Brian Gongol - WHO Radio Brian Gongol hosts this Sunday night talk show on WHO Radio in Des Moines. Any given show could include topics ranging from energy and technology to fast food and replacement organs. Plus, the Tin Foil Hat Award and the Yay Capitalism Baby Prize. Sun, 16 Sep 2007 11:56:14 -14400 CC Podcast en-us yes Making money and having fun Sunday night talk show with Brian Gongol on Newsradio 1040 WHO in Des Moines Business http://www.whoradio.com/cc-common/podcast.html Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:21:27 -0500 Why Perkins is a surprisingly good example of the power of capitalism (from our show on January 31, 2010) http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-logo.png Why Perkins is a surprisingly good example of the power of capitalism http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2010-0131-perkins.mp3 Business Business No 1:51 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:19:09 -0500 The Voice of America and why it matters to US citizens, even if we don't listen (fom our show on January 17, 2010) http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-logo.png The Voice of America and why it matters to US citizens, even if we don't listen http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2010-0117-voa.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 5:12 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:42:37 -0500 Chinese propaganda...American radio towers (from our show on January 17, 2010) http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-logo.png Chinese propaganda...American radio towers. http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2010-0117-chinaradiohouston.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 5:13 radio, china, houston Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:02:37 -0500 Why Mark McGwire should apologize to the pitchers of his era. Fergie Jenkins said it first, we amplify. (from our show on January 24, 2010) http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-logo.png Why Mark McGwire should apologize to the pitchers of his era http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2010-0124-mcgwireapology.mp3 Sports & Recreation Sports & Recreation No 9:17 mcgwire, fergie, jenkins Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:33:37 -0500 Thoughts on Google's response to China's espionage (from our show on January 17, 2010) http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-logo.png Thoughts on Google's response to China's espionage http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2010-0117-googlechina.mp3 Technology Technology No 8:22 china, google, espionage Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:59:05 -0500 Why a much bigger Congress would be a much better Congress (from our show on January 24, 2010) http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-logo.png Why a much bigger Congress would be a much better Congress http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2010-0124-biggercongress.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 10:30 campaign, finance, regulation, congress, elections Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:27:45 -0500 Pat Robertson's recent comments about the disaster in Haiti are completely unacceptable. He deserves condemnation and should not be heard from again. (from our show on January 17, 2010) http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-logo.png Pat Robertson's recent comments about the disaster in Haiti are completely unacceptable http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2010-0117-robertsondevil.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 11:47 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:10:11 -0500 Who pays for big new stadiums? (from our show on December 20, 2009) http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-logo.png Who pays for big new stadiums? http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-1220-milwaukeestadiums.mp3 Sports & Recreation Sports & Recreation No 9:41 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:52:33 -0500 Why privacy matters on Facebook and other parts of the Internet -- and why cutting back on privacy protections is a horrible business move (from our show on January 10, 2010) http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-logo.png Why privacy matters on Facebook and other parts of the Internet http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2010-0110-facebookprivacy.mp3 Technology Technology No 13:03 privacy, facebook, business Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:35:37 -0500 Some observations on the late-night TV shuffle at NBC (from our show on January 10, 2010) http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-logo.png Some observations on the late-night TV shuffle at NBC http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2010-01-10-lenochange.mp3 TV & Film TV & Film No 11:36 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:27:03 -0500 How much of the growth of the last decade has been phony? What are we doing to make sure it's real growth in the coming decade? (from our show on December 27, 2009) http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-logo.png How much of the growth of the last decade has been phony? http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-1227-realgrowthnotphony.mp3 Business Business No 9:58 economics, growth, 1990s, bubbles Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:53:15 -0500 A lot of things that we've avoided dealing with because they seem far off in the future...just aren't so far in the future anymore. 2020 is now as close to today as Y2K was in the past. (From our show on December 27, 2009) http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-logo.png Here comes 2020...it's now as close as Y2K http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-1227-turningeyesto2020.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 7:39 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:10:11 -0500 Should you sell your biggest stock winners? (from our show on December 27, 2009) http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-logo.png Should you sell your biggest stock winners? http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-1227-rebalancing.mp3 Business Business No 12:17 finance, investing, rebalancing, stocks Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:41:38 -0500 People are naturally good -- with some rare exceptions. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. (From our show on December 20, 2009) http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-logo.png People are naturally good -- with some rare exceptions. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-1220-returningfoundmoney.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 3:07 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:03:13 -0500 The Metrodome is being retired after less than 30 years. Couldn't they have gotten more? Like the 80 years at Wrigley Field? (From our show on December 20, 2009) http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-logo.png The Metrodome is being retired after less than 30 years. Couldn't they have gotten more? http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-1220-wrigleyandmetrodome.mp3 Sports & Recreation Sports & Recreation No 15:28 metrodome, stadiums, public, financing Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:03:02 -0500 Just because Congress and the White House can't count doesn't mean we're too stupid to do so http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-logo.png Just because Congress and the White House can't count doesn't mean we're too stupid to do so http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-1220-howdebtdoubles.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 10:47 debt, federal, spending, taxes Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:39:43 -0500 We're midway between 1990 and 2030. That's pretty meaningful, considering that problems like Social Security are really going to blow up around that later date, and 1990 doesn't really seem like that long ago. (from our show on December 6, 2009) http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-logo.png We're midway between 1990 and 2030. That's pretty meaningful. http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-1206-midwaybetween1990and2030.