Top Public Radio Shows

Performance Today - Live!
NPR's Performance Today airs wonderful live broadcast recordings and interviews with performers on this classical music radio show from NPR and streamed on internet radio. Sometimes, due to streaming rights limitations, this show cannot be streamed on internet radio.

Jazz with Bob Parlocha - Live!
Jazz with Bob Parlocha has been nominated for the Jazz Journalists Associates Excellence in Jazz Broadcasting award. This Jazz music radio show is also streamed on internet radio.

The World - Live!
Streaming in internet radio, The World is a one-hour, weekday radio news magazine offering a mix of news, features, interviews and music from around the globe. Produced jointly by the BBC, Public Radio International and WHBH/Boston, The World covers international events by reporting on a range of topics, including science, business, sports, art culture and music.

Classical 24 - Live!
Classical 24 is a nationally syndicated classical music broadcast on internet radio and also streaming on internet radio.

Free Speech Radio News - Live!
Free Speech Radio News ; Reporters against censorship streaming on internet radio from Pacifica.

World Cafe - Live!
World Cafe is a radio show streamed on internet radio and has a broad range of innovative sounds drawn from contemporary American as well as international music. Host David Dye presents music and live interviews from the World Care studios in Philadelphia.

On Point - Live!
Host Tom Ashbrook and News Analyst Jack Beatty present this live evening news program originating from WBUR in Boston. The news is presented in a variety of contexts. The show's three sections include: news debrief of the day's top stories, a conversation on a single topic, and personal reactions to a news story. Recent stories have varied from discussions with Arab journalists from Lebanon to Egypt to Saudi Arabia, to discussions about the federal funds rate.

To the Point - Live!
Hosted by Warren Olney, "To the Point" is a fast-paced, news based one-hour daily national program that focuses on the hot-button issues of the day, co-produced by KCRW and Public Radio International. Featuring three discrete segments - Newsmaker, Main Topic, Reporter's Notebook - To the Point presents informative and thought-provoking back-and-forth discussion. A mix of guests cover a range of concerns - politics, international affairs, technology, the environment - the front-page stories that attract a savvy news audience. Olney and his talented team of producers understand that the key to a good program is casting. With one of the richest rollodexes in broadcasting, the producers spend considerable time and effort selecting the guests. The line-up is constructed to juxtapose ideas that illuminate the issue. Olney gets to the point with hard-hitting questions that advance the story. He keeps the pace of the program fast and exciting. And the result is smart, relevant radio.

All Things Considered - Live!
This two hour show presents the day's big stories, complimented by interviews, commentaries, and its distinctive music. Hosts for the show are Robert Siegel, Michele Norris, and Melissa Block, and various contributors include Daniel Schorr and Kevin Kling. Recent shows have included a range of topics including: Michael Moore discussing Disney blocking his new documentary, discussions on current televsion programming, and the trial of Terry Nichols.

Democracy Now! - Live today at 9:00PM (ET)!
We’re proud to feature Democracy Now!, the national, daily, independent, award-winning news program airing on over 350 stations in North America. It is hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, and is produced out of the Downtown Community Television Center in New York City.

BBC World Today - Live today at 9:00PM (ET)!
World Today examines in detail the stories which make the headlines. From politics and economics to international affairs, World Today offers news analysis and investigation of world events.

Fresh Air with Terry Gross - Live today at 9:00PM (ET)!
Fresh Air with Terry Gross is a one-hour program of interviews with an often eclectic mix of artists, and experts on current affairs. The program traces connections between individuals and cultures. While you are working in your own cultural sphere, find out - what it was like working with Frank Sinatra and the brat pack - how did an Iranian author work through the system to be a university professor - what forces did a White House speech writer have to deal with every day - how do independent filmmakers get their inspiration and funding. Recent shows have included a Saudi born woman participating in the hajj with her sisters, a writer's memoir about participating in the stock market boom to raise a quick million dollars, the 60's - a rock musician telling what it was like in the sixties, the Mayor of Vancouver discusses the view from Canada, and a former Republican strategist discusses his book about the Bush family. Film, music, and TV commentary are regular contributions to the show. Fresh Air won the 1994 Peabody Award.

