The Madeleine Brand Show

Heidi Moore of Marketplace joins the show to discuss the latest economic news.

L.A. Times reporter Walter Hamilton discusses Lehman Brothers' rewarding of $700 million to its highest paid employees shortly before the company went bankrupt in 2008.

Mei Fong, lecturer at USC's Annenberg School, joins the show to discuss the negative reaction in China to the recent shooting deaths of two Chinese graduate students.

Rico Gagliano and Brendan Francis Newnam offer up some delectable discussion topics for your next dinner party.

Novelist Hari Kunzru joins the show to talk about his new book "Gods WIthout Men" and his fascination with California’s desert areas.

Meghan McCarty brings you the Weekend Alibi, a roundup of the best weekend entertainments around L.A.

KPCC's Steve Proffitt provides an update on the nuclear energy industry, looking at both the California plants of San Onofre and Diablo Canyon.