Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Ben Lieberman, senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. He discusses the push to make household products such as air conditioners and washing machines more energy efficient and the negative effects on the cost, performance and endurance of these products.

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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 talks with Mike McCartin of Joseph W. McCartin Insurance, who discusses the many options for long-term care insurance, the types of policies and when to buy it. Only about 18% of consumers have this type of insurance.

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Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Joe Hemsley, president of Forward Together Wealth Planning, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise, on how to manage your investments in a time of economic uncertainty.

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Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Jill Gonzalez of WalletHub about starting small businesses, booking cheap flights on the internet and much more.

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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 increase in opioid deaths to the increases in consumer prices.

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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.

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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 Joe Hemsley, a certified financial planner with Ameriprise, who discusses the reasons banks fail, what that means to investment strategies and how consumers can protect themselves.

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Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Bruce McClary, senior vice president of membership and communications at the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, about how to alleviate credit card debt and keep your credit rating strong.

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