The Story

A securities expert takes an unpaid internship.

Greg Morelli is the co-owner (with his brother) of Joey's Brickhouse, a successful restaurant in Chicago. Dick Gordon listens in as Greg and two of his managers, Lori Coleman and Johnny Ferguson, joke about the risks, wrestle with the costs, and try to figure out how they can make health insurance work at the Brickhouse.

Last April, the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded and spewed 4.9 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. We listen to a range of voices today, from the trouble shooter in charge to the watermen. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen is the man who gave daily reports on the many attempts to stop the leak. And for about 4 months last spring and summer he wasn’t just reporting the news of the spill: he was the news. Also in this episode, Byron Encalade is the president of the Louisiana Oystermen Association. Both he and his brother Stanley Encalade were counting on big hauls from their oysters beds ... just before the well blew.

Host Dick Gordon speaks with David Cooper, the part-sleuth, part-mechanic who restored a rare 1937 Delage Aerosport Coupe.