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Consumerism Commentary Podcast

The Consumerism Commentary Podcast is a weekly personal finance internet radio show, hosted by Tom Dziubek, a former podcaster with the Wall Street Journal. Each week, the show offers commentary about money management, getting out of debt, budgeting, consumer issues, investing, and the economic issues that touch individuals in the United States and all over the world.

Tom is occasionally joined by Flexo.

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Consumerism Commentary PodcastHere are the latest episodes of the Consumerism Commentary Podcast, with a list of guests and an overview of the topics covered, starting with the most recent:

Episode 42: February 7, 2010. Guests: Jeff Bartlett, Autos Deputy Editor at Consumer Reports, discusses recent Toyota recalls and Flexo later discusses money saving tips for Valentine’s Day. More about episode 42.

 

Episode 41: January 31, 2010. Guest: Samir Kothari, co-Founder of BillShrink, discusses credit card issuers’ compliance with the Credit CARD Act of 2009. More about episode 41.

 

Episode 40: January 24, 2010. Guest: David Bach, author of Start Over, Finish Rich: 10 Steps to Get You Back on Track in 2010, discusses starting over eliminating holiday debt. More about episode 40.

 

Episode 39: January 17, 2010. Guest: Manisha Thakor, author of Get Financially Naked: How to Talk Money with Your Honey, discusses her latest book and how to communicate with your partner about money. eliminating holiday debt. More about episode 39.

 

Episode 38: January 10, 2010. Guest: Peter Pham, C.E.O. of BillShrink, discusses eliminating holiday debt. More about episode 38.

 

Episode 37: January 3, 2010. Guest: Brian Scheur, founder of My Next Buck, discusses financial foul-ups. More about episode 37.

 

Episode 36: December 27, 2009. Guest: Jane Bryant Quinn, author of Making the Most of Your Money Now, discusses everything personal finance including unemployment, spending plans, foreclosures and mortgages. More about episode 36.

 

Episode 35: December 20, 2009. Guest: Jean Chatzky, author of Pay It Down!: Debt-Free on $10 a Day and financial editor for NBC’s Today Show, discusses credit cards, debt, and financial planning. More about episode 35.

 

Episode 34: December 13, 2009. Guests: Dan Greenshieds, President of ShareBuilder, discusses giving stocks as gifts, and Kelly Whalen, new staff writing for Consumerism Commentary, discusses her personal finance motivation and her website, The Centsible Life. More about episode 34.

 

Episode 33: December 6, 2009. Guest: Terri Cullen, author of The Complete Identity Theft Guidebook and former Wall Street Journal columnist, discusses identity theft and identity fraud. More about episode 33.

 

Episode 32: November 29, 2009. Guests: Jim Sharvin, CPA, from the California Society of CPAs discusses the benefits and drawbacks of giving and using gift cards this holiday season, and Heather Booth, Executive Director of Americans for Financial Reform, discusses needed regulations in the financial industry. More about episode 32.

 

Episode 31: November 22, 2009. Guests: Renaud LaPlanche and Rob Garcia from Lending Club discuss peer-to-peer lending, and Flexo discusses target date funds. More about episode 31.

 

Earlier episodes of the Consumerism Commentary Podcast

EpisodeOriginal AirdateTopics and Guests
S02E04Nov 15, 2009Ask the Headhunter: Reinventing the Interview to Win the Job (Nick Corcodilos)
S02E03Nov 8, 2009How to Live Well and Save Money (Sharon Harvey Rosenberg, The Frugal Duchess)
S02E02Nov 1, 2009The Smartest Retirement Book You’ll Ever Read (Dan Solin)
S02E01Oct 25, 2009War against debt, frugal traveling (Adam Baker, Man Vs. Debt)
S01E26Oct 18, 2009MAKE Magazine, Do-it-Yourself, Credit.com (Mark Frauenfelder, Boing Boing)
S01E25Oct 11, 2009Sandra Hannah (Smart Cookies) and Neal Frankle (Wealth Pilgrim)
S01E24Oct 4, 2009Path to becoming a millionaire (Jen Smith, Millionaire Mommy Next Door)
S01E23Sep 27, 2009Negotiating and bargaining (Herb Cohen, presidential adviser, and Teri Gault, author)
S01E22Sep 20, 2009Intuit’s Acquisition of Mint (Aaron Patzer, Mint) and Roth IRA conversions (Bryan Olson, Charles Schwab)
S01E21Sep 13, 2009How to survive on a teacher’s salary (Danny Kofke)
S01E20Sep 6, 2009You Need a Budget (Jesse Mecham) and PocketSmith (Francois Bondiguel and Jason Leong)
S01E19Aug 30, 2009Giving yourself a raise (Matt Jabs, Debt Free Adventure)
S01E18Aug 23, 2009Snap financial decisions (David Adler, Snap Judgment) and the PowerCost Monitor (Peter Porteous)
S01E17Aug 16, 2009Buying and owning a home in today’s market (David Crook, WSJ Complete Home Owner’s Guidebook)
S01E16Aug 9, 2009Financial planning (Jeff Rose, CFP) and Cash for Clunkers (Jeff Bartlett, Consumer Reports)
S01E15Aug 2, 2009Credit CARD Act (Dr. Robert Manning) and tips for dealing with layoffs (Flexo)
S01E14Jul 26, 2009We, the Savers (Jim Kelly, ING Direct) and Feed the Pig (Mackey McNeil)
S01E13Jul 19, 2009Tips for graduating seniors (Flexo) and Cash for Clunkers (Bob Meighan, Intuit)
S01E12Jul 12, 2009Myths of personal finance (Ramit Sethi, I Will Teach You To Be Rich)
S01E11Jul 5, 2009SmartyPig (Jon Gaskell) and new Consumerism Commentary contributor (Jeff)
S01E10Jun 28, 2009Frugal grilling (Jim Wang, Grillmaestro) and successful entrepreneurs (Erica Douglass)
S01E09Jun 21, 2009Maintaining careers in a recession (Penelope Trunk, Brazen Careerist) and minimalism in personal finance (Leo Babauta, Zen Habits)
S01E08Jun 14, 2009Yowza! and TalkAboutIt.org (Greg Grunberg)
S01E07Jun 7, 2009Quicken Online (Barron Ernst) and 10,001 Ways to Live Live Large on a Small Budget (Linsey Knerl)
S01E06May 31, 2009397 Ways to Save Money (Kerry K. Taylor)
S01E05May 24, 2009Following your passion to earn income (J.D. Roth, Get Rich Slowly) and a family budgeting system (Bryan J Busch)
S01E04May 17, 2009Financial advisory website Thrive (Matt Wallaert)
S01E03May 10, 2009Credit scores (Ken Lin, Credit Karma) and the Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights (Liz Weston)
S01E02May 3, 2009Recession-proof your relationship (Dr. Bonnie Eaker Weil) and Mint’s new features (Aaron Patzer)
S01E01Apr 26, 2009Recession tips (Flexo) and shrinking your bills (Peter Pham, BillShrink)