Reflecting on Y2K, 25 years later

As the new century approached 25 years ago, Y2K swept the nation. It was a real crisis that the U.S. spent tens of billions of dollars solving, but it also sparked untrue hysteria about planes crashing or electrical grids failing, which led people to stock up on doomsday supplies.

Peter de Jager — a former computer programmer and outspoken whistleblower about the potential issues of Y2K — joins host Robin Young to reflect on the crisis after 25 years.