The Madeleine Brand Show

Looking ahead to South Carolina's primary and back at dirty political campaigns of the past, columnist Brad Wharter joins the show.

As the South Carolina primary nears, super PACs are playing an ever increasing role. We talk with Rick Hasen about the power of the super PAC.

Mexican film director Gerardo Naranjo joins the show to talk about his new film, "Miss Bala."

Rhythm and blues legend Etta James, who lived in Riverside, Calif., has died after a struggle with leukemia. She was 73.

Mouthwatering tributes abound as Pasadena celebrates its role as supposed birthplace of the cheeseburger.

Plans for 26 solar projects in the deserts of California could pose a major risk to the threatened desert tortoise. Judy Muller investigates.

Need some witty banter to get you through the weekend? The guys from the Dinner Party, Rico Gagliano and Brendan Francis Newnam, stop by every Friday, so you’re in luck! This week, an explanation for the recent New York Philharmonic cell phone uproar and deciphering the mystery behind the Poe Toaster .