Hear David on Philadelphia NPR

Today I was on Philadelphia’s NPR station WHYY (91FM) discussing how the economy is affecting the careers and finances of today’s 20-somethings. Listen to or download the mp3 of the entire hour program here. I join the discussion about 15:00 into the program. You can also download an edited 15 minute version featuring only my responses.

Tamara Draut, author of Strapped: Why Today’s 20- and 30-somethings Can’t Get Ahead and Temple University Career Center Director Jennifer Brown are also on this segment.

Again, here are the links to listen to the entire program or the edited excerpts.

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  1. Nelly 1 April 2009 at 9:54 am permalink

    Hi David
    Heard you on NPR. Wish you had more airtime, but checked out your site and will become a regular visitor. Everyone seems to learn these lessons individually and no one seems to discuss and help each other out. I was particularly alarmed that our generation will be the first generation not as well off as our parents. I believe we can still change that.

    Thanks so much and looking forward to future posts!
    Nelly


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