The TED Radio Hour Saturday At Noon

The TED Radio Hour comes to VPR this coming Saturday at noon.

Hosted by Guy Raz, each week is an audio journey through the big ideas of our time. TEDTalks brings innovators and thinkers from around the world together to explore Technology, Entertainment, and Design and present ideas worth spreading.  TEDTalks videos have been viewed by millions all over the world.

The TED Radio Hour enriches the TED experience as Raz weaves together themes and interviews the presenters.  VPR gave the program a test drive last summer and the response from our listeners was an enthusiastic ‘thumbs up!’  Listen every Saturday at noon for The TED Radio Hour

The Splendid Table moves to Sunday at 2, followed by This American Life.

Why the changes?  Because VPR is always scoping out new programs, checking in with listeners, and seeking to bring a variety of programming to suit our listeners’ many tastes and needs.  Take a listen and let us know what you think.

Saturday afternoon sounds like this:
12pm    The TED Radio Hour
1pm      Spark
2pm      Radiolab
3pm      Marketplace Money
4pm      The Moth Radio Hour
5pm      Weekend All Things Considered

And on Sunday….
1pm      Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me
2pm      The Splendid Table
3pm      This American Life
4pm      On The Media
5pm      Weekend All Things Considered

Here's our complete VPR Program Schedule.

Doing our Best Ira Glass Impressions

It was wonderful to meet so many of you last night at the This American Life - Live! broadcast at South Burlington's Palace 9 theater. The show was excellent and we had a blast in the lobby trying on Ira Glass glasses. Check out our slideshow from the event below.




The show was sold out, so if you weren't able to make it, tickets are on sale now for an encore showing May 7. The program will air on VPR at 6 p.m. Sunday, May 2.

This American Life Tickets and Ira Glass Glasses

Time is running out to win tickets to the sold-out This American Life show at the Palace 9 theater in South Burlington next Thursday, April 23. The contest ends Friday at 9 a.m., so enter now for your chance to win!

The live stage show will be broadcast live in HD on more than 400 movie screens nationwide. Ira Glass will host the show, of course, joined by some of our favorite contributors, including Dan Savage, Starlee Kine, Mike Birbiglia, David Rakoff, and Dave Hill.

To get the most out of your TAL experience, we suggest making your own Ira Glass glasses. Follow this link to print, cut out, and assemble your own! Then stop by VPR's table at the show to model them for us. In the meantime, check out these pictures of us wearing ours. At left, Michelle Jeffery, Ric Cengeri, and Cheryl Willoughby do their best Ira Glass impression. Below, Jane Lindholm tries Ira's glasses on a surprised Mitch Wertlieb.