Programs

All Things Considered 88.5-1 88.5-3
Robert Siegel and Michele Norris host NPR's evening news magazine.

American Routes 88.5-2
American Routes is a weekly two-hour public radio program produced in New Orleans, presenting a broad range of American music -- blues and jazz, gospel and soul, old-time country and rockabilly, Cajun and zydeco, Tejano and Latin, roots rock and pop, avant-garde and classical.

Analysis 88.5-3
A BBC journalist provides analysis of one topic each day in this 9-minute current affairs program.

As It Happens 88.5-1
This informative and irreverent current affairs program calls and interviews newsmakers.

Assignment 88.5-1
This weekly current affairs program reports from locations around the world, examining topical issues from a global perspective for a global audience. This is the program where the BBC's correspondents report first-hand and in-depth on events shaping the world.

Banks of the Ohio 88.5-2
"Banks of the Ohio: Music From the Homeplace of Bluegrass" is a three-hour weekly show that explores the history of bluegrass music from 1936 to the present (and beyond), and is intended for both knowledgeable and new listeners.

The Big Broadcast 88.5-1
Big Broadcast host Ed Walker offers listeners priceless recordings of popular radio programs from the '30s, '40s and '50s.

Bluegrass Breakdown 88.5-2
Dave Higgs brings listeners an emotionally-charged, heart-rending, paint-peeling, splinter-kicking one hour bluegrass show.

Bluegrass Overnight 88.5-2
This overnight show finds a new daytime home with some of the same hosts including Lisa Kay Howard, Tom "Cat" Reeder, and Bill Foster.

Bluegrass Review 88.5-2
Hosted by Phil Nusbaum, the Bluegrass Review presents bluegrass in an engaging, entertaining and informative package.

Bluegrass Signal 88.5-2
Peter Thompson's hour long show brings you "folk music in overdrive," a unique synthesis of blues and old-time country music, with elements of Celtic, jazz, and folk.

Bob Edwards Weekend 88.5-1 88.5-3
Bob Edwards hosts this two-hour interview showcase that highlights the life and work of interesting people, from newsmakers, historians, and authors to artists, actors, and regular folks too.

Business Brief 88.5-3
"Business Brief" is a 9-minute debate on what really matters in the world of business and work that features highlights of "Business Daily."

Business Daily 88.5-3
With a broader agenda than "World Business Report," "Business Daily" brings more context to the big stories in business and economics. It includes interviews with newsmakers, key global players, and those at the cutting edge of new ideas, plus topics such as technology and innovation, business ethics, the environment and management.

Calling All Pets 88.5-1
Zoologist Patricia McConnell and co-host Larry Meiller team up to help listeners bring out the best in their pets.

Car Talk 88.5-1 88.5-3
This irreverent talk show hosted by Tom & Ray Magliozzi is about much more than car maintenance.

Charlie Gillet's World of Music 88.5-1
Charlie Gillett is one of the foremost experts on world music. Every week, he uses his unique knowledge to present the best contemporary and classic tracks from across the globe. Whether he's tracking a theme, on location, or simply picking one of the best, Gillett provides 30 minutes of amazing music and background information.

Close Up 88.5-1
"Close Up" is a weekly half-hour documentary/feature that offers an in-depth look at the best of the world's culture. It explores new and important creative trends and shares surprising insights into art and artists that have stood the test of time.

Day To Day 88.5-3
Hosts Alex Chadwick and Madeleine Brand, surrounded by a family of first-class contributors including Michelle Singletary, Xeni Jardin, Brian Unger, and Mike Pesca, present the news of the day filtered through the lenses of ideas, beliefs and behaviors.

The Diane Rehm Show 88.5-1 88.5-3
For more than 25 years, "The Diane Rehm Show" has offered listeners thoughtful and lively conversations on an array of topics with many of the most distinguished people of our times. The Friday edition includes Diane's "News Round-up."

