LAUNCHING TOMORROW: Fun Police is an original podcast series produced by the Consumer Choice Center. We take a look at the perpetrators of neo-prohibitionism, the movement that attempts to ban "vices" such as vaping, smoking, drinking, gambling, and others. We host high-level guests to discuss the history and current expression of prohibitionism. Written and produced by Bill Wirtz & Yaël Ossowski. New episodes dropping week by week, starting November 15, 2023.  Subscribe today: http://spoti.fi/3Mm6nLX http://apple.co/3FE2WN5 https://pod.link/1714265675 https://omny.fm/shows/fun-police/playlists/podcast.rssSupport us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we sit down with Evan Swarztrauber to anlayze the resurrection of the Title re-classification of Internet Service Providers, otherwise known as net neutrality. While net neutrality is an important principle, when weaponized by the FCC and the federal government, it could have disastrous consequences for investment, free speech, and innovation across the board. Evan Swarztrauber is senior advisor at the Foundation for American Innovation and a former FCC policy analyst. Most importantly, he’s the host of the Dynamist Podcast! https://open.spotify.com/show/2Y0XBFBASZUuUN0z8hOl9n Evan's twitter: https://twitter.com/SayreEvan Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio ***PODCAST***  Podcast Index: https://bit.ly/3EJSIs3 Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8  Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS RSS: https://omny.fm/shows/consumerchoiceradio/playlists/podcast.rss Our podcast is now Podcasting 2.0 compliant! Listen to the show using a Bitcoin lightning wallet-enabled podcasting app (Podverse, Breeze, Fountain, etc.) to directly donate to the show using the Bitcoin lightning network (stream those sats!).  More information on that here: https://podcastindex.org/apps  Produced by the Consumer Choice Center. Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our last program broadcast on radio! Join us for analysis on the Hamas-Israel war, the US House speaker, disclosure rules, the nonprofit charity and migration scams, and whether governments actually have the power to lower grocery prices. Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on October 28, 2023. Syndicated on (for the last time) Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio ***PODCAST***  Podcast Index: https://bit.ly/3EJSIs3 Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8  Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS RSS: https://omny.fm/shows/consumerchoiceradio/playlists/podcast.rss Our podcast is now Podcasting 2.0 compliant! Listen to the show using a Bitcoin lightning wallet-enabled podcasting app (Podverse, Breeze, Fountain, etc.) to directly donate to the show using the Bitcoin lightning network (stream those sats!).  More information on that here: https://podcastindex.org/apps  Produced by the Consumer Choice Center. Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Disinformation reporters fail their beat Pierre Poilievre's apple Net neutrality back again Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on October 21, 2023. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio ***PODCAST***  Podcast Index: https://bit.ly/3EJSIs3 Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8  Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS RSS: https://omny.fm/shows/consumerchoiceradio/playlists/podcast.rss Our podcast is now Podcasting 2.0 compliant! Listen to the show using a Bitcoin lightning wallet-enabled podcasting app (Podverse, Breeze, Fountain, etc.) to directly donate to the show using the Bitcoin lightning network (stream those sats!).  More information on that here: https://podcastindex.org/apps  Produced by the Consumer Choice Center. Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The brutality of the Hamas attacks in Israel open up issues for liberalism in liberal countries now confronted with protests and political battles we may not be ready for. That, plus some musings on the Canadian grocery tax, the UK's generational ban on tobacco, and more. Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on October 14, 2023. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio ***PODCAST***  Podcast Index: https://bit.ly/3EJSIs3 Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8  Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS RSS: https://omny.fm/shows/consumerchoiceradio/playlists/podcast.rss Our podcast is now Podcasting 2.0 compliant! Listen to the show using a Bitcoin lightning wallet-enabled podcasting app (Podverse, Breeze, Fountain, etc.) to directly donate to the show using the Bitcoin lightning network (stream those sats!).  More information on that here: https://podcastindex.org/apps  Produced by the Consumer Choice Center. Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

-Speaker of the House and politics of principle -Chaos is good -Canada is building a digital wall around its citizens -Why does the Canadian government want to register and regulate podcasts? Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on October 7, 2023. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio ***PODCAST***  Podcast Index: https://bit.ly/3EJSIs3 Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8  Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS RSS: https://omny.fm/shows/consumerchoiceradio/playlists/podcast.rss Our podcast is now Podcasting 2.0 compliant! Listen to the show using a Bitcoin lightning wallet-enabled podcasting app (Podverse, Breeze, Fountain, etc.) to directly donate to the show using the Bitcoin lightning network (stream those sats!).  More information on that here: https://podcastindex.org/apps  Produced by the Consumer Choice Center. Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

