Interviews | Yaël Ossowski

Explore my television, radio, podcast, and YouTube interviews on consumer choice, technology, privacy, Bitcoin, and public policy.

Each post links to the recording or original outlet where available. For my background and areas of work, see my biography. Conference presentations and public testimony are collected in Talks & Panels.

2026

It's hard not to see AI panic as regulatory capture

16 Sep 2026

How Tariffs Will Increase the Prices of your Tech Products

28 Aug 2026

Social media on trial for "addictive design" because nothing else sticks

14 Aug 2026

Antitrust, Consumer Habits & Other Headwinds Facing Media Mergers | Yaël on Schwab Network

24 Jul 2026

Aussie Social Media Ban is Failing in Realtime. What other countries should know

1 Jul 2026

Global Youth Social Media Bans: Technically dubious, lock out young people from technology

19 Jun 2026

Future AI shaped by liberal democracies or dominated by China? A global AI pause favors the latter

10 Jun 2026

The federal overhaul on cannabis is HUGE for consumers | DC News Now

8 May 2026

Teen bans on social media and AI chatbots in Canada: technically dubious and socially destructive

29 Apr 2026

Long Overdue: Trump Rescheduling Cannabis to Schedule III

23 Apr 2026

The Pentagon Just Fired Anthropic: The AI Surveillance War Begins

5 Mar 2026

Canadian Politicians Cannot Blame an AI Chatbot for a Horrific Shooting Its Own Institutions Missed

26 Feb 2026

Supreme Court tariff ruling a victory for consumers, balance of power

20 Feb 2026

Putting Social Media On Trial Puts All Future Tech At Risk

19 Feb 2026

2025

The perils of Australia's under-16 social media ban | Yaël Ossowski on Forum Daily News

11 Dec 2025

COP30 & Climate Energy Politics Explained | Yael Ossowski on Tony Kinnett Show

20 Nov 2025

FOX 5: The EU vs US on Big Tech Regulation

12 Sep 2025

TFTC #642: Building Bitcoin Policy with Yaël Ossowski

21 Jul 2025

Crypto's Big Moment | Yael Ossowski on Mike Mozingo Show

18 Jul 2025

Can the U.S. Lead in AI Without Killing Innovation?

17 Jul 2025

Is your password healthy? | Yaël Ossowski on DC News Now's Tech Talk

11 Jul 2025

Crypto 'Wrench Attack" Robberies, Consumer Security & Trump's Bitcoin policy | Yael Ossowski on CNN

29 May 2025

FTC wants Instagram and WhatsApp spun off Meta, testing Trump's pro-tech posture | Yaël on SchwabTV

15 Apr 2025

BIG Shifts in U.S. Bitcoin Policy: IRS Rollbacks and Strategic Reserve Plan

2 Apr 2025

Bitcoin and Crypto Reserve? What's behind it and why does it matter?

3 Mar 2025

Trump-Vance can nudge the EU away from its global ESG push | Yaël on Tony Kinnett Cast FM

25 Feb 2025

Interview: Justin Trudeau & JD Vance Lay Out Different Views on AI

14 Feb 2025

Yaël on Uber outlook, robotaxis and AI, and why tort reform can lower prices for riders | SchwabTV

5 Feb 2025

Saving Privacy and Debanking with Yaël Ossowski

13 Jan 2025

The Bitcoin Layer Podcast: Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Is Ready for Trump’s Desk

8 Jan 2025

2024

Bitcoin’s Fight for Freedom: U.S. Regulations, Court Battles, and the Future of Financial Privacy

13 Dec 2024

Spectrum News Interview: Climate Lawsuits Come to North Carolina and Duke Energy

9 Dec 2024

The Biden DOJ doomed Spirit Airlines with its antitrust polices

13 Nov 2024

What’s the best way to protect your financial privacy? Congress weighing legal options

29 Oct 2024

The Regulatory Landscape of Bitcoin – Melanion Capital Podcast

16 Jul 2024

Schwab TV: FTC and DOJ succumb to "Tall Poppy Syndrome" on tech and antitrust

10 Jun 2024

TV Debate: Is vaping better than smoking?

