Risky Conversations
27 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsInteresting people discussing complex topics in easy to understand terms.
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Ep.303 Mavericks With Mike Driver and Paul Portesi
September 10, 2022 23:00 - 2 hours - 55.4 MBInverted assumptions and where to find them. Co-Host :: Ahsan Deliri twitter: https://twitter.com/AhsanDeliri Co-Host :: Ember Sadat twitter: https://twitter.com/ember_sadat Special Guests:: Mike Driver twitter: https://twitter.com/mdvex22 Special Guests:: Paul Portesi twitter: https://twitter.com/PaulPortesi Edited :: Ember Sadat twitter: https://twitter.com/ember_sadat Track :: War Music by: https://www.instagram.com/grinzbeats/
Ep.302 Systems Theories and Complexity With Niloofar Shadab
April 12, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 82.7 MBPushing boundaries and solving complex problems, how to filter out the noise and look for the best signal. Co-Host :: Ahsan Deliri twitter: https://twitter.com/AhsanDeliri Co-Host :: Ember Sadat twitter: https://twitter.com/ember_sadat Special Guests:: Niloofar Shadab twitter: https://twitter.com/nilooshaa Edited :: Ember Sadat twitter: https://twitter.com/ember_sadat Track :: War Music by: https://www.instagram.com/grinzbeats/
Ep.301 Time Dilation and the Mind With Iain McGilchrist
April 05, 2020 02:02 - 1 hour - 75.4 MBWe are living in a left hemisphere world disconnected from Nature. Have we modeled ourselves into a corner and thought ourselves clever enough to keep the chaos at bay? Join us as we interview the incredible Iain McGilchrist to discuss his fantastic book The Master and His Emissary and the lessons, we can apply to make sense of our world. Dr. McGilchrist now resides on the Isle of Skye, off the coast of North West Scotland, where he continues to write and is currently working on his next boo...
Ep.208 Extreme Contracts Principals, Negotiations, and Software engineering insights With Jacopo Romei
March 29, 2020 02:05 - 2 hours - 145 MBMeet Jacopo he’s an entrepreneur who knows the concept of tying outcomes to prices when negotiating with clients. Learn how he does this with his extreme contracts ideas. Co-Host :: Ahsan Deliri twitter: https://twitter.com/AhsanDeliri Co-Host :: Ember Sadat twitter: https://twitter.com/ember_sadat Special Guests:: Jacopo Romei twitter: https://twitter.com/jacoporomei Edited :: Ember Sadat twitter: https://twitter.com/ember_sadat Track :: War Music by: https://www.instagram.com/grinzbeats/
Ep.207 Ponzi Schemes, Cryptocurrencies, And Legal Obligations Oh My With Thomas Messina
March 22, 2020 02:08 - 1 hour - 70.7 MBHow do the banks try to stay within the laws? How do they balance the ethics required to be moral citizens operating under the pressures of maximizing profit? Luckily for us, there are people who specialize in this area. They are called compliance officers. It's the exciting world of money laundering, cryptocurrencies and everything with global politics tied to finance. Co-Host :: Ahsan Deliri twitter: https://twitter.com/AhsanDeliri Co-Host :: Ember Sadat twitter: https://twitter.com/emb...
Ep.206 From Chernobyl to Covid-19, Government Responses to Black Swans and Their Consequences With Velina Tchakarova
March 15, 2020 02:01 - 1 hour - 108 MB"Fate leads the willing, the unwilling it drags" - the wise Seneca. Time burns all assumptions, how much space you have left to maneuver depends entirely on your value structure. Find Velina's Work and recommended books below: 1) https://medium.com/@vtchakarova; 2) list with sources on Systems Theory and IR; 3) Gilpin https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691086774/global-political-economy; 4) Realpolitik https://foreignaffairs.com/reviews/capsule-review/2017-04-14/rea...