-Praising decarbonization in Ontraio -Protests on education and gender issues explode -The Indian-Canadian affair and why we need better journalism -Blink 182, Tom DeLonge, and UAP disclosures -How intelligence agencies relate to politics Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on September 23, 2023. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio ***PODCAST***  Podcast Index: https://bit.ly/3EJSIs3 Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8  Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS RSS: https://omny.fm/shows/consumerchoiceradio/playlists/podcast.rss Our podcast is now Podcasting 2.0 compliant! Listen to the show using a Bitcoin lightning wallet-enabled podcasting app (Podverse, Breeze, Fountain, etc.) to directly donate to the show using the Bitcoin lightning network (stream those sats!).  More information on that here: https://podcastindex.org/apps  Produced by the Consumer Choice Center. Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David and Yaël are prepping their suitcases for Washington, and trying to cover the latest consumer choice topics across North America: -Let's talk YIMBY -The political double standards as a rule -Online News bills leaving consumers in the dark -It's hard to roll up your sleeves over your Rolex. Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on September 9, 2023. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio ***PODCAST***  Podcast Index: https://bit.ly/3EJSIs3 Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8  Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS RSS: https://omny.fm/shows/consumerchoiceradio/playlists/podcast.rss Our podcast is now Podcasting 2.0 compliant! Listen to the show using a Bitcoin lightning wallet-enabled podcasting app (Podverse, Breeze, Fountain, etc.) to directly donate to the show using the Bitcoin lightning network (stream those sats!).  More information on that here: https://podcastindex.org/apps  Produced by the Consumer Choice Center. Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Boy, times are tough, aren't they? For this episode, we talk about ongoing tariffs and trade lunacy that are continuing to create hardship for consumers. What's the answer? Then, it's the ongoing wildfires and bad public policies that create them. Is the answer just under our nose? Since inflation is once again getting nasty and consumers are paying for it, we play our last interview with Pierre Poilievre, now Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition in the Canadian House of Commons. Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on September 2, 2023. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio ***PODCAST***  Podcast Index: https://bit.ly/3EJSIs3 Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8  Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS RSS: https://omny.fm/shows/consumerchoiceradio/playlists/podcast.rss Our podcast is now Podcasting 2.0 compliant! Listen to the show using a Bitcoin lightning wallet-enabled podcasting app (Podverse, Breeze, Fountain, etc.) to directly donate to the show using the Bitcoin lightning network (stream those sats!).  More information on that here: https://podcastindex.org/apps  Produced by the Consumer Choice Center. Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You didn't ask for it, but we've got the consumer choice breakdown on the first Republican presidential debate, the topics we wished were covered, and how inflation is hitting hard in Canada. Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on August 25, 2023. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio ***PODCAST***  Podcast Index: https://bit.ly/3EJSIs3 Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8  Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS RSS: https://omny.fm/shows/consumerchoiceradio/playlists/podcast.rss Our podcast is now Podcasting 2.0 compliant! Listen to the show using a Bitcoin lightning wallet-enabled podcasting app (Podverse, Breeze, Fountain, etc.) to directly donate to the show using the Bitcoin lightning network (stream those sats!).  More information on that here: https://podcastindex.org/apps  Produced by the Consumer Choice Center. Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We've got strange affairs happening in Canadian foreign policy, inflation is rising globally, reporters are on the attack, and we're gobsmacked by the political filtering of "Rich Men North of Richmond" — join us for consumer choice fun! Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on August 19, 2023. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio ***PODCAST***  Podcast Index: https://bit.ly/3EJSIs3 Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8  Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS RSS: https://omny.fm/shows/consumerchoiceradio/playlists/podcast.rss Our podcast is now Podcasting 2.0 compliant! Listen to the show using a Bitcoin lightning wallet-enabled podcasting app (Podverse, Breeze, Fountain, etc.) to directly donate to the show using the Bitcoin lightning network (stream those sats!).  More information on that here: https://podcastindex.org/apps  Produced by the Consumer Choice Center. Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What do you know about the Hollywood labor strikes and AI? Or about nuclear energy in Canada and beyond? We cover that, plus some insight on the latest machinations of the FTC's efforts to break up Amazon and the commercial race to the moon to get some of that famous moondust. Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on August 12, 2023. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio ***PODCAST***  Podcast Index: https://bit.ly/3EJSIs3 Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8  Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS RSS: https://omny.fm/shows/consumerchoiceradio/playlists/podcast.rss Our podcast is now Podcasting 2.0 compliant! Listen to the show using a Bitcoin lightning wallet-enabled podcasting app (Podverse, Breeze, Fountain, etc.) to directly donate to the show using the Bitcoin lightning network (stream those sats!).  More information on that here: https://podcastindex.org/apps  Produced by the Consumer Choice Center. Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's a summertime episode, with some thoughts on the latest Trump indictment, the legacy of John F. Kennedy, what is going wrong with Nationalistic Conservatives on policy, and what Justin Trudeau's cabinet shuffle means for consumer choice. Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on August 5, 2023. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio ***PODCAST***  Podcast Index: https://bit.ly/3EJSIs3 Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8  Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS RSS: https://omny.fm/shows/consumerchoiceradio/playlists/podcast.rss Our podcast is now Podcasting 2.0 compliant! Listen to the show using a Bitcoin lightning wallet-enabled podcasting app (Podverse, Breeze, Fountain, etc.) to directly donate to the show using the Bitcoin lightning network (stream those sats!).  More information on that here: https://podcastindex.org/apps  Produced by the Consumer Choice Center. Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Live from Mickey Mouseville, Yaël gives us an update from the ALEC conference, and then we discuss revolving doors in politics and regulatory capture that harms consumers. In our interview segment, we speak with Cato Institute Policy Analyst Will Duffield on the recent Missouri v. Biden injunction that stops the federal government from "jawboning" social media companies. Is this overall a good trend for both Section 230 and freedom of speech online. Will's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Will_Duffield Judge Blocks Jawboning? https://www.cato.org/blog/judge-blocks-jawboning Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on July 29, 2022. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio ***PODCAST***  Podcast Index: https://bit.ly/3EJSIs3 Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8  Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS RSS: https://omny.fm/shows/consumerchoiceradio/playlists/podcast.rss Our podcast is now Podcasting 2.0 compliant! Listen to the show using a Bitcoin lightning wallet-enabled podcasting app (Podverse, Breeze, Fountain, etc.) to directly donate to the show using the Bitcoin lightning network (stream those sats!).  More information on that here: https://podcastindex.org/apps  Produced by the Consumer Choice Center. Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While Yaël is off enjoying the Austrian lakes on a well-deserved vacation (but somehow still editing and posting the episode), David speaks with Bill Wirtz, host of the ConsEUmer podcast, about a Luxemburger's perspective on Canadian politics from afar. Maybe it's much nicer, but it's just as opaque as any another system (at least under this regime). We then play an extract of our interview with Anthony Koch, political advisor and Power & Politics pundit, for the latest on the scandal du jour surrounding CCP's funding of various campaigns or people in the Canadian Liberal Party. Is Trudeau cooked? We'll see! Follow Anthony on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Anthony__Koch Bill's Twitter: https://twitter.com/wirtzbill ConsEUmer Podcast: https://omny.fm/shows/conseumer-podcast Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on July 22, 2022. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio ***PODCAST***  Podcast Index: https://bit.ly/3EJSIs3 Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8  Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS RSS: https://omny.fm/shows/consumerchoiceradio/playlists/podcast.rss Our podcast is now Podcasting 2.0 compliant! Listen to the show using a Bitcoin lightning wallet-enabled podcasting app (Podverse, Breeze, Fountain, etc.) to directly donate to the show using the Bitcoin lightning network (stream those sats!).  More information on that here: https://podcastindex.org/apps  Produced by the Consumer Choice Center. Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To begin the show, we get into some Chinese Communist Party corruption impacting American and Canadian societies, discuss the WHO's new classification of aspartame as a carcinogen, and praise Amazon Prime Day. Move aspartame way down your worry list  https://financialpost.com/opinion/move-aspartame-way-down-your-worry-list In our interview segment, we speak with Cato Institute Policy Analyst Will Duffield on the recent Missouri v. Biden injunction that stops the federal government from "jawboning" social media companies. Is this overall a good trend for both Section 230 and freedom of speech online. Will's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Will_Duffield Judge Blocks Jawboning? https://www.cato.org/blog/judge-blocks-jawboning Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on July 15, 2022. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio ***PODCAST***  Podcast Index: https://bit.ly/3EJSIs3 Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8  Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS RSS: https://omny.fm/shows/consumerchoiceradio/playlists/podcast.rss Our podcast is now Podcasting 2.0 compliant! Listen to the show using a Bitcoin lightning wallet-enabled podcasting app (Podverse, Breeze, Fountain, etc.) to directly donate to the show using the Bitcoin lightning network (stream those sats!).  