Daily Schedule

On today’s show: Nicholas Freudenberg examines the ways corporate influence and weakened regulations have affected public health over the last century. Then, the story of one of the central dramas of the civil rights era—the “March Against Fear” in Mississippi and the shooting of its leader, James Meredith. B. J. Novak, the writer/actor best known for his work on "The Office," talks about his new collection of short stories, One More Thing. Time magazine’s Bryan Walsh looks into why it took the Food and Drug Administration so long to act to stop the use of antibiotics in animal feed.

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

"The Sochi Project" chronicles everyday life in "The Florida of Russia." The presidents of Manhattan, Brooklyn, and The Bronx discuss economic development, housing policy, snow removal, and compare notes about their diverse communities. Plus: when quitters come out ahead, and a look back – 50 years – to the Beatles’ first U.S. visit.

Dylan Farrow, Woody Allen and 'Minding Our Business' | An App Against Cyberbullying | Is Facebook the Best Place to Archive our Memories? | Beyond the Olympics: A Look at the Future of Russia | Beatlemania: From 1964 to 2014 | The Beatles Effect: Fifty Years Later

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.