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.

With national unemployment figures at over 8.8 percent, some economists fear America will have to accept a new "normal" when it comes to the unemployment rate; as citizen journalism in the form of viral videos galvanizes support for Syria's opposition, we access the veracity of the claims the videos make; David Stockman, former director of the Office of Management and Budget, says that both the Republicans and Democrats are engaging in class war by refusing to get serious about the deficit; a look at the extreme weather throughout the Midwest; narcissism in popular song lyrics; rap legend Ice-T on his new memoir; Larry Flynt takes us inside the sex lives of politicians in his new book, "One Nation Under Sex."

On today’s show: Senior New York Times financial writer Diana Henriques talks about Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme and its lasting impact on our trust in the financial industry. Then we’ll take a look at the world of women’s boxing! Scandanavian writer Carsten Jensen discusses his latest novel We, the Drowned. And Andrew Kessler tells us what he learned in his three months working on the Phoenix Mars Mission.

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.