Bob Edwards Weekend, June 15-16, 2013
HOUR ONE:
Doyle McManus, Washington columnist for the Los Angeles Times, joins Bob to discuss the latest political news.
Linguist and senior writer for the New York Times, Margalit Fox’s new book The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code tells the fascinating tale of Linear B, a previously-unknown script discovered at the turn-of-the 19th century in the ruins of Knossos. The clay tablets date from 1400 BC, the Bronze Age in Greece.
Then, the latest installment of our ongoing series This I Believe.
HOUR TWO:
Saul Bellow was a self-taught writer. His prose remade American fiction in his own image and created many literary “sons” who were influenced by him. Now Bellow’s oldest biological son, Greg, has written a memoir titled, Saul Bellow’s Heart, which seeks to enlighten the world about his father’s inner life. Bob talks with Greg Bellow about family stories, literary legacies and the man he loved and still misses today.
Bob Edwards Weekend airs on Sirius XM Public Radio (XM 121, Sirius 205) Saturdays from 8-10 AM EST.
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I enjoy the show whenever I have the opportunity to listen. But something Doyle McManus said in yesterday's show struck me as odd, so I did a little checking. Unless I misunderstood, Mr. McManus said the United States' Debt to GDP ratio was at 40%, and implied that it's not at a level to be of concern yet. My recollection was that it is much higher, so I wondered who was in error. I did a little checking and found estimated GDP for 2012 at $15.7 Trillion, and US Federal debt at about $16.8 Trillion. That would be a debt to GDP ratio of 107%. Am I missing something? Was he only counting debt to foreign governments?