Of Consuming Interest

Host Shirley Rooker talks to Ben Lieberman of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, who describes the problems associated with the push for electric cars, which will result in an increased demand for electricity and problems with recycling the batteries which contain highly dangerous materials. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/priva...

Host Shirley Rooker talks to Kelvin Coleman, executive director of the National Cyber Security Alliance, who discusses the simple but effective methods of protecting your home and business from cyberthieves. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Host Shirley Rooker talks to Tom Gordon, executive director of Responsive Law, who describes changes that are being made in some states to make the law more accessible and affordable to consumers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Host Shirley Rooker talks to Bruce McClary of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, who discusses special hardship programs for people in debt, the scams that are surfacing and the protections for people who are behind in their rent. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Shirley Rooker talks with John Breyault, National Consumers League, about ways to protect against malware and ransomware as well as how COVID scams are evolving. He also discusses the scams involving gold and silver. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Shirley Rooker talks with John Berlau, senior fellow with the Competitive Enterprise Institute. He discusses reforms to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that were recommended by a task force’s analysis of its data. He also discusses the history of the bureau. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Host Shirley Rooker talks to John Berlau. The author of "George Washington, Entrepreneur" explores the greatness and intellect of Washington and his ventures into whiskey making and mule breeding as well as his vision about flight. He also discusses Washington's partnership with his wife Martha and her importance to his success. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privac...

Host Shirley Rooker talks to Joe Hemsley, a certified financial planner,. He describes the factors that may lead to short-term inflation, the strategies for protecting your assets and the areas that are likely to see the most growth. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Host Shirley Rooker talks to Kevin Brasler, editor of Consumer’s Checkbook, who describes a recent study on used cars that have been recalled due to serious defects. Many of them have not been repaired. In fact, it is estimated that over 50 million vehicles have not had their problems resolved. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/priva...

Host Shirley Rooker talks to Ben Lieberman of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, who describes the problems associated with the push for electric cars, which will result in an increased demand for electricity and problems with recycling the batteries which contain highly dangerous materials. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/priva...

Host Shirley Rooker talks to Mike McCartin of Joseph W. McCartin Insurance, who discusses the impact of COVID-19 on insurance and what changes consumers and businesses may need to make to insurance coverage. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Host Shirley Rooker talks to Kelvin Coleman, executive director of the National Cyber Security Alliance, who discusses the simple but effective methods of protecting your home and business from cyberthieves. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Host Shirley Rooker talks to John Berlau, a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, who discusses the Fair Access Rule by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and whether it will impose layers of red tape on banks and raise costs to consumers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Host Shirley Rooker talks to Bruce McClary of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, who discusses special hardship programs for people in debt, the scams that are surfacing and the protections for people who are behind in their rent. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Host Shirley Rooker talks to Clarissa Carnero, director of credit and fraud risk with American Express, who discusses the origin of credit card fraud, the way new technology makes it easier to scam consumers and what steps are being taken to reduce fraud. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Host Shirley Rooker talks to Nick Loris, energy expert with the Heritage Foundation, who discusses the move by the federal government to convert its fleet to electric or hybrid and the push for more electric cars in general. In addition, he addresses ways to deal with the huge energy bills Texans are facing due to the awful winter freeze. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califor...

Host Shirley Rooker talks to John Berlau, author of "George Washington, Entrepreneur," who explores the greatness and intellect of Washington and his ventures into whiskey making and mule breeding as well as his vision about flight. He also discusses Washington's partnership with his wife Martha and her importance to his success. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priva...

Host Shirley Rooker talks to Tom Gordon, executive director of Responsive Law, who describes changes that are being made in some states to make the law more accessible and affordable to consumers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Host Shirley Rooker talks to Tom Gordon, executive director of Responsive Law, who describes changes that are being made in some states to make the law more accessible and affordable to consumers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Host Shirley Rooker talks to Kevin Brasler of Checkbook Magazine, who discusses the many ways you can reduce your energy bills without spending a lot of money. Sixty percent of utility bills go to heating your home. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Host Shirley Rooker talks to John Breyault of the National Consumers League, who talks about ways you can protect your phones and computers from fraudsters and hackers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

John Berlau, a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, discusses the Fair Access Rule by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and whether it will impose layers of red tape on banks and raise costs to consumers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Host Shirley Rooker talks to Doug Badger, with the Heritage Foundation, who discusses why there is a need for fast, inexpensive self-testing for COVID-19. He also talks about a recent study that looked at the effectiveness of lockdowns, social distancing, masks and other measure for avoiding the virus. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.c...

Jill Gonzales, a senior analyst with WalletHub.com, discusses a recent survey of consumer spending and ways to save on interest payments for revolving credit card debt. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Host Shirley Rooker talks to Kelvin Coleman, executive director of the National Cyber Security Alliance, who discusses the simple but effective methods of protecting your home and business from cyberthieves. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .