The Madeleine Brand Show

NPR fires Juan Williams

Oct 21, 2010 | The Madeleine Brand Show

NPR fired Juan Williams over controversial comments he made earlier this week, about being wary of people on airplanes dressed in Muslim garb. Was NPR justified in doing this?

The latest in the pop culture zeitgeist with The Dinner Party Download

Oct 21, 2010 | The Madeleine Brand Show

Brendan Francis Newnam of The Dinner Party Download talks to Madeleine about … well, what everyone’s talking about.

Who you vote for could be in your genes

Oct 21, 2010 | The Madeleine Brand Show

Could your genetic make up explain the way you vote? That's the question “genopolitics” scientists are exploring.

Comedian Mike Birbiglia invites you to ‘Sleepwalk’ with him

Oct 21, 2010 | The Madeleine Brand Show

What's funny about getting beaten up, bladder tumors and sleeping disorders? Everything if you are Mike Birbiglia.

Advice for avoiding the presidential gridlock around USC on Friday

Oct 21, 2010 | The Madeleine Brand Show

Multicultural L.A. jam band Ozomatli and comedian Jamie Foxx are two of the acts on the bill with President Obama this Friday at the University of Southern California.