Of Consuming Interest

By Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio

Of Consuming Interest is a weekly show examining the most important consumer issues today.

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The podcast currently has 295 episodes available.

Of Consuming Interest episodes:

February 13, 2021 Practical and creative ways to lower your energy costs
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.
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27min
February 06, 2021 If you love your gadgets, protect them
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.
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25min
January 30, 2021 Does banking fairness come at a fair price to consumers?
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.
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27min
January 23, 2021 COVID tests our patience
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.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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27min
January 10, 2021 It's in your interest to save on interest
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.
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27min
December 19, 2020 Stop cyberthieves
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.
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27min
December 12, 2020 The downside to electric cars
Ben Lieberman of the Competitive Enterprise Institute 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/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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25min
December 05, 2020 The ratings game
Elizabeth Casey of the Fox Corp. discusses the TV ratings system, how it was developed, the amount of time and effort put into making sure the system is accurate and the high utilization by parents.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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27min
November 21, 2020 Finding your way through the thicket of regulations
Ryan Young of the Competitive Enterprise Institute discusses the 1.1 million federal regulations, the need for sunset laws and the cost to business as well as consumers.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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27min
November 14, 2020 COVID's not a hoax but it has opened the door to many scams
Lauren Hall with Consumer Action discusses the latest issue of ScamGram and the scams that plague consumers, including fake COVID-19 cures, how crooks use names of major online retailers to scams consumers and much more.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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25min

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