Adult Education: Money November 2, 2010

David Angelo: Your Money's Garbage
What is a dollar? Where does it come from? David Angelo, whose understanding of the economy surpasses most New York comedians, explains in graphic detail what exactly money is. Be prepared to panic.

Jeff Kreisler: Get Rich Cheating
In this wealth-building seminar, Jeff Kreisler exposes the proven path to a lavish life. Everyone's Cheating: Why Not You?

Michael Hudson and Alyssa Katz: Duped! A forensic investigation into the art of scams, skulduggery and salesmanship.
Authors Michael Hudson (The Monster) and Alyssa Katz (Our Lot) have great deals for you on no-risk mortgages and land in Florida!

With host Charles Star

DAVID ANGELO is a writer for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, stand-up comedian and justifiable paranoiac. He does a lot of things, which he'll tell you about if you ask. He can be found online at http://davidangelo.info/

MICHAEL HUDSON is a staff writer with the Center for Public Integrity and author of a new book, THE MONSTER: How a Gang of Predatory Lenders and Wall Street Bankers Fleeced America--and Spawned a Global Crisis (Times Books, 2010). Mike has been reporting on financial fraud for more than 20 years. Columbia Journalism Review has credited him as the reporter who "beat the world on subprime abuses."

ALYSSA KATZ is the author of Our Lot: How Real Estate Came to Own Us (Bloomsbury, 2009), about the explosive combination of Washington politics and Wall Street greed that created the housing bubble and mortgage crisis. She teaches journalism at NYU and writes for The American Prospect, The Nation, The Big Money, Salon, and other publications. Katz is also a senior fellow with the Pratt Center for Community Development, which helps organizations in New York City’s low- and moderate-income communities influence city planning and development.

JEFF KREISLER is a New York-based comic who has appeared on Comedy Central's Indecision2008, Independent Film Channel, Showbiz Tonight, CNN, MSNBC, CBC, BBC, and many other electronic and old-world media outlets. He attacks politics, culture, and life with passion, absurdity, and hope (or tries to). He is the author of the best-seller Get Rich Cheating (Harper Collins, 2009) and can be found online at http://jeffkreisler.com and http://getrichcheating.com.

Official Website: http://adult-ed.net/