This week on Flash Talks Cash, JoAnn "Flash" Fleming and Andrew Newman talk about gas prices with special guest Carlos Salguero Jr. of the Heritage Radio Network. Tune in to hear discussions about politics in the Middle East, oil subsidies, and solutions to oil dependency. What ten countries have the cheapest gas? Listen in to find out! This program was sponsored by White Oak Pastures.

"There may be viable solutions [for alternative energy], but you don't hear about them. People will come up with great ideas, and companies will buy the patents."

--Carlos Salguero Jr. of Big Ups on Flash Talks Cash

This week The Farm Report celebrates is 100th episode! Former co-host Heather Hyman calls in and in the studio current host Erin Fairbanks is joined by friend and policy specialist Monica Patel of the Ecology Center. Together the cover a broad range of important and current environmental issues from water rights, herbicides, and indoor air quality. Find out the truth about supposedly 'clean coal' technology, what exactly a watershed is, how an aquifer works, and much more. This centennial episode is sponsored by Hearst Ranch.

Katy Keiffer rings in 2013 by talking about the upcoming season of Straight, No Chaser! Tune in to hear about recent studies on hydraulic fracturing, and how its methane byproducts make it no more environmentally sound than burning coal. Hear about nanotechnology in cosmetics and the food chain, and why the label of "generally regarded as safe" doesn't actually mean that it's safe. Katy talks about how she hopes to delve deeper into antibiotic use in food, and hear about her recent conversation with a physician concerning superbugs. Support local fisherman! Support local wineries! Listen to Straight, No Chaser in 2013! This episode has been brought to you by Hearst Ranch.

"Hydro-fracking releases 9% methane... The whole argument for hydraulic fracturing has gone out the window!" [2:00] -- Katy Keiffer on Straight, No Chaser