The Vance Crowe Podcast

David Goodhart is the author of the "The Road To Somewhere" a book that describes how western societies have been divided by the aspiration and decisions of young people choosing to go away to college or stay in their hometown. His heretical book caught Britain by storm as it was published just as the world watched Brexit happen and Donald Trump be elected. Goodhart and Vance Crowe discuss the Somewhere vs. Anywhere people, the story of the Tower of Babel, and highlight new ideas regarding the Intransigent Minority and the student loan crisis as a reason for joining mass protest movements. Subscribe to the podcast for email notifications on new episodes, invites to events and other exclusive content — http://eepurl.com/gSTfk5About the Vance Crowe Podcast — Vance Crowe interviews people with an expertise that you would want to know about, but might not think to ask. He prompts his guests to think about their work in novel ways, discusses how it applies to regular people and has fun sharing stories and experiences.Want to support the podcast? Join the Articulate Ventures Network | https://network.articulate.ventures/ —We are a patchwork of thinkers that want to articulate ideas in a forum where they can be respectfully challenged, improved and celebrated so that we can explore complex subjects, learn from those we disagree with and achieve our personal & professional goals.Contact Vance for a Talk | https://www.vancecrowe.com/ —Vance delivers speeches that reveal important aspects of human communication. Audiences are entertained, engaged, and leave feeling empowered to change something about the way they are communicating. Vance tells stories about his own experiences, discusses theories in ways that make them relatable and highlights interesting people, books, and media that the audience can learn even more from. Join the #ATCF Book Club | https://articulate.ventures/category/atcf-book-club

Yannick Veys hated being an employee, so he started his own company. He helped his girlfriend start her own company, where she only needs to work an hour a day for it to be successful. Eventually he found Hypefury- which he believed in so much that he offered to work for free for 2 months. During this interview Veys talks with Vance Crowe about low context and high context cultures, how to improve how the internet algorithms see your brand, and gendered language.Find Veys online: https://twitter.com/Yannick_VeysHypefury: https://app.hypefury.com/Subscribe to the podcast for email notifications on new episodes, invites to events and other exclusive content — http://eepurl.com/gSTfk5About the Vance Crowe Podcast — Vance Crowe interviews people with an expertise that you would want to know about, but might not think to ask. He prompts his guests to think about their work in novel ways, discusses how it applies to regular people and has fun sharing stories and experiences.Want to support the podcast? Join the Articulate Ventures Network | https://network.articulate.ventures/ —We are a patchwork of thinkers that want to articulate ideas in a forum where they can be respectfully challenged, improved and celebrated so that we can explore complex subjects, learn from those we disagree with and achieve our personal & professional goals.Contact Vance for a Talk | https://www.vancecrowe.com/ —Vance delivers speeches that reveal important aspects of human communication. Audiences are entertained, engaged, and leave feeling empowered to change something about the way they are communicating. Vance tells stories about his own experiences, discusses theories in ways that make them relatable and highlights interesting people, books, and media that the audience can learn even more from. Join the #ATCF Book Club | https://articulate.ventures/category/atcf-book-club

End of Year Review and discussion about favorite episodes, a retrospective about lessons learned, an invitation to join the network and some thoughts about how to record a time capsule that you can open up at the end of next year.4 parts to an end of year review:1. 6 Big Moments in 2020 (3 positive 3 negative)2. What achievements do you think should be remembered3. Lessons hard learned this year4. What commitments do you want to have kept at the end of 2021If you are interested in the private interviews: https://store.articulate.ventures/This is the VR Headset I have been using: https://www.oculus.com/quest-2/

Kevin McKernan talks with Vance Crowe about COVID tests, how PCR works and about lockdown measures taken in response to papers that have since been recalled. Kevin McKernan was the President and Chief Science Officer of Agencourt Personal Genomics, a startup company he co-founded in 2005 to invent revolutionary sequencing technologies that dropped the cost of sequencing a human genome from $300M to $3,000; a 100,000-fold improvement in sequencing speed and cost in a few years. Kevin also managed the R&D for the Human Genome Project at Whitehead Institute/MIT resulting in several patents for nucleic acid purification. Kevin holds a B.S. in Biology from Emory University with a focus on cloning and expressing Norepinephrine Transporters. Subscribe to the podcast for email notifications on new episodes, invites to events and other exclusive content — http://eepurl.com/gSTfk5About the Vance Crowe Podcast — Vance Crowe interviews people with an expertise that you would want to know about, but might not think to ask. He prompts his guests to think about their work in novel ways, discusses how it applies to regular people and has fun sharing stories and experiences.Want to support the podcast? Join the Articulate Ventures Network | https://network.articulate.ventures/ —We are a patchwork of thinkers that want to articulate ideas in a forum where they can be respectfully challenged, improved and celebrated so that we can explore complex subjects, learn from those we disagree with and achieve our personal & professional goals.Contact Vance for a Talk | https://www.vancecrowe.com/ —Vance delivers speeches that reveal important aspects of human communication. Audiences are entertained, engaged, and leave feeling empowered to change something about the way they are communicating. Vance tells stories about his own experiences, discusses theories in ways that make them relatable and highlights interesting people, books, and media that the audience can learn even more from.