Ep.205 Cartoon Strips, sexy finance, and the best tip to live the happiest life with Stefan Gasic
March 01, 2020 22:47 - 1 hour - 132 MBHumor is the kernel expression of truth. This week on #RiskyConversations we are joined by Stefan Gasic the one and only hilarious Creator of Earth’s only financial(ish) cartoon strip! Co-Host :: Ahsan Deliri twitter: https://twitter.com/AhsanDeliri Co-Host :: Ember Sadat twitter: https://twitter.com/ember_sadat Special Guests:: Stefan Gasic twitter: https://twitter.com/NonMeek Edited :: Ember Sadat twitter: https://twitter.com/ember_sadat Track :: War Music by: https://www.instagram.co...
Ep.204 Schools, Systems, And Government Funded Wars with James Marsh
February 23, 2020 02:59 - 2 hours - 138 MBMeet James Marsh, trader, and connoisseur of risk in the real world. Books mentioned in Podcast: Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era by James M. McPherson (Author) https://books.apple.com/ca/book/battle-cry-of-freedom/id838763945 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream by Hunter S. Thompson (Author) https://books.apple.com/ca/book/fear-and-loathing-in-las-vegas/id420526835 The Guns of August: The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Classic About th...
Ep.203 Electric Saints, Markets and Adoption Rates With Jed Trott
February 16, 2020 05:18 - 1 hour - 126 MBMeet Jed Trott, modern-day man living out the example of Christ. Humanitarian at heart, funny on the fly, and knows a thing or two about the energy markets. Co-Host :: Ahsan Deliri twitter: https://twitter.com/AhsanDeliri Co-Host :: Ember Sadat twitter: https://twitter.com/ember_sadat Special Guests:: Jed Trott twitter: https://twitter.com/Jed_Trott Edited :: Ember Sadat twitter: https://twitter.com/ember_sadat Track :: War Music by: https://www.instagram.com/grinzbeats/
Ep.202 Games, Thrones, And Empires With Dr. Michael Bonner
February 09, 2020 04:47 - 2 hours - 147 MBMeet the brilliant Dr. Michael Bonner, Director of Policy to the Honourable Lisa MacLeod | Writer | Classicist | Historian of Iran and a brilliant orator of history. Join us as we learn about the Persian empire and its place in the world and history. Co-Host :: Ahsan Deliri twitter: https://twitter.com/AhsanDeliri Co-Host :: Ember Sadat twitter: https://twitter.com/ember_sadat Special Guests:: Dr. Michael Bonner twitter: https://twitter.com/DrMichaelBonner Edited :: Ember Sadat twitter:...
Ep.201 - Human to Human Alchemy In The Digital World With Rory Sutherland
February 02, 2020 02:36 - 2 hours - 76.8 MBMeet the ever-charming Rory Sutherland. Wit, humor, and wisdom with a British accent for delivery. In this episode, Rory shows us street magic in the form of Alchemy. If you want to master the art of human to human communication, no one is better suited as a teacher than Rory himself. Co-Host :: Ahsan Deliri twitter: https://twitter.com/AhsanDeliri Co-Host :: Ember Sadat twitter: https://twitter.com/ember_sadat Special Guests:: Rory Sutherland twitter: https://twitter.com/rorysutherland ...
Ep.108 - Bounding Losses With Jaffer Ali
September 22, 2019 02:00 - 2 hours - 121 MBMeet Jaffer Ali, he is a serial entrepreneur and loves to apply anti-fragility in service of business solutions in search of profits. He focuses on how to clip the left fat tail, or in everyday parlance, he loves to position himself to fix potential losses and set himself up for wins. Fat Tony says, "Suckers wanna win at all cost. Winners wanna lose at low cost." Jaffer explains how to do so. Co-Host :: Ahsan Deliri twitter: https://twitter.com/AhsanDeliri Co-Host :: Ember Sadat twitter:...
Ep.108 - Bounding Losses
September 22, 2019 02:00 - 2 hours - 121 MBMeet Jaffer Ali, he is a serial entrepreneur and loves to apply anti-fragility in service of business solutions in search of profits. He focuses on how to clip the left fat tail, or in everyday parlance, he loves to position himself to fix potential losses and set himself up for wins. Fat Tony says, "Suckers wanna win at all cost. Winners wanna lose at low cost." Jaffer explains how to do so. Co-Host :: Ahsan Deliri twitter: https://twitter.com/AhsanDeliri Co-Host :: Ember Sadat twitter:...
