The Madeleine Brand Show

Happy tax day! Tim Noah of the New Republic, and Richard Rahn from the Cato Institute join the show to discuss whether or not taxes should be raised or lowered.

Could Hillary Clinton's recent surge in popularity be a foreshadowing of a presidential run?

A new study has found that with a bigger brain, comes a higher IQ. It may seem like an obvious conclusion, but more than two hundred scientists around the world collaborated to scientifically prove the link. UCLA's Paul Thompson, a senior author on the study, joins the show to discuss the findings.

The LA Times Festival of Books comes to USC this weekend. Madeleine talks with book critic and Libros Schmibros founder David Kipen about what to expect from the 'Coachella of books.'

How about a puzzle? Steve Proffitt joins the show with a Short List. See if you can figure out what connects this list of names and companies.

Music critic Drew Tewksbury reviews music by French musician Yann Tiersen and Mali's Amadour & Miriam.