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.

Politics and disease during a cholera outbreak in Haiti; Ghailani acquitted on all but one charge in '98 embassy bombing; budget implications were we to freeze defense spending; Mark Twain's hundred-year-old newly-published autobiography; mixed messages from Afghan Taliban groups; Internet traffic diversion last April worrying people today; GM IPO pays back half of taxpayers' investment; small Michigan town contemplates bankruptcy; history of the phrase "O.K."

We’ll look at the life and legacy of the late Supreme Court Justice William Brennan. Then, Latvian opera superstar Elina Garanca talks about her critically acclaimed and quite incredible performance of “Carmen” at the Metropolitan Opera. Also Paul Auster discusses his latest novel Sunset Park. WNYC reporter Bob Hennelly looks at why it’s taken nearly a decade to demolish the Deutsche Bank building, which was damaged on 9/11. And our latest Backstory segments are all about Viktor Bout and the Deutsche Bank building.

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.