Here are MTPR program highlights for February 26 – March 4, 2015
THURSDAY February 26, 2015
5:00-9:00 a.m. Morning Edition from NPR, Montana Morning News, and Marketplace Morning Report
9:00 a.m. A Writers Almanac - Historical literary calendar, commentary and poetry with host Garrison Keillor
9:05 a.m. Morning Classics – Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115; Bach: Cantata, BWV 156, Adagio; Delius: Serenade from “Hassan”; Elgar: Romance, Op. 62; Prokofiev: Sonata #3 in A minor; Succari: La Nuit du Desin; Vasks: Kantate; Schumann: Symphony #3 in Eb major – “Rhenish”
11:00 a.m. Freeforms with Zed
12:30 p.m. BBC World Service
12:57 p.m. Chrysti the Wordsmith
1:00 p.m. Here and Now – NPR’s midday news program, co-hosted by award winning journalists, Robin Young and Jeremy Hobson
1:32 p.m. National Native News - A five-minute newscast focusing on issues that impact Native Americans
1:37 p.m. Here and Now - continues
2:06 p.m. Jazz Sessions – A variety of jazz tunes and styles with Terry Conrad
4:00 p.m. The Pea Green Boat with Annie Garde – a show for children of all ages
5:00 p.m. All Things Considered and Montana News
7:00 p.m. The Write Question – S. M. Hulse, author of “Black River”
7:30 p.m. Musician’s Spotlight - Marc Cohn – Winner of the 1991 Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Cohn has continually raised the musical bar with his piano based, gospel-blues folk songs. A harrowing near-death experience in 2005 actually helped focus him even more as a musician and as a man
7:59 p.m. Stardate – a production of the University of Texas McDonald Observatory
8:00 p.m. Live From The Divide – Tall Heights
9:00 p.m. All Over The Map – Ethnic and traditional music of many cultures by Beth Anne Austein and Ben Weiss
10:00 p.m. Night Flight - Eclectic selections of late-night tunes, hosted by Joan Richarde
12:00 a.m. BBC World Service – overnight
FRIDAY February 27, 2015
5:00-9:00 a.m. Morning Edition from NPR, Montana Morning News, and Marketplace Morning Report
9:00 a.m. A Writers Almanac - Historical literary calendar, commentary and poetry with host Garrison Keillor
9:05 a.m. Morning Classics – Luis de Freitas Branco: Violin Sonata #2 and Prelude for Violin & Piano; Isaac Albeniz: Iberia, Book II, for piano; Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe
11:00 a.m. Freeforms with Mike Steinberg
12:30 p.m. BBC World Service – News and World Briefing
12:57 p.m. Chrysti the Wordsmith
1:00 p.m. Here and Now – NPR’s midday news program, co-hosted by award winning journalists, Robin Young and Jeremy Hobson
1:32 p.m. National Native News - A five-minute newscast focusing on issues that impact Native Americans
1:37 p.m. Here and Now - continues
2:06 p.m. Performance Today
4:00 p.m. The Pea Green Boat with Annie Garde – A show for children of all ages
5:00 p.m. All Things Considered and Montana News – In-depth NPR news from around the world and Montana News and features from news director Eric Whitney and capitol bureau reporter Steve Jess. Montana news updates start at 5:04pm.
