Podcast appearances and mentions of Helaine Olen

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has become the latest federal agency in the Trump administration's crosshairs. On Friday, unelected billionaire Elon Musk and his minions gained access to the CFPB's computer systems. That same day, the White House named Russell Vought, the newly confirmed head of the Office of Management and Budget and longtime opponent of the CFPB, as the agency's new acting director. The next day, Vought ordered CFPB staffers to halt all work and to close the office, effectively shuttering the independent agency created in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Helaine Olen, managing editor at the American Economic Liberties Project and a contributing columnist at MSNBC, explains why shuttering the CFPB would be bad for average Americans.And in headlines: Trump doubles down on his plan to kick Palestinians out of Gaza, a federal judge says the White House has defied his order to unfreeze billions in federal grants, and the president slaps a 25 percent tariff on steel and aluminum imports.Show Notes:Check out Helaine Olen's piece – https://tinyurl.com/4h97vk99Subscribe to the What A Day Newsletter – https://tinyurl.com/3kk4nyz8Support victims of the fire – votesaveamerica.com/reliefWhat A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcastFollow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday

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If you have a pet, you've probably wondered lately what in the world has happened to veterinary medicine. Why is it so expensive? Why is it so hard to get an appointment? And why, despite all of that, do domestic animals seem to have more health problems than ever? In this conversation, financial reporter Helaine Olen, a longtime dog owner and author of the April 2024 Atlantic article Why Your Vet Bill Is So High, explains how a combination of advancing technologies, private equity, and let's face it, people being really, really attached to their pets have made it costlier and more complicated than ever to own a pet. GUEST BIO Helaine Olen is Managing Editor at the American Economic Liberties Project and a contributing columnist for MSNBC.com. She is the author of Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry and a co-author of The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn't Have to Be Complicated. A former columnist for The Washington Post opinion page and Slate, her work has also appeared in numerous other publications, including The Atlantic, where Why is Your Vet Bill So High appeared. Want to hear the whole conversation? Upgrade your subscription here. HOUSEKEEPING

If you count yourself among the majority of Americans who own at least one pet, you might have noticed that your vet bill is quite a bit bigger than it once was. In fact, over the last decade the cost of pet care has risen by more than 60%.Helaine Olen is a journalist who has written about personal finance and the financial industry for years. In 2020, her aging dog fell ill, and she found herself shelling out big bucks to keep her beloved pup alive. She knew she wasn't the only one who was willing to open her wallet in a big way for her furry friend and started looking into the big business of veterinary care. What she found was an industry going through a major shift, with a flood of private equity investment and corporate consolidation. Olen joins Diane to discuss what she says can be called the era of Big Vet. 

Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 700 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls From Helaine Olen Website I'm thrilled to announce I'm going to be a 2024 Reporter in Residence with the Omidyar Network. My work on politics, economics, workplace culture and women's issues has also been published in numerous other print and on-line publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Salon, Pacific Standard, and The Los Angeles Times, where I wrote and edited the popular “Money Makeover” feature. I'm the author of the critically acclaimed book Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry, and The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn't Have to be so Complicated, which I co-wrote with Harold Pollack. Pete On Threads Pete on YouTube Check out all things Jon Carroll Follow and Support Pete Coe Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page

Overview In Episode 15, we unravel the mysteries and strategies of compound interest, a fundamental concept in finance that can significantly impact your financial future. Our panel of financial experts, Helaine Olen, Jordan Grumet, Mariko Gordon, and Michael Gayed, bring a wealth of knowledge and diverse perspectives to illuminate how compound interest plays a dynamic role in wealth building. Segments Segment 1: The Magic of Compound Interest: Transforming Your Finances Discover the transformative power of compound interest and how it can exponentially grow your savings, turning small, consistent investments into substantial wealth over time. Segment 2: Grow Your Fortune: Understanding Compound Interest in Investments Explore the vast landscape of investments where compound interest works its magic. From stocks to retirement accounts, learn how to harness this power for long-term financial prosperity. Segment 3: Early Start, Greater Wealth: Harnessing Compound Interest Over Time We delve into the importance of starting your investment journey early and the astonishing effects of compound interest over time, emphasizing the significant advantage of time in growing your wealth. Segment 4: Strategic Wealth Building: Compound Interest for Life's Milestones Align your financial goals with life's milestones using the power of compound interest. Whether planning for retirement, a dream vacation, or other significant life events, we guide you through creating a personalized investment strategy. Segment 5: Navigating Compound Interest: The Investor and Borrower's Guide Learn how compound interest can be a boon for investors and a bane for borrowers. We provide strategies for both, ensuring you make the most of this powerful financial tool in your financial journey. Guest Profiles: Helaine Olen: An award-winning opinion writer and author of "Pound Foolish," Helaine Olen offers invaluable insights on financial decision-making, blending her expertise in money and society to provide a unique perspective on personal finance. http://helaineolen.com Jordan Grumet: Combining medical and financial expertise, Jordan Grumet, host of Earn & Invest and author of "Taking Stock," brings a fresh perspective on wealth, health, and living a life without regrets. https://earnandinvest.com Mariko Gordon: Founder of Daruma Capital Management and a trailblazer for women in finance, Mariko Gordon empowers women in business and finance, sharing her vast experience and insights in the financial world. https://marikogordon.com Michael Gayed: Publisher of The Lead-Lag Report and Portfolio Manager at Tidal Financial Group, Michael Gayed is known for his ETF-focused research and investment strategies, offering a treasure trove of insights for any investor. https://leadlagreport.com

Most people have a few, or a dozen, financial mistakes they look back on and really regret. For many,  becoming financial savvy is learned through trial and error and living with a few regrets from your younger years is all part of the process. Isn't it ridiculous credit card companies send applications to 18 year old kids before they even graduate high school? With predatory practices everywhere you turn and lines of credit increasingly accessible - it's all too easy to make a few blunders, right? Well, a recent Outside Insights guest is on a mission to help prevent this. In this episode of Outside Insights, I sit down with Mark Olazagasti, a first generation entrepreneur and lifelong Delawarean. Mark recently retired from his role of managing partner at Info Solutions, an IT infrastructure consulting and managed services company he co-founded. During our chat, Mark got transparent around his personal experiences with finances. He was raised by a single mother who struggled financially, started a business during the Great Recession and learned tough lessons about debt after making mistakes that many people have before, like buying furniture before being paid. Now, through his nonprofit YourMoney101, Mark advocates for personal finance to be taught in all Delaware high schools. He also personally provides financial mentoring and education to individuals and companies. As a father to two young people and someone who has learned from past financial mistakes, I think this mission is all too important. In this episode, you'll hear:- Mark's origin story and lessons learned from starting a business- Why Mark was inspired to advocate for personal finance education in schools- Common money and debt mistakes people make- The importance of tracking income vs expenses- Managing psychology around money decisions- Book recommendations for learning about personal finance - include a list below as well for easy reference! Mark's Budgeting SpreadsheetMark's Credit Card Debt Payoff Calculator Spreadsheet Book Recommendations from a finance wiz:The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn't Have to Be Complicated by Helaine Olen and Harold PollackThe Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness by Morgan HouselThe Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark MansonThe Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

Ralph and our resident constitutional scholar, Bruce Fein, discuss how they compiled letters they sent to various government officials and representatives that have gone unanswered into a book titled “The Incommunicados” and how this unresponsiveness violates our First Amendment right to petition our government for redress of grievances. Then Washington Post opinion columnist, Helaine Olen, highlights the corporate equivalent, how hard it is to reach a human being for customer service and how all of this plays into the free-floating anger and general unrest of an American population that feels unheard.Bruce Fein is a Constitutional scholar and an expert on international law.  Mr. Fein was Associate Deputy Attorney General under Ronald Reagan and he is the author of Constitutional Peril: The Life and Death Struggle for Our Constitution and Democracy, and American Empire: Before the Fall.Today, I couldn't have gotten through to members of the Senate or House on the auto safety issue. We couldn't have gotten through for them to even consider (much less pass) the auto safety legislation that they did in 1966. Because I could get on the line and even if I couldn't get a member, I could call and get the chief of staff or get the legislative director in order to have access. I could go down to Capitol Hill and get the hearings, get the media attention, and get the law to save millions of lives. So, this is serious. It isn't just a matter of literary courtesy here.Ralph NaderWhat we have in the right to petition for the redress of grievances is an effort to prevent a repeat of the deaf ear that King George was turning to the grievances of the colonists. And the right to petition implies a corollary obligation to respond… That's the heart of what democratic discourse is about. Part of what holding government officials accountable is about— requiring them to explain their decisions. They don't have to agree with us, but they can't just ignore us and treat us as though we're not human beings.Bruce FeinHelaine Olen is an expert on money and society, and an award-winning columnist for the Washington Post. Her work has appeared in Slate, the Nation, the New York Times, the Atlantic, and many other publications, and she serves on the advisory board of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. She is co-author of The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn't Have to Be Complicated and the author of Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry.This is part of why Americans are so angry. Is our lives as consumers. In the United States we often confuse our consumer lives with being a citizen. We think if the phone line isn't working if the airline isn't working, if we can't get through to the doctor's office, there's something wrong with the state of the country. And every time one of these interactions deteriorates, there's this sense of ‘things don't work,' which I think is pervasive in the United States… and I think it translates into this free-floating anger that then gets turned around and leveled at random people at the government, fill in the blank.”Helaine OlenThere's this dominant narrative out there right now that American consumers are becoming greedy and grasping and they're abusing the help— which happens, I don't want to say every consumer is a perfect citizen by a long shot— but I think it is partly a response to the fact that people are often treated very very badly. And there's really no one to complain to that will actually do anything about this.Helaine OlenIn Case You Haven't Heard with Francesco DeSantis1. The Screen Actors Guild, SAG-AFTRA, has joined the Writers Guild in going on strike following the collapse of negotiations with the studios. This new strike covers 160,000 actors and coming as it does amid the writers strike, will effectively shut down Hollywood production for the foreseeable future. In a widely shared video, SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher decried the studios for "plead[ing] poverty…[while] giving hundreds of millions of dollars to their CEOs."2. The Intercept reports that AOC has authored an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act requiring “the CIA, Pentagon, and State Department to declassify information related to the U.S. government's role in the Chilean coup that brought dictator Augusto Pinochet to power.” Much of what the public knows about the Chilean coup came out through the legendary Church Committee hearings, and it is encouraging that someone in Congress is interested in taking up that mantle.3. In Florida, a joint investigation by the Tampa Bay Times and Miami Herald uncovered the disturbing reality underlying Governor DeSantis' revamped Florida State Guard. While recruits were initially told they would be trained for a nonmilitary mission – to “help Floridians in times of need or disaster” – they were instead taught how to “rappel with ropes, navigate through the woods and respond to incidents under military command.” Major General John D. Haas, charged with overseeing the program, is quoted saying the State Guard is a “military organization” that will be used not just for emergencies but for “aiding law enforcement with riots and illegal immigration.”4. Longtime civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate Reverend Jesse Jackson has announced that he is retiring from his role as president of the Rainbow-PUSH Coalition, per The Hill. He had led the group for over 50 years, even after he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2017. President Biden said of Jackson, “I've seen him as history will remember him: a man of God and of the people; determined, strategic, and unafraid of the work to redeem the soul of our nation.”5. Uruguay, the small South American nation sandwiched between Argentina and Brazil, is experiencing its worst drought in 74 years. The situation has become so dire that authorities are mixing salt water into the public drinking water. Now, the Guardian reports that Uruguayans are protesting a planned Google data center that would consume two million gallons of water per day. In response to this crisis, a new group has cropped up – the Commission to Defend Water and Life, backed by the country's trade unions – and their slogan has become ubiquitous: “This is not drought, it's pillage.”6. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, chair of the Progressive Caucus, got herself into trouble this week by calling Israel a “racist state,” in a speech to the progressive summit Netroots Nation, per CNN. While clumsily worded, Jayapal's statement actually vastly understates the issue. According to mainstream groups like Amnesty International, Israel is in fact an “apartheid” state.7. More on Israel, the New York Times reports that “At least 180 senior fighter pilots, elite commandos and cyber-intelligence specialists in the Israeli military reserve have informed their commanders that they will no longer report for volunteer duty if the government proceeds with a plan to limit judicial influence by the end of the month.” While media coverage of the protests against this judicial overhaul has slowed, the protests themselves are very much ongoing and these resignations prove there is significant discontent among secular Israelis. It remains to be seen whether the opposition by mainstream Israeli society to authoritarian creep will substantively address any of the underlying issues, such as the occupation of Palestine.8. In an update to the Guatemala story from last week, Al Jazeera reports that in a statement, “the public prosecutor's office denied accusations that its actions were aimed at derailing the [anti-corruption] Seed Movement's prospects as it competes in the final round of voting.” This prosecutor, Rafael Curruchiche, has “previously targeted anti-corruption campaigners and has been placed on the US Department of State's Engel List for ‘corrupt and undemocratic actors'.” The decision to ban the party has already been reversed by Guatemala's Constitutional Court, the highest court in that country. The party's leader, Bernardo Arevalo, has stated “We are in the electoral race, we are moving forward and we will not be stopped by this corrupt group.”9. The Houston Chronicle reports that “Officers working for [Texas Governor Greg] Abbott's border security initiative have been ordered to push children into the Rio Grande, and have been told not to give water to migrants” These abuses were revealed in an email from a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper who described the actions as “inhumane.”10. Finally, Universal Studios appears to have unlawfully trimmed trees on the public sidewalk outside of their building in Los Angeles, a transparent attempt to discourage picketers by denying them shade during the ongoing heatwave. City Controller Kenneth Mejia has announced that his office is launching an investigation. Ironically, this shows Hollywood executives are perfectly capable of cuts at the top. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

