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Dave Barry's Money Secrets
You've read his columns. You've bought his books. But should you take his financial advice? David Gardner talks fun and finance with Pulitzer-winning columnist Dave Barry, author of Dave Barry's Money Secrets: Like -- Why Is There a Giant Eyeball on the Dollar?Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dave Barry's Money SecretsYou've read his columns. You've bought his books. But should you take his financial advice? David Gardner talks fun and finance with Pulitzer-winning columnist Dave Barry, author of Dave Barry's Money Secrets: Like -- Why Is There a Giant Eyeball on the Dollar?Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Power YearsEvery 8 seconds, another North American baby boomer turns 60. That's about 11,000 each day and 4.5 million each year. So what will it mean for society? What will it mean for you? David Gardner talks about the changing face of retirement with Ken Dychtwald, author of The Power Years:A User's Guide to the Rest of Your Life.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website FreakonomicsWhy should you avoid using the word"spacious"if you're trying to sell your house? What happens when you build a bagel business on the honor system Economist Steven Levitt shares some unconventional insight from his book, Freakonomics.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Know-It-AllWe talk with A.J. Jacobs, author of The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World. It's a book about a quest to read the entire Encyclopedia Britannica from A-Z. He also joins us for a game of Fool Fact or Fool Fiction.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Jeff FoxworthyJeff Foxworthy went from $30,000-a-year IBM repairman to successful stand-up comedian. His best-selling books include You Might Be a Redneck If... Foxworthy talks about the serious business of comedy.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Hustle and FlowA pimp dreams of becoming a rap star. It's the plot for the Academy Award nominated Hustle and Flow. In 2005, David Gardner talked about the hustle and flow of moviemaking with Hustle and Flow director Craig Brewer. Craig Brewer's latest film Black Snake Moan opens this weekend.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Wisdom of CrowdsBowling, guessing the weight of an ox, the Space Shuttle and the stock market -- just a few of the things we talk about with New Yorker magazine financial columnist Jim Surowiecki, author of The Wisdom of Crowds.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website What Color is Your Parachute?Richard Nelson Bolles on his career-advice classic, What Color Is Your Parachute?Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dr. RuthAre there parallels between how couples approach sex and how they approach money? David Gardner talks finance and romance with sex therapist Dr. Ruth.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Know-It-AllWe talk with A.J. Jacobs, author of The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World. It's a book about a quest to read the entire Encyclopedia Britannica from A-Z. He also joins us for a game of Fool Fact or Fool Fiction.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website What Do I Want To Do With My Life?We celebrate this age old question with best-selling business writer Po Bronson, author of"What Should I Do With My Life?"Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Hall of Fame Quarterback Terry BradshawTerry Bradshaw led the Pittsburgh Steelers to four Super Bowl victories. The Hall of Fame quarterback has since scored big success on television. In this week's Fool Radio Flashback, David and Tom Gardner talk pigskins and profits with Terry Bradshaw.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dirty JobsWhat's it like to work as a sanitation engineer? A golf ball diver? A chick sexer? David Gardner talks odd jobs and dirty jobs with Mike Rowe, host of Discovery Channel's Dirty Jobs.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Does Money Buy Happiness?It's that age-old question: does money buy happiness? At the very least, can money help you make a good down payment on happiness? David Gardner weighs those questions with Laura Rowley, author of Money and Happiness: A Guide to Living the Good Life.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Lessons on The Game of LifeHe's the best-selling author of books such as Liars Poker and Moneyball. Now New York Times contributor and author Michael Lewis talks about his new book, Coach: Lessons on The Game of Life.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website It's a Wonderful LifeA conversation with film historian Jeanine Basinger about the business behind the Frank Capra holiday classic.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website All Marketers Are LiarsWhere did Kiehl's go right? Where did Krispy Kreme go wrong? And can you really build a business around mismatched socks? David Gardner talks about the power of marketing with Seth Godin, author of All Marketers Are Liars: The Power of Telling Authentic Stories in a Low Trust World.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Heavyweight George ForemanHe's a key player in the boxing and business worlds. Heavyweight champ and cooking icon George Foreman talks boxing, business, and bad investments.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Cleaning Up With Barry MinkowHe perpetrated one of the biggest white-collar crimes in history, a $300 million carpet-cleaning fraud called the ZZZZ Best Corporation. Barry Minkow is now a fraud buster and the author of the book Cleaning Up: One Man's Redemptive Journey Through The Seductive World of Corporate Crime. David Gardner talks with Minkow about investment scams, corporate corruption, and his not so magical carpet business.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website John Bogle On CapitalismTime magazine called him one of the world's 100 most powerful and influential people. Now John Bogle weighs in on the current direction of America with his new book, The Battle for The Soulof Capitalism.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Ken Dychtwald: The Changing Face of RetirementEvery 8 seconds, another North American baby boomer turns 60. That's about 11,000 each day and 4.5 million each year. So what will it mean for society? What will it mean for you? David Gardner talks about the changing face of retirement with Ken Dychtwald, author of The Power Years: A User's Guide to the Rest of Your Life.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website FreakonomicsWhy should you avoid using the word "spacious" if you're trying to sell your house? What happens when you build a bagel business on the honor system Economist Steven Levitt shares some unconventional insight from his book, Freakonomics.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Humorist Dave BarryYou've read his columns. You've bought his books. But should you take his financial advice? David Gardner talks fun and finance with Pulitzer-winning columnist Dave Barry, author of Dave Barry's Money Secrets: Like -- Why Is There a Giant Eyeball on the Dollar?Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Jeff FoxworthyJeff Foxworthy went from $30,000-a-year IBM repairman to successful stand-up comedian. His best-selling books include You Might Be a Redneck If... Foxworthy talks about the serious business of comedy.