Aella is a commercial sex worker that writes about her experience as a pornographer and her views on culture, acid and how to become a successful "Cam Girl" Aella spoke with Vance Crowe about her experience growing up in a devote Christian home, being homeschooled, and how she made the decision to make money by showing her naked body on camera. Aella and Vance discussed how she is likely autistic, highly open and how she experiences space.To learn more about Aella: https://linktr.ee/aellagirlTo read her writing: https://knowingless.com/ Subscribe to the podcast for email notifications on new episodes, invites to events and other exclusive content — http://eepurl.com/gSTfk5About the Vance Crowe Podcast — Vance Crowe interviews people with an expertise that you would want to know about, but might not think to ask. He prompts his guests to think about their work in novel ways, discusses how it applies to regular people and has fun sharing stories and experiences.Want to support the podcast? Join the Articulate Ventures Network | https://network.articulate.ventures/ —We are a patchwork of thinkers that want to articulate ideas in a forum where they can be respectfully challenged, improved and celebrated so that we can explore complex subjects, learn from those we disagree with and achieve our personal & professional goals.Contact Vance for a Talk | https://www.vancecrowe.com/ —Vance delivers speeches that reveal important aspects of human communication. Audiences are entertained, engaged, and leave feeling empowered to change something about the way they are communicating. Vance tells stories about his own experiences, discusses theories in ways that make them relatable and highlights interesting people, books, and media that the audience can learn even more from. Join the #ATCF Book Club | https://articulate.ventures/category/atcf-book-club

Janette Barnard is an Anywhere person that moved back home to her Arizona cattle ranch from San Francisco just as COVID was hitting this year. Barnard has a weekly ag tech newsletter that is not bashful about taking contrary positions and is able to articulate perspectives that challenge conventional wisdom both of ag startups and the future of agriculture. During the discussion we talk about life as an Anywhere person, how a generation of Silicon Valley residents are moving out, the future of synthetic meat and alternative ways that the government could benefit agriculture other than direct payments to farmers.Subscribe to the podcast for email notifications on new episodes, invites to events and other exclusive content — http://eepurl.com/gSTfk5About the Vance Crowe Podcast — Vance Crowe interviews people with an expertise that you would want to know about, but might not think to ask. He prompts his guests to think about their work in novel ways, discusses how it applies to regular people and has fun sharing stories and experiences.Want to support the podcast? Join the Articulate Ventures Network | https://network.articulate.ventures/ —We are a patchwork of thinkers that want to articulate ideas in a forum where they can be respectfully challenged, improved and celebrated so that we can explore complex subjects, learn from those we disagree with and achieve our personal & professional goals.Contact Vance for a Talk | https://www.vancecrowe.com/ —Vance delivers speeches that reveal important aspects of human communication. Audiences are entertained, engaged, and leave feeling empowered to change something about the way they are communicating. Vance tells stories about his own experiences, discusses theories in ways that make them relatable and highlights interesting people, books, and media that the audience can learn even more from. Join the #ATCF Book Club | https://articulate.ventures/category/atcf-book-club.

Jason Medows talks with Vance Crowe about the odd way that talking about mental health is being discussed in agriculture. They talk about Medow's adult conversion to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Check out the Ag State of Mind PodcastSubscribe to the podcast for email notifications on new episodes, invites to events and other exclusive content — http://eepurl.com/gSTfk5About the Vance Crowe Podcast — Vance Crowe interviews people with an expertise that you would want to know about, but might not think to ask. He prompts his guests to think about their work in novel ways, discusses how it applies to regular people and has fun sharing stories and experiences.Want to support the podcast? Join the Articulate Ventures Network | https://network.articulate.ventures/ —We are a patchwork of thinkers that want to articulate ideas in a forum where they can be respectfully challenged, improved and celebrated so that we can explore complex subjects, learn from those we disagree with and achieve our personal & professional goals.Contact Vance for a Talk | https://www.vancecrowe.com/ —Vance delivers speeches that reveal important aspects of human communication. Audiences are entertained, engaged, and leave feeling empowered to change something about the way they are communicating. Vance tells stories about his own experiences, discusses theories in ways that make them relatable and highlights interesting people, books, and media that the audience can learn even more from. Join the #ATCF Book Club | https://articulate.ventures/category/atcf-book-club

