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Of Consuming Interest — 350 episodes

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How corporate wokeness can affect you as a consumer

2

Put AI to work for your small business

3

Never a bad time to save on taxes

4

Keeping your son's looksmaxxing to a minimum

5

Easing the pain at the pump

6

Distinguishing between weather changes and climate change

7

Don't get behind on your credit card payments

8

Here's much more you might not know about George and Martha Washington

9

Recalled but not repaired

10

Easing the pain at the pump

11

Here's much more you you might not know about George and Martha Washington

12

Distinguishing between weather changes and climate change

13

Banter plus empathy equals Bempathy

14

Giving your kids a jump start on financial literacy

15

Is your recyclable water bottle really clean?

16

Easing the pain at the pump

17

Changes are coming that could make the legal system more accessible and affordable to consumers

18

Ways to deal with creditors when you fall behind in paying off the debt

19

How accessible is the legal system, really?

20

Can artificial intelligence reduce your intelligence?

21

Distinguishing between weather changes and climate change

22

Put AI to work for your small business

23

Easing the pain at the pump

24

The Consumer Man's Top Tips

25

How to get your money to generate interest in interesting times

26

Are you SAD??

27

Ways to deal with creditors when you fall behind in paying off the debt

28

Counting the benjamins your government is spending

29

When your phone rings, how do you know who’s calling?

30

Protect your assets with the right insurance

31

How accessible is the legal system, really?

32

Social Security myths and reality

33

Falling in love with a machine -- and other pitfalls of AI

34

Beware of debt relief offers

35

This deferred option may pique your interest

36

The Consumer Man's top tips

37

Are you SAD??

38

Maryland is number one – in increased mortgage debt

39

Our first president as businessman and innovator

40

Yes, banter can better the world

41

Put AI to work for your small business

42

Is your recyclable water bottle really clean?

43

Giving your kids a jump start on financial literacy

44

Distinguishing between weather changes and climate change

45

Forecasting the effects of AI on the legal system

46

Not too late to save on this year's taxes

47

What you need to know about insurance.

48

Children and AI

49

Recalled but not repaired

50

What to know before you go

51

Put AI to work for your small business

52

Falling in love with a machine -- and other pitfalls of AI

53

Giving your kids a jump start on financial literacy

54

The Consumer Man's top tips

55

Scrubbing regulations to save taxpayers money

56

Protect your assets with the right insurance

57

Falling in love with a machine -- and other pitfalls of AI

58

Giving your kids a jump start on financial literacy

59

Social Security myths and reality

60

Put AI to work for your small business

61

Yes, banter can better the world

62

Forecasting the effects of AI on the legal system

63

Beware of debt relief offers

64

Maryland is number one – in increased mortgage debt

65

Do you love where you live?

66

Forecasting the effects of AI on the legal system

67

The Consumer Man's top tips

68

Our first president as businessman and innovator

69

The cost of regulations on consumers and businesses

70

What to know before you go

71

Put down your phone and go outside and play

72

How corporate wokeness can affect you as a consumer

73

Recalled but not repaired

74

Navigating the dangers of debt

75

The controversial history of the CFPB

76

Put AI to work for your small business

77

When your phone rings, how do you know who’s calling?

78

Protect your home while reducing your insurance bills

79

Law on corporate transparency may harm small business

80

The cost of regulations on consumers and businesses

81

Protect your assets with the right insurance

82

Beware of debt relief offers

83

Free speech, hate speech and the role of government

84

Our first president as businessman and innovator

85

Make sure Google gives you the results you really need

86

What to consider when planning travel

87

Don’t let the winter blues and political news spoil your holidays

88

What to do when gift cards expire

89

Law on corporate transparency may harm small business

90

Save while you spend -- and other money management solutions

91

Recalled but not repaired

92

When your phone rings, how do you know who’s calling?

93

Scams, schemes and deceptive offers

94

What to consider when planning travel

95

Protect your assets with the right insurance

96

Make sure Google gives you the results you really need

97

Counting the benjamins your government is spending

98

Put down your phone and go outside and play

99

Law on corporate transparency may harm small business

100

How the move away from fossil fuels might change your daily life

101

Fight inflation by saving on car insurance

102

Do you love where you live?

103

The cost of regulations on consumers and businesses

104

Law on corporate transparency may harm small business

105

Make sure Google gives you the results you really need

106

Finding a model remodeler

107

How the move away from fossil fuels might change your daily life

108

When you need a lawyer and when you might not

109

Counting the benjamins your government is spending

110

Maryland is number one – in increased mortgage debt

111

The price of energy efficiency

112

Insight on why so many lash out

113

When you need a lawyer and when you might not

114

The signs you may be a victim of identity theft

115

Health concerns around the move away from plastic bottles

116

Overdraft fee caps could end up costing consumers more

117

The ConsumerMan's top tips

118

Our first president as businessman and innovator

119

Beware of debt relief offers

120

Fight inflation by saving on your car insurance

121

Counting the benjamins your government is spending

122

Beware of debt relief offers

123

How the move away from fossil fuels might change your daily life

124

Maryland is number one – in increased mortgage debt

125

Save while you spend -- and other money management solutions

126

Free speech, hate speech and the role of government

127

Health concerns around the move away from plastic bottles

128

Overdraft fee caps could end up costing consumers more

129

The ConsumerMan's top tips

130

When you need a lawyer and when you might not

131

Do you love where you live?

