Latest Consumerism Podcast Episodes
Health Economics 101 ft. Professor Tal Gross
WhyFI Matter$ - July 15, 2024 13:00 - 51 minutesI recently attended a comedy show at the Lincoln Center's "Summer in the City," where Indian comedians humorously highlighted the complexities of healthcare and health insurance. In today's episode, I'm thrilled to interview Prof. Tal Gross, co-author of Better Health Economics. During my spring...
Olympic Economics
WhyFI Matter$ - July 08, 2024 13:00 - 14 minutesThis summer has been all about sports. I've been glued to the TV, watching Wimbledon, the Euros, and the Olympic Tryouts. While admiring the Olympic gymnastics tryouts, especially Simone Biles' incredible routine, I started thinking about the economics of the Olympic Games. The event is a massiv...
On The Move
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - July 03, 2024 02:03 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 430 ratingsOn this introspective episode of Crazy Money, Paul sits alone in his empty Atlanta house and talks openly about the thoughts and feelings that drew him back to Atlanta, and the head trauma that may or may not have initiated his desire to sell everything and move to New York City. Oh, by the way, ...
Navigating Finances as a College Student ft. my College Friends
WhyFI Matter$ - July 01, 2024 14:00 - 18 minutesAfter an 11-month hiatus, we're back with more content on financial literacy, economics, and entrepreneurship. In this episode, I discuss mastering money as a college student. I'll share my freshman-year financial experiences and tips to help younger listeners. Plus, I've gathered advice and sto...
Who killed Rudolf Diesel? (with Doug Brunt)
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - June 12, 2024 02:12 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 430 ratingsYes, there was actually a guy named Rudolf Diesel who actually invented the diesel engine, which was incredibly revolutionary for its time. It earned Diesel a massive fortune and had huge implications for how war—especially maritime war in the early 1900’s—would be waged. As European countries sc...
Restoring Politcal Sanity with Charlie Wheelan (Encore)
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - June 04, 2024 04:35 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 430 ratingsCharlie Wheelan is a professor of economics and public policy at Dartmouth College and the author of several books, including Naked Money, Naked Economics, (no nudity in either), and The Centrist Manifesto, all of which we discuss in this episode. The Chicago Sun-Times describes Charlie as someon...
Mike Posner on Life Beyond Fame and Fortune
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - May 28, 2024 05:40 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 430 ratingsMike Posner is a Grammy-nominated rapper, singer, songwriter, and music producer from Detroit. His Spotify channel has generated over 3 billion plays and his song 'I Took a Pill in Ibiza' reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100. Mike "had it all" at a young age and captured his lifestyle in...
Andrew Yang on Our Broken Political System (Encore)
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - May 21, 2024 04:18 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 430 ratingsAndrew Yang is a former Presidential and NYC mayoral candidate and the founder of Venture for America. He's also the founder of the Forward Party where he advocates for structural reform to safeguard our democracy. He lays all this out in his new book, ‘Forward,' which we discussed today. We also...
The Third Path with Jordan Harbinger
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - May 14, 2024 04:32 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 430 ratingsJordan Harbinger is one of the most popular podcasters in North America, but it all started by accident. As a young University of Michigan grad, Jordan decided to go to law school because it was something to do after college and eventually ended up at a Wall Street firm. A multi-linguist, Jordan ...
Living The Constitution with AJ Jacobs
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - May 07, 2024 07:02 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 430 ratingsGood morrow, chum! My guest this week is A.J. Jacobs, author of the new / amazing book 'The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man’s Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution’s Original Meaning’, in which A.J. chronicles his year of living as an 18th Century citizen, including writing letters wit...
Being Human at Work with Kim Scott, author of 'Radical Candor’
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - April 30, 2024 03:06 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 430 ratings‘Radical Candor’ author Kim Scott once had to inform a colleague that they smelled bad….like, really bad. She was able to do so becuase she had created on her team a culture or radical candor. No, this doesn’t mean you can just walk up to colleagues and say, “you stink!” or “nice shirt, bozo!” On...
Power Couple: Debbi “Mrs.” Fields and Wade Shealy
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - April 24, 2024 02:25 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 430 ratingsDebbi Fields founded Mrs. Fields cookies brand when she was in her early 20s and built the company into a well-known global brand. Wade Shealy got his start selling Bibles door-to-door then went on to develop and sell > $3 billion in resort real estate over the next few decades, including Hampton...
Death, Dying, and Israel with Rabbi Steve Leder
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - April 16, 2024 04:43 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 430 ratingsRabbi Steve Leder is the Senior Rabbi at Wilshire Boulevard Temple, a very large and influential congregation in Los Angeles. He is a New York Times best-selling author of several books, including 'For You When I Am Gone’ and 'The Beauty of What Remains,’ both of which pertain to death and dying....
The Wealth Money Can’t Buy with Robin Sharma
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - April 09, 2024 04:47 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 430 ratingsRobin Sharma is a leadership expert, coach and author whose books have sold tens of millions of copies around the world. The author of The 5AM Club, The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, The Everyday Hero Manifesto, and Who Will Cry When You Die?, Robin has a new book out called The Wealth Money Can’t B...
America’s Government Teacher, Sharon McMahon
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - April 04, 2024 04:29 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 430 ratingsSharon McMahon is living her purpose. Via her wildly popular Instagram account @SharonSaysSo, she is fighting political misinformation and guiding her audience through “the fascinating world of democracy, politics, and history.” In the process, she is proving that Americans—and other good people ...