Alexandra Kaschuta is a Twitter phenom, economist and philosopher who shares edge of chaos ideas that didn't used to be that way. Maybe it's renaissance thinking, or maybe it's her brand of paleoconservatism. Vance and Alex's conversation ranged from our new age of tolerance, how culture is changing for women in society and the current prevalence of incels.Subscribe to the podcast for email notifications on new episodes, invites to events and other exclusive content — http://eepurl.com/gSTfk5About the Vance Crowe Podcast — Vance Crowe interviews people with an expertise that you would want to know about, but might not think to ask. He prompts his guests to think about their work in novel ways, discusses how it applies to regular people and has fun sharing stories and experiences.Want to support the podcast? Join the Articulate Ventures Network | https://network.articulate.ventures/ —We are a patchwork of thinkers that want to articulate ideas in a forum where they can be respectfully challenged, improved and celebrated so that we can explore complex subjects, learn from those we disagree with and achieve our personal & professional goals.Contact Vance for a Talk | https://www.vancecrowe.com/ —Vance delivers speeches that reveal important aspects of human communication. Audiences are entertained, engaged, and leave feeling empowered to change something about the way they are communicating. Vance tells stories about his own experiences, discusses theories in ways that make them relatable and highlights interesting people, books, and media that the audience can learn even more from.

Rachel Nau discusses how Williams Syndrome shapes the way she engages with the world. Vance Crowe interviewed his longtime friend about how this condition has impacted her life, making friends and working in a job.Rachel Nau is a woman with a rare genetic condition called "Williams Syndrome" which makes her have extraordinary perceptions of sound and light, but also prevents her from knowing who is safe to trust, vulnerable to getting lost and has made it difficult for her to learn complex tasks.About the Vance Crowe Podcast — Vance Crowe interviews people with an expertise that you would want to know about, but might not think to ask. He prompts his guests to think about their work in novel ways, discusses how it applies to regular people and has fun sharing stories and experiences.Want to support the podcast? Join the Articulate Ventures Network | https://network.articulate.ventures/ —We are a patchwork of thinkers that want to articulate ideas in a forum where they can be respectfully challenged, improved and celebrated so that we can explore complex subjects, learn from those we disagree with and achieve our personal & professional goals.Contact Vance for a Talk | https://www.vancecrowe.com/ —Vance delivers speeches that reveal important aspects of human communication. Audiences are entertained, engaged, and leave feeling empowered to change something about the way they are communicating. Vance tells stories about his own experiences, discusses theories in ways that make them relatable and highlights interesting people, books, and media that the audience can learn even more from. Join the #ATCF Book Club | https://articulate.ventures/category/atcf-book-club

Matt Christiansen and Vance Crowe sit down to discuss why companies have taken on a progressive agenda as opposed to a conservative one, the value of liberty and the dangers of losing freedoms as the Coronavirus pandemic wears on.Matt Christiansen is a YouTube political analyst and news commentator that runs his own media company in Montana. He has developed a following and community that enabled him to leave his job and work full time as an online commentator.https://www.mattchristiansenmedia.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvHbQEd6Jkg&feature=emb_logoFor more information about the Articulate Ventures Network: https://network.articulate.ventures

Mike Compston is a retired rancher in his 70's living in Nevada. Vance and Mike talk about how values are created and handed down, regrets he has from his life, the value of the Articulate Ventures Network, what he thinks happens when you die and his personal Peter Thiel Paradox.About the Vance Crowe Podcast — Vance Crowe interviews people with an expertise that you would want to know about, but might not think to ask. He prompts his guests to think about their work in novel ways, discusses how it applies to regular people and has fun sharing stories and experiences.Want to support the podcast? Join the Articulate Ventures Network | https://network.articulate.ventures/ —We are a patchwork of thinkers that want to articulate ideas in a forum where they can be respectfully challenged, improved and celebrated so that we can explore complex subjects, learn from those we disagree with and achieve our personal & professional goals.Contact Vance for a Talk | https://www.vancecrowe.com/ —Vance delivers speeches that reveal important aspects of human communication. Audiences are entertained, engaged, and leave feeling empowered to change something about the way they are communicating. Vance tells stories about his own experiences, discusses theories in ways that make them relatable and highlights interesting people, books, and media that the audience can learn even more from.

