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Wisconsin Assemblywoman Michelle Litjens Discusses Union Protests

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets031111.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca and Wisconsin Assemblywoman Michelle Litjens to discuss the union protests in Wisconsin and the

Libya and Obama's Free Range Chicken Foreign Policy

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets031011.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Robert Tracinski to discuss the uprising in Libya, and Obama’s Free Range Chicken foreign policy. Then,

How Do We Turn Around Skyrocketing Oil Prices?

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets030911.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Nick Loris of the Heritage Foundation to discuss smart policy solutions to address high oil and

The Business of the NFL Labor Dispute

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets030811.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Josh Zerkle to discuss the business of the NFL’s dispute with their player’s union. Then Pejman

The Left Asks: Has America Failed?

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets030711.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 potential takeover of the NASDAQ, and whether or not America’s best

The Fed's Spin on Inflation and the Fall of the Dollar

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets030411.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 reality of inflation vs the Fed rate, the latest unemployment numbers

For 2012, is Boring the New Awesome?

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets030311.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Andrew Malcolm to discuss the 2012 GOP field, the power of the hat, and more. Then

The Need to Criminalize Counterfeit Drugs Worldwide

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets030211.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Roger Bate to discuss the need to criminalize the trade of counterfeit drugs in international law,

Ronald Reagan's Legacy with Today's Youth

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets030111.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Anne Sorock from the Sam Adams Alliance to discuss the Reagan legacy among America’s youth, then

The Deep Financial Trouble of USA Inc.

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets022811.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 stock derivatives, the Flash Crash and the failing financial status of USA

The New Economics of Hollywood

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets022511.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by John Ross and Cole Abaius to discuss how movie studios are struggling to survive in a 3D and digital

The Unions Cozy Relationship with Democrats

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets022411.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Tim Carney to discuss unions, Wisconsin and the influence of special interests. Then Pejman Yousefzadeh discusses

Update on Union Battles in Wisconsin, and Mitch Daniels' Bad Example

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets022311.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed In American politics, all eyes this week have been turned toward Wisconsin, where the clash over the bargaining process and entitlements for public employee unions has sparked protests and legislator walkouts.

Justin Bieber, Pro Life Warrior

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets022211.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Robert George to discuss politics and Justin Bieber’s pro-life stance, then Pejman Yousefzadeh will talk Libya.

The Left's Union Problem in Wisconsin

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets022111.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 German elections and the continued battle between the unions and Scott Walker

Democrat Unions Protest in Wisconsin

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets021811.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the labor protests in Wisconsin, unemployment and the Anna Nicole Smith opera in London. We’re brought to

The Redistricting Battle

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets021711.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Aaron Blake to discuss the redistricting battle, then Pejman Yousefzadeh talks about Israel and the UN.

Obamacare and the Need for Reform at the FDA

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets021611.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Benjamin Zycher to discuss Obamacare, the FDA and the importance of competition in health care, then

The Unintended Consequences of Environmental Regulations

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets021511.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by James Taylor to discuss the regulation of phosphates and why your dishwasher doesn’t work anymore, then

The Battle Over Inflation

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets021411.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss rising food prices, inflation and the overthrowing of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt. We’re brought to

Is Wall Street Going to be Bought by Germans?

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets021111.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 Egypt, the possibility of a German owned NYSE and the post-Steve Jobs

Don Berwick Goes to Capitol Hill

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets021011.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech discuss Donald Berwick’s testimony on Capitol Hill today. Then Pejman Yousefzadeh talks about Mubarak and the White House. We’re

The Uprising in Egypt and the Threat of the Muslim Brotherhood

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets020911.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Lee Smith to discuss the uprising in Egypt, the threat of the Muslim Brotherhood, and threats

The Need for Oversight in Disaster Relief

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets020811.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Ben Smilowitz to discuss disaster relief in Haiti, and the need for greater oversight of disaster

Huffington Post Sells to AOL for $315 million

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets020711.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 Friday’s unemployment numbers, Super Bowl ads, and AOL’s purchase of the Huffington

Remembering Ronald Reagan

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets020411.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 legacy of President Ronald Reagan in celebration of the 100th anniversary

The Global Fund's Corruption Problems

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets020311.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Roger Bate of the American Enterprise Institute to discuss problems facing the Global Fund. Then Pejman

Michael Williams on the Race for Texas Senate

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets020211.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed In Texas, where Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison is retiring, we’re likely to see the biggest, most expensive Senate primary of the 2012 season. Today on Coffee and Markets we’re talking with

David Hogberg Talks About Florida's Obamacare Ruling

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets020111.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by David Hogberg of Investors Business Daily to discuss Judge Roger Vinson’s ruling against Obamacare. Then Pejman

Elliot Abrams Talks About Unrest in Egypt

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets013111.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca and Eliot Abrams, former senior national security adviser to George W. Bush and assistant

Special Podcast Preview: Elliott Abrams on Egypt

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets013011.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed Today we’re giving you a special advance preview of Monday’s Coffee and Markets with an interview with Elliott Abrams, a former senior national security adviser to George W. Bush and assistant

What Started the Financial Crisis?

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets012811.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 gambling on the NYSE, GDP and conflicting reports of what started the

Ted Cruz on His Race for the Senate in Texas

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets012711.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Ted Cruz to talk about his race to replace Kay Bailey Hutchison in the US Senate.

Reactions to Obama's State of the Union

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets012611.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Jim Pethokoukis and Pejman Yousefzadeh to discuss last night’s State of the Union speech. We’re brought

Why Obama's 2012 Will Not Be Clinton's 1996

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets012511.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 why the 2012 presidential race won’t be a repeat of 1996, and

Obama's Search for Jobs

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets012411.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 venture capital funding and the White House search for solutions to unemployment.

Many States Face a Fiscal Crisis

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets012111.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 Jeffrey Immelt’s new job and the fiscal crisis facing many states. We’re

Sarah Palin's Campaign in Iowa, and the Vote to Repeal Obamacare

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets012011.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Scott Conroy, a reporter for Real Clear Politics, to talk about Sarah Palin’s early groundwork in

Hu Jintao Comes to Washington

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets011911.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Pejman Yousefzadeh to discus the impact of Steve Jobs’ leave at Apple, Hu Jintao’s visit to Washington and Pej’s

Jamie Radtke on How to Fix Washington

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets011811.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by U.S. Senate candidate Jamie Radtke to discuss the Tea Party movement, budget cuts needed in Washington and much more.