0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Start of episode 1:17 - Announcement 4:33 - The time it takes to create and upload an episode 10:40 - Doing other things 16:35 - What's Kochin: Sports 27:17 - What's Kochin: Finance 35:50 - What's Kochin: Technology 39:49 - What's Kochin: Video Games 44:22 - Outro What's Kochin? is a podcast created by Brandon Koch that centers around sports, finance, technology, and video games. Guests are welcome to make an appearance on the show, just follow and DM me on social media at @W...
Feb 08, 2023•46 min•Ep. 28
0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Start of episode 0:47 - Pickleball tournament 7:21 - Dow Jones Industrial Average 12:37 - S&P 500 16:18 - Nasdaq 19:37 - Bitcoin 25:33 - Ethereum 33:14 - What's Kochin: Sports 42:55 - What's Kochin: Finance 45:17 - What's Kochin: Technology 48:58 - What's Kochin: Video Games 53:39 - Outro What's Kochin? is a podcast created by Brandon Koch that centers around sports, finance, technology, and video games. Guests are welcome to make an appearance on the show, just follow an...
Feb 01, 2023•55 min
0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Start of episode 2:37 - Ballin on a budget 8:16 - Top 5 "Mary Moments" of All Time 13:39 - Top 5 NFL defensive players to start my franchise with right now 18:02 - Top 5 songs I'm listening to right now 24:37 - Top 5 burrito places 30:47 - Top 5 Hawkeye moments 37:53 - Top 5 Hawkeye athletes of all time 43:53 - Top 5 movies (spoilers!) 49:07 - Top 5 Halloween candies 52:31 - Top 5 dining hall meals 1:00:09 - Top 5 flex meals 1:04:09 - Top 5 country tourism slogans 1:08:44 - T...
Jan 25, 2023•2 hr
0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Start of episode 3:16 - Casual gaming vs speedrunning 5:18 - When I first discovered speedrunning 6:00 - Tech advances in speedrunning 7:26 - Types of speedruns 9:33 - What it takes to be a speedrunner 13:35 - Routing for speedruns 18:04 - Glitches in speedruns 22:42 - RNG in speedruns 26:15 - Speedrunning events / conventions 29:54 - Tool assisted speedruns (TAS) 32:35 - My personal favorite speedruns 36:52 - The time I broke a speedrun world record 41:22 - Minecraft speedru...
Jan 18, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 25
0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Start of episode 1:39 - Housekeeping items 6:34 - My earliest memories of football 8:56 - MYFA flag football 12:14 - MYFA tackle football 24:26 - Franklin middle school football 30:54 - Kennedy high school football 33:38 - Coach Anderson story 36:29 - Coach Labs stories 39:37 - Touchdown at Kingston 42:48 - Sophomore year 43:46 - Coach Sheldon story 47:09 - Deciding to stop playing football 50:44 - Shoutout to Kennedy 2015 varsity team 53:47 - What's Kochin: Sports 1:07:23 - ...
Jan 11, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 24
0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Quick update 2:43 - 2022 recap 5:54 - Breaking down the data 16:57 - Personal development 22:04 - Ranking the months of the year 23:19 - Month #12 25:39 - Month #11 27:08 - Month #10 29:27 - Month #9 32:18 - Month #8 34:34 - Month #7 36:07 - Month #6 38:00 - Month #5 39:34 - Month #4 41:47 - Month #3 44:32 - Month #2 46:17 - Month #1 49:55 - What's Kochin: Sports 59:28 - What's Kochin: Finance 1:06:44 - What's Kochin: Technology 1:11:28 - What's Kochin: Video Games 1:17:07 - ...
Jan 04, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 23
0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Start of episode 3:07 - The creation of Ethereum 13:36 - What is Ethereum? 14:48 - My comparison for Ethereum's impact on crypto 16:35 - The different ways we refer to Ethereum 18:08 - What does "gas" mean in the Ethereum network? 21:53 - Smart contracts 27:47 - How Ethereum is involved in NFTs 31:38 - Explaining "The Merge" from PoW to PoS 38:08 - Recap and final thoughts 42:12 - What's Kochin: Sports 54:18 - What's Kochin: Finance 59:15 - What's Kochin: Technology 1:02:07 -...