Ann Crowe of Precision Physical Therapy sat down with Vance Crowe to talk about pain as a concept, as well the challenges parents face being pregnant and raising a newborn. On a personal note, this is a conversation is one I am excited to share as we discussed many things that we wish we had known before starting the journey to having our child.Ann Crowe is a woman like no other. She has swam on the Notre Dame women's team, tried out for the Olympics, worked as an aerospace engineer and competed in an Iron Man competition. She operates a physical therapy clinic called Precision Physical Therapy with a partner.To learn more about Precision Physical Therapy www.precisionstl.com To join the Articulate Ventures Network: https://network.articulate.venturesTwitter: @VanceCrowe

Exercise week concludes! Sara Krenski is one of the most well respected “boot-camp” instructors in the Saint Louis region. Krenski spoke with Vance Crowe about her coaching philosophy and mindset that have prompted many people to start to get in shape and kept them coming to class for more than 10 years.Krenski has training in the Montesori methods and it is clear that she applies her beliefs about the potential of human beings to the way she teaches her classes. Krenski has students ranging from their 20’s-70’s that show up 4 days a week for years. During the conversation Krenski and Crowe talk about the concept of resistance, consistency, careers and how the Montessori system allows children to achieve at their fullest potential.Book mentioned during the podcast: The Absorbent Mind : https://amzn.to/35Sp2sMTo join the Articulate Ventures Network: https://network.articulate.ventures/

Exercise Week: Mark Spewak is an extraordinary running coach, helping his clients to learn how to become better runners not only from establishing a running plan, but also learning how to master the voices in your head that try to talk you out of pushing through and achieving your goals. Vance Crowe and Mark Spewak discuss the voice of resistance, the unity that comes from seeing someone else running in the cold and rain and the reason we all want to give up when we are ¾ through a challenging journey.Mark Spewak is a highly respected running coach in Saint Louis, Missouri. He has helped adults and students achieve their running goals, even when they didn’t start out as a runner. Learn more about Spewak Training: https://spewaktraining.com/To join the Articulate Ventures Network: https://network.articulate.ventures

Marcio Gonacalves runs the business SwineIt a podcast and conference business that has taken the North and South American business world by storm. He sat down with Vance Crowe and to talk about business productivity secrets, discuss business challenges, and talk about how to keep employees motivated.

A new YouTube channel that will shatter what you think you know about historical figures has just been created by accountant and retirement community CEO Jeremy LaKosh. During LaKosh’s conversation with Vance Crowe they talk about:The Illinois government is more than 3 months behind on paying Medicaid obligations to retirement communities.The shocking stories that made Christopher Columbus a person that we still talk about after 500 years.Why social media has become a zero-sum, honor culture situation where robust debate can’t occur.How Milton Friedman’s “Free to Choose” had such a large impact on the culture’s understanding of economics.How the terms “republican” and “democrat” represent the form of thinking of the people in their parties.Historical Context YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtAV5SOjcJj4xW6Ye29ZfLg To watch the first conversation that Jeremy had with Vance Crowe (A Government’s Guide to Exploiting the Elderly) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hunlbsBFEak To learn more about the Articulate Ventures Network: https://network.articulate.ventures/

Chris Bennet is ag and technology editor for Farm Journal magazine. He tells stories with a southern drawl that draw you in and almost always has a twist that you cannot believe.In this interview we talk about the inner demons that can lead anyone astray, one of the greatest insurance frauds in US history done by Robert Carl Stokes and what it is like to raise a daughter so she doesn't fall in love with the man you used to be! Chris Bennett talks with Vance Crowe about horse burials at a special cemetery and the tale of a woman who refused to leave her Georgia plantation.To learn more about the book club: https://articulate.ventures/october-atcf-book-club To Join the Articulate Ventures Network: https://network.articulate.ventures/

Jamey Stegmaier is a giant in the world of board game publishing. Stegmaier sat down with Vance Crowe to talk about what it takes to design a great board game, how introverts can use board games to start conversations, and why writing game directions is so difficult.Stegmaier owns Stonemaier Games and is a major figure in the world of Kickstarter, a crowdfunding platform. His books and videos have helped people raise millions of dollars and his board game publishing company has brought joy to people around the world. During the interview Stegmaier mentioned a game called Wingspan; to purchase the game visit: https://stonemaiergames.com/games/wingspan/ To Join the Articulate Ventures Network: https://network.articulate.ventures/

Once humans let pets in the house, everything about the way we medicated them had to change. Suddenly the disease that were ok outside, were now coming into the house. Animal pharmaceutical salesman Brian Hopkins sat down with Vance Crowe to discuss what changes have happened, how people engage with their pets differently and the advances in pet medicine.Brian and Vance also discussed how they both had to independently embrace the concepts of stoicism in order to endure the pain and suffering that happened when their wives struggled to have a baby. They discuss stoicism, and how it applies to their lives. They also talked about how social media is a zero sum game and how this is impacting the way we engage with other people in the real world. They talked about the realities of children being marketed to and how communities are different than tribes.Brian and Vance discuss Sober October and why they gave up social media and the impact that it has had on their lives.To Join the Articulate Ventures Network: https://network.articulate.ventures/

