What is one of the largest pinch-points of the current economy in the United States? Mortgage loans and the housing bubble, of course. This is only one corner of the multi-faceted tower that comprises the country’s stability as a whole, and its syncopation into the world system. The government acquisition of the lending giants [...]
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This episode deals with the tailspin of supply and demand. I had a different take on this episode, though. Actions that we take in life are never the real problem, they are only the symptom to a state of mind, myself included. What you have are people playing in a foolish way on both sides [...] Just recently I finished watching the movie Into the Wild. Wow. I was thoroughly amazed and inspired by the true-life story of Chris McCandless. In search for real answers, Chris assumes the identity of Alexander Supertramp and embarks on a great adventure across the country. While facing the elements alone and making good [...]  April 23rd, 2008 | Category: talkshowsListening to this had me thinking about all the adventures growing up in a family of…well…contrasting personalties. If you’ve experienced the love of sarcastic wit from any one of your brothers or sisters, you may find this episode to be interesting. Host Ira Glass describes a children’s book from the 1970s called Nobody’s Family Is [...] I was listening to a podcast today by Chicago Public Radio called This American Life. Every episode is filled with personal stories that happen to everyday people. They pick a theme and divide it up into three or four short stories that demonstrate the diversity of subject matter through different eyes. Todays [...] Below is a debate I just listened to that raised some great issues. It was recorded at the National Constitution Center. The overarching theme, I think, was in relation to a collective society’s operative knowledge of what rights a public official is mandated. Namely, the president. In that respect, the [...] I enjoy listening to the show “Coast to Coast AM” with George Noory. It starts at midnight where I live and runs until 4 or 5 in the morning. I usually can’t listen for more than an hour before I have to go to bed. Maybe I’ll have to subscribe to the [...] August 25th, 2007 | Category: talkshowsI like listening to podcasts while I’m working on projects late into the night, especially old-time radio shows. There’s this website that I stream them from called radio.macinmind.com. They’re always rotating new shows with old ones, and try to broadcast same-date shows from however many years ago they ran. A few of my favorites are [...] |
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