Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Mike McCartin of Joseph W. McCartin Insurance to discuss car insurance and how important it is to contact your broker if you're using your vehicle for food delivery, ridesharing or any other “gig economy” activity. 

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Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Mark Jamison of the American Enterprise Institute, who discusses the reasons government regulation of what we see on social media is a threat to democracy.

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Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Sarah Delphey, vice president of trust solutions at Numeracle, to discuss the importance of authenticating the origin of phone calls. Delphey talks about the way technology is being used to stop the people from receiving calls from scammers while allowing legitimate calls to get through to consumers.

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Host Shirley Rooker speaks with psychotherapist Jill Robin Payne about how to deal with anxieties created by the seemingly relentless avalanche of turns for the worse in our society, from the rise in opioid deaths to the increases in consumer prices.

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Host Shirley Rooker talks with Kevin Brasler of Checkbook Magazine, who discusses the difficulties facing homeowners trying to remodel their homes, including shortages of supplies and workers. He also talks about the importance of finding a good electrician.

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Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Debra Berlyn, the executive director of The Project to Get Older Adults onLine (GOAL), about innovations at the The Consumer Electronics Show (CES),  that could make life simpler for consumers, particularly for seniors who are not entirely comfortable with the latest technology.

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Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Tom Gordon, executive director of Responsive Law, who discusses negative and positive events that affect the ability of consumers to access affordable legal help.

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Host Shirley Rooker speaks with the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Clyde Wayne Crews about the cost to American business of government regulations.

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Host Shirley Rooker speaks with John Berlau, director of financial policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, about how the ways we bank and otherwise interact with the financial system are changing.

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Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Myles Powell, entrepreneur, food enthusiast and small business owner, who describes how he used his love of food to start a company that makes mac and cheese and how his efforts paid off with 8 Myles products now being sold nationwide.

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