Segments From This Episode

• Ferris Bueller, 25 years later

  by Adriene Hill

  Movies can help set our expectations for how life may turn out. So, how did life turn out for the graduates of Ferris Bueller's high school, the real one?

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• Sony unveils new handheld video game console

  by David Gura

  It is called the PlayStation Vita, and it is coming to the U.S. and Europe this week. A basic Wi-Fi version costs costs $250 and Sony is promoting it with a $50 million marketing campaign.

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• The journey from farm to the dinner table

  by Kai Ryssdal

  In her new book, journalist Tracie MacMillan explores the various ways that Americans grow, buy, sell and eat their food.

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• Nuclear Regulatory Commission releases audio of Fukushima disaster

  by Alex Chadwick

  Alex Chadwick, host of "BURN: An Energy Journal," discusses the conversations at the NRC as the agency became aware of last year's nuclear disaster in Japan.

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• Walmart lures shoppers back — at a price

  by Bob Moon

  Walmart boosted U.S. sales in the latest quarter, but shoppers were drawn to lower-priced products and that hit profit margins.

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• Facebook profiles can predict job performance

  by Kai Ryssdal

  A new study says looking at people's profiles on the social network can predict how dependable or emotionally stable a person is.

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• Greek bond investors take big ‘haircut’ in bailout deal

  by Kai Ryssdal

  Hans Humes is one of the private creditors who is now taking a 74 percent haircut on the Greek debt he owns. He explains what that means, and why he invested.

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