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The Commodities Crash and the Rise of Cyber Warfare

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets050911.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the commodity crash last week, and the rise of cyber warfare and

Unemployment, Commodities, and the Debt Ceiling

[audio:http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets050611.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, we’re talking commodities, the debt ceiling, and the unemployment rate with Francis Cianfrocca. We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and

The Pakistan Problem

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets050511.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, we’re joined by D.B. Grady, a correspondent for The Atlantic, author, paratrooper, and veteran of Afghanistan, to discuss the regional fallout from the death

Why Waterboarding Works: Osama bin Laden's Gruesome End

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets050411.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Pejman Yousefzadeh and Elizabeth Blackney to discuss the importance of Osama bin Laden’s death photos, and why waterboarding is

A Survivor of 9/11 Talks About Osama Bin Laden's Death

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets050311.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Dan McLaughlin to discuss his experience on September 11, 2001, and what the death of Osama

The Symbolism of Osama Bin Laden's Death

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets050211.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the death of Osama Bin Laden – what it means for New

GDP Down, Unemployment Up: America's Falling Economic Star

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets042911.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the royal wedding, the disappointing GDP numbers, higher unemployment and Ben Bernanke. We’re brought to

The New Geopolitics of Food

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets042811.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech discuss the world’s challenges providing food for booming populations in China, India and elsewhere. We’re brought to you as

Obama's Libya Problem

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets042711.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Pejman Yousefzadeh and Elizabeth Blackney to debate whether or not Obama should have intervened in Libya, what the real

David Malpass on the Government as a 'Silent Partner'

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets042511.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Francis Cianfrocca is joined by David Malpass, economist former Reagan administration official and founder of Encima Global to discuss the Fed, raising the debt

Unions Attack Boeing, Threaten Freedom of Speech

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets042211.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss union complaints to the National Labor Relations Board against Boeing that threaten

The Facebook Culture and its Effect on Marriage

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets042111.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Katherine Miller and Mark Jackson to discuss how the Facebook culture has impacted today’s young adults

The Danger of Obamacare's Unchecked Authority

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets041911.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Ben Domenech is joined by Jeffrey H. Anderson to discuss the costs of Obamacare, the danger of IPAB and taxes. We’re brought to you

Dr. Arthur Laffer on Paul Ryan's Budget, Taxes and the Economy

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets041811.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Francis Cianfrocca are joined by Dr. Arthur Laffer of the Texas Public Policy Foundation and the Laffer Center to discuss Paul

The Consequences of Obama Economics

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets041511.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the latest on inflation, and the consequences of Obama Economics. We’re brought

Barack Obama Fires Back at Paul Ryan

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets041411.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by David Hogberg to discuss Barack Obama’s speech on deficit reduction responding to Paul Ryan’s budget plan.

Paul Ryan for President

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets041311.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Steve Hayward to discuss the importance of Paul Ryan in the House, whether he’d make a

How Teddy Roosevelt Saved Football

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets041211.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by John J. Miller to discuss his new book, The Big Scrum: How Teddy Roosevelt Saved Football.

The Budget Has Been Compromised

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets041111.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the Tim Pawlenty’s hiring of Nick Ayers and the budget compromise that

Michael Barone Talks About Paul Ryan's Budget and 2012

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets040711.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Michael Barone to talk about Paul Ryan’s budget, how Republicans can appeal to minorities and the

Can the GOP Snatch a Victory from Obama in 2012?

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets040611.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Mark Hemingway to discuss the Obama’s launch of his 2012 campaign and who the GOP might nominate to face

Paul Ryan's Plan to Slash the Federal Budget

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets040511.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Francis Cianfrocca and Pejman Yousefzadeh to discuss Paul Ryan’s budget proposal, plus Francis explains why the Fed loaned billions

Is the Official Unemployment Rate the Real Unemployment Rate?

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets040411.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the differing unemployment statistics, and the consequences of long term unemployment benefits. We’re brought to