Farming, Genetic Patenting And The Supreme Court + "Z: A Novel Of Zelda Fitzgerald"

Summary: <p>FARMING, GENETIC PATENTING AND THE SUPREME COURT: The Supreme Court on Monday ruled unanimously that farmers need to pay agriculture and biotech company Monsanto each time they plant crops using its patented technology for genetically modified soybeans. It's a case that triggered complicated questions about proprietary rights, technology and the future of our food system. Kojo explores the outcome and what it could mean for other battles over intellectual property rights. (19 min.) "Z: A NOVEL OF ZELDA FITZGERALD": F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald's complicated relationship captivated their contemporaries and continues to intrigue today. The writers fed off of each other's work and found both inspiration and ruin in the excesses of the Jazz Age they personify. Zelda in particular has become a divisive, much mythologized figure. We talk to author Therese Anne Fowler about her fictional take on the woman, muse and icon who continues to fascinate. (32 min.)</p>