The Madeleine Brand Show

A suspect in a string of dramatic shooting incidents in France is surrounded by police in an apartment in the city of Toulouse. Police plan to storm the apartment building if the alleged gunman doesn't surrender.

The most troubled section of Men's Central Jail in downtown LA may be closed as it faces a federal investigation into alleged police brutality.

This week, Luke talks about the "This American Life" program and its recent retraction of a piece on the Chinese factories that make Apple products.

CNET's Stephen Shankland joins the show to tells how robots are gaining a big foothold in the workplace.

Author Jon Ronson joins the show to talk his latest project, "Escape and Control." It's a web series looking at how ideas spread online.

Juliet Eilperin, author of "Demon Fish," explains the growing scientific fascination in technology derived from sharks.