Kenneth Stanley’s concept of “Novelty Search” characterizes how major breakthroughs happen by articulating that individuals that discover and build totally new things cannot plan where they are going, they instead need to follow what they find interesting. During Kenneth Stanley’s interview with Vance Crowe, they discuss how novelty search is similar to the concept of the Daemon as discussed by philosophers such as Nietzche, Goethe, and Carl Jung.Kenneth Stanley and Vance Crowe discuss how a small talk is a form of Novelty Search, and how watching their young children grow is a similar experience. To purchase Ken Stanely’s Book: The Myth of the Objecting: Why Greatness Cannot be Planned https://amzn.to/2SHMrXYTo Join the Articulate Ventures Network: https://network.articulate.ventures/

Bryan Moes is a slow talking South Dakota farmer with five boys living in South Dakota. Moes is a family man, deeply active in his community and a strong supporter of the organizations that make agriculture work. Moes sat down with Vance Crowe to discuss teaching your children responsibility, how to make changes in large organizations, why the Albert Camus The Stranger resonated so deeply with him and how cosmopolitan society makes men without responsibilities vulnerable to the creeping darkness of depression.To Join the Articulate Ventures Network: https://network.articulate.ventures/October’s ATCF Book Club: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien https://amzn.to/341qw36

Paula Olsiewski is an MIT trained biochemist that now helps foundations decide how to allocate resources to deal with challenges that face our civilization. She has worked in biosecurity, synthetic biology, and most recently on indoor air quality. Paula Olsiewski spoke with Vance Crowe about funding research, what can be done to prevent Coronavirus spread using HV/AC systems, UV light, raising daughters to be strong, and how New York City is opening up churches and restaurants as their case loads go down. To Join the Articulate Ventures Network: https://network.articulate.ventures/

Rob Long is back discussing with Vance Crowe on how to read so that you extract more meaning from your time, the dichotomies game that they play, the reason that positive human rights are dangerous and the value of negative human rights, and why values smuggling has destroyed the value of the skeptics community.To learn more about the October Book Club: https://articulate.ventures/october-atcf-book-clubTo Join the Articulate Ventures Network: https://network.articulate.ventures/

William Prigge Ph.D. is a history professor at South Dakota State University and a former history professor of Vance Crowe, at Marquette University. They have a wide ranging fast paced conversation about how to analyze history as a world system rather than criticizing as a way of tearing down. Vance and Will discuss:Why is it socially acceptable to have a picture of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin on your wall, but not an intellectual leader from the Nazi regime? How do the people of the former Soviet Union view themselves? Is it inherently true that free-market capitalism is the best for everyone, or is that an ideology?Find out more about William Prigge: https://www.sdstate.edu/directory/william-prigge To learn more about the October Book Club: https://articulate.ventures/category/atcf-book-clubTo Join the Articulate Ventures Network: https://network.articulate.ventures/

Tommy Grisafi is a man that can make money during moments of high volatility in the markets. During this conversation Vance Crowe and Tommy Grisafi discuss where inflation is showing up in our markets, how puts and futures work and the value of doing difficult things like running marathons.To learn more about the Articulate Ventures Network https://network.articulate.ventures Vance Crowe on Twitter https://twitter.com/VanceCroweThe Vance Crowe podcast interviews fascinating people to discuss values, respectfully challenge ideas and explore new ways of thinking.

Julian Schuster is the President of Webster University in Saint Louis, Missouri. We sat down to discuss what he has to consider as he leads through Coronavirus, people’s reactions to insecurity and how his University developed into the best chess team in the nation.To learn more about the Articulate Ventures Network https://network.articulate.ventures Vance Crowe on Twitter https://twitter.com/VanceCroweThe Vance Crowe podcast interviews fascinating people to discuss values, respectfully challenge ideas and explore new ways of thinking.

Reid Tymcio teaches financial innovation at the University of South Carolina. He is a financial expert with a balanced perspective on the role of cryptographic currencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum and other blockchain based systems. We have a conversation about trust, how the financial system works and Reid tells the story of when gold was made illegal to own in the US. To learn more about the Articulate Ventures Network https://network.articulate.ventures To find Reid Tymcio on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReidTymcioVance Crowe on Twitter https://twitter.com/VanceCroweThe Vance Crowe podcast interviews fascinating people to discuss values, respectfully challenge ideas and explore new ways of thinking.

Mark Reardon is one of the most well known radio hosts in the Saint Louis region. He sat down with Vance Crowe to discuss the value of engaging people you disagree with in conversation, why the shutdown of sports will damage communities and Vance Crowe's Peter Thiel Paradox.Mark Reardon talks about how for the first time in his career he is concerned that he may lose his job for saying the wrong thing. They discuss the skyrocketing crime in Saint Louis, how the loss of baseball negatively impacts our local politics and what Mark does to speak with politicians he doesn't agree with but is willing to hear out.To learn more about the Articulate Ventures Network https://network.articulate.ventures Mark Reardon on Twitter https://twitter.com/MarkReardonKMOXVance Crowe on Twitter https://twitter.com/VanceCroweThe Vance Crowe podcast interviews fascinating people to discuss values, respectfully challenge ideas and explore new ways of thinking.

