The top local stories this morning from the KERA Newsroom: Ryan Gosling, a game of Jenga, and an economics professor from SMU break down the concept of "credit default swap" as The Big Screen talks 'The Big Short'; Justin Martin looks back over the year in North Texas theater with Jerome Weeks of Art and Seek; we remember the Nobel Laureate whose pivotal discovery helped scientists better understand human thought and the nature of cancer: Dr. Alfred G. Gilman.
You can listen to the top local news stories weekdays at 6:20 p.m. and 8:20 a.m.