Washington Post columnist Helaine Olen has always been fascinated by work and how it dominates our lives - and, since March 2020, has been fascinated by the profound shift she has observed in our relationship to work since the pandemic sent so many of us home, and sent so many others directly into harm's way. These observations were the basis of her recent article, "How the Pandemic Ended America's Bad Romance With Work," in which she explores the forces compelling what she calls "a great reconsideration, a great renegotiation" with work in this country and exactly how much of it we actually want in our lives. In this episode of "Your New Life Blend," host Shoshanna Hecht speaks with Helaine about the societal forces that build movements from the ground up, and what happens when giant swaths of the workforce abruptly realize that work won't love you back. 

Helaine Olen is an award-winning journalist who's a contributor to the Washington Post's opinion section. She and I connected because are both graduates from Smith College and have enjoyed working together in recent years. She offers some great advice for us PRs reaching out to journalists when pitching. Agency owner Scott Baradell also stops by to discuss his new book, Trust Signals.

Benjamin Halliburton, founder and chief investment officer at the Building Benjamins investment newsletter, says that inflation and interest rates bottoming out last year after a decline/trend that lasted for 40 years has now put investors into a new territory, forcing them to consider areas and industries that benefitted from decades of disinflation. It's the biggest inflection point of most investors' lifetimes, he says, but it's an adjustment that people will need to make to keep the profits rolling in the changed conditions they'll see for years to come. Also on the show, Washington Post columnist Helaine Olen discusses how Medicare Advantage will be used by more consumers this year than traditional Medicare coverage, and how that is creating a disadvantage to the country and to the many people who don't understand entirely what they are signing up for and who are falling for bad commercial messages. Plus, Chuck talks about giving gifts of stock for the children and grandchildren in your life.

Interview with author Helaine Olen. Her books include "Pound Foolish" and "The Index Card". We talk about her work and recent story on Billionaires.Also: Crypto crash continues, Bitcoin, Tesla stock price.http://helaineolen.com/

Tools can be helpful, powerful, dangerous - money is the same. But if you focus more on how to use the tool safely and effectively, you have less room to focus on how scary, or unknown something is.Too often we seem to forget our plan. Or we don't even make a plan in the first place. That's where money becomes overwhelming and we come at our finances from a place of stress.In this episode we talk about Morgan Housel and Harold Pollack's advice about The Index Card, and how financial expertise can be boiled down to some concise, key points. The basic principles are to 1) Not pay someone else to use your money, and 2) save in the best way possible. As always, please feel free to reach out to me at onelessthingpodcast@gmail.com or DM me on instagram @kaeliwood. I'd love to hear from you!"The Index Card" Financial Advice by Harold Pollack, interviewHere's What to Do if Your Bad with Money by Ramit SethiThe Index Card, book by Helaine Olen and Harold PollackA Financial Plan on an Index Card by Morgan Housel

Nobody likes the idea of a recession, but could a possible economic downturn further strain the ties between Americans? Helaine Olen from The Washington Post has a brilliant new column outlining how a bad economy frays the social fabric, and that could be a huge problem in a country with a lack of trust in institutions.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Helaine Olen is an award-winning opinion writer for the Washington Post Opinion section. An expert on money and society with a deep understanding of public policy, she writes, speaks and consults on issues including Social Security, retirement, healthcare, student loans and women's financial issues. Helaine has appeared on The Daily Show, Frontline, C-Span, the BBC, MSNBC, All Things Considered, Marketplace and more to share her forward-thinking commentary on politics, economics and consumer and regulatory issues. She addresses the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right?” with thoughts including:The “Great Resignation” and Americans' changing relationship with workThe need to insist on dignity in our working livesThe call “to not confuse your needs, with corporate needs or government needs”The benefits of building better social safety nets and increased government supportComplete show notes HEREConnect with Helaine OlenWebsite: http://helaineolen.com Twitter: twitter.com/helaineolen Follow WCPGR/ResilienceFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/buildresilience​Twitter: https://twitter.com/buildresilience​Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buildresilienceSupport the show

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In 2013, University of Chicago Professor Harold Pollack hosted a casual online video chat with author Helaine Olen. In the video, Pollack and Olen dig into some of the points Olen made in her book, Pound Foolish. They agreed that most people are given bad advice from financial advisors and that the best financial advice doesn't have to be extensive or complicated. It can fit on one index card.Shortly after the interview, Pollack went online and posted an image of a simple index card that listed what he thought were the most essential principles of personal finance. And the post went viral. It captured the attention of academics, economists and newsgroups. In response, Pollack and Olen decided to team up and expand upon their index card idea in a book titled, The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn't Have to Be Complicated. Brandon and Dave make it through most of the principles from the book and give their opinions. 

A change of plans today. If you were looking forward to John Hall's appearance on the show, we'll be rescheduling due to unforeseen circumstances. (How's that for cryptic? I'll explain during the show.) So, it's Friday, the end of another tough week for the Biden administration. Yesterday, I quoted Helaine Olen from a listserv we're on together, though I didn't name her. But the line I quoted was concerning Bidens falling poll numbers. Some of the list pointed the finger of blame at the mainstream corporate media. While I agree that their treatment of this president has been shameful, I don't think that's the cause of the downward spiral. Helaine wrote "It's that Biden comes off as ineffectual, probably because getting jerked around my members of your own party doesn't exactly scream effective. He campaigned as the guy who could get the Republicans to work with him. Whether he really believed it, or he said it because he knows voters like to hear it is now irrelevant. He's getting judged because ... surprise! ... he can't actually do that." Bingo! So that's our starting point. Helaine Olen writes a regular opinion column for the Washington Post. She's our guest today...

Tom McClellan, editor of the The McClellan Market Report, says that it's time for investors to 'change out of your tennis shoes and put on your track shoes' to deal with a market that is going to chop sideways this year, and turn 'horrible' next year. McClellan has told his subscribers to be out of the market now, as he expects a downturn over the first few months of 2022. The NAVigator segment features Robert Grunewald, chief executive officer at Flat Rock Global discussing how the interval-fund structure provides stability in a potentially volatile asset class like 'middle-market credits,' allowing investors to trade off some liquidity in pursuit of higher fixed-income returns. Also on the show, Chuck answers audience questions about saving versus paying down debt, and about the value of a found collection of old coins, and Helaine Olen of the Washington Post talks about the continued blurring of the lines between journalism and 'sponsored content,' and how hard it is to distinguish between the two at Fox Business and elsewhere.

On this week's Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, conversations with two people about the ongoing surge in highway speeds that began with the pandemic in early 2020 and the resulting rise in crash deaths.  First, author and columnist Helaine Olen talks about observations in her Washington Post column this week about the spike in reckless driving and traffic fatalities. Also discussed is the decline in seat belt use during the pandemic. Olen writes that in the United States, “we've long failed to take road safety as seriously as we should. The results are predictably tragic: The United States leads the developed world in traffic-related deaths, with more than double the rate of any other country.” She also talks about why her column underscores the need to use the word "crash" instead of "accident," as discussed previously on the podcast. Later, Pamela Fischer, senior director of external engagement at the Washington D.C.-based Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), offers her organization's perspective on the problem and how automated traffic enforcement could stem the tide. She and a colleague penned an Op-Ed earlier this year that touched on the topic. A bill introduced in the Michigan Legislature in August would allow speeding enforcement by camera in communities where leaders have expressed concerns about excessive speeds. Some other relevant links: Research on automated enforcement by the National Conference of State Legislatures:https://www.ncsl.org/research/transportation/automated-enforcement-overview.aspx GHSA data on speed and red light cameras nationally:https://www.ghsa.org/state-laws/issues/speed%20and%20red%20light%20cameras GHSA Releases Independent Recommendations to Advance Equity in Traffic Safety Programs:https://www.ghsa.org/resources/Equity-in-Highway-Safety-Enforcement-and-Engagement21 

WGN Radio's Ilyce Glink and Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group give you the latest financial business news and financial planning advice and more! Helaine Olen, who is an economic columnist for the Washington Post, wrote a really interesting story this week about how American Airlines massive cancellations last week really highlights the frustrations roiling […]

One of the most popular elements of Biden's 'Build Back Better' agenda, paid family leave, has been dropped from the bill. On Today's Show:Helaine Olen, Washington Post opinion columnist focusing on politics and economics, breaks down what's been going on in negotiations on the Hill, whether Democrats are close to a deal, and how the government would pay for it.

A new proposal from the Democrats in Congress aims to tax billionaires' unrealized gains in order to fund proposed social and climate programs. Helaine Olen, Washington Post opinion columnist focusing on politics and economics, breaks down how that tax might work and whether it is already dead on arrival.

Mom always told you not to talk to strangers. But what if talking with those you don't know makes you a better person? Helaine Olen has a fascinating new column in The Washington Post arguing that your chat with a cab driver or someone in line at the supermarket could go a long way towards bridging divides. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rick speaks with Helaine Olen about how the U.S is the only developed nation without sick pay.

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Helaine Olen is an Opinion writer for the Washington Post. She has written on topics including politics, economics, workplace culture, and women's issues. Her work has been publishing in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic Salon, Pacific Standard, and The Los Angeles Times. She is also the author of Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry and The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn't have to be so complicated. Helaine and I had some disagreements, but I truly appreciate our ability to be civil and kind to one another. This country is based on respectful disagreement, so I was happy to do just that here. Helaine Olen Book Recommendations: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Betty Smith Nickel and Dimed - Barbara Ehrenreich Bright-Sided - Barbara Ehrenreich Bowling Alone - Robert Putnam Villette - Charlotte Bronte About The Inquiring Mind Podcast: I created The Inquiring Mind Podcast in order to foster free speech, learn from some of the top experts in various fields, and create a platform for respectful conversations. Learn More: https://www.theinquiringmindpodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theinquiringmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theinquiringmindpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/StanGGoldberg Subscribe to the Inquiring Mind Podcast: Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3tdRSOs Apple: http://apple.co/38xXZVJ Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3eBZfLl Youtube: https://bit.ly/3tiQieE

Iván Duque, Colombian President, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the ongoing anti-government protests taking place across his country. As the U.S. says it's dispatching a senior diplomat to the Middle East, Tzipi Hotovely, Israeli Ambassador to the UK, talks about the worsening violence between Israelis and Palestinian militants. Novelist Hillary Mantel discusses her new book, "The Mirror & the Light", the last her award-winning "Wolf Hall" trilogy, following the life and times of Thomas Cromwell. Michel Martin talks to Helaine Olen, Opinion Writer at The Washington Post, about the backsliding of gender equality during the pandemic.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Welcome to the "Baking and Finance Report: Hummus & Money U," a Fruit Cellar Stories Wednesday morning podcast. Please visit FruitCellarStories.com for recipes and book recommendations. Correction: chickpeas were first domesticated in 7000 BC, not 700. The artwork for the tile for Fruit Cellar Stories was designed by John Inoue. You can reach John at JohnLambertInoue@gmail.com Books: You Need A Budget by Jesse Mecham, Why Didn't They Teach Me This In School? by Cary Siegel, and The Index Card by Helaine Olen and Harold Pollack Podcasts: How to Money, Stacking Benjamins, Afford Anything, The Clark Howard Show, and Money Girl --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Scot and Jeff discuss Rilo Kiley/Jenny Lewis with Helaine Olen. Introducing the Band: Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) are with guest Helaine Olen. Helaine is an opinion writer at the Washington Post. Find her on Twitter at @HelaineOlen. Helaine's Music Pick: Rilo Kiley/Jenny Lewis So it turns out Hannah Nefler from Troop Beverly Hills and Ronnie Pinsky from “Salute Your Shorts” aren't played by just talented child actors after all.  Those actors, Jenny Lewis and Blake Sennett, went on to form one-half of Rilo Kiley and were responsible for writing the music and lyrics for the band. And it all started out because actor/comedian Dave Foley offered to pick up the tab for recording a group of demos. While Rilo Kiley never sold a ton of albums, they became a successful and artistically interesting group that made waves in the indie rock community.  Jenny Lewis began her solo career before her band officially ended its run, with the superb Rabbit Fur Coat, released in 2006. Rilo Kiley produced one more “grab for the brass ring” album, titled Under the Blacklight. By that point, though, it was clear Lewis' talent meant more solo albums were on the way. Rooted in a California/Laurel Canyon sound, Lewis rarey repeats herself on record. Her voice has matured over the years to become a true musical weapon. Many of her friends, like Beck, Elvis Costello, Jonathan Rice, Benmont Tench, and others pop up on songs here and there.  Whether you're new to this music or simply taking a deeper dive, be more adventurous with us and listen to the Political Beats take on Rilo Kiley & Jenny Lewis.

