Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger
463 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★★★★ - 427 ratingsMoney makes the world go round – but how does it shape you as a person? Join comedian and former Facebook Sales VP Paul Ollinger as he extracts a wealth of wisdom from CEOs and celebrities, authors and artists, Olympic gold medalists and Nobel Prize winners – each with a unique perspective on the role that money plays in our lives. At a time when talking about personal finance can still feel taboo, Paul offers refreshingly honest discussions about the motivations and misconceptions surrounding money, ultimately asking: what are the ways in which it can (and can’t) bring us happiness? Crazy Money won’t make you rich. But it will definitely make you think (and laugh).
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Wealth and Existential Despair (w/Melissa Bernstein)
May 25, 2021 05:15 - 51 minutes - 58.9 MBMelissa Bernstein has great wealth, a wonderful husband, and six healthy children. She has also endured a lifetime of “existential anxiety and depression,” suicidal thoughts, and a feeling that she does not belong on earth. The Co-founder of Melissa & Doug’s toys describes her brain as a “prison of despair” but that same brain also provides her the “boundless expanse of imagination” that has helped her design over 5,000 toys in the 32 years since she and her husband co-founded the mas...
Wealth and Existential Despair with Melissa Bernstein - Ep 109
May 25, 2021 05:15 - 52 minutesMelissa Bernstein has great wealth, a wonderful husband, and six healthy children. She has also endured a lifetime of “existential anxiety and depression,” suicidal thoughts, and a feeling that she does not belong on earth. The Co-founder of Melissa & Doug’s toys describes her brain as a “prison of despair” but that same brain also provides her the “boundless expanse of imagination” that has helped her design over 5,000 toys in the 32 years since she and her husband co-founded the massively ...
Moby on Fame, Fortune, Addiction, Animals
May 18, 2021 05:39 - 51 minutes - 59.1 MBMoby’s first job as a DJ was spinning records at a dive bar next to a methadone clinic. A few years later, he was rich and famous, but "never felt more depressed.” Having grown up as "poor white trash” in the wealthy town of Darien, CT, Moby's financial status made him feel like a “third-class citizen.” Decades after selling over 20 million albums, winning all kinds of awards, and experiencing "baffling success," he still feels disenfranchised. The massive, unpredictable success of ...
Moby on Fame, Fortune, Addiction, Animals - Ep 108
May 18, 2021 05:39 - 52 minutesMoby’s first job as a DJ was spinning records at a dive bar next to a methadone clinic. A few years later, he was rich and famous, but "never felt more depressed.” Having grown up as "poor white trash” in the wealthy town of Darien, CT, Moby's financial status made him feel like a “third-class citizen.” Decades after selling over 20 million albums, winning all kinds of awards, and experiencing "baffling success," he still feels disenfranchised. The massive, unpredictable success of his 1999 ...
Life After Paralysis (with Maura McVann Coley)
May 11, 2021 03:51 - 51 minutes - 59.2 MBIn 1988, Maura McVann Coley sustained a traumatic spinal cord injury that deprived her of the ability to walk. Just 17 at the time of the accident, the then high school athlete had to adjust her expectations for senior year, college, and life beyond. On today’s episode, Maura shares with great candor how she adapted logistically and emotionally to her new and very different circumstances. She offers insight into how she navigated college at the University of Illinois, traveled through ...
Life After Paralysis with Maura McVann Coley - Ep 107
May 11, 2021 03:51 - 52 minutesIn 1988, Maura McVann Coley sustained a traumatic spinal cord injury that deprived her of the ability to walk. Just 17 at the time of the accident, the then high school athlete had to adjust her expectations for senior year, college, and life beyond. On today’s episode, Maura shares with great candor how she adapted logistically and emotionally to her new and very different circumstances. She offers insight into how she navigated college at the University of Illinois, traveled through Europe,...
Rebounding from Mid-life Melancholy (w/Jonathan Rauch) ENCORE EPISODE
May 04, 2021 03:25 - 42 minutes - 49.1 MB(Originally posted Jan, 2020...but so worth another listen) In The Happiness Curve: Why Life Gets Better After 50, Jonathan Rauch explores the decline in happiness that most people experience in middle age and what there is to do about it. Even after achieving all we had ever dreamed of and more, many of us experience a disappointment or melancholy, and question if “this” is all there is to life. The first thing to understand that this is normal. Your doubts are okay and part of...
Rebounding from Mid-life Melancholy (w/Jonathan Rauch)
May 04, 2021 03:25 - 42 minutes - 49.1 MBIn The Happiness Curve: Why Life Gets Better After 50, Jonathan Rauch explores the decline in happiness that most people experience in middle age and what there is to do about it. Even after achieving all we had ever dreamed of and more, many of us experience a disappointment or melancholy, and question if “this” is all there is to life. The first thing to understand that this is normal. Your doubts are okay and part of the aging process of the mind. The second thing to embrace is tha...
Rebounding from Mid-life Melancholy with Jonathan Rauch - ENCORE EPISODE
May 04, 2021 03:25 - 44 minutes(Originally posted Jan, 2020...but so worth another listen) In The Happiness Curve: Why Life Gets Better After 50, Jonathan Rauch explores the decline in happiness that most people experience in middle age and what there is to do about it. Even after achieving all we had ever dreamed of and more, many of us experience a disappointment or melancholy, and question if “this” is all there is to life. The first thing to understand that this is normal. Your doubts are okay and part of the aging pr...
How business education builds character (w/Matt Slaughter)
April 27, 2021 03:38 - 50 minutes - 58.2 MBMatthew J. Slaughter is the Dean of the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth where Paul (the host of this show) earned his MBA. In today’s conversation, Matt and Paul discuss the role of business education in creating not just savvy business leaders but curious, ethical human beings. Matt shares insights into the challenges the pandemic inflicted on universities, how Covid-19 caused the worst day of his career, and how to behave in the Oval Office. An expert on globalization, Matt is a...
How business education builds character with Matt Slaughter - Ep 106
April 27, 2021 03:38 - 52 minutesMatthew J. Slaughter is the Dean of the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth where Paul (the host of this show) earned his MBA. In today’s conversation, Matt and Paul discuss the role of business education in creating not just savvy business leaders but curious, ethical human beings. Matt shares insights into the challenges the pandemic inflicted on universities, how Covid-19 caused the worst day of his career, and how to behave in the Oval Office. An expert on globalization, Matt is also the...
The Science of Well-being (w/Dr. Laurie Santos)
April 20, 2021 06:48 - 58 minutes - 67.1 MBOur brains are not good at predicting what will actually make us happy. You think you want more money, more fame, and to be alone, but what will actually make you happy are more social connections and more gratitude. Dr. Santos’ course Psychology and the Good Life—the most popular class in Yale’s history—teaches students to live happier, more fulfilling lives, which is good because student rates of anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts are at an all-time high. Laurie Santos, Ph...
The Science of Well-being (w/Dr. Laurie Santos) ENCORE EPISODE
April 20, 2021 06:48 - 58 minutes - 67.1 MB(Originally posted Sept, 2019...but so worth another listen) Our brains are not good at predicting what will actually make us happy. You think you want more money, more fame, and to be alone, but what will actually make you happy are more social connections and more gratitude. Dr. Santos’ course Psychology and the Good Life—the most popular class in Yale’s history—teaches students to live happier, more fulfilling lives, which is good because student rates of anxiety, depression, and ...
The Science of Well-being with Dr. Laurie Santos - ENCORE EPISODE
April 20, 2021 06:48 - 59 minutes(Originally posted Sept, 2019...but so worth another listen) Our brains are not good at predicting what will actually make us happy. You think you want more money, more fame, and to be alone, but what will actually make you happy are more social connections and more gratitude. Dr. Santos’ course Psychology and the Good Life—the most popular class in Yale’s history—teaches students to live happier, more fulfilling lives, which is good because student rates of anxiety, depression, and suicidal ...
