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FAP300: How Podcasting is Changing Lives
For podcasters + Focus + Discipline + Passion + Enjoyment + And for a few, yes, income
For listeners + It's not a revolution of media - it's reminding media what media really is + Subtle but consistent changes in attitude and belief
For Musicians + Stories and music can be told
For Our Society + Let the stories be told in their entirety - warts and all
Non-Podsafe Music + Miss Lee, Unknown (from a wedding)
Reminders + Consolidate your student loans at StudentLoanConsolidator.com + Student loans available at any time - visit AlternativeStudentLoan.com + Need financial aid help? Call us at 877-328-1565! + Toll-free comment line! 877-328-1565 extension 529! + Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes at FinancialAidPodcast.com. + Add us to your iTunes at www.FinancialAidPodcast.com/subscribe + The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication of the Student Loan Network.
Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email me at financialaidpodcast {at} gmail {dot} com, visit http://www.FinancialAidPodcast.com, or call 877-328-1565 x529. Add me to your iTunes by visiting http://www.FinancialAidPodcast.com/subscribe/
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Amusing Diversion + Katie's Mainstream Media Addiction, XCP, and Sony + 100% podsafe == no spyware!
Student Financial Aid News + California community colleges lose 300K students to tuition increases + Bloomgberg radio points out deep concern for US competitiveness + Arizona pushing for end to student subsidization of institutional financial aid + 1 dollar in 4 of tuition goes back to financial aid + Chuck Gray introduced legislation + Another proponent of making financial aid less accessible to force colleges to reduce tuition + Shocking results from the National Assessment of Adult Literacy + Average literacy of college educated Americans declined significantly from 1992 to 2003 + Only 25 percent of college graduates ? and only 31 percent of those with at least some graduate studies ? scored high enough on the tests to be deemed "proficient" from a literacy standpoint, which the government defines as "using printed and written information to function in society, to achieve goals, and to develop knowledge and potential." + Sample questions: Find the telephone number of Hendricks Mining Company in the yellow pages. + Find what time the second bus arrives at the Downtown Terminal. + Mark an "X" on an intersection on a map. + Identify the current net pay on a wage statement.
Scholarship Update + SUNY Onondaga College NSF Full Scholarship Awards + 30 Full Tuition Scholarships totalling $200,000 + Computer Engineering Technology + Electrical Engineering Technology + Telecommunication Technology + Engineering Science + Computer Science + Detailed page at StudentScholarshipSearch.com
Mail Bag + Correction on FAFSA stuff from yesterday + June Schlabach from Plymouth State University + H4 visa FAFSA eligibility? + Who is eligible to receive US federal financial aid? + Not eligible? Hunt for scholarships, get a private student loan + For US citizens, ActEducationLoans.com + For International students, InternationalStudentLoan.com + Need your loan info? NSLDS! + NSLDS Web Site
Podsafe Music + Planet of Women, Waking Up The Neighborhood + Rebecca Loebe, There Tonight + Brother Love, There She Goes + Support Indie Artists, Buy the Podsafe Album for only $9.90! + Via the Podsafe Music Network
Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes at FinancialAidPodcast.com. The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication of the Student Loan Network.
Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email me at financialaidpodcast {at} gmail {dot} com or visit http://www.FinancialAidPodcast.com
Holiday Schedule + Last pre-Christmas regular show is Wednesday, December 21 + Show will resume regular format Wednesday, December 28 + New Music Shows for the interim - not Christmas music!
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Hey, how does today's show sound? I've been playing with the Apulsoft C3 MultiBand Compressor and a few quick tests gave me more of that Adam Curry sound - let me know what you think!
Student Financial Aid News + No new Pell Grant money for you! says US House + eCollegeTimes article on avoiding paying student loans + Did not mention deferment or forbearance + There's always consolidation + StudentLoanConsolidator.com or 877-328-1565 + FAFSA tip on reducing Adjusted Gross Income + FAFSAonline.com + You have to appear to make less money! + Payroll deductions are vital - 401k, IRA, etc. + Saving for retirement double bonus + Paying interest on student loans + Other pretax payroll deductions
Scholarship Update + New secret keyphrase + Can be geography or field specific + Tune in to find out what it is! + Refreshed feed so that scholarship stuff is available + StudentScholarshipSearch.com for more free scholarships + GotScholarships.com for premium scholarship search
Mail Bag + Sharon - on US government allowing students to reconsolidate + StudentLoanConsolidator.com
Quick Tech Tip + If you're a podcaster and you want the Adam Curry sound, here's how + Requires a Mac and Garageband 2.0 + Substitutes for thousands of dollars in audio equipment + Apulsoft C3 Multiband Compressor + Now it's time to reposition the mic and put more duct tape on my headset...
Podsafe Music + Charlie Crowe, Crowe Jam + i:scintilla, Capsella + Support Indie Artists, Buy the Podsafe Album for only $9.90! + Via the Podsafe Music Network
Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes at FinancialAidPodcast.com. The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication of the Student Loan Network.
Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email me at financialaidpodcast {at} gmail {dot} com or visit http://www.FinancialAidPodcast.com
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Today's the big day! The iPod Nano drawing.
