# EXCELLENT explanation of financial crisis cause and bailout

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**Created:** [March 16, 2009, 11:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/excellent-explanation-of-financial-crisis-cause-and-bailout/64630 "2009-03-16T23:59:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Violator](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/violator/32/7278_2.png) [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 11:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/excellent-explanation-of-financial-crisis-cause-and-bailout/64630/1 "2009-03-16T23:59:04Z")

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NPR Shows  
Well worth the listen for those that have the attention span and care.

Episode 355: **The Giant Pool of Money**  
[http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radi…spx?sched=1242](http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?sched=1242)

Episode 365: **Another Frightening Show About the Economy**  
[http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radi…spx?sched=1263](http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?sched=1263)

Episode 375: **Bad Bank**  
[http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radi…spx?sched=1285](http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?sched=1285)

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**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 6:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/excellent-explanation-of-financial-crisis-cause-and-bailout/64630/2 "2009-03-17T06:28:51Z")

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:tup: I love NPR

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 6:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/excellent-explanation-of-financial-crisis-cause-and-bailout/64630/3 "2009-03-17T06:49:47Z")

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> [@Carnut](#):
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> :tup: I love NPR

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**Author:** ![Violator](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/violator/32/7278_2.png) [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 10:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/excellent-explanation-of-financial-crisis-cause-and-bailout/64630/4 "2009-03-17T22:09:57Z")

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This is the clearest and most plain explanation.  
They should be airing this 24-7 on the news

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**Author:** ![Janus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@Janus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Janus)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 9:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/excellent-explanation-of-financial-crisis-cause-and-bailout/64630/5 "2009-03-18T09:51:07Z")

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NPR is the best. I used to be self conscious of my love of talk radio, now i embrace it.

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**Author:** ![somedude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@somedude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/somedude)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 10:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/excellent-explanation-of-financial-crisis-cause-and-bailout/64630/6 "2009-03-18T10:17:39Z")

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this is insane. It never made much sense until i listened to this.

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**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/excellent-explanation-of-financial-crisis-cause-and-bailout/64630/7 "2009-03-18T10:18:34Z")

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this american life is awesome. i love npr

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**Author:** ![Penfold](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/penfold/32/5007_2.png) [@Penfold](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Penfold)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 10:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/excellent-explanation-of-financial-crisis-cause-and-bailout/64630/8 "2009-03-18T10:32:06Z")

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+1, very well put together.

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 10:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/excellent-explanation-of-financial-crisis-cause-and-bailout/64630/9 "2009-03-18T10:35:09Z")

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Normally I don’t listen to NPR because of their total left wing spin but I did listen to those and they were decent.