The Dick Spottswood Show 88.5-2
Dick Spottswood highlights the many facets of folk culture in the United States on his two hour show.

etown 88.5-2
etown is an exciting weekly radio broadcast heard from coast to coast on NPR, public and commercial stations that features performances from many of today's top musical artists as well as conversations and information about the world around us.

Fair Game with Faith Salie 88.5-1 88.5-3
"Fair Game" from PRI with Faith Salie is a satirical news and entertainment program. "Fair Game" covers the important stories of the day and uses insightful humor to tease out what it all means.

Fresh Air With Terry Gross 88.5-1
Fresh Air opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics.

Friday Night Free For All 88.5-2
Echo & Amy host four hours of fun for your Friday Night. When most people get to the end of the week, they're thinking T.G.I.F. Here on WAMU's Bluegrass Country it's T.G.I.B - Thank God it's Bluegrass.

From Our Own Correspondent 88.5-1
Each week, "From Our Own Correspondent" asks BBC reporters around the world to give a personal perspective on news events in their area. It's a program that combines expert analysis with insight and anecdote from an informed, personal point of view.

The Gary Henderson Show 88.5-2
Gary Henderson, 1999 IBMA "Broadcast Personality of the Year" and co-founder of Bluegrass Unlimited magazine, has been involved in bluegrass programming at WAMU since 1967.

Global Business 88.5-1
This weekly business program for a general audience reports on major business and workplace issues, emerging trends and significant personalities in global business, from many different countries and cultures around the world.

Health Check 88.5-1
This program looks at discoveries and solutions in health care, tackles issues on conditions where there are no easy answers, and examines the choices to be made by individuals or organizations trying to deliver a healthier world.

Health in a Heartbeat 88.5-1
This daily radio series provides consumer-health information and the latest news on medical research, patient-care breakthroughs and health-care industry trends.

Heart and Soul 88.5-1
This program has thought-provoking and illuminating reflections on a wide range of personal, moral, spiritual and topical issues.

Hot Jazz Saturday Night 88.5-1
From 8 until 11 p.m., the air is filled with vintage jazz, swing, and big band recordings from the '20s, '30s, and '40s on Rob Bamberger's show.

The Infinite Mind 88.5-1
Each week, this series focuses on the latest developments in neuroscience and the biology of human behavior.

Instant Guide 88.5-3
"Instant Guide" fills the gaps in general knowledge, providing essential information on key events, issues, and topics of the day. It takes a current person, place, space, thing or idea and examines it in ways no other program would, aiming to inform listeners in a fun way of things they really ought to know about.

Interfaith Voices 88.5-1 88.5-3
This public radio show provides engaging and informative discussion on the key public issues of our day through the lenses of many different faith perspectives.

The Interview 88.5-1
This show features half-hour interviews with prominent and/or interesting people from around the world. In a relaxed, friendly way, the program explores topical issues, personal motivation, family history and the interviewee's aspirations.

The Katy Daley Show 88.5-2
Katy brings more than 25 years of radio experience to celebrate the music through interviews and features such as Musician's Tips and Gems of Bluegrass.

The Kojo Nnamdi Show 88.5-1 88.5-3
This live two-hour magazine program highlights news, political issues and social trends of the day. The Friday edition of the show includes "The DC Politics Hour."

The Lee Michael Demsey Show 88.5-2
Every week Lee Michael Demsey produces three hours of bluegrass exclusively for BluegrassCountry.org.

Lonesome Pine RFD 88.5-2
From WFDU in Teaneck, New Jersey, host Carol Beaugard offers a mix of contemporary and classic bluegrass along with historical notes on the music, industry notes from bluegrass record companies, current concert information, interviews and 'backstage stories' about the artists.

Marketplace 88.5-1
Kai Ryssdal hosts this business news magazine.

Marketplace Money 88.5-1
Each week on Marketplace Money, host Tess Vigeland looks at the week's major national and international stories that will impact your wallet.

