Segments From This Episode

• Apple stock predicted to hit $1,000 a share

  by Heidi Moore

  Apple stock has defied gravity to top $600 a share. Now two analysts predict it could hit $1,000, creating a $1 trillion company.

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• When burglar alarms don’t work

  by Stephen Dubner

  Freakonomics Radio's Stephen Dubner on the high costs of faulty home alarm systems.

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• Car companies come roaring back

  by Adriene Hill

  March sales were up at General Motors, Chrysler and Toyota. But as the industry gets back up to speed, engineers aren't so easy to find.

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• County health rankings: Who’s the healthiest of them all?

  by Gregory Warner

  The University of Wisconsin has released the third annual county health rankings. The survey has become a competitive tool for businesses and local governments concerned about the cost of health care.

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• Children of deported parents forced into foster care

  by Jeff Tyler

  A man deported to Mexico struggles to be reunited with his kids, now in North Carolina foster care.

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• Campaign fundraising, pre- and post-primaries

  by Kai Ryssdal

  How history has led to how recent electoral caucuses are run, and the waning influence of the super PACs in the coming general elections.

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• Free ice cream for all!

  by Kai Ryssdal

  It's Free Cone Day at Ben and Jerry's.

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• Waiters to get $8.5 million back in tips

  by Sally Herships

  A New York banquet hall settles a lawsuit to pay waiters tips it never handed over. It’s the latest and biggest payback for jilted waiters.

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