Poor Kid Makes Millions Trading, Fights Inequality with Gary Stevenson
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - March 29, 2024 02:48 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 430 ratingsGary Stevenson grew up in tough, working class East London. Despite setbacks in high school (having to do with the distribution of illicit substances), his gift for mathematics landed him a spot at London School of Economics (alma mater of Mick Jagger, Margaret Thatcher, and George Soros) where h...
The Narcissist Next-door with Dr. Ramani Durvasula
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - March 20, 2024 06:37 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 430 ratingsDr. Ramani Durvasula is a clinical psychologist and author of the New York Times best-seller It’s Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People. In this insight-rich conversation, Dr. Ramani explains the traits and behaviors of narcissistic individuals, how they hijack our well-being,...
TED's Chris Anderson on Infectious Generosity
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - March 14, 2024 12:29 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 430 ratingsChris Anderson is the Head Curator of TED and author of the new book, 'Infectious Generosity: The Ultimate Idea Worth Spreading' in which he argues that YOU and I can improve the world by embracing our natural inclination toward generosity. He speaks not just of financial generosity, though that’...
Mike and Paul’s Road Trip
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - March 05, 2024 08:26 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 430 ratingsThis episode is highlights of a conversation between Paul and Mike Carano, long-time friend and Crazy Money editor. It was recorded on a road trip between San Francisco where Paul had just performed at Cobb’s Comedy Club and San Luis Obispo where he was heading to perform in the SLO Fest Comedy F...
On Fire for Life with John O’Leary
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - February 28, 2024 19:25 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 430 ratingsWhen John O’Leary was 9 years old, he played with fire and got burned. Like really, really burned, over 99% of his body. Doctors gave him less than 1% chance to live and told his parents he would not survive. Yet thanks to the amazing support of his family, the community, and medical care provide...
Paul Reads Money Essays
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - February 21, 2024 04:53 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 430 ratingsIn this special “where has Paul been?” episode, Paul reads three of his latest pieces from his Substack, Money and the Meaning of Life, so that you can drive or workout without reading. Latest posts include: Adventures in Affluence: Dry Cleaning - why Paul got freaked out when he starting thinki...
Race and Money with Coleman Hughes (Encore)
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - February 06, 2024 07:05 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 430 ratingsToday’s guest is Coleman Hughes, a writer, podcaster, opinion columnist and self-described "Black man who does’t think everything is about race.” Coleman has a new book out this week called 'The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America,’ in which he confronts the "failed corporate...
The Joys and Anxieties of Wealth (Encore)
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - December 28, 2023 07:05 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 430 ratingsPaul Schervish studies very wealthy people: what worries them, what delights them, and what motivates them to give to charity. The Director of Boston College’s Center on Wealth and Philanthropy, Paul is the co-author of 'The Joys and Dilemmas of Wealth,' a 2010 report that is one of the most insi...
Dr. Drew Pinsky on Careers, Money, and Fame (Encore)
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - December 27, 2023 06:53 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 430 ratingsThis is a special holiday encore of the 2nd episode of Crazy Money with Dr. Drew, which ran Jan 30, 2019. Dr. Drew offers candid insight into the ups and downs of a career in broadcasting and medicine. From Loveline to Celebrity Rehab, Dr. Drew has been a staple on radio and cable television for ...
How to Live a Stress-free Financial Life with Jared Dillian
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - December 19, 2023 07:15 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 430 ratingsFinancial gurus like Dave Ramsey or Suze Orman tell their audience that the key to achieving wealth—or just financial stability—is to cut back on the little things like that daily Starbucks latte. Jared Dillian thinks they’re wrong. Focusing on the little things, Jared argues, is pointless and un...
Judd Apatow on Money, Fame, and Adam Sandler (Encore)
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - December 13, 2023 04:44 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 430 ratingsJudd Apatow is one of the most important figures in comedy and film today. But he just doesn’t care that much about money. This non-attachment to material goods leaves him more time to focus on what matters: writing, directing, developing talent, and getting his family together for dinner. Judd h...
Author Gary Sernovitz
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - December 05, 2023 09:23 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 430 ratingsGary Sernovitz is one of the funniest financial writers working today. His hilarious new novel The Counting House tells the story of a university’s Chief Investment Officer who is suffering a mid-life crisis. If you possess either an interest in finance or a robust / dark sense of humor, The Coun...
How to Get Un-stuck with Merrick Furst, Ph.D.
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - November 29, 2023 01:50 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 430 ratingsDo you ever feel stuck in life? As if you are in the wrong place or you’re in the right place but doing the wrong thing? What do you do when you find yourself at a crossroad? Today, I speak to innovation expert Merrick Furst about how seeing ourselves and the world more clearly can tell us how to...
Paul Reads His Thanksgiving Essays
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - November 21, 2023 07:40 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 430 ratingsIn this special “over the river and through the woods” episode, Paul reads four of his latest pieces from his Substack, Money and the Meaning of Life, so that you can drive or workout without reading. Latest posts include: Every Day Is Thanksgiving This One Question Will Help You Stop Comparing ...
Ed Begley Jr. on Finding Serenity in Hollywood
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - November 15, 2023 02:47 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 430 ratings✍️ Subscribe to Paul’s Substack ‘Money & the Meaning of Life’ here. ✍️ 🎤 See Paul’s upcoming comedy dates here and random thoughts on Instagram here. 🎤 Ed Begley Jr. has been acting professionally since 1967 when he appeared in an episode of My Three Sons. 56 years later, Ed has acted in hundre...
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