Ep.107 - Subjective Complexity With Matthias Galvin
September 15, 2019 02:00 - 2 hours - 152 MBMeet Matthias, he's interested in bio-hacking his subjective experience. He loves to see the impact of changing his stimuli and how it percolates into his well being. We will be discussing how weight training, fasting, orange tinted glasses, consumption of media, and appreciation for poetry change the subjective experience. Co-Host :: Ahsan Deliri twitter: https://twitter.com/AhsanDeliri Co-Host :: Ember Sadat twitter: https://twitter.com/ember_sadat Special Guest:: Matthias Galvin ht...
Ep.107 - Subjective Complexity
September 15, 2019 02:00 - 2 hours - 152 MBMeet Matthias, he's interested in bio-hacking his subjective experience. He loves to see the impact of changing his stimuli and how it percolates into his well being. We will be discussing how weight training, fasting, orange tinted glasses, consumption of media, and appreciation for poetry change the subjective experience. Co-Host :: Ahsan Deliri twitter: https://twitter.com/AhsanDeliri Co-Host :: Ember Sadat twitter: https://twitter.com/ember_sadat Special Guest:: Matthias Galvin ht...
Ep.106 - Drive the Boundary With Mike Driver
September 07, 2019 21:00 - 2 hours - 124 MBMeet Mike Driver, chairman of ConvexCap, he's a world-class negotiator. He specializes in breaking boundaries of the known and travels lightly into the unknown. Witty, charming, insightful, teacher, and friend. Co-Host :: Ahsan Deliri twitter: https://twitter.com/AhsanDeliri Co-Host :: Ember Sadat twitter: https://twitter.com/ember_sadat Special Guests:: Mike Driver twitter: https://twitter.com/mdvex Edited :: XMV Track :: War Music by: https://www.instagram.com/grinzbeats/ The Master...
Ep.106 - Drive the Boundary
September 07, 2019 21:00 - 2 hours - 124 MBMeet Mike Driver, chairman of ConvexCap, he's a world-class negotiator. He specializes in breaking boundaries of the known and travels lightly into the unknown. Witty, charming, insightful, teacher, and friend. Co-Host :: Ahsan Deliri twitter: https://twitter.com/AhsanDeliri Co-Host :: Ember Sadat twitter: https://twitter.com/ember_sadat Special Guests:: Mike Driver twitter: https://twitter.com/mdvex Edited :: XMV Track :: War Music by: https://www.instagram.com/grinzbeats/ The Master...
Ep.105 - Existential Uncertainty With Aleksandr Nekrasov And Gordan Fang
September 01, 2019 01:58 - 1 hour - 92.3 MBMeet Gordon & Alex two young men trying to figure out how to deal with modernity, uncertainty, religious ideas while trying to find their path. We tried to keep it light and fun but we start with Atheism so that went out the window. Co-Host :: Ahsan Deliri twitter: https://twitter.com/AhsanDeliri Co-Host :: Ember Sadat twitter: https://twitter.com/ember_sadat Special Guests:: Gordan Fang twitter: https://twitter.com/Vasilis48814362 Special Guests:: Aleksandr Nekrasov twitter: https://tw...
Ep.105 - Existential Uncertainty
September 01, 2019 01:58 - 1 hour - 92.3 MBMeet Gordon & Alex two young men trying to figure out how to deal with modernity, uncertainty, religious ideas while trying to find their path. We tried to keep it light and fun but we start with Atheism so that went out the window. Co-Host :: Ahsan Deliri twitter: https://twitter.com/AhsanDeliri Co-Host :: Ember Sadat twitter: https://twitter.com/ember_sadat Special Guests:: Gordan Fang twitter: https://twitter.com/Vasilis48814362 Special Guests:: Aleksandr Nekrasov twitter: https://tw...
