The Podcast

Episode 260

Keeping the Car on the Road

My buddy's sibling is having car troubles.  It could be a $10 fix or a $6000 fix.  How do we justify repairing vehicles to keep them on the road?  What is our breaking point?

Executive Producers:
Redbeard_Jakew
KR


https://altdriver.com/classics/elvis-pink-cadillac/

https://subscriptioncosts.com/exploring-the-affordability-of-canoo-s-subscription-service/

https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/canoo-versus-fisker-electric-car-subscription-services-compared/

https://www.fool.com/the-ascent/insurance/auto/articles/heres-how-much-it-actually-costs-to-own-a-tesla/

https://www.thedrive.com/news/the-2024-cadillac-celestiq-has-more-3d-printed-parts-than-any-other-production-car

https://www.zipcar.com/

Episode 259

House Slippers

When you come home, do you slip off your shoes and into some good, old fashioned slippers?  Or do you walk around the house barefoot, or in socks?  Or are you bold enough to have a pair of shoes, dedicated, to only wearing in the house?

Executive Producers:
Sir Sean of the Allegheny Valley
LadyGetOverIt
Dame Slamy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reebok_Pump

The Truth: Dissecting Reebok Pump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkQVDWyCMc4

https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2001.html

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/03/home-is-where-the-slippers-are/519579/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tradition_of_removing_shoes_in_the_home_and_houses_of_worship

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_feet

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17005-flat-feet

Mr. Rogers Neighborhood Intro:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhAJnx5uwUU

Episode 258

Bon3s on the Road

Recorded on the drive up to PA from TN on Thanksgiving Day.  Join me as I hit a variety of different topics!

Episode 257

Fast Food Gut

Life is so busy these days, and cooking takes up so much time, let alone having to do dishes afterwards.  Fast Food is a way of life; so much so that McDonalds teamed with TikTok to give reviews of their new sauces.  And with my newfound search of healthy foods, its spiked my interest in what we really are eating, only to come across some articles talking about new studies showing greater health impacts of eating 20+% of your meals from the drive-thru.

Executive Producers:
Redbeard Jakew
Wiirdo

https://www.newsweek.com/gastroenterologists-reveal-fast-food-avoid-1839587

https://news.keckmedicine.org/consumption-of-fast-food-linked-to-liver-disease/

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20231107/Gut-health-linked-to-Alzheimers-disease-progression-experts-urge-dietary-shift.aspx

https://www.mashed.com/131996/the-untold-truth-of-mcdonalds-salads/

https://blog.smartsense.co/propylene-glycol-fast-food-application-and-beyond

Episode 256

Paperless Billing

How many of our bills are paperless?  By choice, or by mandate?  When the time comes, how will the ones who have to take over our estate know what bills are coming due, and being charged?  How can we make this easier for those who will have to take over, or shall we embrace our own convenience?

Executive Producers:
LadyGetOverIt
Kyle of "Pocket Parley" and "Light Tickle"



https://pocketparley.buzzsprout.com/


https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/light-tickle/id1651337184

Episode 255

Feng Shui

How do we keep our homes?  Are they always a mess, or always, pristine?  Maybe, somewhere in between?  Is it an organized chaos that you can point to whatever you need at a moment's notice, or is it just a disaster and everything's lost in the pile?  Feng Shui is a state of flow, and sometimes our house breathes with us, and sometimes we fight against it.  How do we lay out our abodes to breathe with us?

Executive Producer:
LadyGetOverIt

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feng_shui

https://www.thespruce.com/create-good-feng-shui-in-your-home-1275057

Episode 254

Orienteering for Green

A Rivian R1T truck won an off-road competition over the course of 8 days and 2500 km; and, to charge the truck, a company brought out hydrogen powered electric generators. This competition requires the use of paper maps, compass, and rulers - no GPS allowed.
Executive Producers:
Lavish of "Behind the Sch3m3s"
Sir Sean of the Allegheny Valley

https://stories.rivian.com/rivian-team-wins-2023-rebelle-rally

https://electrek.co/2023/10/23/rivian-r1t-makes-history-first-ev-to-win-rebelle-rally/

https://www.autoblog.com/2023/10/23/2023-rivian-r1t-takes-the-crown-at-the-rebelle-rally/

https://www.rebellerally.com/checkpoints-overview/

https://www.renewable-innovations.com/rebelle-rally-2023

https://www.rebellerally.com/

https://www.renewable-innovations.com/

https://www.iridium.com/product-type/personal-communicators-messengers-trackers/

https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/new-clean-hydrogen-production-tax-credit-of-up-to-3-kg-approved-by-us-house-paving-way-for-cheap-green-h2/2-1-1102245

https://mustreadalaska.com/steve-goreham-green-hydrogen-needs-vast-taxpayer-subsidies/

https://www.hydrogeninsight.com/policy/money-is-not-an-issue-for-green-hydrogen-projects-and-heres-how-you-succeed-without-subsidies-acwa/2-1-1335945

https://www.hydrogeninsight.com/industrial/green-hydrogen-projects-are-not-seeing-final-investment-decisions-due-to-a-lack-of-profitability-study/2-1-1529695

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/03/03/green-hydrogen-inflation-reduction-act/

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232983331_The_Future_of_the_Hydrogen_Economy_Bright_or_Bleak

https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2022-rivian-r1t-yearlong-review-update-10-running-out-of-battery/

https://www.lifewire.com/understanding-ev-battery-miles-per-kwh-number-5202266

Behind the Sch3m3s:
https://www.behindthesch3m3s.com/
https://badradio.live/

Episode 253

In Search of Free Speech Zones

Recent international events in the eastern Mediterranean have sparked protests here at American universities in support of one side or the other, with personal blows being dealt to students' carreers. I would like to embrace some of the universities' previous stances on fixing problem.

Executive Producer:
Sir Sean of the Allegheny Valley

https://notthebee.com/article/harvard-students-hold-the-israeli-regime-entirely-responsible-for-all-unfolding-violence

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/18/us/harvard-students-israel-hamas-doxxing.html

https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2023/1020/Free-speech-on-college-campuses-Is-it-time-for-a-reset

https://news.yahoo.com/opinion-let-students-speak-themselves-171341085.html

https://www.thefire.org/research-learn/free-speech-zones

https://amgreatness.com/2023/10/23/the-sickness-of-our-universities-and-the-cure/

https://azfreenews.com/2021/09/no-white-males-allowed-asu-students-harass-peers-out-of-study-room/

Fauda:
https://www.netflix.com/title/80113612

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19003.The_Little_Drummer_Girl

Episode 252

The Right Tool for the Job

When we go out and buy a new tool, do we aim for the cheapest tool available or the most expensive tool out there? Is there a balance to seek between the investment and the overall outcome? Can we do our best job with the cheapest tool available, or is the investment in a higher priced brand worth the investment?

Executive Prodcuers:
Sir Sean of the Allegheny Valley
Wiirdo

Episode 251

Jobs Are on the Mend

The latest jobs report is out! 336 Thousand jobs have been added back to the economy! A large portion are back into the hospitality business. We are approaching pre-pandemic levels of employment!

Executive Producers:
LadyGetOverIt
SirSeatSitter

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2023/10/06/september-jobs-report-unemployment-update/71080367007/

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/us-job-growth-sizzles-in-september-wage-inflation-cooling/ar-AA1hNNs4

https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2015/november/relationship-between-wage-growth-inflation

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/jobs-boom-worsen-inflation-trigger-recession/story?id=94769664

Last Month's fallen research:

https://www.oakridger.com/story/news/2023/08/31/unemployment-numbers/70729020007/

https://www.tn.gov/transparenttn/state-financial-overview/open-ecd/openecd/tnecd-performance-metrics/workforce/employment-and-job-growth.html

https://www.tn.gov/workforce/tennessee-economic-data-/labor-force-statistics/unemployment-rates.html

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey:
https://www.bls.gov/cps/cps_htgm.htm

https://www.stlouisfed.org/open-vault/2018/june/unemployment-number-to-watch

https://www.morningstar.com/markets/august-jobs-report-forecasts-predict-strong-cooling-growth

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/09/01/August-jobs-creation-labor-department/2701693575612/

https://www.thebalancemoney.com/jobs-report-monthly-employment-growth-statistics-3305732

Great Recession Job Loss Graph:
https://www.statista.com/chart/14962/seasonally-adjusted-non-farm-job-creation-in-the-us/

https://journalistsresource.org/economics/bls-monthly-jobs-report-key-facts/

How to Read the Jobs Report | WSJ:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ztO1SdIkaU

Inflation and Deflation | A Hidden Tax:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5WkNxbvLFc

https://www.thebalancemoney.com/u-s-inflation-rate-history-by-year-and-forecast-3306093

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351276/wage-growth-vs-inflation-us/

https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-job-growth-picks-up-august-wages-gains-slow-2023-09-01/

Fun little video to show the change in employment sectors from 1939-2021:
https://www.statista.com/topics/771/employment/#topicOverview

Employment Rate Chart 1990-2022:
https://www.statista.com/statistics/192398/employment-rate-in-the-us-since-1990/

Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2003-2023:
https://www.bls.gov/charts/employment-situation/employment-population-ratio.htm

SirSeatSitter's Podcast:
https://www.absna6pack.com/

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