The Madeleine Brand Show

In late May, the decommissioned USS Iowa battleship departs to Berth 87 in San Pedro, Calif. where it will live out its final incarnation as an interactive museum.

The Los Angeles Times published photos of soldiers posing with dead Afghan insurgents and blown up body parts. The solider behind the photos wanted to call attention to a breakdown in leadership and discipline. David Zucchino from the L.A. Times talks with Madeleine about the photos.

Brian Fishman of New America discusses what could happen to U.S.-Afghan relations after a series of incidents between soldiers and residents in Afghanistan.

KPCC's Erika Aguilar gauges the mood at USC as students react to the shooting deaths of two Chinese graduate students.

Former political cartoonist and current artisanal pencil sharpener David Rees joins the show talk about his new book, "How to Sharpen Pencils."

The California Report's Erik Anderson explains how scientists in San Diego are launching simulated earthquakes to study building performance.

Luke Burbank, host of the podcast "Too Beautiful to Live," brings us his weekly wrap-up of the week’s awesome and not awesome news.