Dec 21, 2022•1 hr 8 min
0:00 - Intro 0:35 - Start of episode 2:00 - Today's topic 4:13 - A helpful book on this topic 5:47 - Intro to Python 10:46 - The ways I've used Python 19:49 - Other popular Python projects 27:35 - Where AWS comes into play 30:24 - Scheduling python scripts to run using AWS 34:11 - Final thoughts 37:11 - The setup I have for buying crypto with Python + AWS 43:26 - What's Kochin: Sports 50:15 - What's Kochin: Finance 55:14 - What's Kochin: Technology 58:18 - What's Kochin: Video Games 1:01:05 - Ou...
Dec 14, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Follow Jacob on social media: @jacobciabatti His podcast "Horsing Around" might be making a comeback someday! 0:00 - Intro 0:35 - Start of episode 0:59 - How have you been? 1:59 - Freshman year of college 4:18 - Sophomore year of college 4:34 - Apartment search for junior year 6:33 - Moving in to our apartment 7:49 - Fall 2020 - Spring 2021 8:55 - Fall 2021 9:34 - Jacob's memories of Fall 2021 10:21 - Poker / Rings 11:17 - Describing the chaos of weekends with the boys 14:48 - Jacob will not let...
Dec 07, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 20
0:00 - Intro 0:35 - Start of episode 1:47 - Quick preface / things to consider 3:53 - Map #10 9:37 - Map #9 13:18 - Map #8 16:39 - Map #7 22:17 - Map #6 26:15 - Map #5 31:46 - Map #4 37:08 - Map #3 41:02 - Map #2 48:56 - Map #1 57:35 - Some maps I left out 59:48 - What's Kochin: Sports 1:09:26 - What's Kochin: Finance 1:15:33 - What's Kochin: Technology 1:18:12 - What's Kochin: Video Games 1:20:25 - Outro What's Kochin? is a podcast created by Brandon Koch that centers around sports, finance, te...
Nov 30, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 19
0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Start of episode 1:09 - Preview of Chiefs vs. Chargers 1:56 - Jr. Cougar Basketball 6:06 - End of Alec's basketball career 7:21 - High school golf 8:15 - High school soccer 9:49 - Other high school memories 11:02 - College 12:53 - Internship 13:55 - Work from home vs. at the office 15:28 - Collins Rec Center 16:24 - How long has Alec been a Chiefs fan? 17:51 - How Brandon became a Chargers fan 19:03 - Chargers move to LA 21:17 - How many Chiefs games has Alec been to? 23:19 -...
Nov 23, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 18
0:00 - Intro 0:35 - Start of episode 1:39 - Today's topic 3:29 - Paying homage 5:48 - Start of debate 6:19 - Roger Federer 14:26 - Rafael Nadal 24:05 - Novak Djokovic 29:07 - Head to head comparisons 33:33 - Making a decision 40:33 - What's Kochin: Sports 50:35 - What's Kochin: Finance 1:01:20 - What's Kochin: Technology 1:03:48 - What's Kochin: Video Games 1:06:30 - Outro What's Kochin? is a podcast created by Brandon Koch that centers around sports, finance, technology, and video games. Guests...
Nov 16, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 17
0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Start of episode 1:09 - Things to consider before we begin 3:06 - Doing some research on the US Dollar will help 5:07 - Start of explanation 5:27 - Cryptocurrencies 11:47 - Blockchain 16:20 - History of Bitcoin 20:57 - Properties of Bitcoin 29:00 - Purchasing and storing Bitcoin 36:53 - Bitcoin learning resources 43:50 - Long story short 44:36 - What's Kochin: Sports 51:06 - What's Kochin: Finance 54:12 - What's Kochin: Technology 56:55 - What's Kochin: Video Games 1:02:38 - ...
Nov 09, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 16
0:00 - Intro 0:35 - Start of episode 2:53 - Today's topic 4:09 - First YouTube videos I watched 6:58 - Deciding to make my own YouTube videos 8:14 - Bflakes 12:41 - xBrandonian 15:41 - Independent video projects 15:59 - Ping pong mixtape 17:59 - Graduation party trick shots 20:10 - 30 for 30 on my spaghetti bridge 21:43 - I like to instigate and stir the pot 22:32 - My brother's high school graduation 23:42 - My brother's college graduation 27:38 - Vine 30:42 - Speedrunning HWVX 34:48 - TikTok 4...
