"Voodoo Economics" on WGBH
About a month ago I wrote a story called "Voodoo Economics" in which I attempted to show how the current spate of films about Zombies and Vampires reflects the audience's fears and fantasies about our ongoing economic crisis. To which, no doubt, most sane people would respond, "Lighten up, they're only movies." However the good people at EGBH FM's"Callie Crossley Show," perhaps inspired by the imminent release of "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" and maybe by the oozing blood-like image of the Gulf oil leak, asked if I might talk about the article on the show. So here's my chat with guest host Arnie Arneberg, which picks up considerably once she tells me that word I am trying to remember is "formaldehyde."