This past week, we did a two-parter on the 2008 financial crisis. In it, we discussed how This American Life's "Giant Pool of Money" episode helped explain the economic collapse to a lot of listerners, our crew included. Today, a bonus conversation between Jody and Alex Blumberg, who co-reported the piece with Adam Davidson -- the two of them went on to start Planet Money. Jody and Alex discuss what it was like to report on the collapse, try to translate it into narrative audio, the piece's impact on the world of audio and podcast, and Alex's thoughts on the current frothy economy. 

Alex's new project is "Daisy Chain Ventures"

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