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Connections: What Have We Learned from The Big Short?

Did The Big Short succeed in its mission? The Oscar-nominated film was designed to help Americans -- especially Americans with no background in economics or finance -- understand what caused the 2008 financial meltdown.

Our panel includes several people who saw the film. They articulate what they've learned, and our economics professor determines if the film has accomplished its goals. Our guests:

  • Amit Batabyal, professor of economics at RIT
  • Bryan Ball, Woody Battaglia, and Tom Proietti, sharing what they've learned from the film
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Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.