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 8:22 social security, 2030, 2037 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:46:57 -0500 People will be watching "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" long after Twitter is gone. A conversation about durability and quality from our show on November 29, 2009. http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-logo.png People will be watching "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" long after Twitter is gone http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-1129-charliebrownthanksgiving.mp3 Society & Culture Society & Culture No 9:49 charlie brown, peanuts, charles schulz, twitter Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:51:54 -0500 Google's openly investing in renewable-energy projects now, just as we predicted two years ago http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-logo.png Google's openly investing in renewable-energy projects now, just as we predicted two years ago http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-1206-googlerenewableenergy.mp3 Business Business No 6:41 google, energy, investments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:10:47 -0500 Part 4 of our occasional look at the Future Scale (from our show on October 11, 2009) http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-logo.png Part 4 of our occasional look at the Future Scale http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-1011-futurescale4.mp3 Technology Technology No 3:58 future, futurism, predictions, change Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:54:17 -0500 When government, business, and labor unions get into bed together, bad things happen (from our show on November 15, 2009) http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-logo.png When government, business, and labor unions get into bed together, bad things happen http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-1115-mccormickplace.mp3 Business Business No 9:51 chicago, unions, abuses, conventions, mccormick, place Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:13:48 -0500 After decades of hating him, I've come around to believe that Bill Gates is actually a good guy (from our show on October 18, 2009) http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-logo.png After decades of hating him, I've come around to believe that Bill Gates is actually a good guy http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-1018-billgatesgoodguy.mp3 Business Business No 10:42 bill, gates, microsoft, charity Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:32:22 -0500 There's simply no such thing as free health care (from our show on November 22, 2009) http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-logo.png There's simply no such thing as free health care http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-1122-nofreehealthcare.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 8:26 health, care, economics Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:13:16 -0500 Part 3 of our recent look at the Future Scale (from our show on October 11, 2009) http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-logo.png Part 3 of our recent look at the Future Scale http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-1011-futurescale3.mp3 Technology Technology No 11:42 future, futurism, predictions Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:39:05 -0500 Brian Dean's daughter discovers the real bite of income taxes (from our show on November 22, 2009) http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-logo.png Brian Dean's daughter discovers the real bite of income taxes http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-1122-payingfirsttaxes.mp3 Business Business No 12:54 taxes, income Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:45:47 -0500 Who, exactly, do we think is going to lend us the money to keep on borrowing? (from our show on November 8, 2009) http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-logo.png Who, exactly, do we think is going to lend us the money to keep on borrowing? http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-1108-borrowfromwhere.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 11:35 debt, federal, government, borrowing Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:16:05 -0500 We're in an age where you are really You, Inc. (from our show on September 27, 2009) http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-logo.png We're in an age where you are really You, Inc. http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-0927-youinc.mp3 Business Business No 12:46 personal, marketing, business Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:40:22 -0500 Font time at the old radio studio (from our show on October 18, 2009) http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/logobgssmall.png Font time at the old radio studio http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-1018-fonttime.mp3 Arts Arts No 15:01 fonts, typography Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:43:52 -0500 The problem with a "public option" for insurance is that it tends to crowd out the non-public options -- especially when heavily-regulated issues are involved. (from our show on November 8, 2009) http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/logobgssmall.png The trouble with a "public option" http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-1108-publicoption.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 17:07 public, option, insurance, florida Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:35:07 -0500 What happens if everyone who gets a bad flu overdoses on Hulu? (from our show on November 1, 2009) http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/logobgssmall.png What happens if everyone who gets a bad flu overdoses on Hulu? http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-1101-h1n1telecommute.mp3 Technology Technology No 2:35 h1n1, flu, telecommuting, hulu, internet Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:15:41 -0500 A lot of things are changing in the world around us, and as Ferris Bueller told us, "if you don't stop and look around, you might miss it." (from our show on October 11, 2009) http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/logobgssmall.png Part 2 of our semi-regular review of the Future Scale http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-1011-futurescale2.mp3 Technology Technology No 11:14 future, futurism, change, technology Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:44:36 -0500 Part 1 of our semi-regular look at the Future Scale. That's when we look at predictions about the future and see what might be coming down the road. http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/logobgssmall.png Part 1 of our semi-regular look at the Future Scale http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-1011-futurescale1.mp3 Technology Technology No 13:37 future, futurism, forecasting, technology Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:57:39 -0500 What should journalists be free to say online, like on Twitter? (from our show on September 27, 2009) http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/logobgssmall.png What should journalists be free to say online, like on Twitter? http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-0927-washposttwitter.mp3 Technology Technology No 10:24 twitter, washington, post, rules Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:11:27 -0500 Guinness reaches 250 years of age (from our show on September 27, 2009) Guinness reaches 250 years of age http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-0927-guinness250andnetflix.mp3 Business Business No 1:27 guinness, business Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:02:22 -0500 Did the economy really grow in the last quarter, or did the government borrow it? (from our show on November 1, 2009) How real is the economic growth we supposedly had last quarter? http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-1101-fakegdpgrowth.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 14:40 gdp, growth, stimulus, economy, money Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:22:26 -0500 Everyone complains about the weather, but it takes a Communist to actually screw it up (from our show on November 1, 2009) Everyone complains about the weather, but it takes a Communist to actually screw it up http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-1101-chinaweathermod.mp3 Technology Technology No 10:32 china, weather, modification Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:13:20 -0400 Ten percent across-the-board cuts to state government aren't going to work very well (from our show on October 25, 2009) Ten percent across-the-board cuts to state government aren't going to work very well http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-1025-10percentcuts.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 9:34 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:34:16 -0400 Brian Dean sure likes his gravy (from our show on October 25, 2009) Brian Dean sure likes his gravy http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-1025-gravy.mp3 Comedy Comedy No 15:24 gravy Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:28:45 -0400 Multipliers are abused all around us to justify bad economic decisions (from our show on October 25, 2009) Multipliers are abused all around us to justify bad economic decisions http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-1025-multipliers.mp3 Business Business No 4:05 multipliers, economics, fraud Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:11:55 -0400 Manufacturing Manufacturing http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-0830-seg3-manufacturing.mp3 Technology Technology No 6:21 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:27:56 -0400 On correcting papers On correcting papers http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-0920-correctingpapers.mp3 Education Education No 3:58 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:39:42 -0400 Street spam is not just annoying; it's illegal Street spam is not just annoying; it's illegal http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-0830-seg4-streetspam.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 6:10 street, spam Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:38:52 -0400 The first ten books you should read about investing (from our show on September 20, 2009) The first ten books you should read about investing http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-0920-teninvestingbooks.mp3 Investing Investing No 12:41 books, investing Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:53:31 -0400 Getting inside Bill Clinton's head (from our show on September 13, 2009) Getting inside Bill Clinton's head http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-0913-seg2-mindofbillclinton.