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Before there was Bernie Madoff, there was Ivar Kreuger, the man John Kenneth Galbraith called the Leonardo of scammers. When Kreuger, an extremely successful and much-admired businessman during the 1920s, killed himself in 1932, investors discovered that his financial empire, based in the manufacture of matches, was made of sand, built out of complex financial instruments that are the forerunners of today's derivatives.

To celebrate St. Patrick's Day and all things Irish, we have a special hour of music, storytelling and performance for you. The San Diego band Skelpin will perform in our KPBS studios. Members of Write Out Loud will share their favorite Irish literature, and three local Irish will explain what it is about the Irish that Americans just don't understand.

Edgar Millan Gomez, Mexico's acting chief of the federal police, was shot dead outside his home in Mexico City Thursday. Coordinator of anti-drug operations within the Mexican military, he was the third police official killed in the past week.

The Iron Horse at MoPA

Learn how the Ocean Discovery Institute is connecting urban youth with science and the environment.

Tony Perry of the LA Times talks about his recent reporting on the Marine Corps in San Diego, including the boot camp experience at MCRD downtown, the closing of a public shotgun shooting range at MCAS Miramar, and an increase in suicides among Marines..

President Obama is expected to announce next week his plan to overhaul the nation's dysfunctional financial system. One financial expert predicts tweaking, rather than sweeping change, this year in the face of strong opposition from the financial sector.

Death at a Funeral

The Asylum Street Spankers On Busking, Spanking, And Lunchboxes

Although Fidel Castro has announced he's giving up his role as Cuba's president, the leader has demonstrated that he doesn't necessarily need a title to exert control over the island nation's government.