Hosted by Gerry Shields
Gerry is a former longtime Washington correspondent and political writer for The New York Post, Baltimore Sun, and Philadelphia Inquirer and author of the new book: The Front Row: My Jagged Journey Recording American History from Reagan to Trump.
Episodes
Welcome to the Retail Politics Podcast. Without enough hand sanitizer for candidates to shake hands, let alone kiss voter babies, we redefine Retail Politics for the digital world, reaching you one download at a time. We’ll speak weekly for 30 minutes to politicians, academics, and reporters on the front lines of American political issues to help you choose best how your government should function.
S01E17 Jim Steele, Politics of the U.S. Economy
The gap between the rich and poor in America is at levels not seen in more than a century as the nation wrestles -- both politically and economically -- over the question of public welfare versus private gain, a legendary investigative reporter said Sunday.
James B. Steele told the Retail Politics Podcast with Gerry Shields that tax breaks to the rich over the last 40 years have cut their individual contributions to the federal government in half while corporate tax rates have fallen 30 percent.
S01E12 Ray “The Loan Whisperer” Rau, Politics of Student Debt
Graduates carrying huge student debt are unable to qualify to buy homes, leaving them boxed out of participating in a major segment of the national economy, said Ray “The Loan Whisperer” Rau on the weekly Retail Politics Podcast with Gerry Shields.
S01E11 Mary Ganganna, Politics of Small Business
A Washington, D.C. small business owner said Sunday that Congress's delay to a second COVID economic relief bill would result in additional business bankruptcies.
Mary Ganganna, the DTS Transportation chauffeur services owner, told the Retail Politics Podcast with Gerry Shields that she faces financial ruin during political bickering.