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 6:09 bill, clinton, brain Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:47:26 -0400 The government's approach to websites, which blows up whitehouse.gov after each Presidential election and destroys old Congressional websites after Representatives and Senators leave, is stupid and short-sighted (from our show on September 13, 2009) Why doesn't the government set up websites that will survive after elections? http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-0913-seg2-archivedcongress.mp3 Technology Technology No 7:07 websites, congress, white house, government Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:53:06 -0400 Mourning the passing of Dr. Norman Borlaug, a great scientist and great Iowan (from our show on September 13, 2009) Mourning the passing of Dr. Norman Borlaug, a great scientist and great Iowan http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-0913-seg1-borlaug.mp3 Technology Technology No 5:26 norman, borlaug Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:20:39 -0400 Thoughts about the health-care debate and what has to be done to make things better Thoughts about the health-care debate and what has to be done to make things better http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-07-19-seg2-healthcare.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 5:27 health, care, debate, reform Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:35:19 -0400 In honor of this week's Walter Cronkite memorial, a podcast from our show on July 19th, 2009, recalling the newsman's legacy On the death of Walter Cronkite http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-07-19-seg1-cronkite.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 11:10 walter, cronkite, news Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:16:46 -0400 Robots are coming to your home sooner than you might think. We're running out of people young enough to do the chores. Robots in the home http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-0830-seg3-homerobots.mp3 Technology Technology No 4:14 robots, home, domestc Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:03:53 -0400 Nice things we ought to be telling people about Iowa (from our show on June 14, 2009) Nice things we ought to be telling people about Iowa http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-06-14-seg1-chicagocomparison.mp3 Society & Culture Society & Culture No 5:01 chicago, des moines Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:39:59 -0400 What you should know about the Japanese elections and how it affects your money (from our show on August 30, 2009) What you should know about the Japanese elections and how it affects your money http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-0830-seg2-japanelex.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 9:33 japan, election, money Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:23:19 -0400 100-year plans -- laugh about them if you want, but companies without them will suffer (from our show on June 21, 2009) 100-year plans -- laugh about them if you want, but companies without them will suffer http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-06-21-seg2-100yearplan.mp3 Business Business No 3:54 business, plans Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:47:42 -0400 The trouble with red-light cameras - they're not very good at protecting drivers and they intrude on our privacy. (From our show on July 19, 2009) The trouble with red-light cameras http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-07-19-seg4-redlightcams.mp3 Technology Technology No 3:05 liberty, red, light, cameras, surveillance Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:57:47 -0400 The taxes we're going to have to pay over the GM bankruptcy are going to hurt (aired June 7, 2009) The taxes we're going to have to pay over the GM bankruptcy are going to hurt http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-06-07-seg3-superdebt.mp3 Business Business No 7:32 debt, federal, spending, government, gm Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:09:17 -0400 There's no textbook for "comprehensively" reforming health care (from our show on July 19, 2009) There's no textbook for "comprehensively" reforming health care http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-07-19-seg2-healthcaretextbook.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 6:39 health, care, reform Fri, 14 Aug 2009 21:30:41 -0400 Why other countries should think about applying to become US states (from July 5, 2009) Why other countries should think about applying to become US states http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-07-05-seg1-whyjointheusa.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 3:25 united states, new, states Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:02:49 -0400 (Recorded July 19th) High tax rates have less of an effect on the rich themselves than they have on those who want to become rich. So while we're throwing away billions of dollars on "cash for clunkers", we ought to take a sharper look at what we're doing to our future tax rates. Many politicians don't understand that high tax rates affect aspiration more than the rich http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-07-19-seg3-aspiration.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 9:53 taxes Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:54:53 -0400 (Recorded July 12th) Health care needs to move beyond treating the sick into preserving what makes us well Health care needs to move beyond treating the sick into preserving what makes us well http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-07-12-seg2-healthmaintenance.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 4:27 health, care, records, medical Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:13:59 -0400 In this flashback from April, we note that the troubles facing America's automakers are similar to those facing the country as a whole. Three months later, have we improved anything at all? The problems faced by the United States and by some of our troubled companies are quite similar http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-04-26-seg3-similarproblems.mp3 Business Business No 5:32 bankruptcy, chrysler, expenses, debt Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:24:40 -0400 What's made Jeep a more enduring brand name than Hummer? What's made Jeep a more enduring brand name than Hummer? http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-06-28-seg2-hummerjeep.mp3 Business Business No 7:22 hummer, jeep, brand, loyalty Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:40:50 -0400 How are we not captivate in awe by the wonders of cell-phone video? How are we not captivate in awe by the wonders of cell-phone video? http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-07-12-seg1-cellphonevid.mp3 Technology Technology No 3:22 cell, phone, video Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:19:00 -0400 Should California be split into pieces? Should California be split into pieces? http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-07-05-seg2-splittingcali.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 7:03 california Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:19:58 -0400 Why basic math makes it almost impossible for third parties to gain ground Why basic math makes it almost impossible for third parties to gain ground http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-07-05-seg4-greenparty.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 4:40 green, party, politics Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:18:08 -0400 We need to give the rest of the world an open invitation to join the United States. Literally. We need to give the rest of the world an open invitation to join the United States. Literally. http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-07-05-seg1-addnewstates.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 8:31 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:24:37 -0400 The GM and Chrysler bankruptcies are putting a definition on "moral hazard" The GM and Chrysler bankruptcies are putting a definition on "moral hazard" http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-06-07-seg2-bankruptcy.mp3 Business Business No bankruptcy, gm, chrysler Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:37:02 -0400 We need more sunset provisions on our laws We need more sunset provisions on our laws http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-06-21-seg4-cbo.