Daily Schedule

BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 28 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.

How the draft proposals from the Fiscal Responsibility co-chairs would affect people, was Congress ever to implement them; British government to more closely monitor investment banking firms; the Department of Homeland Security's efforts to reach out to American Muslim communities; descendants of the Midwestern Dakota people march to commemorate an 1862 forced march; director Alex Gibney on his new Eliot Spitzer documentary, "Client 9"; incoming GOP members of Congress wrangle over agenda; former President Bush's memoir and the Bush family legacy; Takeaway listeners respond to a pronunciation assignment; California and Texas try a new method to prevent gang violence; the World Wide Web turns 20 years old; truth and misconceptions about Cleopatra.

John Hockenberry is out; Celeste Headlee hosts with Essence Senior Editor Patrik Henry Bass.

On today's show: we’ll look into whether the Internet is bound to meet the same fate as its 20th century forbears—namely, being monopolized eventually by a few powerful corporations. Then, two members of JFK’s secret service detail break a decades-long silence to talk to us about the assassination and its aftermath. Also, Daphne Kalotay talks about her novel Russian Winter. Plus, Harold McGee joins us on Please Explain to talk about food myths.

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.