Nov 02, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 15
0:00 - Intro 0:35 - Start of episode 1:31 - Today's topic 3:30 - Quote from Andy Bernard 4:32 - My personal life in summer 2016 5:13 - Basketball workouts 7:46 - 2016 Zach Johnson Foundation Classic 10:59 - Summer 2016: Sports 17:49 - Summer 2016: Finance 19:44 - Summer 2016: Technology 23:56 - Summer 2016: Video Games 36:45 - Summer 2016: Music 40:02 - Conclusion 42:27 - Ballin on a budget update 43:56 - What's Kochin: Sports 49:52 - What's Kochin: Finance 55:43 - What's Kochin: Technology 1:00...
Oct 26, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 14
Graham's name (google him): Graham Woods 0:00 - Intro 0:35 - Start of episode 0:58 - How are things going? 2:38 - Current living situation 3:11 - Where Graham was born 3:36 - How Graham got started in baseball 4:45 - The first time we ever crossed paths 5:47 - Graham's career basketball highlight against me 8:15 - Jr. Cougars vs. CR Rush 8:55 - Middle school basketball 12:50 - Freshman year basketball 16:35 - Sophomore year basketball 19:22 - Junior year: the end of basketball for Graham 20:15 -...
Oct 19, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 13
Luke's Instagram: @luke.jonasson_ Luke's Twitter: @Luke_Jonasson 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Start of episode 0:58 - How's it going? 1:27 - When does the Heartlanders season start? 2:27 - Mercy vs. St Luke's 3:26 - Cedar Rapids Won't Let You Down 4:11 - The sports Luke played growing up 6:50 - Doctor projections for our height 7:50 - Metro Youth Football 9:50 - High School sports Luke played 10:33 - High school golf 13:01 - Memories from playing sports vs. Kennedy 16:50 - Basketball teammates we had in ...
Oct 12, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 12
Vestweber Team - www.liveinourtown.com Grant's Instagram - @grantgriffinrealtor Facebook Page - "Grant Griffin - Skogman Realty" 0:00 - Intro 0:35 - Start of episode 1:09 - How's it going? 1:38 - Current living situation 2:31 - Rent vs. Buy 2:58 - Where Grant was born 4:03 - The first time we met 5:51 - Moving from Jr. Cougars to CR Rush 6:55 - Staying in a hotel with basketball friends 7:53 - CR Rush dividing into 2 age groups 8:40 - The connection between CR Rush and North Linn 10:05 - Middle ...
Oct 05, 2022•1 hr 10 min
0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Start of episode 1:57 - Ballin on a budget 5:09 - Q&A 6:17 - Favorite cousin? 7:23 - Why are you gae? 9:02 - Biggest fear? 11:34 - Dream job? 14:04 - Fun fact that many people don't know about you? 17:31 - Biggest pet peeve? 20:46 - Dream car? 24:25 - What is a piece of advice you live by and why? 28:27 - Top 3 Marriott memories? 39:09 - What is the best Marriott memory Alex was not a part of? 41:50 - Could LeBron beat my intramural basketball team 1v5? 48:28 - Which QB s...
Sep 28, 2022•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 10
0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Start of episode 1:52 - My basketball career 2:50 - Basketball court in my backyard 4:17 - YMCA 4:50 - Jr. Cougars 6:33 - Having my dad as a coach 7:19 - Joining the C.R. Rush 8:52 - Traveling for games 9:49 - Playing against Patrick McCaffery 11:07 - Playing against the Murray brothers 11:59 - Self awareness as a basketball player 12:49 - The end of my C.R. Rush days 13:19 - Franklin Middle School basketball 15:09 - Spokes on a wheel 16:03 - My name is not "Jake" 17:41 - Ass...
Sep 21, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 9
Julian's Instagram: @julianklepach Follow him and stay tuned for his new mixtape release coming soon! 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Welcoming Julian 1:38 - College majors 2:29 - Finance / crypto 3:32 - Julian's commute to work 4:30 - Where Julian was born 5:27 - Going to 5 different elementary schools 6:59 - Transition from elementary to middle school 8:32 - Selecting an instrument to play 8:55 - Franklin band 12:03 - Our lunch table at Franklin 13:46 - Mr. Baylor 15:16 - Lunch table part 2 16:36 - Band t...
