Daily Schedule

Anna Sale fills in for Leonard Lopate. On today’s show: Mary Roach joins the Leonard Lopate Show Book Club to talk about her book Gulp! Thomas Piketty talks about crunching 200 years’ worth of economic data to look ahead at how wealth will be distributed in the 21st century. Cecile Richards talks about her late mother, former Texas Governor Ann Richards. James Moll discusses his documentary “Farmland,” about the lives of young farmers and ranchers. And we’ll find out why there isn’t a male contraceptive pill.

Your morning companion from NPR and the WNYC Newsroom, with world news, local features, and weather updates.

The 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair opened fifty years ago in Queens. Call in with your memories and reflections on its significance. Plus: a City Council bill calls for municipal ID cards for all New Yorkers; your pre-k application questions answered; women, go with confidence at work; and a look at the labor practices of small family farms.

Manoush Zomorodi is in for Brian today. Manoush is host and managing editor of WNYC's New Tech City. 

Brzezinski: Hope for Peace in Russia-Ukraine Conflict | Uncertain Future for Abducted Nigerian School Girls | Boston Marathon Director Prepares for Emotional Race | ACA Exceeds Sign Up Expectations | New Movie Reviews of the Week | How Aircrafts Attract Their Wealthiest Customers | Can New Web Reality Experience Promote ...

Marketplace is not only about money and business, but about people, local economies and the world — and what it all means to us.

Q is an energetic daily arts and culture program from the CBC hosted by Tom Power.