14 May 2024

Kibbe on Liberty: Congress Is Using Kids to Impose Online Censorship

28 Feb 2024

Movement on Indiana's anti-CBDC legislation | WIBC 93.1

27 Feb 2024

2023

Fox5 DC Interview: Elizabeth Warren's anti-tech economic populism is deceiving consumers

19 Dec 2023

Lessons from the recent policy wins on nuclear power in North Carolina – Interview with Nick Craig on Wilmington 980 WAAV

10 Nov 2023

Heard Tell Radio: UAP Disclosure, AI, & Privacy

7 Nov 2023

Consumers are skeptical about FTC's efforts to break up Amazon Prime

27 Sep 2023

Yaël Ossowski on the Google 'bigness' trial threatening to upend mobile search | Fox 5 DC

11 Sep 2023

Rescheduling Cannabis in the United States - Yael Ossowski at The News Forum

7 Sep 2023

Amazon vs FTC & US Government, How Regulation Affects Consumers, Antitrust, & more w/ Yael Ossowski

2 Sep 2023

Yaël on the Steve Gruber Show: Why we should care about CBDCs in Russia, the US, and beyond

2 Aug 2023

Canada's news cartel and social media link tax breaks an open internet and harms digital journalism

16 Jun 2023

Rabbit Hole Stories

8 May 2023

2022

Yaël on WRNN 99.5FM: Krampus, FTX Fraud, and Why Bitcoin Will Be Fine

19 Dec 2022

Vaping advocacy interview on Wednesday Night Live

8 Dec 2022

Is FTX the biggest scam ever?

2 Dec 2022

Heard Tell Radio: Ukrainian Refugees, EU POV of Russia's Aggression, & Technology Adapting To Crisis

3 Mar 2022

Liberty Chats, Episode 26: Yaël Ossowski, Consumer Choice Center

21 Jan 2022

2021

Yaël Ossowski hosts WFBT Big Talker 106.7FM Morning Show (11/02/2021)

2 Nov 2021

Yaël Ossowski hosts WFBT Big Talker 106.7FM Morning Show (11/01/2021)

1 Nov 2021

The Final Ride (Yaël on the very last Mornings with Joe Catenacci on Big Talker 106.7FM)

29 Oct 2021

Yaël Ossowski on Wilmington Talk Radio WFBT 106.7FM: Sen. Warren on crypto, Nicki Minaj vax

17 Sep 2021

Vax Mandates and the Enforcers | Yaël on Big Talker FM

10 Sep 2021

Everybody is Winging It All The Time | Yaël on Big Talker FM

27 Aug 2021

Yaël Ossowski guest hosts on Big Talker 106.7FM | August 20, 2021

20 Aug 2021

Lab Leakers | Yaël on Big Talker FM

13 Aug 2021

Replace them all with a computer that only says "Yes" | Yaël on Big Talker FM

30 Jul 2021

Praising the Republic of Georgia | Yaël on Big Talker FM

26 Jul 2021

Consumer Choice, Biden's EOs, & Practical Policy vs Regulation

22 Jul 2021

Stores on the American founding | Yaël on Big Talker FM

2 Jul 2021

Why Americans Don't Have Cheap Flights

29 Jun 2021

Guest-Hosting Big Talker FM Morning Radio Show: June 16, 2021

18 Jun 2021

Stop the Tech Trustbusters, debating critical race theory, and Bitcoin in El Salvador | Yaël on Joe Catenacci Show Big Talker 106.7FM

11 Jun 2021

Gas Hoarders Anonymous (Yaël on Big Talker FM w/ Joe Catenacci)

14 May 2021

Consumer Choice Center EP71: One Dose Summer

13 May 2021

Here Comes the Menthol Police (Yaël on Big Talker FM w/ Joe Catenacci)

7 May 2021

United States Postal Spy Service, TRIPS Waiver, and more (Yaël on Big Talker FM w/ Joe Catenacci)

30 Apr 2021

Earth Day Innovation (Yaël on Big Talker FM with Joe Catenacci)

23 Apr 2021

Consumer Choice Radio EP68: Budget Bonanza (w/ Franco Terrazzano)

