Many Gen Zers are eyeing the ever-rising cost of college tuition, along with roiling uncertainty in many white-collar career fields, and are choosing an alternate path. Americans are losing faith in the ROI of a college degree.
Roger Wakefield, a 42-year veteran of the plumbing industry and host of The Trade Talks podcast, joins Ray Stevens to talk about the massive financial advantages of joining the trades and how to encourage kids to follow this line of work.

The Ray Stevens Show (Sept. 22, 2026) | Indiana Storm Recovery, Pritzker's Health Update & Ukraine's Strike on Russia
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Gov. Pritzker Reveals Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis, GLP-1 Treatment
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Gov. Mike Braun Announces Storm Recovery Resources for Lake County
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