Episodi

  • President Trump’s proposal of capping credit card interest at 10% could spell trouble for consumers
    Jan 22 2026
    Steve Swedberg, Finance & Monetary Policy Analyst at the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), joins Newell to share his concerns about President Trump’s proposal of capping credit card interest at 10%. Sweberg warns that this could limit consumer access to credit cards, allow riskier payment alternatives to creep in, and burden current cardholders with more fees.
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    14 min
  • Is your generator ready for the major arctic blast headed our way?
    Jan 22 2026
    A major arctic blast is coming our way this weekend. Is your generator ready? Are your other appliances? Craig Jacomine, owner of Craig's Electrical & Generator Service, joins Newell to share preparation tips for the coming weather.
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    17 min
  • Hour 1: What is Congress's role in Trump's quest to acquire Greenland?
    Jan 22 2026
    This hour, Newell expresses his curiosity about the role of Congress in Trump's quest to acquire Greenland. Then, Zack Smith, owner of Zach Smith Consulting, joins the show to discuss if rent control is the solution to rising housing costs.
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    37 min
  • Is “rent control” the solution to rising housing costs?
    Jan 22 2026
    As 2026 begins, cities across the country are once again turning to rent control as a supposed solution to rising housing costs. On December 29, 2025, the Wall Street Journal reported on Los Angeles adopting a major update to its rent stabilization rules, tightening the amount landlords can raise rents each year. The change applies to hundreds of thousands of older apartments and is framed as a way to protect tenants from sudden spikes in rent. Zack Smith, owner of Zach Smith Consulting, joins Newell to discuss the issue.
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    15 min
  • Full Show 1/21/2026: What most call "resiliency" is simply a heightened love for New Orleans
    Jan 21 2026
    On today's show, Newell addresses the recent shooting at Dooky Chase restaurant and praises those that supported the restaurant when it reopened. Then, Newell has on Stan Harris, President & CEO of the Louisiana Restaurant Association, to talk about the local restaurant scene, new restaurants, restaurant closures, and issues restaurant owners and operators are dealing with, Michael Hecht, President & CEO of GNO Inc., to talk about the latest positive local economic and business news, Grady Fitzpatrick, Chief Business Development Officer at GNO Inc., to talk about the companies that GNO Inc. brought into the region last year and what their pipeline for 2026 looks like, and Stephanie Turner, Senior Vice President of Convention Sales & Services for New Orleans & Company, to talk about their 2026 convention calendar and the latest on the Convention Center Hotel development.
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    1 ora e 46 min
  • Hour 3: New Orleans & Co's 2026 Convention Calendar
    Jan 21 2026
    This hour, Newell is joined by Stephanie Turner, Senior Vice President of Convention Sales & Services for New Orleans & Company, to talk about their 2026 convention calendar and the latest on the Convention Center Hotel development.
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    36 min
  • Hour 2: One Small Step for Christian Light Missionary Baptist Church
    Jan 21 2026
    This hour, Newell has on Michael Hecht, President & CEO of GNO Inc., to talk about Mayor Helena Moreno launching a citywide street and sidewalk repair initiative and more. Then, Grady Fitzpatrick, Chief Business Development Officer at GNO Inc., joins the show to talk about the companies that GNO Inc. brought into the region last year and what their pipeline for 2026 looks like.
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    36 min
  • GNO Inc. was able to bring some exceptional companies into the market in 2025
    Jan 21 2026
    Grady Fitzpatrick, Chief Business Development Officer at GNO Inc., joins Newell to talk about the companies that GNO Inc. brought into the region last year and what their pipeline for 2026 looks like.
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    15 min