Caitlin Kelly examines how we spend our money. She worked for more than 2 years as a retail associate to investigate all aspects of retailing—from factory workers in China to Americans struggling to support large families on poverty-level wages. Retail is the nation’s third largest industry and the U.S.’s largest source of new jobs. We discuss what it’s really like to work for $8-$10 per hour from her book, Malled.
Rick Emerson is a media star in Portland, OR who turned his attention to writing a personal finance book for the next generation. He teaches us how to slay our bills, decapitate debt and fight the Apocalypse of financial doom from his book, Zombie Economics.
Here is the lineup of guests on BRAINSTORMIN’ with Billy the Brain for Tuesday, May 3, 2011. Listen at www.BrainstorminOnline.com or on AM 1400 in Ventura at 10 o’clock am Pacific time.
Robert Rowland Smith gives deeper meaning to life’s milestones. He is a former Oxford Fellow who applies the teachings of history’s great thinkers to our ordinary lives. We examine life’s meaning from his book Driving With Plato.
Charley Rosen is a former baseball pitching hopeful for the New York Yankees turned sports writer. He examines one of baseball’s most scrutinized positions, the relief pitcher, and provides the deeper meaning of what it takes to be a modern reliever. We discuss his perspectives from his book Bullpen Diaries.
Here is the lineup of guests on BRAINSTORMIN’ with Billy the Brain for Monday, May 2, 2011. Listen at www.BrainstorminOnline.com or on AM 1400 in Ventura at 10 o’clock am Pacific time.