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.

Legendary talk show host Dick Cavett talks about late night talk show wars past and present and his own history as a television interviewing trailblazer. Nearly one in eight American households had trouble putting enough food on the table at some point last year, according to a report from the USDA. We talk with a small-town mayor about what losing earmarks would mean for his town. We continue our coverage of alleged arms trafficker Viktor Bout. We hear from oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee about the history of our quest to cure cancer. The next question in our "Tough Cuts" series: what would happen to our farmers and supermarket shelves if we were to eliminate farm subsidies?

Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera talk about the many details and devils that helped bring about the financial crisis. Then, director Claire Denis and actress Isabelle Huppert discuss their latest film, “White Material.” Also NPR’s Michael Goldfarb discusses the emancipation of Europe’s Jews in the 18th and 19th centuries. Plus, word maven Patricia T. O’Conner answers questions about our convoluted and often confusing English language.

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.