Radio Program Explains the U.S. Financial Crisis (Part 2)

Posted: March 4th, 2009 | Author: admin | Filed under: audio, economic | Tags: , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »



This American Life – Episode 375: Bad Banks

From the same guys that brought us the “Giant Pool of Money“, another ultra-simple explanation. This time, it’s the quandary that the big bad banks, taxpayers, and U.S. government currently find themselves in, with a dollhouse analogy and a simple balance sheet to introduce the concepts.

Radio Program Explains the U.S. Financial Crisis

Posted: October 10th, 2008 | Author: admin | Filed under: audio | Tags: , , , , , , | No Comments »

From This American Life, presenting the crisis in plain English, these two pieces are immensely popular and helpful. The guys who reported these stories (Alex Blumberg and Adam Davidson) also have a new podcast series and blog called Planet Money.

This American Life Episode 355Episode 355: The Giant Pool of Money

This American Life Episode 365Episode 365: Another Frightening Show about the Economy