Just Press Record

In this episode of Just Press Record, Matt Zeigler introduces historian and author Joseph Moore to filmmaker and producer Simon Egan for a conversation about creativity, failure, storytelling, and what happens after a big project finally reaches the world. They discuss Joseph’s national bestselling book How to Get Rich in American History, Simon’s journey with The King’s Speech, the emotional cost...

Megan Lurtz joins Just Press Record to unpack what a conversation with Chuck Marohn and Aaron Hurst reveals about community, trust, social connection, and the psychology of change. This episode explores why talking to strangers, third places, shared culture, liminal space, and group thinking matter in a world shaped by algorithms, loneliness, and constant transition. Main topics covered Why talkin...

This solo episode of Just Press Record explores why purpose, place, and people are essential to meaningful experiences, personal transformation, and human connection. Matt Zeigler connects recent trips to Chicago, St. Louis, and a World Cup match in Philadelphia with lessons from Chuck Marohn, Aaron Hurst, Joe Pine, Shannon Staton, Kate Bradley Chernis, and D.A. Wallach on travel, serendipity, com...

Chuck Marohn of Strong Towns and Aaron Hurst of the Chamber of Connection meet for a conversation about how communities are built, why trust is breaking down, and what cities can do to rebuild social connection. They explore small-town roots, life transitions, relocation, purpose, urban planning, pluralism, and why connection may be the central challenge facing modern America. Matt Zeigler introdu...

In this episode of Just Press Record, Matt Zeigler and Dave Nadig react to Kate Bradley Chernis on radio, storytelling, media training, and why the human voice still matters. They explore how great communicators use theater of the mind, cadence, nostalgia, emotion, and preparation to make an audience feel pulled into the story. Topics Covered: Why radio creates a unique theater of the mind How gre...

In this episode of Just Press Record, Matt Zeigler brings Justin Castelli back to react to a Drew Feldman clip about willpower, boundaries, workarounds, and designing a life around who you really are. The conversation turns into a deeper discussion about self-awareness, authentic living, money alignment, accountability, and whether willpower comes from discipline or from being aligned with your va...

Chris Vasseur (aka Coach Vass) is back. He's a football coach turned finance student who went all-in on CANSLIM after reading Market Wizards, hit major gains as a beginner on early tech trades, then discovered futures trading unlocked emotions he'd never experienced before: greed, revenge trading, bargaining, and things that made him unrecognizable to himself. Matt brings him back to react...

Matt Zeigler and Jack Forehand look at what recent Intentional Investor conversations can teach us about creativity, investing, YouTube, AI, mentorship and building a media business. Using clips from Michael Perry, Marc Rubinstein and Mat Cashman, they explore why knowing your limits, understanding your strengths, learning from mentors and building real relationships still matter in a world of alg...

In this Oh Snap “Guess What I Saw” episode of Just Press Record, Matt Zeigler brings workplace communication strategist and keynote speaker Nancy Burger back to react to a clip from psychologist Naomi Win on language, repair, and trust. Together, they unpack how the words we use — and the meanings we quietly attach to them — can deepen connection, create misunderstanding, and shape how we lead, wo...

The Experience Expert met the Event Curator, and it turns out they’d been working on the same problem from opposite directions. Joe Pine, author of The Experience Economy and The Transformation Economy, and Shannon Staton, founder of Collective Experiences, sit down to talk about how you actually design, customize, and protect experiences that move people from simple “nice event” to something that...

This episode explores the deep connection between music, memory, and markets through a wide-ranging conversation with trader Tony Greer (TG Macro, The Macro Dirt Podcast). What starts as a set of once-in-a-lifetime live music stories (Warren Haynes, Black Crowes at the Beacon, Blind Melon at Wetlands) turns into a deeper look at how creativity, pattern recognition, and emotion shape the way we int...

In this episode of Just Press Record, Matt Zeigler sits down with writer and editor Dylan O’Sullivan (Essayful, Infinite Loops) for a conversation about flat vs round characters, TikTok’s effect on attention, and how to develop real taste in art. Sparked by a clip from Michael Perry and Aaron Gwyn about “Bob the one-eyed beagle,” they use the idea of a fascinating flat character as a way into come...

