Don McLean is a GRAMMY Award honoree, a Songwriter Hall of Fame member, and a BBC Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.

His smash hit “American Pie” resides in the Library of Congress National Recording Registry and was named a Top 5 Song of the 20th Century by the Recording Industry of America (RIAA).

A New York native, Don McLean is one of the most revered and respected songwriters in American history.

After paying his dues in the New York club scene in the late 1960s, he went on to score mega-hits like “Vincent (Starry, Starry Night),” “Castles in the Air” and many more.

His catalog of songs has been recorded by Madonna, Garth Brooks, Josh Groban, Drake, “Weird Al” Yankovic, and countless others.

Michelle Seagull,Commissioner of the Department of Consumer Protection joined Brad to talk about large purchases (leases, subscriptions, warranties), and that list of things. We’ve talked about it before, but we have a few newer things we want to talk about which should be interesting. We’ve seen electronic contract issues pop up a little more recently, and a series of new types of leases including, believe it or not, puppy leasing.

Edward Goldberg is a professor of international political economy at the Center for Global Affairs at New York University. He is the author of “The Joint Ventured Nation: Why America Needs A New Foreign Policy.” His next book is “Why Globalization Works for America: How Nationalist Trade Policies Will Lead to Ruin.” He joined Paul to talk about this piece