I know that I cannot hide from bad news forever, and when I’m feeling braver I turn NPR back on. One thing that helped me cope recently was a special on the bank meltdown, “Bad Bank,” on This American Life. The hour-long show somehow made banking entertaining, and it was so helpful to me in terms of really understanding what’s gone on. Granted, understanding things better sometimes made me angrier or more frightened than I was before, but it also somehow made me feel more in control. And to be honest, my commute was over before the very end of it, so I need to hear that myself. I recommend we check out the whole thing together… it’s really worth the 59 minutes of your day.