Our possessions, ourselves
April 13, 2021 06:17 - 54 minutes - 62.7 MBWhat does it mean to “own” something? Do you “own”your body? Do you own the dirt in your backyard? If someone flies a drone over your deck, do you have the right to blast it out of the sky? (Seems fair to me, but the law says otherwise.) In their new book,Mine!, law professors Michael Heller and James Salzman explore the the concept of ownership and property in ways you have almost certainly not considered. I love books that make me re-think a concept that I take for gr...
Our possessions, ourselves
April 13, 2021 06:17 - 54 minutes - 62.7 MBWhat does it mean to “own” something? Do you “own”your body? Do you own the dirt in your backyard? If someone flies a drone over your deck, do you have the right to blast it out of the sky? (Seems fair to me, but the law says otherwise.) In their new book,Mine!, law professors Michael Heller and James Salzman explore the the concept of ownership and property in ways you have almost certainly not considered. I love books that make me re-think a concept that I take for gr...
Our possessions, ourselves with Michael Heller & James Salzman - Ep 105
April 13, 2021 06:17 - 56 minutesWhat does it mean to “own” something? Do you “own”your body? Do you own the dirt in your backyard? If someone flies a drone over your deck, do you have the right to blast it out of the sky? (Seems fair to me, but the law says otherwise.) In their new book,Mine!, law professors Michael Heller and James Salzman explore the the concept of ownership and property in ways you have almost certainly not considered. I love books that make me re-think a concept that I take for granted. InMine!, Heller...
Wall Street, the movie: a panel discussion
April 06, 2021 05:20 - 56 minutes - 65.1 MBThis week we tried out a new format—a panel discussion about the 1987 classic Oliver Stone film, Wall Street. It starred Charlie Sheen, Michael Douglas, Darryl Hannah and a whole bunch of other amazing actors. The movie, which was a morality tale about financial excess, both celebrated and condemned the era's obsession with money and over-the-top luxury (clearly that’s over!). In addition to cocaine, caviar, and steak tartare, it asked us to consider: How much is enough? How do you def...
Wall Street, the movie: a panel discussion - Ep 104
April 06, 2021 05:20 - 58 minutesThis week we tried out a new format—a panel discussion about the 1987 classic Oliver Stone film, Wall Street. It starred Charlie Sheen, Michael Douglas, Darryl Hannah and a whole bunch of other amazing actors. The movie, which was a morality tale about financial excess, both celebrated and condemned the era's obsession with money and over-the-top luxury (clearly that’s over!). In addition to cocaine, caviar, and steak tartare, it asked us to consider: How much is enough? How do you define ...
Wall Street Trader Turns Big Time Writer (w/Jared Dillian)
March 30, 2021 04:27 - 49 minutes - 56.9 MBA working class kid from the poor part of Connecticut, Jared Dillian somehow managed in 2001 to land a job as a trader at Lehman Brothers, the then-prestigious investment bank. Wearing cheap suits from the Mens Wearhouse, he found himself out-of-place among the Armani-clad Ivy League set on Wall Street. But he loved trading and made a lot of money in the process. In this candid conversation, Jared shares frank insights into the incredible stress of trading and the mental health that ...
Wall Street Trader Turns Big Time Writer with Jared Dillian - Ep 103
March 30, 2021 04:27 - 51 minutesA working class kid from the poor part of Connecticut, Jared Dillian somehow managed in 2001 to land a job as a trader at Lehman Brothers, the then-prestigious investment bank. Wearing cheap suits from the Mens Wearhouse, he found himself out-of-place among the Armani-clad Ivy League set on Wall Street. But he loved trading and made a lot of money in the process. In this candid conversation, Jared shares frank insights into the incredible stress of trading and the mental health that became ap...
