PRI's The World: 
The Economic View in Western Europe
For more than 180 years, if you wanted to buy an Evening Standard in London, you had to pay for it. No longer. The paper is now free. Is this a sign of the economic times? On this edition of the global economy podcast, the view from Western Europe: stories from Spain, Italy, Germany, and England
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The Takeaway:
Is the Bad Economy Increasing Child Abuse?
According to a recent study, child abuse cases went up 35% nationally between 2001 and 2007. At one hospital in Phoenix, child abuse cases are up 40% over last year's alone. Can the recession be blamed for these gloomy statistics? We get insights from Amy Terreros, a pediatric nurse practitioner who diagnoses child abuse at Phoenix Children's Hospital, and Jim Hmurovich, president and CEO of Prevent Child Abuse America.
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Forum Network:
Ponzi's Scheme: True Story of a Financial Legend
Mitchell Zuckoff discusses Charles Ponzi's rise and fall as he conjured up one get-rich-quick scheme after another. Zuckoff reveals how The Boston Post uncovered this "robbing Peter to pay Paul" system (as it was then known), and how Ponzi's life unraveled. Before Charles Ponzi (1882-1949) sailed from Italy to the shores of America in 1903, his father assured him that the streets were paved with gold and that Ponzi would be able to get a piece. Ponzi learned as soon as he disembarked that he could make a fortune in a culture caught in the throes of the Gilded Age.
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