BullCast

Are you thinking about selling your house in the near future? Then this episode is for you! If you’ve sold a home in the past, you know it’s not as easy as pushing a button and signing a document. Perhaps the most difficult part of a move is staging your home before potential buyers scrutinize every detail of the house you’ve lived in for so long. We’ll kick off the show with our list of the best...

This week, we are talking about, perhaps, the greatest Christmas comedy ever produced: Christmas Vacation. Join Katie, Cort, and Cam as they break down this stress-inducing movie. Starring Chevy Chase, this film finds family man, Clark Griswold, looking to make the perfect Christmas for his wife and kids. However, things go awry quickly including tree mishaps, an unexpected visitor, and a pool tha...

Today, we are talking about tips for ensuring a budget-friendly holiday season. As we all know, Christmas can be quite expensive. Bills pile up fast if you are not careful because it’s easy to get suckered into Yuletide marketing! We’ll kick off the show with our list of financial lessons you can learn from Christmas movies. Then, we’ll jump into our discussion on ways to save despite being full o...

Do you ever find yourself working long hours while your spouse is at your child’s soccer game … without you? Have you ever experienced burnout due to overworking yourself and not allowing time for “fun” activities? This, ladies and gentlemen, is the conundrum that is leading today’s discussion on work/life balance. We’ll start the show with a brand-new segment we call “Weekly Volatility” where we...

Happy Thanksgiving from the BullCast crew! In today’s mini episode, Katie, Cort, and Cam talk Turkey Day and debate whether or not its ok to put up Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving. We’ll kick of the show with our list of the best Thanksgiving movies and TV episodes, then we’ll talk about how Christmas seems to be rolling in earlier each year. We’ll wrap up the show with a list of the mus...

What better way to follow up our Generation Wars episode than by discussing an app that has taken the younger generation by storm: TikTok. This video-centric social media app, which launched just a few years ago, has over 1 billion active users, and it shows no signs of slowing down. Join Katie, Cort, and Cam as they not only discuss this cultural phenomenon, but also the financial impact it has o...

Since the dawn of time, generations have been at odds with each other. Whether it be the Baby Boomers patronizing Millennials or Gen-Xers sitting back enjoying the show, these sects (which sometimes seem like cliques) of generations appear to always be at “war.” Join Katie, Cort, Cam, and Nicole as they break down the fascinating generational differences, and discuss the stereotypes that can often...

Today is National Cort and Katie Day, and to celebrate our birthday twins, we are focusing on the magic of November 3rd! We’ll start the show with a few lists including celebrity birthdays that are shared with Katie and Cort, famous events that happened on this day, and some very odd holidays. Then, Katie will jump on her soap box about the importance of financial planning. After all, we are a pod...

Calling all motorheads! This week, we sit down with a celebrity to discuss car restorations. Join Katie, Cort, and Cam as they chat with Jeremy Bumpus, owner of The Hot Rod Shop and TV host of Motortrend’s Car Fix. We’ll start the episode with some serious torque as we discuss our list of the greatest car movies of all time. Then, we’ll put the pedal to the metal by discussing the exhilarating wor...

On this week’s bear-centric episode, we're talking about the elephant grizzly in the room: The Bear Market. This year has been tough for all of us with the market roller coaster, inflation, foreign wars, government policy changes, and navigating a post-pandemic world. It’s quite natural to grow uneasy when a market downturn begins to look like it’s here to stay. That’s why, on this episode, we wil...

It’s officially Spooky Season, and there’s no better way to celebrate than by discussing the secret societies which are shrouded in mystery (cue the eerie music…) Today, Katie, Cort, and Cam will be working their way through multiple lists, exposing what goes on behind closed doors. We’ll start with our list of the best movies that incorporate secret societies into their plotlines. Then, we’ll dis...

This week, we chat with Chip and Amanda Dunham, owners and chefs of Magnolia and May Country Brasserie located in East Memphis. Tune in as Katie and Cort sit down in the charming restaurant with these two talented entrepreneurs for a candid and entertaining discussion on the restaurant business. We’ll start the show with our list of the TV hangout spots we wish were real (we’re looking at you, Che...

