Phil McAlister is a real estate specialist and writer of the Macro Meets Real Estate newsletter. Phil has a more optimistic take on inflation than most people. Phil and Vance discuss this perspective, the behaviors of the FED, the effect of millennials and Gen Z on the residential home buyers' market and more on the state of the economy in 2022. Subscribe to Phil's Newsletter: https://macromeetsrealestate.substack.com Follow Phil on Twitter: https://twitter.com/phil_mcalister PODCAST LINKS — Van...
May 17, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 193
Erik Hoel is a theoretical neuroscientist, published author and regular blogger on his own independent outlet. Erik returns to the podcast to talk with Vance about what we know about memories, the flaws of reductionism, causal emergence, and why art created by artificial intelligence isn’t an exhibition of true creativity. Follow Erik on Twitter: https://twitter.com/erikphoel Subscribe to Erik's Blog: https://erikhoel.substack.com/ Buy Erik's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Revelations-Novel-Erik-H...
May 09, 2022•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 192
Ben Sixsmith is an English writer living in Poland, who publishes frequently for outlets like Unherd and Quillette. Ben and Vance talk about propaganda coming out of Russia and Ukraine and how this content makes its way to the media. They also discuss current events such as the Johnny Depp Amber Heard trial, inflation and finally the nature of time and the sense of smell. Follow Ben on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bdsixsmith Subscribe to Ben's substack: https://bensixsmith.substack.com/ PODCAST ...
May 02, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 191
Chrisman Frank is the co-founder of Synthesis school, a program designed to fundamentally change the way that society educates its children. It does this by challenging young critical thinkers through complex games and simulations. Chrisman and Vance also discuss rural vs urban living, the state of public education, how children should play and social hierarchies. Learn more about Synthesis School: https://www.synthesis.is/ Follow Chrisman on Twitter: https://twitter.com/chrismanfrank PODCAST LI...
Apr 25, 2022•55 min•Ep. 190
Samuel Hughes is a researcher and policy wonk working in London. His Twitter feed is simply astounding. He notices the way buildings, streets, light, and space come together to make an urban environment feel a certain way. He sat down with Vance Crowe to discuss some of the policies that could be implemented in cities that would make them more livable, increase the value of the area and have an impact on how a place feels. To follow Samuel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SCP_Hughes PODCAST LINKS...
Apr 18, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 188
Alex Kaschuta is a writer, cultural critic and podcast host from Romania searching for truth in the darker corners of the internet. Alex and Vance Crowe discuss the fog of war and how information is hard to come by during times of crisis, including the current war between Russia and Ukraine. They also discuss changes in culture surrounding gender identity, the state's role in homemaking decisions and other subversive ideas. Follow Alex on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kaschuta Listen to Alex's po...
Apr 12, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 189
Shaun Newman is a Canadian podcaster, and former oil and gas employee. The Shaun Newman Podcast has become a national phenomenon after Shaun began asking tough questions about Canadian policy. He sat down with Vance Crowe to talk about why he quietly left the trucker convoy, his 2 month media blackout, and where he is taking the SNP in the future. Shaun's Twitter: https://twitter.com/SNewmanPodcast This is a sponsored link April's book club book April 24th (The Mandibles): https://amzn.to/36PY2y...
Apr 02, 2022•48 min•Ep. 187
Alex Dodge is an international artist who's work ranges from painting to prints and he plans much of his work in Virtual Reality. Alex joined Vance Crowe in Virtual Reality to do a tour of some works of art that are particularly important to them. 00:00 Start 00:31 Introduction to Alex Dodge and VR Museum 4:57 Bruno Luchesi 13:40 David Hammons: Pray for America 26:44 Claude Monet: Water Lilies 31:44 Diego Velázquez: Juan de Pareja 36:36 Fernando Botero: Doll 42:03 Philip Guston: Painting, Smokin...
Mar 28, 2022•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 186
Alina Chan is a molecular biologist working at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. She published a book with 2 time past VCP guest Matt Ridley about the origin of Coronavirus that exposed a narrative that was very different from what was being reported at the time. She returns to the podcast to talk with Vance about what's changed with the story about the origin of Coronavirus since her last appearance, the story about bioweapon in Ukraine/Russia, and the speed of the news cycle. She also ta...
Mar 24, 2022•56 min•Ep. 185
This week Vance Crowe decides to air a recording of a talk he delivered in January of 2022 in San Antonio, Texas to the White Commercial Corporation Master Management Conference. This talk discusses how a person can make lasting changes that have previously proven difficult. Vance talks about the voice of resistance, resentment, who you spend time with and how to be a good mentor/mentee. If you liked this talk and want to invite Vance to speak to your group visit: https://www.vancecrowe.com/ POD...
