Should you get screened if breast cancer doesn't run in your family? Paula Lovell and Lois Geller join Jim Blasingame to discuss their breast cancer experience and stories of survival, plus how breast cancer isn't always genetic, and dealing with the fear of cancer.

Is breast cancer a death sentence? Lois Geller, Judith Glaser, Paula Lovell, and Joan Pryde join Jim Blasingame to say cancer doesn't have to define you. Take action, get screened, participate in clinical trials.

Joan Pryde joins Jim Blasingame to report on the current status of proposed financial reform legislation. Jim reveals why these new regs will hurt small businesses because of the costs and unnecessary restrictions it will place on lending banks.

Joan Pryde joins Jim Blasingame to report on the trillions of dollars of cash being hoarded by major corporations, and what that will mean for recovery when these companies start spending again. The also discuss a controversial NLRB appointment and this agency's tilt toward labor.

After 11 years, Kiplinger's Joan Pryde says goodbye. Joan Pryde joined Jim's Brain Trust in January 1998 and has been a weekly resource ever since. Today she announced her departure from Kiplinger as she takes a high level speech-writing job with the IRS. Jim thanks her for her abiding support and wishes her God speed.

Reporting on the impact of exports on economic recovery, Kiplinger's Joan Pryde joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the growth of exports in 2010 and how this will play a roll in economic recovery going forward.

What will the health care bill cost small businesses? Joan Pryde joins Jim Blasingame to identify some of the tax and fee elements of the health care bill as it unfolds over the next 5 years. They also discuss proposed bank regulations.

Kiplinger reports on national and global economic indicators. Joan Pryde joins Jim Blasingame to identify some of the key economic indicators that will influence economic recovery across the country and around the globe.

Reporting on progress in the war in Afghanistan, Kiplinger's Joan Pryde joins Jim Blasingame with the progress, and they compare this effort with that of past attempts at controlling this region.

Reporting on current economic issues, Joan Pryde joins Jim Blasingame to talk about productivity gains, challenges in the housing industry among other economic indicators.