianist Jeremy Denk has a new recording of Ligeti etudes. The New York Times said he left audiences grasping for superlatives. Also, part two of our interview with Gretchen Reynolds, who writes about the science of health and fitness.- Think Out Loud: May 23, 9 - 10 pm
A rebroadcast of this morning's conversation with Karen Spears Zacharias about her book on the murder of Karly Sheehan. And, Mexican-born musician Edna Vazquez discusses how she developed her voice in a male-dominated “Machista” genre. 
The Writer's Almanac: May 23, 9:54 pm
Garrison Keillor gives us the literary highlights of today in history, and reads the poem, "Church Fair" by Jane Kenyon.
Tell Me More: May 23, 10 - 11 pm
In 1973 Dwight Worker came up with a complicated plan to smuggle cocaine through South America to the US. His scheme backfired, and he found himself in one of Mexico's most notorious prisons. His story premieres on Nat Geo's "Locked Up Abroad."
BBC World Service: May 23, 11 pm - 3 am
A comprehensive source for news with a network of international correspondents, reporters and producers ready when news breaks anywhere, anytime.
