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Playlist: Dealing with Debt

Compiled By: PRX Editors

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With both individuals and nations running record fiscal deficits, a look at the history and concept of debt. Novelist Margaret Atwood, former Comptroller General David M. Walker, a cowboy poet, and average citizens from three generations all weigh in...

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Borrowed Times: A History of the National Debt

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

On this episode, the History Guys explore why debt has continued to be so controversial in a nation that was founded on borrowing. Have there been times in American history when debt was seen as a good thing?

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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

A five-part series in which legendary novelist Margaret Atwood addresses the idea of debt as an ancient and central motif in religion, literature, and the structure of human societies. Part of the 2008 CBC Massey Lectures, where you can find Parts Two through Five.

Former Comptroller General Sounds the Alarm on Debt

From Prime Time Radio | Part of the Prime Time Radio series | 00:59:49

Former U.S. Comptroller General and head of the Government Accountability Office David M. Walker argues that American addiction to debt is a non-ideological issue that has diminished the country's greatness. From Prime Time Radio, produced by AARP.

DRIVEN TOWARD DEBT

From Voices of Our World | 00:27:58

From the federal government to the individual citizen, going into debt has become a national way of life. A timely look at the ways of the debt industry and how huge profits are being made at consumers' expense.

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Debt - a rebroadcast from 2003

From Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow- Phil Mariage | Part of the Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow series | 00:29:00

Even more relevant than when first broadcast. People from three generations discuss their attitudes toward using credit and going into debt.

Debt

From Western Folklife Center Media | 00:03:00

Cowboy singer Brenn Hill sings and discusses his song about a topic many Americans are all too familiar with, "Debt": 'I got a brand new diesel pick-up truck that I can't afford to drive/We're puttin' groceries on the credit card so we can stay alive.' The man sings truth...

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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