When You Ain't Got Nothin', You Got Nothin' To Lose

Cory Bortnicker  Oct 31, 2008 3:45 pm

When You Ain't Got Nothin', You Got Nothin' To Lose
 
Voices from the front lines of the scariest crisis in generations.
 

 
They’re just starting out. They’ve got college loans and entry-level employment.

And they’re entering one of the toughest job markets in years on the eve of an election.

How much do 20-somethings know about the economy? And how much do they care?

Cory Bortnicker hit the streets of Brooklyn to find out how his fellow 20-somethings felt about one of the biggest economic crises of a generation.

Download the podcast here. Or stream it below. A full transcript will be made available soon.

The podcast is a project in motion. We welcome your thoughts and questions as we evolve. E-mail us.

Thanks for listening, and enjoy.




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11-01-2008, 3:50 pm
Cory and Kevin-

Great podcast!! I love the last comment - I've had that floating through my head more than once in the last few weeks.
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11-02-2008, 3:13 pm
Was the most sane part of this.

I watch all my neighbors, and while we are not just out of college 20 somethings, we are the majority of wage earners and productive personnel currently in the economy. Each of us is "concerned&quo
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11-03-2008, 10:45 am
I found the podcast interesting, but I did notice an uncomfortable sub-carrier: Yes, their parent's did participate in the age of excess and disposability (I'm 45, I have kids) but these same 20-year-olds didn't exactly say "
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