Marketplace Money - Live today at 9:30PM (ET)!
Marketplace is public radio's daily magazine of business and economics. But wait. Before you run away screaming "I hate business, finance and economics," let me tell you a secret: I do too! In fact, I got a "D" in college economics 101 and never took another econ course. So when, in 1988, I was asked to create a business and economics radio show, my first reaction was "Me?! You must be nuts." But, the powers that be said they wanted a different kind of business program -- one that was interesting, even entertaining, and one which found the fascination and even humor in the subject. So, we set out to create a program which was both interesting and fun -- for normal human beings, not CEO's. Our timing turned out to be terrific. In 1988, the world was just ending an era of leveraged buyouts, of greenmail, of Michael Milken and Ivan Boesky, etc., etc., etc. And, we were just beginning the era of "global economics." So, we created a show which wasn't just about business; instead, it was about everything, but through the lens of business and economics. In our first year on the air, I got a letter saying, "Business is important ... but not as important as life itself." That became our motto. We also received a lot of letters from people saying "I hate business and economics, but I love your show."

BBC World Service - Live today at 10:00PM (ET)!
A collection of various shows from the BBC covering a range of news, talk, sports, drama, science and other programming.

Riverwalk - Live today at 10:00PM (ET)!
Streaming on internet radio, David Holt and Jim Cullum Riverwalk Jazz presents a season of captivating shows that tell the story of jazz in America. The Jim Cullum Jazz Band's music covers the genre's early years ¿ from turn-of-the-century blues and cakewalks, to the small swing ensembles of the 1920s and '30s. Hosted by the award-winning storyteller David Holt and bandleader Jim Cullum, Riverwalk Jazz features The Jim Cullum Jazz Band and special guest artists.

JazzWorks - Live today at 10:00PM (ET)!
Jazz Music radio show streamed on internet radio by WBAA AM. Emerging national hosts play mainstream jazz music.

The Diane Rehm Show - Live today at 10:00PM (ET)!
The Diane Rehm Show logs more than 1.4 million listeners nationwide each week. Diane Rehm has over 20 years experience bringing callers and guests together for civil conversation. News events, politics, art, and interesting side topics make up the blend of call in discussions. Distinguished guests, including Tom Brokaw, Bob Edwards, Secretary of State Colin Powell, Thomas Friedman, Derrick Bell and Theodore Shaw, explore topics and answer questions for listeners. Recent honors for the show include: 2002 New York Festivals. Bronze World Medal for the category of "Best Regularly Scheduled Talk Program Interview," for the show’s interview with author Elva Trevino Hart. 2002 American Bar Association. Silver Gavel Honorable Mention for the show "Rape as a War Crime." 1999 New York Festivals. Bronze World Medal for the show’s interview with Holocaust survivor and author Yaffa Eliach. 1999 American Women in Radio and Television Inc. Two first place Gracie Allen Awards. One in the national network radio personality category for the show's "Focus on Women's Issues" entry, and one in the national network radio personality category for the show's "Women at Work" series.

Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz - Live today at 11:00PM (ET)!
Welcome to the online home for Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz! Each week NPR's award-winning program showcases both acclaimed artists and up-and-coming performers as they share music and memories with their legendary host, Marian McPartland. Piano Jazz, public radio's longest running and most popular jazz series, is produced by South Carolina Educational Radio.

Bookworm - Live today at 11:00PM (ET)!
Bookworm: A must for the serious reader, "Bookworm" showcases writers of fiction and poetry - the established, new or emerging - all interviewed with insight and precision by the show's host and guiding spirit, Michael Silverblatt.

CounterSpin - Live today at 11:30PM (ET)!

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