Kelly Crowe is the author of the brand new management book Super Vision an innovative guide to being the supervisor when your employees are young and inexperienced. She is also Vance Crowe's sister, a fellow creative and expressive communicator.Kelly Crowe is a communications expert that has taught young people and their managers how to become high value employees that are able to work independently and with creativity. To purchase a copy of Super Vision: https://www.amazon.com/SUPERVISION-INNOVATIVE-SUPERVISOR-EMPLOYEES-INEXPERIENCED/dp/1732839204If you are interested in joining the Articulate Ventures Network visit: https://www.articulate.ventures/

Chris Bennett is a writer for Farm Journal that tells some of the most shocking stories I've ever heard. He is an excellent researcher and has an eye for details that only a deeply curious person could have. Last story is a little graphic, so be warned.This is the Farm Journal article on a camera being placed on a man's property written by Chris Bennett https://www.agweb.com/article/government-cameras-hidden-private-property-welcome-open-fieldsTo support the podcast, meet interesting people and practice your communications skills join the Articulate Ventures Network: https://www.articulate.venturesAugust's ATCF Book Club is on August 30 we are reading "The Stranger" by Albert CamusFollow Vance Crowe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/VanceCrowe

Lyle Benjamin, returns for a conversation about kids returning to school, how Montana is handling Coronavirus, works of literature that take a long time to read and if the Presidential races will always devolve into WWF style farce. We discuss Joscha Bach @plinz interpretation of Jewish and Christian texts. I was pushing the envelope and explored ideas like IQ and how that relates to how presidential candidates run elections. We also talked about the media and I question if there was ever a golden age of news where the truth was more important than selling papers. I'll be interested to hear what you think.Lyle Benjamin is the co-host of the Articulate Ventures Book club. This August's Book Club: The Stranger by Camus -- it is a quick read (2-3 hours) Join us for the book club on Sunday August 30, 2020 (email Vance for details)Join the Articulate Ventures Network https://www.articulate.ventures/Vance Crowe on Twitter @VanceCroweLyle Benjamin on Twitter @LyleBenjamin4

Robin Wheeler loves music and found herself in a nine year journey to write an in-depth biography of singer songwriter Woody Guthrie. Vance Crowe and Robin sat down to discuss her journey and learn what draws so many people to Guthrie's music and legacy.Join the Articulate Ventures Network https://www.articulate.ventures/Find Robin on Twitter: @RobinDawnAgainInstagram: rwheeler1022Website: robindwheeler.com

Rob Long is a Data Engineer, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner, amateur philosopher and one of Vance Crowe’s closest friends. Vance Crowe and Rob Long sat down to discuss their personal views on philosophy, pattern languages, mask laws, federalism, and their views on complex issues. This interview marks the beginning of Season 2 of the Vance Crowe Podcast. Join the Articulate Ventures Network https://www.articulate.ventures/Find Rob Long on Twitter @plantimalsVance Crowe on Twitter @VanceCroweFor more information on Rob Long’s Pattern Languages and other musings: https://archetyp.al/

Vance Crowe interviews his graduate school mentor, Zheng Wang. They discuss cultural interpretations about masks, and why China and the US have different Coronavirus results. Zheng Wang taught me a great deal about other ways of thinking about the world. He took far more interest in my work than any other professor I've ever met. He pushed me to submit higher quality work, he taught me different emotional and social frameworks to use to better understand conflict, and he made me understand the world in a much more nuanced way. Vance and Zheng Wang discuss the core of the US China cultural misunderstandings and discuss the difference in education systems. The two talk about the leaders of China Xi Jinping and Donald Trump discussing the national motto's adopted by the two leaders.Zheng Wang Ph.D. is the director for the Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution at the Seton Hall School of Diplomacy and International Relations. To support the podcast, meet others in the Articulate Ventures Network, and join the Articulate Ventures Book Club: https://www.articulate.venturesThis month's book is 1984 by George Orwell. We will hold the book club discussion on Sunday July 26, 2020 at 7:30 pm

Vance Crowe's friend Lance Corbett comes back and talks about being locked up and having to fight for his life. He describes finding work after prison. Lance also describes for Vance how the Saint Louis graffiti culture works, with their motivations and obstacles. Fun conversation with a smart hardworking friend that has seen the harder side of life. To support the podcast, meet others in the Articulate Ventures Network, and join the Articulate Ventures Book Club: https://www.articulate.venturesTo learn more about the Telepresence Professional Basic's Course: https://store.articulate.ventures/#dFttQ Podcast subscribers use the code: podcastThis month's book is 1984 by George Orwell. We will hold the book club discussion on Sunday July 26, 2020 at 7:30 pm

