Full Show: Clark Stinks! And Clark’S Crazy Experiment: The $299 Frontier Pass + New Luggage Scam | Clark Howard Video

It’s time for "Clark Stinks!" Christa reads the latest "Clark Stinks!" submissions and Clark responds. Also, Clark sounds the alarm on a rising scam at airports involving discarded luggage tags, a tactic criminals are using to steal money from unsuspecting travelers. Plus, you won't believe what Clark did. Despite his long-standing criticism of Frontier Airlines, he just bought their $299 "GoWild! Pass." He's putting his money where his mouth is to see if the pass, is too good to be true.

All this and more on the October 3, 2025, episode of The Clark Howard Show.

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00:00 - Intro
02:05 - Clark Stinks - Clark, your odor has gotten worse over the years as your advice has shifted from chasing the lowest cost to favoring comfort, low risk, and certainty. Trip insurance, umbrella coverage, and avoiding budget fares all add up. What happened to “no risks, no rewards”? (Glenn in Texas)
05:56 - Clark Stinks - Bless your heart, Clark! When it comes to Airbnbs, I think you overlook their impact on local communities, especially in Europe where they’ve displaced residents and hurt family-run hotels. We try to balance by supporting local hotels most of the trip and only using an Airbnb when necessary. (Susy in Missouri)
09:28 - Clark Stinks - Clark stinks worse than shrimp in the sun for claiming AI wouldn’t cost jobs. Job postings are down because automation and AI are replacing work. What’s Clark’s solution now? (Evie in Georgia)
11:04 - Clark Stinks - Clark, you missed another way to protect a second home when someone can’t get an umbrella policy due to a DUI—using a separate trust, or even better, a trust in an LLC. (Kahleia in California)
11:57 - Clark Stinks - Clark, saying virtual cards are the only safe way to shop online was misleading. Many sellers only store tokens, not actual card numbers. If breached, those tokens can’t be used elsewhere. (Steve in Kansas)
13:43 - Clark Stinks - Clark, why let people on “Clark Stinks” start off by saying you don’t stink? If they say you don’t stink, leave it off the show. (Al in Florida)
13:26 - Clark Stinks - You may have overlooked that specialty insurers sometimes do write umbrella policies for people with DUIs, though premiums are higher. Independent agents—not direct writers—can sometimes find them. (Paul in California)
17:26 - Clark’s Crazy Experiment: The $299 Frontier Pass + New Luggage Scam
24:34 - Ask Clark - Frontier charged me a $46 “Carrier Interface Charge” just for booking on their website. Are other airlines doing this too, or is Frontier just more transparent? (Anne in New York)
26:19 - Ask Clark - With Southwest cutting perks and raising fees, I’m canceling my Southwest card. Can you recommend a better travel card that’s not airline-specific but still worth the annual fee? (Ben in New York)
29:15 - Ask Clark - Clark’s car rental trick worked! I reshopped, upgraded my car, and saved $135 for my vacation. Thanks for the advice! (Jim in Georgia)

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