Purchase tickets for Saturday's "Covid Town Square" on Zoom! Only $15. August 29, 2020, 9:30 PM (EST) Seating is limited to 100 participants. Click on link below to meet The Irritable Immunologist and Immuno Biologist Henry Hakamaki. All proceeds go towards Henry Hakamaki's research and education: Eventbrite Ticket Link Today's guests: From The Daily Show With Trevor Noah, Comedian Josh Johnson; The Washington Post's Helaine Olen reflects on the first night of the GOP convention;  Tim Schwab, from the Columbia Journalism Review, on his recent investigation into how Bill Gates' donations of more than $250 million into non-profit news organization shape coverage of Gates, Microsoft and the Gates Foundation; The Rev. Barry W. Lynn from Americans United For Separation of Church and State on Jerry Falwell Jr.; Mark Breslin, the founder and president of Yuk Yuk's-- the largest comedy chain in North America; The host of the PETA Podcast, Emil Guillermo who writes a weekly column for the Asian American Legal Defense And Education Fund; Kelly Stone, comedian, sex educator, and Texas politician; Comic Aaron Berg whose special "25 Sets" is streaming on Amazon and iTunes; Down with Tyranny's Howie Klein, founder and treasurer of the Blue America PAC; Author of "War Made Easy" Norman Solomon on "Why the Left Must Reject and Elect Biden at the Same Time" ; Dr. Harriet Fraad, host of "When Capitalism Hits Home" and "It's Not Just In Your Head";  Professor Harvey J. Kaye author of "FDR On Democracy"; Democratic Strategist, from the far reaches of the left, Jeff Blackwood; Covid-19 Town Hall with The Irritable Immunologist and Immuno Biologist Henry Hakamaki ; Comedy Writer and Gentleman Farmer Jon Ross addresses the concerns of our listeners Time Code: I'm On My Way (0:00) Covid Town Hall (2:19) Tim Schwab (40:48) Helaine Olen (1:09:29) Kelly Stone (1:45:17) Dr. Harriet Fraad (2:18:31) Josh Johnson (2:51:28) Howie Klein (3:23:15) Norman Solomon (3:52:54) Professor Harvey J. Kaye (4:18:04) Emil Guillermo (4:49:43) Jeff Blackwood (5:28:06) The Rev. Barry W. Lynn (5:47:58) Mark Breslin (6:39:32) Aaron Berg (7:19:07) David Takes Your Calls (7:43:59) Jon Ross (7:48:46) Ain't No Cane On The Brazos (8:16:42)   Music By: Professor Mike Steinel, Jim Mahood and The Covid Players who are Lance Jeffries, Tom Webber and Kathleen Ashe I’m on My Way written and performed by Professor Mike Steinel; Howie Klein Love Theme written and performed by Professor Mike Steinel; Harvey J. Kaye Love Theme written and performed by Professor Mike Steinel; Hard Time In The City written and performed by Professor Mike Steinel; Ain’t No Cane on The Brazos performed by The Covid Players; Aaron Berg Love Theme written and performed by Tim Mahood    

Interview with Helaine Olen. She is the author of "Pound Foolish" and "The Index Card". We talk about investing, covid, Trump, Betsy DeVos, Day trading and other current events.Investing Skeptically: Will the government change the definition of "fiduciary"?

Politico’s Nahal Toosi whose latest is, "Ivy League grads have a leg up in State Department promotions, stats show;" Professor of Jazz Mike Steinel talks Bob Dylan; Comic Aaron Berg star of “25 Sets;” Founder and President of Yuk Yuk’s Mark Breslin; Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling;  Professor of Sociology and Criminology Jill McCorkel whose latest for The Conversation is "Police unions are one of the biggest obstacles to transforming policing;" LGBTQ Activist Zack Ford; Economic Hardship Reporting Project’s Alissa Quart; Down With Tyranny’s Howie Klein; Dr. Liam O'Mara Candidate, for CA-42; Dr. Harriet Fraad host of “Capitalism Hits Home;” Washington Post’s Helaine Olen author of "Pound Foolish" and "The Index Card;" Harvey J. Kaye author of “Thomas Paine and the Promise of America;” Comic Judy Gold author of “Yes, I Can Say That: When They Come for the Comedians, We Are All in Trouble;” Superhero Henry Hakamaki Talks Covid-19; David & Emilio Fox Read Listener Questions. Time Code: Journalist Nahal Toosi (5:12) Professor Mike Steinel (36:11) Comic Aaron Berg (1:04:09) Yuk Yuk's Mark Breslin (1:31:52) Professor Jill McCorkel (2:07:30) Zack Ford (2:54:49) Alissa Quart (3:20:00) Howie Klein (3:46:49) Dr. Liam O'Mara (4:16:40) Dr. Harriet Fraad (4:42:15) Helaine Olen (5:16:17) Professor Harvey J. Kaye (5:35:15) Judy Gold (6:08:04) Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling (6:58:09) Henry Hakamaki (7:07:36) Emilio Fox (7:39:12)

Comic AARON BERG, whose latest special is "25 Sets;" MARK BRESLIN, founder and president of Yuk Yuk's--largest comedy chain in North America; Comedy Historian JACKIE "THE JOKE MAN" MARTLING ; Policing In America: DAVID Takes Your Calls; Congressional Candidate & Comedian LAUREN ASHCRAFT; Washington Post's HELAINE OLEN; Founder and Treasurer of Blue America PAC, Down With Tyranny's HOWIE KLEIN; ANDRU VOLINSKY, Progressive Candidate for Governor of New Hampshire; Marxist Psychotherapist and host of Capitalism Hits Home DR. HARRIET FRAAD; ANN NEUMANN, whose latest article for The Guardian is entitled, "Transfer trauma: America's seniors suffer as care system pushes them between sites;" Professor HARVEY J. KAYE talks about protests, police riots, and black men living and dying in America; He took down the Gambino Family, American Hero Burt Ross; Covid-19 Town Hall with IRRITABLE IMMUNOLOGIST and HENRY HAKAMAKI; Police in America Part Two; DAVID takes more of your calls. Why there would be fewer casualties if the curfew also applied to the police. Idea. A UVA coating for police cars that emits the smell of bacon when they're set on fire. Can't wait to see Christo's burial shroud. Time Code: Aaron Berg (4:10) Mark Breslin (33:11) Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling (1:03:24) David Takes Your Calls (1:18:39) Lauren Ashcraft (1:51:03) Helaine Olen (2:21:40) Howie Klein (2:48:50) Andru Volinsky (3:11:06) Dr. Harriet Fraad (3:43:16) Ann Neumann (4:19:27) Professor Harvey J. Kaye (4:36:41) Burt Ross (4:57:45) Covid-19 Town Hall With The Irritable Immunologist and Henry Hakamaki (5:30:04) David Takes Your Calls (6:21:45)

On the 39th episode of the #VoteHerIn series, a partnership project of Two Broads Talking Politics/Kelly Pollock and Rebecca Sive, author of Vote Her In: Your Guide to Electing Our First Woman President, you’ll hear an interview with Helaine Olen.

On the 39th episode of the #VoteHerIn series, a partnership project of Two Broads Talking Politics/Kelly Pollock and Rebecca Sive, author of Vote Her In: Your Guide to Electing Our First Woman President, you’ll hear an interview with Helaine Olen.

Washington Post's Helaine Olen, Congressman Alan Grayson, Dr. Harriet Fraad, The Irritable Immunologist, Down With Tyranny's Howie Klein, Progressive Democrat running for Congress in Indiana’s first district Jim Harper, Professor Harvey J. Kaye, Comic Aaron Berg, Yuk Yuk's Mark Breslin, Zack Ford, Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling, Henry Hakamäki, Emilio Fox, David takes your calls. We record this show every Monday and Thursday. Want to attend via Zoom or phone? Ask a question? Or tell us what’s on your mind? Then for a room pass. Time Code: Dr. Harriet Fraad (0:41) The Irritable Immunologist & Henry Hakamäki (41:18) Congressman Alan Grayson (1:41:43) Howie Klein (2:10:00) Congressional Candidate Jim Harper (2:47:23) Emilio Fox (3:15:51) David takes your calls (3:21:17) Helaine Olen (3:34:33) Professor Harvey J. Kaye (4:10:14) Zack Ford (4:55:22) Mark Breslin (5:23:51) Aaron Berg (5:53:05) Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling (6:07:26)

The Irritable Immunologist brings us up to speed on the latest COVID-19 developments; PBS & NPR Journalist Ray Suarez on the future of journalism; Down With Tyranny's Howie Klein talks Ramones, Lou Reed and Biden; Washington Post's Helaine Olen answers your questions on how to survive an economic implosion; Professor Harvey J. Kaye takes your questions; Yuk Yuk's Mark Breslin on Mr. Methane. Time Code: Irritable Immunologist (0:46) Ray Suarez (35:15) Howie Klein (1:24:13) Helaine Olen (2:20:05) Professor Harvey J. Kaye (3:15:37) Mark Breslin (4:22:33) 

Washington Post's Helaine Olen; Senator Susan Collins, played by Martha Previte, gives us the latest on her reelection campaign; Emmy and Peabody Award Winning Jim Earl goes after Whoopi Goldberg; Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling; The Irritable Immunologist; Professor Harvey J. Kaye whose new book is "FDR on Democracy: The Greatest Speeches and Writings of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt;" Animal Behaviorist Dr. Jennifer Verdolin;  The hardest working pediatrician in comedy Dr. Jay Sutay; Down With Tyranny’s Howie Klein;  Yuk Yuk’s Mark Breslin;  Comedy Writer Dave Sirus; Comedian Liam McEneaney; Marketing Guru Saul Colt. Helaine Olen on the plight of Mike Bloomberg campaign workers. Professor Harvey J. Kaye on why FDR is more relevant, and more important than ever. Howie Klein tells us which GOP governors deserve to...well, let him explain. Senator Susan Collins really doesn't like Maine. Jim Earl really doesn't like The View. Comedy Club Merchant Prince Mark Breslin on the virtues of live entertainment. The Irritable Immunologist updates us on the fight against Covid 19. Comedy Writer Dave Sirus says there's also a pandemic of conspiracy theories. Dr. Jennifer Verdolin tells us how to keep our cats safe from the Coronavirus. And no, they can't give it to you. David, Liam and Saul Colt answer listener mail. Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling makes David and Dr. Jay laugh way too hard. Time Code: Senator Susan Collins (:03) Dr. Jay Sutay (10:46) The Irritable Immunologist (15:43) Helaine Olen (56:26) Howie Klein (1:45:29) Mark Breslin (2:19:08) Jim Earl (2:59:33) Dave Sirus (3:28:33) Professor Harvey J. Kaye (3:57:18) Dr. Jennifer Verdolin (5:10:53) Liam McEneaney (6:08:00) Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling (7:05:42)

MEET BAILIE SLEVIN BAILIE SLEVIN is the founder of Entertaining Finance, a financial advising firm designed to cater to the needs of people in the arts and entertainment fields. With 13 years of experience as a financial adviser and a hefty resume in theater, she is redefining planning for artists, entrepreneurs, and creatives nationwide. After working with the traditional suit and tie wearing firms, Bailie chose to go out on her own and create a company that gives creative arts entrepreneurs access to high-level financial advising strategies that have generally been unavailable to them in the past. Entertaining Finance works with clients through every stage of their lives from first jobs through the golden years, creating savings, retirement and estate planning strategies while creating long-lasting and meaningful relationships between advisors and clients. Bailie’s theatre resume includes time as a stage manager, general manager, and producer on Broadway, Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway shows that received Tony Awards, Drama Desk, OBIE Awards, and IT Awards. Some favorite projects include The Norman Conquests, Altar Boyz, Naked Boys Singing!, Pursuit of Persephone, A Very Merry Unauthorized Children’s Scientology Pageant, and Popsicle in Concert at Joe’s Pub. She has previously served as a board member for The Tank NYC, Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) and The PATH Fund who produce Rockers On Broadway. Registered Representative and Financial Advisor of Park Avenue Securities LLC (PAS). Financial Representative of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America;(Guardian), New York, NY.;CA Insurance License #0J17279 CONTACT: https://www.entertainingfinance.com/ (https://www.entertainingfinance.com/) bailie.slevin@entertainingfinance.com (mailto:bailie.slevin@entertainingfinance.com) https://www.facebook.com/Entertaining-Finance-135267426678732/ (https://www.facebook.com/Entertaining-Finance-135267426678732/) BOOKS: Safety-First Retirement Planning: An Integrated Approach for a Worry-Free Retirement (The Retirement Researcher Guide Series) by Wade Donald Pfau (https://amzn.to/2R4EnQs) Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry by Helaine Olen (https://amzn.to/349CUNX) Pirates of Manhattan by Barry James Dyke (https://amzn.to/3464oEi) DISCLAIMER: Check the background of your financial professional on FINRA's  BrokerCheck (https://brokercheck.finra.org/) . The content is developed from sources believed to be providing accurate information. The information in this material is not intended as tax or legal advice. Please consult legal or tax professionals for specific information regarding your individual situation. Some of this material was developed and produced by FMG Suite to provide information on a topic that may be of interest. FMG Suite is not affiliated with the named representative, broker - dealer, state - or SEC - registered investment advisory firm. The opinions expressed and material provided are for general information, and should not be considered a solicitation for the purchase or sale of any security SUPPORT THE SHOW BECAUSE I LOVE PUPPIES!Are you interested in being a super learner who can read at lighting speeds with complete comprehension? Check out Berg Learning and see how. I am currently taking these classes https://www.berglearning.com/ (https://www.berglearning.com/)  Use coupon code:Yuri10 This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audiobooks. Click on the link to get a 30-day free trial, complete with a credit for a free audiobook download Audible.com (https://www.audible.com/ep/freetrial?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004R) BUY MY BOOK!!! BE LEFT BEHIND: Discover Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Before Your Grandma Beats You to It (https://amzn.to/3afTmOu) https://www.beleftbehind.com/ (https://www.beleftbehind.com/)

Comedy Legend Robert Smigel helps Donald Trump take the "Wash Your Hands" songwriting challenge; The Washington Post's Helaine Olen; Epidemiologist Dr. Maciej F. Boni, Professor of Biology, Pennsylvania State University; Animal Behaviorist Dr. Jennifer Verdolin; Jim Zirin,author of "Plaintiff In Chief: A Portrait of Donald Trump in 3,500 Lawsuits;" Jacobin’s Professor Ben Burgis; The Rev. Barry W. Lynn; Pastor Jonathan Conrad;  Comedian Liam McEneaney. Time Code: Pastor Jonathan Conrad (:15) Epidemiologist Dr. Maciej F. Boni (37:20) The Rev. Barry W. Lynn (1:21:17) Helaine Olen (2:01:12) President Donald Trump (2:45:31) Dr. Jennifer Verdolin (3:03:19) Professor Ben Burgis (3:40:23) James Zirin (4:34:00) Comedian Liam McEneaney (5:28:54)

Joe Biden wins his first, and so far only, primary with the help of Medicare for All supporters. Trump's team doesn't believe in the coronavirus, but if it does exist, Medicare for All would make it worse (?!?). Centrist policy experts trash the Yale Medicare for All study and then trash the entire policy of Medicare for All for good measure. Stephanie birddogs Joe Kennedy at an event for the Patients over Profits Pledge, and Connecticut passes its first municipal resolution in favor of Medicare for All! Show Notes Pete Buttigieg drops out of the race. R.I.P. "Medicare for All Who Want It" - you were basically just a public option gift-wrapped with language to co-opt the Medicare for All movement. Exit polls show that 50% of primary voters in South Carolina back Medicare for All - marking the 4th straight primary where M4A has pulled out a majority. But surprisingly, a majority of M4A supporters in South Carolina backed Joe Biden! Our hot take: the M4A movement handed Joe Biden his first primary win ever, after 3 presidential runs. Show us some love, Joe! The Partnership for America's Health Care Future also spent $200,000 running an ad blitz in South Carolina opposing Medicare for All. They had to make two new ads so they'd have black people in them, and in the process added some brazen lies about M4A increasing your taxes AND your premiums. However, our ally the Debs-Jones-Douglass Institute organized an impressive "I'm a Medicare for All Voter" campaign in South Carolina. While we'll never outspend the healthcare industry, this campaign spoke with 10s of thousands of SC voters, and collected more than 10,000 pledges from SC residents to vote only for a candidate that supports Medicare for All. This is far more impactful than $200k in ads. Also, crucially important: Charles Brave, the President of the South Carolina AFL-CIO, published an op-ed in the Charleston Chronicle about how Medicare for All is good for union workers and is supported by the SC labor movement. This set a very different tone from Nevada, where the Culinary Union made waves by attacking M4A - even though the Nevada AFL-CIO has ALSO voted to support Medicare for All as their official position. Coronavirus! The House Ways & Means Committee held a hearing on the coronavirus threat, where Trump's Secretary of Health & Human Services, Alex Azar, weighed in on... how Medicare for All will ruin America, crying crocodile tears for union workers. When he was actually questioned about developing a vaccine for coronavirus, Azar incredibly replied that it may not be affordable for everyone because we need the private sector to invest in the vaccine, and they won't do it with price controls (!!!!!!!!). Many others made the connection between the coronavirus threat and Medicare for All. AOC weighed in from the perspective of restaurant workers - Stephanie adds her own horrifying story of being forced to continue working at her restaurant job while suffering from mono and strept throat! Helaine Olen made the basic case that it is impossible for a country to contain a pandemic if people are afraid to go to the doctor due to unaffordable costs. Sally Pipes, however, made the conservative argument that countries with Medicare for All are LESS prepared to contain pandemics, because they have so few hospital beds, doctors, and medical resources. This claim hits 100 on the bullshit meter! The U.S. has among the fewest hospital beds, and among the fewest number of physicians per 1,000 residents of all the developed nations. We have 2.8 hospital beds per 1,000 people - Japan has 13.1 beds per 1,000 people; Germany has 8; etc. The U.S. has 2.6 physicians per 1,000 people, compared to the 4-5 in most European countries. Stephanie has some words for the Twitter wonks doing their best to discredit the Yale economic study showing that Medicare for All will save money and lives. She picks out Shefali Luthra's supposed "fact check" at Kaiser...

What has happened to the news? As the proliferation of terms like “fake news” and “alternative facts” indicates, we can’t take everything we read at face value. So who can we trust? The seventh episode of Exiles on 12th Street investigates how news media has changed, and how the headlines of today influence the politics of tomorrow. Join the Exiles as we talk to television journalist and co-founder of the PBS Newshour Robert MacNeil; finance and politics writer Helaine Olen; media historian David Greenberg; and award-winning Trump impersonator John Di Domenico. The episode is presented by your host, Claire Potter, co-executive editor of Public Seminar and professor of history at The New School for Social Research.

The Washington Post's Helaine Olen; Professor Harvey J. Kaye author of "Take Hold of Our History: Make America Radical Again;" Comedian Liam McEneaney; Professor David Faris author of "It's Time to Fight Dirty: How Democrats Can Build a Lasting Majority in American Politics;" The Rev. Barry W. Lynn; Animal Behaviorist Dr. Jennifer Verdolin; History Professor Amy Rutenberg author of "Rough Draft;" David "Citizen" Bacon interviews the candidates Is it time to indict the entire GOP? Citizen Bacon talks one on one with Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard. Helaine Olen on the Bernie/Warren handshake that never was. Liam and David answer listener mail and play your phone messages. Dr. Jennifer Verdolin finally admits a cat will eat your corpse. Professor Amy Rutenberg tells us that it turns out the Greatest Generation dodged the draft too. Professor Harvey J. Kaye on the indecency of Joe Biden, Amy Klobuchar and Mayor Pete. Professor David Faris on the role social media has played in destabilizing Iran. The Rev. Barry W. Lynn on impeachment. Time Code: Helaine Olen (0:40) Professor Amy Rutenberg (21:25) The Rev. Barry W. Lynn (58:48) Professor Harvey J. Kaye (1:20:40) Professor David Farris (2:36:30) Part Two of The Rev. Barry W. Lynn (3:03:36) David "Citizen Bacon (3:41:50) Liam McEneaney.

Michael Brooks, Washington Post's Helaine Olen, Comic Aaron Berg, Professor Ben Burgis, Dr. Jennifer Verdolin, David "Citizen" Bacon, and The Reverend Barry W. Lynn. Michael Brooks talks Mexico, Bolivia and Argentina. Helaine Olen on Mayor Pete's disingenuous attacks against Medicare For All. Aaron Berg brings back Nat King Cole's oldest son Beautiful Clean Cole. Professor Ben Burgis attacks Mayor Pete's attack against free tuition at all public universities. Dr. Jennifer Verdolin's cat has acne. The Reverend Barry W. Lynn on evangelical magazine "Christianity Today" demanding Trump’s removal from office. Citizen Bacon meets Bernie and his supporters. Time Code: Helaine Olen (00:00:53) Michael Brooks (29:42) The Reverend Barry W. Lynn (1:32:00) Dr. Jennifer Verdolin (2:25:09) Citizen Bacon (3:03:27) Professor Ben Burgis (3:38:03) Aaron Berg (4:36:00)

Washington Post's Helaine Olen, Down With Tyranny's Howie Klein and Comedian Dave Sirus. Time Code: David on Jeffrey Epstein and guns (0:42.97) Helaine Olen on Jeffrey Epstein and the demise of Barneys (36:06.6) Howie Klein on Jeffrey Epstein and then some more on Jeffrey Epstein (1:08:21) Dave Sirus on Jeffrey Epstein and conspiracy theories about Jeffrey Epstein (1:59:22)

If you think one candidate won, be honest: was it the same person you liked most before the debate? With so many candidates (still twenty over two nights), the debates almost turned into team fights: progressives who say the party needs to stand for bold change, and moderates who say that's unpopular and impractical, and that you need unifying messages that can build a clear anti-Trump majority. Who's right? Plus: a discussion of new tariffs and ongoing trade negotiations with China, the Fed's rate cut, Democrats inching towards impeachment, Will Hurd announces he won't seek reelection, and more of the week's news. Megan Mcardle and Helaine Olen represent the right and left with special guest Linette Lopez.Commercial free edition of live broadcast from August 4, 2019 on the Heartland Newsfeed Radio Network, online at heartlandnewsfeed.com, Spreaker and other platforms.Listen Live: https://www.heartlandnewsfeed.com/listenliveFollow us on social mediaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/hlnfradionetworkTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/HLNF_BulletinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandnewsfeedMastadon: https://liberdon.com/@heartlandnewsfeedDiscord: https://discord.gg/6b6u6DTSupport us with your financial supportStreamlabs: https://streamlabs.com/heartlandmediaPayPal: https://www.paypal.me/heartlandmediaSquare Cash: https://cash.app/$heartlandnewsfeedPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/heartlandnewsfeedCrypto via 1UpCoin: https://1upcoin.com/donate/heartlandmedia

Helaine Olen, opinion writer for the Washington Post and author of "Pound Foolish," co-author of "The Index Card." Zack Ford, who covers the Trump White House for Think Progress. And The Rev. Barry W. Lynn, Executive Director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State and host of Time Code: Helaine Olen (0:32.84) Zack Ford (50:27.25) The Rev. Barry W. Lynn (1:26:50)

In the United States, 8.5 million older people will fall from being middle-class into poverty when they retire if we don’t do anything. With so many at risk, why do people feel alone? They feel like they’re the only ones who struggle to save when life happens. But this isn’t about an individual’s fault. We all live in the same retirement system that works for spreadsheets, not real people—and when we believe it’s our fault, we are shamed by a failing system. On today’s episode, we explore what this conflict looks like in real life. First, we meet Archer, an English professor who reflects on his early saving experiences and expresses feelings of regret. Then, we talk to Barbara, a single mother working at a non-profit, to discuss how job loss and divorce led her to deal with feelings of shame and eventually to financial empowerment. After their stories, we hear from our expert round table, including host Teresa Ghilarducci and our guests, economist Tony Webb and author Helaine Olen, for a discussion on the role of shame in our retirement system. Finally, we highlight workers who have taken action to recover savings lost to high and often hidden fees in typical 401k plans.

