The Madeleine Brand Show

Heidi Moore of Marketplace explains the JPMorgan Chase announcement that it has lost $2 billion through a trade deal from its London offices.

With Facebook's IPO scheduled for next week, Steve Proffitt breaks down why the average Joe shouldn't worry too much about acquiring shares.

Tony Travers of the London School of Economics joins the show to discuss the financial health of the forthcoming London Olympics.

The practice of patching the state budget deficit with less-than-realistic projections of revenue has become a bad habit in Sacramento.

KPCC's Josie Huang reports on how the San Juan Capistrano Mission is teaming up with scientists to lure back the iconic cliff swallows.

Hina Shansi, Director of the ACLU's National Security Project, joins the show to discuss the ACLU's case against the FBI's "No Fly List."

Many girls and boys today expect their significant others, suitors, or crushes to stage an elaborate asking, an event unto itself that will become prom lore. And central to the meaning of such events is the presence and participation of an audience.

This weekend Charles Phoenix performs his one man slide show spectacular at MOCA, the Roxy hosts a Vegan Beer and Food Festival, and a remastered version of Yellow Submarine plays in Santa Monica.