Interviews with entrepreneurs and executives who are shaking things up and building exciting new companies. In industries like new Hollywood, podcasting, ecommerce, and the metaverse. Entertaining you with stories you won't hear anywhere else, from the next generation of leaders that are going to change the world. Brought to you by Chris Erwin, the founder of RockWater and 15-year veteran operator, seller, and investor of media, commerce, and technology companies.
Political talk without the boring parts, featuring the writers, activists and artists who shape the week in news. Hosted by Jon Wiener and presented by The Nation Magazine.
Settle the Score is a weekly game show, hosted by Matt Knost and accompanied on the piano by maestro Andy Merryweather, that has contestants square off against one another to determine who has the best movie score and soundtrack knowledge.
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Home Theater United with Brian Dobbs and Sam Posten
The official podcast of the Home Theater Forum, hosted by Brian Dobbs and Sam Posten.
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THE IT FACTORY: Pac-12 Football with Yogi Roth
Yogi Roth
We often see college football players as relative gladiators, who place their armor on each Saturday to compete for a school they love. But underneath that helmet is a human who has a name, a story, an ‘It Factor.’ Award winning storyteller and Pac-12 Networks broadcaster Yogi Roth hosts the new series, ‘THE IT FACTORY’ where he interviews Pac-12 football players, alums and esteemed guests to learn more about their journey toward success on Saturdays. Each guest will unpack their 'It Factor. ...
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Hayek Program Podcast


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Hayek Program Podcast
F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
The Hayek Program Podcast includes audio from lectures, interviews, and discussions of scholars and visitors from the F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. The F. A. Hayek Program is devoted to the promotion of teaching and research on the institutional arrangements that are suitable for the support of free and prosperous societies. Implicit in this statement is the presumption that those arrangements ...
From electric cars to electric longboards to electric unicycles, Mickey Micklos is an EV youtuber on top of his game. Best known for his channel "EVX", he creates some of the most stunning cinematic content in the EV scene. But he's now putting down the cameras and picking up the mic to talk about all types of electric vehicles. Everything from EV trends, EV news, and of course, talking to EV drivers & enthusiasts.
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The Four Corners of Liberalism with Peter Boettke & Emily Chamlee-Wright, Pt. 2
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On this episode of the Hayek Program Podcast, Peter Boettke & Emily Chamlee-Wright continue their discussion of liberalism by focusing on the modern challenges facing liberal society. Boettke discusses what he views as the greatest missed opportunity for liberals in the 20th century and elaborates on what he views as the difference between an indic…
It's Super Bowl week, so we had to bring in a Super Bowl champion! This week Yogi chats with Super Bowl champion and former Cal running back, Shane Vereen. Shane gives us a look inside his childhood as he tells us about his family and his upbringing, he talks about making the decision to go to Cal and what led to that, his time in the NFL (includin…
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#121 with Ethan Erwin and Craig Gaynier - Round 2
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We've got the return of two incredible trivia masters on Settle the Score this week as your host Matt Knost and musical director Andy Merryweather are so pleased to have back on the always incredible Ethan Erwin and Craig Gaynier for a rematch that's been long in the making. Our patreon is now LIVE!!! Head over to https://www.patreon.com/settlethes…
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Start Making Sense


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The Constitutional Solution to the Debt Limit Crisis, plus Victor Navasky Remembered
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House Republicans are refusing to raise the debt limit, threatening that the US will default on its bond payments. But the Constitution has the solution for President Biden -- that’s what historian Eric Foner says. He joins the podcast to shed light on a little-known section of the 14th Amendment. Also on this episode, we’re still thinking about Vi…
As National Signing Day (part 2) is upon us, Yogi chats with 247 Sports host of "The Late Kick" Josh Pate. They dive into Josh's story and his journey to being the national name he is now, his thoughts on where college football is right now, how he sees Pac-12 football in 2023 and much more. Come for "The It Factory" and stay for the stories and wo…
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Clefty's Patron Score-nament of Champions #1
