Keeping it Real Podcast with Dr. Kuehl

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Jun 2026

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A weekly podcast, “Keeping it Real with Dr. Kuehl,” debut in July 2020. In these podcasts, ASA Chief Economist, Dr. Chris Kuehl, provides a brief 5-10 minute economic update on areas of keen interest to ASA members, including industrial PVF commodities.

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June 12, 20268 min

The Economy Behind the News Cycle

Season 6, Episode 17: Welcome back to a new episode of Keeping it Real with Dr. Kuehl. This week, Dr. Chris Kuehl talks about what's happening in the economy as if we have a clue.ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is back with his weekly economic update podcast. In Season 6, Episode 17 (8:16 in length), ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl discusses the latest economic data. Is there a lot of positive data that is going on behind the scenes?Is media designed to provide data? Should we consume this information?Media dominating the news cycle - are we missing the most relevant news?Has the oil data been overblown? What is the crucial issue?Are we in an oil glut? What is the concern?What is the REAL issue with the oil sector?Where are we seeing really good data?Is the manufacturing sector soaring?Where are inflation numbers? How is the Fed responding to this data?Where are the PCE numbers? Where are they trending?Where are ASA members in this economic cycle???Is there more to be encouraged by than the obvious negative?Ask Dr. Kuehl a Question!Have a question or topic for Chris Kuehl that you would like answered on this podcast or on his monthly ASA members only webinar?Email it to Brianna Dovichi at bdovichi@asa.net

June 5, 20267 min

Energy Uncertainty, Economic Resilience

Season 6, Episode 16: Welcome back to a new episode of Keeping it Real with Dr. Kuehl. This week, Dr. Chris Kuehl talks to members about where we stand in the oil world.ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is back with his weekly economic update podcast. In Season 6, Episode 16 (7:37 in length), ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl gives a report on oil & positive growth elsewhere. What are we getting from the oil analysts?What are the predictions for price per barrel and what does that translate to?Is the freight industry concerned?How many days of reserves do we have left?What are the chances we reach a deal / cease fire by the end of this month?Will the United States give in?Is there growth with GDP numbers?Given all the turmoil, is this quarters growth impressive?What is next quarter showing? More or less resilience?Is there strength besides the setback? Encouraging future??Ask Dr. Kuehl a Question!Have a question or topic for Chris Kuehl that you would like answered on this podcast? Email it to Brianna Dovichi at bdovichi@asa.net.

May 29, 202610 min

Artificial Intelligence - Helpful Tool or Growing Threat?

Season 6, Episode 15: Welcome back to a new episode of Keeping it Real with Dr. Kuehl. This week, Dr. Chris Kuehl talks to members about AI and what AI means for business in general.ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is back with his weekly economic update podcast. In Season 6, Episode 15 (10:30 in length), ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl gives a report on AI and manufacturers in particular. Are we still worried about AI impacting employment?Is there anything that is immune to AI?Are there jobs that will never be threatened by AI?Is AI good at human interaction...? What point does this make?What does the manufacturer sector have to worry about with AI?How bad is AI at communication? Is this a surprise?Will there come a point where people don't need economists?Is AI good at decision making? Are the decisions data driven? What information goes into this?Is AI here to stay? Will it make time consuming activity more efficient?Will AI take over and replace everything?Ask Dr. Kuehl a Question!Have a question or topic for Chris Kuehl that you would like answered on this podcast? Email it to Brianna Dovichi at bdovichi@asa.net.

May 22, 202610 min

Oil Again… China, Iran, and the Shifting Oil Equation

Season 6, Episode 14: Welcome back to a new episode of Keeping it Real with Dr. Kuehl. This week, Dr. Chris Kuehl talks to members about OIL... again!ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is back with his weekly economic update podcast. In Season 6, Episode 14 (10:01 in length), ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl gives a report on the oil world. Has China for the duration of this conflict been affected?Domestically - what have consumers seen?How have exports been affected?What countries have been mostly affected by the higher price of oils?Why has Iran been able to continue this conflict?The U.S. - what is the oil industry suggesting? What is the impact?Oil is a traded commodity - what does this have to do with the market?What is on the table with this "cease fire"? How will the government ceases control?What happens next with demand & supply?Do we have an oil shortage? What do we need China to do? What are the negotiation tools?Are we at a breaking point? What will this all depend on?Ask Dr. Kuehl a Question!Have a question or topic for Chris Kuehl that you would like answered on this podcast? Email it to Brianna Dovichi at bdovichi@asa.net.

May 8, 20269 min

Recession Resistant? The Power of the American Consumer

Season 6, Episode 13: Welcome back to a new episode of Keeping it Real with Dr. Kuehl. This week, Dr. Chris Kuehl asks "What is responsible for what happens with ASA members"?ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is back with his weekly economic update podcast. In Season 6, Episode 13 (9:04 in length), ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl discusses consumer impact. Recessions - why haven't we had one in a while?Are we recession proof?Why do we manage to avoid economic crisis that other countries experience?What does the consumer here in the United States do?How do we the consumer react to economic distress?Are retail sales on a high? Are the variables strong even with weak numbers?What KIND of consumer is the vastly growing? Why do ASA members need to know?Manufacturing, construction, & transportation sectors - are they threatened?What sector has a shortage of skills?Are people driving less? What is the oil data showing now??What is the average price per barrel right now?What is the bottom line?Ask Dr. Kuehl a Question!Have a question or topic for Chris Kuehl that you would like answered on this podcast or on his monthly ASA members only webinar?Email it to Brianna Dovichi at bdovichi@asa.net