More information on that here: https://podcastindex.org/apps  Produced by the Consumer Choice Center. Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, we give some thoughts on the calamity of Canada's C-18: how it fails journalism, news consumers, and citizens at-large, For the remaining part of the episode, we've got a tech-heavy feature with Luke Hogg, director of outreach at the Foundation for American Innovation. We discuss current legislative proposals around Artificial Intelligence, models for better innovation, why the panic crowd says, hopes for a web3/blockchain future, and why US freedom tech actually matters in a battle against the Chinese Communist Party. Luke's Twitter: https://twitter.com/LEHogg https://www.thefai.org/posts/artificial-intelligence-could-democratize-government Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on July 8, 2022. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio ***PODCAST***  Podcast Index: https://bit.ly/3EJSIs3 Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8  Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS RSS: https://omny.fm/shows/consumerchoiceradio/playlists/podcast.rss Our podcast is now Podcasting 2.0 compliant! Listen to the show using a Bitcoin lightning wallet-enabled podcasting app (Podverse, Breeze, Fountain, etc.) to directly donate to the show using the Bitcoin lightning network (stream those sats!).  More information on that here: https://podcastindex.org/apps  Produced by the Consumer Choice Center. Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Canada Day weekend, so we've got some nice stats and polls, plus we dive into the FTC news of the week with the latest lawsuit against Microsoft and how it could impact your video game experience. Check out our colleague Stephen Kent's article on that here in The Hill: https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/4069823-the-ftcs-embarrassing-antitrust-crusade/ For the remaining part of the episode, we've got another "joint" production, this time with Evan Swarztrauber of the Foundation for American Innovation and host of "The Dynamist". We discuss the legacy of the EU's GDPR regulation, as well as other tech rules originating in the bloc that (aim to) impact firms and companies around the world (but mostly the US). For the full banter and analysis found within our back-and-forth, but sure to subscribe to The Dynamist podcast (hosted by Evan) for much more. A great podcast! Evan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/SayreEvan Check out "The Dynamist" Podcast: https://apple.co/44rDi8w Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on July 1, 2022. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio ***PODCAST***  Podcast Index: https://bit.ly/3EJSIs3 Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8  Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS RSS: https://omny.fm/shows/consumerchoiceradio/playlists/podcast.rss Our podcast is now Podcasting 2.0 compliant! Listen to the show using a Bitcoin lightning wallet-enabled podcasting app (Podverse, Breeze, Fountain, etc.) to directly donate to the show using the Bitcoin lightning network (stream those sats!).  More information on that here: https://podcastindex.org/apps  Produced by the Consumer Choice Center. Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week's theme is Dark! Whether that be "dark patterns," as the FTC describes Amazon's Prime subscription, dark Canadian legislation, or dark tourism in the hills of Turkmenistan. We look at the FTC's lawsuit against Amazon Prime for being too affordable and convenient, Canada's C-18 news bill laden with cronyism, and check in with our travel correspondent, Fred Roeder, managing director of the Consumer Choice Center, on his trip to the Central Asian diamond nation of Turkmenistan. Fred's Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredCyrusRoeder Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on June 24, 2022. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio ***PODCAST***  Podcast Index: https://bit.ly/3EJSIs3 Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8  Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS RSS: https://omny.fm/shows/consumerchoiceradio/playlists/podcast.rss Our podcast is now Podcasting 2.0 compliant! Listen to the show using a Bitcoin lightning wallet-enabled podcasting app (Podverse, Breeze, Fountain, etc.) to directly donate to the show using the Bitcoin lightning network (stream those sats!).  More information on that here: https://podcastindex.org/apps  Produced by the Consumer Choice Center. Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What happened to the sharing economy? Enemies everywhere, regulators and unions rejoicing, consumers shut out.The news cartel movement is now in full swing in Canada and the U.S.Antitrust in golf and sports! Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on June 17, 2022. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Coastal Carolina Network. Website: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio ***PODCAST***  Podcast Index: https://bit.ly/3EJSIs3 Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8  Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS RSS: https://omny.fm/shows/consumerchoiceradio/playlists/podcast.rss Our podcast is now Podcasting 2.0 compliant! Listen to the show using a Bitcoin lightning wallet-enabled podcasting app (Podverse, Breeze, Fountain, etc.) to directly donate to the show using the Bitcoin lightning network (stream those sats!).  More information on that here: https://podcastindex.org/apps  Produced by the Consumer Choice Center. Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.