Frank Christel

OK; so highlights from one of the "The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival" are sometimes heard over Classical 88.7-1, but never the entire annual event. Here's a fantastic front-row seat to the BBC Proms, live from Royal Albert Hall in London, as close as your computer, smartphone, or tablet. 

Here's a public radio program that brings historical perspective to the events happening around us today. On each show, renowned U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Peter Onuf, and Brian Balogh tear a topic from the headlines and plumb its historical depths.

Over the course of the hour, they are joined by fellow historians, people in the news, and callers interested in exploring the roots of what’s going on today. Together, they drill down to colonial times and earlier, revealing the connections (and disconnections) between past and present.

We air a number of PRI programs over Public Radio 89.5-1, but not all - hey, there's only 24 hours in the day. Programs of particular interest that you don't hear over our airwaves are The World, The Takeaway, and Whad'Ya Know? When you're not in the mood for something that we're airing over our six HD Radio channels, be adventurous and try some of these.  

Ian Chillag and Mike Danforth (the Senior Producer and Executive Producer of a little show you might have heard of called Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me) want to answer the world’s questions…about everything.

Heading the list of our podcast addictions is NPR's Planet Money. You hear snippets of these stories during Morning Edition, but not the whole juicy enchilada. This is what to savor to know a bit more about the crazy world of international economics, but the whole idea makes your head swim. Just the interaction between the hosts is a treat. 

This week on A Prairie Home Companion, a mix of shows from our fall 2011 run at The Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul.

Our world is saturated in color, from the softest hues to the most lurid, violent stains. But it’s hard to put your finger on how something so intangible can have such a visceral punch. This hour, we ask how the pigments around us color our thoughts, and wonder how much of what we see is on the outside...and how much is created in our heads. From Sir Isaac Newton sticking a needle in his eye, to a sea creature that sees a rainbow far beyond what humans can experience.

RadioLab airs Fridays at 8 pm and Sundays at 6 pm on Public Radio 89.5-1

Live from London: Daniel Barenboim Conducts Beethoven's Ninth to Launch the 2012 Olympics!

Listen in HD on Friday, July 27 at noon over Classical 88.7-1.

World Have Your Say with Ros Atkins, will feature Olympic coverage each afternoon from 4-5 pm on World Radio 89.5-3, beginning July 28.

The program will originate live from Olympics venues across London including the houses hosting athletes and their families; the Olympic Campsite and competition sites. London Calling: WHYS will be a lighter look at the big talking points that are the result of the day's action, bringing you the excitement of London live, and will bring together the fans and the athletes from around the world.