Washington Post's Helaine Olen, American Prospect's Natalie Shure and Comedian Kevin Bartini. Time Code: Natalie Shure (0:20:00) Helaine Olen (39:20:00) Kevin Bartini (1:40:00) Michael Brooks (2:07:00) Natalie Shure is a Los Angeles-based writer and researcher whose work focuses on history, health, and politics. Her writing has appeared in The Nation, The Atlantic, BuzzFeed, In These Times, Slate, Jacobin, The Daily Beast, Los Angeles Times, Salon, Pacific Standard, New York Observer, Metro, Democratic Left, and more. She is currently the Head of Research for Adam Ruins Everything on TruTV.

ICE belongs in the Arctic Circle not America. Why I.C.E.'s detention centers are UnAmerican, and why exactly anyone employed by I.C.E. is a mortal threat to our democratic institutions. Guests: Comedians Joe DeVito and Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling. Washington Post's Helaine Olen, author of "Pound Foolish." Founder and CEO of Yuk Yuk's, Mark Breslin, author of "Control Freaked." And Andrea Pitzer, author of "One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps." Time Code: David defends Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and condemns I.C.E. (5:19) Andrea Pitzer (22:06) Helaine Olen (1:08:04) Joe DeVito (1:54:42) Mark Breslin (2:54:10) Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling (3:25:24) This is a special "Pledge Episode." Please donate to this program by going to  and giving whatever you can afford.

The fabulous Helaine Olen of The Washington Post returns to the program. We discuss her op-ed, "Alabama’s abortion ban doesn’t promote life. It exhibits contempt for it." (https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/16/alabamas-abortion-ban-doesnt-promote-life-it-exhibits-contempt-it/?utm_term=.0c2972ec42ef ) -- the GOP and the well=organized plans to overturn Roe, starting at the state level, the draconian measures taking place and the very real war on women's rights and much more.

Jennie Dopp discusses Autism Awareness Month and clears up misconceptions. Helaine Olen tells us whether we should be tipping at fast food restaurants or not. Jeanette Bennett talks about how to be passionate in your career. Brain Willoughby explains obstacles that stop people from getting married.

On this show, we talked about the dangers of and reasons behind wealth and income inequality, as well as what individuals can do to make changes to the overall system with Helaine Olen, Washington Post writer, author, speaker and one of Business Insiders 50 Women Who Are Changing the World.  Listen to learn where you can get high quality news and information! You can learn more about Helaine at WashingtonPost.com, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Get a copy of Pound Foolish here. Get a copy of The Index Card here. Please subscribe to the show however you’re listening, leave a review and share it with someone who appreciates good ideas. You can learn more about the show at GeorgeGrombacher.com, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook or contact George at Contact@GeorgeGrombacher.com.

Interview with Helaine Olen. She is the author of "Pound Foolish" and "The Index Card". She is also a writer for The Washington Post. We discuss investments and current affairs.Investing Skeptically: Bonds and Bond funds.Additional audio: George Carlin