6:35 p.m. Capitol Talk with Sally Mauk, Chuck Johnson, and Mike Dennison
7:00 p.m. Radiolab – Desperately Seeking Symmetry – Setting out in search of order and balance in the world around us and asking how symmetry shapes our very existence
7:59 p.m. Stardate – a production of the University of Texas McDonald Observatory
8:00 p.m. Pazz & Jop – A modern mix of pop music with hosts Fred Rice and Rigel Bankshot
10:00 pm Muse’s Jukebox – Eclectic mix of rock n’ roll, folk, jazz and pop
12:00 a.m. BBC World Service – overnight
SATURDAY February 28, 2015
5:00 a.m. Only a Game – A weekly sports magazine hosted by NPR commentator, Bill Littlefield
6:00 a.m. Weekend Edition Saturday – from NPR
7:00 a.m. The Children’s Corner with Annie Garde
9:00 a.m. Weekend Edition Saturday – from NPR
11:00 a.m. Metropolitan Opera – Mozart – Die Zauberflöte
2:30 p.m. Classical Music – from the MTPR music library
4:00 p.m. A Writers Almanac with Garrison Keillor
4:05 p.m. On the Media – NPR’s weekly analysis of the latest media issues
5:00 p.m. All Things Considered from NPR
6:00 p.m. A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor
7:59 p.m. Stardate – a production of the University of Texas McDonald Observatory
8:00 p.m. Jonkunnu Express – African and Caribbean music with Joan Richarde
9:00 p.m. City Lights – Modern pop and dance music for the eclectic with Joan Richarde
12:00 a.m. BBC World Service – overnight
SUNDAY March 1, 2015
6:00 a.m. Weekend Edition Sunday from NPR – Including the Sunday Puzzle
7:00 a.m. Spoleto Chamber Music Series – Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet in E minor, Op. 44 No. 2; Haydn, arr. Salomon: Symphony in G major No. 94 “Surprise”
8:00 a.m. Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center – Berio: Duets for Two Violins; Prokofiev: Five Poems for Voice and Piano Op. 27; Mozart: Quintet for 2 Violins, 2 Violas & Cello in D major K 593
9:00 a.m. Weekend Edition Sunday from NPR
11:00 a.m. An Encore broadcast of Capitol Talk – with Sally Mauk, Chuck Johnson, and Mike Dennison
11:10 a.m. Home Ground Radio with Brian Kahn
11:40 a.m. Front Row Center – The Montana Public Radio arts interview
11:52 a.m. The Food Guys – “Farro”
12:00 p.m. Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me – The “oddly informative” NPR news quiz show – with Peter Sagal
12:55 p.m. Field Notes – “Subnivean Layer”
1:00 p.m. Jazz Night in America
2:00 p.m. Jazz Archives and Dimensions in Jazz with Joe Korona
4:00 p.m. A Writers Almanac
4:05 p.m. On Being with Krista Tippett - spacious conversations about the big questions at the center of human life
5:00 p.m. All Things Considered - In-depth NPR news from around the world
6:00 p.m. An Intelligence Squared Debate on the motion – Should The World Bet on America? America owes $6 trillion to China, the War on Terror has stripped us of the moral high ground, and our middle class is no longer the world’s most affluent. Are our best days behind us, or should the world still bet on America?
7:00 p.m. Alternative Radio – Angela Davis – Transnational Solidarity
8:00 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Complete Brandenburg Concertos
10:00 p.m. Oasis – Electronic and acoustic new age music with Joan Richarde.
12:00 a.m. BBC World Service – overnight
Monday March 2, 2015
5:00-9:00 a.m. Morning Edition from NPR, Montana Morning News, and Marketplace Morning Report
9:00 a.m. A Writers Almanac - Historical literary calendar, commentary and poetry with host Garrison Keillor
9:05 a.m. Morning Classics – Bach: Suite in C minor for flute, harpsichord, and cello; Partita in A minor for unaccompanied flute; Liszt: Fantaisie und Fuge Uber den choral: “ad nos, ad salutarem undem” for piano; Torelli: Sinfonia con Tromba for trumpet and organ; Manfredini: Concerto in D for 2 trumpets and organ; Saint-Saens: Symphony #3 in C minor, Op. 78 – “Organ”
11:00 a.m. Freeforms with William Marcus
12:30 p.m. BBC World Service – Newscast and The Newsroom
12:57 p.m. Chrysti the Wordsmith
1:00 p.m. Here and Now – NPR’s midday news program, co-hosted by award winning journalists, Robin Young and Jeremy Hobson
1:32 p.m. National Native News - A five-minute newscast focusing on issues that impact Native Americans
1:37 p.m. Here and Now - continues
2:01 p.m. NPR newscast
2:06 p.m. Performance Today with Fred Child - Classical musical performances with interviews
4:00 p.m. The Pea Green Boat with Annie Garde and friends – a show for children of all ages
5:00 p.m. All Things Considered and Montana News – In-depth NPR news from around the world and Montana News and features from news director Eric Whitney and capitol bureau reporter Steve Jess. Montana news updates start at 5:04pm.