Money and the Maasai people (w/Josphat Mako)
March 23, 2021 04:56 - 48 minutes - 56 MBMy guest today paid a dowry of eight cows for his first wife and six cows and three sheep for his second wife. Josphat Mako, or just “Mako," grew up in Kenya’s Maasai Mara, a massive plain just north of the Serengeti. He taught himself English, learned how to drive, and has since become become a well-known safari guide for the legendary Cottars camps. In today’s episode, we talk about his childhood, daily life in the Maasai Village, who goes to school in their culture (it will surpri...
Money and the Maasai people with Josphat Mako - Ep 102
March 23, 2021 04:56 - 50 minutesMy guest today paid a dowry of eight cows for his first wife and six cows and three sheep for his second wife. Josphat Mako, or just “Mako," grew up in Kenya’s Maasai Mara, a massive plain just north of the Serengeti. He taught himself English, learned how to drive, and has since become become a well-known safari guide for the legendary Cottars camps. In today’s episode, we talk about his childhood, daily life in the Maasai Village, who goes to school in their culture (it will surprise you!)...
Ryan Holiday on Stillness (ENCORE EPISODE)
March 16, 2021 06:56 - 58 minutes - 67.5 MB(Originally posted October, 2019) Ryan Holiday is the author of ten books, which have sold sold more than 2 million copies worldwide and been translated into 30 languages. World-class athletes, celebrities and political leaders use his lessons to achieve peak performance. His 2014 book, The Obstacle Is The Way, was read by the New England Patriots during their 2014 Super Bowl-winning season and by four-time major champion golfer Rory McIlroy as preparation for the 2019 Masters Tourna...
Ryan Holiday on Stillness (Encore)
March 16, 2021 06:56 - 58 minutes - 67.5 MBRyan Holiday is the author of ten books, which have sold sold more than 2 million copies worldwide and been translated into 30 languages. World-class athletes, celebrities and political leaders use his lessons to achieve peak performance. His 2014 book, The Obstacle Is The Way, was read by the New England Patriots during their 2014 Super Bowl-winning season and by four-time major champion golfer Rory McIlroy as preparation for the 2019 Masters Tournament. In this conversation, recor...
Ryan Holiday on Stillness - ENCORE EPISODE
March 16, 2021 06:56 - 1 hour(Originally posted October, 2019) Ryan Holiday is the author of ten books, which have sold sold more than 2 million copies worldwide and been translated into 30 languages. World-class athletes, celebrities and political leaders use his lessons to achieve peak performance. His 2014 book, The Obstacle Is The Way, was read by the New England Patriots during their 2014 Super Bowl-winning season and by four-time major champion golfer Rory McIlroy as preparation for the 2019 Masters Tournament. In...
Andy Stanley on Jesus and Money
March 09, 2021 07:11 - 1 hour - 72.9 MBCommunicator, author, and pastor Andy Stanley founded Atlanta-based North Point Ministries (NPM) in 1995. Today, NPM consists of seven churches in the Atlanta area and a network of nearly 100 churches around the globe that collectively serve nearly 185,000 people weekly. A survey of U.S. pastors in Outreach magazine identified Andy as one of the ten most influential living pastors in America. Andy holds an undergraduate degree in journalism from Georgia State University and a master’s degre...
Andy Stanley on Jesus and Money - Ep 101
March 09, 2021 07:11 - 1 hourCommunicator, author, and pastor Andy Stanley founded Atlanta-based North Point Ministries (NPM) in 1995. Today, NPM consists of seven churches in the Atlanta area and a network of nearly 100 churches around the globe that collectively serve nearly 185,000 people weekly. A survey of U.S. pastors in Outreach magazine identified Andy as one of the ten most influential living pastors in America. Andy holds an undergraduate degree in journalism from Georgia State University and a master’s degree ...