22 Apr 2021

Consumer Choice Radio EP67: TECHLASH (w/ Jennifer Huddleston)

15 Apr 2021

Data and Consumer Privacy, Politicization of Everything, and Love for Florida (Yaël on Big Talker FM's Joe Catenacci Show)

9 Apr 2021

Consumer Choice Radio EP66: Minimum Corporate Tax, Maximum Consumer Pain

8 Apr 2021

Gimme that Train Competition (Yaël on Joe Catenacci Show - Big Talker FM)

2 Apr 2021

Consumer Choice Radio EP65: Need for FDA Reform, Vaccine Reciprocity, and Practical Health Tips (w/ Dr. Henry Miller)

1 Apr 2021

Ditching State Monopolies (Yaël on Joe Catenacci Show Big Talker FM)

26 Mar 2021

Consumer Choice Radio EP64: Suing the Governor on Lockdown Restrictions (w/ Goodwood Brewing CEO Ted Mitzlaff)

25 Mar 2021

Trusting the Elites (Yaël on the Joe Catenacci Show) Big Talker FM

19 Mar 2021

Consumer Choice Radio EP63: Tech and Real Estate Boom & Bust (w/ Rachel Chiu)

18 Mar 2021

A Return to Responsibility | Yaël on Joe Catenacci Show

12 Mar 2021

Consumer Choice Radio EP62: Beware the Vaccine Passport (w/ Bill Wirtz)

11 Mar 2021

Why the WHO's failures matter, and the Anti-Krugman: Why Consumers Deserve Even More Choices

5 Mar 2021

Consumer Choice Radio EP61: Stimulus Packages, Bailouts, Free Economy (w/ Steve Forbes), and How Companies Should Cater to Consumers (w/ Dr. Kimberlee Josephson)

5 Mar 2021

Keeping out of the Quarantine Hotel (Yaël on Joe Catenacci Show)

4 Mar 2021

Consumer Choice Radio EP60: Fergus Hodgson on Inflation and Independence

25 Feb 2021

Bloomberg's influence on the WHO, Gamestop Hearings, Aussie Facebook News Takedown (Yaël on Joe Catenacci Show)

20 Feb 2021

Habitual Vaccine Line Skipper (Yaël Ossowski on Joe Catenacci Show)

12 Feb 2021

EP58: Crypto Revolution and Human Rights in a Pandemic (w/ Tanja Porčnik and Christe Harkin)

11 Feb 2021

Consumer Choice Radio EP57: Sauga 960AM Debut, Amazon and Consumers, MP Nathaniel Erskine Smith on Harm Reduction, MP Dan Albas on Freeing the Alcohol Market

6 Feb 2021

I Can't Take Pandemic TV Anymore | Yaël on the Joe Catenacci Show Big Talker 106.7FM

5 Feb 2021

Consumer Choice Radio's newest syndication affiliate: Sauga 960AM

27 Jan 2021

Consumer Choice Radio EP55: Why I Quit the Border Patrol (w/ Joshua Childress), Biden's Energy Policies, Last Minute Pardons

23 Jan 2021

Energy Symbolism, Keystone pipeline, Back in WHO, and Executive Orders (Yaël on Joe Catenacci Show)

22 Jan 2021

EP54: Last Mile Politics, Saving Lana Del Ray, West Virginia Success (w/ Andrew Donaldson)

15 Jan 2021

Smart Cannabis Policy, Decentralization and Tech, Sports Betting (Yaël on Joe Catenacci Show)

14 Jan 2021

To the Barricades! (Yaël on Joe Catenacci Show)

8 Jan 2021

Free Trade and the Consumer’s World

5 Jan 2021

2020

Baby Jesus, hemp, free trade, and Xmas traditions (Yaël on the Joe Catenacci Show)

19 Dec 2020

Consumer Choice Radio EP50: Hemp Patriots (w/ Geoff Whaling)

18 Dec 2020

Ghost kitchens, Anthony Bourdain, and Facebook Trustbusters (Yaël on Joe Catenacci Show)