We knew it was coming, and now it's here: A coup is in progress in Venezuela. In this follow up episode to CD176 (Target Venezuela: Regime Change in Progress), learn additional backstory and details about the recent events in Venezuela, including the proclamation by Juan Guaido that he is now the President of Venezuela and all of the efforts being made by the Trump administration to get this regime change to stick. Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Click here to contribute monthly or a lump sum via PayPal Click here to support Congressional Dish for each episode via Patreon Send Zelle payments to: Donation@congressionaldish.com Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to: $CongressionalDish or Donation@congressionaldish.com Use your bank's online bill pay function to mail contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North, Number 4576, Crestview, FL 32536 Please make checks payable to Congressional Dish Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Recommended Congressional Dish Episodes CD186: National Endowment for Democracy CD176: Target Venezuela: Regime Change in Progress Sound Clip Sources Hearing: U.S. Africa and Southern Command Operations, Senate Armed Service Committee, C-SPAN, February 7, 2019. Witnesses: Admiral Craig Fuller - U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) Commander Sound Clips: 16:10 Fuller While Russia and Cuba and China prop up the Maduro dictatorship, the reminder of the world is united. SOUTHCOM is supporting diplomatic efforts and we are prepared to protect U.S. personal and diplomatic facilities, if necessary. 53:44 Sen. Rick Scott In the Venezuelan military, have you -- have you seen any cracking from the standpoint, what we've been doing over the last -- especially the last two weeks, has any thing changed? Fuller - Certainly, there's been readiness aspects of their military that we watch very closely. It's a degraded force, but it is still a force that remains loyal to Maduro, and that makes it dangerous. We're looking for signs of those cracking, and we can talk in the closed session on some more details in trends we're seeing. 1:00:00 Sen. Tom Cotton (AR) - He said earlier Cuban guards completely surround the Maduro government. Does that mean that Maduro is dependent on the Cuban security and intelligence forces for his continuation in office? Fuller - Senator, I think it's a good sense of where the loyalty of the Venezuelan people are that to his immediate security forces made up of Cubans. Cotton  - So the men that surround Maduro, like our Secret Service, are Cubans not Venezuelans. Fuller - That's my understanding and assessment. 1:01:54 Fuller - I would also mention that the presence of China, China has not been helpful in a diplomatic way. I will leave that to the diplomats. China is there and involved in cyber in ways that are absolutely not helpful to the democratic outcome. 1:18:47 Sen Tim Kaine (VA) - If the world wants to see a democracy versus a dictatorship challenge Venezuela is just like the perfect test case for circa 2019, what do democracies care for an what dictatorships care for, Venezuela government of Maduro is supported by Russia, Cuba, and Iran. And they are enabling him to do all kinds of horrible things economically and in violation of human rights. The interim government, which has a constitutional claim in the vacancy of a president, the speaker of the legislative assembly becomes interim president supported by the United States and the EU. You really can see what the difference between democracy and the aspirations of democratic governments and dictatorship and what they care about very clearly int eh Venezuela circumstance now. Here's the reality, we are dealing with regional institutions like the OAS, every nation has one vote. The U.S. has a hard time to get the UA asked firmly come out against the Maduro government because many Caribbean nations still support the Maduro government. They've been bribed to do so with low-price oil. But it's very hard for us to do something like this on our won and when a principal regional institution like the LAS is not completely with us it's hard to put the appropriate pressure on. Interview: Mnuchin says Trump's economic plan is working and 'we're not going back to socialism', CNBC, February 6, 2019. 00:58:37 Steven Mnuchin : I’ve always watched the stock market a lot. I’ve been in the investment business since I graduated from Yale and I’ve tended to watch the stock market every day since then... As the President talked about last night, his economic program is working. We’re not going back to socialism. We’re going on an economic plan for America that works. 2019 State of the Union Address: Trump appeals for unity to end political gridlock, February 5, 2019. 2019 State of the Union Address: Trump Praises the Venezuela Coup, February 5, 2019. 1:05:28 President Donald Trump - Two weeks ago, the United States officially recognized the legitimate government of Venezuela, and its new interim President, Juan Guaido. We stand with the Venezuelan people in their noble quest for freedom -- and we condemn the brutality of the Maduro regime, whose socialist policies have turned that nation from being the wealthiest in South America into a state of abject poverty and despair. Here, in the United States, we are alarmed by new calls to adopt socialism in our country. America was founded on liberty and independence --- not government coercion, domination, and control. We are born free, and we will stay free. Tonight, we renew our resolve that America will never be a socialist country. Interview: President Trump on "Face the Nation," CBS News, February 3, 2019. 00:42:58 MARGARET BRENNAN: What would make you use the U.S. military in Venezuela? What's the national security interest? PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Well I don't want to say that. But certainly it's something that's on the- it's an option. MARGARET BRENNAN: Would you personally negotiate with Nicolás Maduro to convince him to exit. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Well he is requested a meeting and I've turned it down because we're very far along in the process. You have a young and energetic gentleman but you have other people within that same group that have been very very - if you talk about democracy - it's really democracy in action. MARGARET BRENNAN: When did he request a meeting? PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: We're going to see what happened. A number of months ago he wanted to meet. Interview: National Security Adviser Ambassador John Bolton, interviewed by Hugh Hewitt, Hugh Hewitt Book Club, February 1, 2019. Transcript Sound Clips: 01:20:23 Hugh Hewitt: There are reports of Venezuela shipping gold to the United Arab Emirates. The UAE is a very close ally of ours. Have you asked the UAE to sequester that gold? John Bolton: Let me just say this. We’re obviously aware of those reports consistent with what we did on Monday against PDVSA, the state-owned oil monopoly where we imposed crippling sanctions. Steven Mnuchin, the Treasury Secretary, is implementing them as we speak. We’re also looking at cutting off other streams of revenue and assets for the Maduro mafia, and that certainly includes gold. And we’ve already taken some steps to neutralize gold that’s been out of the country used as collateral for bank loans. We’ve frozen, and our friends in Europe, have frozen a substantial amount of that. We want to try and do the same here. We’re on top of it. That’s really all I can say at the moment. Council Session: Political Situation in Venezuela, Atlantic Council, January 30, 2019. Witnesses: Ed Royce - Former Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Carlos Alfredo Vecchio - Voluntad Popular Co-Founder, Interim Venezuelan Charge d’Affaires to the U.S. Julio Borges - Former President for the National Assembly of Venezuela David O’Sullivan - European Union Ambassador to the United States Sound Clips: 11:30 Carlos Alfredo Vecchio (via translator): What do we want to do? What is what we are asking the international community to support us with? First, to put an end to the usurpation of power by Nicolas Maduro. We cannot resolve the political and economic and social crisis as long as the dictatorship is in place. And this is something that we have to make clear. That is my priority, is to put an end to that and to help orchestrate international support to put an end to Maduro's dictatorship. 13:30 Carlos Alfredo Vecchio (via translator): Just to make very clear, I mean, from an economic point of view, we believe in an open market, an open economy. We believe in the private sector, we believe in the international and the national sectors, though, often, of course, our main source of revenue is the oil sector. So that would be a key element to recover our country, and we need to open that market. We need to increase our oil production. 39:15 David O’Sullivan: I think we absolutely share the same objective here. The European Union has always believed that the situation in Venezuela is unsustainable. We did not accept the results of the so-called elections last year. We declined collectively to attend the inauguration. And we are wholly supportive of the efforts of the National Assembly and Guaido to restore true democracy and free and fair elections. 48:00 Representative Ed Royce (CA): And a few years ago when the people in Venezuela elected the National Assembly, over two-thirds opposition to Maduro, he doubled down by asking China to bring the ZTE Corporation in and do a social credit system inside Venezuela on the same basis that it's done in China, which means that you now need that card in order to get food or medicine or your pension or your basic services. 48:30 Representative Ed Royce (CA): The fact that this ZTE-type arrangement exists in Venezuela, and now it exists in North Korea, and there's one other country where they have a contract—they're putting it in the Republic of Iran—this represents a new challenge to democracies. 1:15:00 Carlos Alfredo Vecchio: Just to make very clear, I mean, from an economic point of view, we believe in an open market, an open economy. We believe in the private sector, we believe in the international and the national sectors, though, often, of course, our main source of revenue is the oil sector. So that would be a key element to recover our country, and we need to open that market. We need to increase our oil production. 1:23:30 Carlos Alfredo Vecchio: Those agreements that has not been recognized by an international examiner, who has been illegal, we will not recognize illegal agreements. The rest, yes, we will comply with that. And let me send a clear message. For example, the only way that bond holders will not get paid, if Maduro remains in power. Nobody will complain with them. And China has to understand that, and Russia has to understand that. Discussion: Political Situation in Venezuela, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), January 29, 2019. Witnesses: Gustavo Tarre - George Washington University, CSIS Americas Program member, Designated Venezuelan Ambassador to the Organization of American States (appointed by Juan Guaido William Brownfield - Former US Ambassador to Venezuela, Chile, and Columbia during the George W. Bush administration and Obama administration Michael Matera - Center for Strategic & International Studies, America’s Program Director Sound Clips: 3:30 Michael Matera: In what is shaping up to be a very unstable and potentially explosive situation in Venezuela, the leading authoritarian nations of the world have stood by Maduro. Russia, Iran, Turkey, China, and Cuba, among a few others, have stated their continued recognition of Maduro. The future of Venezuela is turning more clearly than ever into a proxy struggle between the authoritarian regimes and the democratic nations. Venezuela could easily become the active front on which this struggle is defined. 8:15 Gustavo Tarre: Not only because his knowledge of Venezuela— Madea Benjamin: Not easy because you are here representing a coup. You are totally illegitimate. Nobody elected Juan Guaido, and nobody legitimate appointed you. You are taking Venezuela down the path of a civil war— Unknown Male Speaker: Excuse me. Excuse me, ma’am. Madea Benjamin: How dare you go to a civil war? What kind of patriot are you that allow yourself to be manipulated— Unknown Male Speaker: Out. Get out. Madea Benjamin: —by Donald Trump, John Bolton, and now Elliott Abrams, the ultra hawk. It is a very dangerous situation. We need negotiations, which is why we should be supporting Mexico and Uruguay in their call for negotiations. You don't follow the coup collaborators, like this man right here. Say no to coup. Unknown Male Speaker: See ‘ya. Ambassador— Madea Benjamin: We’re in the 21st century. 1:08:50 William Brownfield: What is the Cuban interest? It's 50,000 barrels of oil a day to an energy-starved nation. What is the Chinese approach? It is very much an economic approach, which is to say there are raw materials of great importance to the Chinese economy that are located in Venezuela, and they have a long-term economic interest in having access to them, driven by economics. Russia is more complicated. They do not need oil. They are, in fact, one of the three largest oil producers in the world right now, who produce more than their national need. It is geostrategic politics. I would offer everyone two thoughts—because I have taken this question from excellent representatives of the media over the last week with some frequency—first, don't listen that closely to the words that you hear from the governments of China or Russia. See if they put another billion or two or three billion investment into Venezuela. Money talks, and I have not seen evidence of that, which suggests that they, too, are pausing and taking a look at what happens. And second, if I could be Russia-specific briefly, I would note, and we all realize this, that over the last 10 years or so, Russia annexed the Crimea, and the Western democracies criticized and protested. Russia created two new republics—one in South Ossetia, the other in North Georgia, I believe—and the Western world protested. Russia at least supported, and I would argue actually infiltrated, large numbers of security personnel into the two easternmost provinces of Ukraine, and the Western world criticized. But at the end of the day, geography and history determined the Crimea is still under Russian control, South Ossetia and North Georgia still exist as independent states, and Russian influence is still quite visible in and whatever the other province is called. All right. That is geographic reality. We are now in the Western Hemisphere. If Brazil and Colombia and Argentina and Canada and the United States take a position, those same geographic realities will, in fact, move in the other direction. Of course we must listen to the Russian and Chinese governments—they are two of perhaps the three most important governments in the world—but we're entitled to use our brains as we calculate what they are saying and how we respond to it. 1:16:30 William Brownfield: What if Maduro hangs on yet once again, which by the way, ladies and gentlemen, is not inconceivable; it's happened before. We had not quite this much of a conversation, but in 2017 some sensed that things might be happening, and they did not happen. Is it possible again? Of course, it is. That is why we talk about a strategy, an international community strategy with two elements: one element being focused on the Maduro de _____(00:35) esta, the removal of that government, and that strategic component is not eliminated until someone new has moved into Miraflores Palace; and the second, related but separate element of planning for the day after. Hearing: Hearing to Consider Worldwide Threats, Select Committee on Intelligence, U.S. Senate, January 29, 2019. C-SPAN Report Video Witnesses: Dan Coats - Director of National Intelligence Christopher Wray - FBI Director Gina Haspel - CIA Director Lt. General Robert Ashley - Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Director General Paul Nakasone - National Security Agency Director Sound Clips: 1:11:00 Senator Marco Rubio (FL): We know they have openly and repeatedly, at least Maduro has, invited the Russians and Putin to establish either a rotational or a permanent presence somewhere in Venezuela, thereby creating a Russian military presence in the Western Hemisphere. In fact, they flew, about three weeks ago or a month ago, two Russian nuclear-capable bombers into the Caribbean Sea. 1:12:15 Senator Marco Rubio (FL): Is it not in the national interest of the United States of America that the Maduro regime fall and be replaced by a democratic and more responsible government? 1:15:15 Lieutenant General Robert Ashley: The reference you made to the Tu-160 Blackjacks that flew those strategic bombers, third iteration of that—first time was in '08, and then '14, and we've seen it again. As far as presence on the ground, we can talk a little bit more detail in a closed session about where we see Russia and China going with that greater instability. But in the open press, what you've seen thus far really is nothing more than just vocal support that's coming out of Moscow and that's coming out of China as well, but there is relationship there. From the military standpoint in the way of training, lots of Venezuelan officers go to Russia for training, and there's a reciprocal relationship for equipping them as well. 1:16:00 Senator Angus King (ME): In light of Senator Rubio's comments, I'd just like to note of caution, he listed refugee flows, human rights abuses, and corruption. There are lots of countries in the world that meet that description, and our right or responsibility to generate regime change in a situation like that, I think, is a slippery slope. And I have some real caution about what our vital interests are and whether it's our right or responsibility to take action to try to change the government of another sovereign country. That same description would have led us into a much more active involvement in Syria, for example, five or six years ago, other parts of the country. I just wanted to note that. Fox Business Video: John Bolton on Regime Change in Venezuela, Iraqi Christian HRC, Twitter, January 28, 2019. White House Daily Briefing: Trump Administration sanctions against Venezuela's state-owned oil company, January 28, 2019. Speakers: Steve Mnuchin - Treasury Secretary John Bolton - National Security Advisor Sound Clips: 1:26 John Bolton: As you know, on January the 23rd, President Trump officially recognized the president of the Venezuela National Assembly, Juan Guaido, as the interim president of Venezuela. Venezuela's National Assembly invoked Article 233 of the country's constitution to declare Nicolas Maduro illegitimate. This action was a statement that the people of Venezuela have had enough of oppression, corruption, and economic hardship. Since then, 21 other governments in the region and across the world have joined the United States in recognizing Guaido as Venezuela's interim president. 3:53 John Bolton: I reiterate that the United States will hold Venezuelan security forces responsible for the safety of all U.S. diplomatic personnel, the National Assembly, and President Guido. Any violence against these groups would signify a grave assault on the rule of law and will be met with a significant response. 4:24 Steven Mnuchin: Today Treasury took action against Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, PDVSA, to help prevent the further diversion of Venezuela’s assets by former President Maduro. 5:21 Steven Mnuchin: The path to sanctions relief for PDVSA is through the expeditious transfer of control to the interim president or a subsequent democratically elected government who is committed to taking concrete and meaningful actions to combat corruption. 5:40 Steven Mnuchin: Today OFAC also issued a number of general licenses that authorize certain transactions and activities with PDVSA for limited periods of time to minimize any immediate disruptions and support of ongoing humanitarian efforts. 6:00 Steven Mnuchin: Citgo assets in the United States will be able to continue to operate provided that any funds that would otherwise go to PDVSA instead will go into a blocked account in the United States. 6:10 Steven Mnuchin: Refineries in the United States have already been taking steps to reduce the reliance on imports from Venezuela. Those imports have fallen substantially in recent months. We have also issued general licenses to ensure that certain European and Caribbean countries can make an orderly transition. 6:20 Steven Mnuchin: We continue to call on all of our allies and partners to join the United States in recognizing Interim President Guaido in blocking Maduro from being able to access PDVSA funds. 7:10 Reporter: Is there any circumstance under which American forces would get involved? John Bolton: Well, the president has made it very clear on this matter that all options are on the table. 7:43 Steven Mnuchin: But effective immediately, any purchases of Venezuelan oil by U.S. entities, money will have to go into blocked accounts. Now, I've been in touch with many of the refineries. There is a significant amount of oil that's at sea that's already been paid for. That oil will continue to come to the United States. If the people in Venezuela want to continue to sell us oil, as long as that money goes into blocked accounts, we'll continue to take it. Otherwise, we will not be buying it. And again, we have issued general licenses, so the refineries in the United States can continue to operate. 9:06 Steven Mnuchin: The purpose of sanctions is to change behavior. So when there is a recognition that PDVSA is the property of the rightful rulers, the rightful leaders, the president, then, indeed, that money will be available to Guaido. 9:52 John Bolton: And the authoritarian regime of Chavez and Maduro has allowed penetration by adversaries of the United States, not least of which is Cuba. Some call the country now Cubazuela, reflecting the grip that Cuba’s military and security forces have on the Maduro regime. We think that’s a strategic significant threat to the United States, and there are others as well, including Iran’s interest in Venezuelan’s uranium deposits. 15:56 Steven Mnuchin: We're dealing with Venezuelan oil that is a rather modest part of our overall supply. Again, we're a net exporter of energy. We are particularly concerned that there were a handful of refineries that had a dependence on Venezuelan oil. I think they read the tea leaves. They reduced that dependence significantly along the way. Most of them have in the neighborhood of 10% or less of their dependent on Venezuelan oil. So, I don't expect that people will see an impact on the gas pumps. 17:10 Steven Mnuchin: I’m sure many of our friends in the Middle East will be happy to make up the supply as we push down Venezuela’s supply. Meeting: Secretary Pompeo Speaks at U.N. Security Council Meeting on Venezuela, January 26, 2019. Speaker: Mike Pompeo - Secretary of State Sound Clips: 2:20 Mike Pompeo: Let’s be crystal clear: The foreign power meddling in Venezuela today is Cuba. Cuba has directly made matters worse and the United States and our partners are the true friends of the Venezuelan people. 16:40 Mike Pompeo: Such scenes of misery are now the norm in Venezuela, where millions of children are suffering from malnutrition and starvation, thanks to a socialist experiment that caused the economy to collapse. 20:24 Mike Pompeo: And now it’s time for every other nation to pick a side. No more delays. No more games. Either you stand with the forces of freedom or you’re in league with Maduro and his mayhem... But no regime has done more to sustain the nightmarish condition of the Venezuelan people than the regime in Havana. For years, Cuban security and intelligence thugs, invited into Venezuela by Maduro himself and those around him, have sustained this illegitimate rule. They have trained Maduro’s security and intelligence henchmen in Cuba’s own worst practices. Cuba’s interior ministry even provides former President Maduro’s personal security... Some countries have publicly taken former President Maduro’s side. China, Russia, Syria, and Iran are just four of them. Just this morning, we tried to find a way for this council to speak in one voice in support of the Venezuelan people and our democratic ideals through a presidential statement not this council. But our Russian and Chinese colleagues refused to let this move forward. It’s not a surprise that those that rule without democracy in their own countries are trying to prop up Maduro while he is in dire straights. Meeting: U.N. Security Council Meeting on the Situation in Venezuela, January 26, 2019. Speakers: Jorge Arreaza - Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elliott Abrams - U.S. Special Envoy to Venezuela Sound Clips: 00:10 Jorge Arreaza: So 2002 is a direct precedent to what is happening. They were behind the coup d’etat. They weren’t as much in the vanguard or in advance as this time. They recognized Carmona, the dictator for the 72 hours that it lasted... It was on the 22nd, where Vice President Pence basically in a tweet gave a green light for a coup d’etat in Venezuela. As Under Secretary General said the interim President is self proclaimed. There was no ceremony. It was self proclamation by a member of Parliament at a public rally, at a peaceful public rally, one of many that there have been over the past years... If one of you can tell me in which article and which provision of the United Nations charter you can find the legal basis for self proclamation who wasn’t elected by anyone as President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, then we can open a discussion on the legal aspects, but I don’t think that will happen... At last we have a chance to speak. We have a written text but before that I wanted to share some thoughts with you. Indeed, we can even thank Mr. Mike Pompeo because in the face of failure at the Organization of American States on the 24th of January, they didn’t have enough weight to impose a resolution, well they convened a meeting of the Security Council. In fact, we - President Maduro - thought of appealing to this body not only to debate the case of Venezuela but rather the blatant and gross intervention, and mechanisms of interference by the United States in our country. In this case, the United States is not behind the coup d’etat, it is in advance in the vanguard of the coup d’etat. It is dictating the orders not only to the Venezuelan opposition but also to the satellite governments in the region, and it seems it Europe and in other parts of the world. 31:47 Elliot Abrams: I can not respond to every attack that was made on every country here. The insults that were made by calling many countries here “satellites”. In fact, it was interesting that every single country that was attacked - or criticized - was a democracy. Every single one that you criticized was a democracy... Today there is a satellite present here and it is Venezuela, which is unfortunately has become a satellite of Cuba and Russia... The regime is hiding behind, and it’s spokesman is hiding behind, the laws and constitution of Venezuela. Hearing: Defense Department Nominations, Senate Armed Services Committee, January 25, 2019. Witness: Vice Admiral Craig Faller - US Southern Command Commander Sound Clips: 1:37:00 Senator Bill Nelson (FL): What do you think that is the proper role of SouthCom in supporting the Venezuelan people now, in this time of exceptional chaos? Craig Faller: Senator, the Southern Command is focused on supporting our partners—Brazil, Columbia, those that have been most affected by the migrants, the spillover of some one-million-plus in Columbia. Recently, visited Columbia was the secretary of defense. President Duque is keenly aware and sharply focused on all his security challenges, and this is at the top of that list. As a result of the Columbian government's request, we intend to deploy the hospital ship Comfort—it will be underway shortly. It was delayed because of the hurricane—to the region to help our partners offset some of the impacts of this, particularly with the medical care that's been required and the strain that's placed on the resources. Fox Business Video: Vice President Mike Pence Tweet about US recognizing Guaido as Venezuelan President, Twitter, January 23, 2019. 00:33:32 Vice President Mike Pence: Today, freedom broke out in Venezuela with the recognition of a new interim president in Juan Guaido, a courageous man who stepped forward, the President of the National Assembly who took the oath of office, and I couldn’t be more proud that at President Trump’s direction, the United States of America became the first country in the world to recognize President Guaido, and now many other nations join us as well. Video: Vice President Mike Pence Tweet about Venezuela, Twitter, January 22, 2019. Vice President Mike Pence: Hola. I’m Mike Pence, the Vice President of the United States, and on behalf of President Donald Trump and all the American people, let me express the unwavering support of the United States as you - the people of Venezuela - raise your voices in a call for freedom. Nicholas Maduro is a dictator with no legitimate claim to power. He’s never won the Presidency in a free and fair election and he’s maintained his grip on power by imprisoning anyone who dares to oppose him. The United States joins with all freedom loving nations in recognizing the National Assembly as the last vestige of democracy in your country, for it’s the only body elected by you, the people. As such, the United States supports the courageous decision by Juan Guaido, the President of your National Assembly, to assert that body’s constitutional powers, declare Maduro a usurper, and call for the establishment of a transitional government. As you make your voices heard tomorrow, on behalf of the American people, we say to all the good people of Venezuela, estamos con ustedes. We are with you. We stand with you and we will stay with you until democracy is restored and you reclaim your birthright of libertad. Muchas gracias y vayan con Dios. Hearing: Foreign Policy in the Western Hemisphere, House Foreign Affairs Committee, July 11, 2018. Witnesses: Kenneth Merten - Deputy Assistant secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Sarah-Ann Lynch - USAID Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean Sound Clips: 27:30 Chairman Ed Royce (CA): And meanwhile, despite sitting on the world's largest oil reserves, Venezuelan oil production has fallen by half in the last few years. Venezuela in the meantime has been sending several hundred thousand barrels of oil every day to China as repayment on the tens of billions of dollars it has borrowed. And more recently, China's development bank announced a new quarter-billion dollar investment to shore up Venezuela's struggling oil production. Video: You're Welcome, Duane Johnson, Moana, YouTube, November 28, 2019. Hearing: The Collapse of the Rule of Law in Venezuela, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, July 19, 2017. Witness: Luis Almagro - Secretary General of the Organization of American States Sound Clips: 07:15 Senator Marco Rubio: I also know this, and I do not speak for the president, but I’ve certainly spoken to the president, and I will only reiterate what he has already said, and I’ve been saying this now for a number of days: it is my—I have 100% confidence that if democracy is destroyed once and for all in Venezuela on the 30th in terms of the Maduro regime, the president of the U.S. is prepared to act unilaterally in a significant and swift way. And that is not a threat; that is the reporting of the truth. Hearing: Full Committee Hearing Venezuela: Options for U.S. Policy, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, March 2, 2017. Witnesses: Dr. David Smilde - Professor at Tulane University & NYT writer Dr. Shannon O’Neil - Council on Foreign Relations Former equity analyst at Indosuez Capital and Credit Lyonnais Securities Member of the Board of Directors at Rassini, an multinational auto parts manufacturers that make parts for US auto companies Senior advisor for Latin America at Macro Advisory Partners, a multinational consulting firm founded in 2013 Mark Feierstein - Center for Strategic and International Studies Senior Advisor to the Albright Stonbridge Group CLS Strategies GBA Strategies Special assistant to President Obama and Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs Former Assistant Administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean at USAID Worked in State Dept and USAID in Clinton Administration Former principal at Greenberg Quinlan Rosner, an international political consulting firm Sound Clips: 21:53 Shannon O’Neil: Multilateral initiatives are perhaps more important and potentially more fruitful as a means to influence Venezuela. This will mean working behind the scenes to galvanize opposition and condemnation for the Maduro regime. This’ll be more effective than U.S. efforts alone as it will be much harder for the Venezuelan government to dismiss the criticisms and the actions of its South American neighbors as imperialist overreach. And such a coalition is much more possible today than in any time in the recent past, due both to the accelerating repression and the breaking of the last democratic norms in Venezuela, and due to the very different stances of South America’s recently elected leaders, particularly in Peru, in Brazil, and in Argentina. 41:12 Senator Bob Menendez: I’m pleased to have led a bipartisan and bicameral letter of my colleagues, urging the administration to take actions against the administration, and I look forward for a continuing engagement. But I hope we can work together to hold human-rights violators and drug traffickers, send a clear message, “If you’re going to violate rights of others inside of Venezuela, know that you’re next. Know that you’re next.” And while the Maduro regime may have sanctioned me and forbidden my entry into Venezuela, it will not stop me from pursuing this issue. Video Compilation: Either With Us or With the Terrorists - President George W. Bush, YouTube, May 26, 2013 Additional Reading Article: How Washington funded the counterrevolution in Venezuela by Tim Gill and Rebecca Hansen, The Nation, February 8, 2019. Statement: Pelosi statement on the situation in Venezuela, Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, February 8, 2019. Article: Venezuela says plan from Miami delivered weapons for use by enemies of Maduro by Tim Johnson, McClatchy DC, February 7, 2019. Article: Senators fail to reach deal on recognizing Venezuela's Guaido, aide says by Daniel Flatley, Bloomberg, February 7, 2019. 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Article: How the neocons captured Donald Trump by Brian D'Haeseleer, The Washington Post, February 5, 2019. Article: Lima group warns against Venezuela military intervention, France 24, February 5, 2019. Article: Maduro's allies: Who backs the Venezuelan regime? by Rocio Cara Labrador, Council on Foreign Relations, February 5, 2019. Article: What does it mean for the United States to recognize Juan Guaido as Venezuela's President? by Scott R. Anderson, Lawfare, February 1, 2019. Article: Venezuela opposition leader outlines plan to revive nation by Ryan Dube and Kejal Vyas, The Wall Street Journal, January 31, 2019. Article: Elliott Abrams, Trump's pick to bring "democracy" to Venezuela, has spent his life crushing democracy by John Schwarz, The Intercept, January 30, 2019. Article: U.S. push to oust Venezuela's Maduro marks first shot in plan to reshape Latin America by Jessica Donati, Vivian Salama, and Ian Talley, The Wall Street Journal, January 30, 2019. 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Article: Venezuela opposition will boycott election, and Maduro tightens his hold by Ana Vanessa Herrero and Kirk Semple, The New York Times, February 21, 2018. Article: Venezuela launches virtual currency, hoping to resuscitate economy by Kirk Semple and Nathaniel Popper, The New York Times, February 20, 2018. Tweet: The world would support the Armed Forces in #Venezuela if they decide to... Marco Rubio, February 9, 2018. Article: Few challengers in sight, Venezuela sets April 22 for presidential vote by Nicholas Casey, The New York Times, February 7, 2018. Briefing: Background briefing on the Secretary's travel to Austin, Texas; Mexico City, Mexico; San Carlos Bariloche, Argentina; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Lima, Peru; Bogota, Colombia; and Kingston, Jamaica, Senior State Department Officials, U.S. Department of State, January 29, 2018. Article: Venezuela calls for early elections, and Maduro aims to retain control by Kirk Semple, The New York Times, January 23, 2018. 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Download Episode! On this episode, we can learn a lot about money, marriage, and raising financially responsible children from Mrs. Diane Harris! Diane is an award-winning personal finance journalist and financial wellness expert. She believes managing your money wisely is critical to your health and well-being and to living the life you aspire to. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of Time Inc.’s Money Magazine, the first woman to hold the top spot, and one of the founding editors of its website, Money.com. Currently, she is the Editorial Director of Considerable.com, a new financial and lifestyle brand for people in their 50s and 60s that will launch officially in September, but you can check it out now. Book Recommendations: How to Make Your Money Last by Jane Bryant Quinn Make the Most of Your Money Now by Jane Bryant Quinn Smart and Simple Financial Strategies for Busy People by Jane Bryant Quinn The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn't Have to Be Complicated by Helaine Olen and Harold Pollack How to Be a Financial Grownup: Proven Advice from High Achievers on How to Live Your Dreams and Have Financial Freedom by Bobbi Rebell Broke Millennial by Erin Lowry Podcast Recommendations: Planet Money NYTimes The Daily So Money Financial Grownup Stacking Benjamins How to Connect with Diane: Considerable.com Twitter @DianeHarris Twitter @ConsiderableHQ LinkedIn

