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.

A story in The New York Times details the latest WikiLeaks document dump about detainees at Guantanamo Bay; the president of Yemen's fickle announcements of retirement roils the opposition; 476 Taliban inmates escape from prison in Afghanistan; the American Association of Pediatrics puts out new guidelines for regulating dangerous chemicals, and we look at what they are and how to avoid them; the week's agenda; Dr. Christine Romer on Fed Chair Ben Bernanke; Japan's car industry releases numbers on the quake and tsunami's impact; and millions mourn beloved religious figure Sathya Sai Baba. 

On today’s show: ProPublica’s Jesse Eisinger and Jake Bernstein talk about “The Wall Street Money Machine,” their Pulitzer Prize-winning series that examines how some hedge funds and banks worsened the financial crisis while making a hefty profit for themselves. Peter Mountford talks about his debut novel, A Young Man’s Guide to Late Capitalism. A legal scholar explains what we can learn about justice from the plays of William Shakespeare. Plus, “Everybody Loves Raymond” creator Phil Rosenthal discusses his documentary about developing a Russian version of his hit sitcom.

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.