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 3:09 sunset, provisions, laws Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:37:38 -0400 How many different things can we talk about in a single intro segment? Apparently about a thousand. How many different things can we talk about in a single intro segment? Apparently about a thousand. http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-06-28-seg1-craziestintroever.mp3 Business Business No 6:22 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:55:44 -0400 Baseball can teach businesses a lot about institutional memory Baseball can teach businesses a lot about institutional memory http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-06-28-seg3-baseballinstmemory.mp3 Business Business No 7:22 baseball, institutional, memory Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:08:01 -0400 China's plan to censor Internet access is yet another sign that the totalitarians just don't get it: They think they can become stronger by suppressing their rebels and controlling what people think. We in the USA realize that strength comes from freedom instead. America celebrates its rebels, and with good reason http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-06-28-seg4-celebraterebels.mp3 Technology Technology No 3:21 technology, freedom, liberty, internet, censorship Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:09:50 -0400 The death of Michael Jackson highlights some of the changes that have happened since he was hot The death of Michael Jackson highlights some of the changes that have happened since he was hot http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-06-28-seg1-mjandchange.mp3 Technology Technology No 12:32 michael, jackson, change, technology, music, video Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:20:34 -0400 Finding the next thing on the horizon can be the best way to stay in business Finding the next thing on the horizon can be the best way to stay in business http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-06-07-seg4-microsoftnext.mp3 Business Business No 3:37 microsoft, business, competition Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:55:34 -0400 General Motors made it for a century, then crashed. Other businesses could learn from GM's failure. General Motors made it for a century, then crashed. Other businesses could learn from GM's failure. http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-06-07-seg3-putoutofbiz.mp3 Business Business No 4:04 gm, general motors, business, plans Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:32:12 -0400 Swinging from one panic to another isn't going to do us any good. Patience and some deliberate forethought will do us far more good. We have to know the difference between important and urgent. Swinging from one panic to another isn't going to do us any good http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-05-03-seg2-savesmart.mp3 Business Business No 7:52 gas prices, money, savings, investing, stocks Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:25:04 -0400 Iowa communities have shown tremendous resilience in the face of adversity Iowa communities have shown tremendous resilience in the face of adversity http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-06-14-seg2-newtonandcr.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 6:24 newton, cedar rapids, iowa, recovery, resilience Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:58:59 -0400 The company that bought the naming rights to the Sears Tower is getting some flak from people who resent the name change. The reality is that a name change was virtually assured when Sears moved out in the 1980s. Renaming the Sears Tower might happen on an official level, but the locals will resist http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-06-14-seg4-willistower.mp3 Business Business No 4:43 sears, tower, willis, chicago, naming rights Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:32:58 -0400 It's "Government Motors" now, and there are lots of problems with the bankruptcy. It erodes trust, and we really don't have any real assurance that the government will return the company to the private sector. It's "Government Motors" now, and there are lots of problems with the bankruptcy http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-06-07-seg1-gmpublic.mp3 Business Business No 4:02 gm, general motors, bankruptcy, trust Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:54:46 -0400 Senator Harkin needs to be quiet about his plans for a trade war. It's a rotten idea to get into that kind of fight, and it'll only make Americans worse off. Senator Harkin needs to be quiet about his plans for a trade war http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-06-07-seg1-harkintradewar.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 4:04 harkin, tom, senator, trade, war, retaliation, russia Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:38:53 -0400 The Iranian elections are going to have a bigger impact on us than we might expect The Iranian elections are going to have a bigger impact on us than we might expect http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-06-14-seg2-iranelections.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 2:54 iran, election Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:54:57 -0400 A little admiration for Bill Gates, who's turned his brain and his wealth to helping the world A little admiration for Bill Gates, who's turned his brain and his wealth to helping the world http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-04-12-seg4.mp3 Business Business No 3:44 taxes, bill, gates Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:51:17 -0400 We change patterns when mowing the lawn, because if you do the same thing every time, you'll create grooves in the ground. Businesses need to know when to change patterns, too. We change patterns when mowing the lawn. Businesses need to know when to change patterns, too. http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-05-31-seg2a-changingpatterns.mp3 Business Business No 8:13 patterns, business Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:15:15 -0400 Al Roker and the Facebook guys are giving us two more case studies in the judgment economy Al Roker and the Facebook guys are giving us two more case studies in the judgment economy http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-05-31-seg3-judgmentecon.mp3 Business Business No 6:57 al, roker, facebook, twitter, judgment, economy Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:58:54 -0400 What are we being expected to believe about the GM bankruptcy? What are we being expected to believe about the GM bankruptcy? http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-05-31-seg1b-gmbankruptcy.mp3 Business Business No 4:43 gm, general motors, bankruptcy Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:14:21 -0400 The Detroit automakers haven't innovated in ways that their Silicon Valley technology counterparts have The Detroit automakers haven't innovated in ways that their Silicon Valley counterparts have http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-05-31-seg2b-appleibmmsft.mp3 Technology Technology No 4:32 innovation, business Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:30:52 -0400 General Motors enters bankruptcy and becomes a ward of the state General Motors enters bankruptcy and becomes a ward of the state http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-05-30-seg1a-gmbankruptcy.mp3 Business Business No 9:11 general, motors, gm, bankruptcy Thu, 28 May 2009 09:40:40 -0400 Brand equity means something. Getting rid of a brand for anything less than extraordinary reasons is a bad idea, and corporate ego is not an extraordinary reason. Ego probably helps explain why our government spends too much, too. Brand equity means something http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-04-26-seg3b-tossemout.mp3 Business Business No 4:58 spending, debt, brand, equity, loyalty, ego, corporate Wed, 27 May 2009 09:47:37 -0400 The Tiananmen Square massacre was 20 years ago. How will we remember it here? The Tiananmen Square massacre was 20 years ago http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-05-03-seg4-tiananmen.mp3 Society & Culture Society & Culture No 3:09 china, communism, tiananmen, square, massacre, anniversary Wed, 27 May 2009 09:43:56 -0400 That stupid incident with the President's plane flying low over Manhattan could've been avoided. It would've taken $50 and a copy of Photoshop. That stupid incident with the President's plane flying low over Manhattan could've been avoided http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-05-03-seg3-photoshop.mp3 Technology Technology No 4:29 air force, one, president, plane, manhattan, photoshop Fri, 22 May 2009 05:17:21 -0400 The new(ish) way weather warnings are issued really helps make them more useful The new(ish) way weather warnings are issued really helps make them more useful http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-05-03-seg1-polygonalwarnings.mp3 Technology Technology No 3:52 weather, warnings, safety Thu, 21 May 2009 10:14:02 -0400 A man in DC is accused of stealing something close to 20% of all of the parking-meter revenues in the city for a year Getting rich by stealing from parking meters http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-04-26-seg2-parkingmeter.mp3 Comedy Comedy No 2:54 change, dc, theft, parking, meters Wed, 20 May 2009 10:01:56 -0400 Neither a company nor a country can long support itself when it has too many retirees Neither a company nor a country can long support itself when it has too many retirees http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-05-03-seg2-retireeratio.mp3 Business Business No 5:31 retiree, ratio, pensions, budgets Thu, 14 May 2009 10:51:16 -0400 If we live longer, thanks to medical advancements, will that make us more likely to pay our debts? 