Ascent of Money - "Risky Business." Songs have been written. Movies made. Stars signed on with the sheer promise of. Okay, this doesn't have—directly—to do with that. No, instead, this is all about how the system of global finance has evolved. This is episode two of four. Seriously? Only four episodes? Don't people go to school for years to figure this out?
10:00 – 11:00PM
Wide Angle – "The Market Maker." See, now this is an economic show. This week the series is in East Africa learning all about the "markets-based solution" to end hunger an economist came up with. Aaron Brown hosts. I wonder if he travels to East Africa or remains in the studio.
Thursday, July 23:
8:00 - 9:00PM
The This Old House Hour - Episode TBA. It’s This Old House and Ask This Old House. It’s like maintenance… for your home. Wait, no, that’s exactly what it is. That doesn’t mean it’s not awesome though. Seriously, The This Old House Hour is one of the finest home improvement hours on PBS. No joke.
9:00 - 10:00PM
Antiques Roadshow - “Philadelphia (Hour Three).” I am hoping someone brings in the Liberty Bell — that, or the Rocky Balboa statue. Seriously, how much fun would that be, watching the appraisers take a look at the Liberty Bell, see the huge crack in it and deem it worth about $100? Good times.
10:00 – 11:00PM
Soundstage – "Fall Out Boy." The description I have talks about "stadium rock riffs" and "anthem choruses." I love that sort of thing. Stadium rock. Anthem choruses. Who could not like that. Go Patrick Stump, Pete Wentz, Andy Hurley, and Joe Trohman.
Friday, July 24:
8:00 - 8:30PM
Washington Week with Gwen Ifill and National Journal #4904. Another whole week has gone by and good old Gwen Ifill and National Journal are here to fill us in. For the record, I like to pretend the National Journal is a sidekick, like Robin to Batman, Starsky to Hutch, or chocolate sauce to chocolate ice cream.
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