7:00 p.m. Moth Radio Hour - True stories, told live, without notes before a live audience.
7:59 p.m. Stardate – a production of the University of Texas McDonald Observatory
8:00 p.m. Music Special – You Must Remember This with Alen Secher
9:00 p.m. Thistle and Shamrock with Fiona Ritchie
10:00 p.m. Indigenous Expression – hosted by David Sam
11:00 p.m. Into the Groove –R&B, soul, and funk with host Joan Richarde
12:00 a.m. BBC World Service – overnight
Tuesday March 3, 2015
5:00-9:00 a.m. Morning Edition from NPR, Montana Morning News, and Marketplace Morning Report
9:00 a.m. A Writers Almanac - Historical literary calendar, commentary and poetry with host Garrison Keillor
9:05 a.m. Morning Classics – Tchaikovsky: 18 Piano Pieces, #10-18; Babajanian: Piano Trio in F# minor; Bartok: Hungarian Peasant Songs for 4 cellos: Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35
11:00 a.m. Freeforms with Michael Marsolek
12:30 p.m. BBC World Service – Newscast and The Newsroom
12:57 p.m. Chrysti the Wordsmith
1:00 p.m. Here and Now – NPR’s midday news program, co-hosted by award winning journalists, Robin Young and Jeremy Hobson
1:31 p.m. National Native News - A five-minute newscast focusing on issues that impact Native Americans
1:34 p.m. Here and Now - continues
2:01 p.m. NPR newscast
2:06 p.m. The Folk Show – with John Myers
4:00 p.m. The Pea Green Boat with Annie Garde – a show for children of all ages
5:00 p.m. All Things Considered and Montana News – In-depth NPR news from around the world and Montana News and features from news director Eric Whitney and capitol bureau reporter Steve Jess. Montana news updates start at 5:04pm.
7:00 p.m. This American Life – with Ira Glass
7:59 p.m. Stardate – a production of the University of Texas McDonald Observatory
8:00 p.m. Get To That – a folk, roots, Americana and bluegrass music show, hosted by MTPR’s John Myers
10:03 p.m. Night Train with John Myers – a thematic show blending words and music
12:00 a.m. BBC World Service – overnight
WEDNESDAY March 4, 2015
5:00-7:00 a.m. Morning Edition from NPR, Montana Morning News, and Marketplace Morning Report
9:00 a.m. A Writers Almanac - Historical literary calendar, commentary and poetry with host Garrison Keillor
9:05 a.m. Morning Classics – Mozart: 12 Variations in C major, kv 179/189a and 6 Variations in G major, kv 180/173c for piano; Schubert: String Quartet #10 in Eb major, D.87; Suk: Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 8; Dvorak: Symphonic Variations on an Original Theme
11:00 a.m. Freeforms with Gus Chambers
12:30 p.m. BBC World Service – Newscast and The Newsroom
12:57 p.m. Chrysti the Wordsmith
1:00 p.m. Here and Now – NPR’s midday news program, co-hosted by award winning journalists, Robin Young and Jeremy Hobson
1:32 p.m. National Native News - A five-minute newscast focusing on issues that impact Native Americans
1:37 p.m. Here and Now - continues
2:06 p.m. Performance Today with Fred Child - Classical music performances with interviews
3:00 p.m. Reflections West – Lowell Jaeger and David Ray - These thinkers pair their own thoughts with a passage from literature and history.
3:05 p.m. Performance Today - continues
4:00 p.m. The Pea Green Boat
5:00 p.m. All Things Considered and Montana News – In-depth NPR news from around the world and Montana News and features from news director Eric Whitney and capitol bureau reporter Steve Jess. Montana news updates start at 5:04pm.
7:00 p.m. TED Radio Hour – a journey through fascinating ideas, astonishing inventions, and new ways to think and create
7:59 p.m. Stardate – a production of the University of Texas McDonald Observatory
8:01 p.m. What I Like About Jazz – features small group jazz from 1950 to now with MTPR host John Arvish
10:00 p.m. Blues on the Move - Blues from early roots to current hits with John Arvish, Joan Richarde, or Phil Hamilton
12:00 p.m. BBC World Service – overnight