11 Dec 2020

Cops called on me for smoking a turkey: Thanksgiving Scofflaw

4 Dec 2020

Consumer Choice Radio EP46: Guy Bentley on Legalizing Fun and Consumer Freedom

21 Nov 2020

The Wonders of Tech, Targeted Ads, Biden Blue State Bailout | Yaël on Joe Catenacci Show

20 Nov 2020

Consumer Choice Radio EP45: The Outrage Election

14 Nov 2020

Yaël on Joe Catenacci Show: Alexis de Tocqueville and alternative social media

13 Nov 2020

FRASCAR: DEBRIEF NASCAR - CHASE ELLIOTT CHAMPION - AVEC YAEL OSSOWSKI

12 Nov 2020

Yaël on ANews to discuss the aftermath of the US Elections

9 Nov 2020

Yaël on Joe Catenacci Show: Election Wrap-Up, Lawyer-captured Society, Vienna Terror Attacks

6 Nov 2020

Consumer Choice Radio EP44: #ELECTION2020 Special

6 Nov 2020

Vienna Terror Attacks: Yaël Ossowski on BBC Radio 4

3 Nov 2020

Stopping Politicization of Absolutely Everything, Euro lockdowns, Election! | Yaël on Big Talker FM

30 Oct 2020

Consumer Choice Radio EP42: Fmr Gov. Mark Sanford on Debt, Deficits, and Donald Trump

24 Oct 2020

Yaël Ossowski Guest Hosts on Big Talker 106.7FM in Wilmington, NC | October 22, 2020

22 Oct 2020

Consumer Choice Radio EP41: Big Tech Missteps and the Fake News Gamble

17 Oct 2020

Civil discourse, WHO and Lockdowns, Health Insurance and Your Job | Yaël Ossowski on Joe Catenacci Show

16 Oct 2020

Consumer Choice Radio EP40: Jacob Grier on the Rediscovery of Tobacco, Cocktail Culture, 2020 Party Hopping

10 Oct 2020

Good food, good times, Queen Kamala, Politics uber alles | Yaël Ossowski on Joe Catenacci Show

9 Oct 2020

Sweater weather, impact of worldwide lockdowns, vape index | Yaël Ossowski on Joe Catenacci Show

2 Oct 2020

Consumer Choice Radio EP39: Melissa Chen on Chinese ambitions, threat of the CCP, and why we should care

2 Oct 2020

Consumer Choice Radio EP38: Sara Auld of Health Possible on community, self-reliance, achieving independence, ability to choose

26 Sep 2020

Yaël on Joe Catenacci Show: NC Senate Debate, Hemp, California Car Ban, TikTok in NASCAR

25 Sep 2020

Yaël Ossowski on Joe Catenacci Show: Global COVID traveling, bar revival, TikTok ban in force

18 Sep 2020

Consumer Choice Radio EP36: SNOWDON UNLEASHED and Innovative Agriculture

12 Sep 2020

Yaël on Joe Catenacci Show: Alcohol guidelines, COVID Liability, Cali wildfires and energy policies

11 Sep 2020

Consumer Choice Radio EP35: Alex Norcia on vaping, black markets, cannabis, future of journalism

5 Sep 2020

Yaël on Joe Catenacci Show: NC swing-state, return to culture, Perils of Modern Revolution

4 Sep 2020

Consumer Choice Radio EP34: Bill Wirtz the SCIENCE Guy

29 Aug 2020

AMERICAN Homecoming, Citizenship Ceremony, Wealth Tax, and Plasma Politics

28 Aug 2020

Consumer Choice Radio EP33: Libel Lawsuits and Post Office Conspiracies

22 Aug 2020

Yaël on Joe Catenacci Show: The Escape Home, Cali pushes out Uber/Lyft, and Euro AC

21 Aug 2020

Consumer Choice Radio EP32: The Kamala Komeback

15 Aug 2020

Yaël Ossowski w/ Chad Adams: Euro travels, COVID market forces, consumer advocacy, liberal democracy

14 Aug 2020

Yaël Ossowski on Joe Catenacci Show: CCC in Amsterdam, TikTok, and Biz Virtue Signaling

7 Aug 2020

Consumer Choice Radio EP31: Stimulus Wokeness and Antitrust Angst ( w/ Brad Polumbo, Ashley Baker)