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Widom of CrowdsBowling, guessing the weight of an ox, the Space Shuttle and the stock market -- just a few of the things we talk about with New Yorker magazine financial columnist Jim Surowiecki, author of The Wisdom of Crowds.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Pampered ChefThe phenomenally successful Pampered Chef company calls itself "the kitchen store that comes to your door." Started in a Chicago basement in 1980, the company is now owned by Warren Buffet. David talks about the recipe for business success with Pampered Chef founder and CEO Doris Christopher.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Author John PaulosPrice-to-earning ratios, stock prices, market cap, the Dow Jones Industrial Average... the stock market is a sea of numbers. Mathematician John Paulos knows a thing or two about numbers. He is the author of Innumeracy, A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper and A Mathematician Plays the Stock Market.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website What Color Is Your Parachute?Richard Nelson Bolles on his career-advice classic, What Color Is Your Parachute?Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dirty JobsWhat's it like to work as a sanitation engineer? A golf ball diver? A chick sexer? David Gardner talks odd jobs and dirty jobs with Mike Rowe, host of Discovery Channel's Dirty Jobs.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website What Do I Want To Do With My Life?We celebrate Labor Day with best-selling business writer Po Bronson, author of What Should I Do With My Life?Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Busines Of Candy CornThe family-owned business that popularized candy corn has since become the Jelly Belly Company. David and Tom Gardner talk cash and candy with Bill Kelly, vice chairman of the company, and chairman of the National Confectioner's Association.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Elvira: Mistress of the DarkDavid and Tom talk with Cassandra Peterson, better known as Elvira, about the business of being the "Mistress of the Dark."Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Know-It-AllA.J. Jacobs, author of The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World. It's a book about a quest to read the entire Encyclopedia Britannica from A-Z. He sticks around to play this week's game of Fool Fact or Fool Fiction.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Elvis Presley EnterprisesTwenty-nine years ago this month, Elvis Presley left the building for the last time. David and Tom Gardner talk about the business of Elvis with Elvis Presley Enterprises CEO Jack Soden.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Emotions Of ShoppingYou might be familiar with the expression, "When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping." But what happens when the going gets sad, or even disgusting? We explore how our emotions influence our buying, selling, and other economic decisions with psychologist Jennifer Lerner.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website SpellboundSeen the movie Wordplay? Well, before Wordplay, there was Spellbound - the unlikely hit documentary about The National Spelling Bee. The filmmakers gambled and maxed out 14 credit cards to finance the project. David and Tom Gardner talked with the Producer of Spellbound about the ABC's of moviemaking and money.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Does Money Buy Happiness?It's that age-old question: does money buy happiness? At the very least, can money help you make a good down payment on happiness? David Gardner weighs those questions with Laura Rowley, author of Money and Happiness: A Guide to Living the Good Life.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website All Marketers Are LiarsWhere did Kiehl's go right? Where did Krispy Kreme go wrong? And can you really build a business around mismatched socks? David Gardner talks about the power of marketing with Seth Godin, author of All Marketers Are Liars: The Power of Telling Authentic Stories in a Low Trust World.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Ben Stein on Retirement. Anyone? Anyone?How much are you saving for retirement? How much should you be saving for retirement? And why is Ben Stein worried? David Gardner does some retirement planning with actor, author, and economist Ben Stein.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Billie Jean KingThe tennis legend and cultural icon serves up some thoughts on business.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website FreakonomicsWhy should you avoid using the word"spacious"if you're trying to sell your house? What happens when you build a bagel business on the honor system Economist Steven Levitt shares some unconventional insight from his book, Freakonomics.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Cleaning Up With Barry MinkowHe perpetrated one of the biggest white-collar crimes in history, a $300 million carpet-cleaning fraud called the ZZZZ Best Corporation. Barry Minkow is now a fraud buster and the author of the book Cleaning Up: One Man's Redemptive Journey Through The Seductive World of Corporate Crime. David Gardner talks with Minkow about investment scams, corporate corruption, and his not so magical carpet business.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Changing Face of RetirementEvery 8 seconds, another North American baby boomer turns 60. That's about 11,000 each day and 4.5 million each year. So what will it mean for society? What will it mean for you? David Gardner talks about the changing face of retirement with Ken Dychtwald, author of The Power Years: A User's Guide to the Rest of Your Life.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Lessons on The Game of Life with Michael LewisHe's the best-selling author of books such as Liars Poker and Moneyball. Now New York Times contributor and author Michael Lewis talks about his new book, Coach: Lessons on The Game of Life.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Walmart EffectWal-mart is a business with 1.6 million employees in the United States alone. It does more business than Target, Sears, Kmart, J.C. Penney, Safeway, and Kroger combined. And more than half of all Americans live within 5 miles of a Wal-mart store. David Gardner talks about the big, big business of Wal-mart with Charles Fishman, author of The Wal-mart Effect: How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works -- and How It's Transforming the American Economy.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website John Bogle On CapitalismTime magazine called him one of the world's 100 most powerful and influential people. Now John Bogle weighs in on the current direction of America with his new book, The Battle for The Soul of Capitalism.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website What Color Is Your Parachute?David Gardner talks jobs and job hunting with Richard Nelson Bolles, author of What Color Is Your Parachute?Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Interview: Heavyweight George ForemanHe's a key player in the boxing and business worlds. Heavyweight champ and cooking icon George Foreman talks boxing, business, and bad investments.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | |