- 118
- Episodes
- 15
- Transcribed
- 66
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About Consumerpedia
A Consumers' Checkbook podcast empowering consumers to save money and make smarter choices. Hosted by "The ConsumerMan" Herb Weisbaum.
- Publisher
- Consumers' Checkbook
- Category
- business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 28 Sept 2021
- Latest episode
- 8 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
15 of 118 episodes have a transcript.
8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
117 - Worse on Purpose
24 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
116 - 20 Ways to Save Money
10 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
115 - Why There Are So Many Outbreaks and Recalls for Produce
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117 - Worse on Purpose
Published 8 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But as you just said, that doesn't always happen. Why? Well, I think for me, it really comes down to incentives. I don't think this is a big conspiracy, shall we say. I don't think these private equity firms and conglomerates are buying these old brands and saying, Now that we own it, we're going to make the product worse. Really, I think quality is a function of care. And the only way you get care at scale is if the people who created the product, the people who first made it, the people who first put it out in the world are still somehow connected to the product. If they're not, and if you're evaluating the business, the product itself, on the basis of performance dashboards and spreadsheets, quality tends to sort of slip through the cracks. […]
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 57 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 9 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100
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- Quality
- 75
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 85
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