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.

2023 Daytona 500 winner Ricky Stenhouse Jr. gets ready to roll for this year's race
07:34

GOP candidate Rick Heidner makes his case to challenge Pritzker
22:38

The Ray Stevens Show - Thursday, February 12th 2026
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