Marketplace Morning Report 88.5-1
Morning business news from Marketplace

Metro Connection 88.5-1 88.5-3
This local news magazine hour is hosted by David Furst.

Morning Edition 88.5-1 88.5-3
Steve Inskeep and Renee Montagne host NPR's morning news magazine.

Mountain Stage 88.5-2
Mountain Stage is an internationally-distributed weekly, two-hour live performance music radio program produced by West Virginia Public Broadcasting featuring some of the world's greatest artists in an intimate and relaxed atmosphere with a live-broadcast edge.

Music From Foggy Hollow 88.5-2
Every week Mike Kear broadcasts his show, Music From Foggy Hollow on Sydney's Hawkesbury Radio and then packages it up and ships it to us.

News & Notes 88.5-3
Farai Chideya hosts this program featuring news, talk, and provocative discussions.

Newshour 88.5-3
The one-hour daily flagship program that, seven days a week, provides the latest news and interviews with newsmakers, eyewitnesses, correspondents, and analysts. Offering the best BBC reportage and features, debate and discussion, it's global in reach, authoritative in style.

Newslink 88.5-1
The German International Broadcasting Service offers current affairs from around the world in this program.

Old Time Jam 88.5-2
Banjo player and old time enthusiast Hubie King highlights the genre that preceded bluegrass; old time.

On Point 88.5-1
A hybrid of a talk program and a news-magazine, On Point puts each day's news into context and provides a lively forum for discussion and debate.

On Screen 88.5-1 88.5-3
A lively look at what's new and interesting in film, television and screen media from around the world, with reports and reviews, interviews with stars and film/tv-makers, and comments from viewers. A new and fresh program presented by Nicola Christie.

On The Media 88.5-1 88.5-3
This compelling show examines the impact the media has on our lives.

One Planet 88.5-1
This program deals with major issues and themes in the world of development and the environment. The perspective is truly global, providing investigation and considered analysis on themes and trends that affect everyone.

Open Mic 88.5-2
This Bluegrass Country show features a rotating cast of hosts and themes.

The Parent's Journal 88.5-1
Host Bobbi Conner helps moms and dads succeed at life's toughest job.

A Prairie Home Companion 88.5-1
The only live music and variety show aired nationwide today, A Prairie Home Companion is now in its 30th year of production.

Public Space 88.5-1
Tuesday evenings are dedicated to special in-house productions, timely local election coverage, and experimental programming such as the patchwork of sounds of the New York-based Radio Lab.

The Ray Davis Show 88.5-2
Ray brings you some of the best bluegrass around, from prison songs and "plum pitiful" tunes to the great train rides - and train wrecks - of bluegrass music.

Reporting Religion 88.5-1 88.5-3
A half-hour magazine that analyzes key religious affairs and the religious aspects of world news stories. Complementing current affairs output, it clarifies the role and influence of religion on world events, briefs listeners on global religious stories, questions key topical religious figures and debates current religious/ethical questions.

Science in Action 88.5-1
From outer space to the inner workings of the human body, "Science in Action" tells listeners what's happening and why it matters.

Soundprint 88.5-1 88.5-3
Soundprint is "the aural equivalent of photojournalism," a show that engages the listener's mind, imagination and heart.

Speaking of Faith 88.5-1 88.5-3
A conversation about religion, meaning, ethics, and ideas. Each week, host Krista Tippett probes the myriad ways in which religious impulses inform every aspect of life and culture, nationally and globally.

The Splendid Table 88.5-1 88.5-3
The Splendid Table is a culinary, culture, and lifestyle one-hour program that celebrates food and its ability to touch the lives and feed the souls of everyone.

Stained Glass Bluegrass 88.5-2
Host Bob Webster presents your favorite bluegrass gospel numbers in the professional and dignified manner they deserve.

Stardate 88.5-1
StarDate tells listeners what to look for in the night sky, and explains the science, history, and skylore behind these objects.

The State We're In 88.5-1 88.5-3
This program brings you stories from all over the world, covering important global matters as well as seemingly small issues, because they too can have a big impact.

