Mortgage Crisis

The Volunteer Lawyers Project

10. September 2009

Mark Perzel welcomes Ginny Whitman from the Volunteer Lawyers Project, discussing the need for free legal help for foreclosure cases.

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Tenant’s Law

10. September 2009

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Mark Perzel examines the new tenant’s law with Legal Aid Society of Southwest Ohio attorney Nicholas DiNardo.

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Impact Cincinnati

10. September 2009

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Sherry Kelley Marshall, James Pilcher and Chuck Hatcher in the WVXU Studios

During the last twelve months Greater Cincinnati lost more than 62,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate was over ten percent in July.

Guests include:
President of Superjobs, Sherry Kelley Marshall
Cincinnati State Admission Representative Chuck Hatcher
Cincinnati Enquirer reporter James Pilcher

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Impact Cincinnati

27. August 2009

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Virginia Conlan Whitman and Nicholas DiNardo in the WVXU Studios

According to a recent survey by the Mortgage Brokers Association, home foreclosures are still on the rise. But there is help available for both owners and renters who are suddenly faced with losing their homes.

Guests include Managing Attorney with The Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati, Virginia Conlan Whitman and Legal Aid Society of Southwest Ohio attorney Nicholas DiNardo.

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Foreclosure Mediation

24. August 2009

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CET’s Kathy Lehr speaks with Judge Robert Ringland and Joshua Vineyard from Clermont County’s Court of Common Pleas about Foreclosure Mediation.

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Hard Times in Middletown, USA

19. August 2009

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Heard on 91.7 WVXU on June 4, 2009

In 1929 the Rockefeller Institute published a scientific study of a “typical American city.” Middletown: A Study in Modern American Culture took an intimate look at church, school, family and work in Muncie, Indiana. The book was an instant hit and is still in print. It launched Muncie’s reputation as the most widely studied small town in the world. Today Muncie is a rust-belt city grappling with de-industrialization and deepening recession. As they watch the plants close, many middle-class, middle-aged, Middle-American residents are left without choices. This American RadioWorks documentary helps us understand how the economic crisis is affecting the people who defined the American middle class.

Bridge to Somewhere

19. August 2009

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Heard on 91.7 WVXU on May 28, 2009

President Barack Obama’s plan to create jobs by building infrastructure invites comparisons to another president. Franklin Delano Roosevelt tried to manufacture jobs by building bridges, sewers, schools and even ski jumps. Historians disagree about how much FDR’s New Deal programs eased the Depression in the short term. But in the long term, the structures they built have had a profound effect on the country’s economy. Nearly every county in America contains at least one structure built by the New Deal.

This documentary takes us to the mountains of Vermont, where a ski industry founded by FDR’s Civilian Conservation Corps is now a thriving tourist draw. And it takes us to the Pacific Northwest, where New Deal dams on the Columbia River transformed an entire region. The program combines colorful historical tape with modern-day reporting to create an entertaining and thoughtful look at the long reach of the New Deal.

A Better Life: Creating the American Dream

19. August 2009

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Heard on 91.7 WVXU on May 21, 2009

In the current recession many people fear the American Dream of the 20th century will not be sustainable in the 21st. Millions of Americans are slipping from the middle class, and it’s no longer certain that savvy, hard-working parents can pave the way for their children’s success. As part of American Public Media’s “Next American Dream” project, this documentary will chronicle the evolution of the American Dream from the Great Depression to the present day. Today’s hard times have Americans once again questioning the future of an ideal that has fueled their aspirations for centuries.

Forclosure City

19. August 2009

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Heard on 91.7 WVXU on May 14, 2009

Until recently, one of the few places where the American Dream still seemed possible was Las Vegas. Each month, thousands of people flocked there, lured by the promise of good jobs and a chance to own a home. It was the fastest growing city in the country. But now, Las Vegas has a new distinction—the nation’s highest foreclosure rate. American RadioWorks looks at the roots and the fall-out of the Las Vegas foreclosure crisis, and tells the stories of residents trying to build new lives, now that their old dreams have failed.