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Welcome in to the first ever Clefty's Patron Score-nament of Champions! This show is the culmination of two previous rounds of patron score-naments with the winners of both those games facing off today. And your Settle the Score host Matt Knost and musical director Andy Merryweather are pleased as punch to have the two winner Houston Bodily and Tyl…
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#120 with Lon Harris and Paul Oyama
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Settle the Score brings together two trivia juggernauts as your host Matt Knost and musical director Andy Merryweather are excited to have back the always entertaining Lon Harris and Paul Oyama! It's great to spend an hour with these two fine gents and watch as they mow through question after question. Our patreon is now LIVE!!! Head over to https:…
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Start Making Sense


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How to Defeat Kyrsten Sinema; Universal Basic Income in L.A.: Steve Phillips on politics, Sasha Abramsky on poverty
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Kyrsten Sinema, the Arizona senator who quit the Democratic Party in December, is up for reelection next year, and will be challenged by progressive Democrat Ruben Gallego. Steve Phillips points to evidence that her chances of reelection are poor. His new book, “How We Win the Civil War,” has a chapter on Arizona politics. Also: What if government …
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The Four Corners of Liberalism with Peter Boettke & Emily Chamlee-Wright, Pt. 1
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On this episode of the Hayek Program Podcast, Peter Boettke & Emily Chamlee-Wright engage in a fruitful discussion of liberalism in its various tenets. In early 2022, Chamlee-Wright penned a piece in Profectus entitled, "The Four Corners of Liberalism: Mapping Out a Common Ground," in which she charts the different types of liberalism with an eye t…
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Episode 42- Producer and Director Bryan Storkel of SideStilt Films
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Director and Producer (and Editor!) Bryan Storkel from SideStilt Films Meeting up with Bryan Storkel from SideStilt Films: Intro by sam: Welcome Bryan Storkel. Interview: You bill yourself as both producer and director here plus you do editing too. How do you juggle so many hats? Are you the lead writer on these as well? What’s your origin story in…
The It Factory brings back a familiar guest as performace psychologist and founder of "Finding Mastery," Dr. Michael Gervais returns. He and Yogi sit down in Dr. Gervais' studio and discuss the mental skills and challenges today's college football community needs to possess and work through. Yogi plays the roles of student-athlete, coach and parent…
It's Settle the Score time with host Matt Knost and musical director Andy Merryweather and today we've got the battle of The Hot Mic with their hosts John Rocha and Jeff Sneider in a duel for the ages. Both gentlemen know their movies so this should be a good one and we hope you enjoy today's show Our patreon is now LIVE!!! Head over to https://www…
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Abortion rights battles return in the 2023 elections; plus wages at Walmart
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Abortion rights voters are reshaping politics in the coming political season—starting with a special election to the Virginia State Senate. Also: the most important election of 2023 is for the open seat on the Wisconsin State Supreme Court. John Nichols explains. Also: Walmart is the biggest employer in America, and the Walton family, the children …
Yogi talks with standout Washington offensive lineman, Jaxson Kirkland. They discuss the Kirkland legacy at Washington and Jaxson's dream of playing for the Huskies, his decision to comeback for the 2022 season, his thoughts on Michael Penix Jr. returning for the 2023 season and his current journey to the NFL. 'The Afterglow' discusses after the in…
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#118 with Dan Nye and Robert Parker
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After some rescheduling we've got an amazing show for you today on Settle the Score as your host Matt Knost and musical director Andy Merryweather are pleased to welcome back to the show Dan Nye and Robert Parker. We had originally planned to have these two fine gents for a Christmas show but schedules didn't align so they agreed to come back and p…
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Fintan O’Toole on the Next Insurrection; Katha Pollitt on “She Said”
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If you were planning a future coup, what could you learn from the failure of Trump’s efforts on January 6? Fintan O’Toole says it would need a better story – not attacking Congress, but “defending democracy.” He teaches at Princeton, and is the author most recently of We Don’t Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland. Also: Who’d want t…
