Latest Materialism Podcast Episodes
“Putting Money In Its Place” (Bountiful S15E2)
Bountiful: The Heart of Money Management - January 22, 2024 08:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsHosts: Gary & Christy Jenkins | Released Monday, January 22, 2024 When it comes to our material possessions, including money, we want to make sure to keep them where they belong. If our money is “rightly placed”, so to speak, then our plans to give, save, and spend have good chances of success....
“How to Misplace Money” (Bountiful S15E1)
Bountiful: The Heart of Money Management - January 15, 2024 08:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsHosts: Gary & Christy Jenkins | Released Monday, January 14, 2024 We usually like to keep things in their “spot”. Car keys, wallets, and toothbrushes all have a place where they belong. If these get misplaced, we have trouble finding them. We try to proceed through our day, but we have to backt...
The Joys and Anxieties of Wealth (Encore)
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - December 28, 2023 07:05 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 427 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 ★★★★★ - 427 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 ★★★★★ - 427 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 ★★★★★ - 427 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 ★★★★★ - 427 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 ★★★★★ - 427 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...
“The Fruit of the Spirit and Stewardship” (Bountiful S14E12)
Bountiful: The Heart of Money Management - November 27, 2023 08:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsHosts: Gary & Christy Jenkins | Released Monday, November 27, 2023 Financial matters matter because they can impact our soul. How do we handle the material blessings God provides to us? Do we handle them with love, joy, and peace? Do we use those blessings to be kind, good, and gentle? Do we ma...
Paul Reads His Thanksgiving Essays
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - November 21, 2023 07:40 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 427 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 ...
“Grumbling Stomachs and Thankful Hearts” (Bountiful S14E11)
Bountiful: The Heart of Money Management - November 20, 2023 08:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsHosts: Gary & Christy Jenkins | Released Monday, November 20, 2023 The word “complain” comes from the Latin meaning “to lament with excessive force.” While a lot of things in life are great, not everything in life is problem-free. If our minds are not set on the things of the Spirit, then we ca...
Ed Begley Jr. on Finding Serenity in Hollywood
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - November 15, 2023 02:47 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 427 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...
“Self-Control With Our Finances” (Bountiful S14E10)
Bountiful: The Heart of Money Management - November 13, 2023 17:20 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsHosts: Gary & Christy Jenkins | Released Monday, November 13, 2023 It is easy to teach about the importance of self control. It is challenging to live with self control, especially in all aspects of our lives. In this episode, we discuss the importance of self-control with our income & with our...
Pushing Our Kids Too Hard: On Toxic Achievement Culture with Jennifer Wallace
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - November 08, 2023 03:54 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 427 ratings✍️ Subscribe to Paul’s Substack ‘Money & the Meaning of Life’ here. ✍️ Jennifer Wallace is a journalist and author specializing in psychology, parenting, and health. Her new book 'Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic—And What We Can Do About It' delves into our modern dilemma of...
Lessons from an '80s Guitar god with Rik Emmett of Triumph
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - October 31, 2023 06:58 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 427 ratingsRik Emmett is a vocalist, guitarist and former member of the rock band Triumph, which earned 18 gold and nine platinum records in Canada and the United States in the late 1970s and early’80s. Triumph was known for its BIG live shows featuring lights, pyrotechnics, and lots of spandex (as was appr...
“Gentleness & Money” (Bountiful S14E9)
Bountiful: The Heart of Money Management - October 30, 2023 07:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsHosts: Gary & Christy Jenkins | Released Monday, October 30, 2023 Gentleness, while it’s one of the parts that make up the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5, is something that we sometimes dismiss. It can seem like a vague idea, compared to joy or self-control. However, God’s wisdom included “...
The NHL, Brain Injury, and Psilocybin with Daniel Carcillo
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - October 24, 2023 06:12 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 427 ratingsWhen Daniel Carcillo played in the NHL, he was known as an enforcer so tough and volatile that he earned the nickname “Car Bomb.” In his 12 seasons in the NHL, Daniel was a member of two Stanley Cup-winning teams (2013 and 2015 Chicago Blackhawks), led the league in penalty minutes, and was fined...
“Is Money Something You Can Count On?” (Bountiful S14E8)
Bountiful: The Heart of Money Management - October 23, 2023 07:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsHosts: Gary & Christy Jenkins | Released Monday, October 23, 2023 What is the faithfulness or reliability of money? We use money every day in exchange for our needs and some things we want. But is money in it for the long haul? In this episode, Gary & Christy discuss what the Bible says about […]
Paul and Cal Fussman Talk Israel, Hamas
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - October 17, 2023 17:44 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 427 ratingsOver the past 30 years, Cal Fussman has interviewed a breathtaking array of the world’s most fascinating people, including Nelson Mandela, Clint Eastwood, Barbara Walters, Richard Branson, Muhammed Ali, Mikhail Gorbachev, Neil Young, Serena Williams, Tim Ferriss, Kobe Bryant, Al Pacino, Pelé, and...