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Do some income-tax deductions make us worse off? http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-04-12-seg1b.mp3 Business Business No 2:28 deductions, taxes, income, tax, mortgage, interest Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:04:21 -0400 The piracy story making headlines today is a reminder that a free economy can only exist within the rule of law Piracy is a symptom of a bigger problem: The erosion of the rule of law http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-04-12-seg1.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 9:19 piracy, law, rule of law, freedom Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:13:52 -0400 We're moving beyond the era of the knowledge economy and into the era of the judgment economy We're moving into the era of the post-knowledge economy http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-03-29-postknowledgeecon.mp3 Business Business No 8:16 knowledge, economy, judgment Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:42:26 -0400 What are we doing to rebound from the economic recession better and stronger? 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The wonder of cell phones http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-03-08-cellphones.mp3 Technology Technology No 7:56 cell phones, phones, mobile Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:49:55 -0400 The modern management degree ought to be replaced with something called "DPI": Development and Preservation of Institutions. 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How long will China continue to lend cash to the USA? http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-03-15-chinalending.mp3 Business Business No 2:11 china, finance, debt, usa Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:48:23 -0400 The government is even worse with the credit cards than Americans individually are The government is even worse with the credit cards than Americans individually are http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-03-22-deficit.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 6:20 deficit, debt, federal, borrowing, spending Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:18:36 -0400 At long last, we have received an apology for "Ice, Ice Baby" At long last, we have received an apology for "Ice, Ice Baby" http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-03-08-iceicebaby.mp3 Comedy Comedy No 2:28 vanilla, ice, ice ice baby, music Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:24:41 -0400 Anyone who doesn't realize the full magnitude of text messaging needs to hear this 18,000 text messages in a month? 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It certainly looks like we've hit our national credit limit, doesn't it? http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-03-15-nationalcreditlimit.mp3 Business Business No 6:10 credit, debt, usa Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:14:12 -0400 There's a lot of talk that suggests that the economy is in hopeless condition right now, but that's patently wrong. Some of the greatest opportunities can be found in the middle of challenging times. 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Remember when Bill Gates predicted the end of spam? http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-03-08-endofspam.mp3 Technology Technology No 3:55 bill, gates, spam Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:32:14 -0400 The future of the newspaper business The future of the newspaper business The future of newspapers http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-03-01-newspapers.mp3 Business Business No 7:18 newspapers, technology Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:49:21 -0400 If there's a dumber idea circulating in the Legislature right now than doing away with the Electoral College, it's hard to find The Iowa Legislature is brimming with stupid ideas right now http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-03-01-legislativemadness.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 6:28 iowa, legislature, constitution Mon, 02 Mar 2009 23:44:30 -0500 The Internet helps make entertainment easier to find than at any time in history. Frankly, the array of entertainment options is bewildering. The Internet helps make entertainment easier to find than at any time in history http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-02-22-moreentertainment.mp3 Technology Technology No 5:15 entertainment, internet, technology Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:35:04 -0500 It's time we appreciated just how much entertainment can be found on the Internet. Any time you need a laugh, one is available for free in just moments online. It's time we appreciated just how much entertainment can be found on the Internet http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-02-22-getalaugh.mp3 Comedy Comedy No 2:48 humor, entertainment, internet Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:06:31 -0500 British doctors think they've found a cure for the peanut allergy. It's little improvements in how we live, like this one, that tell us that things are getting better all the time...even if some banks are in trouble. British doctors think they've found a cure for the peanut allergy http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-02-22-peanutallergy.mp3 Health Health No 6:52 peanut, allergy Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:22:47 -0500 Officials -- including the President -- and news reporters and commentators need to understand that economics is rooted in psychology. If they talk only about how bad things can become, it could become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Fear and psychology can be self-fulfilling prophecies in economics http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-02-22-avoidingfear.mp3 Business Business No 4:29 economics, psychology Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:42:55 -0500 Worried about the economy? 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That hasn't happened for a while. http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-02-08-nosavings.mp3 Business Business No 4:24 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:51:37 -0500 We get a lot of bad investment advice from TV and newspaper commentators. Their advice is mostly about the quick sale, not the long-term decision. We get a lot of bad investment advice from TV and newspaper commentators http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-02-08-badadvice.mp3 Business Business No 2:18 investing, advice Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:21:08 -0500 Unfortunately, we're probably going to have to pay much higher tax rates in the future than the ones we're paying now. Tax rates in the future will be higher than today's http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-02-01-risingtaxes.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 3:34 taxes, future, planning, economics Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:33:42 -0500 As important as anything else we can do to jump-start the economy is the need to rebuild trust. Without trust, people fear the normal exchanges we need to have a functioning economy. Trust makes the money world go 'round http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-02-08-trustandinvestment.mp3 Business Business No 3:39 trust, economics, finance, spending, lending Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:17:32 -0500 As the world becomes increasingly urban and prices for food and fuel rise, people are looking for solutions in some out-of-the-box ways. One idea is that of the vertical farm: A sort of skyscraper for food. Vertical farms are on the way. Now, what's a vertical farm anyway? http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-02-08-verticalfarms.mp3 Technology Technology No 5:05 agriculture, vertical, farm, food, urbanization Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:25:49 -0500 Where's the money for the economic-stimulus package coming from? Why, we're just borrowing it, of course! Where's the money for the economic-stimulus package coming from? http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-02-01-printingmoney.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 4:50 stimulus, economics, money, printing Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:18:45 -0500 As a nation, we've developed a very bad habit of borrowing as though our debts will never come due. That cheats our future -- both our future selves, and our children. It has to stop. America's habit of borrowing perpetually cheats future Americans, including our future selves http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-02-01-cheatingourselves.mp3 Investing Investing No 2:59 saving, debt, investment, america, lenders Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:35:58 -0500 While the President talks about an economic-stimulus package to kick-start consumer spending, it's unfortunate to see the notion of investing to form a long-term foundation for growth and expansion getting buried. Instead of stimulating today's consumers into spending, we should be looking to long-term investment http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-02-08-investingtimehorizons.mp3 Investing Investing No 4:43 investing, time horizons, planning Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:55:11 -0500 In the rush to have "somebody do something" about the economy, we're seeing the perpetual problem of Keynesian economics: If the politicians who think they're smart enough to fix the economy had any real credibility, wouldn't they have done something sooner to prevent any problems from happening in