05.31.22 Our Power Grid & Portable Generators / FREE Online Books, TV & Movies

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

4.6 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2022

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

It could be a rocky summer for power blackouts and we’ve got some vulnerabilities with our energy grid around the county.. What could go wrong and ways to be prepared, including battery powered generators. Also, free stuff! How to get books, music, TV & movies LEGALLY online for nothing! See our guides listed below. Power Outages & Generators: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 FREE Entertainment Content: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show: The 12 Best Free Movie Websites for Online Streaming 11 of the Best Places To Watch TV Shows Online Free 15 of the Best Places To Find Free E-Books 11 of the Best Places To Find Free Audiobooks 15 Places To Listen to Free Music Online Kanopy Review: How Your Library Card Provides Free Streaming Great cancellation spreads beyond Netflix JustWatch Review: 5 Things To Know About the Streaming App Best Homeowners Insurance Companies and Ones To Avoid How To Find and Choose a Financial Advisor Ask Clark: What Is a Backdoor Roth IRA? 5 Things To Know About Series I Savings Bonds Is There a Safe Way To Invest in Real Estate? Clark.com resources Episode transcripts Clark.com daily money newsletter Consumer Action Center Free Helpline: 636-492-5275 Learn more about your ad choices: megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's my pleasure to welcome you to the Clark Howard Show, where our mission is to serve
0:09.3	you and empower you to make better financial decisions in your life.
0:14.4	It's going to be a rocky summer for energy for our homes and businesses.
0:21.0	Are you prepared if there's a blackout?
0:23.8	I want to talk about what you need to know how you can be prepared.
0:28.9	And later, something I love, free stuff.
0:33.4	How to get the media you consume for free and do it legally.
0:40.1	I like the legal and free combination.
0:43.6	We're going to talk about it.
0:45.4	This I'm nervous to talk about because you don't know how alarmous things can be that
0:52.8	turn out later not to be true.
0:54.9	But there's an organization whose job it is to assess the robustness, the strength of
1:03.8	the nation's energy grid.
1:06.7	And we've got some problems right now.
1:09.6	We've got the issues with predictions that say it's going to be a hotter than normal
1:15.9	summer.
1:17.4	At the same time, we've had extended periods of drought in a lot of the country in areas
1:23.4	that depend on hydro.
1:26.1	And hydro is not going to be able to do its job.
1:30.4	At the same time, we face an ever-present danger that the Russians are going to attack our
1:40.1	underlying computer systems that operate the energy grid in different parts of the country.
1:48.7	It's a pretty decentralized thing.
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