Of Consuming Interest

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


Latest Podcasts / Episodes

  • Shirley Rooker speaks with Barbara Kelley, executive director of the Hearing Loss Association of America, who discusses the signs of hearing loss, the causes and the many ways to find help as well as the…
    September 25, 2021
  • Angela Logomasini, a senior fellow with the Competitive Enterprise Institute, explains how plastics help improve environmental quality and preserve habitat for wildlife. She discusses a recent study that found plastic single-use bags to be more…
    September 18, 2021
  • Shirley Rooker talks with Thomas Firey, senior fellow at Cato, who discusses the COVID-19 vaccine and how the delta variant affects the need for the vaccine. He details the vigorous process used by the Food…
    September 11, 2021
  • Host Shirley Rooker talks to Joe Hemsley, a certified financial planner,. He describes the factors that may lead to short-term inflation, the strategies for protecting your assets and the areas that are likely to see…
    September 4, 2021
  • Host Shirley Rooker talks to Clarissa Carnero, director of credit and fraud risk with American Express, who discusses the origin of credit card fraud, the way new technology makes it easier to scam consumers and…
    August 28, 2021
  • Host Shirley Rooker talks to Kevin Brasler of Checkbook Magazine, who discusses the many ways you can reduce your energy bills without spending a lot of money. Sixty percent of utility bills go to heating…
    August 21, 2021
  • Host Shirley Rooker talks to John Berlau, a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, who discusses the Fair Access Rule by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and whether it will impose…
    August 14, 2021
  • Shirley Rooker talks with John Breyault, National Consumers League, about ways to protect against malware and ransomware as well as how COVID scams are evolving. He also discusses the scams involving gold and silver.
    August 7, 2021
  • Host Shirley Rooker talks with Mike McCartin about travel insurance. For example, some travel insurance policies have COVID clauses and won’t pay if the trip is canceled because of the pandemic. He also discusses medical…
    July 31, 2021
  • Host Shirley Rooker talks to John Berlau. The author of “George Washington, Entrepreneur” explores the greatness and intellect of Washington and his ventures into whiskey making and mule breeding as well as his vision about…
    July 24, 2021
  • Chuck Muth, the president of Citizen Outreach, discusses the importance of the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act of 2003 and the recent Federal Trade Commission regulation that provides additional protection to consumers including making…
    July 18, 2021
  • Barbara Kelley, executive director of the Hearing Loss Association of America, discusses the signs of hearing loss, the causes and the many ways to find help as well as the new technology on the horizon.
    July 10, 2021
  • Host Shirley Rooker talks to Kevin Brasler, editor of Consumer’s Checkbook, who describes a recent study on used cars that have been recalled due to serious defects. Many of them have not been repaired. In…
    July 3, 2021
  • Host Shirley Rooker talks to Ben Lieberman of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, who describes the problems associated with the push for electric cars, which will result in an increased demand for electricity and problems with…
    June 26, 2021