Consumer Connection
Hosted by Michelle Escobar · Michelle Escobar
5.0from 11 ratings
- 22
- Episodes
- 15
- Transcribed
- 11
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
- 175K
- YouTube views
About Consumer Connection
Consumer Connection is a podcast brought to you by the Montgomery County Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) that brings you up-to-date news and information on a variety of consumer topics. It is your trusted source for connecting with experts on avoiding scams, making informed purchasing decisions, and understanding your consumer rights. Join our host, OCP Investigator, Michelle Escobar, as she guides listeners to better understand the consumer landscape here in Montgomery County, Maryland, and beyond, while offering valuable advice and practical tips. Have questions or ideas for future episodes? Email us at consumerconnection@montgomerycountymd.gov
- Publisher
- Michelle Escobar
- Category
- government
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 17 Jul 2024
- Latest episode
- 25 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
15 of 22 episodes have a transcript.
25 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Cybersecurity Month: Protecting Your Personal Information Online
12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Consumer Connection en Español: Hispanic Heritage Month Special
28 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Student Loans and Maryland’s Borrower Protections
Inside a recent episode
Cybersecurity Month: Protecting Your Personal Information Online
Published 25 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] That's a great question. So what most people have to do is, the advice that I give is be paranoid. And they just have to think about, is this really, is this phone call that I'm getting really my daughter or is it someone using a deep fake, essentially a copy of the person's voice to do some sort of attack, like try to steal my information or try to steal my data? And so I think the biggest challenge that people face, and they're going to be facing very, very soon, is the threat of artificial intelligence. And so artificial intelligence will allow These bad actors, these hackers to be able to copy people's voices, to be able to have very well written emails and text messages to you and use some information that you already have out on the Internet to be able to do these attacks. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Consumer Connection
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Keith Young
- Toni White
- Michelle
- Karen Morgan
- Susan Hogan
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 174,800
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 6 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 5 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 43 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 20
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 82
- Engagement
- 85
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- Books guests
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Questions about Consumer Connection
Who hosts Consumer Connection?
Michelle Escobar host the show. Published by Michelle Escobar.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes monthly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Consumer Connection take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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