Sep 14, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 8
Gwen's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gwen-chaiyarat/ Gwen's Instagram: @_iamgwenny 0:00 - Intro 0:35 - Welcoming Gwen 1:01 - How's life going? 2:53 - GreenState is different without Gwen 3:53 - Where Gwen was born 4:40 - Studying abroad 5:14 - Summer English camp 5:54 - First time coming to the US 6:42 - Moving away from home 7:14 - Living in Virginia 9:59 - Living in New York 12:40 - Living in Tampa 14:37 - Choosing a career path 16:10 - Living in Iowa City 18:19 - Making friends in Iow...
Sep 07, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 7
Dillon's GitHub: https://github.com/dillonkoch 0:00 - Intro 0:35 - Welcoming Dillon 1:45 - Today's workout 2:05 - Intramural flag football 2:53 - Dillon's generation 3:33 - Where Dillon was born 4:07 - Moving to Iowa 4:19 - "Send him back!" 5:00 - Legos 6:03 - The greatest gaming console (GameCube) 6:23 - Madden 2008 7:42 - Reasons why Madden fell off 8:00 - How to improve Madden 9:06 - Idea #1 9:57 - Idea #2 10:55 - Idea #3 12:20 - Idea #4 14:18 - Idea #5 16:20 - Idea #6 16:58 - Idea #7 18:31 -...
Aug 31, 2022•58 min•Ep. 6
Alex's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-barnett-424a10182/ Alex's Instagram: @ale.xbarnett 0:00 - Intro 0:37 - Welcoming Alex 1:21 - What's up with Alex? 2:44 - Yes/No graph 4:41 - Has Alex been on a podcast before? 5:57 - Alex's early life 6:55 - Moving houses 8:06 - (sidebar) Covid affecting classes 9:23 - (sidebar) Alex's car crash 12:15 - Alex's parents 12:55 - Going to Russia 14:14 - Differences between Russia and US 15:48 - Seeing a tank in Russia 17:26 - How crypto helped A...
Aug 24, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 5
0:00 - Intro 0:35 - Start of episode 0:59 - Self improvement 2:04 - Ballin on a budget 8:32 - Intro to technology timeline 9:16 - My parent's computer 10:54 - Gamecube 12:46 - MP3 Player 13:27 - iPod Shuffle 14:06 - Gameboy Advance 15:55 - iPod Touch 17:35 - Wii 18:21 - Canon Digital Camera 19:34 - Xbox 360 w/ Kinect 21:05 - Pantech Ease 22:40 - iPad Mini 23:49 - The Fujitsu Lifebook T-Series (GOAT book) 25:23 - Playstation 4 26:17 - iPhone 5c 27:45 - Fitbit 28:26 - iPhone 6s 29:01 - 32" Insigni...
Aug 17, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 4
0:00 - Intro 0:37 - Start of episode 1:40 - My experiences in stock investing 2:30 - Not taught in the classroom 3:49 - Be appreciative of this time period 6:02 - First thing I'd recommend 7:50 - Consider using my approach 8:23 - Explaining my stock investing strategy 11:13 - The 8th wonder of the world 12:25 - How to identify the best stocks 12:50 - First metric to look at 13:42 - Second metric to look at 14:37 - Third metric to look at (most important) 15:51 - Where to locate these metrics 17:...
Aug 10, 2022•45 min•Ep. 3
0:00 - Intro 0:47 - Thank you for the support 2:31 - How to stay connected with the podcast 3:26 - Being a Chargers fan 3:57 - How it started in 2006 7:15 - The 2006-2007 season 10:05 - The 2007-2008 season 12:51 - The 2008-2009 season 15:29 - The 2009-2010 season 16:43 - The 2010-2011 season 17:31 - Mediocre Period (2011-2015) 18:00 - The only Chargers game I attended 19:18 - The greatest football play I've seen in person 20:21 - Audio clip from the greatest play 21:29 - The 2016-2017 season 22...
Aug 03, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 2
0:00 - Intro music 0:37 - Start of episode 2:46 - Who? 5:34 - What? 7:42 - When? 8:20 - Where? 9:27 - Why? 10:40 - The name "What's Kochin?" 11:26 - The "What's Kochin" content idea 11:54 - What's Kochin: Sports 14:04 - What's Kochin: Finance 15:39 - What's Kochin: Technology 17:13 - What's Kochin: Video Games 18:48 - Outro What's Kochin? is a podcast created by Brandon Koch that centers around sports, finance, technology, and video games. Guests are welcome to make an appearance on the show, ju...
Jul 27, 2022•20 min•Ep. 1
