Marc and Zack Miller Catch Up - A Great Conversation on 2 Podcasts (Corporate Thought and Zack Miller Says)

Lots of links in this episode:

Including Gary Vaynerchuk including his old Youtube show Wine Library TV.

The " iron man" book,  Finding My Voice by Mike Reilly.

It turns out that the phrase “Welcome to the Thunderdome” from Mad Max has been uttered in numerous films and TV shows including Waiting,  and Superbad.

The Poster of Old Yankee Stadium made of words that hangs in my office.

Correction – My parents launched Vanmarc Shipping in 1974 not 1973. 

Zack mentioned Scrivener which I use too -  Great for organizing longer form content.

We spoke about companies legacy systems hampering technology innovation and adoption .  This is a great article about it.

Merriam-Webster definition of Infotainment

Zack lamented the handling of the Ryan Lochte scandal in Brazil by journalists. Here is a rundown on the story from USA Today

We were talking about binge or marathon watching tv and how many subscribers Netflix had.  Not surprisingly, Netflix added 16 million new subscribers in the first quarter of 2020 for a total of 182 million subscribers.

Zack mentioned two shows he binged - Breaking Bad  and its spin off Better Call Saul.

Zack mentioned Ramit Sethi’s book, I Will Teach You to Be Rich and the idea of learning at least one nugget from every book you read.

Squirrel, we then went off into a tangent about nootropics including a Shout Out to Four Sigmatic as well as Michael Pollan and his books Omnivore’s Dilemma, and How to Change Your Mind.  See the episode with Sheryl Ryan for more.

Zack mentioned  The Game Changers and its effect on him as well as athletes who follow a vegan diet, Rich Roll, the ultra-marathoner came up and we discussed the Tennessee Titans who have numerous vegans among them as Derrick Morgan’s wife is a vegan chef.

Zack challenged me to post about the proper form for cycling.  The trainer I referenced is Walt Gonzalez of Peake Endurance in Chesapeake, VA..

My favorite novels: Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett and The Stand by Stephen King and my favorite show was The Sopranos 

The ESPN 30 For 30 about Allen Iverson in which he did not appear.

Zack’s favorite books: North by Scott Jurek, Living with a SEAL by Jesse Itzler, Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins and My Fight Your Fight by Ronda Rousey.

We also mentioned the Barkley Marathons and the documentary about the unsupported bike race across America (the Trans-Am).

Zack’s favorite tv shows are Lost and the US Version of the Office.

Zack can be found everywhere at zackmillersays and leaves us with the hack to use the same handle under everything.