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Ordoliberalism For the Modern Day — Erwin Dekker & Malte Dold
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On this episode of the Hayek Program Podcast, we continue a miniseries on ordoliberalism in the modern day, hosted by Erwin Dekker. Joining Dekker for this episode is Malte Dold as they examine some distinctives of ordoliberalism, particularly on the nature of individuality and citizen sovereignty. Dekker and Dold also discuss the ordoliberal contr…
Yogi talks with UCLA wide receiver, Jake Bobo. He discusses what it was like to grow up in an extremely athletic family, making the move to UCLA and what that transition did for him as a player and a person, his view on leadership and getting ready for the NFL. It's storytime on 'The Afterglow' at the end of the episode. Come discover Jake Bobo's '…
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#117 with Marisol McKee and Robert Montano
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We've got an incredible matchup today on Settle the Score as your host Matt Knost and musical director Andy Merryweather are excited to have returning guests Marisol McKee and Robert Montano back on and squaring off for the first time. It's a matchup of two players who are excellent at the game. We hope you enjoy! Our patreon is now LIVE!!! Head ov…
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Nelson Lichtenstein's Post-Mortem on the UC Strike and Andrew Bacevich on America’s “Very Long War”
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Teaching Assistants and other grad student employees at the University of California won a historic victory in their strike last month. What does that mean for other universities and other union organizing campaigns? Nelson Lichtenstein joins the show to comment. Also this week, Andrew Bacevich talks about our “very long war” going back to the sixt…
Happy New Year! The It Factory kicks off a new year, as we head into the offseason, by looking forward to the draft and what next year has in store. This week Yogi chats with Stanford Wide Receiver, Brycen Tremayne. Brycen talks about his journey from being a walk-on to scholarship player and key contributor for the Cardinal, his battle back from a…
It's Settle the Score time with your host Matt Knost and musical director Andy Merryweather and welcome to our second official Patron Score-nament with 4 amazing guests in Tyler Brekken, Erik Grebner, Drew Gorzycki, and Juan Reyes (with a special appearance by Josh Saxe)! This show was an incredible amount of fun to record so we hope you enjoy it a…
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Best of 2022: Elie Mystal on the Constitution, plus Kelly Lytle Hernández on “Bad Mexicans”
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For our end-of year show, we are featuring a couple of our favorite book segments from 2022. First, a Black guy’s guide to the Constitution: Elie Mystal explains why “our constitution is not good.” He’s The Nation’s justice correspondent and author of Allow Me to Retort. Also: “Bad Mexicans”—that’s what the revolutionaries of 1910 were called as th…
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How the World Became Rich — Book Panel
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On this episode of the Hayek Program Podcast, we listen to a book panel discussion of Mark Koyama and Jared Rubin's book, How the World Became Rich, in which they dive into the many theories of why modern economic growth happened when and where it did. They tackle recently advanced theories rooted in geography, politics, culture, demography, and co…
It's the last week of 2022, so we thought this would be a good time to reflect on all we have seen and heard so far on Season 2 of "The It Factory." Welcome to the Year In Review episode. Yogi looks back at some of the most memorable moments thus far from this season. He takes a look back at when we left the studio and went to the homes of Alex For…
As you can clearly see in the title we do not have a show for you this week but next week we'll be back with a bang! Happy Holidays to all celebrating out there and we will see you next week. There's a general text thread on our Discord server for everyone. Join the discussion at https://discord.gg/GqcDngEjAB Follow on twitter Matt: https://www.twi…
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UC Strike Settlement? Nelson Lichtenstein; plus Sean Wilentz on Bob Dylan’s Xmas Album
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The biggest strike in the country this year, and the biggest in the history of American universities, may be over. After five weeks of picketing and protests, the union representing 48,000 graduate student employees at the University of California announced a settlement. The university made an offer, and union members are voting this week. Nelson L…
Signing Day is upon us, so Yogi brings in a friend of the show and former coach in the Pac-12 for this weeks episode. Former Washington head Coach, Chris Petersen joins the show as he and Yogi chat about the journey to and through college football. Coach gives advice to athletes and parents on the challenges they are facing or will face and his tak…
