Episode 6

Overview

This week's broadcast, hosted by Jane Pauley, features Jill Schlesinger's look back, ten years on, at the financial crisis that almost caused another Great Depression. Also: Maurice DuBois delves into the cultural history of blackface; Roxana Saberi observes the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein": Lee Cowan talks with Jamie Lee Curtis ("Halloween") and learns she doesn't like scary movies; Jim Axelrod remembers the 1968 Olympic protest by Tommie Smith that became one of the 20th century's most iconic sports moments; Tracy Smith chats with director Jonah Hill ("Mid90s"); and Anthony Mason reports on a British explorer's epic solo trip across the continent of Antarctica.