June 16, 2009

Banking crisis

A PBS FRONTINE documentary examines behind-the-scenes government actions in September 2008 to merge Bank of America and Merrill Lynch. Ben Merens and his guest discuss the banking crisis, and how it's changed the dynamic between government and the banking industry. Listen here.

Guest: Michael Kirk, producer, FRONTLINE Documentary, “Breaking the Bank.”
Former Senior Producer of FRONTLINE. Former Nieman Fellow in Journalism at Harvard University.