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1/9/2009




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Soldiers' Thanksgiving Away from Home
We talk with the store manager and some customers of the Baghdad PX, a Wal-Mart sized store for American soldiers serving in Iraq. We also speak with a sociologist about soldiers' spending abroad, and its effects on their finances.

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Thanksgiving Recipe: Celery Root and Ginger Soup
Within the next 24 hours, chefs will be whipping , mashing, and pureeing, but there are side dishes beyond the squished butternut and smashed potatoes.

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Macy's Parade
A look at the famous parade in New York City that has become a Thanksgiving tradition on the tube. We talk with the author of a book about the parade.

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Consumers Spending for Holidays
Days before the start of the Holiday shopping season, we're checking in on the state of the economy with Gretchen Morgenson of the New York Times.

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Air Security
We check in on airport security measures on this busiest travel day of the season.

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Shopping Overdrive
"Black Friday," as it's known to some is the day when retailers hope to get into the black, financially.

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  Today's Show Music

Transatlanticism by Death Cab for Cutie

Strode Rode by Sonny Rollins

Thank You MK by Tommy Guerrero

Gypsy Fade by Galactic

Salt the Skies by Tortoise

There's a Parade in Town by Angela Lansbury
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