Almost immediately after President Trump announced the nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, his administration sent out a list of talking points to business-friendly surrogates. Headlined “Judge Brett Kavanaugh On Overregulation,” it elaborated how Kavanaugh “protects American businesses from job-killing regulation.” That pleasant pablum disguises what Kavanaugh really thinks of regulations protecting all of us. So writes Helaine Olen, in a column for the Washington Post’s PostPartisan blog. She joins the show to unpack what Kavanaugh’s deregulatory ideology could mean for workers — and consumers — should he join the high court. Later in the show, amid the ongoing Farm Bill debate, which has nutrition assistance for some 2 million Americans squarely in the cross-hairs, another threat to struggling families’ nutrition is largely flying under the radar. Last week it came to light that a program that enables low-income families to purchase fresh produce at farmers markets with their SNAP benefits is in jeopardy — due to a change in contractors initiated by the Trump administration, which is raising all kinds of red flags. To unpack what’s going on — and what’s at stake for families struggling to put food on the table — Rebecca speaks with Jane Black, one of the reporters who broke the story for the Washington Post. But first… Move over, climate change. Late last week, the White House issued a sweeping denial of poverty. A major report released by Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers brazenly declared the War on Poverty “largely over and a success.” As Rebecca and Jeremy explain, the report is literally page after page of gaslighting the very real hardship faced by tens of millions of Americans struggling to afford food, housing, health care and more — all for the purpose of justifying Trump’s quest to dismantle Medicaid, nutrition assistance, and other programs that help families get by (to pay for his millionaire tax cuts). PLUS: More evidence that workers’ wages are down, 6 months after Trump’s tax law took effect; Amazon Prime Day strikes; President Obama calls for a Universal Basic Income; and other news of the week, ICYMI.

