The Vance Crowe Podcast

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 differen...

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...

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 Art...

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.ventures To...

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.articulat...

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://ww...

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 Articul...

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 C...

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.ventures To learn more about the Telepresence Professi...

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.art...

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 @VanceCrowe If you are interes...

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 wou...

Natalina Sents ; Digital Content Manager, Successful Farming Magazine Natalina 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...

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 in...

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://twitte...

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 mad...

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 st...

Lord Ridley is back! He has a new book out "How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom" and he tells me all about how peer review has broken down, how Europe got the potato and why kings would ban coffee houses (to stop gossip). Also we talk about the Dicamba ban on soybeans.  It was a fun interview! To buy Matt Ridley's "How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom" use this...

A barn burner of an interview, Jeremy LaKosh runs an assisted living facility in Illinois and has written a book discussing how government bureaucracies and unions are preventing the adoption of technology and strategies that would enable care.  Rare interview from a mild mannered guy.  LaKosh is the author of the book, "A Government's Guide to Exploiting the Elderly" Buy LaKosh's book "A Governme...

What if wearing masks exposed us to other diseases? What if by locking down the country the war machine was shut down? Kevin McKernan is a brilliant mind that is capable of looking at the world through as many perspectives as a prism.  Vance Crowe and Kevin McKernan talked about why cannabis smells so strongly, the consequence of mandatory masks and the riots in Minneapolis. Vance pitches Saint Lo...

Dan Dokovic is a commercial real estate broker in Saint Louis.  Considered by many to be a hell of an entrepreneur Dan speaks with Vance Crowe about when people will rent office space again, the down turn of retail space and how buildings of the future will be built. https://intelicacre.com/ https://www.bambooequity.com/team Find Vance Crowe at www. VanceCrowe.com @VanceCrowe on Twitter

Quick Dick McDick is a character played by 37 year old Saskatchewan farmer Dickson Delorme. During this interview we learn about Canadian politics over oil/gas, the Canadian gun ban, and how bridge the divide between rural and urban. Delorme is a guy trying to add humor to complex political and social change- and has become an international star known around North America for his clever takes, and...

Lance Corbett is a soft spoken, very nice, hardworking guy that has a vice grip and a level of intensity like nothing I have ever experienced before.  We talk about how a national level high school wrestler could end up homeless for five years on the bank of the Mississippi river. Lance discusses how he keeps himself motivated, how he avoided the fate of the people that he lived with as a homeless...

I had a blast interviewing this rare military officer.  Ahron Oddman is a combat veteran that flew a half-helicopter half jet plane, the V-22 Osprey a tool at one time thought of as a waste of time that later proved to be instrumental in saving the lives of wounded soldiers. Oddman spoke with Vance Crowe has upended the tech world in banking and is now bringing disruption to the world of education...

Alison Morrow was an intrepid reporter working for the Seattle local TV channel.  She quit her job to move out to a homestead, where she is creating a new form of journalism/interviewing and reporting. Vance and Alison discussed who watches the local news, her work helping drug addicts, and how journalism and attending press conferences aren't the same thing.  The Vance Crowe podcast interviews pe...