New Programs on NHPR!

NHPR is ringing in 2007 with a new weekend schedule starting January 6th. Join us for some excellent new shows and a new lineup, designed so you never miss your favorite NHPR programs.

You can find more information about the new programs below. Please let us know what you think by clicking on the Contact page.

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Fair Game Fridays at 8 pm PRI's "Fair Game" is a satirical news and entertainment program distributed nationally on public radio. Hosted by Faith Salie, possibly the only Rhodes Scholar doing comedy today, "Fair Game" covers the important stories of the day and uses insightful humor to tease out what it all means. The show also features newsmaker and celebrity interviews, live music, and regular appearances by the country's best comedians. Think of it as a variety show for the highest common denominator.

Speaking of Faith Saturdays at 2 pm Speaking of Faith with Krista Tippett is public radio's conversation about religion, meaning, ethics, and ideas. Each week, Speaking Of Faith probes the myriad ways in which religious impulses inform every aspect of life and culture, nationally and globally. Speaking of Faith fills an important and neglected need in American media by addressing the intellectual and spiritual content of religion head-on, illuminating the ideas and practices that form the headlines from the inside. Now in its fourth year as a weekly program, Speaking of Faith has brought an unprecedented range of religious perspectives, voices, and topics to listeners on-air and online. The Columbia Journalism Review says of Tippett: "To listen to her show is to hear how intelligent and thoughtful religious people can be when they are allowed to be subjective and not merely regurgitate dogma."

Best of Public Radio Saturdays at 4 pm Formerly called “NHPR Presents”, this one-hour timeslot allows NHPR to experiment with documentaries from independent producers, award winning series and special programming to commemorate historical events, holidays and observences. Each week, NHPR listeners will be treated to a different program, some part of a series and some the best work from producers across the country. Keep an eye on our program schedule to see what’s coming your way.

E-Town Saturdays at 8 pm E-town's mission is to produce high quality programs of diverse music and conversation in order to entertain, educate and engage a wide audience in appreciating and protecting our cultural and natural resources. Like old-time radio variety shows, every E-Town show is taped in front of a live audience and features performances from many of today's top musical artists as well as conversation and information about our communities and our environment. By featuring diverse music and interviews with a wide variety of authors, poets and policy-makers, E-Town creates a constantly expanding "community on the air." With the addition of inspiring “E-chievement” awards, listeners all over the country are reminded that individual efforts really do make a difference. Whether at the Boulder Theater or one of the many other venues around the country where the show is recorded, E-Town is an entertaining, informative and downright inspiring live show. Hosts Nick and Helen Forster lead the show seamlessly, mixing music and message with humor and energy to create a one-of-a-kind live show.

Afropop Worldwide Saturdays at 11 pm "Afropop Worldwide" is America's first and longest-lived weekly program on the music of Africa and the African Diaspora. Hosted by Georges Collinet from Cameroon and produced by Sean Barlow for World Music Productions, "Afropop Worldwide" draws on an unprecedented array of reporters, artists and cultural guides to present an hour that is authoritative, comprehensive and hugely entertaining. "Billboard" Editor-in-Chief Timothy White says, "Serving as both keen entertainers and astute explainers in their programming of the absolute best of world music, the people behind 'Afropop Worldwide' do a job that is impossible to over-praise." Each carefully crafted broadcast features live concert tape, exclusive interviews, visits to musicians' houses, urban ambiance from around the African Diaspora and recordings so rare you won't even find them on Napster! "Afropop Worldwide" is the definitive source for the roots and branches of Africa's enormous musical tree.

Art of the Song Sundays at 10 pm Art of the Song is a one-hour syndicated radio show with music and interviews exploring inspiration and creativity through songwriting and other art forms. Learn why songwriters and artists create, how they become inspired, and how you can tap into that creative source in every aspect of your life. Art of the Song is not just for songwriters and musicians, as it explores universal truths common to all creative expression. We talk with writers of folk and roots music as well as novelists and visual artists. Our mission is to inspire all our listeners to find and express their unique creative voices. The show is hosted by performing songwriting duo John & Viv, and originates in the Creative Center of the Land of Enchantment, Taos, New Mexico.