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Of Consuming Interest — 342 episodes

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Recalled but not repaired

2

Easing the pain at the pump

3

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

4

Distinguishing between weather changes and climate change

5

Banter plus empathy equals Bempathy

6

Giving your kids a jump start on financial literacy

7

Is your recyclable water bottle really clean?

8

Easing the pain at the pump

9

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

10

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

11

How accessible is the legal system, really?

12

Can artificial intelligence reduce your intelligence?

13

Distinguishing between weather changes and climate change

14

Put AI to work for your small business

15

Easing the pain at the pump

16

The Consumer Man's Top Tips

17

How to get your money to generate interest in interesting times

18

Are you SAD??

19

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

20

Counting the benjamins your government is spending

21

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

22

Protect your assets with the right insurance

23

How accessible is the legal system, really?

24

Social Security myths and reality

25

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

26

Beware of debt relief offers

27

This deferred option may pique your interest

28

The Consumer Man's top tips

29

Are you SAD??

30

Maryland is number one – in increased mortgage debt

31

Our first president as businessman and innovator

32

Yes, banter can better the world

33

Put AI to work for your small business

34

Is your recyclable water bottle really clean?

35

Giving your kids a jump start on financial literacy

36

Distinguishing between weather changes and climate change

37

Forecasting the effects of AI on the legal system

38

Not too late to save on this year's taxes

39

What you need to know about insurance.

40

Children and AI

41

Recalled but not repaired

42

What to know before you go

43

Put AI to work for your small business

44

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

45

Giving your kids a jump start on financial literacy

46

The Consumer Man's top tips

47

Scrubbing regulations to save taxpayers money

48

Protect your assets with the right insurance

49

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

50

Giving your kids a jump start on financial literacy

51

Social Security myths and reality

52

Put AI to work for your small business

53

Yes, banter can better the world

54

Forecasting the effects of AI on the legal system

55

Beware of debt relief offers

56

Maryland is number one – in increased mortgage debt

57

Do you love where you live?

58

Forecasting the effects of AI on the legal system

59

The Consumer Man's top tips

60

Our first president as businessman and innovator

61

The cost of regulations on consumers and businesses

62

What to know before you go

63

Put down your phone and go outside and play

64

How corporate wokeness can affect you as a consumer

65

Recalled but not repaired

66

Navigating the dangers of debt

67

The controversial history of the CFPB

68

Put AI to work for your small business

69

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

70

Protect your home while reducing your insurance bills

71

Law on corporate transparency may harm small business

72

The cost of regulations on consumers and businesses

73

Protect your assets with the right insurance

74

Beware of debt relief offers

75

Free speech, hate speech and the role of government

76

Our first president as businessman and innovator

77

Make sure Google gives you the results you really need

78

What to consider when planning travel

79

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

80

What to do when gift cards expire

81

Law on corporate transparency may harm small business

82

Save while you spend -- and other money management solutions

83

Recalled but not repaired

84

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

85

Scams, schemes and deceptive offers

86

What to consider when planning travel

87

Protect your assets with the right insurance

88

Make sure Google gives you the results you really need

89

Counting the benjamins your government is spending

90

Put down your phone and go outside and play

91

Law on corporate transparency may harm small business

92

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

93

Fight inflation by saving on car insurance

94

Do you love where you live?

95

The cost of regulations on consumers and businesses

96

Law on corporate transparency may harm small business

97

Make sure Google gives you the results you really need

98

Finding a model remodeler

99

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

100

When you need a lawyer and when you might not

101

Counting the benjamins your government is spending

102

Maryland is number one – in increased mortgage debt

103

The price of energy efficiency

104

Insight on why so many lash out

105

When you need a lawyer and when you might not

106

The signs you may be a victim of identity theft

107

Health concerns around the move away from plastic bottles

108

Overdraft fee caps could end up costing consumers more

109

The ConsumerMan's top tips

110

Our first president as businessman and innovator

111

Beware of debt relief offers

112

Fight inflation by saving on your car insurance

113

Counting the benjamins your government is spending

114

Beware of debt relief offers

115

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

116

Maryland is number one – in increased mortgage debt

117

Save while you spend -- and other money management solutions

118

Free speech, hate speech and the role of government

119

Health concerns around the move away from plastic bottles

120

Overdraft fee caps could end up costing consumers more

121

The ConsumerMan's top tips

122

When you need a lawyer and when you might not

123

Do you love where you live?

