Daily Schedule

BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 42 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.

How Fed Chair Ben Bernanke's latest announcement will affect the middle class; football roundup; President Obama and the week's agenda; authors of Zora Neale Hurston fictional childhood fable, "Zora and Me"; international reaction to Bernanke announcement; Obama strikes compromising tone on CBS's "60 Minutes"; Iraqi Christians mourn after al-Qaida massacre in an Iraqi church last week; 50 years since then-Senator John F. Kennedy beat incumbent vice-President Richard Nixon for the U.S. presidency; presidential memoirs and the upcoming release of President George W. Bush's "Decision Points." 

We're replaying some of our favorite interviews on today's show. Annie Murphy Paul explains the new field of fetal origins—which looks into how much we’re influenced by the conditions we encountered in utero. Then, James “Tappy” Wright talks about being a roadie and tour manager for some of the world's biggest music stars. Also, we'll talk about three boxes of recently discovered Spanish Civil War photos from Robert Capa and others, on view at ICP. Plus, Pulitzer Prize–winner Isabel Wilkerson chronicles the Great Migration, one of the great untold stories of American history.

Marco Werman hosts an engaging daily portrait of what’s happening around the world, from PRX, the BBC and WGBH in Boston.

Marketplace is not only about money and business, but about people, local economies and the world — and what it all means to us.

The Peabody Award-winning program features Terry Gross’ fearless and insightful interviews with big names in pop culture, politics and the arts.

Hosted by Warren Olney, To the Point is a fast-paced, news based one-hour daily national program that focuses on the hot-button issues of the day, co-produced by KCRW and Public Radio International.