Issues & Ideas: News Commentary & Analysis With Chris DeBello

Chris DeBello - News Commentary & Analysis

Chris DeBello hosts a talk radio program and podcast featuring news commentary, current event analysis and honest discussions with expert guests. Whether it's government, politics, the economy, healthcare, rights of people or education every show presents the truth and reality of what matters most to people.

  1. Sep 27

    Issues And Ideas: News Commentary & Politics Analysis With Chris DeBello September 27 2026

    Join us for commentary, analysis and insightful conversations about the latest current events, news and politics including AI, investing, personal finance, retirement, health, how Faith restores and what the Bible teaches about receiving forgiveness. If you haven't already, please subscribe and follow us. If you already have, THANK YOU!  Please share the Issues & Ideas With Chris DeBello podcast so others can learn the facts and truth about the important issues in America today. (00:00) Jimmy Lebenthal, CNBC contributor and Chief Equity Strategist with Cerity Partners, talks about the influence AI is having with investors along with the wise and unwise ways to use AI for investment decisions. (11:23) Jean Chatzky, AARP Personal Finance Columnist and host of the Her Money podcast, shares ideas and priorities about having retirement savings which serve as a forever paycheck which are featured in her new book Forever Paycheck. (21:47) Ty Pennington discusses the story of how his mother became afflicted with a respiratory illness, the ways it has impacted her life for years, how she's dealt with it and the campaign he's involved with to help raise awareness. (20:42) Karl Schlenker tells how the work of Kairos Prison Ministry helped him go from being a prisoner in jail to now going into prisons as a volunteer sharing the Bible. (47:13) Chris DeBello presents how the Bible establishes that more than confession is needed to receive forgiveness.

  2. Sep 20

    Issues And Ideas: News Commentary & Politics Analysis With Chris DeBello September 20 2026

    Join us for commentary, analysis and insightful conversations about the latest current events, news and politics including AI, data centers, Social Security, immigration and what's required of those who come to God. If you haven't already, please subscribe and follow us. If you already have, THANK YOU!  Please share the Issues & Ideas With Chris DeBello podcast so others can learn the facts and truth about the important issues in America today. (00:00) The ways that data centers have impacted local communities and residents versus the claims that it's all a hoax are examined. (06:33) John Watters, Chairman and CEO of iCounter, discusses the ways concerns about AI are being addressed, new risks to personal and business security that have been created along with what businesses and individuals need to be aware of and take action to prevent. (18:06) Charles Blahous, former public trustee for Social Security and Senior Research Strategist with the Mercatus Center, reveals how and why Social Security fell into the current financial state it's in, how little time remains to take action and offers ideas about how to strengthen and restore the program. (30:08) How GOP Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar has spoken out against Donald Trump, his immigration policies, the tactics of ICE and her proposed legislation to address illegal immigration in America are presented. (44:34) Chris DeBello looks at the requirements established in the Bible for when someone turns to God.

  3. Sep 13

    Issues And Ideas: News Commentary & Politics Analysis With Chris DeBello September 13 2026

    Join us for commentary, discussions and analysis about the latest current events including economic policy, tariffs, politics and political issues, election coverage, personal finance, credit card fraud and what the Bible reveals about leaders and leadership. If you haven't already, please subscribe and follow us. If you already have, THANK YOU!  Please share the Issues & Ideas With Chris DeBello podcast so others can learn the facts and truth about the important issues of today. (00:00) The $5,000 promise and economic claims by Donald Trump this past week are discussed along with recent poll findings about how people feel about the present state of the economy and the future. (05:40) Ryan Young, Senior Economic Analyst with the Competitive Enterprise Institute, gives his analysis of the latest tariff actions by Donald Trump and what the potential consequences are. (16:22) A comparison of how Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney explains the reasons for his tariff actions versus Donald Trump's. (22:41) Craig Holman, Government Affairs Lobbyist with Public Citizen, explains how Donald Trump and the Senate GOP have blocked the work of the Federal Election Commission along with the significance of a stalled and powerless FEC. (34:23) John Bernstein shares the story of how his parents fell prey to financial fraud and how heavily promoted financial institution protections failed them. (46:03) Chris DeBello reveals what the Bible establishes about leaders and leadership.

  4. Aug 30

    Issues And Ideas: News Commentary & Politics Analysis With Chris DeBello August 30 2026

    Join us for news discussions, current events commentary and politics analysis including the actions by the Trump Administration and courts regarding voting by mail, examinations of the education system and whether it's providing students with what matters, a look back at the heroics of people during the 9/11 attacks and how Dolly Parton's life reflects the Word of God. (00:00) The motivation behind a recent action by Donald Trump is explained and the purpose for it is revealed. (01:32) Celina Stewart, CEO of the League Of Women Voters, gives her analysis of the recent actions by Donald Trump and the courts regarding elections and voting by mail as well as how it's being responded to. (11:15) Jeanne Allen, Founder and CEO of the Center For Education Reform, reveals how parents and others brought direction and focus to the education of children in ways that everyone can bring to their children and schools. (23:29) Longtime educator Dr. Jonathan Strecker discusses what's absent from children's education and the ways it can be included so children can find success in life. (35:42) Film producer and director Michael Gier will talk about his new award-winning documentary The Heroism & Resiliency Of 9/11: From Tragedy To Triumph, the actions of the people facing life or death that day and the new parts of the story his film reveals from that day. (47:06) Chris DeBello shows how Dolly Parton lived a life which reflects and teaches the Word of God.

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Chris DeBello hosts a talk radio program and podcast featuring news commentary, current event analysis and honest discussions with expert guests. Whether it's government, politics, the economy, healthcare, rights of people or education every show presents the truth and reality of what matters most to people.