April 14, 2008 
Business and Economy , Pop Culture
Super profitable Mario
By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji, Leo Duran
The worsening economy is shaking apart industries like the housing market, with few winners. There is a superstar, however, when the economy sputters: video game makers.
National , Politics , Vote 2008
Will "bitter" voters wound Barack?
Barack Obama called voters "bitter," but will voters be bitter to him? Columbia law professor Nate Persily talks with us about how comments like this affect a presidential race that has become increasingly contentious in tone.
Business and Economy
Home, expensive home
America is facing a housing crisis, but we're not alone. Overseas, countries such as Ireland and Spain are going through the same pains.
Health Care, National
The pulse of international health care
America's health care system isn't ranked first. Or even in the top 10. At 37th, documentary filmmaker T.R. Reid says, the United States could learn from how the rest of the world provides its citizens health care.
The global impact of the American diet
Grain prices are continuing their rapid ascent and a global food emergency remains. "Stuffed and Starved" author Raj Patel says American eating habits are to blame.
The salmon season dries up
A federal fisheries panel has shut down all commercial salmon fishing in the ocean off Oregon and California. It is being called "the most restricted salmon season ever on the West Coast."
National , Religion and Spirituality
Pope Benedict comes to America, faces Catholic Church sex scandals
Pope Benedict XVI is in the United States for his first visit since assuming the papacy. Benedict may not have reputation or the charisma of his predecessor, the late John Paul II, but he is the first pope to visit since revelations of sexual abuse in the U.S. Catholic Church.
The show is a co-production of WNYC Radio and Public Radio International,
in collaboration with The BBC World Service, New York Times Radio and WGBH Boston.