the first place? The current economic climate has resurrected the old debate about Keynesian economics http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-02-01-keynes.mp3 Business Business No 5:59 rainy day, economic, stimulus, keynes, economics, free markets Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:54:58 -0500 Why is there so much hyperbole in the economic commentary these days? If we insist on blowing everything out of proportion, that only makes the situation worse. Why is there so much hyperbole in the economic commentary these days? http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-02-01-hyperbole.mp3 Business Business No 4:48 economics, economy, recession, media Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:28:47 -0500 What's the point of an economic stimulus package? In a market economy that's working right, people save extra when times are good and then buy more when prices fall in the harder times. Government could do the same with tax receipts and get more public-works value for the public dollar when we need them. But in a system that involves borrowing when times are good and even more borrowing when times are bad, we're getting things all wrong. What's the point of an economic stimulus package? http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-02-01-stimulus.mp3 Business Business No 5:28 stimulus, economy, economic, recession Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:09:05 -0500 In a well-functioning system, people save more when times are good so they have something to fall back upon when times get tough. But that doesn't seem to have happened lately, and it's gotten us into huge trouble. Whatever happened to saving during times of plenty to have something for times of need? http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-02-01-smoothing.mp3 Business Business No 4:05 economics, consumption, smoothing, savings Tue, 03 Feb 2009 13:01:58 -0600 Could Iowa do a better job of capturing wind energy and making some money from it? Perhaps. Iowa has a lot of wind. But how do we export it? http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2008-12-30-windpower.mp3 Technology Technology No 5:48 wind, power, iowa, energy Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:51:29 -0500 What we're going through is a recession, not a calamity. It'll take some time to get things straightened out -- especially some things in the financial sector -- but the more we talk ourselves into a tizzy, the worse it gets. A little bit of calm and perspective are in order. What we're going through is a recession, not an utter calamity http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-01-25-notcalamity.mp3 Business Business No 4:28 economics, business, recession, depression Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:09:48 -0500 What really got us out of the Great Depression? We're often told that it was the New Deal -- but there's a better chance it was really the massive force of will that went into winning World War II that really did the trick. What really got us out of the Great Depression? http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-01-25-greatdepression.mp3 Business Business No 5:59 great depression, new deal, investment, progress Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:46:46 -0500 We've used the phrase "flying-car future" to talk about the sort of far-out, long-distance predictions that have a long time yet to come true. We might need to come up with a new phrase, since the flying car may only be 18 months away from reality. The flying car is almost here. For real. http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-01-25-flyingcar.mp3 Technology Technology No 6:46 flying car, technology Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:45:45 -0500 The only thing that makes life better is the generation of new ideas. Fortunately, technology allows us to seek out those new ideas conveniently. The only thing that makes life better is the generation of new ideas http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-01-25-newideas.mp3 Technology Technology No 5:07 technology, new ideas, progress, economics Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:46:16 -0500 Chicago is bidding for the 2016 Summer Olympics, but seeing how badly things have gone for London with its preparations for the 2012 Games should give us plenty of reason to hope that Chicago doesn't win its bid. Will Chicago get the 2016 Olympics? We can only hope not. http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-01-25-olympics.mp3 Sports & Recreation Sports & Recreation No 2:15 olympics, olympic, games, chicago, 2016 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:41:40 -0500 Government usually tries to change our behavior through bans and taxes. But what about prizes? Instead of telling us what to do -- or telling us that we can't have things we value -- we'd be far better off in many cases finding improvements and alternatives. Government usually tries to change our behavior through bans and taxes. But what about prizes? http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-01-18-prizes.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 6:16 prizes, innovation, incentive, inducement, bans, taxes, government Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:06:58 -0500 Mitt Romney undoubtedly has powerful hair. Donald Trump has...something on his head. Rod Blagojevich falls somewhere in between. Some politicians have power hair http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2008-12-30-powerhair.mp3 Comedy Comedy No 3:31 blagojevich, romney, power, politicians, hair Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:34:16 -0500 One of the biggest failures in American politics is our habit of following "no policy without a crisis." Unfortunately, one of the areas where we're worst about planning ahead is in energy policy. It reminds us of the fable of the ant and the grasshopper. Every day we put off energy issues, the problems involved get worse http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-01-18-energysavings.mp3 Business Business No 6:32 planning, energy Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:28:30 -0500 The European Union is looking at rules to ban big-screen TVs. Bad idea, for oh-so-many reasons. There are many better ways to get things done than to ban the stuff of which you disapprove. The European Union is looking at rules to ban big-screen TVs. Bad idea. http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-01-18-banningtvs.mp3 Technology Technology No 11:42 television, eu, european, union, ban Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:05:24 -0500 One of the best things the Iowa legislature could do for the people of Iowa is to mandate that the state universities and community colleges do a better job of reaching out to those Iowans who want more higher education, but can't just leave their lives behind to get it. A challenge to the Iowa legislature: Take college to more Iowans http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/bgs-2009-01-18-highered.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 7:10 education, college, higher, iowa, legislature Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:32:23 -0500 Lots of little things keep improving all around us all the time -- and we rarely notice. But they're the results of human ingenuity and (usually) the drive to make a dollar. And as those little things build upon one another, we eventually find ourselves in a world of safer cars and better living without really realizing it. It's so easy to overlook the little things that make life better http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/Brian%20Gongol%20Show%202009-01-11%20in%20praise%20of%20small%20tech.mp3 Technology Technology No 5:25 technology, automobiles, cars, safety Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:57:23 -0500 It might seem silly at first to praise a business for lasting 250 years. But imagine the good it has done over that time, putting people to work, providing a stream of business for its suppliers, and pleasing customers. Guinness turns 250 this year. How many businesses survive that long? http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/Brian%20Gongol%20Show%202009-01-11%20Guinness%20turns%20250.mp3 Business Business No 4:30 business, guinness, long, term, plans Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:26:24 -0500 A few ideas on problems we have in Iowa right now that need attention. We can fix them, but it'll take some creativity and some determination. A few ideas on problems we have in Iowa right now that need attention http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2009-0104%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20Iowa%20needs.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 13:17 iowa, plans, education, taxes Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:14:42 -0500 Problems like the Arab-Israeli conflict, the fighting between Pakistan and India, and even the hard times facing our Detroit automakers are troubles that have been around for decades. We really need to learn to value long-range planning more than we do today. Some of our biggest problems in this world have been around for far too long http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2009-0104%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20planning%20helps.