My April Fool's Prank on NPR

On NPR yesterday, I revealed that the U.S. Treasury is also running an elaborate Ponzi scheme, selling worthless pieces of paper called "U.S. Treasuries" to unsuspecting investors.
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Yesterday, I impersonated University of Minnesota expert Davis Logsdon on WNYC, the NPR station in New York. After discussing the Madoff scandal, I revealed that the U.S. Treasury is also running an elaborate Ponzi scheme, selling worthless pieces of paper called "U.S. Treasuries" to unsuspecting investors. You can listen to the interview here.

And also: THE COOLEST VIDEO CLIP EVER is at oliviagentile.com.

Andy Borowitz is a comedian and writer whose work appears in The New Yorker and The New York Times, and at his award-winning humor site, BorowitzReport.com. He is performing at the 92nd St. Y on April 30 at 8 PM with special guests Judy Gold, Hendrik Hertzberg, and Jonathan Alter. For tickets, go to 92y.org.

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