Defogging the Economic Crisis

The radio show that caught the ear of Baucus and Geithner is "This American Life," aired on 500 public radio stations and heard by some 1.8 million listeners each week. Another half-million or so listen to the free podcast.... [I]n February, for the third time in a year, the show's producers departed from the usual format to tackle the daunting challenge of explaining the global financial crisis to an increasingly perplexed public. Full Story »

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3.7
by Derek Hawkins - Mar. 11, 2009

An informative look at This American Life's acclaimed series of explanatory reports on the financial crisis. Despite the complexities of the issues, it's not impossible to publish a smart, clear, plain-English story about the financial crisis.

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