Fox's Hourly News Summary

National Public Radio's Hourly News Summary

The National Public Radio show, This American Life has produced a couple of quality shows about the current recession. From the show's website, "There's a theme to each episode, and a variety of stories on that theme. It's mostly true stories of everyday people, though not always."

The Giant Pool of Money program runs 1 hour and provides a strong overview of what happened, the culture inside the companies that sold the mortgages, and why there was all this demand for the securities.

Scenes from a Recession , ever wonder what happens when the contractor who built your condo defaults and leaves town? what really happens when the Federal Reserve takes over a bank? Or What is it like to work in a company that goes out of business? These are the three focuses of this program.