Common Sense - Red State Finance

About Common Sense - Red State Finance

Let's talk about what's actually happening in America — the economy, the markets, the politics, and the decisions that affect 'real' life. No boring scripted narrative. Just common sense, out loud, for the people the mainstream media stopped talking to a long time ago. New episodes every Thursday at 2pm ET.

Publisher

Red State Finance

Category

news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Apr 2026

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

22 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Oct 2026

   Six Figures and Still Broke: Inflation or Corporate Greed?

   Making six figures and still feel broke? You're not imagining it. The Federal Reserve's 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances found almost 20% of families are behind on a loan payment, up from about 12% in 2022 and the highest share since the 2010 survey. G...

2. 

   7 Oct 2026

   Republicans. Democrats. Why Am I Still Getting Screwed?

   Is America in decline? Cole and Savannah skip the shouting and hand out a 50-year report card. Four subjects, real numbers: • Education: we spend more than $15,000 per student, so why are math scores back to around 1990? • Culture: how Americans' trust...

3. 

   7 Oct 2026

   You'll Own Nothing. And Apparently Everything Has a Monthly Fee.

   Diesel is six bucks a gallon in a lot of places, and the internet has about forty theories why. Cole and Savannah put on the tinfoil hats, then take them off. Fact or fairytale: • Does Washington fight wars to protect the petrodollar? • Is somebody squ...