Sunday at 10:00 am and Saturday at 6:00 pm

A Way with Words is a romp through the English language with authors and language experts Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett. They tackle listeners' questions about all aspects of language -- word origins, grammar, slang, regional dialects, pronunciation, good writing, and much more.

Saturday at 1:00 pm

All Songs Considered is the place to discover music. The acclaimed weekly program - available as streaming audio, a podcast and a broadcast - melds contemporary music, live concerts, videos and artist interviews to offer a truly eclectic music mix.

Wednesday at 8:00 pm and Saturday at 3:00 pm

Weekdays at 4:00 pm and Saturday at 5:00 pm and Sunday at 5:00 pm

America's Test Kitchen is a food program for right now, filled with clear, practical information, without the gourmet fuss. The hour is all about insights, tips and techniques that illuminate the truth about real home cooking. There will be some mystery, too, like why bad things happen to good recipes and the science behind good results.

Sunday at 3:00 pm

Celebrate the many ways the arts can enliven, inform, challenge, fulfill and make listeners better citizens of their community and the world with The Art of the Matter.

Saturday at 7:00 am and Thursday at 8:00 pm

BackStory is a public radio program and podcast 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. With its passionate, intelligent, and irreverent approach, BackStory is fun and essential listening no matter who you are.

Monday at 9:00 pm

For 70 years, BBC World Service has been the globe's most comprehensive source for news. No other news source has a network of international correspondents, reporters, and producers to rival BBC. When news breaks - anywhere, anytime - BBC is there.

Saturday & Sunday at 5:00 am and Sunday at 12:00 am and Saturday at 12:00 am

For 70 years, BBC World Service has been the globe's most comprehensive source for news. No other news source has a network of international correspondents, reporters, and producers to rival BBC. When news breaks - anywhere, anytime - BBC is there.

Weekdays at 12:00 am

Imagine the Marx Brothers answering questions about automobiles. Picture Monty Python trying to imitate car noises. Think of A.J. Foyt telling someone how to open the car hood. Mix it all up, throw in a little Dr. Ruth and a little Smothers Brothers, and you've got Car Talk, NPR's Peabody Award-winning radio program heard by more than 3 million listeners each week.

Saturday at 11:00 am

A new classical music show hosted by Lolly Ramey.

Friday at 10:00 pm

Weekdays at 12:00 pm and Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday at 7:00 pm

Harmonia, a weekly 59-minute radio program, brings the music of these earlier periods to life for radio audiences, as performers of today cast new light on the music of the distant past. Harmonia is hosted by early music scholar and performer Angela Mariani.

Sunday at 11:00 pm

Hearts Of Space has always sought to bring you great music using the latest technology, deepen your understanding of the ambient music genre, and save you time. The good stuff is out there...we aim to help you find it.

Sunday at 10:00 pm

Here! Now! In the moment! Paddling in the middle of a fast moving stream of news and information. Here & Now is Public Radio's daily news magazine, bringing you the news that breaks after Morning Edition and before All Things Considered.

Monday, Wednesday & Friday at 1:00 pm

Hoosiers "in the know" are getting their answers from the show that does the talking: Indiana Week In Review. You may listen for the news, but you'll stay for the no-holds-barred debate and discussion. A look at issues facing Indiana from differing viewpoints makes for an entertaining, lively and informative half-hour.

Friday at 6:00 pm

Bring the intimate, classic, and original experience of the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra into your home or car for one hour with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra broadcast. Veteran radio host John Coleman brings you music from the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra's concert series, punctuated with commentary from Maestro Kirk Trevor and ICO featured guest artists. The Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra radio program is brought to you with underwriting support from the musicians of the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra and Katz & Korin.

Monday at 10:00 pm

One of the nation’s finest musical ensembles, the internationally-acclaimed Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra continues its upward spiral of artistic excellence. WFYI is proud to broadcast highlights of the ISO each Sunday and Tuesday evening.

Tuesday at 10:00 pm and Sunday at 8:00 pm

Provocative, up-to-the-minute, alive and witty, KCRW's weekly confrontation over politics, policy and popular culture proves those with impeccable credentials needn't lack personality.

Saturday at 6:30 am

Live Wire! Is a radio variety show recorded in front of an enthusiastic live audience from the Alberta Rose Threatre in NE Portland, airs each week around the state and in SW Washington via Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB), on stations around the country and is heard nationally and internationally through its podcasts. It's music, it's conversation, it's sketch comedy. It's radio variety for A.D.D. generation.

Saturday at 11:00 pm

Living on Earth is a dependable source of environmental news for hundreds of thousands of listeners throughout the world. Broadcast on more than 230 NPR stations, Living on Earth fills a critical gap in public radio programming. And Living on Earth reaches an international audience via Armed Forces Radio Network on 400 stations in 130 countries.

Sunday at 6:00 am and Wednesday at 9:00 pm

Weekdays at 6:30 pm

Saturday at 12:00 pm

Weekdays at 5:00 am

No Limits, is a weekly public affairs program on WFYI Public Radio. Hosted by John Krull, director of Franklin College’s Pulliam School of Journalism, this local program will focus on the news stories of the week and the hot topics of concern to Central Indiana residents.

Tuesday & Thursday at 1:00 pm

Saturday & Sunday at 8:00 am

Sunday at 7:00 am

An award-winning weekly sports magazine hosted by veteran NPR commentator Bill Littlefield, Only A Game is radio for the serious sports fan and the steadfast sports avoider. Produced by WBUR in Boston, Only A Game puts sports in perspective with intelligent analysis, insightful interviews, and a keen sense humor.

