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These days we’re obsessed with being clean, some times to a fault. But that hasn’t always been the case. Today we look at a social history of filth in a new book called The Dirt on Clean. Also, entrapment in the subways and our regular Thursday discussion for the month of December: personal finances.
Mixed Bag
Paul Browne, Deputy Commissioner for Public Information at the NYPD talks about the Police theory behind "Operation Lucky Bag." Plus, Eugene O'Donnell, Professor at of law and police science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice responds to the program. And we speak with Carlos Alayo, a NY-based photographer who ...
Wrapping Up Finances
Alvin Hall, personal finance expert and author of You and Your Money: It's More Than Just the Numbers (Atria, 2007), talks about end of year financial decisions you need to make.
Fashionably Clean
Katherine Ashenburg, journalist and the author of The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History (North Point Press, 2007) writes about the social history of cleanlines and what it means today.
The Dirt on Clean is available for purchase at Amazon.com
The Dirt on Clean is available for purchase at Amazon.com
Docter-off into the sunset
Bob Yaro, the President of Regional Plan Association, reflects on the news that Dan Docteroff, the deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Rebuilding is stepping down.
Romney's Kennedy Moment
Mark Halperin, editor-at-large and senior political analyst for Time Magazine and author of The Way to Win: Taking the White House in 2008 (Random House, 2006), analyzes Mitt Romney's speech on his faith.