The Age of Information: Orthodoxy & The Modern World

(1) CV-01: Coronavirus & Restaurants

Stephanie is a career multi-unit restaurant manager from the Seattle area. Today we talk about Covid-19, the effects on the restaurant community, and how the industry can learn and adapt to a changing landscape. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

(2) CV-02: Current Events w/ Chris Faber (Part 1) - 4/9/2020

Chris Faber, along with his wife Ashley, is the owner of The Times Bar in Asheville, North Carolina. Today, in the first of a multi-part conversation, we talk about the restaurant industry in Asheville as compared to other parts of the country, and some of the regulations and systems in place that business owners have to deal with.   I found this conversation super interesting, and you can even hear some nature sounds in the background that help us celebrate spring!   You can find more information about The Times Bar here. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

(3) CV-03: Current Events w/ Chris Faber (Part 2) - 4/9/2020

Here's part 2. From charities, to McDonald’s, to the Paycheck Protection Program, Chris and I chat about what’s happening to the restaurant industry right now. Enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

(4) CV-04: Current Events w/ Chris Faber (Part 3) - 4/9/2020

I want to thank Chris again for coming on to chat about all of the things we talked about. I'm telling you, man, this guy is a natural. I feel like I have to step my game up now! We get into unions, price controls, Facebook ridiculousness, Donald Trump, and what I like to call Hipsters vs Hillbillies. I think you're going to really enjoy it! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

(5) CV-05: Non-Profits & Charities w/ Aaron Gregory Smith - 4/17/2020

Aaron Gregory Smith chats about non-profit governance as it relates to Trade Organizations & Charities. Aaron is the Executive Director of the United States Bartenders Guild, which also runs the Bartender Emergency Assistance Program. We also talk in depth about the USBG and BEAP's response to the incredible demand for relief caused by Covid-19. There's a lot to unpack here, and the conversation is loaded with pertinent information that affects many lives. I hope you will also stick around until the end, as I've included a third bonus segment of anecdotes and stories. Enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

(6) CV-06: Business Ownership & Social Culture w/ Nicole Barker - 4/22/2020

Today, Nicole Barker joins me from Reno, NV. Nicole is a career hospitality professional, and owner of multiple businesses. We discuss bar consulting, restaurant ownership, regulation and legislation in the gambling industry, and touch on some hot-button societal constructs. You're going to love this. Enjoy! Check out Nicole here on FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/585549502272096/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

(7) CV-07: Finding Peace & Overcoming Alcohol in the Bar Industry w/ Chris Cardone - 4/27/2020

Diageo World Class winner Chris Cardone joins us to share his journey towards inner tranquility in the bar industry. But not before offering up a few anecdotes about how he got there. I want to thank all of my hospitality and restaurant guests over this last month. You are all truly the exemplification of professionalism and class, and the industry will always be strong as long as you're all contributing to it! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

(8) 2-01: Occupational Therapy & Childhood Education w/ Catherine Risigo Wickline

Catherine is an Occupational Therapist and owner at Jumpstart Therapy & Fitness Network here in CT. She can be contacted directly on Facebook, at her personal or business page. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

(9) 2-02: The Anatomy of Comedy w/ Colin Cook

Colin Cook joins YTOM to humor me with some incredibly detailed, and fascinating, insights into the business and work ethic of stand-up comedy. I'm enthralled with stand-up comedy, it's probably what I would be doing if I wasn't doing this. I really hope you appreciate his insight as much as we did. You can check Colin out on social media @ ColinCookComedy on IG and Twitter. You should really check out his stuff! Warning: This is not an episode you want your kids listening to. And if you have a shitty sense of humor, you should probably stay away. At the end of the conversation, I reference a Conan episode with Norm MacDonald and Courtney Thorne-Smith. Here is the link to that hilarity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F6dXcW-_Fc --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

(10) Straight Up 1.01: Defund the Government

In the wake of the George Floyd brutal homicide, millions around the world have taken to the streets in protest of police brutality. Nevermind that the coronavirus seems to have vanished from their minds, these are serious issues that folks are justifiably angry about. It is not okay that a man minding his own business, hurting no one, and committing no crime, was murdered by anyone, let alone the police. And while there are calls around the nation to "defund" the police, I doubt that will actually happen, and it misses the point entirely. The police are not the problem. They're simply the result of a much larger problem; a population addicted to government, and a government that enacts random legislation that must be enforced by all means by an army called the police. Victimless crimes are created that cause innocent and peaceful persons to have encounters with law enforcement that could be so easily prevented in the first place. You don't have to defund the police. Remove the legislation that creates crimes with no victims, effectively shrinking the police force as a result. Then defund the state. The state exists to protect life, liberty, and property, and nothing more. That is not how they operate today. Take away their source of revenue, and render them irrelevant. Today on Straight Up, I get into all of this, and explain how Voluntaryism and Agorism can lead to a more peaceful society. One that has a foundation in actual individual liberty and economic freedom. And I swear a lot. So enjoy :) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app