The Old Farmer's Almanac 2007 predicts weather, has planting guides, astronomical charts, great stories and is the oldest publication of its kind. The Frugal Yankee interviews Editor-in-Chief Judd Hale. The conversation ranges from the history of the magazine to hypnotizing chickens and why he loves this classic New England magazine.

They are loving, spontaneous, emotional, hand-made and controversial memorials to car crash victims. Frugal Yankees Garen Daly & Louise Reilly Sacco explore where they came from, why they are needed and why some people are angry about them. Listen in.

Melanie Rehak's Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew explores the teen sleuth's impact on America's women. The Frugal Yankees have an in-depth conversation with her.

Humpbacks, finbacks and more make New England whale watching a great family outing. Tony LaCasse from the NE Aquarium pilots the Frugal Yankees to get the maximum enjoyment from a excursion.

Container shipping changed global trading. The world got smaller and the economy got bigger. How this happened and why, makes The Box something to open.

Agribusinesses vs farmers. Grass fed vs feed lot. Hormones vs natural. Cows and beef are the latest battleground in food supply safety, economy and taste. Dr. Patricia Whisnant shares her opinion. America's health may be a risk.

Can clams, quahogs, & other bivalves fight bio-terrorists or help the environment? A Massachusetts college uses local fishermen's savvy observations with cutting edge technology.

Workplace slacking off, wasting time, underpaid, overworked - the American employee challenges old notions. Salary.com's Rich Cellini exposes all based on a recent survey of 10,000 workers.

Rip-offs, market pressures, lower taxes, big government regulation, big business, stealing money - how do all these mix? Tim Carney calls it The Big Ripoff.

Are big bucks creating bad medicine? Drug companies spend over $70 billion to influence doctors. Are you at risk? Dr.Jerome Kassirer says yes. He's former editor of the New England Journal of Medicine and author of On the Take: How Medicine's Complicity with Big Business Can Endanger Your Health

Music, brains, sex, food, DNA, groupies, rock stars, biological imperatives all mix in Dr. Daniel Levitin's This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession, a fascinating look on how music changes you.

Pinching pennies, splurging on luxuries, savvy, frugal, prosperous, educated women consumers have reshaped the American retail environment. Michael Silverstein's book, Treasure Hunt: Inside the Mind of the New Consumer is a revelation.

Humorist Jimmy Tingle shamelessly plugs the Frugal Yankee. Thanks, Jim.

Carnival and fair games are often rigged. Discover the cheats, and ways to beat them. This isn't the definitive guide, but it's a start. heck, Impress your main squeeze and win that big kewpie doll.

In supermarkets, farmer's stands, even Wal-Mart, organic food is selling, but is it what we think? Has big business redefined organic? Are we getting what we paid for? The Frugal Yankees talk to Sam Fromartz, author of Organic, Inc.: Natural Foods and How They Grew.

Rated G, PG, PG13, R and even NC17. Hollywood's rating system is secretive, political and inherently unfair. Oscar winning director Kirby Dick has made a documentary revealing the innner workings of this powerful, but shadowy group - the Ratings Board.

John Lennon and the US government fought. Freedom of speech, an unpopular war, an overreaching President and a restive country are the backdrop for director John Scheinfeld's documentary, The U.S. vs. John Lennon. Probing, intriguing, powerful.

Supermarket prices vary from chain to chain, store to store. Save $1500/year by listening to the Frugal Yankee. Robert Krughoff reports on a recent survey with some startling result and this is just the beginning.

A smart preview of humorist Jimmy Tingle's satiric take on the American Dream. Probing, funny and right on target.

Rising tensions. A brutal, destructive war between the colonists & Indians. King Phillip's war nearly destroyed New England and it happened needlessly. Nathaniel Philbrick, author of Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War explains why.

Complete history of New England from the early times to right now. Compiled by over 1000 authors and with over 1400 pages, The Encyclopedia of New England attempts to define this region. The Frugals talk with editor Don Watters.

Industrial Revolutionary stimuli inspired 150,000 miles of New England stone walls. A high school teacher and his students unearthed how this came about. Fascinating history on a local level.

Cranberry farms are independent businesses. Challenges abound. How are they coping, what's new and will they survive. The Frugal Yankee talks with Jack Angley from Flax Pond Farms in Carver MA.