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Current Programs on 89.3 KPCC-FM
* AirTalk®
with Larry Mantle
Monday-Friday
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Join Larry Mantle for lively and in-depth discussions of city news, politics, science, entertainment, the arts, and more.

All Things Considered Monday-Friday
3:30-6:30 p.m.
Saturday
5:00-6:00 p.m.
All Things Considered hosts Robert Siegel, Michele Norris, and Melissa Block present the program's trademark mix of news, interviews, commentaries, reviews and offbeat features.
As It Happens Monday-Thursday
11:00 p.m.-midnight
For more than 35 years, using the simplest of tools - the telephone - this current affairs program has explored the heart of a story, whether it's happening in the streets of Belgrade, the dockyards of Vancouver, the boardrooms of Bay Street, or the kitchens of Paris.
BBC World Service Monday-Friday
Midnight-2:00 a.m.
Saturday
1:00-5:00 a.m.
Sunday
Midnight-5:00 a.m. 11:00 p.m.-5:00 a.m. Mon.
The BBC World Service provides international news, analysis, and information in English and 32 other languages. Their global network of correspondents provide impartial news and reports on location.
The California Report Sunday
10:30-11:00 p.m.
The California Report provides coverage of issues, trends, and public policy decisions affecting California and its diverse population.
Car Talk Saturday
10:00-11:00 a.m.
Sunday
10:00-11:00 a.m.
Car Talk is a weekly talk show hosted by brothers Ray and Tom Magliozzi (aka "Click and Clack, The Tappet Brothers"), who are long-time mechanics.
* Commentaries Various days/times  
Day to Day Monday-Friday
9:00-10:00 a.m.
Hosted by Alex Chadwick and Madeleine Brand, Day to Day features NPR reporters Mike Pesca and Karen Grigsby Bates, along with other familiar NPR journalists, reporting on breaking national and international news.
* FilmWeek® Friday
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
A locally-produced show devoted to reviews of each week's new films and video releases. The program is hosted by AirTalk's Larry Mantle and features prominent film critics.

Fresh Air
with Terry Gross
Monday-Friday
7:00-8:00 p.m.
Fresh Air with Terry Gross is a Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, and is one of public radio's most popular programs.
Future Tense® Monday-Thursday
11:30 p.m.
Produced and hosted by Jon Gordon, Future Tense brings you the latest technology topics in five-minute capsules. Future Tense airs during As It Happens.
Health Dialogues Third Wednesday of each month
8:00-9:00 p.m.

An ongoing discussion of California health care issues important to the underserved, brought to you by KQED and KPCC.
Latino USA Sunday
10:00-10:30 p.m.
Latino USA, the radio journal of news and culture, is the only national, English-language radio program produced from a Latino perspective.
* The Loh Down on Science™ Monday-Friday
9:19 a.m. and 9:04 p.m.
Sandra Tsing Loh's daily musings on science and technology.

* The Loh Life™ Monday
8:05 a.m. with a rebroadcast during All Things Considered.
Sandra Tsing Loh's weekly take on life in early 21st century Southern California.

Marketplace® Monday-Friday
3:00-3:30 p.m. and 6:30-7:00 p.m.
Marketplace presents news on business, economics, and money for the rest of us.
Marketplace Money® Sunday
2:00-3:00 p.m.
A personal finance program that takes an intelligent, interesting, and informed look at the effect money has on us, and in turn, what affects our money.
Morning Edition Monday-Friday
5:00-9:00 a.m.
One of the most respected news magazines in the world, Morning Edition delivers up-to-the-minute news, background analysis, commentary, and coverage of arts and sports.
* Off-Ramp®
with John Rabe
Saturday
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Sunday
8:00-9:00 p.m.
Off-Ramp is a lively, weekly look at Southern California through the eyes and ears of radio veteran John Rabe. News, arts, home, life… The show covers everything that makes life here exciting, enjoyable, and interesting.
On the Media Sunday
6:00-7:00 p.m.
The weekly, one-hour program is America's only national radio program devoted to media criticism and analysis.
* Patt Morrison Monday-Friday
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Join Patt Morrison for in-depth explorations of local politics and culture, as well as coverage of national and world news.