Peter Schreiner is a University Professor and the Justus von Liebig Chair, he studies the intersection between chemistry and biology. We have a fascinating conversations about his observations on democracy, if the peer review system is failing, and his culture's response to the question of liberty vs safety. To support the podcast, meet others in the Articulate Ventures Network, and join the Articulate Ventures Book Club: https://www.articulate.venturesTo learn more about the Telepresence Professional Basic's Course: https://store.articulate.ventures/#dFttQ Podcast subscribers use the code: podcastThis month's book is 1984 by George Orwell. We will hold the book club discussion on Sunday July 26, 2020 at 7:30 pm

Julie McDaniel is the mother of 6 children on the Oklahoma high desert where they raise cattle in a difficult part of the world. Vance and Julie discuss what it is to be a mother, family values, tradition and teaching your children about mortality.To support the podcast, meet others in the Articulate Ventures Network, and join the Articulate Ventures Book Club: https://www.articulate.venturesTo learn more about the Telepresence Professional Basic's Course: https://store.articulate.ventures/#dFttQ Podcast subscribers use the code: podcastThis month's book is 1984 by George Orwell. We will hold the book club discussion on Sunday July 26, 2020 at 7:30 pm

Samuel Maondu was a teenager when I met him while living in Kenya in the Peace Corps. He went from being a barefoot adolescent living without electricity or running water to becoming a nurse in the United States. This is a phenomenal story of living the dream.To support the podcast, meet others in the Articulate Ventures Network, and join the Articulate Ventures Book Club: https://www.articulate.venturesTo learn more about the Telepresence Professional Basic's Course: https://store.articulate.ventures/#dFttQ Podcast subscribers use the code: podcastThis month's book is 1984 by George Orwell. We will hold the book club discussion on Sunday July 26, 2020 at 7:30 pm

Robby McGehee is an internationally recognized race car driver. As an elite racer that raced in the Indianapolis 500 he has a firsthand view of how to handle adrenaline, risk and danger. He talks about risk as a father and as a man that insures massive building project. To support the podcast, meet others in the Articulate Ventures Network, and join the Articulate Ventures Book Club: https://www.articulate.venturesTo learn more about the Telepresence Professional Basic's Course: https://store.articulate.ventures/#dFttQ Podcast subscribers use the code: podcastThis month's book is 1984 by George Orwell. We will hold the book club discussion on Sunday July 26, 2020 at 7:30 pm

Bruce Figger is a traveling veterinarian that works with cattle, horses and even pets. We talked about the challenging and changing world of veterinary medicine, the high suicide rate among vets, the challenges of balancing hard work with the demands of life, and books that impacted him. To watch the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TFrKplgiFhs To support the podcast, meet others in the Articulate Ventures Network, and join the Articulate Ventures Book Club: https://www.articulate.venturesTo learn more about the Telepresence Professional Basic's Course: https://store.articulate.ventures/#dFttQ Podcast subscribers use the code: podcastThis month's book is 1984 by George Orwell. We will hold the book club discussion on Sunday July 26, 2020 at 7:30 pm

Wide ranging conversation with an accomplished attorney, a history professor and the man charged with overseeing the justice of the people of Saint Louis. We discuss cancel culture, reducing regulations, mob justice and the rule of law. To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/a4-H3HlhNh0 To support the podcast, meet others in the Articulate Ventures Network, and join the Articulate Ventures Book Club: https://www.articulate.venturesTo learn more about the Telepresence Professional Basic's Course: https://store.articulate.ventures/#dFttQ Podcast subscribers use the code: podcastThis month's book is 1984 by George Orwell. We will hold the book club discussion on Sunday July 26, 2020 at 7:30 pm

Sheriff Tom Allman had a 34 year career as a police officer and eventually sheriff. He shares his insights into police budgets, training, screening and tells stories about his experiences as a peacekeeper. To support the podcast, meet others in the Articulate Ventures Network, and join the Articulate Ventures Book Club: https://www.articulate.venturesTo learn more about the Telepresence Professional Basic's Course: https://store.articulate.ventures/#dFttQ Podcast subscribers use the code: podcastThis month's book is 1984 by George Orwell. We will hold the book club discussion on Sunday July 26, 2020 at 7:30 pm

Claire Fox is a prolific thinker and debater. She runs one of the most important debate conferences in the world, attended by some of the greatest debaters of our time.Vance and Claire discuss the book 1984, why she thinks feminists have trouble connecting with current day movements and the value of open debate. To learn more about the Telepresence Professional Basic's Course: https://store.articulate.ventures/#dFttQ Podcast subscribers use the code: podcastTo support the podcast, meet others in the Articulate Ventures Network, and join the Articulate Ventures Book Club: https://www.articulate.venturesThis month's book is 1984 by George Orwell. We will hold the book club discussion on Sunday July 26, 2020 at 7:30 pm