124

When it comes to insurance always read the fine print

125

How to be a cyber-smart senior

126

Improving consumers' access to our legal system

127

What the increase in credit card debt will mean for consumers

128

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

129

Finding a model remodeler

130

The price of energy efficiency

131

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

132

The cost of regulations on consumers and businesses

133

Free speech, hate speech and the role of government

134

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

135

Supreme Court relieves burden on landowners of Clean Water Act

136

Social Security myths and reality

137

The price of energy efficiency

138

How regulations affect small businesses

139

Do you love where you live?

140

Social media isolation and its effect on young people

141

Improving consumers' access to our legal system

142

Dealing with the increasing costs of insurance

143

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

144

Supreme Court relieves burden on landowners of Clean Water Act

145

Beware of debt relief offers

146

Getting the cheapest flight and other ways to save money

147

Our first president as businessman and innovator

148

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

149

Fighting for affordable access to the legal system

150

Free speech, hate speech and the role of government

151

What your business needs to succeed in an inflationary economy

152

Expanded smartphone choices could mean higher prices and less innovation

153

Why banks fail

154

Beware of debt relief offers

155

Does your car insurance need an Uber-haul?

156

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

157

Supreme Court relieves burden on landowners of Clean Water Act

158

Social media isolation and its effect on young people

159

How regulations affect small businesses

160

Finding a model remodeler

161

The price of energy efficiency

162

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

163

The long and the short of long-term care insurance

164

Navigating through a rocky economy

165

Getting the cheapest flight and other ways to save money

166

Coping with today's torrent of bad news

167

Our first president as businessman and innovator

168

Free speech, hate speech and the role of government

169

Why banks fail

170

Give yourself some credit

171

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

172

Does your car insurance need an Uber-haul?

173

Free speech, hate speech and the role of government

174

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

175

Coping with today's torrent of bad news

176

Finding a model remodeler

177

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

178

Fighting for affordable access to the legal system

179

The escalating costs of government regulations

180

How technological changes in the financial sector affect you

181

Turn your love of food into a small business success story

182

What your business needs to succeed in an inflationary economy

183

Coping with today's torrent of bad news

184

Give yourself some credit

185

How technological changes in the financial sector affect you

186

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

187

Navigating through a rocky economy

188

What it will take to end hunger

189

Don't let inflation exacerbate your credit card debt

190

What your business needs to succeed in an inflationary economy

191

Free speech, hate speech and the role of government

192

Frequent flying is back!

193

The downside to electric cars

194

How to go RoboCop on those robocalls

195

Turn your love of food into a small business success story

196

Finding a model remodeler

197

Connected online, but isolated in real life

198

The environmental argument for plastics

199

Deflating misconceptions about inflation

200

Our first president as businessman and innovator

201

How do you protect your assets from seizures and forfeitures?

202

Lowering the bar on access to the legal system

203

Summer bringing an increased chance of power blackouts

204

The long and the short of long-term care insurance

205

Help for people overwhelmed by debt in a pandemic

206

How to go RoboCop on those robocalls

207

COVID scams go viral

208

Finding a model remodeler

209

Free speech, hate speech and the role of government

210

Deflating misconceptions about inflation

211

The environmental argument for plastics

212

Frequent flying is back!

213

Finding your way through the thicket of regulations

214

The downside to electric cars

215

Fighting for consumers' access to the legal system

216

Our first president as businessman and innovator

217

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

218

Connected online, but isolated in real life

219

Technology to help seniors live better and healthier

220

Finding a model remodeler

221

Small business, big insurance needs

222

Practical and creative ways to lower your energy costs

223

Connected online, but isolated in real life

224

Know before you go: travel insurance in a pandemic

225

Recalled but not repaired

226

COVID scams go viral

227

The downside to electric cars

228

Waving the red flag about a green future

229

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

230

The long and the short of long-term care insurance

231

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

232

Practical and creative ways to lower your energy costs

233

How inflation could deflate your wealth

234

Fighting for consumers' access to the legal system

235

Waving the red flag about a green future

236

Recalled but not repaired

237

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

238

The environmental argument for plastics

239

The case for vaccination in the face of the delta variant

240

How inflation could deflate your wealth

241

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

242

Practical and creative ways to lower your energy costs

243

Does banking fairness come at a fair price to consumers?

