Tune in to span the gamut, as usual, on this week's PLANET ERSTWILD with indefatiguable host James Moore. First up, it's Fairfield's own Joanne Ancell, a.k.a., "Fiddlin' Granny," so dubbed by the Iowa Arts Council. She'll play and sing, talk about her upcoming performances at the local Farmers Market and the Iowa State Fair, and share family memories, including a book she's published from her grandfather's journals about the civil war. [If you're interested in a copy, her number is 641 472-4736.] Then it's the music of Pale Robin with a sneak preview of the soon-to-be-released "Wheel of the Damned" and a phone discussion with the Santa Cruz-based group's founder/singer/songwriter Mars. Also joining the conversation is Augustin. Next up, James talks with fellow KRUU founding host Andy Bargerstock, [FRINGE TOAST Wed 8-10pm] who is also director of MUM's MBA program. You'll learn what CAPSIM is and how Prof. Bargerstock's classes are kicking accounting ass at the highest levels.

At 4pm, it's our regular mindful news & commentary segment "Inside the Headlines" with Newsvandal JP Sottile, Emmy Award-winning journalist & filmmaker. This week's categories include secrets, you are what you eat & drink, and the cost of doing business. You can't afford to miss this. Click "Read more" below for a complete listing of this week's select headlines.

1. The Cost Of Doing Business
Corporate Fraud Cases Often Spare Individuals
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/08/business/more-fraud-settlements-for-companies-but-rarely-individuals.html

Justice department ends Goldman probe | http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/1cdc7376-e284-11e1-be25-00144feab49a.html

Company previously known as Blackwater agrees to $7.5 million fine in arms smuggling case
http://news.yahoo.com/company-previously-known-blackwater-agrees-7-5-million-214610828.html
 
Google Will Pay $22.5 Million to Settle FTC Charges it Misrepresented Privacy Assurances
http://ftc.gov/opa/2012/08/google.shtm
 
Pfizer pays $60m to US government to settle charges
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19171566
 
Medicaid Providers Received $6.6 Billion despite Tax Debts
http://www.accountingtoday.com/news/medicaid-providers-tax-debts-gao-congress-irs-63501-1.html

2. You Are What You Eat...and Drink
Americans Spend $151 a Week on Food; the High-Income, $180
http://www.gallup.com/poll/156416/Americans-Spend-151-Week-Food-High-Income-180.aspx
 
Biotech Giants Are Bankrolling a GMO Free-for-All
http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2012/08/biotech-gmo-deregulation
 
Popcorn ingredient found to be linked with Alzheimer's
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/08/08/popcorn-ingredient-found-to-be-linked-with-alzheimer/
 
Impact of Fluoride on Neurological Development in Children
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/features/features/fluoride-childrens-health-grandjean-choi.html
 
People Eating Less of that Nasty Meat
http://gawker.com/5932459/people-eating-less-of-that-nasty-meat
 
Fewer US students buy sodas, sports drinks still a problem-study
http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/06/usa-obesity-soda-schools-idINL2E8J61BR20120806
 
Do Sports Drinks Really Work?
http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2012/07/do-sports-drinks-really-work
 
The hidden costs of hamburgers
http://cironline.org/reports/hidden-costs-hamburgers-3701

3. They've Got A Secret
Exclusive: The Pentagon's Shocking Cover-Up Of The Afghan National Military Hospital Scandal
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mhastings/exclusive-the-pentagons-shocking-cover-up-of-the
 
Media, ACLU to argue against censorship at Guantanamo
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/08/02/159520/media-aclu-to-argue-against-censorship.html
 
Historic NDAA Battle Underway: TV Networks Silent
http://www.businessinsider.com/historic-ndaa-battle-underway-tv-networks-silent-2012-8#ixzz234GxF3bR
 
Why Color Atom Bomb Footage of Hiroshima & Nagasaki Was Censored by the Government for Decades
http://reason.com/blog/2012/08/09/why-color-atom-bomb-footage-of-hiroshima
 
Kennedys keep vise-grip on RFK papers
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2012/08/05/index_details_contents_of_robert_f_kennedys_papers/
 
Secret Boy Scout Predator Files Released
http://www.allgov.com/US_and_the_World/ViewNews/Secret_Boy_Scout_Predator_Files_Released_120809
 
What Rand Paul Learned From Secret Security Hearings
http://reason.com/archives/2012/08/09/gazillions

THIS WEEK IN GOOD NEWS!
U.S. starts landmark Agent Orange cleanup in Vietnam
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-08-09/agent-orange-vietnam/56899152/1
 
Poll: ‘Political media’ viewed unfavorably by 78 percent of people
http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/184480/poll-political-media-viewed-unfavorably-by-78-percent-of-people/
 
Major Breeder of Research Dogs Faces Closure
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=major-breeder-research-dogs-faces-closure

ODDS & ENDS:
Desperation, Greed and the Global Organ Trade
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/the-illegal-trade-in-organ-is-fueled-by-desperation-and-growing-a-847473.html
 
GOP Flexes Muscle as Ad Spending Nears Half-Billion Mark
http://nationaljournal.com/2012-presidential-campaign/gop-flexes-muscle-as-ad-spending-nears-half-billion-mark-20120803
 
Is Your Neighbor a Democrat? Obama Has an App for That
http://www.propublica.org/article/is-your-neighbor-a-democrat-obama-has-an-app-for-that
 
Interview With the Green Party's Jill Stein, Candidate for Organizer in Chief
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/10685-interview-with-jill-stein-candidate-for-organizer-in-chief
 
Deadly Aid: How U.S. foreign assistance is helping human rights violators
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/08/06/deadly_aid
 
Kenyan Fossils Rekindle Debate over Early Human Diversity
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2012/08/09/kenyan-fossils-rekindle-debate-over-early-human-diversity/
 
Africa Losing the Battle against Rhino Poachers
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/africa-seeks-solution-to-poachers-selling-rhino-horns-to-asia-a-846605.html
 
Gaza Christians can pray in Israel, not Muslims: court
http://news.yahoo.com/gaza-christians-pray-israel-not-muslims-court-192113815.html
 
Antipsychotic use growing in U.S. kids and teens
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/07/us-antipsychotic-kids-idUSBRE87617Y20120807
 
Child Labor: Small Hands Picking Our Food
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Children-in-the-Field-Picking-Our-Food-164796976.html
 
OK, Barry Diller, you can kill the print Newsweek now
http://jimromenesko.com/2012/08/07/ok-barry-diller-you-can-kill-the-print-newsweek-now/
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