Ep.104 - The Uncertainty Of Politics And Technology
August 25, 2019 02:00 - 2 hours - 118 MBMeet Firas Cheaib Lebanese software developer with a keen interest in politics. Join us as we discuss the perils of UN and the problems associated with centralization where accountability is an afterthought. Co-Host :: Ahsan Deliri twitter: https://twitter.com/AhsanDeliri Co-Host :: Ember Sadat twitter: https://twitter.com/ember_sadat Special Guest:: Firas Cheaib twitter: https://twitter.com/Firsou Edited :: XMV Track :: War Music by: https://www.instagram.com/grinzbeats/ ****NEW ****...
Ep.104 - The Uncertainty Of Politics And Technology With Firas Cheaib
August 25, 2019 02:00 - 2 hours - 118 MBMeet Firas Cheaib Lebanese software developer with a keen interest in politics. Join us as we discuss the perils of UN and the problems associated with centralization where accountability is an afterthought. Co-Host :: Ahsan Deliri twitter: https://twitter.com/AhsanDeliri Co-Host :: Ember Sadat twitter: https://twitter.com/ember_sadat Special Guest:: Firas Cheaib twitter: https://twitter.com/Firsou Edited :: XMV Track :: War Music by: https://www.instagram.com/grinzbeats/ ****NEW ****...
Ep.103 - Order Effects With Luca Dellana
August 18, 2019 03:00 - 2 hours - 145 MBMeet Luca Dellana, he's interested in complex interactions. He specifically likes to observe the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd order effects and attempts to pattern match using the 3rd order effect to inform his feedback loops. We will be discussing how knowing what order effects are will help you make better decisions Co-Host :: Ahsan Deliri twitter: https://twitter.com/AhsanDeliri Co-Host :: Ember Sadat twitter: https://twitter.com/ember_sadat Special Guest:: Luca Dellana https://twitter.com/DellA...
Ep.103 - Order Effects
August 18, 2019 03:00 - 2 hours - 145 MBMeet Luca Dellana, he's interested in complex interactions. He specifically likes to observe the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd order effects and attempts to pattern match using the 3rd order effect to inform his feedback loops. We will be discussing how knowing what order effects are will help you make better decisions Co-Host :: Ahsan Deliri twitter: https://twitter.com/AhsanDeliri Co-Host :: Ember Sadat twitter: https://twitter.com/ember_sadat Special Guest:: Luca Dellana https://twitter.com/DellA...
Ep.102 - Complex Finance Simplified With Paul Portesi
August 11, 2019 03:00 - 2 hours - 143 MBMeet Paul Portesi ex trader who will walk us through how you get a job at a trading desk. How do the markets work when it comes to trading? We all hear stories and see movies, but we wanted to ask someone who did it to walk us through it. How does a company like Apple manage $100 billion dollars in cash? How did algorithms come into wall street trading? Is there a place left for human traders?
Ep.102 - Complex Finance Simplified
August 11, 2019 03:00 - 2 hours - 143 MBMeet Paul Portesi ex trader who will walk us through how you get a job at a trading desk. How do the markets work when it comes to trading? We all hear stories and see movies, but we wanted to ask someone who did it to walk us through it. How does a company like Apple manage $100 billion dollars in cash? How did algorithms come into wall street trading? Is there a place left for human traders?
Ep.101 - Complexity Simplified With Joe Norman
August 02, 2019 05:26 - 2 hours - 117 MBMeet Joe Norman, he's an applied complexity scientist. In this episode, we talk about all things complexity. GMO, climate science, voting, elections, localism, Ebola outbreaks, you name it. Ahsan Deliri twitter: https://twitter.com/AhsanDeliri Ember Sadat twitter: https://twitter.com/ember_sadat Joe Norman twitter: https://twitter.com/normonics
Ep.101 - Complexity Simplified
August 02, 2019 05:26 - 2 hours - 117 MBMeet Joe Norman, he's an applied complexity scientist. In this episode, we talk about all things complexity. GMO, climate science, voting, elections, localism, Ebola outbreaks, you name it. Ahsan Deliri twitter: https://twitter.com/AhsanDeliri Ember Sadat twitter: https://twitter.com/ember_sadat Joe Norman twitter: https://twitter.com/normonics