Ana Lorena Fabrega attended 10 different schools throughout the world when she was a child. She became a teacher and suddenly realized that the old paradigm used to teach soldiers and factory workers doesn't meet today's children's need. We talked about remote learning, online learning, micro-schools and many other things parents will find interesting. @anafabrega11@VanceCroweIf you are interested in signing up for the Articulate Ventures Network visit: https://www.articulate.ventures/feedAlso Vance Crowe has published an online course about how to improve how you sound and look on video calls: Telepresence Professional Basics: https://store.articulate.ventures/

Joseph Ring is a 24 year old cattle producer along with his brother Michael who raise the famed Ring Brothers Beef. Joseph is a musician, a father, a butcher, and a tinkerer. I met Joseph because he found a way to help me get better. He's been one of my closest friends ever since.Membership into the Articulate Ventures Network is open to all now: https://www.articulate.ventures/Also if you would like to improve the way you look on video calls, you might like Vance's new online course: Telepresence Professional Basics https://store.articulate.ventures/#dFttQJuly's Book Club Book is 1984Joseph on Twitter: @JosephRing4Vance on Twitter: @VanceCrowe

Natalina Sents; Digital Content Manager, Successful Farming MagazineNatalina Sents is the kind of intrepid young reporter written about in comic books. She is brave, empathetic and acutely aware of what is going on around her. She is one of the most respected storytellers of agrarian life in our modern era. We discussed working multiple jobs, virtual reality, how to listen in a conversation. I reached out to Natalina after having read her work, and spoken with her at conferences but I never realized how deeply insightful and connected she was with the views of others. As I re-listen to this episode, I hear so much more in her answers than I heard at the time. Sign up to be in the Articulate Ventures NetworkNatalina Sents on Twitter @Roots_Journey@VanceCrowe

Ben Anderson is the CEO of Wand a tech startup that allows people to hire a house cleaner on a phone app. Ben is the executive producer of Vance's podcast and they have a candid discussion about universities, student loan debt, and tearing down of monuments. Vance and Ben discussed the Articulate Ventures Network for people that want to support the podcast and want to meet other people that are interested in becoming better communicators. To put your name on the list to be invited into the next wave of members enter your email here: https://mailchi.mp/vancecrowe/articulate-ventures-network-1st-wave-sign-upFind Ben Anderson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenAnderson421Find Vance Crowe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/VanceCrowe

Keaton Kruger is in the ag industry and caught my attention over Twitter about a year ago. He studies things that interest him and has a curiosity about things he doesn't understand. We discussed a huge array of topics from fasting, human genetics, telepresence, and surveillance. We explore how to look and sound better on video calls and Vance explains his theory on Telepresence.https://twitter.com/KeatonKruegerhttps://twitter.com/VanceCroweSUPPORT THE PODCAST BY SIGNING UP FOR THE ARTICULATE VENTURES NETWORK (AVN)If you are interested in learning about how you can support the podcast while also getting access to special content, classes and interactions with other communicators fill out this form to receive an invitation to join the Articulate Ventures Network. Sign Up Here: https://mailchi.mp/vancecrowe/articulate-ventures-network-1st-wave-sign-up

Jerry Hayes returns but now as Editor of Bee Culture Magazine. One of the most popular beekeeping magazines in the world. Jerry and Vance talk about speaking up when you are afraid, how our culture of competitiveness impacts how we see the world and why it is so difficult for PR to feel authentic. Jerry talks about ripping up 2 acres to plant clover for pollinators, murder bees, mistakes he's made and why he thinks beekeepers need to learn to be better communicators. If you are interested in being in the next wave of people to join the Articulate Ventures Network sign-up to be notified when the system is ready. We want this to grow at a steady pace, so we are brining it to podcast listeners first. https://mailchi.mp/vancecrowe/articulate-ventures-network-1st-wave-sign-upThe Articulate Ventures Network is a place for listeners to support the podcast, get access to communications classes created by Vance to help you become a tangibly better communicator and meet others that want to improve how they engage with others. We launched it at the beginning of June to a small group of Beta users who are know trying out the systems, getting to know one another and starting to create discussion boards.The next wave will be invited in the next two weeks.

Mike Sansone is a real estate developer focused on multifamily. He discusses what cities will thrive in the future and what holds Saint Louis back from being business friendly. We talk about grit, fitness, and journaling.If you are interested in being in the next wave of people to join the Articulate Ventures Network sign-up to be notified when the system is ready. We want this to grow at a steady pace, so we are brining it to podcast listeners first. https://mailchi.mp/vancecrowe/articulate-ventures-network-1st-wave-sign-upThe Articulate Ventures Network is a place for listeners to support the podcast, get access to communications classes created by Vance to help you become a tangibly better communicator and meet others that want to improve how they engage with others. We launched it at the beginning of June to a small group of Beta users who are know trying out the systems, getting to know one another and starting to create discussion boards.The next wave will be invited in the next two weeks.