244

COVID scams go viral

245

Know before you go: travel insurance in a pandemic

246

Our first president as businessman and innovator

247

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

248

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

249

Recalled but not repaired

250

The downside to electric cars

251

Stop cyberthieves

252

Making it easier and cheaper to use our legal system

253

Help for people overwhelmed by debt in a pandemic

254

COVID scams go viral

255

Possible changes to the CFPB that might actually strengthen consumer protections

256

Our first president as businessman and innovator

257

How inflation could deflate your wealth

258

Recalled but not repaired

259

The downside to electric cars

260

Reviewing COVID's lasting impact on your insurance needs

261

Stop cyberthieves

262

Does banking fairness come at a fair price to consumers?

263

Help for people overwhelmed by debt in a pandemic

264

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

265

Dealing with our reliance on electrical power

266

Our first president as businessman and innovator

267

Making it easier and cheaper to use our legal system

268

Making it easier and cheaper to use our legal system

269

Practical and creative ways to lower your energy costs

270

If you love your gadgets, protect them

271

Does banking fairness come at a fair price to consumers?

272

COVID tests our patience

273

It's in your interest to save on interest

274

Stop cyberthieves

275

The downside to electric cars

276

The ratings game

277

Finding your way through the thicket of regulations

278

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

279

Help for people overwhelmed by debt in a pandemic

280

The right phone plan could save you thousands

281

Insurance fraud in a pandemic

282

Making it easier and cheaper to use our legal system

283

Finding the right way to get through the COVID pandemic

284

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

285

Getting older and getting wiser about new technology

286

Insurance Fraud Hall of Shame

287

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

288

Working the law without getting a lawyer

289

How to go RoboCop on those robocalls

290

5G and what that means to you

291

OF CONSUMING INTEREST 120819 Avoiding scams when seeking debt relief

292

Putting a stop to illegal robocalls

293

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

294

Health Care Privacy

295

Yes, there is a way to block those robocalls

296

What you can do to protect your data

297

The promises and reality of debt relief

298

GET TO KNOW THE V CHIP

299

If you love your gadgets, protect them!

300

5G and what that means to you

301

Avoiding scams when seeking debt relief

302

Ways the Small Business Administration could help you

303

Don't fall for that sales call

304

Find someone else to mow the lawn

305

How to invest without being defrauded

306

Making the right choices for your car insurance

307

How data collection works

308

How the new tax laws can benefit consumers and small business

309

Aging in place aided by newest technology

310

Starting a business

311

The impact of insurance fraud

312

America’s worst insurance criminals

313

Trading in bad faith on someone’s good name

314

Using natural disasters to defraud consumers

315

Gift cards

316

Tech to help people age in place

317

The federal role in protecting small businesses

318

Reforming the federal consumer financial protection agency

319

Are the apps on your phone safe?

320

Bad guys are using your telephone against you

321

The many ways fraudsters can use your insurance against you

322

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

323

Hidden travel fees

324

Preserving consumers' choice in purchasing contact lenses

325

FCC chair on what the commission is doing now

326

Making sure class action lawsuits benefit the consumer

327

When counterfeit can kill

328

How to have a meaningful life in retirement

329

The dangers of dabbling in cryptocurrency

330

Living in the age of the internet of things

331

Hotel booking sites that scam you

332

Play the right cards when traveling abroad

333

Gas station credit cards not always the best deal

334

Bad guys are using your telephone against you

335

Putting a stop to illegal robocalls

336

Automatic vehicles: safer than humans?

337

The FDA’s gag rule on off-label treatments

338

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

339

Making a moving experience a good experience

340

Medical identity theft and other trends in insurance fraud

341

Best and worst credit cards

342

Watch out for scams that profit off disasters