A solid, easy-to-follow explanation of the discovery of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme, focusing on the man who played a big role in the exposure of the scam, Harry Markopolos. It's by Curt Nickisch, business and technology reporter at WBUR in Boston, and frequent contributor on NPR. We hear from Markopolos, coworkers and a victim of the Ponzi scheme, who thanks Markopolos for his dogged and often frustrating attempts to get the SEC to investigate Madoff.

This would be good to air when the subject of Madoff hits the news, or another Ponzi scheme is revealed, or anytime you want your listeners to have a deeper understanding of just what took place.

Doctor? Nurse? Think again. This feature describes the title confusion when a nurse gets a degree called "doctor nurse." It's all explained and explored nicely by Sally Herships, an independent producer in Brooklyn, New York. It's flexible enough to run by itself or also would pair with another health care story.

One warning: it ends rather abruptly with no soc-out, so your host has to be ready with a tag.

This is a thought-provoking piece on one family's attempt to make a difference. Nicely paced in the telling, this is by
Philip Graitcer, independent reporter/producer out of Atlanta. In it, we hear what starts off as a spark of an idea by a teen in the family and evolves into a substantial and meaningful act of charity the whole family agrees to.