Sunday at 1:00 pm

Radiolab explores the blurring boundaries between science, philosophy and human experience. Curiosity is king as Radiolab investigates the world and shakes up the way you think.

Friday at 9:00 pm and Saturday at 4:00 pm

Host Michael Feinstein welcomes a new guest each week to explore the genre of American Popular Song, examining how these great songs have evolved through the years, changing with each interpretation and artist. Guests as diverse as Joshua Bell, Bette Midler, Cheyenne Jackson, Rumer, Thomas Lauderdale, and Liza Minnelli give intimate performances and share personal insights on his or her interpretation of the Great American Songbook.

Thursday at 10:00 pm

In partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine, Sound Medicine probes into the research behind the latest medical developments, and provides a forum for discussion between health care professionals and listeners.

Sunday at 2:00 pm and Tuesday at 9:00 pm

Eclectic in style just like the program's host, Steven Stolen, Stolen Moments will look at and listen to the musical world without boundaries. Like Opera Matinee, Steven expects the repertoire and listening to be varied and the conversation engaging and fun in an omnibus kind of hour long program.

Wednesday at 10:00 pm and Sunday at 9:00 pm

When Americans want to be a part of the national conversation, they turn to Talk of the Nation, NPR's midday news-talk show. Journalist Neal Conan leads a productive exchange of ideas and opinions on the issues that dominate the news landscape. From politics and public service to education, religion, music and healthcare, Talk of the Nation offers call-in listeners the opportunity to join enlightening discussions with decision-makers, authors, academicians, and artists from around the world.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday at 3:00 pm

Topics of science, with Ira Flatow, focusing on news and issues about the world of science and technology.

Friday at 3:00 pm

Based on Talks given by riveting speakers on the world-renowned TED stage, each show is centered on a common theme – such as the source of happiness, crowd-sourcing innovation, power shifts, or inexplicable connections – and injects soundscapes and conversations that bring these ideas to life. Host Alison Stewart talks with each speaker to probe how ideas make waves and get inside people's heads to open up a whole new picture.

Thursday at 9:00 pm

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday at 2:00 pm

The Blues House Party is WFYI's contribution to blues radio. Host Matthew Socey will fill Saturday nights with something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue. The door is open every Saturday night at 8. Come on in and enjoy the fun.

Saturday at 8:00 pm

Weekdays at 10:00 am

The Moth is an acclaimed not-for-profit organization dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling. It is a celebration of both the raconteur, who breathes fire into true tales of ordinary life, and the storytelling novice, who has lived through something extraordinary and yearns to share it. At the center of each performance is, of course, the story - and The Moth's directors work with each storyteller to find, shape and present it.

Saturday at 10:00 pm and Monday at 8:00 pm

Sunday at 4:00 pm

One listener sent The Story an e-mail that captured the goal of the stories told: "Thanks for finding the ordinary us and putting our stories out there." The Story is produced at North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC and is hosted by Dick Gordon. The Story co-produced and distributed by American Public Media.

Weekdays at 11:00 pm

The Tavis Smiley Show is a high-energy exchange of views, information, and insight hosted by Tavis Smiley. The two-hour weekly show offers a unique blend of news and newsmakers in expanded conversations, along with feature reports and regular commentators Cornel West, Connie Rice, J.C. Watts, Omar Wasow, Dr. Ian Smith, Kimberle Williams Crenshaw, Michael Eric Dyson, Antonio Gonzalez and George Johnson. Each week, the host engages commentators and guests in substantive and provocative discussions on a wide range of topics including: politics, health, finance, sports, technology and pop culture. An insightful exploration of the issues that matter from fresh, diverse points of view is the show's hallmark.

Sunday at 6:00 pm

Stories about people who love their cars, for better or for worse. One guy sees his stolen car on the road and gives chase. David Segal takes us inside the world of db drag racing - where the "db" stands for decibel, and the cars are too loud to drive ... or even listen to.

Friday at 8:00 pm and Saturday at 2:00 pm

The Vinyl Café features music - both live and recorded - stories and the misadventures of Dave, the owner of the "Vinyl Cafe", the world's smallest record store, where the motto is "We may not be big, but we're small." The show also features Dave's wife, Morley, their two children, Sam and Stephanie and assorted friends and neighbours.

Tuesday at 8:00 pm and Sunday at 7:00 pm

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! is NPR's weekly hour-long quiz program. Each week on the radio you can test your knowledge against some of the best and brightest in the news and entertainment world while figuring out what's real news and what's made up.

Sunday at 12:00 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am

Each week on With Good Reason, our ever-curious host Sarah McConnell takes you along as she examines a wide range of topics with leading scholars. Featured guests have included Julian Bond discussing race in America, Bruce Grayson sharing his study of near death experiences, Mike Seeger exploring American folk music, Aniko Bodroghkozy tuning in on sixties television, Bryan Caplan on the “myth of the rational voter,” Nikki Giovanni reading from her poetry, and Lawrence Weinstein describing–through a process called “guesstimation”–how big your feet would have to be in order to walk on water. You may discover the traditions of the samurai warrior, hear about the ways we pre-judge others based on their accents, or laugh at the surprising history of Hawaiian shirts.

Saturday at 6:00 am