On Losing Billions with Victor Haghani
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - October 10, 2023 05:40 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 427 ratingsVictor Haghani is the author of a new book called The Missing Billionaires: A Guide to Making Better Financial Decisions, which explores why family fortunes like the Vanderbilts' get destroyed in the hands of the heirs. Victor knows a lot about wild swings in wealth. As co-founding partner of the...
“Living The Good Life” (Bountiful S14E7)
Bountiful: The Heart of Money Management - October 09, 2023 07:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsHosts: Gary & Christy Jenkins | Released Monday, October 9, 2023 The good life may look different for you than for me, and how we define happiness or success has a huge impact on our perspective of what “the good life” means. In this episode, Gary & Christy compare a worldly viewpoint and a spi...
How Fear Can be Your Friend with Farnoosh Torabi
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - October 03, 2023 07:37 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 427 ratingsFarnoosh Torabi is an Iranian American journalist and one of the country’s most trusted personal finance experts. In her new book, A Healthy State of Panic she examines the role fear can have in leading us toward the relationships, careers, and financial situations we are meant to have. For over ...
How Much Should You Pay for College? with Ron Lieber (Encore)
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - September 26, 2023 04:21 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 427 ratingsAfter 15 years of financial reporting, Ron Lieber reports that “No consumer decision inspires more confusion and emotion than the question of what to pay for college,” which is understandable since four years at many state schools now costs over $100k in tuition and four years of private school c...
Why 2 Parents Are Better Than One with Melissa Kearney
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - September 19, 2023 04:24 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 427 ratingsKids who grow up in stable, two-parent homes are less likely to live in poverty, have behavioral problems, and get in trouble at school. They’re more likely to go to college, attain stable employment, achieve higher earnings, and to get married themselves. So reports Melissa Kearney in her new bo...
“There’s Always Room for Kindness” (Bountiful S14E6)
Bountiful: The Heart of Money Management - September 18, 2023 07:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsHosts: Gary & Christy Jenkins | Released Monday, September 18, 2023 Kindness is part of our stewardship. A man who is kind benefits himself, but a cruel man hurts himself (Proverbs 11:17). We can be kind just as effectively at no expense as we can at medium expense or high expense. But since th...
The Funniest Financial Speaker on Earth (besides Paul) with Garrett Gunderson
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - September 13, 2023 03:18 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 427 ratingsGarrett Gunderson is a NYT best selling author and the funniest financial speaker you may or may not have heard of. The son of a Utah coal-miners, Garrett wants to teach others how to become financially independent and have a laugh along the way. He has written several money books, including Disr...
“Being Patient With Ourselves” (Bountiful S14E5)
Bountiful: The Heart of Money Management - September 11, 2023 07:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsHosts: Gary & Christy Jenkins | Released Monday, September 11, 2023 The Bible encourages us to be patient (Romans 12:12; Galatians 6:9). There are familiar quotes about patience, like “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” And even when it comes to our personal finances, patience is vital because our sa...
Break Free from Automated Spending Habits with Julio Vincent Gambuto
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - September 06, 2023 07:25 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 427 ratingsIn an automated world without constraints or time to think, our spending has been super-charged. Markets, apps, and e-commerce are all designed to separate us from our money as quickly and consistently as possible. So argues Julio Vincent Gambuto in his new book, Please Unsubscribe, Thanks!: How ...
“Big Barns And Buried Treasure” (Bountiful S14E4)
Bountiful: The Heart of Money Management - September 05, 2023 00:26 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsHosts: Gary & Christy Jenkins | Released Monday, September 4, 2023 Jesus talked about financial stewardship a lot. Two of his parables are the backbone for this episode and inspiration for its title. Do we use the strategy of the rich fool by tearing down our barns and building larger ones? Or ...
Sorority Rush Consultant Trisha Addicks (as seen on Bama Rush)
Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - August 29, 2023 05:46 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 427 ratings“Parents Hire $4,000 Sorority Consultants to Help Daughters Dress and Impress During Rush” read the Wall Street Journal headline that nearly made my neck snap. As a middle-aged man whose kids aren’t quite college age, I was unaware of the #RushTok phenomenon on TikTok or the Bama Rush documentary...