Podcast Episodes

EP185: Tariffs are taxes & weed on the move (co-hosted w/ Liz Hicks)

Episode 185

We're really tired of Trump's tariffs by now, but at least there's news out of the U.S signalling changes to the scheduling of cannabis. Elizabeth Hicks joins us to discuss it all.

October 9, 2025

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Published on 15 hours ago

EP184: We're back ! With housing crisis and digital IDs (co-hosted w/ Mike Salem)

Episode 184

The ConsEUmer podcast is back after a long break. Unfortunately bad policy persists, so in this week's episode we're bringing on CCC UK Policy Associate Mike Salem to discuss the EU's housing policy …

Published on 1 week ago

Introducing: Control Freaks

This is the trailer for the new Consumer Choice Center original podcast series Control Freaks, a show about people who seek to tell consumers what to do. Season 1 will cover Robert F. Kennedy Jr, the…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

EP183: Funny Haribo, Airline compensation, and Flixtrains

Episode 183

In this week's solo episode: some of Haribo's cola candy in the Netherlands contains... cannabis, the airline compensation review is dragging on, and Flixtrain expands its network in Europe.

May 29, …

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

EP182: To repair or not to repair & Processed foods (co-hosted w/ Fabio Fernandes)

Episode 182

Should you get the extended warranty on a new MacBook? Fabio Fernandes joins the podcast this week to discuss how to handle your electronics. Also: are highly processed foods bad for you?

May 15, 202…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

EP181: Online sports betting (w/ Justin Leventhal & Emil Panzaru)

Episode 181

In this week's episode, Justin Leventhal, Senior Policy Analyst at the American Consumer Institute and our own Research Manager Emil Panzaru join us to discuss sports betting regulation and implicati…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

EP180: Canada votes, Bike helmets, and NGO funding (co-hosted w/ Yaël Ossowski)

Episode 180

Yaël Ossowski joins the podcast this week to give us a rundown on the upcoming federal election in Canada, discuss mandatory bike helmets in the Netherlands, and the latest in the scandal surrounding…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

EP179: Tired of winning yet? (co-hosted w/ Liz Hicks)

Episode 179

This week's episode is co-hosted with our own Elizabeth Hicks, and we can't help but notice that after our long break, the world of international trade got a lot worse.

April 17, 2025

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Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Announcing Season 3 of Fun Police

There will be a new season of the Fun Police podcast, which is why there haven't been new episodes of this podcast as of late. Please go over to the "Fun Police" channel on the podcast app you're cur…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

EP178: The common charger is here & Meta reverses content moderation policy (co-hosted w/ Fabio Fernandes)

Episode 178

This week's episode is co-hosted with Fabio Fernandes. We talk about the introduction of the common charger (USB-C) in the European Union. We also discuss the announcement by Meta to reverse its cont…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago