America's Business Radio Show and Podcasts“America’s Business†is a new one-hour radio program that delves deep into the issues that shape manufacturing and business in the United States and abroad. Hosted by broadcast veteran Mike Hambrick, “America’s Business†hits the topics that matter most to those who make America’s products…and to the people who buy them. From politics to the economy, litigation to legislation, Mike goes directly to the nation’s top leaders. The very first guest on “America’s Businessâ€...America's Business: "Legally Insane" 121606- December 16, 2006 Mike and Renee take a look at a Florida case in which eleven people were jailed for being late for traffic court.http://www.nam.org/hidden/podcast/AB061216_AJP1.mp3 America's Business: December 16, 2006- December 16, 2006 This Week on America's Business: China looms large as both a competitor and customer for manufacturers in the U.S., and host Mike Hambrick examines the related pros and cons in a far-reaching interview with Washington Post and Newsweek columnist Robert J. Samuelson. This timely discussion takes place as a high-level Administration delegation -- led by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson -- travels to Beijing for the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-China Economic Dialogue. The 109th Congress has just.http://www.nam.org/hidden/podcast/AB061216.mp3 America's Business: Engler Commentary 12906- December 9, 2006 Modern manufacturing thrives on the use of technology to produce high-quality products. NAM President John Engler calls for the improved use of information technology in our nation's health care sector. Doing so would reduce costs to domestic manufacturers and make them more competitive in the global marketplace.http://www.nam.org/hidden/podcast/AB061209_engler.mp3 America's Business: Tort Reform "Goat of the Week" 12906- December 9, 2006 The producer of Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" gets the nod for this week's tort reform "Goat of the Week."http://www.nam.org/hidden/podcast/AB061209_AJP2.mp3 America's Business: "A Squirrely Lawsuit" 12906- December 9, 2006 Mike and Renee look at a 'nutty' case in which an Illinois woman is seeking more than $50,000 plus court costs for a 'squirrel attack' sustained in in a store's courtyard.http://www.nam.org/hidden/podcast/AB061209_AJP1.mp3 America's Business: December 9, 2006- December 9, 2006 Americas Business starts with a trip to Orrville, Ohio, and Schantz Organ Co. as host Mike Hambrick begin a series of reports with the Wall Street Journals Tim Aeppel, who recently completed an outstanding series, Still Made in the USA. Schantz is the largest manufacturer of pipe organs in the country and a great member of the NAM.The curtain is dropping on the 109th Congress and will rise on the 110th in January, with Democrats in control of both the House and Senate. Taxes are sure to be high.http://www.nam.org/hidden/podcast/AB061209.mp3 America's Business: December 2, 2006- December 2, 2006 America's Business talks trade this week, following up on a recent Commerce Department business development mission to China. Host Mike Hambrick interviews two prominent NAM members who traveled on the mission: NAM Chairman John Luke, chairman and CEO of Meadwestvaco, and Lee Styslinger III, president of Altec Industries in Birmingham, Ala. Renee Giachino of The American Justice Partnership finds heroes and hope as she outlines the continuing battle for tort reform. We hear both analysis and...http://www.nam.org/hidden/podcast/AB061202.mp3 America's Business: "Legally Insane Court Cases" 12206- December 2, 2006 Mike and Renee look at "legally insane" court cases and progress being made in tort reform.http://www.nam.org/hidden/podcast/AB061202_AJP1.mp3 America's Business: Tort Reform "Hero of the Week" 120206- December 2, 2006 A Manhattan Institute scholar is recognized as a "Tort Reform Hero of the Week."http://www.nam.org/hidden/podcast/AB061202_AJP2.mp3 America's Business: Engler Commentary 120206- December 2, 2006 NAM President John Engler encourages Congress to re-enact the Research and Development Tax Credit so U.S. manufacturers can maintain their edge in the global marketplace.http://www.nam.org/hidden/podcast/AB061202_engler.mp3 |