This Sunday, August 15th, at 12 noon on KERA, Channel 13, critically acclaimed investigative journalist and CNBC TV personality, Charles Gasparino, joins McCuistion.  In Part Two of  the conversation he illuminates his controversial best seller: The Sellout.

Charles Gasparino discusses today’s economic crisis, the financial and political debacle that led to it, and the role and responsibilities Ben Bernanke, Hank Paulson and others had in contributing to the global meltdown in our economy. He argues that the present day situation had its roots in irresponsible actions taken 30 years ago and the same may happen again if the systemic problem is not resolved.  He states that if we want answers, we need to look back at the players then and the key figures today… which are still built on yesterday’s greed and risk taking.

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Join us this Sunday, August 8th at 12 noon on KERA, Channel 13 for McCuistion TV’s episode, Charles Gasparino’s The Sellout: 30 Years That Led Up to the Financial Crisis.

Joining host Dennis McCuistion is Charles Gasparino. Gasparino is a critically acclaimed investigative journalist, CNBC TV personality and author of The Sellout: 30 Years That Led Up to the Financial Crisis.

Gasparino goes back to 1980 and how Wall Street’s “love affair” with risk precipitated the financial meltdown of today. He talks about the advent of mortgage-backed securities, the packaging of mortgages to bonds and the selling of those to Wall Street. Gasparino comments on the bond market situation in 1986 and how Alan Greenspan, the former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank, lowered interest rates in 1987 and bailed out Wall Street. And, the situation goes on, he claims, with no end in sight.

Stay tuned for a riveting and disturbing story that will be continued next week…

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Niki sits down with Dennis McCuistion to discuss his interview with Charles Gasparino and his views on topics discussed and the upcoming program.