This week, we are jumping back into the limelight by talking more about Broadway. There’s no such thing as too much Broadway, right? Joining us is repeat-guest Caky Winsett, whom you may remember from episode 102. A now-New Yorker chasing her Broadway dreams, Caky will help us break down the lesser-known facts about how these mammoth shows get produced in the Big Apple. We’ll start the episode wit...

Amateurism has been a part of the fabric of collegiate sports since the NCAA’s inception. However, in recent years, we have witnessed the rise of NIL deals. NIL, otherwise known as Name, Image, Likeness, refers to collegiate athletes pursuing opportunities to make money off of their personal brands. Join us as we sit down with Nicole Ellis to discuss this new landscape in college sports. We’ll dis...

It’s almost here! The air is (thinking about) getting crisp, the leaves are (almost) changing color, and there’s a line out the door of Starbucks for their famed Pumpkin Spice Latte. It’s fall, y’all, and we’re bringing you a special autumn-edition BullCast. We’ll start the show with our list of products that have taken pumpkin too far – we’re looking at you, Pumpkin Spice Spam. Then, we’ll jump i...

This week, we are sitting down with a special guest to discuss the fascinating world of car dealerships. We’ll start the episode with our list of the top TV shows and movies about salespeople, then we’ll sit down with Caleb Davis, Finance Manager of Jim Keras Subaru Hacks Cross. These days, it is becoming increasingly difficult to buy cars, and finding them at a reasonable price is a whole differe...

Join us this week as the BullCast team sits down with Priscilla Williams, owner of Collierville Nutrition Spot. With a passion for people and delivering delicious yet healthy beverage options to her community, Priscilla’s entrepreneurial spirit and story are inspiring. We’ll start the show with our list of the best female-driven movies. Then, we’ll chat with Priscilla about life as a business owne...

There are few things more exciting in the world of arts than seeing a Broadway production in the heart of New York City. Don’t “throw away your shot” by missing this episode as we discuss all things Broadway. This episode is an open conversation where we answer a lot of stage-related questions: What distinguishes Broadway vs. Off-Broadway? How long has Broadway been around? What are some fun facts...

Ah, taxes … a word that often causes panic and is the bane of many people’s existence. However, through all the angst associated with taxes, there is a brighter side. We’ll start the show with our list of the best accountants portrayed in pop culture. Following the list, we’ll break down taxes – a fiscal policy tool – and how the government can use taxation to control our behavior. One of these me...

This week, BullCast is heading to college and going Greek! Join Katie, Cort, and Cam as they have an open discussion on all things Greek life. We’ll start the show with our list of the best films and shows portraying sororities and fraternities. Then, we’ll jump in by talking about the pros and cons on joining these historic organizations. What costs are associated with these clubs? Why is Greek l...

This week, we are talking further about money scripts, a conversation we started in episode 111. As a refresher, money scripts are essentially your unconscious beliefs about money, which are often rooted in childhood, that affect your behaviors. Join us as we break down these four fascinating scripts: Money Avoidance, Money Worship, Money Status, and Money Vigilance. While none of these scripts ar...

This week, we are bringing in a very distinguished individual for our guest segment. Judge Mary Wagner will be discussing her career and how she became interested in life on the bench. We’ll kick off the episode with our list of the best judges in pop culture. Then, we’ll bring in Judge Wagner to field our questions on life as a judge. We’ll discuss the various duties of a Circuit Court Judge, how...

This week, we are furthering our conversation on money-related behaviors by talking about Money Scripts. These beliefs are the basis for much of the ineffective or self-destructive financial behavior that are part of a person’s resistance to change. And speaking of scripts, we are going off-script in this episode as Katie asks some tough questions to Cort and Cam about their unbiased opinions on w...

In what may be our most salaciously-titled episode yet, we will be discussing hiding money from your partner. We’ll kick off the show with our list of the top movies involving characters being untruthful about finances, then we’ll jump into this behavioral finance topic. In what can be credited as a “money disorder,” financial infidelity can release a floodgate of problems for a couple – whether t...

This week we are talking all about tipping. And no, we’re not talking about cow tipping. Join us for this fun conversation as Katie, Cort, and Cam discuss tipping etiquette, the history of gratuity, and how tipping expectations have changed since the pandemic. Do you tip your server? What about the person that cleans your hotel room? Do you find gratuity necessary, classist, or a form of bribery l...