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 look at conditions on the ground in Afghanistan with help from the BBC; military families prepare to welcome home loved ones and assess the war in Afghanistan; the week's agenda; Nancy Pelosi's daughter Alexandra talks about her documentary work for our "My America" series; a Syrian-American tell us about his fight for democracy in his homeland; we find out how the Minnesota shutdown is affecting one local business; and we kick off our summer music series with pop music hit-maker Ryan Tedder. 

On today's show, we're replaying some favorite recent interviews. Behavioral economist Dan Ariely talks about his recent study, which shows that Americans dramatically underestimate the level of wealth distribution and inequality in the country. Then, we’ll examine the ways in which human and ant societies are similar. Two comedians stop by to discuss their latest books: Gilbert Gottfried and then Demetri Martin. Plus, nearly 4 million children born in the United States have parents who are undocumented immigrants. We’ll examine the many challenges these families face and the current state of immigration policy.

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.

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.