Crazy Money Trailer
March 02, 2021 15:51 - 2 minutesComedian Paul Ollinger started Crazy Money to explore the connection between money, happiness, work, and meaning through the lens of his guests' expertise and/or money journeys. Preveious interviewees include prominent authors, academics, CEOs, celebrities, and winners of the Nobel Prize, Heisman Trophy, PGA Championship, and Olympic Gold medals, including: Academics: Princeton's Sir Angus Deaton (Nobel laureate) and Peter Singer (“the world’s most influential living philosopher”), Yale’s ...
LL COOL J on Hip Hop, money and business
March 02, 2021 07:24 - 44 minutes - 51.4 MBNobody works harder than LL COOL J. The musician, producer, actor, and entrepreneur has been playing at the highest levels of art, business, and culture since he burst on the scene at the age of 17, in 1985. For over 35 years, LL has pushed himself to achieve in all that he does while leading with spirit and character. And achieve he has. The two-time Grammy-winner and first ever Hip Hop Kennedy Center Honoree has recorded 14 studio albums, landing massive hits including Going Back to Cal...
LL COOL J on Hip Hop, money and business - Ep 100
March 02, 2021 07:24 - 46 minutesNobody works harder than LL COOL J. The musician, producer, actor, and entrepreneur has been playing at the highest levels of art, business, and culture since he burst on the scene at the age of 17, in 1985. For over 35 years, LL has pushed himself to achieve in all that he does while leading with spirit and character. And achieve he has. The two-time Grammy-winner and first ever Hip Hop Kennedy Center Honoree has recorded 14 studio albums, landing massive hits including Going Back to Cali, ...
The Glass Closet: Why Coming Out is Good Business (w/Lord John Browne)
February 23, 2021 06:28 - 45 minutes - 51.8 MB“Never tell anyone a secret because they will surely use it against you.” That’s what Lord John Browne’s mother, an Auschwitz survivor, always told her son. The former CEO of BP followed her advice until he was 59 years old when his secret—the fact that he was a closeted gay man—was exposed by an ex-boyfriend in the British tabloids. The revelation resulted in a media storm and Lord Browne’s immediate resignation. Just like that, after almost 40 years of service to his employer, he wa...
The Glass Closet: Why Coming Out is Good Business with Lord John Browne - Ep 99
February 23, 2021 06:28 - 46 minutes“Never tell anyone a secret because they will surely use it against you.” That’s what Lord John Browne’s mother, an Auschwitz survivor, always told her son. The former CEO of BP followed her advice until he was 59 years old when his secret—the fact that he was a closeted gay man—was exposed by an ex-boyfriend in the British tabloids. The revelation resulted in a media storm and Lord Browne’s immediate resignation. Just like that, after almost 40 years of service to his employer, he was out o...
James Altucher Skips the Line
February 16, 2021 08:12 - 56 minutes - 65.1 MBJames Altucher is an author, chess master, podcaster, former hedge fund manager, angel investor, and — just to top it off —comedian. Oh, he’s also an entrepreneur who has started 20 companies, 17 of which failed. Over the course of his career, James has made and lost multi-million dollar fortunes “three or four times.” The Wall Street Journal best-selling author of Choose Yourself, Choose Yourself Guide to Wealth, and The Power of No has a new book, Skip the Line that is all about ho...
James Altucher Skips the Line - Ep 98
February 16, 2021 08:12 - 58 minutesJames Altucher is an author, chess master, podcaster, former hedge fund manager, angel investor, and — just to top it off —comedian. Oh, he’s also an entrepreneur who has started 20 companies, 17 of which failed. Over the course of his career, James has made and lost multi-million dollar fortunes “three or four times.” The Wall Street Journal best-selling author of Choose Yourself, Choose Yourself Guide to Wealth, and The Power of No has a new book, Skip the Line that is all about how think...