7 Aug 2020

Consumer Choice Radio EP30: Dr. Jeff Singer on Health Policy Reform; Blasted Tech Hearings

1 Aug 2020

Yaël Ossowski on Joe Catenacci Show: Big Tech Antitrust Hearings, 1619 Project and Real History

31 Jul 2020

Consumer Choice Radio EP29: Bjorn Lomborg's False Alarm

25 Jul 2020

Yaël on Joe Catenacci Show: BBQ Cancel Culture, COVID liability shield, Fate of Small Businesses

24 Jul 2020

Consumer Choice Radio EP28: STOP PROHIBITION

18 Jul 2020

Consumer Choice Radio EP27: Brian O'Shea (INVESTIGATIVE EVERYTHING)

11 Jul 2020

Interview on Savannah TV: Vaping Tax Hurts Poor Consumers

6 Jul 2020

Consumer Choice Radio EP 26: Airline Refundgate

4 Jul 2020

Yaël on Joe Catenacci Show: Tech Censorship Cheerleaders, July 4 Reflection

3 Jul 2020

Consumer Choice Radio EP 25: The Pendulum Swings Both Ways

27 Jun 2020

Yaël Ossowski: Entrepreneurs and Consumers, Polarization, and We Need More Culture

26 Jun 2020

Consumer Choice Radio EP24: Flemming Rose on Freedom of Expression and Tolerance

20 Jun 2020

Yaël on Joe Catenacci Show: Juneteenth, Sin Taxes, and Mask Politics

19 Jun 2020

Consumer Choice Radio EP23: Lenny McAllister on A Roadmap Forward and Police Reform

13 Jun 2020

Yaël Ossowski on Joe Catenacci Show: #CHAZ, Police Reform

12 Jun 2020

Consumer Choice Radio EP 22: Justice

7 Jun 2020

Consumer Choice Radio EP21: Peter Schiff on lockdowns, money printing, and what's next for the Federal Reserve

30 May 2020

Yaël on Joe Catenacci Show: NC bars need to open, Section 230 and Trump vs. Twitter

29 May 2020

Yaël on Joe Catenacci Show: Hitting the Bars Post-Corona, New Normal

23 May 2020

Consumer Choice Radio EP20: More Fun, Less Shun

23 May 2020

Consumer Choice Radio EP19: Brendan Carr: The FCC, Countering Propaganda, and Free Markets

16 May 2020

Consumer Choice Radio EP18: Streisand Effect

9 May 2020

Yaël on Joe Catenacci Show: City slicker, coronavirus lawsuits, and lockdown ramifications

8 May 2020

Consumer Choice Radio EP17: Should You Use TikTok?

2 May 2020

Yaël on Joe Catenacci Show: Can we go out now? And Netflix shows and science

1 May 2020

Consumer Choice Radio EP16: Making a Murderer's Jerry Buting and Legal Reform

25 Apr 2020

Consumer Choice Radio EP15: We'll Do It Live

18 Apr 2020

Yaël on Joe Catenacci Show: #defundWHO, Austria update, iRacing

11 Apr 2020

To Mask, or Not to Mask – Consumer Choice Radio (April 4, 2020)

4 Apr 2020

Mandated Selfies – Consumer Choice Radio (28 March. 2020)

28 Mar 2020

Steve Forbes: The economy on COVID-19 – Consumer Choice Radio (21 March. 2020)

21 Mar 2020

AR-14 Social Distancing – Consumer Choice Radio (14. March. 2020)

14 Mar 2020

Yaël Ossowski guest-hosts Mornings with Joe Catenacci: March 13, 2020

13 Mar 2020

Enough with the Potions! – Consumer Choice Radio (7. March. 2020)

7 Mar 2020

DON'T PANIC – Consumer Choice Radio (29. Feb. 2020)

29 Feb 2020

Straw Police – Consumer Choice Radio (22. Feb. 2020)

22 Feb 2020

Mayoral Memes – Consumer Choice Radio (15. Feb. 2020)

15 Feb 2020

Ultimate Entertainment Week – Consumer Choice Radio (8. Feb. 2020)