May 1, 20267 min

Cutting Through the Noise - What the Latest Data Is Telling Us

Season 6, Episode 12: Welcome back to a new episode of Keeping it Real with Dr. Kuehl. This week, Dr. Chris Kuehl talks to members about his economic observations the last few weeks.ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is back with his weekly economic update podcast. In Season 6, Episode 12 (7:30 in length), ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl gives a report on the front & what he has been seeing lately with data. What is the medias mission when reporting on data?Is the latest manufacturing data depressing?Rush of data centers - is this helping?Projects not being cancelled - just delays - is this better than expected?The banks are having their best quarter ever - why?What are we seeing generally that matches up with the latest data?All sectors are growing - is this arguing against the notion of disaster?What can we expect with this oil disruption?Where is the ASA market at within this positive data?Is it a matter of weeks before oil prices begin to fall?Ask Dr. Kuehl a Question!Have a question or topic for Chris Kuehl that you would like answered on this podcast? Email it to Brianna Dovichi at bdovichi@asa.net.

April 24, 202610 min

Beyond Oil - What’s Really Driving Construction & Supply Chains

Season 6, Episode 11: Welcome back to a new episode of Keeping it Real with Dr. Kuehl. This week, Dr. Chris Kuehl talks to members about something other than oil... What is going on in construction & the supply chain.ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is back with his weekly economic update podcast. In Season 6, Episode 11 (10:23 in length), ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl shares what ASA members really want to know: construction and the supply chain... beyond oil.What are we seeing with residential construction?What is driving the residential sector?Why are people moving in retirement? What is the real reason to downsize?What is the faster growing state? Where is there movement?Is there a substantial shift in residential?Are we seeing single family drive??Why are flat beds important to ASA members & the construction sector?Is trucking service hard to find? Why is this sector being dominated?Higher diesel prices - what are we seeing now?Price lock - is this a better strategy right now?Ask Dr. Kuehl a Question!Have a question or topic for Chris Kuehl that you would like answered on this podcast? Email it to Brianna Dovichi at bdovichi@asa.net.

April 10, 202610 min

From the Middle East to Main Street - How Geopolitics Is Shaping the U.S. Economy

Season 6, Episode 10: Welcome back to a new episode of Keeping it Real with Dr. Kuehl. This week, Dr. Chris Kuehl talks to members about oil, the middle east, and the joys of geopolitics.ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is back with his weekly economic update podcast. In Season 6, Episode 10 (10:32 in length), ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl talks to members on how geopolitics lately are affecting the economy.What are we looking at with Iran?What is informing discussion on where we go from here?How do policies get set? Where is there traditionally challenges?When was the last time Iran had a reform effort?Why is Pakistan involved?Is the U.S. capable of carrying out threats? Has this been seen in the past?Why are we even worried about crude oil being imported?What difference does this make for the United States?Oil is a traded commodity - does this do anything with per barrel pricing?What happens from here? How will Israel react to this cease fire?Is China playing a role???Where & when will this hit the U.S. economy?Ask Dr. Kuehl a Question!Have a question or topic for Chris Kuehl that you would like answered on this podcast? Email it to Brianna Dovichi at bdovichi@asa.net.

April 3, 202610 min

Beyond Oil - Trends ASA Members Need to Look Out For

Season 6, Episode 9: Welcome back to a new episode of Keeping it Real with Dr. Kuehl. This week, Dr. Chris Kuehl talks to members about what else is going on in the world besides oil.ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is back with his weekly economic update podcast. In Season 6, Episode 9 (10:58 in length), ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl talks to members about what besides oil is happening and what the ASA member should look out for.Construction - should ASA members be concerned?Is the data clear / positive within the construction sector?What is the average salary to live comfortably per state?Is remote work still motivation as where people are moving?What is affecting / driving residential growth?Where is the shift with Gen Z & millennials?Is there a surge with non-residential?Data centers - what is developing with these?Water - what is the demand? Is this a challenge to keep up?What is the controversy with data centers?? What makes people in the area testy?Retrofitting that is happening on the construction side - is this the death of offices?Office buildings are back - but made differently... why?Health care, why is this a big driver for the boomer generation?Ask Dr. Kuehl a Question!Have a question or topic for Chris Kuehl that you would like answered on this podcast? Email it to Brianna Dovichi at bdovichi@asa.net.

March 27, 20266 min

Economic Crossroads - Multifamily Growth, Mortgage Pressures, and Global Tensions

Season 6, Episode 8: Welcome back to Keeping it Real with Dr. Kuehl. This week, Dr. Chris Kuehl answers a member question on rising multifamily construction sales and whether the surge will continue. Also he touches on the oil and gas market.ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is back with his weekly economic update podcast. In Season 6, Episode 8 (6:15 in length), ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl addresses a member question on the multifamily construction landscape, exploring why sales are rising sharply and whether this trend is temporary or sustainable. He also discusses the oil and gas market.What is a stale mate?What will make either side budge?What are we seeing with the new Iranian leaders?Why aren't we seeing any response with the markets?What will stimulate residential housing?The 10 year bond - what is the magic number?Higher mortgage rates, & payments - what are people turning to?What is stimulating multifamily housing?The boomer is downsizing - is this a mass movement?Will we be talking next week about Iran?Ask Dr. Kuehl a Question!Have a question or topic for Chris Kuehl that you would like answered on this podcast or on his monthly ASA members only webinar?Email it to Brianna Dovichi at bdovichi@asa.net