Backyard chickens — they’re suddenly everywhere. We’ll get inside the new chickencoop with The New Yorker’s Susan Orlean, and more.

Will China be the world’s clean-energy superpower? We’ll look at “Green China,” and whether the U.S. is losing the clean-tech race.

A new study suggests multitaskers don’t have some special skill. In fact, they may be damaging their ability to do anything well — even multitask.

Many U.S. cities were on the brink even before the recession. We’ll talk with Newark Mayor Cory Booker and D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty about urban revitalization against the odds.

Mideast scholar and Obama adviser Vali Nasr says a new middle class is finally changing the Muslim world — and the U.S. needs to catch up.

Wall Street bonuses helped create the global financial crisis. Now new rules are on the table. We’ll ask if Washington is ready to take on Wall Street pay.

“Mad Men” creator Matthew Weiner talks about the Emmy-winning show’s new season: “I have a theme for the season. I always have an idea of what I’m trying to express…. Season Three to me is about chaos.”

Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk joined us on Thursday for a detailed discussion of his business plan and his vision for the electric car future. One outstanding issue for him remains whether he can make his cars affordable for average people – the original Roadster costs $109,000, and even his forthcoming Model S will cost about $50,000.

“Mad Men” wins Best Drama — again — at the Emmys. We’ll talk to the show’s executive producer and creator, Matt Weiner.

World leaders on stage in New York and Pittsburgh. Terror arrests in Denver. New hope for an AIDS vaccine. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

America’s super-hot electric car from Tesla Motors. We’ll talk with Tesla CEO, Elon Musk.

Is the global economic crisis derailing globalization? Should it? As the G-20 sits down in Pittsburgh, we’ll talk tires, chickens, and trade.

President Obama addresses the United Nations — and Iran looms large. We’ll hear perspectives on the nuclear threat and Ahmadinejad from top Iran watchers around the world.

We’ll talk with writer Barbara Ehrenreich about how the working poor are getting by — and not — in these extra-hard times.

The mind of a dog. How your pooch sees the world — and you — may not be quite what you think. We’ll get the dog’s eye view.

ACORN under fire. Conservatives have attacked the liberal organizing group for years — now, ACORN’s in real trouble. We’ll take stock of the ACORN scandal.

We woke up Monday morning to Bob Woodward’s piece in The Washington Post revealing details of Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s report to President Obama on Afghanistan strategy. As luck would have it, we had three guests in our first hour with a few things to say about the McChrystal memo. Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers [...]

Images from Carl Jung’s “Red Book,” courtesy of W.W. Norton.

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Back to On Point: Carl Jung’s Secret Book

De-coding Carl Jung. The secret diary of Jung’s own psychic travels goes public. We’ll open the Swiss vault that held the master’s journey.

Vietnam War critic Daniel Ellsberg and Iraq War critic and Colin Powell’s right-hand man, Lawrence Wilkerson, say we need to take a long, hard look at Afghanistan.