On this week's episode of Flash Talks Cash, JoAnn "Flash" Fleming and Andrew Newman are talking about alternative forms of lending and receiving loans. Flash goes over the microlending system created by Muhammad Yunus, a form of non-interest loan that provides small amounts of money to impoverished people looking to start small businesses. The conversation then shifts to the recent phenomenon of crowd-sourcing; venues like Kickstarter provide support for people looking to start creative projects. Flash and Andrew discuss other non-traditional forms of lending such as The Lending Club, Prosper, and Kiva that have been fueled by social media. Tune in to learn the benefits of these upstarts as opposed to traditional bank lending, and hear about some of the legal considerations of alternative lending. This program has been brought to you by TriState Merchant Services, Inc.

"So this [peer-to-peer lending] is a new emerging kind of industry, so they're figuring out the legal ramifications of being in compliance, and the things they do not have to be compliant about." --JoAnn "Flash" Fleming on Flash Talks Cash

Courtney Banach has been spending time around Shelburne Farms for almost her whole life. About to enter her junior year of high school, her love of farming began when visiting the Farmyard in Shelburne, Vermont when she was very young and subsequently attending their summer camps. Her first summer camp experience led her to volunteering on the farm, when she became a Steward in Training (SIT for short) for both the animal side and the educational side of the farm. Courtney later became a weekly volunteer helping with chores on Saturdays and school vacations. Her volunteer work led her to joining the Farm’s 4-H club which in turn led her to a paid farm job. Working on a farm has become her life; she loves the work and how rewarding it feels, and she plans to pursue an agricultural field in college. Today's show has been brought to you by Hearst Ranch.

"If farming is something you're interested in, you should definitely explore all of your options...It's all about exploring and finding out what you want, and sticking with it even if it gets rough." -- Courtney Banach on Greenhorn Radio

It's a punk rock pizza party this week on The Mike & Judy Show! Unfortunately, Judy is still recovering from her own book-release party, but Mike Edison is joined in the studio by a few special rock 'n' roll guests. Eric Davidson, author of We Never Learn and member of New Bomb Turks, is in the studio talking about his book chronicling punk rock from 1988 - 2001. Mick Collins of The Gories and the Dirtbombs is in the studio to share a new Dirtbombs' track, "Crazy For You". Tune in for discussions about the CBGB Festival and the original club on the Bowery, and touring in Europe. Hear some weird, exciting stories about Crypt Records' Tim Warren, as well as the state of punk rock in New York City today. This program has been brought to you by Roberta's.

"We'd play places that would let us play. That's it! 'Can we play here? Yes.' And it turned into a scene. It wasn't this vision..." -- Mike Edison on The Mike & Judy Show