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October 11, 2008

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BBC World Service
2:30 AM

A collection of various shows from the BBC covering a range of news, talk, sports, drama, science and other programming.

On Point
6:00 AM

Host: Tom Ashbrook
On Point covers each day's important news developments and conducts conversations with newsmakers and thinkers from all around the world. Host Tom Ashbrook and news analyst Jack Beatty, senior editor at The Atlantic Monthly, focus in on the relevant issues in any given story, decoding news and issues along with the listeners.

Only A Game
7:00 AM

Host: Bill Littlefield
There's the sports world and there's the rest of the world; Only a Game brings them together as sports radio with opposable thumbs. Only A Game tells the stories behind the box scores, including the explosion of interest in women's sports, competitive opportunities for the disabled, the business of sports and of course who actually wins and who loses the games.

Weekend Edition Saturday
8:00 AM

Host: Scott Simon
From civil wars in Bosnia and El Salvador, to hospital rooms, police stations, and America's backyards, Peabody Award-winning correspondent Scott Simon brings a well-traveled perspective to his role as host of Weekend Edition/Saturday.

Car Talk
11:00 AM

Host: Tom and Ray Magliozzi
Imagine the Marx Brothers answering questions about automobiles. Picture Monty Python trying to imitate car noises. Think of A.J. Foyt telling someone how to open the car hood. Mix it all up, throw in a little Dr. Ruth and a little Smothers Brothers, and you've got Car Talk, NPR's Peabody Award-winning radio program hosted by Tom and Ray Magliozzi, better known to their listeners as "Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers."

Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me
12:00 PM

Host: Peter Sagal
Each week on the radio you can test your knowledge against some of the best and brightest in the news and entertainment world while figuring out what's real news and what's made up. Call in to compete with panelists like Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts and P.J. O'Rourke and you could win the prize of Carl Kassel's voice on your answering machine.

Radio Boston
1:00 PM

Host: David Boeri
Radio Boston is a weekly one hour program devoted to bringing the personal stories of the people of Boston and beyond by exploring a single topic in-depth. The program encourages listeners to join the conversation through innovative reporting, interviews and commentary.

Weekend America
2:00 PM

Hosts: Desiree Cooper and Bill Radke
Weekend America is a new show from the producers of Marketplace. It will include news, events coverage, music performance, people talking to people, "catch-up" reports on trends and developments in science and humanities, listening sessions to the best works in progress, and a look at Americans doing what we do on weekends.

This American Life
3:00 PM

Host: Ira Glass
This American Life documents and describes contemporary America with stories that are alternately engaging, intimate, surprising, funny, disturbing, and bittersweet. Host Ira Glass explores a single theme each week using a blend of music and narrative to produce a unique form of radio.

BBC Newshour
4:00 PM

Sixty minutes of news, comment, and analysis from the world's largest news organization.

Weekend All Things Considered
5:00 PM

Host: Debbie Elliott
The original flagship newsmagazine from NPR includes world news, features, reviews, analysis, and commentary. The program rings with the disparate voices of its commentators, from veteran analyst Daniel Schorr and storyteller Kevin Kling to poet Andrei Codrescu.

Only A Game
6:00 PM

Host: Bill Littlefield
There's the sports world and there's the rest of the world; Only a Game brings them together as sports radio with opposable thumbs. Only A Game tells the stories behind the box scores, including the explosion of interest in women's sports, competitive opportunities for the disabled, the business of sports and of course who actually wins and who loses the games.

Studio 360
7:00 PM

Host: Kurt Andersen
Studio 360 is a show about arts and culture, hosted by novelist and journalist Kurt Andersen and produced by Public Radio International and WNYC. The show presents richly textured and emotionally resonant stories that look at art's creative influence and transformative power in everyday life.

The Tavis Smiley Show
8:00 PM

Host: Tavis Smiley
This two-hour weekly show offers a unique blend of news and newsmakers in expanded conversations, along with feature reports and regular commentators Cornel West, Connie Rice, J.C. Watts, Omar Wasow, Dr. Ian Smith, Kimberle Williams Crenshaw, Michael Eric Dyson, Antonio Gonzalez and George Johnson.

Con Salsa
10:00 PM

Host: Jose Masso, Peter Martinez and Greg Molina
Con Salsa is a bilingual music program that includes the best of Afro-Cuban music, Salsa, Latin-jazz, Merengue, Nueva Trova and World Music.

Con Salsa
12:00 AM

Host: Jose Masso, Peter Martinez and Greg Molina
Con Salsa is a bilingual music program that includes the best of Afro-Cuban music, Salsa, Latin-jazz, Merengue, Nueva Trova and World Music.

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