Tag Archives: public radio

SEASON FIVE!!

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?

More This American Life Props

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.