Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to discuss Main Street business politics, and why the Democrats won’t get much help from small business owners because it’s STILL “the economy, stupid.”

Scott Aurnou joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the System of National Accounts is proposing that nations count the illegal activity, including drugs, prostitution and business theft, as part of that country’s annual GDP.

Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to report on recent research that shows small business owners are very much engaged in the 2020 election cycle, including the top issues they think are most important to them.

Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to discuss whether it’s time to reconsider if 3% GDP growth per year is still the perfect number, and what role productivity plays in that calculation.

Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to debate some of the nuances of research that shows how small business owners feel about their business and the overall condition of their economy.

Bill Brandt joins Jim Blasingame to offer his appraisal of the coronavirus, which he believes is already at the pandemic stage, and how it will impact global trade, the supply chain and future allocation of capital.

Bill Brandt joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how the coronavirus became a political issue due to the way the PR was handled, and how it has taken Hong Kong out of the news, plus whether this disease is already a pandemic.

Bill Brandt joins Jim Blasingame to report on how Wuhan, not a small city in China, could become the epicenter of the coronavirus and a potential global pandemic.

Holly Wade joins Jim Blasingame to report on the many examples of strong economic fundamentals that justify the growing level of small business optimism for the rest of 2020.

Holly Wade joins Jim Blasingame to report on why optimism continues to grow on Main Street, in spite of the fact that finding and hiring qualified workers continues to be the greatest challenge.