Radio Programs

Luis Alberto Urrea's The House of Broken Angels borrows from the story of his older brother, who died of cancer. He told Fresh Air in 2018 that the book went through a rewrite after the 2016 election.

On the next Fresh Air -  the BBC nature series Dynasties follows five groups of animals: lions, tigers, chimpanzees, painted wolves and Emperor penguins -  revealing their complex social lives.

Michael Lewis is the author of bestselling books The Big Short and Moneyball. He talks with Terry about his new book, The Fifth Risk.

TERRY GROSS, HOST:

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. The federal government under President Trump is the subject of the new book "The Fifth Risk" by my guest, journalist Michael Lewis, who's also the author of the best-sellers "Moneyball" and "The Big Short," which were adapted into films, and "The Undoing Project.

On the next Fresh Air – the holiday week of favorite interviews of the year continues with Michael Pollan.

Hosted by Steve Inskeep, A Martínez, Leila Fadel, and Michel Martin, Morning Edition takes listeners around both the country and the world with multi-faceted stories and commentaries every weekday.

For more than four decades, NPR's Morning Edition has prepared listeners for the day ahead with up-to-the-minute news, background analysis, and commentary. Regularly heard on Morning Edition are familiar NPR commentators, and the special series StoryCorps, the largest oral history project in American history.

Morning Edition has garnered broadcasting's highest honors—including the George Foster Peabody Award and the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award.

Since its debut on November 5, 1979, Morning Edition has garnered broadcasting's highest honors, including the George Foster Peabody Award and the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award.

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Morning Edition from NPR News airs weekday mornings from 6:00 am - 9:00 am on KRCB Radio 104.9 FM, 91.1 FM, and 90.9 FM / streaming at krcb.org / Download the FREE KRCB App for your favorite mobile device / Or tell your smart home speaker, “Tune to KRCB Radio!”

Morning Edition, it’s a world of ideas tailored to fit into your busy life.Hosted by Steve Inskeep, David Greene, Rachel Martin and Noel King, Morning Edition takes listeners around the country and the world with multi-faceted stories and commentaries every weekday.

For more than three decades, NPR's Morning Edition has prepared listeners for the day ahead with up-to-the-minute news, background analysis and commentary. Regularly heard on Morning Edition are familiar voices, including the late commentator Cokie Roberts, as well as the special series StoryCorps, the largest oral history project in American history.

Morning Edition has garnered broadcasting's highest honors -- including the George Foster Peabody Award and the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award.

In New Jersey - with fewer than three weeks until the midterms - health care is a major issue in a hotly contested Congressional race.