David Brancaccio was in Los Angeles last week to guest host Marketplace Money. The theme: Borrow or spend? If we don’t spend, life gets drained from the U.S. economy. But surely, we’re supposed to save during these tough times. A paradox by any other name.

On the agenda:

• Is GDP really an effective way to measure the economy?

• Why one former Fed president thinks saving, not spending, is the way out of the recession.

• When it comes to stimulating the economy, not all consumers are equal.

• How to clean up your credit score

• And more!

You can listen to the whole show here: