This episode of Flash Talks Cash is all about student loan debt. Tune in to hear JoAnn "Flash" Fleming and Andrew Newman talk about the proposed Student Loan Forgiveness Act, which would cap payment amounts at 10 percent of a borrower's discretionary income, and can provide forgiveness after 10 years. Hear Flash and Andrew's varying opinions on the issue. Should prospective students take debt into more consideration when choosing a school, or does the whole system need some adjustment? Flash and Andrew also talk about the new use of gold and silver coins as alternative currency in Utah, as well as the way to choose what credit card is best for you. This episode has been brought to you by Heritage Foods USA.

"It affects their future- their ability to go into a business, their ability to start families, their ability to buy homes. All of this is just stalling the economy some more. They have to start dealing with the actual amount of tuition and debt that people are taking on." --JoAnn "Flash" Fleming on Flash Talks Cash

This week on Taste Matters, guest host Karen Karp is joined by food journalist and author Jane Black for a discussion on food access, distribution and American food culture. What will it take to get Americans off of their fast food diets? How can we get ripe produce and healthy food into schools and low-income communities? How can corporations assist in improving the way we eat in this country? Hear their thoughts on everything from the soda ban to fast food prices on an inspiring and in-depth conversation of Taste Matters. This program was sponsored by Fairway Market.

"We [Americans] have been told for 50 years that it should be fast, easy, abundant and cheap. That does not equal going home and making soup out of fresh vegetables."

"Corporations need to be part of the solution. If you look at who knows how to make people want things, it's probably not the good food movement - it's probably Kraft."

"I don't think going to McDonald's is really a good deal. Contrary to popular belief, McDonald's targets middle class people. My husband and I cooked three meals a day and kept our grocery bills and our meals ended up costing $2.37 per meal."

--journalist and author Jane Black on Taste Matters

It's election night, and Jimmy Carbone's talking beer and politics on this evening's Beer Sessions Radio! Jimmy's joined in the studio by Chris O'Leary, the editor of the blog Brew York, New York to talk about craft beer politics and Hurricane Sandy. Jimmy and Chris call up Win Basset of the North Carolina Brewers Guild to talk about the boom of breweries opening in North Carolina, and the state's role in the Presidential Election. Later, Jimmy and Chris talk about various Sandy relief efforts in New York to help communities such as Red Hook, the Rockaways, Staten Island, and Long Island. How are New York state breweries dealing with the aftermath of the storm? Tune in to hear how local politics have bolstered the craft brewing movement! This episode has been brought to you by GreatBrewers.com.

"One of the things I said when the power came back on in the East Village was, 'Go to your bars. Go to your restaurants. Tip your bartenders, and tip them well...'" [26:50]

-- Chris O'Leary on Beer Sessions Radio