Thursday, April 10

Noon-1:00: Recession and economic hard times. More than 80 percent of Americans feel the country is on the wrong track. We’ll discuss the economy with Jay Hancock, business columnist for the Sun, and Anirban Basu, Chariman Chief Executive Officer of Sage Policy Group and host of WYPR’s Morning Economic Forecast.

1:00-2:00: Layoffs are signaling a recession. But many workers are feeling the squeeze on the job anyway. In his new book, "The Big Squeeze," Steven Greenhouse, labor correspondent for The New York Times, examines the disturbing trends that are hurting millions of American workers. We’ll talk with Steven Greenhouse this hour.