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Tomorrow is the 25th anniversary of what is known in the financial world as "Black Monday." It was one of the worst stock market crashes the world has seen. Host Michel Martin asks Bloomberg Businessweek contributing writer Roben Farzad what's changed since the massive crash, and how another tumble would affect the economy today.

We're putting a stop to some of the myths about genetically modified seeds and when farmers can be sued over them.

October 14, 2012 - SeismologyKeith & Russ talk with Aaron Velasco, professor of Geology at the University of Texas at El Paso. Velasco talks about why…

Google shares fell sharply after poor third quarter results were accidentally released early, in the middle of the trading day. NASDAQ suspended trading in Google shares.

Carrie Preston's comedy That's What She Said, which stars Anne Heche, Marcia DeBonis and Alia Shawkat, aims to depict friendship between women. Critic Stephanie Zacharek says the film's stab at Sex and the City-style candor comes off as absurdity instead.

Renee Montagne talks to classical music commentator Miles Hoffman about one of the most important conductors of the 20th century: Sir George Solti. This Sunday marks the 100th anniversary of his birth.

The presidential contenders fired one-liners, not attacks, at a charity dinner. And the president made an appearance on Comedy Central's The Daily Show.

Sherman Alexie's Blasphemy, a collection of stories about Native American life, debuts at No. 15.

In this morning's roundup: A trailer that may or may not convince you that an Arrested Development documentary is needed, a comic-strip movie that apparently exists, and thoughts on speaking French and watching Girls.

At least eight people are dead and 78 are wounded, state news media report, while victims scramble to get out of the debris. The attack, possibly a car bomb, happened on a street where a group that opposes Syrian President Bashar Assad has offices.