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Friday, September 03, 2010

 

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TAL: The Giant Pool of Money

Don't miss the This American Life episode about the mortgage crisis, titled "The Giant Pool of Money."

The episode won a Third Coast award and was the subject of a "New York Times" story on September 28, 2008.

 

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