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 8:05 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 23:07:02 -0500 If you're not planning to retire soon anyway, today's stock market is like one huge clearance sale. So many people are selling so much of what they own that prices have fallen to what really aren't sane levels. That means, with a little patience, the long-term investor has a great opportunity to buy a lot of American money-making power at a bargain price. If you're not planning to retire soon anyway, today's stock market is like one huge clearance sale http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2008-1228%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20buy%20value.mp3 Investing Investing No 8:57 investing, stocks, sales Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:27:34 -0500 Americans are pulling billions of dollars out of the stock market -- but for every seller, there's a buyer. Who are the buyers? Are the sovereign wealth funds of other countries in a shopping mood? Where's the money going to and coming from in the stock market? http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2008-1228%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20stock%20flows.mp3 Investing Investing No 9:45 stocks, investing, money Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:27:07 -0500 The best opportunities may very well be found in the middle of the worst panics. There are always ways to make life better. There's opportunity to be found, even in complicated times http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2008-1221%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20opportunity%20awaits.mp3 Business Business No 8:19 investing, opportunity, stock, economics, economy Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:21:07 -0500 This seems like a really bad time to pull $15 billion *more* out of stock-based mutual funds than we're putting in. Yet that's what's going on. People are pulling billions of dollars out of stocks for no good reason http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2008-1214%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%2034646%20dollars.mp3 Investing Investing No 5:10 investing, stocks, jack bogle, debt, federal Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:07:08 -0500 We try to warm ourselves up at the expense of our northerly neighbors. It's absurdly cold here...yet it's even worse in North Dakota and Manitoba. We try to warm ourselves up at the expense of our northerly neighbors http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2008-1214%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20so%20cold.mp3 Natural Sciences Natural Sciences No 11:21 cold, weather, des moines Mon, 08 Dec 2008 01:33:18 -0500 The Des Moines Register is cutting back on some of the things that once made it unique -- like the front-page editorial cartoon. That's a big mistake. Layoffs at the Register spell bad news http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2008-1207%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20Register%20layoffs.mp3 Management & Marketing Management & Marketing No 5:54 des moines, register, layoffs, newspaper, cuts Mon, 08 Dec 2008 01:19:19 -0500 As we get better at saving lives, we need to think longer-term Saving lives http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2008-1130%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20healthy%20life%20ahead.mp3 Health Health No 7:43 health, life, bleeding, lifesaving Mon, 08 Dec 2008 01:16:46 -0500 Boom and bust cycles happen over and over -- we need to learn from past experience to see them through Boom and bust cycles http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2008-1130%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20boom%20and%20bust.mp3 Business Business No 10:29 boom, bust, economics, money Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:44:38 -0500 There's no doubt we'll see some people suffer with the economy in a contraction. But there's good news, too: Not only will technology contribute to making the recovery even faster than it would have been otherwise, but we'll also likely see better ideas emerging from the contraction. Great ideas can come out of temporary adversity. How we can all make better lives during and following an economic slowdown http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2008-1123%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20growth%20after%20a%20slowdown.mp3 Business Business No 10:41 economics, slowdown, recession, growth, ideas Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:34:22 -0500 Technology lets us do some wonderful things -- but if we're not careful to keep an eye on the government, it could use that very powerful and positive technology in ways that turn this free country into a surveillance society. That's bad for all of us. Sleepwalking into a surveillance society...we need to watch out http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2008-1116%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20surveillance%20society.mp3 Technology Technology No 9:13 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:19:39 -0500 GM is asking the Federal government for ten times more money than it would take to buy the entire company. Something seems fishy. We all want the company to survive, but is this the way to do it? The math surrounding the new GM bailout request http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2008-1109%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20bailouts.mp3 Business Business No 12:38 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:24:56 -0500 Daylight Saving Time really isn't much good at "saving"...and neither is the government. We're getting closer and closer to huge financial troubles, and all we're hearing from some politicians is that they're intent on making things even worse. Get rid of Daylight Saving Time, and let's get serious about saving for real http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2008-1102%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20savings.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 16:03 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:35:10 -0400 The stock markets have dropped by an average of 40% since the start of the year -- but there's no way the economy has declined by that same amount. So what's going on? It's all about the margins. Oil prices and stock prices alike have taught us a lot about margins lately http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2008-1026%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20margins.mp3 Investing Investing No 14:31 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:53:44 -0400 When you're in a period of bonanza earnings, you have to invest in the future -- unless you want to go from boom to bust. Russia is playing games with its oil revenues right now in exactly this boom-to-bust manner. http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2008-1019%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20future.mp3 Business Business No 6:38 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:46:31 -0400 Super-sized debt is going to come back to cause us a lot of pain -- the mess in the financial markets is hardly the only trouble that we'll have to face like adults whether we like it or not. Super-sized debt is going to come back to cause us a lot of pain http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2008-1012%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20supersized%20debt.mp3 Investing Investing No 7:31 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:20:46 -0400 While we in the US have been looking the other way, socialism has been on the march in Latin America. We need to reverse course and rebuild our friendships there immediately -- or else we'll pay the consequences. It's not too late to befriend Latin America - but time is running out http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2008-1005%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20befriend%20Latin%20America.mp3 News & Politics News & Politics No 6:33 Latin America, socialism, international affairs, policy Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:35:07 -0400 Who should pay for the errors that led up to the bailouts? There's lots of blame to go around, and unfortunately, we could pay an incredibly high price later on. Who should pay for the errors that led up to the bailouts? http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2008-0928%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20punishment%20for%20the%20bailouts.mp3 Business Business No 13:30 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:57:17 -0400 A lot of people are overreacting to the recent problems with big business and their stupid bets on derivatives by blaming capitalism itself. The truth: Real capitalists make money. They don't need bailouts. Real capitalists make money http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2008-0921%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20real%20capitalists%20make%20money.mp3 Business Business No 5:41 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:08:46 -0400 Every business ought to make a 100-year business plan -- even just to survive the next ten years. It's just like driving a car: You have to look farther down the road than just where you're going to be in the next few seconds. Why businesses should make 100-year business plans -- just to survive ten years http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2008-0914%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20100-year%20business%20plans.mp3 Business Business No 9:58 