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 Talk Radio http://www.whoradio.com/cc-common/podcast.html 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? Could robotic pets keep shut-ins company? http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2008-0608%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20robotic%20pets%20and%20automatic%20compliments.mp3 Technology Technology No 5:54 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:54:27 -14400 We sometimes hear that people don't want to vote because they don't want to start getting political phone calls. But those are a small price to pay for the benefits of being able to fire your public servants. Why voting matters...and could save lives http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/DESMOINES-IA/WHO-AM/2008-0601%20Brian%20Gongol%20Show%20podcast%20-%20voting%20and%20natural%20disasters.mp3 Economics Economics No 8:11 Sun, 18 May 2008 23:53:29 -14400 Unemployment rates seem to have fallen to a semi-permanent state well below what we used to think was the natural rate. 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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