Today on KRPS for Saturday September 9
5 AM - On The Media - Also heard Sunday at 5 pm
HOST: BROOKE GLADSTONE
The Sentencing of a Former Proud Boy and the Right-Wing Narratives of January 6
More than 1,100 people have been charged in connection with the insurrection on January 6th. T
his week, Enrique Tarrio, the former chairman and face of the Proud Boys, received the longest sentence yet
6 AM - Fresh Air Weekend - Also heard Sunday at 6 pm
HOST: TERRY GROSS
INTERVIEWS BY TERRY GROSS & TONYA MOSLEY
Novelist ZADIE SMITH. Her new novel The Fraud is a historical novel set in England. It's based on real events and real people, and examines British slavery, class, race, gender and fraudulence during the Victorian era.
DAVID BIANCULLI reviews the new AppleTV Plus series “The Changeling.” It stars LaKeith Stanfield, of the movie “Get Out” and the TV series “Atlanta”. The series is adapted from a Victor LaVelle book.
Comedian MARIA BAMFORD. She’s written a new memoir called, “Sure I’ll Join Your Cult.” She also has a new album called “Crowd Pleaser.”
Both are about show business, mental health, and the comfort we find in rigid belief systems. (INTERVIEW BY TONYA MOSLEY)
7 AM - 9 AM Weekend Edition Saturday with Scott Simon
9 AM - Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me…. Also heard Sunday afternoon at 4.
HOST: Peter Sagal
OFFICIAL JUDGE AND SCOREKEEPER: Bill Kurtis
NOT MY JOB GUEST: Martinus Evans
PANELISTS: Amy Dickinson, Peter Grosz and Maeve Higgins
10 AM - Radiolab -
Topic: The Existential Crisis of Space
Can you make your own universe? We usually think of the universe as 'everything that exists,' so how could you make another one?
Turns out, all it might require is a tiny black hole, a dash of reverse-gravity, and a lot of luck. But the laws of physics don't rule it out.
11 AM - TED Radio Hour -
Topic: Abandoned Spaces
Lots left vacant, offices full of equipment but devoid of people, entire villages literally left to the wolves--this hour, TED speakers share stories about bringing new life to abandoned places.
12 PM - This American Life -Also heard Sunday at 2 pm
The Call
The story of a phone call to a very unusual hotline…and everything that followed
1PM - Freakonomics Radio Ep. 1302
Host - Stephen Dubner
Ep. 1302
Guest host Adam Davidson looks at what might happen to your job in a world of human-level artificial intelligence, and asks when it might be time to worry that the machines have become too powerful. (Part 2 of "How to Think About A.I.")
2 PM - Milk Street Radio - Episode 716
Host - Christopher Kimball
617: Wok Eggs, Fried Rice and Hot Dry Noodles: Chinese Cooking Demystified
Stephanie Li and Chris Thomas travel around China in search of the best recipes and techniques for their YouTube channel Chinese Cooking Demystified.
Today we learn the secrets to perfect fried rice, how to cook with chopsticks and why the best KFCs are in China.
3 PM - Listening to America - Formerly The Thomas Jefferson Hour -
The Formation of Thomas Jefferson
This week, guest host David Horton of Radford University questions Mr. Jefferson about his formation, and path he took to national greatness.
What were the influences of Jefferson's father Peter, a self-made man, and mother Jane Randolph, who belonged to one of the most prominent families in Virginia?
Why did Jefferson's life veer from the agrarian simplicities of western Virginia and lead him to the writing of the Declaration of Independence and later on to the Presidency?
Might Jefferson have been content with a modest house, a few books, an amiable spouse, and a simple Virginia diet?
4 PM - The New Yorker Radio Hour - Ep. 403
Host - David Remnick
Today on the New Yorker Radio Hour, author David Grann talks with David Remnick about his bestselling books “The Wager” and “Killers of the Flower Moon,” and about adapting his work for the screen with director Martin Scorsese.
5 PM - 7 PM Mountain Stage -
Host -Larry Gross and Kathy Mattea
Headliner - Wilco
7 AM - 9 PM American Routes -
Host - Nick Spitzer
From Gospel to Gigging: Gladys Knight and Iris Dement
Motown legend Gladys Knight grew up in Atlanta and sang her first recital in church at age 4, before heading out on the road with the Pips, a group assembled by her cousin. Iris DeMent, the warbler from Arkansas, had the same church-choir start and now writes songs that get to the emotional center of life and love in these United States.
We talk to both of them about their Southern childhoods and musical careers.
9 PM - Soulsations -
The Golden Hour of 1971
Coming up on Soulsations, it’s a golden hour of 1971 soul music! We’ve got the sounds of the legendary Al Green, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Ike & Tina Turner, Lou Rawls, The Beginning of the End and the Dramatics. Also, gospel great Andraé Crouch & the Disciples.
On this week’s DoubleTake, we go back five decades with the fabulous Jackson 5 singing “Never Can Say Goodbye” and a wonderful cover by Junior Walker & The All Stars.
And Wichita bass player and recording artist Dale Black, Jr. shares his insight on the bass line of the 50-year-old classic "What’s Going On" by Marvin Gaye.
10 PM - Blue Dimensions -
Host - Johnny Meister
Andrew Danforth's "Homegrown" Celebrates Indianapolis
Music from trombonist/composer Andrew Danforth's album "Homegrown, celebrates the life and music of Danforth's home, Indianapolis IN.
11 PM - Notes From The Jazz Underground - Episode 149
Host - Paul Abella
This week, we'll explore the music of Yokko Kanno and the Seatbelts, and their music for Cowboy Bebop.
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