Radiolab is finally back with new shows!!! Fire up the link and listen to ‘Choice’ when you get a chance. If you haven’t sampled this show in the past, I encourage you to listen to EVERYTHING that they have on their site. I don’t remember a bad show from these guys. Seriously.
I have turned into such a certifiable public-/talk-radio geek, sometimes I amaze even myself. Maybe the most amazing thing, actually, is that more people aren’t turning off the radio and looking for some worthwhile content elsewhere. I mean, I like Led Zeppelin and the Beatles as much as anybody, but I can only hear “Whole Lotta Love” and “Come Together” on the radio so many times before I want to shoot myself in the chest.
Where are you getting the new and exciting things that you listen to?
It feels like it was just the other day that I was here talking about a great episode of This American Life. Gotta say that I really enjoyed the show from this past weekend, too. They talked about the roots of the credit crisis, and for a financial novice like myself, I found the show to accessible and informative. I came away with a much more thorough understanding of the events that led us to our current economic state of affairs.
One additional question that I had afterwards was, “What were the comparable specifics that led to the economic downturns of the 1930s and the 1970s?” I’m sure I learned these things in history classes (10-15 years ago) but I don’t really recall. It’s baffling to realize that even though we, as a species, recognize that mistakes in history tends to repeat themselves, mistakes keep happening, and the cycle goes round and round.
Give a listen to episode #355, “The Giant Pool of Money,” if you get a chance.
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