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Pension Plans in Peril

Find out why pension plans are often the first to go when a company is facing a major financial struggle, and how that’s affecting people around the country who rely on those pensions to pay for their retirement. Journalist Fran Hawthorne has been covering the pension industry for more than 20 years, and her recent book is Pension Dumping.

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Uncovering the Titanic’s Last Secrets

Hear some surprising new details about the Titanic disaster, based on forensic engineering and exploratory dives. Brad Matsen’s new book is Titanic’s Last Secrets.

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The Art of the Obituary

We look at the art of writing obituaries – and why so many of us take pleasure in reading them! Anne Wroe is co-editor of The Economist’s Book of Obituaries; Marilyn Johnson is author of The Dead Beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs, and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries.

Weigh in: Do you read obituaries regularly, and why? Are certain obituaries more interesting to you than others?

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Open Phones: Changing Reading Habits

The economic downturn has forced independent booksellers to close, publishing houses to cut back and most of the secondhand book industry to move online. How has 2008 changed YOUR reading or book buying habits over the past year? Give us a call at 212-433-WNYC.

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