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:18:09 -0400 We take another peek at our Future Scale, and how it affects things like cars, space travel, and taxes. We have a lot to do to plan ahead better for the future. Another peek at our Future Scale, and how it affects things like cars, space travel, and taxes http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2008-0907%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20planning%20ahead.mp3 Technology Technology No 11:11 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:14:00 -14400 Going into the 2008 Presidential election, it's time to start asking whether Barack Obama, John McCain, and all of those people running for Congress are ready to deal with the changes coming in technology. Are politicians capable of dealing with changes in technology? http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2008-0824%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20politicians%20and%20technology.mp3 Politics Politics No 11:12 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:39:26 -14400 Is Russian belligerence just the government's way of protecting its economic interests -- and those of its crony allies? Russia's energy connection http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2008-0817%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20Russia%20and%20the%20energy%20connection.mp3 Business Business No 12:26 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:24:14 -14400 No matter how angry you are about higher gas prices, you're not going to feel better if you push those prices even higher. But that would be the effect of a "windfall profits" tax, as proposed by Senator Obama. Why a windfall profits tax on oil would just push prices higher http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2008-0810%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20windfall%20profits%20tax.mp3 Business Business No 5:36 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:36:15 -14400 The latest round of free-trade talks have fallen apart...and now is one of the worst times for that to happen. More trade would help us get out of economic trouble faster. It's sad that the latest round of trade talks have fallen apart http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2008-0803%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20free%20trade%20helps.mp3 Business Business No 12:00 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:33:38 -14400 It's great that Presidential candidate John McCain has come out in favor of innovation prizes -- but it would be even better if we had more and bigger prizes on the table. Why we need more prizes for energy innovations http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2008-0720%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20energy%20inducement%20prizes.mp3 Technology Technology No 10:01 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:32:20 -14400 The Shanghai stock index is down by 50% in six months. That's going to upset a lot of people in China, which in turn is going to upset the trade-off the government there has been making between economic growth and personal freedom. Don't be surprised if separatists start gaining ground. The Chinese stock bubble pops http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2008-0713%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20the%20Chinese%20stock%20bubble%20pops.mp3 Business Business No 12:15 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:25:12 -14400 China has twice as many cell-phone users as the United States has people. That's going to change technology and politics -- and that's going to have an effect on everything from our military to your retirement savings. How cell phones in China are changing our lives http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2008-0629%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20cell%20phones%20changing%20China.mp3 Business Business No 9:49 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:48:06 -14400 Junkyards are becoming the new banks -- they store appreciating assets. How today's "junk" is on the verge of becoming a very profitable pile of stuff, indeed. Junkyards are becoming the new banks http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2008-0622%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20turning%20junk%20into%20profit.mp3 Business Business No 10:00 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:18:45 -14400 Robotic pets with built-in heartrate sensors...daily e-mails containing complimentary messages...are these the kinds of technologies that will make life better for the socially isolated in the 21st Century? 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Is that because people are finding new full-time work that just didn't exist before? New jobs that don't require people to go to work http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2008-0518%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20full-time%20work%20without%20the%20office.mp3 Technology Technology No 13:34 Mon, 05 May 2008 00:43:15 -14400 Saving energy automatically Saving energy automatically http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2008-0504%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20saving%20energy%20automatically.mp3 Economics Economics No 14:18 Mon, 05 May 2008 00:41:46 -14400 How jobs are changing and how that changes cities How jobs are changing and how that changes cities http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2008-0427%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20job%20changes%20and%20changing%20cities.mp3 Economics Economics No 10:31 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:05:39 -14400 How rising food prices could be a big deal here How rising food prices could be a big deal here http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2008-0413%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20food%20riots%20around%20the%20world.mp3 Economics Economics No 18:20 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:43:57 -14400 Junk food bans and black markets Junk food bans and black markets http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2008-0330%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20junk%20food%20black%20markets.mp3 Economics Economics No 16:11 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:53:44 -14400 Newspapers, natural monopolies, and robotic pack mules Newspapers, natural monopolies, and robotic pack mules http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2008-0323%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20newspapers%20and%20robotic%20pack%20mules.mp3 Economics Economics No 13:56 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:45:35 -14400 Smoke-filled rooms and evacuations Smoke-filled rooms and evacuations http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2008-0309%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20smoke-filled%20rooms%20and%20evacuations.mp3 Politics Politics No 11:37 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:02:28 -14400 Don't cry for Fidel Castro - he's needlessly impoverished his people for decades Don't cry for Fidel Castro http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2008-0224%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20don%27t%20cry%20for%20Fidel.mp3 Politics Politics No 13:20 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:00:36 -14400 Currency as a weapon of war Currency as a weapon of war http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2007-1209%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20currency%20as%20a%20weapon%20of%20war.mp3 Economics Economics No 1:02 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:28:32 -14400 Google invests away from the Internet Google invests away from the Internet http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2007-1202%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20Google%20invests%20away%20from%20the%20Internet.mp3 Business Business No 8:57 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:15:16 -14400 Monkeys and vending machines...just another show on WHO Radio Monkeys and vending machines http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2007-1118%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20monkeys%20and%20vending%20machines.mp3 Talk radio Talk radio No 14:11 Sun, 04 Nov 2007 10:42:43 -18000 The golden parachute of executive compensation The golden parachute of executive compensation http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2007-1104%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20the%20golden%20parachute.mp3 Talk Radio Talk Radio No 15:00 Sun, 28 Oct 2007 10:40:12 -14400 How much health care can we afford? We're hearing lots of promises from Presidential candidates, but none of them seem to really get it. How much health care can we afford? We're hearing lots of promises from Presidential candidates, but http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2007-1028%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20what%20health%20care%20we%20can%20afford.mp3 Talk Radio Talk Radio No 15:00 Sun, 07 Oct 2007 12:52:48 -14400 Brian discusses Red correcting pens. Brian discusses Red correcting pens http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2007-1006%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20red%20correcting%20pens.mp3 Talk Radio Talk Radio No 7:00 Sun, 30 Sep 2007 12:50:53 -14400 Brian talks about the Stock market bubble of the nineties. 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