This episode explores the evolution of culture, connection, and media through a wide-ranging conversation on radio, music, technology, and human belonging. DA Wallach and Kate Bradley Cherniss unpack how the shift from shared cultural experiences to fragmented digital consumption has changed how we connect—and what might come next. We dive into the lost art of radio intimacy, the rise of streaming...

This episode of The Intentional Investor brings together some of the most powerful lessons from early 2026, focusing on the intersection of work, life, and legacy. Through three standout conversations, the episode explores what it really takes to build a meaningful career, live with integrity, and adapt in a world where identity and opportunity are constantly evolving. In this special clip show, M...

This special clip show brings together some of the most powerful insights from Just Press Record in 2026, centered around three core themes: work, life, and legacy. Through conversations with investors, musicians, and writers, it explores how people think about identity, creativity, decision-making, and what it means to build a meaningful life. The episode highlights the most compelling moments fr...

This episode of Just Press Record brings together futurist Bronwyn Williams and biotech expert Michael Kinch for a wide-ranging conversation on how we understand the future, why most predictions are wrong, and how human behavior, incentives, and values shape outcomes in science, economics, and society. The discussion explores the tension between data and belief, optimism and realism, and why many...

In this episode of Just Press Record , Matt Ziegler sits down with Mat Cashman for a wide-ranging conversation about practice, performance, mastery, and the pursuit of meaningful work. Inspired by a clip featuring Jess Bost and Tom Morgan, the discussion explores how identity, ego, and deliberate practice shape personal growth over time. Drawing on experiences from trading, music, education, and c...

In this episode of Just Press Record, Matt Zeigler welcomes back communications strategist and Purposeful Advisors founder Elie Jacobs to unpack the evolving role of advisors, communicators, and chiefs of staff in an era defined by constant crisis and rapid technological change. Using a clip about the modern chief of staff role as a starting point, the conversation explores how leaders process inf...

In this episode of Just Press Record , Matt Zeigler sits down with Morgan Ranstrom for a wide-ranging conversation about identity, artistry, business, pride, and community. Starting with a clip from Michael Perry and Aaron Gwyn, the discussion explores what it means to grow up close to the ground and then find yourself in creative or professional spaces that feel like the wrong bus. Morgan reflect...

In this episode of Just Press Record , Matt Ziegler sits down with Angie Colee to explore the tension between intuition and logic, leadership and permission, and why sometimes you simply have to say, “I will show you,” and do it anyway. Using a powerful clip from Matthew Stafford and Matt Ackerman as the starting point, the conversation weaves through the 65% rule, minimum viable promotion, corpor...

In this episode of Just Press Record , Matt Zeigler welcomes back Julia Duthie, host of the podcast People Are Everything (@Peopleareeverything), for a wide-ranging conversation sparked by a powerful clip featuring musicians Allison Wolfe (Bratmobile) and Brianna Collins (Tigers Jaw). What begins as a reflection on life in bands unfolds into a deeper exploration of friendship, creative partnership...

In this episode of Just Press Record , two very (VERY) different investors meet for the first time. Tony Greer, a short-term macro trader who lives in the rhythm of the tape, and Bogumil Baranowski, a long-term investor focused on owning great businesses for years, sit down to explore what really drives decision-making in markets and in life. What unfolds is a thoughtful and often hilarious conver...

In this episode of Just Press Record , Matt brings together two people who have never met before and lets the conversation unfold in real time. Jason Friedman and Drew Feldman come from very different professional paths, but quickly discover shared experiences around career risk, entrepreneurship, creativity, and the emotional reality of building something from scratch. What starts as a conversati...

In this episode of Just Press Record , Matt brings together two strangers with very different backgrounds and a shared obsession with human connection. Carly Valancy and Spencer Kier explore how creativity, repetition, gratitude, and authenticity shape careers, relationships, and opportunities. What starts as a conversation about networking quickly becomes a deeper discussion about practice, compo...

In this episode of Just Press Record , Matt Zeigler brings together Allison Wolfe and Brianna Collins for a wide-ranging conversation about music scenes, creative identity, and what it really means to realize you were there while something special was happening. From Olympia and the Riot Grrrl era to northeast Pennsylvania DIY basements, the conversation explores how community, distance, adulthood...