Today On KRPS For Friday June 30
5 AM - 9 AM -
Morning Edition from NPR News
9 AM - 10 AM -
HOST: Sarah McCammon of NPR (Friday Host) In for Jenn White
HOUR 1: The Domestic News Roundup.
The US Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision on Affirmative Action cases that have been before the court.
In a 6-3 ruling, the court struck down race-conscious admissions at two universities, setting the stage for other college and university admissions policies.
President Biden says he ‘strongly disagrees’ with the decision.
And more...
10 AM to 11 AM -
Host: Meghna Chakrabarti
Musician Rhiannon Giddens Digs Into American Roots Music And Finds Connections To Cultures Around The World
Pulitzer Prize winning musician Rhiannon Giddens. She digs deep into American roots music and finds connections to cultures around the world.
11 AM to 1 PM -
Performance Today
Host - Fred Child
1 PM to 3 PM - Symphonycast
GRAMMY®-nominated and internationally renowned pianist Joyce Yang joins the Nashville Symphony for Grieg's Piano Concerto in A Minor.
Also included in the program is Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, a pivotal work in the great Russian composer’s career.
3 PM - 3:30 PM
BBC World Service Newshour
3:30 PM - 4 PM
Today, Explained from Vox News
Hosts - Noel King and Sean Rameswaram
Smoke from wildfires in Canada has large parts of the U.S. under air quality warnings.
Meanwhile, in Texas, there’s record-breaking heat. And we’re just over a week into summer.
Ahead of Today, Explained: coping with extreme heat and all that comes with it.
4 PM - 6 PM
All Things Considered from NPR News
The Supreme Court has had a busy term -- and it's not over yet. The justices have already weighed in on voting rights and affirmative action.
Today, they rule on Biden's student loan forgiveness plan and a case involving L-G-B-T couples and a Christian wedding website designer.
We'll have news and analysis about those decisions...
6 PM - 6:30 PM
Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal
A lot of economic numbers have been looking pretty sunny lately and with inflation finally slowing.
Is this economy more resilient than we think? That's next time on Marketplace.
6:30 PM to 7 PM
The Daily from the newsroom of the New York Times
7 PM - 9 PM -
The Retro Cocktail Hour with Darrell Brogdon
The music is served "shaken, not stirred" every week on The Retro Cocktail Hour. Here you'll find vintage recordings from the dawn of the Hi-Fi Era - imaginative, light-hearted (and sometimes light headed) pop stylings designed to underscore everything from the backyard barbecue to the high-tech bachelor pad.
Among the artists featured on The Retro Cocktail Hour are lounge legends like Frank Sinatra and Juan Esquivel; tiki gods Martin Denny and Les Baxter; swinging cocktail combos featuring The Three Suns and Jack "Mr. Bongo" Costanzo; and mambo king Perez Prado. The series also spotlights up and coming lounge/exotica artists, including Waitiki, Ixtahuele, the Tikiyaki Orchestra, Big Kahuna and the Copa Cat Pack, the Voodoo Organist and many more.
9 PM - 10 PM
Jazz Night in America talks to pianist and composer Sean Mason about his musical journey from North Carolina to New York, and how the South never really left his music.
10 AM - 12 AM Saturday
World Cafe
12 AM to 5 AM Saturday
BBC World Service