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#116 with Mark Ellis vs Peggy Gubbins
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We like to make things happen on Settle the Score and this week is no exception as your host Matt Knost and musical director Andy Merryweather answered the call from one of our regular players in Peggy Gubbins as she asked to take on another regular Mark Ellis in a match that is months in the making. This was a blast to record and a helluva game. E…
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Steve Phillips on Sinema and Nelson Lichtenstein on the U.C. Strike
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The Democrats triumphed in Arizona this November, electing the governor and the secretary of state, and reelecting senator Mark Kelly --in what used to be a red state. But then Senator Kyrsten Sinema quit the Democratic Party, and Progressives moved towards a primary election to challenge her. On this week's podcast, Steve Phillips explains how the…
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In Search of Monsters to Destroy — Peter Boettke & Chris Coyne
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On this episode of the Hayek Program Podcast, Peter Boettke & Chris Coyne discuss Coyne's latest book, In Search of Monsters to Destroy. After 9/11, the United States tried to establish liberal political regimes in the Middle East and in the mountains of Afghanistan—but the effort, according to Coyne, was doomed to fail as illiberal means can lead …
Yogi catches up with former USC quarterback, Cody Kessler. Cody discusses his time at USC, the pressures that come with being a USC quarterback, his NFL career, playing with Tom Brady and what he is doing now. 'The Afterglow' discusses after the interview. Come discover Cody Kessler's 'It Factor' on "The It Factory: Pac-12 Football with Yogi Roth" …
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#115 with Chris Burns and Freddy Lockhart
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We've got a fantastic Settle the Score this week so please help your host Matt Knost and musical director Andy Merryweather in giving a huge welcome back to the show for Freddy Lockhart and Chris Burns! This is as even a match as we could imagine when we set it up so let's see how it plays out but both these gents are excellent at the game so let's…
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Joan Walsh on the Georgia runoff and Nelson Lichtenstein on the UC strike
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On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, Nation correspondent, Joan Walsh, comments on Democratic incumbent, Senator Raphael Warnock beating Herschel Walker in the Georgia runoff, and what that means for the future of American politics. Also on this episode, the largest strike in the country this year, and the largest in the history of hi…
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Episode 41 - Brian Ralston and Chris Chan Lee from Silent River
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Meeting up with HTF’s Brian Ralston and Director Chris Chan Lee from Silent River: Intro by sam: Meet Brian Ralston and Chris Chan Lee Interview Qs: Brian: What can you tell us about your work on Silent River Chris: The film is out on digital to buy now. How has the reaction been from audiences? What was the film’s journey to getting made? Is there…
It's Heisman week! So naturally we had to sit down with someone who has been up for the award. Yogi chats with 2017 Heisman runner-up, and former Stanford running back, Bryce Love. They recap the time they spent in New York at the Heisman ceremony, and Bryce reminisces on his 2017 season, gives his thoughts on the Heisman and fills everyone in on w…
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#114 with Alex Marzona and Eric Striffler
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We've got an incredible show for you today on Settle the Score as your host Matt Knost and musical director Andy Merryweather are excited to have on returning guest Alex Marzona and first time guest Eric Striffler. This was an incredible game with two amazing players. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did recording it. Our patreon is now LIVE!!! H…
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Beverly Gage on J. Edgar Hoover, plus Erwin Chemerinsky on Originalism
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We know a lot about the bad things J. Edgar Hoover did, but it turns out there’s a lot we didn’t know. Historian Beverly Gage joins the podcast to explain. Her new book is “G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover & the Making of the American Century.” Also: Should the Supreme Court base its decision on what it can discern about the original intent of the framers? T…
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Ordoliberalism for the Modern Day — Erwin Dekker & Stefan Kolev