Love and Money (w/Rachel Greenwald)
February 09, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 70.8 MBRachel Greenwald is a professional match-maker whose business serves wealthy men looking for love. A graduate of Harvard Business School where she is an Executive Fellow, Rachel is also the New York Times bestselling author of Have Him at Hello and Find a Husband After 35. In today’s episode we discuss the mistakes both men and women make when talking or inquiring about money during courtship. She also divulges the #1 mistake successful women make on first dates, as reported in intervi...
Love and Money with Rachel Greenwald - Ep 97
February 09, 2021 08:00 - 1 hourRachel Greenwald is a professional match-maker whose business serves wealthy men looking for love. A graduate of Harvard Business School where she is an Executive Fellow, Rachel is also the New York Times bestselling author of Have Him at Hello and Find a Husband After 35. In today’s episode we discuss the mistakes both men and women make when talking or inquiring about money during courtship. She also divulges the #1 mistake successful women make on first dates, as reported in interviews wit...
Divorce, Anxiety, and $8B in real estate (w/Holly Parker)
February 02, 2021 08:33 - 44 minutes - 51.1 MBHolly Parker is one of the most dynamic people I have ever met. A top NYC realtor who has sold over $8 billion in property, she is also a self-made millionaire, consummate connector of people, world traveler, twin mom, and author. In her new book, Back on the Market: A Realtor’s Guide to Love and Life Holly tells the story of her divorce, re-entry into the dating world as an ultra-successful woman, and how she earns the trust of billionaires who purchase $50mm+ apartments. On th...
Divorce, Anxiety, and $8B in real estate with Holly Parker- Ep 96
February 02, 2021 08:33 - 45 minutesHolly Parker is one of the most dynamic people I have ever met. A top NYC realtor who has sold over $8 billion in property, she is also a self-made millionaire, consummate connector of people, world traveler, twin mom, and author. In her new book, Back on the Market: A Realtor’s Guide to Love and Life Holly tells the story of her divorce, re-entry into the dating world as an ultra-successful woman, and how she earns the trust of billionaires who purchase $50mm+ apartments. On this week’s epi...
The Price of College (with Ron Lieber)
January 26, 2021 08:15 - 55 minutes - 63.9 MBIf you have kids in or nearing college age, you HAVE to listen to this episode. Ron Lieber’s new book, The Price You Pay for College contains critical, in-depth information about one of the most important financial decisions your family will ever make. After 15 years of financial reporting, Lieber reports that “No consumer decision inspires more confusion and emotion than the question of what to pay for college,” which is understandable since 4 years at many state schools now costs over $100...
The Price of College with Ron Lieber - Ep 95
January 26, 2021 08:15 - 57 minutesIf you have kids in or nearing college age, you HAVE to listen to this episode. Ron Lieber’s new book, The Price You Pay for College contains critical, in-depth information about one of the most important financial decisions your family will ever make. After 15 years of financial reporting, Lieber reports that “No consumer decision inspires more confusion and emotion than the question of what to pay for college,” which is understandable since 4 years at many state schools now costs over $100k...
Working Ourselves to Death (w/Daniel Markovits)
January 19, 2021 08:06 - 51 minutes - 58.8 MBDaniel Markovits is the Guido Calabresi Professor of Law at Yale Law School and the author of The Meritocracy Trap in which he outlines the price meritocracy imposes on society. In addition to severely limiting opportunities for the middle and lower classes, our knowledge-based economy “devours the elite” who work brutally long hours at top law firms, investment banks, and consulting companies. And Daniel would know. After all, he acknowledges that he is part of the system that he is critic...
Working Ourselves to Death with Daniel Markovits - Ep 94
January 19, 2021 08:06 - 52 minutesDaniel Markovits is the Guido Calabresi Professor of Law at Yale Law School and the author of The Meritocracy Trap in which he outlines the price meritocracy imposes on society. In addition to severely limiting opportunities for the middle and lower classes, our knowledge-based economy “devours the elite” who work brutally long hours at top law firms, investment banks, and consulting companies. And Daniel would know. After all, he acknowledges that he is part of the system that he is criticiz...