Studio 360 88.5-1 88.5-3
Host Kurt Anderson takes a look at arts and culture.

Talk of the Nation 88.5-3
Neal Conan hosts this national call-in program, NPR's midday news talk show.

Talk of the Nation Science Friday 88.5-1
Ira Flatow hosts this science-focused call-in show every Friday afternoon.

Tell Me More 88.5-1 88.5-3
The new NPR talk show "Tell Me More" brings fresh voices and perspectives to public radio

This American Life 88.5-1 88.5-3
Ira Glass hosts this show that features documentary-like stories about everyday life.

The Thistle and Shamrock 88.5-2
Fiona Ritchie hosts this celtic music program.

The Ticket 88.5-1
A weekly hour that takes listeners on a global journey through the world of arts, culture, and entertainment. Presented by Mark Coles, it features the arts in the broadest sense -- nothing creative is out of bounds. There are discussions and updates on all aspects of art and culture as well as live studio performances, celebrity guests and showbiz gossip

To The Point 88.5-1
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.

Traditions with Mary Cliff 88.5-1 88.5-2
Mary Cliff presents blues, ballads, ethnic and traditional music.

Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me 88.5-1 88.5-3
Peter Sagal hosts this weekly news quiz show. Each week 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 Edition Saturday 88.5-1 88.5-3
Scott Simon hosts NPR's weekend morning newsmagazine.

Weekend Edition Sunday 88.5-1 88.5-3
This program has overed newsmakers and artists, scientists and politicans, music makers of all kinds, writers, thinkers, theologians and all manner of news events since 1987.

With Good Reason 88.5-1
With Good Reason features in-depth interviews with leading scholars from Virgina's public universities about topics like the expanding universe and winemaking and everything else in between.

The Word 88.5-1 88.5-3
Each week, presenter Harriett Gilbert looks at the world of writing. The program takes the broadest possible definition of literature across all written media. It explores the process and the results of writing, and examines the literary industry itself. Once a month it features World Book Club, where the world's best-known authors answer listeners' questions in front of a live audience.

The World 88.5-1 88.5-3
Hosts Lisa Mullins and Tony Kahn take an in-depth look at the international news agenda and the issues behind the headlines from BBC correspondents across the world.

World Briefing 88.5-1 88.5-3
"World Briefing" brings listeners up to date with the latest news from correspondents around the world. It incorporates news bulletins on the hour and the half-hour, and provides modular coverage of background analysis, business and sports.

World Business Report 88.5-1 88.5-3
This news program reports on and analyzes significant developments in international business, finance and economics -- the BBC's news-driven business program that boasts a broad agenda, minimum figures, and that's accessible to a wide audience.

World Business Review 88.5-1
This discussion program is focused on the main international business and economic stories of the week. It features guests chosen because of their first-hand knowledge of the topics under discussion and their ability to highlight underlying trends and future developments.

The World Today 88.5-1 88.5-3
This World Service news and current affairs program sets the agenda for the day and provides the latest news, interviews, and on-the-spot features on a wide range of subjects for early-tune-in audiences around the world. It also includes business and sports, and its broad agenda includes culture, lifestyle and health. Its style is friendly and relaxed.

World Update 88.5-3
A one-hour global news and current affairs program designed to brief listeners -- mainly in the U.S. but also around the world -- on the news and to break news and move stories forward in an engaging and authoritative way. The program includes news, interviews, features, reports, debates and discussions.

World, Have Your Say 88.5-3
"World, Have Your Say" is a ground-breaking, live global interactive program on radio every weekday and online 24/7. It invites World Service listeners and BBC online users to share their views and questions on key issues with a worldwide audience.

The Writer's Almanac 88.5-1
Garrison Keillor recounts the highlights of the day in history and reads a short poem or two

WTMD 88.5-3
This program is an unprecedented collaboration with publicly-funded WTMD, an Adult Album Alternative (AAA) station in Towson, Md.