Mar 21, 2022•52 min•Ep. 184
Quick Dick McDick is a hired hand on a farm in Saskatchewan where he makes humorous videos that are seen around the world about life in Tufnell. QDMD speaks to Vance Crowe about the larger view of the trucker convoy that took place in Canada and continues in the way the Canadian government is prosecuting those involved. QDQM is a returning guest to the Vance Crowe podcast. The two speak about how the events unfolded and the perspectives of people that were participating and the people that staye...
Mar 14, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 183
Samo Burja returns to the podcast to talk with Vance about the evolving situation between Russia and Ukraine. Samo and Vance talk about what the Russians are thinking, how he believes the situation may continue to unfold, the fly on the wall that is China and more. Samo is a sociologist and the founder of Bismark Analysis, a firm that helps companies, governments, philanthropists, and investors in their vital role of maintaining and advancing our civilization. The conversation focuses on the dif...
Mar 11, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 182
Jerod McDaniel is a farmer, podcaster and heretic living in rural Oklahoma. Jerod and Vance talk about what his area's response to coronavirus has looked like, how power is managed and moves through groups of people, personal responsibility and 'outsourcing culture'. Follow Jerod on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jerodmcdaniel Listen to Jerod's podcast: https://aguncensored.libsyn.com/ Vance Crowe Podcast Website: https://www.vancecrowe.com/podcast YouTube Full Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/ch...
Mar 07, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 181
William Prigge is an expert on soviet Russia and the former professor of Vance Crowe. Together they sat down to explore the different perspectives one could have around the Ukraine-Russia Crisis. Vance Crowe Podcast Website: https://www.vancecrowe.com/podcast YouTube Full Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCigB7W5bX_gCinJxev9WB8w/ YouTube Clips: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJKKb66A5_4ZcsE-rKI24yg Buy a sweatshirt, T-shirt or mugs from the podcast! Check out the Articulate Ventures M...
Mar 03, 2022•57 min•Ep. 180
Oded Rechavi is a professor at Tel Aviv University in Israel who primarily works on transgenerational inheritance. Vance sat down with Oded to talk about what factors from our environment can influence what we pass down to the next generation, how these stressors can get stored in the epigenetic record of an organism as well as IVF and Oded's favorite science fiction. Follow Oded on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OdedRechavi Oded's Lab: https://www.odedrechavilab.com/ Checkout Oded's book recommen...
Mar 01, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 179
Valentin Manher is a Ukrainian Citizen and a teacher of multiple languages. In this special edition of the podcast, Vance sits down to talk with Valentin about his experience as an individual on the western side of the country, how he is thinking about the risk to his family, and what he believes the world should know about what is happening in his country. Vance Crowe Podcast Website: https://www.vancecrowe.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-vance-crowe-podcas...
Feb 25, 2022•42 min•Ep. 178
Dr. Michael Levin returns to the podcast to talk about the unbelievable progress made in his research towards limb regeneration. Michael and Vance also talk about the future of medicine, how electroceuticals could be the future of therapeutic agents, how cognition manifests in all different types of intelligence, and Michael's favorite work of science fiction. Michael Levin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/drmichaellevin Michael Levin's Website: www.drmichaellevin.org The ICDO: https://icdorgs.org...
Feb 22, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 177
Richard Watson is a professor who believes that natural selection doesn't tell the whole story of how nature evolves over time. In this conversation, Richard and Vance talk about his theory of 'natural induction' which suggests that nature is a system that learns more like a human brain. They also discuss how relationships in communities change over time, how networks learn and healthy competition. Check out Richard's Website: https://www.richardawatson.com/ Vance Crowe Podcast Website: https://...
Feb 14, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 176
Welf von Hören is the creator of an app called Potential that helps users reclaim their attention, and add a deeper level of control over their behavior with technology. Welf and Vance talk about how to safegaurd yourself from things out to hijack your attention. They also discuss addiction, vices and what the future of 'humane technology' might look like. Try Welf's App: https://potential.app/ Check-out Welf's Website: https://www.welf.co/ Follow Welf on Twitter: https://twitter.com/welfvh Vanc...
Feb 07, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 175
Phil Luce is the CEO of White Commercial Corporation, a grain trading company that specializes in basis training, relationship building and teaching. Phil sat down with Vance Crowe to discuss succession planning, basis trading and career opportunities for young people that are hidden from view. White Commercial Corporation: https://www.whitecommercial.com/ Philip on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhilWCC Vance Crowe Podcast Website: https://www.vancecrowe.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcas...
