I start this episode with the World Baseball Classic, sharing my excitement over the matchups, bottom-of-the-food chain umpires, and memories of playing Nintendo Baseball. Then I get into the stock market, talk about the “Mag 7’s” underperformance, the shift from growth to value, and how and why energy & materials are leading YTD, while tech
Mardi Gras, Mexican Cartels, Nazi Olympics
I start this episode with ‘funnies’ from the past week, then get into the Winter Olympics in Milan. How thrilling would it be to have a luge track nearby that you could use? Problem is there are only four of them in America. In this episode, I break down the differences between luge, skeleton, and
2025 Market Recap, ICE in Minneapolis, Venezuelan Oil
I start this episode with money & investing, recapping 2025 market performance. market volatility, tariff & trade, diversification, inflation, housing, and consumer behavior. Hopefully, it’ll help us to think clearly about money in the year ahead. Then I get into what’s been unfolding in Venezuela and Minneapolis. I talk about the arrest of the Venezuelan
Your Money and Kids
This will likely be the last episode of 2025. I start with a car accident story, followed by another setback I had recently. Both incidents have me slowing down and reassessing how to navigate the day-to-day with limited mobility. It’s been a frustrating finale to ’25. But I’m hopeful 2026 is going to be lit
Everything You Don’t See, Regret Minimization, Nicotine vs. Tobacco
This week’s solo episode I pick back up with Morgan Housel’s The Art of Spending Money. As I read through it, the book continues to prove how much of our relationship with money is shaped by our upbringing and expectations. I discuss why contentment matters as much as income, why comparison is not only the
How to Use Money to Buy Freedom & Independence
In this solo episode, I share highlights from The Art of Spending Money by Morgan Housel. I talk about getting what you want vs. what you need, how money shapes our independence, and why the book hit me at the right time. I also get into how our upbringing, culture, and past struggles influence our
AI Optimism vs. Dot-Com Mania, Museum of Prostitution, Party at the Plateau (from Costa Rica)
Solo again from Costa Rica. We’re soaking in the beach sun,, hiking in nature a little, and overall enjoying a slower pace than what we had in Warsaw or Prague. In this episode, I dive into the AI revolution and what investors can learn from the dot-com bubble 25 years ago. I talk about how
God-Tier Trolling, Christian Nationalism, $TSLA, $NFLX, $SPOT (from Costa Rica)
Coming to you solo from Costa Rica this week. In this episode, I unpack the growing conversation around Christian nationalism—how the media has weaponized the term, what it reveals about global propaganda, and why nationalism itself has been wrongly vilified. I share my thoughts on how this kind of messaging shapes what people believe about
Charlie Kirk Memorial, Christianity, Cold War Communists with Benjamin Rutledge (from Prague)
Benjamin Rutledge is a Czech-American Christian with a diverse academic and professional background, which includes military service, international political economy studies, and teaching at a Czech private school. Benji & I met a few weeks ago in Prague and became fast friends. When we met for lunch last Friday, he told me about Charlie Kirk
Bad Kissers, Czech Food, Life of a Pimp, Accumulating Wealth with Morgan Troxclair (from Prague)
Morgan’s first time in Europe! And second time on the pod—since the wife laughed so hard at the first episode (got a new listener!) there had to be a sequel. Which is never as good. But this isn’t the movies. We talk about going to Europe at age 50. Why he waited so long. And
Marijuana Legalization, Microsoft & AI, Monks Love Peace (from Prague)
Coming to you solo from Prague—my favorite city in the world. I went to Berlin last weekend and recorded an episode there with my buddy Jürgen. In this episode, I discuss “the best movie ever,” raid of John Bolton’s home, and Trump’s recollection of the raid on his home. Remember when American propagandists told us