Kiplinger’s Jim Ostroff joins Jim Blasingame to report on the treatment of housing foreclosures, plus will McDonalds be the first corporate defection of the health care bill.

Why is there a trade/currency kerfuffle between Congress and China? Kiplinger’s Jim Ostroff joins Jim Blasingame to report on the U.S.response to the valuation of Chinese currency and protectionism, plus the disturbing news on housing foreclosures.

What has been learned from the BP Gulf oil spill disaster? Joel Bourne joins Jim Blasingame to talk about National Geographic’s TV special on the BP Gulf oil spill and what has been learned, including what BP did to contribute to the accident, what other countries have done to ameliorate rig safety plus the future of oil drilling.

Joel Bourne joins Jim Blasingame to discuss National Geographic’s TV special on the BP gulf oil spill, including why all of the oil didn’t come to the surface, the Gulf’s ecosystem balance, how long it will take for fishing conditions to improve and the accident rate of deep water drilling.

What happened behind the scenes of the Gulf oil spill? Joel Bourne joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the background of National Geographic’s television special on the Gulf oil spill, including the true scope of the disaster, some background of the decision behind deep water drilling, and how local politicians dealt with the disaster.

A witness to a century, Austin Kiplinger joins Jim Blasingame to discuss Mr. Kiplinger’s views on the jobless economic recovery, retirement, the environment and global population growth challenges.

On his 92nd birthday, Austin Kiplinger joins Jim Blasingame to celebrate the 87th anniversary of The Kiplinger Letter, plus they discuss Mr. Kiplinger’s world view on international relations, plus current American politics compared to 20th century politics. Jim thinks Austin Kiplinger is a national treasure.

A witness to a century, Austin Kiplinger, journalist, publisher, entrepreneur, farmer, and who Jim Blasingame says is a national treasure, talks about his 2010 crops, plus differences in the Great Depression and the Great Recession and the role of government in the economy.

Robert Levin joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the nominees of the 2010 New York Enterprise Report Small Business Awards and their best practices for Internet sales and niche marketing.

Robert Levin joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the 5th annual New York Enterprise Report Small Business Awards, including the new categories of this year’s awards, plus the Small Business Advocate of the Year Award winner, Brain Trust member, Barbara Weltman.