Jan 31, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 174
Bernard aka Chubbyemu creates videos on YouTube that describes medical cases he or his colleagues have seen in the past. These videos have been viewed hundreds of millions of times around the world. We discuss human legacy, society, scams, and implications of creative work Bernard also recently started a new channel called Big Emus to discuss cameras and lessons learned during filmmaking: https://www.youtube.com/c/BigEmus Vance Crowe Podcast Website: https://www.vancecrowe.com/podcast Apple Podc...
Jan 24, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 173
Zak Stein is an expert in psychology and philosophy, and previously a Co-Founder at Lectica Inc. His expertise is in how people learn. He sat down with Vance Crowe to discuss the difference between propaganda and education. During this conversation Zak and Vance talk about how the CIA has a history of focusing its propaganda wars on the US population and how the US government attempted to use psychological warfare during World War II and the Cold War. Zak's website: http://www.zakstein.org/ Buy ...
Jan 17, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 172
Miriam Hoffman is a former national FFA officer and a member of the Articulate Ventures Network. Miriam completed her year as a national officer with a bang, concluding her term with a speech at the national convention that talked about preserving tradition while pursuing the future. Vance and Miriam talk about this experience of serving the FFA, how the organization has changed and what it is like to be a young woman in agriculture. Subscribe to Miriam's newsletter: https://miriamrosah.substack...
Jan 10, 2022•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 169
Joscha Bach is a rare mind. He is an artificial intelligence researcher that is sought out by people doing research to understand how the human mind works. He sat down with Vance Crowe for a second time to discuss if our world is in a more precarious place than in the past. Bach discusses what happens if a parent chooses not to download a religious software onto their child. Joscha Bach mention's Paul Graham's blog post. "Lies we tell kids." http://www.paulgraham.com/lies.html They discuss the g...
Jan 03, 2022•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 171
Most Surprising: Lucy Thackray (episode #144) Contribution to the Pattern Language: David Goodhart (episode #104) Most Up-The-Graph: Lee Cronin (episode #126) Prompted you to change your life: Erik Hoel (episode #135) Most Memorable: Jim Rutt ( First appearance episode #114) Virtual Reality episode #124) Most Talked About: Rob Henderson (episode #106) Most Uncomfortable: Aella (episode #100) Most Culturally Relevant: Alina Chan (episode #165) Most Viewed: Lacy Hunt (episode #137) Most Worthy of ...
Dec 30, 2021•38 min•Ep. 170
Justin Murphy is an independent social scientist who writes about philosophy, science, and technology. Vance and Justin talk about why he left the safety net of academia to teach courses independently online and how this choice is telling of a broader trend that Justin refers to as prestige defection. Vance and Justin also discuss Rene Girard, covering his views on mimetic desire and mob mentalities as well as Urbit, Bitcoin and other tools for sovereignty as a modern creator. Justin's Website: ...
Dec 20, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 168
Evija has a Ph.D. in Depth Psychology and is a board member of the Jungian Society for Scholarly Studies . Evija left a 20 year career at the World Bank Group where she met Vance, to study Jungian psychology full time. Vance and Evija have a deep discussion about meditation, searching for truth and why people tell stories. Evija's website: https://www.evolfve.com/ Learn more about the Jungian Society: https://www.jungiansociety.org/ PODCAST LINKS — Vance Crowe Podcast Website: https://www.vancec...
Dec 13, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 167
Alex Dodge is an internationally acclaimed artist with studios in both New York City and Tokyo. His art is a unique blend of mediums, is designed in virtual space and then hand crafted. He speaks with Vance Crowe about textures, colors, shadows, and the medium of art itself. Dodge recently had a daughter and the two discuss whether someone is born an artist or if they become one from their environment. PODCAST LINKS — Vance Crowe Podcast Website: https://www.vancecrowe.com/podcast Apple Podcasts...
Dec 06, 2021•59 min•Ep. 166
Alina Chan is a molecular biologist who specializes in gene therapy and cell engineering at the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT. She published a pre-print document regarding a hypothesis about how COVID-19 might have entered humans. This led Chan on a wild adventure to discover COVID-19 true origins. Alina Chan is the co-author of the book Viral with Matt Ridley. To purchase the book and support the podcast use this link: https://amzn.to/3o5DSq4 Alina Chan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ayjch...
Nov 29, 2021•56 min•Ep. 165
David Wood goes to violent conflict regions to find ways to bring people together so that they can resolve issues that are leading to war. Wood is a professor of practice at Seton Hall University's School of Diplomacy and International Relations. The CPCS website: https://www.shu-cpcs.org/ Ethical commemoration: https://www.shu-cpcs.org/ethics-of-political-commemoration Vance Crowe Podcast Website: https://www.vancecrowe.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-vance...
Nov 15, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 164