Student Financial Aid News + New FAFSA has arrived + Blue for students, purple for parents + Bad references to IRS 1040 fixed! + Online version at FAFSAonline.com + 5% of education finance is home equity fueled? CBA says so! + 5% of $129 billion = $6.45 billion + At 5% interest that's $2.73 billion in interest paid over 15 years + HELOC 15 year rate is now 6%, making interest paid $3.35 billion + Equity financing for education a poor idea if you don't have fixed rates + Refinance? Student Loan Network Mortgage Info
Scholarship Update + Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Student Scholarship + $50K/year for six years + Detailed page at Student Scholarship Search Web Site
Mail Bag + Audio feedback and questions from Bryan Person + How interest rates are calculated for loans + Student loans are based on simple amortization, not ADB + Consolidated loans are fixed rate - easy to calculate + Student Loan Consolidation Calculator + Consolidation after school? Yes! + From AroundTownSports.com
iPod Nano Giveaway + The winners are announced today! + You have until December 8, 2005 to claim your prizes!
Podsafe Music + Shawn Cole, Stand + Matthew Ebel, Wasting My Time + Allison Crowe, Midnight + Via the Podsafe Music Network
Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes at FinancialAidPodcast.com. The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication of the Student Loan Network.
Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email me at financialaidpodcast {at} gmail {dot} com or visit http://www.FinancialAidPodcast.com
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Student Financial Aid News + Advent of high school diploma mills + Primary audience: top athletes with lackluster academic skills + Newly remodeled: InternationalStudentLoan.com + 617-535-7001 + Cosigners for international student loans are required, no exceptions + College energy costs for heating up 20% - 40% nationwide + Some colleges cutting back, conserving + Look for energy fees in tuition bills
News You Can Use + Gifting of money - limited to $11,000 per person per year under IRS tax code + For parents, grandparents, etc. + Gifting does NOT apply if payments are made directly to an institution by a grandparent
Scholarship Update + Totally Pats! + Weekly - yes, WEEKLY - scholarships from the New England Patriots + $2,500 weekly + At the end of the season, a $15,000 grand prize winner + Detailed page on StudentScholarshipSearch.com
Eye on the Economy + New segment to discuss broader consumer finance issues, especially for families and parents + Pensions and hedge funds + Holiday shopping - flat returns for stores, but major increases in credit card usage indicate debt spending + Best holiday advice: lay off the plastic.
Podsafe Music + Smallfish, Thank You + Matthew Ebel, Walk a Thousand Miles + Jill Parr, Do You Hear What I Hear? + Via the Podsafe Music Network
Reminders + iPod Nano Contest THIS THURSDAY! + Grace periods ending soon - consolidate now! + Student loan consolidation web site + Toll-free 877-328-1565
Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes at FinancialAidPodcast.com. The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication of the Student Loan Network.
Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email me at financialaidpodcast {at} gmail {dot} com or visit http://www.FinancialAidPodcast.com
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Student Financial Aid News + Federal spending bill on education defeated + Would have left education funding at 2005 levels + Comments on inflation + Massachusetts reallocating grant aid to neediest families at expense of middle income families + Neediest make less than $36,000 per year + Middle income make between $36,000 and $50,000 per year
Scholarship Update + Education is Freedom Scholarship + 4 year, $8,000 total award + US Citizens + Application deadline: January 15, 2006 + Scholarship detailed page at StudentScholarshipSearch.com
News You Can Use + Understanding the EFC Formula + Federal Methodology + 35 page guide available at FAFSAOnline.com + Interesting fact: students can work for up to $2,440 in after tax income without being penalized on the FAFSA + Wages after that limit are penalized at a 50% rate! + FAFSAonline.com Web Site
Podsafe Music + Number One Fan, Christmas is Here + i:scintilla, scin + Rebecca Loebe, There Tonight + Via the Podsafe Music Network
Reminders + iPod Nano Contest (plus a secret add on to the contest!) + Grace periods ending soon - consolidate now! + Student loan consolidation web site + Toll-free 877-328-1565
Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes at FinancialAidPodcast.com. The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication of the Student Loan Network.
Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email me at financialaidpodcast {at} gmail {dot} com or visit http://www.FinancialAidPodcast.com
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Special thanks to Matthew Ebel for today's station ID
Student Financial Aid News + Illinois student loans up for sale? + Understanding securitization + ECU debit card sponsored by Visa + Overdraft? + Op Ed from Republican strategist Dick Morris on student loan protectionism + Article link
Scholarship Update + Dominican University Rosary College of Arts and Sciences Pillar Scholarships + April 1, 2006 deadline + Up to full tuition + Scholarship detailed page at StudentScholarshipSearch.com
News You Can Use + The Secret to Debt Reduction! + Via StudentPlatinum.com, your source for student credit card information
Podsafe Music + Matthew Ebel, Wasting My Time + Audiopharm, Last Ride + Slim, Cortez and Pizarro + Via the Podsafe Music Network
Reminders + iPod Nano Contest (plus a secret add on to the contest!) + Grace periods ending soon - consolidate now! + Student loan consolidation web site + Toll-free 877-328-1565
Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes at FinancialAidPodcast.com. The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication of the Student Loan Network.
Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email me at financialaidpodcast {at} gmail {dot} com or visit http://www.FinancialAidPodcast.com
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