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What actually are subprime loans? On today’s show, a senior special writer at The Wall Street Journal explains what’s going on with the stock market and how to handle this economic downturn. Also: with so many kinds of fish contaminated, we’ll learn which seafood your kids should be eating. Plus, MoMA’s exhibit on Soviet modernist architecture. But first, two criminologists explain the great American crime decline of the 1990s and whether it has continued into the 21st century.
Violent Crime in America
Many theories have been offered up to explain the crime decline of the 1990s – from tougher policing to a decline in the crack cocaine epidemic. But why in the last few years has this decrease in violent crime continued in some cities but not in others? Frank Zimring, Professor ...
Kid-Safe Seafood
Fish can be very healthy for growing kids. But with so many kinds of fish contaminated by mercury and other pollutants, which fish should your kids be eating? And how healthy are those frozen fish sticks, anyway? Joining Leonard are Tim Fitzgerald, scientist and seafood expert with Environmental Defense ...
Soviet Modernist Architecture
Soviet avant-garde architecture in the years following the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution is integral to the history of modern architecture. Barry Bergdoll, chief curator of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art, and photographer Richard Pare join Leonard to talk about MoMA’s exhibit on Soviet modernist architecture called “The ...
The Stock Market Explained
Greg Ip is a senior special writer for The Wall Street Journal. He will explain what’s going on with the stock market – why the credit bubble burst, why the Federal Reserve cut the discount rate, and what it all means for you and your investments.
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