Kai Ryssdal reviews what listeners had to say about stories involving the housing industry, cuts in education, the death of the print business, and whether children actually make people happier.
Federal prosecutors are looking into whether Morgan Stanley bet against its investors and misled clients about derivatives deals. Wall Street Journal reporter Amir Efrati talks the details with Stacey Vanek-Smith.
Author Patricia Morrisroe talks with Kai Ryssdal about her new book, "Wide Awake: A Memoir of Insomnia," whether we're sleeping less than we were 50 years ago, and when America's major sleep problem began.
Executives from BP and its drilling rig partners tried to explain to the Senate Energy Committee how the Gulf oil accident wasn't their fault. Now changes may be coming to the agency that regulates offshore drilling. Brett Neely reports.
States across the U.S. are facing a conundrum: how to balance their budgets without squeezing wages and benefits for state employees. Commentator Todd Buchholz says the Greek crisis offers some clues.
Planned obsolescence used to be a reality, something companies did to counter the assembly-line precision that developed in the early part of the last century. But things have gotten better over the years. Or have they? Cash Peters reports.