132

When it comes to insurance always read the fine print

133

How to be a cyber-smart senior

134

Improving consumers' access to our legal system

135

What the increase in credit card debt will mean for consumers

136

How the move away from fossil fuels might change your daily life

137

Finding a model remodeler

138

The price of energy efficiency

139

The future of seniors in the ever-changing world of technology

140

The cost of regulations on consumers and businesses

141

Free speech, hate speech and the role of government

142

Are you willing to go into debt to get the iPhone 15?

143

Supreme Court relieves burden on landowners of Clean Water Act

144

Social Security myths and reality

145

The price of energy efficiency

146

How regulations affect small businesses

147

Do you love where you live?

148

Social media isolation and its effect on young people

149

Improving consumers' access to our legal system

150

Dealing with the increasing costs of insurance

151

Are you willing to go into debt to get the iPhone 15?

152

Supreme Court relieves burden on landowners of Clean Water Act

153

Beware of debt relief offers

154

Getting the cheapest flight and other ways to save money

155

Our first president as businessman and innovator

156

Expanded consumer choices could mean higher prices and less innovation in the smartphone market

157

Fighting for affordable access to the legal system

158

Free speech, hate speech and the role of government

159

What your business needs to succeed in an inflationary economy

160

Expanded smartphone choices could mean higher prices and less innovation

161

Why banks fail

162

Beware of debt relief offers

163

Does your car insurance need an Uber-haul?

164

When your phone rings, how do you know who’s calling?

165

Supreme Court relieves burden on landowners of Clean Water Act

166

Social media isolation and its effect on young people

167

How regulations affect small businesses

168

Finding a model remodeler

169

The price of energy efficiency

170

The future of seniors in the ever-changing world of technology

171

The long and the short of long-term care insurance

172

Navigating through a rocky economy

173

Getting the cheapest flight and other ways to save money

174

Coping with today's torrent of bad news

175

Our first president as businessman and innovator

176

Free speech, hate speech and the role of government

177

Why banks fail

178

Give yourself some credit

179

Expanded consumer choices could mean higher prices and less innovation in the smartphone market

180

Does your car insurance need an Uber-haul?

181

Free speech, hate speech and the role of government

182

When your phone rings, how do you know who’s calling?

183

Coping with today's torrent of bad news

184

Finding a model remodeler

185

The future of seniors in the ever-changing world of technology

186

Fighting for affordable access to the legal system

187

The escalating costs of government regulations

188

How technological changes in the financial sector affect you

189

Turn your love of food into a small business success story

190

What your business needs to succeed in an inflationary economy

191

Coping with today's torrent of bad news

192

Give yourself some credit

193

How technological changes in the financial sector affect you

194

The arrival of fall comes with its own set of insurance needs

195

Navigating through a rocky economy

196

What it will take to end hunger

197

Don't let inflation exacerbate your credit card debt

198

What your business needs to succeed in an inflationary economy

199

Free speech, hate speech and the role of government

200

Frequent flying is back!

201

The downside to electric cars

202

How to go RoboCop on those robocalls

203

Turn your love of food into a small business success story

204

Finding a model remodeler

205

Connected online, but isolated in real life

206

The environmental argument for plastics

207

Deflating misconceptions about inflation

208

Our first president as businessman and innovator

209

How do you protect your assets from seizures and forfeitures?

210

Lowering the bar on access to the legal system

211

Summer bringing an increased chance of power blackouts

212

The long and the short of long-term care insurance

213

Help for people overwhelmed by debt in a pandemic

214

How to go RoboCop on those robocalls

215

COVID scams go viral

216

Finding a model remodeler

217

Free speech, hate speech and the role of government

218

Deflating misconceptions about inflation

219

The environmental argument for plastics

220

Frequent flying is back!