Managing Our Desires (w/William Irvine)
January 12, 2021 05:41 - 48 minutes - 55.4 MBWilliam “Bill” Irvine is an author, philosophy professor, and an active investor who describes his intended audience as "intellectually-upscale readers who have a minimal background in philosophy but who are interested in carefully rethinking the assumptions of everyday life.” (Hey, that’s YOU!) Bill wants to make philosophy accessible and applicable to our everyday struggles. His research can best be described as hybrid, reflecting topics that lie on the border between philosophy and s...
Managing Our Desires with William Irvine - Ep 93
January 12, 2021 05:41 - 49 minutesWilliam “Bill” Irvine is an author, philosophy professor, and an active investor who describes his intended audience as "intellectually-upscale readers who have a minimal background in philosophy but who are interested in carefully rethinking the assumptions of everyday life.” (Hey, that’s YOU!) Bill wants to make philosophy accessible and applicable to our everyday struggles. His research can best be described as hybrid, reflecting topics that lie on the border between philosophy and somethi...
Getting the Most from Life (w/Jesse Itzler)
January 06, 2021 09:00 - 53 minutes - 60.9 MBJesse Itzler only eats fruit 'til noon, loves Run-D.M.C., and enjoys living life "out of the box." The author of the New York Times bestseller, Living with a Seal, cofounded Marquis Jet, the world's largest private jet card company which he and his partner sold to Berkshire Hathaway/NetJets. Jesse then partnered with Zico coconut water, which he and his partner sold to The Coca-Cola Company. He’s a former rapper on MTV and wrote and performed the NBA's Emmy Award-winning "I Love This Game" m...
Getting the Most from Life with Jesse Itzler - Ep 92
January 06, 2021 09:00 - 54 minutesJesse Itzler only eats fruit 'til noon, loves Run-D.M.C., and enjoys living life "out of the box." The author of the New York Times bestseller, Living with a Seal, cofounded Marquis Jet, the world's largest private jet card company which he and his partner sold to Berkshire Hathaway/NetJets. Jesse then partnered with Zico coconut water, which he and his partner sold to The Coca-Cola Company. He’s a former rapper on MTV and wrote and performed the NBA's Emmy Award-winning "I Love This Game" mu...
Peter Singer on the Moral Obligations of Money (Encore from 2019)
December 22, 2020 06:33 - 55 minutes - 63.2 MBThe New Yorker called Princeton and University of Melbourne bio-ethicist, Peter Singer “the world’s most influential living philosopher." Time included him on its annual list of the world’s 100 most influential people. Peter has a question for you: Did you know that for the cost of a new television ($600), you can save a life? Here’s another: would it be worth foregoing a nice bottle of wine ($50) to cure someone’s blindness, thus allowing them to return to work and provide for themsel...
Peter Singer on the Moral Obligations of Money (from 2019) - ENCORE EPISODE
December 22, 2020 06:33 - 56 minutesThe New Yorker called Princeton and University of Melbourne bio-ethicist, Peter Singer “the world’s most influential living philosopher." Time included him on its annual list of the world’s 100 most influential people. Peter has a question for you: Did you know that for the cost of a new television ($600), you can save a life? Here’s another: would it be worth foregoing a nice bottle of wine ($50) to cure someone’s blindness, thus allowing them to return to work and provide for themselves and...
The Death of Tony Hsieh (w/Angel Au-Yeung, David Jeans, and Dr. Drew Pinsky)
December 15, 2020 05:06 - 43 minutes - 49.2 MBTony Hsieh was the former CEO of Zappos, which Amazon bought for $1.2 billion. With a net worth reported at over $700 million, Tony appeared to have everything anyone could want. However, Tony suffered from severe addiction that pulled him down into a spiral of substance abuse, bizarre behavior, and his eventual death. During the Covid lockdown, Tony bought over $50 million worth of houses in Park City, UT and actually paid his friends to come live near him and “be happy.” He died from injuri...