Prove You're a Capitalist (or Go Back to Mom’s Basement)

Are you an honest capitalist or a couch-surfing socialist? In this jam-packed, late-night hour of The Other Side of Midnight, Walter Sterling challenges listeners to prove their capitalist credentials by sharing their wildest side hustles, business dreams, and the grit it takes to survive. First, guest Eddie Aragon reports from New Mexico to unearth the dark history of the 1987 Hungerford massacre and the radical, sweeping gun control legislation it spawned in the UK. Then, things get gritty with real-life listener stories: a veteran truck driver shares a trembling encounter with the mob at a New York scrap yard and a terrifying wedding-ring boating accident; a multi-generational Hoboken hot dog vendor talks about navigating the transition from cold cash to DoorDash and a Chicago hair stylist describes her 33 years of devotion to her neighborhood "super seniors."