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Playlist: Coping with a Shaky Economy

Compiled By: PRX Editors

Credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/15965815@N00/416514144/">Marshall Astor</a>
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In this fragile economy, here are some pieces and programs that fit the times.

Also check out economy pieces by and about youth.

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Bernanke on Main Street Kansas City

From KCUR | 02:25:10

Fed chairman Ben Bernanke opened himself up to a group of invited citizens in Kansas City this summer as part of a News Hour segment. Some of the questions are wonderfully basic -- 'What does the Fed do?' -- to incisive queries from bankers and business people. Great raw audio.

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Getting Full For Free: Dumpster Diving in the D

From Zak Rosen | 00:05:06

Detroiter Jean Wilson takes us to one of her favorite organic markets. Well, actually, to a dumpster behind the market. From Zak Rosen.

Reinventing Stamford

From Smart City Radio | 00:59:00

Many cities are desperate for ways out of the current recession, but the city of Stamford, Connecticut says "crisis is the mother of invention." Find out what Stamford is doing to weather the economic storm and reinvent itself for the next generation.

My Plate Full, Yours Empty

From Curie Youth Radio | 00:02:05

Even when Abdel Mutan's family was going hungry, he didn't know it. Here he talks to his mother, remembering an evening when Abdel's mother put her family first and herself second.

Debt

From Western Folklife Center Media | 00:03:00

National Cowboy Poetry Gathering participant Brenn Hill shares his song, "Debt," written after seeing friends dragged down by credit card debt.

Debt: Payback and the Shadow Side of Wealth- Margaret Atwood- Hour One

From Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | Part of the 2008 CBC Massey Lectures series | 00:53:56

This is the first of a powerful five-part series with Canadian novelist and essayist Margaret Atwood.

She reads and tells stories about money and families and her experiences and talk with incredible insight about debt. Totally engaging.

Debt: Payback and the Shadow Side of Wealth- Margaret Atwood- Hour Two

From Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | Part of the 2008 CBC Massey Lectures series | 00:53:56

This five part series is an investigation into the idea of debt as an ancient and central motif in religion, literature, and the structure of human societies.

Debt: Payback and the Shadow Side of Wealth- Margaret Atwood- Hour Three

From Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | Part of the 2008 CBC Massey Lectures series | 00:53:56

This five part series is an investigation into the idea of debt as an ancient and central motif in religion, literature, and the structure of human societies.

Debt: Payback and the Shadow Side of Wealth- Margaret Atwood- Hour Four

From Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | Part of the 2008 CBC Massey Lectures series | 00:53:56

This five part series is an investigation into the idea of debt as an ancient and central motif in religion, literature, and the structure of human societies.

Debt: Payback and the Shadow Side of Wealth- Margaret Atwood- Hour Five

From Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | Part of the 2008 CBC Massey Lectures series | 00:53:56

This five part series is an investigation into the idea of debt as an ancient and central motif in religion, literature, and the structure of human societies.

DRIVEN TOWARD DEBT

From Voices of Our World | 00:27:58

Yes, this program is from 2006 or so, but it is prescient: the impact of debt on those least able to cope with economic setbacks.

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This I Believe - Kenneth Feinberg

From This I Believe | Part of the This I Believe series | 00:04:00

We can get overwhelmed by the number of layoffs. But these are people, not statistics. Few people know the value of people, the human being, as Kenneth Feinberg who handled the Sept. 11 victims compensation fund.

This I Believe - Maria Zapetis

From This I Believe | Part of the This I Believe series | 00:04:34

"...I believe in offering help to those who need it. Right now." More inspiration from This I Believe!

Surviving the Depression and Segregation

From KUT | 00:07:09

Millions of people have a history of hard times. This guy survived the Great Depression in Texas. Lessons worth learning.

Foreclosing on the American Dream

From Michigan Radio | 00:53:33

Michigan has one of the highest foreclosure rates in the country. Thousands of people in the state have had their homes foreclosed on.

Michigan Radio takes an in-depth look at what this means for our state, our communities, and all of us.

Facing the Mortgage Crisis

From Michigan Radio | 00:53:29

Michigan's unemployment and foreclosure rates are among the worst in the United States. Now that we're in this situation, what can we so about it?

Finding Our Bootstraps: Americans Deal With Recession

From Michigan Radio Economy Special | 00:58:29

How people are finding the strength and situations
that get them through economic hard times.

The Show Must Go On

From Paul Conley | 00:10:26

How a ballet company and an orchestra battled the recession and won with creativty, hard work, and a renewed commitment to community.

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BackStory - I owe, I owe... Debt in America

From BackStory with the American History Guys | 00:53:53

200 years ago, debt was considered not simply an economic failing, but a moral one. It could even land you in prison! When did our attitudes about debt change so dramatically?

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BackStory - Panic! A History of Financial Crisis

From BackStory with the American History Guys | 00:54:23

Speculation... deregulation... crash... bailout. Sound familiar? Probably. Sound modern? It shouldn’t.

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