Radio Transmissions

These are audiotapes of my NPR commentaries taken from NPR’s archives. They’re really an excuse to reproduce “At Home With The Ehrlichs,” in which I turn the Social Security debate into a Great Gildersleeve-type radio program, and got my son Nick, then 18, to do it with me. (He was the star of his high school’s musical comedy program and just killed his part, just listen and see.)

I’d did most of these by sitting down at the mike and making believe I was Eric Sevareid, tossing the wrath of God around the room. That’s not how I sounded, of course, but it was a great fantasy.

If you’re good, I’ll tell you who Eric Sevareid was.

Oct 26, 2005

Fed Chair: A Tough Job to Prepare For

President Bush's nominee for Federal Reserve chairman, Ben Bernanke, could get his Senate hearing next month. Ev Ehrlich, undersecretary...

Nov 2, 2004

Wal-Mart Eyes Japanese Retailer

Commentator Ev Ehrlich thinks Wal-Mart's effort to acquire an interest in the Japanese retailer Daiei could be the best thing to reach...

Apr 23, 2004

Presidential Politics and Open Trade

Commentator Ev Ehrlich urges both President Bush and Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry to reconsider their campaign positions...

Feb 20, 2004

Should Comcast Buy Disney?

Commentator Ev Ehrlich says any time a cable or satellite company tries to buy a content producer, the projected profits rarely...

Jan 5, 2004

At Home With the Ehrlichs

The debate over who will pay for social security reminds commentator Ev Ehrlich of an old-time radio drama. Listen as he and his son...