The Story

Brendan Bradley has studied acting for years. It's going well - he's featured in five films that are making the film festival rounds across the country. But they don't pay so well. Between the economy and the writer's strike of last year, the industry is riding a downswing. To make ends meet, Brendan discovered his inner talent as a writer and director … of YouTube commercials.

A laid-off auto worker goes to college.

When Dianne Reinhardt hears politicians talking about how badly American business owners need credit, she wonders why. Her small artisan bakery outside of Atlanta is thriving without much credit at all.Also in this episode, my own personal bailout.

The spike in home foreclosures is something Mimi Norris knows intimately - she inspects and cleans houses that have been foreclosed. Mimi has seen it all - including mold and Doberman Pinschers. Also on the show: a woman remembers what it was like to open her eyes after three days in a coma.