What if you could invest in a local business? A restaurant you liked? A brewery? A pet store? What if you could earn money while supporting local entrepreneurs? Well, thanks to our guest Ben Lozano and https://thesmbx.com/ (The SMBX), now you c
Rey Mashayekhi is a terrific writer and reporter for Fortune Magazine. He covers Financial Tech, economy and politics, cryptocurrency and public policy. We had a great convo about having too much to write, the cloud of regulation hanging over c
Andy Ross has represented NFL players for more than 2 decades. We discussed everything from the recruiting of new players, helping shepherd them through life changing experiences, and how he lost $100 for not being faster than a guy moving back
Marc Polymeropoulos served 26 years with the CIA in some of the most dangerous places on Earth. His daily challenges had much higher stakes than most of us could ever fathom. Through countless successes, which include thwarting would be attacks
Shannon Fiedler first went viral with an original character called 'Connecticut Girl'. Then she did it again with another original character. Then again with another. Pretty much everything she puts up gets tons of likes, comments, shares and p
How did a gift (that wasn't properly appreciated at the time) from a girlfriend, help spawn a multi-million dollar business? Our guest this week is co-founder of https://smathersandbranson.com/ (Smathers and Branson), Austin Branson. We discuss
Simply put, America's elite colleges are more competitive than ever. As our society has worked to make college more accessible, the environment has become increasingly challenging while costs have soared. Candice Ashton is a director of College
Only a small fraction of those that ever play football will play beyond high school. A small fraction of those fortunate few will ever play professionally. Rarer still are specialists, like our guest Nick Sundberg, who are in the league for ove
This is a very self-indulgent episode. On the heels of both this show's host and producer kicking their feet up at the beach, we do an extremely low maintenance episode with an easily bookable guest. We solicited some listener questions and you
Our guest this week is the head baseball coach of St. Albans School and co-founder of https://summer.stalbansschool.org/sports/baseball (Bulldog Baseball). After his own decorated playing career, RJ has worked with kids of all ages in youth spo
Times have changed. The market for men's grooming products has exploded. Experts believe the industry will be worth well over $100 billion in a handful of years. Rewind to the year 2000. Mike Gilman had a vision for a website dedicated to men's
What's it actually like in an emergency room? Why do Drs. in hospitals work insanely long shifts? What happened at 3AM when a couple of young Drs. tried to remove a BB from a patient's neck? Our guest this week is Dr. Amie Woods, an emergency r
Where have the local sports broadcasters gone? How much has the world of sports coverage changed over the years? Our guest this week is the long time voice of Wizards/Bullets basketball, Steve Buckhantz. Buck has worked all over the country as
Nearly 1/3rd of children in Washington, DC experience food insecurity. Those numbers certainly did not improve during a global pandemic that disrupted so many lives. That's where the wonderful folks at the https://dcfoodproject.org/ (DC Food Pr
Our guest this week is Deputy Editor of The Atlantic, Ross Andersen. Over the course of his career, Ross has written about a wide array of topics from the minds of birds, artificial intelligence, and takes about the Lakers. Ross is a really sma
Dan Caplinger is a Motley Fool financial writer/editor/content marketer on stocks, retirement, and tax. He's incredibly knowledgeable and thorough. We wanted to bring Dan on to discuss all things Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, and Blockchain. He was
Dr. Lucy McBride is a practicing internist with decades of experience. She attended Princeton University, Harvard Medical School and was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Cambridge where she received her Masters in Pharmacology. Dr. McBr
Our 2nd year starts off with handsome television gentleman, Dan Hellie. After spending years at NFL Network, Dan currently hosts the Hellie Pod, calls play by play for college basketball games, has done NFL games, and has partnered with the UFC
Hello people that consume this show! Thank you for a wonderful year. Ok, it wasn't that wonderful but it was still super cool of you to support the team. My producer Andrew and I want to thank you all for supporting us. When we came up with the
What voices have the most influence in the current versions of our political parties? How has that changed in recent years? Our guest this week is Against The Grain host & columnist for the National Journal, Josh Kraushaar. Josh asks the tough
No, not THAT Kevin McCarthy. This week we chat with Fox 5 Entertainment Reporter, Kevin McCarthy. We cover everything from the disconnect between critics and audience, the movie that made us fall in love with movies, and what Steven Spielberg a
In Washington, DC, a highly competitive media market, Doug Kammerer has stood out. As the Chief Meteorologist for News4 in DC, and one the world's most handsome men, Doug has delivered the weather to audiences with accuracy and enthusiasm. Grea
There are hundreds of millions of blogs on the internet right now. So how do you stand out? Our guest this week is the big boss behind https://www.overthespoonfor.com/ (Over The Spoon For), a health food blog that is all about clean food and si
Quite simply, the story of Dani Moreira becoming the Queen of Bagels in the DC area is incredible. She moved to the US from Argentina only knowing how to say 'hello' in English. Fast forward a few years and she wins a scholarship to the Culinar
In an incredibly short amount of time, online dating has become ubiquitous. Our guest this week is the founder of https://www.alittlenudge.com/ (A Little Nudge), Erika Ettin. She left her career in finance to start her own business helping peop