From politics and religion to race, education and healthcare, Humanities Connection brings together some of New Jersey’s most fascinating scholars, authors, filmmakers and educators in conversation about critical topics facing our state, nation and world. Sponsored by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities and broadcast on WFDU (89.1 FM), Fairleigh Dickinson University’s public radio station, Humanities Connection, hosted by Bob Mann, airs the last Sunday of each month at 8 a.m. Highlights of each episode are available following each broadcast.

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The Hellhound of Wall Street: Michael Perino on Ferdinand Pecora and the Great Depression

Aired January 29, 2012

In 1933, Ferdinand Pecora, the son of Italian immigrants, led a federal investigation into the causes of the Great Depression. Tenacious, intelligent and fearless, Pecora made history by calling Charles Mitchell, the head of the largest bank in America, National City Bank (now Citibank), to the stand, proving financial misdoings at the heart of the crisis. In this interview, Michael Perino, Dean George W. Matheson Professor of Law at St. John’s University School of Law and the author of The Hellhound of Wall Street: How Ferdinand Pecora’s Investigation of the Great Crash Forever Changed American Finance, discusses the Great Depression, Ferdinand Pecora and his impact on American finance. The Hellhound of Wall Street was chosen as an Honor Book by NJCH in 2011.

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