Episode Details

Day Break | Your Vote. Your Wallet. Their Power.

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00:00 - Monologue

19:09 – Katelyn Bledsoe, Vice President of External Affairs at Americans for Prosperity. Bledsoe discusses AFP’s latest Americans Unscripted survey, which found Republicans holding a narrow advantage among swing voters on the question of which party they trust to lower the cost of living. The survey found 44% chose Republicans, 39% Democrats, and 16% neither, while affordability remained the leading concern among voters surveyed across eight states. Americans for Prosperity

28:01 – Nick Hopwood, Certified Financial Planner and Founder of Peak Wealth Management. In this week’s No Lazy Money, Hopwood provides a market update following the end of the third quarter, including the latest jobs data and developments in fixed income. He also discusses year-end tax planning, tax-efficient withdrawals and tax-loss harvesting, sequence-of-returns risk during the retirement “red zone,” and four questions to consider when determining whether you are financially ready to retire. Visit PeakWM.com/Gruber for a free Social Security analysis from Nick and his team of CFPs.

38:12 - Monologue Featuring Ivey Gruber

47:15 – Larry Behrens, energy expert and spokesman for Power The Future. Behrens discusses climate litigation involving energy companies and arguments that successful lawsuits could ultimately increase costs for consumers. Power The Future recently published an analysis estimating the potential household costs of climate lawsuits and “climate superfund” policies under several modeled scenarios, while energy companies have asked the Supreme Court to address whether states can use state law to impose liability for harms attributed to global greenhouse-gas emissions. Power The Future -

57:19 – Josh Alballero, Founder of América Se Defiende, a conservative organization focused on Hispanic Americans. Alballero discusses Hispanic voters heading into the midterm elections and why neither major party can assume their support. He examines affordability, immigration, cultural issues, and other factors he believes are contributing to political competition for Latino voters.

1:16:26 - Monologue

1:25:25 – Dr. Andrew Fox, organizational culture expert, professor, priest, and author of Truth in the Age of Applause: How Stupidity Is Ruining the American Dream. Fox reflects on his 26-year journey in the United States from immigrant to American citizen and how that experience shaped his perspective on the country. He discusses political polarization, the divide between Republican- and Democratic-leaning America, civic culture, and his concerns about the forces pulling Americans apart.

1:35:34 – Sarah Montalbano, Energy Policy Analyst with Always On Energy Research. Montalbano discusses rising utility costs in Michigan following the Michigan Public Service Commission’s approval of a DTE Gas rate increase that will add about $2.87 per month to the bill of a typical residential customer. She also examines DTE Electric’s separate request for approximately $474.3 million in additional annual revenue and what Michigan’s broader energy and regulatory policies could mean for affordability and reliability. Michigan

1:44:12 – Ivey Gruber, President of the Michigan Talk Network. Gruber joins Steve to close out the show with conversation and commentary on the day’s news, politics, culture, and other stories making headlines.

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