Past Episodes
The Many Lives of the Working Musician (Part I)
We discuss the ins and outs of the music business from the perspective of the performing and recording artist. What we learn about the tour bus could be scary!
Aired May 10, 2021
When Commercial Office Space Hits the Wall
Nothing like a pandemic and rent moratoria to remind commercial office space owners how much debt they have.
Aired May 3, 2021
Restaurants in the Time of COVID (Part Two)
One part mass panic, three parts basic survival instinct. Mix together and bake for a year and counting.
Aired April 12, 2021
You’ve been pwnd
“Never underestimate the determination of a kid who is time-rich and cash-poor.” - Cory Doctorow, Little Brother
Aired April 5, 2021
Restaurants in the Time of COVID (Part One)
One part mass panic, three parts basic survival instinct. Mix together and bake for a year and counting.
Aired March 29, 2021
Wounding Warriors
Somewhere along the line, “thank you for your service” became a substitute for humanity and caring about our servicemembers.
Aired March 22, 2021
The BIZ/DIS Bankruptcy Bonanza
Bankruptcy is less complex than we think and far more complicated than it appears. Everything you’ve ever wondered about bankruptcy - individual and business - from a retired bankruptcy judge.
Aired March 15, 2021
Maybe Never Take Investment Advice from a Guy Named “520% Miller”
“The supply of suckers for foreign-exchange trading scams is constant and mysterious and impervious to education.” - Matt Levine
Aired March 8, 2021
Any Functioning Adult 2020
One hundred million dollars, fifty thousand people, balloons, and funny hats. Four days of mayhem. What could do wrong? Political conventions from the inside.
Aired February 15, 2021
GameStop & the Short Squeeze
What the hell happened with Gamestop, Reddit, Robinhood and Melvin Capital, and why? And what does it all mean?
Aired February 8, 2021
Render Unto Caesar…
What does a complex populist tax evasion scheme have to do with fringe on flags?
Aired February 1, 2021
Comedy - Time = Tragedy
What happens, however, when you take an incredibly competitive environment, and then add a global pandemic that closes the comedy clubs, stops entertainment production and leaves the gig-workerist of gig-workers out on the streets to fend for themselves?
Aired January 25, 2021
Showdown at Neiman Marcus
How did a sleepy department store bankruptcy end in a federal indictment and a shuttered hedge fund?
Aired January 18, 2021
How Does This Thing Work, Anyway?
Sure, podcasting makes a nice hobby; but how do you make it good business?
Aired January 11, 2021