There is only one right way to build a fire. It has always been this way and it is unlikely anyone will ever come up with a better way. Interestingly, you probably already do it. I start this episode with an explanation on how to build the perfect fire. http://www.pratt.duke.edu/news/firePeople tend to ask for help all wrong! Humans like to help, we get joy from helping and if you ask the right way, you will often get the help you want. It’s HOW you ask that really matters. Social psychologist Heidi Grant, author of the book Reinforcements: How to Get People to Help You https://amzn.to/2MRA4Ep has explored the research and when you hear what she has to say, you will become better and more effective at asking for help.How you prepare some food has an impact on how healthy it is for you. For example, you shouldn’t cut strawberries until just before you eat them – but for garlic the opposite is true. You should peel and chop and let it sit for a while first. Why? I’ll explain and tell you how to make several other foods healthier. http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/25/health/eating-foods-wrong/index.htmlWhy are there so many financial gurus, websites, books, magazine and TV shows offering advice on how to invest your money? Is it really that hard? Not according to financial journalist Helaine Olen who writes for the Washington Post and is author of the book The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn't Have to Be Complicated https://amzn.to/2tuVnUr. Helaine explains why so much financial advice is horrible and how anyone can do a great job managing their own finances.

Congress continues to work at passing a tax bill that will massively cut taxes on corporations and wealthy individuals, and will strip many provisions that help middle class Americans. Michele and Igor discuss with Helaine Olen, contributor to the Washington Post’s Plumline blog and author of “Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry,” about what’s up for debate in conference this week, who this bill is for (hint: donors), and who it hurts the most (hint: folks who voted for Trump).

Americans are struggling economically and personal finance gurus think that's our fault. If we could just save money from small indulgences — like lattes — and sock it away in the stock market, we could end up millionaires.  So claim the likes of Suze Orman and Robert Kiyosaki. But, according to journalist Helaine Olen, such claims are based on funny math — and even funnier assumptions about America's economy and social structure. (Encore presentation.) Resources: Helaine Olen, Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry Portfolio, 2013 Helaine Olen & Harold Pollack, The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn't Have to Be Complicated Portfolio, 2016 The post Debunking the Gurus of Personal Finance appeared first on KPFA.

It's officially the first day of summer, the planet is overheating, and the GOP Senate "Trumpcare" bill might see the light of day tomorrow. Nicole Sandler welcomes author and journalist Helaine Olen to the show to talk about what wrong with our health care system in the US.

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Have you been approached by a “too good to be true” offer or other investment scheme? Many people are tricked by questionable investment offers. What’s the biggest mistake these people make? They don’t read the fine print. Doug stresses the importance of understanding all your investments before making a financial decision. He suggests consulting a professional money manager or a trusted advisor who understands money and your own financial situation. Financial predators rely on the fact that people frequently make rash decisions in an effort to grow their money. Avoid the dark side of the investment world and promises of super high returns. Everything you need to know about personal finance can be written on an index card Doug welcomes Helaine Olen, the co-author of The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn’t Have to Be Complicated to discuss her book. Helaine tells Doug the story about “the index card” and how it inspired her and her co-author, Harold Pollack. Would you believe that everything you need to know about personal finance can be written on an index card? She explains how personal finance has changed over time and how the index card method can get investors back on track. Follow Helaine Olen on Twitter @helaineolen. If you’re not already receiving updates on new episodes, sign up now, and as a special bonus, receive Doug’s free ebook The Retirement Planning Book.

We were super stoked to chat with Helaine Olen, the best selling author of Pound Foolish and The Index Card, and columnist for The Nation. Helaine's book Pound Foolish is an examination of the shady personal finance industry and one of our favorite books. We covered a ton of topics, including dispelling money myths, women investors, money managers, compound interest, index funds, how the rich get richer, and what the 401k was originally created for. There is so much money wisdom and advice from Helaine in this interview - definitely check it out. 

Kea Wilson (Strong Towns' Director of Community Engagement) fills in for Chuck Marohn on this weekly podcast hosted by Rachel Quednau. They discuss Kea's recent writing and an upcoming article she's working on about time banking in St. Louis, MO. They also provide some behind the scenes info about the impending Strong Towns Summit in Tulsa, OK and an update on the Strongest Town Contest. Mentioned in this podcast: The Cowry Collective in St. Louis, MO Nebraska Bike Walk Summit and Meet Up where Chuck Marohn is speaking later this week Strong Towns Summit in Tulsa, OK. Read about workshops here. Vital Little Plans by Jane Jacobs Dark Age Ahead by Jane Jacobs The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn't Have to Be Complicated by Helaine Olen and Harold Pollack Strongest Town Contest

Author of "The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn't have to be Complicated" and "Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the personal Finance Industry". We discuss interest rates, Trump and possible changes in the Department of Labor's Fiduciary rule.Investing Skeptically: Social Security, When should I start collecting?

Biz and Theresa explore all the ways in which transitions from crib to big-kid bed can make us crazy. From spending all evening by your child's bed making sure they don't get up to super-nanny-style walking your kid back to bed 10,000 times a night to just plain keeping that crib around long past its welcome, there are dozens of ways to handle toddler bedtime shenanigans and we have yet to meet the parent that finds any of it relaxing. Plus, Biz wonders if all kids go through a "rude" phase, Theresa continues to re-learn that she can't leave her kids alone for five seconds, and we get some advice on personal finance from the lovely Helaine Olen, author, Slate columnist, and contributor to The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and more.     Helaine Olen   http://www.slate.com/articles/business/the_bills.html Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry: http://amzn.to/2cERYM9 Twitter: @helaineolen http://helaineolen.com/blog/     Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsor this week is BlueApron.com. You can try Blue Apron and get your first three meals free with free shipping by visiting BlueApron.com/badmother.   Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485* *Be sure to tell us at the top of your message whether you're leaving a genius moment, a fail, or a rant! Thanks!! Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes Join our mailing list!

Your health may be your most valuable asset, but for many Americans, it comes at a huge cost. Medical bills are the number one cause of bankruptcy in the United States. In episode 4, host Helaine Olen dives into the pile of bills surrounding America’s healthcare system. Why is going to the doctor such an expensive proposition for so many people? Has the Affordable Care Act changed any of that? And is there a realistic way to avoid surprise medical bills?  Lastly - learn why even health insurance won’t keep you from going into medical bankruptcy.  Our guest experts on Episode 4 include Trudy Lieberman, a consumer affairs reporter and longtime expert on healthcare and medical insurance, and professor Joseph Cohen from Queens College at the City University of New York.  This episode included music by Kai Engel, Chris Zabriskie, and Jingle Punks.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacob Weisberg talks to Helaine Olen about Trump’s wealth seminar, otherwise known as Trump University, and how several of those he scammed are still supporting him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacob Weisberg talks to Helaine Olen about Trump’s wealth seminar, otherwise known as Trump University, and how several of those he scammed are still supporting him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a FREE preview of The United States of Debt, a Slate Academy. To get access to the full episode and more, visit Slate.com/debt.  Whether you’re struggling to get by on $30,000 a year or living off of a comfortable six-figure income, credit cards have become an inevitable part of American life.  In this second episode of the United States of Debt, a Slate Academy, host Helaine Olen explores why so many of us run up more charges than we can easily pay off. What factors have allowed credit card companies to lend us money so indiscriminately, and could a 1978 Supreme Court decision have something to do with it? How has racial inequality played a role in ensuring that some minorities hold more credit card debt than whites? And are we fully to blame for our credit card bills?  Also tune in to hear Olen give advice about how to get out of credit card debt—including her thoughts on get-out-of-debt organizations, financial coaches, and bankruptcy. Our guest experts on Episode 2 include former CNBC On the Money host Carmen Rita Wong, Arkansas State University visiting associate professor Dr. Rebecca Barrett-Fox, and Dr. Maya Rockeymoore, president of Global Policy Solutions, a Washington, D.C.–based policy firm and nonprofit.  This episode included music by Kai Engel and Chris Zabriskie.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a FREE preview of The United States of Debt, a Slate Academy. To learn more, visit Slate.com/debt.  Credit card debt is on the rise, student loan debt is at record levels, and millions of Americans continue to experience difficulty with housing and medical bills.  In this first episode of the United States of Debt, a Slate Academy, host Helaine Olen begins to explore the state of debt in America. How much debt do we have, and what historical and cultural factors have influenced the recent rise of it? Is there a way that debt can help us get ahead? And why do we judge those who owe money? Olen takes a look into the past to figure out why there’s been an explosion in borrowed money.  Guests on episode 1: Debt expert and former CNBC personal finance columnist Carmen Rita Wong, University of Illinois professor Robert Lawless, and professor Joseph Cohen from Queens College at the City University of New York.  This episode included music Kai Engel and Chris Zabriskie.  This episode of the United States of Debt, a Slate Academy, is free to all as a sample. To join this Slate Academy, chat in our private Facebook group, and read supplementary materials, visit Slate.com/Debt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

March 24 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg View columnist Barry Ritholtz interviews Helaine Olen. Olen is columnist at Slate and the author of "Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Site of the Personal Finance Industry" and "The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn't Have to Be Complicated" with Harold Pollack. They discuss personal finance and the shortcomings of financial literacy and advice. This interview aired on Bloomberg Radio.

Helaine Olen is the author of "Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry" and "The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn't Have to Be Complicated" We talk about many secrets of the investment world.Investing skeptically segment - Back door ROTH IRA.

One of my #SoMoney guests last week, Chris Brogan, astutely noted that there was a direct correlation between being yourself and making money, And I think that is extremely true, although it does involve taking risks, having the guts to go against the grain, be different, and speak your mind even if your opinion is unpopular. Today’s guest is a New-York based journalist who is admired by many, for speaking her mind… Her name is Helaine Olen, author of the highly acclaimed book Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry. She wrote the book not knowing how it would affect her career after it was published. But she took the risk anyway because she wanted to stay true to herself and be of service to the public. Fortunately, her fears did not materialize. Instead, her career took off in ways she never imagined. Three takeaways from our interview: -- Helaine’s critical perspective on the financial services industry -- Why she invests in index funds -- Her golden rule of thumb that helps her stay true to herself   http://www.SoMoneyPodcast.com

Michael Covel opens up today's podcast by playing an interview with freelance journalist and author Helaine Olen from "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart". Olen is there to promote her book, "Pound Foolish: Exposing The Dark Side Of The Personal Finance Industry". Olen notes that how when those in the "financial entertainment" business such as Suze Orman and Jim Cramer gives stock picks, the stock goes up. However, it almost always falls back down several weeks later. To that end, Olen recommends immediately shorting anything Jim Cramer mentions as a buy. However, towards the end, the interview takes a different tone as Stewart mentions that he doesn't understand "why we don't value work more and why investment has become so valued". Covel kicks into gear and comments on the interview, first noting that he's a fan of Stewart, but also pointing out the problematic attitude Stewart takes. There was something distinctly missing from Stewart's interview with Olen: personal responsibility and how the world really works. The search for security, especially in your investments, is fool's gold. But why did Covel play this clip? It's a lead into today's topic: how the world really works. Covel talks about Google clinging onto it's cash waiting for the right opportunity. Google is waiting for the good bet. Their hand is not being forced and they don't care what you think about them. So, Google can wait, but can you? They know the right move will come, and they know they have to have the capital when it does. So in a sense, Google is acting like a trend following trader. That's trend following 101. You have to wait for the home run. So what causes us not to wait? What screws us up? Covel plays a clip from Keith Chen to illustrate why in which he about how language can have an effect on your ability to save money. Covel comments on the clip, noting how being a trend following trader involves reacting to right now. You're not dealing with tomorrow. All you're dealing with is the here and now. Looking at the machinations of American investors through Chen's speech, Covel notes how we all want to deal with the non-existent future, but if you want to step outside of that bubble, it's up to you. It's your personal responsibility. Free trend following DVD? Visit www.trendfollowing.com/win.