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On this episode of the Hayek Program Podcast, we begin a miniseries on ordoliberalism in the modern day, hosted by Erwin Dekker. Joining Dekker for this episode is Stefan Kolev as they discuss what ordoliberalism is and why it maintains relevancy for the modern day. Additionally, they examine the historical progression of ordoliberalism through the…
The It Factory brings back an It Factory Alum as Britain Covey joins the show. He talks with Yogi about his first season in the NFL, the journey it took to make the Eagles' roster and he tells some hilarious stories you won't want to miss. Plus, in Pac-12 Champ week, Britain reminisces on his Pac-12 title and the end of his college career. 'The Aft…
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#113 with Scoundrels, Inc - Star Wars Showdown
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It's our first ever Star Wars themed show on Settle the Score and your host Matt Knost and musical director are extremely excited to have on the fine gentlemen of Scoundrels, Inc on today. So please help us welcome Brandon Hanna, Frank Janisch, Kevin Smets, & Sean Sullivan on for throwdown of galactic proportions! And a special thanks to patron Bra…
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The Undocumented Can Work Jobs at the U. of Calif., and Latinas Are Fighting Toxic Pollution
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Hundreds of thousands of young immigrants brought here by their undocumented parents since 2007 are not eligible for DACA. But now they may be eligible for jobs--at the University of California. UCLA law professor Ahilan Arulanantham explains. Also: the fight against pollution in LA’s port communities, where 300,000 people, mostly Latino, live next…
Yogi talks with Washington State defensive end/outside linebacker Ron Stone Jr. RJ talks about growing up in an athletic family and the pressures that created, his dad playing in the NFL, his time in Pullman and the Apple Cup. 'The Afterglow' gives a unique perspective this week at the end of the episode. Come discover Ron Stone Jr.'s 'It Factor' o…
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Episode 40 - Black Friday Preview 2022
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Sam sits down with HTF and HTU regular guest Todd Erwin to preview the deals and don'ts for Home Theater gear and media coming up this week for Black Friday 2022.By Home Theater United with Brian Dobbs and Sam Posten
It's Settle the Score time with your host Matt Knost and musical director Andy Merryweather and welcome to our first official Patron Score-nament with 3 (technically 4) amazing guests in Matt Scanlon, Houston Bodily, and Troy (with a special appearance by Juan Reyes)! This show was an incredible amount of fun to record so we hope you enjoy it as mu…
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Joan Walsh on the Georgia Runoff; Gustavo Arellano on the LA Vote
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The Georgia Senate runoff campaign has begun--Joan Walsh has just returned from Atlanta, and explains why Trump’s candidate Herschel Walker seems likely to lose. Also: comment on what happened in Stacey Abrams’ tragic loss. Plus: in Los Angeles the terrible sheriff has lost his re-election campaign. Gustavo Arellano, the LA Times columnist, comment…
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Peter Boettke & Ben Powell on Elements of Success in Graduate School
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On this episode of the Hayek Program Podcast, Peter Boettke & Ben Powell tackle the ever-present question of what goes into a successful path through graduate school. Powell begins by explaining how he got interested in free-market ideas, and how a book giveaway at a conference cemented his desire to study economics. Additionally, the pair discusse…
Yogi chats with Oregon quarterback, Bo Nix. Bo talks about his time at Auburn, the ups and downs of his career, coming to Oregon and how he is now enjoying football for the first time in a long time. 'The Afterglow' chats at the end of the episode. Come discover Bo Nix's 'It Factor' on "The It Factory: Pac-12 Football with Yogi Roth" presented by Z…
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#112 with Mara Knopic and Amaru Moses - Geek Showdown
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We've got another Geek throwdown this week on Settle the Score and your host Matt Knost and musical director Andy Merrtyweather are excited to have returning guests Mara Knopic and Amaru Moses on to figure out whos the geekiest of them all! Our patreon is now LIVE!!! Head over to https://www.patreon.com/settlethescoreshow and join one of our 5 tier…
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Taehoon Kim — CEO of nWay on Raising $90M, Selling to Animoca, and Gaming x Web3
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This interview features Taehoon (TK) Kim, Co-Founder and CEO of nWay. We discuss going to arcades with his mom in South Korea, why he wasn't allowed to play console games as a kid in Canada, what he learned from Samsung's work culture, why it's hard for VCs to invest in gaming, finding passion at the intersection of technology and art, the best typ…