Consumer Choice Center Cast

CCC's Senior Policy Analyst Bill Wirtz joined Tony Katz Today to discuss the latest developments in the MAHA agenda, and whether restrictions on food dyes are actually needed.Support the show: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CCC's Senior Policy Analyst Bill Wirtz joined LBC Radio in the UK to talk about France's ban on smoking on public beaches, gardens, and around schools. Should the UK replicate this ban, or are the rules leading to selective law enforcement action?Support the show: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CCC Senior Policy Analyst Bill Wirtz was back on Agriculture of America (AOA) to discuss the effects of food and agriculture regulation under HHS Secretary RFK Jr.Support the show: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Host of the Fun Police podcast, Bill Wirtz, is interviewed on the Elias Makos Show on CJAD 800 in Montreal, Quebec to discuss Canada's strange state-sanctioned approach to vices, the growth of illicit markets, and why there is always a better way to deliver better options and more choice for consumers. Be sure to check the latest episode of the Fun Police podcast wherever you get yours. April 16, 2024 Streaming now!

Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski is interviewed on WRRN 99.5FM in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with host Joe Cats: –What is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and why are Elon Musk's DOGE and President Trump right to talk another look at it? https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/02/14/doge_is_right_to_defang_cfpb_152360.html February 14, 2025 https://consumerchoicecenter.orgSupport the show: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski is interviewed on WRRN 99.5FM in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with host Joe Cats: –Lessons from the Canadian healthcare system and single-payer –What Trump's tariff threats are doing to Canada –The waning days of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and a new force to dump him December 19, 2024 https://consumerchoicecenter.orgSupport the show: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski is interviewed on WRRN 99.5FM in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with host Joe Cats: –The peculiar Austrian tradition of Krampus –Why the NC town's lawsuit against Duke Energy for "climate change" makes no sense now that it's a nuclear energy powerhouse –Can DOGE gain popular commitment to cut government spending? Will Congress agree? December 6, 2024 https://consumerchoicecenter.orgSupport the show: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski is interviewed on WRRN 99.5FM in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with host Joe Cats: –Why the Biden DOJ's merger halt has hurt Spirit Airlines –How will Myrtle Beach travelers be impacted? –How budget airlines work in Europe –Repeal cabotage laws! –Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency will have a hard task that will need all branches of government November 14, 2024 https://consumerchoicecenter.orgSupport the show: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski is interviewed on WRRN 99.5FM in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with host Joe Cats: –Joys of traveling in Italy –Hurricane devastation and the need for satellite-based internet –The FCC is losing billions connecting rural Americans –Why housing is actually expensive, and why regulations and tariffs on softwood lumber may be to blame –Why we can't blame property owner algorithms for high rents and home prices October 2, 2024 https://consumerchoicecenter.orgSupport the show: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CCC Senior Policy Analyst Bill Wirtz was back on Agriculture of America (AOA) to discuss the U.S presidential election and the potential role of former presidential candidate RFK Jr.Support the show: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski is interviewed on WRRN 99.5FM in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with host Joe Cats: –The reality of alcohol taxes and competition –The arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov and what it means for speech online –The Zuckerberg letter reveals government censorship and jawboning –Ridding our food system of subsidies would make us all better off August 30, 2024 https://consumerchoicecenter.orgSupport the show: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski is interviewed on WRRN 99.5FM in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with host Joe Cats: –price control, shortages, and hoarding –the grocery store price gouging myth –rent control for me, not for thee –the need for markets to function to deliver for consumers  August 16, 2024 https://consumerchoicecenter.orgSupport the show: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski is interviewed on WRRN 99.5FM in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with host Joe Cats: –foiled Vienna terror attack at Taylor Swift concert –why young people love the sharing economy –need for legal reform –why we started the Consumer Choice Center –hope and resilience for tech innovation August 8, 2024 https://consumerchoicecenter.orgSupport the show: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Agriculture of America, we discuss the potential impact of the proposed California Air Resources Board rules for railroad locomotives on consumers, agriculture and more with Yael Ossowski, Deputy Director of the Consumer Choice Center. Broadcast on Agriculture of America, presented by the American Ag Network. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aoa-tuesday-7-30-2024/id1356247010?i=1000663814457Support the show: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CCC Senior Policy Analyst Bill Wirtz was back on Agriculture of America (AOA) to discuss the recent European elections and the repercussion it will have on agricultural policy.Support the show: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bill Wirtz joined Brad Ferland on WDEV’s Vermont Viewpoint to discuss House Bill H.706 which would ban the use of neonic insecticides in the state. The bill was vetoed by Governor Scott and is due for a veto override session mid-June.  Support the show: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bill Wirtz joined Vermont Viewpoint on WDEV in Vermont to talk about the planned ban of neonicotinoid insecticides through House Bill H.706. April 1, 2024Support the show: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bill Wirtz joined WIBC 93.1 FM in Indiana to talk about the recent protests of farmers in Germany, and its relevance for the debate about food policy globally. January 22, 2024Support the show: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The trailer for the second season of Fun Police will be released on January 17. Stay subscribed to Fun Police wherever you're listening to this right now, or subscribe if you haven't done so already, and also hit the notification bell so you never miss any of the upcoming episodes being released.  Thank you for all the positive feedback on season 1. Check out the other work we're doing in the Fun Police campaign at: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/fun-police/Support the show: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Consumer Choice Center Senior Policy Analyst Bill Wirtz is invited on Straight Talk with Scott Ryfun on WGIG and WTKS to discuss the release of the Consumer Choice Center original podcast series FUN POLICE. Original link: https://www.facebook.com/ryfun/videos/2369878349868141/ November 21, 2023Support the show: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.