The Play's The Thing
(L.A. Theatre Works)
Saturday
10:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.
L.A. Theatre Works produces the award-winning, critically-acclaimed radio theatre series, "The Play's The Thing." Listeners across the country are discovering radio drama that is contemporary, edgy, and significant.
A Prairie Home Companion® Saturday
3:00-5:00 p.m. and 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Sunday
Noon-2:00 p.m.
A Prairie Home Companion is a live radio variety show created and hosted by Garrison Keillor and originating from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Speaking of Faith® Sunday
4:00-5:00 p.m.
Speaking of Faith, hosted by Krista Tippett, is public radio's weekly conversation about religion, meaning, ethics, and ideas. Speaking of Faith does not always have "religion" itself as a subject. Week after week, it grapples with themes of American life -- asking how perspectives of faith might distinctively inform and illuminate our public reflection.
The Splendid Table® Sunday
3:00-4:00 p.m.
The Splendid Table is a one-hour culinary, culture, and lifestyle program that celebrates food and its ability to touch the lives and feed the souls of everyone
Stardate Monday-Friday 10:04 p.m.
StarDate tells listeners what to look for in the night sky, and explains the science, history, and skylore behind these objects. It also keeps listeners up to date on the latest research findings and space missions.
The Story® Monday-Thursday
8:00-9:00 p.m.
The Story is all about one thing: storytelling.
Talk of the Nation
with Neal Conan
Monday-Thursday
9:00-11:00 p.m.
When Americans want to be a part of the national conversation, they turn to Talk of the Nation, NPR's midday news-talk show. Journalist Neal Conan leads a productive exchange of ideas and opinions on the issues that dominate the news landscape.
Science Friday
with Ira Flatow
Friday
9:00-11:00 p.m.
Science Friday is a science talk show hosted by veteran NPR science correspondent Ira Flatow.
The Tavis Smiley Show Friday
11:00 p.m.-1 a.m.
The Tavis Smiley Show is a high-energy exchange of views, information, and insight, hosted by Tavis Smiley. The two-hour weekly show offers a unique blend of news and newsmakers in expanded conversations, along with feature reports and regular commentators.
This American Life Friday
8:00-9:00 p.m.
Sunday
7:00-8:00 p.m.
This American Life is hosted by Ira Glass and is primarily a journalistic non-fiction program, although it has also featured essays, memoirs, field recordings, short fiction, and found footage. Each week's show loosely centers on a particular theme.
Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me Saturday
11:00 a.m.-Noon
Sunday
11:00 a.m.-Noon
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! is NPR's weekly hour-long quiz program. 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.
Weekend America® Saturday
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Weekend America is a two-hour program service designed to fit the weekend state of mind. Bill Radke co-hosts the program each week from Los Angeles, inviting listeners to a lively conversation about the issues of the week, the arts, and public affairs.
Weekend Edition Saturday Saturday
5:00-10:00 a.m.
From civil wars in Bosnia and El Salvador, to hospital rooms, police stations, and America's backyards, NPR's Peabody Award-winning correspondent Scott Simon brings a well-traveled perspective to his role as host of Weekend Edition Saturday.
Weekend Edition Sunday Sunday
5:00-10:00 a.m.
Hosted by Liane Hansen, Weekend Edition Sunday covers newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicans, musicians, writers, thinkers, theologians, and all manner of news events.
Whad'Ya Know? Saturday
8:00-10:00 p.m.
Whad'Ya Know? is a two-hour comedy/quiz/interview show that is dynamic, varied, and thoroughly entertaining. Host and quiz-master Michael Feldman invites contestants to answer questions drawn from his seemingly limitless store of insignificant (but also somehow, important) information.
The World Monday-Friday
12:00-1:00 p.m.
PRI's The World is a one-hour weekday radio news magazine offering a mix of news, features, interviews, and music from around the globe.
The Writer's Almanac® Monday-Friday
8:01 p.m.
The Writer's Almanac features Garrison Keillor recounting the highlights of this day in history and reading a short poem or two.
* Zócalo Radio Sunday
9:00-10:00 p.m.
Zócalo Radio is the on-air home of the Zócalo Public Square Lecture Series, L.A.'s free, eclectic, and roving cultural forum (www.zocalola.org).
* programs produced locally by KPCC
Past Programs on KPCC (still available on website)
* Call Sheet®
KPCC's award-winning report on the entertainment industry and the media.

* Pacific Drift® 2005-2006
Pacific Drift aired on KPCC from January 2005 to July 2006. The last program aired on July 2, 2006.

Using the lenses of art, culture, and documentary to explore issues specific to Southern California, Pacific Drift focused on untouched artistic resources in and around the region.

* Past Sunset Summer 2005 A show hosted by NBC4 anchor/reporter David Cruz, Past Sunset took you to places you wouldn't normally go, to encounter conversations you wouldn't normally hear.
Sound Opinions® A weekly program about popular music, hosted by Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot, music critics from the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times.
* Talk of the City® 2001-2006 Talk of the City was a one-hour magazine show hosted by Kitty Felde.

 

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