Andrew Gause joins Jim Blasingame to report on the disconnect between Wall Street and Main Street, and whether the former will ever come back and practice Main Street capitalism.

Paul Hogan joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the numbers that show how the population of the planet is aging, and especially how the U.S. population demographics is a megatrend with many implications.

Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the several reasons that even though China’s economy is growing, it is not a threat to overtake the U.S.

Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to discuss a proposal that the U.S. should be redrawn into regional city states, and whether that’s a good plan, or just a discussion starter.

Jim Blasingame reveals that when a small business owner says a minimum wage increase is of no consequence to them, that doesn’t mean they’re in favor of an increase, but that they’re already paying their people more than that.

Jim Blasingame reveals four reasons why you should find ways to deliver what your customers want and let someone else deliver what they need.

Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to discuss whether it’s still reasonable to expect 3% growth out of a $17 trillion economy, or if 2% is the new 3%.

Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism, which for last month was not so much. Only hiring and capital expenditures were up, just a little.

Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the headwinds, natural and manmade, that is holding back the economy.

Greg Kozera joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the U.S. being an oil exporter for the first time as a result of fracking, plus how natural gas has impacted the U.S. CO2 emissions.