8 Feb 2020

Yaël on Joe Catenacci Show: SOTU and the North Carolina Primary

7 Feb 2020

Ridesharing Wins and Coronavirus Meets Communism – Consumer Choice Radio (1. Feb. 2020)

1 Feb 2020

Yaël on Joe Catenacci Show: Spanish Caliphate, Brexit Day, and Breaking Down Coronavirus

31 Jan 2020

The Rebels of Davos – Consumer Choice Radio (25. Jan 2020)

25 Jan 2020

Yaël on Joe Catenacci Show: Reporting from Davos

24 Jan 2020

Aussie Bushfires and CNN's poor debate – Consumer Choice Radio (18. Jan. 2020)

18 Jan 2020

Yaël on Joe Catenacci Show: 100 Years of Prohibition, U.S. Gov's $1 billion 5G Alternative, and more (17. Jan 2020)

17 Jan 2020

Vaping Litmus Test – Consumer Choice Radio (11. Jan. 2020)

11 Jan 2020

Yaël on Joe Catenacci Show: California Crazies, Launch of CC Radio, and more (10. Jan 2020)

10 Jan 2020

Trump's New Vaping Ban: What Gives?

3 Jan 2020

Big Little Lies and Hollywood: Climate Doomsayers Have Gone Too Far

3 Jan 2020

2019

Consumer Choice Radio and the Launch of 21Democracy

20 Dec 2019

Bad Science, Unscrupulous Lawyers: It's Time For Legal Reform

20 Dec 2019

Bad Science, Unscrupulous Lawyers: It's Time For Legal Reform

20 Dec 2019

The Real Story of Ukraine’s Path to a Liberal Democracy and Against Authoritarian Regimes

6 Dec 2019

What Happened to Free Trade in North America?

15 Nov 2019

What can liberal democracies do about China?

15 Nov 2019

What is Smart Cannabis Policy?

4 Nov 2019

The Media and Government Are Misleading Consumers on Vaping

15 Oct 2019

Why We Need Legal Reform Now

16 Sep 2019

Keep Vaping Legal to Save Lives

16 Sep 2019

Would the Swedish model work in the United States?

4 Sep 2019

Why Hong Kong Matters

16 Aug 2019

What Happened to the Right to Choose Your Healthcare?

9 Aug 2019

#HandsOffMyCheapFlights and Why We Need Free Trade

2 Aug 2019

Upzoning and YIMBYism

19 Jul 2019

VIDEO: Why we need a modernized alcohol policy

7 Jul 2019

NC Reps push for alcohol provision during RNC

28 Jun 2019

VIDEO: Yaël Ossowski on international populism, and U.S. immigration

21 Jun 2019

Yaël Ossowski on democratic socialism, European healthcare, education, and consumer choice

13 Jun 2019

Yaël Ossowski on Joe Catenacci Show: Social Media Regulation, Decentralization, and Unlivable Cities

5 Jun 2019

Légalisation du cannabis récréatif: des lobbyistes canadiens au Luxembourg

25 Apr 2019

Consumer Choice Center promotes smart legalization of cannabis in Luxembourg

25 Apr 2019

Travelers and hosts love homesharing: We must embrace it

3 Apr 2019

The case for dismantling North Carolina's liquor monopoly

6 Mar 2019

Cannabis stocks climb ahead of congressional hearing on bank access

14 Feb 2019

2018

Healthcare is a racket – is direct primary care the answer?

31 Oct 2018

Nicotine is not your Enemy: Interview with Prof. Bernd Mayer

2 Oct 2018

Amendes cannabis au Manitoba: « Cruelles et punitives »

11 Sep 2018

Gold Newsletter Podcast: E-Citizenship Fosters Competition between Countries

17 May 2018

2017

Interview on Big Talker 106.7 FM: Let's free the Internet from the FCC

14 Dec 2017

2016

Yaël Ossowski à FM93 Bouchard en Parle

18 May 2016

Entrevue à RadioX -- Le libertarianisme et le changement social

6 May 2016

2013

Radio Interview on the Susan Nilson Report — Warantless Wiretapping

10 Jan 2013

Radio Interview on the Marc Bernier Show -- Warantless Wiretapping

10 Jan 2013