221

Finding your way through the thicket of regulations

222

The downside to electric cars

223

Fighting for consumers' access to the legal system

224

Our first president as businessman and innovator

225

How to detect hearing loss and what you can do about it

226

Connected online, but isolated in real life

227

Technology to help seniors live better and healthier

228

Finding a model remodeler

229

Small business, big insurance needs

230

Practical and creative ways to lower your energy costs

231

Connected online, but isolated in real life

232

Know before you go: travel insurance in a pandemic

233

Recalled but not repaired

234

COVID scams go viral

235

The downside to electric cars

236

Waving the red flag about a green future

237

The end of the year is a good time to begin your financial planning

238

The long and the short of long-term care insurance

239

Steps that have resulted in a significant drop in credit card fraud

240

Practical and creative ways to lower your energy costs

241

How inflation could deflate your wealth

242

Fighting for consumers' access to the legal system

243

Waving the red flag about a green future

244

Recalled but not repaired

245

How to detect hearing loss and what you can do about it

246

The environmental argument for plastics

247

The case for vaccination in the face of the delta variant

248

How inflation could deflate your wealth

249

Steps that have resulted in a significant drop in credit card fraud

250

Practical and creative ways to lower your energy costs

251

Does banking fairness come at a fair price to consumers?

252

COVID scams go viral

253

Know before you go: travel insurance in a pandemic

254

Our first president as businessman and innovator

255

Getting a clear view of your rights as a consumer of contact lenses

256

How to detect hearing loss and what you can do about it

257

Recalled but not repaired

258

The downside to electric cars

259

Stop cyberthieves

260

Making it easier and cheaper to use our legal system

261

Help for people overwhelmed by debt in a pandemic

262

COVID scams go viral

263

Possible changes to the CFPB that might actually strengthen consumer protections

264

Our first president as businessman and innovator

265

How inflation could deflate your wealth

266

Recalled but not repaired

267

The downside to electric cars

268

Reviewing COVID's lasting impact on your insurance needs

269

Stop cyberthieves

270

Does banking fairness come at a fair price to consumers?

271

Help for people overwhelmed by debt in a pandemic

272

Steps that have resulted in a significant drop in credit card fraud

273

Dealing with our reliance on electrical power

274

Our first president as businessman and innovator

275

Making it easier and cheaper to use our legal system

276

Making it easier and cheaper to use our legal system

277

Practical and creative ways to lower your energy costs

278

If you love your gadgets, protect them

279

Does banking fairness come at a fair price to consumers?

280

COVID tests our patience

281

It's in your interest to save on interest

282

Stop cyberthieves

283

The downside to electric cars

284

The ratings game

285

Finding your way through the thicket of regulations

286

COVID's not a hoax but it has opened the door to many scams

287

Help for people overwhelmed by debt in a pandemic

288

The right phone plan could save you thousands

289

Insurance fraud in a pandemic

290

Making it easier and cheaper to use our legal system

291

Finding the right way to get through the COVID pandemic

292

School's back in session... for hackers, too

293

Getting older and getting wiser about new technology

294

Insurance Fraud Hall of Shame

295

When it's no longer cool to use that old refrigerant

296

Working the law without getting a lawyer

297

How to go RoboCop on those robocalls

298

5G and what that means to you

299

OF CONSUMING INTEREST 120819 Avoiding scams when seeking debt relief

300

Putting a stop to illegal robocalls

301

'Tis the season...of gift cards and credit cards

302

Health Care Privacy

303

Yes, there is a way to block those robocalls

304

What you can do to protect your data

305

The promises and reality of debt relief

306

GET TO KNOW THE V CHIP

307

If you love your gadgets, protect them!

308

5G and what that means to you

309

Avoiding scams when seeking debt relief

310

Ways the Small Business Administration could help you

311

Don't fall for that sales call

312

Find someone else to mow the lawn

313

How to invest without being defrauded

314

Making the right choices for your car insurance

315

How data collection works

316

How the new tax laws can benefit consumers and small business

317

Aging in place aided by newest technology

318

Starting a business

319

The impact of insurance fraud

320

America’s worst insurance criminals

321

Trading in bad faith on someone’s good name

322

Using natural disasters to defraud consumers

323

Gift cards

324

Tech to help people age in place

325

The federal role in protecting small businesses

326

Reforming the federal consumer financial protection agency

327

Are the apps on your phone safe?

328

Bad guys are using your telephone against you

329

The many ways fraudsters can use your insurance against you

330

The hidden costs of what’s ‘free’ on the internet

331

Hidden travel fees

332

Preserving consumers' choice in purchasing contact lenses

333

FCC chair on what the commission is doing now

334

Making sure class action lawsuits benefit the consumer

335

When counterfeit can kill

336

How to have a meaningful life in retirement

337

The dangers of dabbling in cryptocurrency

338

Living in the age of the internet of things

339

Hotel booking sites that scam you

340

Play the right cards when traveling abroad

341

Gas station credit cards not always the best deal

342

Bad guys are using your telephone against you

343

Putting a stop to illegal robocalls

344

Automatic vehicles: safer than humans?

345

The FDA’s gag rule on off-label treatments

346

A defense of the short-term, high-interest ‘payday’ loan

347

Making a moving experience a good experience

348

Medical identity theft and other trends in insurance fraud

349

Best and worst credit cards

350

Watch out for scams that profit off disasters