Closer Look: March Madness; Middle Age; And More

Friday on “Closer Look with Rose Scott and Jim Burress”:

• 0:00: Longtime NPR journalist Barbara Bradley Hagerty talks about her NPR series on middle age;
• 11:25: Bert Brannen, managing partner of law firm Fisher & Phillips’ Atlanta office, discusses the potential pitfalls of March Madness pools in the workplace;
• 21:37: Chris Duffy, host of “You’re the Expert” on WBUR in Boston, talks about how the show makes academic research fun and funny ahead of the show’s live taping in Atlanta with the Atlanta Science Festival;
• 31:01: Candace Wheeler talks about March Madness, an automated fast food chain restaurant, robot pizza delivery and a rap battle investigation in today’s “Trending” segment.