The Great Recession: Counting Costs, Contemplating Change

More than half of all working adults have been directly affected by the recession. Who’s been hit the hardest and why? How are Americans changing their lifestyles in the face of the worst economic downturn since the great depression? What implications do those changes have for  social relationships and institutions that may emerge in the future? Also, Obama and Netanyahu make nice, and officials seize a drug smuggling submarine in Ecuador. Guest host Sara Terry sits in for a vacationing Warren Olney.

A monthly reality-check on the issues Americans care about most. Host Warren Olney draws on his decades of experience to explore the people and issues shaping – and disrupting - our world. How did everything change so fast? Where are we headed? The conversations are informal, edgy and always informative. If Warren's asking, you want to know the answer.