IMPACT OC

Does the Fed NEED to raise rates?

Does the Federal Reserve actually WANT to raise rates regardless of whether they NEED to right now? Is it more than just holding off inflation?  Or do they see some larger crisis looming over the horizon which they feel REQUIRES them to raise rates (regardless of its short term effects on the election or the economy) so they can cut them back again in response to some unforeseen stock market correction, China meltdown or Eurozone explosion? That's the question our hosts Hamid and Fay Hamadanchy debate today (along with yours truly, the "everyman" on the show).  For if (as some speculate) there is surely a stock market correction coming or some Euro/China storm just over the horizon, then what could the Fed do if rates are already at or near zero?  Go into negative territory as some banks in Europe have already done? And how would banks continue to make money if interest rates were BELOW zero? It's a fascinating look at "macro-economics" today on our OC HOUSING CONNECTION show as we argue over not just IF or WHEN the Feds will raise rates but do they feel COMPELLED to do so (regardless of the short term effect on the economy or election) to give them ammunition for some future economic crisis?  You'll want to hear this one!

Do Real Men Get Massages?

OK all your real, macho men.  Do any of you ever get massages?  Well being a boy from the Midwest, I thought the answer was "hell no". But you know?  It wasn't bad!  In fact, it was downright great.  Listen along as I get a massage (ON THE AIR) on THE RAAD LIFE today (courtesy of the folks at Spa Gregories).  Only on Orange County's only community radio station, www.OCTalkRadio.net.

The Economic Effects of Our Election

Don't miss this wide ranging discussion about the possible economic impacts of our upcoming national election. How will the stock markets react (or will they?)  What could massive deportation or immigration bans mean for our economy?  And why isn't Wall Street more nervous about the political revolt happening on Main Street America?

Our host, Hamid Hamadanchy touches on all those topics, along with several more like potential "negative interest rates".  What are they?  How do they work?  And will this uniquely European phenomenon ever find its way to our shore?  Or what about the steady influx of influential Chinese investments here in Orange County and the continual flood of Chinese money coming into our county.  How it helps prop up an already overheated housing market, with Chinese buyers buying anything and everything in sight for all cash.  And how long will it continue?

You won't want to miss this wide ranging view of the some macro economic trends and their impact on our own long term housing market.  Only on Orange County's only community radio station, www.OCTalkRadio.net.

Is It a Law? Taken from today's CITY SQUARE-05-11-16

Big shout out to our two contestants on this week's IS IT A LAW SEGMENT of our weekly public policy show THE CITY SQUARE, Michael Lyster (Chief Communications Officer for the City of Anaheim) and Diana Coronado from the ACC-OC (who puts on this show each week) as they both went 4-1 in today's contest, each getting tripped up by only one of our ridiculous laws.  See how you fare with questions like "can you shoot a squirrel in court in Canton, Mississippi" or "pick your teeth in public in Rhode Island"?  Courtesy of our sponsor Rutan and Tucker (the OC's largest public policy law firm) and Orange County's only community radio station, www.OCTalkRadio.net.

Is It a Law? Taken from today's CITY SQUARE-05-11-16

Ok, all you smart cookies.  Can u legally tie a giraffe to a telephone poll in Atlanta, Georgia? Or pawn your wooden leg in Delaware?  Don't be stumped.  Get a leg up on all your friends by listening to this week's segment of IS IT A LAW on our weekly public policy show, THE CITY SQUARE, brought to you by the Association of California Cities-OC and their sponsor Rutan and Tucker, Orange County's largest law firm, on Orange County's only community radio station, www.OCTalkRadio.net.

OC Hosts Giant PET EXPO

Don't miss the world's largest PET EXPO at the OC FAIRGROUNDS this weekend (April 22-24).  Last year, over 45,000 people attended this pet extravaganza and this year promises to be even bigger with a Reptile show and sale, dozens of dog and cat breeds and all day entertainment including Splash Dogs (the dog diving demo you've seen on TV), a K-9 dog demonstration, the Weiner dog races, a big bird show and lots of other acts and entertainment. More than 300 Pet Organizations, Rescues and Retailers will be participating from ALL OVER Southern California and they hope to top last year's animal rescue record where over 600 dogs and cats were adopted and found new homes.  If you love pets, this is the place to be.  Hear more on Orange County's only community radio station, www.OCTalkRadio.net.

Disney on Ice Skates into Long Beach

Don't miss the DISNEY ON ICE show that skates into Long Beach Arena this weekend starting Friday, April, 22 thru Sunday, April 24.  Hear all about it here, on Orange County's only community radio station, www.OCTalkRadio.net.

Mindy Rickles TALKS TO CATHY

What's it like when you're father's a comedy icon, like Don Rickles? Or you fondest memories from youth are playing in front of the Sahara hotel in Vegas?  Welcome to the world of Mindy Rickles, who talks to our host Cathy Katz about all that and more on this week's edition of our relationship show TALK TO CATHY.  Hear what it was like going to school with the kids of other famous stars, like Carol Burnett's children and others.  And how she resisted the siren song of comedy touring until a chance meeting with comedian Jeff Garlin (from Larry David's CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM and elsewhere) gave this stay at home mom the confidence and opportunity to get up on stage herself.  How does she balance home and work and the pressures of following in her father's big footsteps? Find out on this week's edition of Talk to Cathy, only on Orange County's only community radio station, www.OCTalkRadio.net.

Is It a Law? Taken from today's CITY SQUARE-04-06-16

Can you pop another person's bubble gum bubble in Conway, AR?  And can you walk your bear on the city street without a leash in Woodstock, NY. (Yes...THAT Woodstock).  Sound silly?  Wait until you hear the answers from our guests Chip Monaco and Tom Koutroulis from WASTE MANAGEMENT and Andy Trotter from WEST COAST ARBORISTS on the latest IS IT A LAW segment of our weekly public policy program, THE CITY SQUARE.  Brought to you by The ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA CITIES-OC and RUTAN AND TUCKER, OC's largest law firm (and the sponsor for this segment). Only on Orange County's only community radio station, www.OCTalkRadio.net.

The Mummies are here at Bowers Museum

If you think you've heard strange noises in your neighborhood, know that the Mummies are here at Bowers Museum in Santa Ana.  With over 1.4 Million visitors experiencing Mummies of the World to date, the display at Bowers Museum will be the first time the exhibit has been to Orange County. As the largest exhibition of real mummies and related artifacts ever assembled, the exhibit provides a window into the lives of ancient people from every region of the world including Europe, South America and Ancient Egypt.  Check out this week's OC SPOTLIGHT as we talk with one of the exhibit's "Mummy Specialists", James Schandore (who teaches at the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse) about what makes this exhibit so interesting and unique.  And watch this space in the coming month as we give away some VIP tickets to this exhibit, courtesy of Orange County's only community radio station, www.OCTalkRadio.net.