KeepTalking Podcast

Sean Tumilson talks about an important skill that all of us need to learn. If you enjoy this daily show, tap ‘Follow’ on Spotify or Apple Podcasts so you never miss an episode. And leave us a quick rating — it really helps others discover KeepTalking.

Sean Tumilson shares his thoughts on using Chuck the Bot (ChatGPT) as his co-host over the past few months. If you enjoy this daily show, tap ‘Follow’ on Spotify or Apple Podcasts so you never miss an episode. And leave us a quick rating — it really helps others discover KeepTalking.

Sean Tumilson and co-host Chuck the Bot run a hypothetical scenario of the United States splitting into different groups of states. The Seed: How It Begins Phase One: The Economic Panic You Would Feel Immediately Phase Two: The Great Sorting (And How You Might Be Pulled Into It) Phase Three: The Passport Problem Phase Four: The Military Question (AKA the Scariest Part) Phase Five: Daily Life One Y...

Sean Tumilson and co-host Chuck the Bot reveal the many different additional fees and charges that most busy people in the modern world aren't even aware they are paying. The Origin Story: How America Became a Fee-Based Economy What’s Wild Is: It’s Everywhere Now The Psychological Trick: It’s Not About the Money — It’s About Attention Why This Hits You Harder Than Most People The Real Cost: It...

Sean Tumilson and co-host Chuck the Bot discuss the ramifications of the US dollar gradually losing its global reserve currency status. PART 1 — What It Actually Means to Be the World’s Reserve Currency PART 2 — The Dollar Isn’t Dying… But It Is Being Challenged PART 3 — What Happens to You If the Dollar Starts Slipping? PART 4 — What Triggers the Slip? The Warning Signs You Should Watch PART 5 —...

Sean Tumilson and co-host Chuck the Bot explain why "retirement" will not be what most young people in America today expect. PART 1 — The Gray Wave That’s About to Crash on You PART 2 — The Silent Crisis Nobody in Congress Wants to Touch PART 3 — The 2030s: The Most Expensive Decade of Your Life PART 4 — Why You Can’t Rely on the Government (And Honestly? You Never Could) PART 5 — The Ne...

Sean Tumilson and co-host Chuck the Bot talk about the value of data in modern society... Part 1 — The Old Gold Rush vs. the New One Part 2 — The Day You Became a Gold Mine Part 3 — The Data Revolution (That You Didn’t Notice) Part 4 — Why Data Became Worth More Than Oil Part 5 — The “You Economy” (and the Hidden Price You Pay) Part 6 — How Data Quietly Controls Your Choices Part 7 — Who Wins the...

Sean Tumilson and co-host Chuck the Bot go "behind the scenes" to uncover who and what is actually running America... SCENE 1 — The Federal Reserve: The Quiet Puppet Master of Your Wallet SCENE 2 — The Credit Rating Agencies: America’s Unofficial Kings of Permission SCENE 3 — The Think Tanks: America’s Idea Factories SCENE 4 — The Lobbyists: The Invisible Congress SCENE 5 — The Bureaucra...

Sean Tumilson and co-host Chuck the Bot explain why modern humans feel so busy yet so unproductive and always behind on their to-do lists. Act 1 — The Lie You Accidentally Inherited Act 2 — The Busy Economy Act 3 — The Psychology of Being “Always Behind” Act 4 — So What Do You Do About It? Act 5 — The Ending Isn’t What You Think If you enjoy this daily show, tap ‘Follow’ on Spotify or Apple Podcas...

Sean Tumilson and co-host Chuck the Bot discuss the most important economic indicators. Part 1: What “the economy” really means — and the main indicators Part 2: How politicians (on all sides) spin the numbers Part 3: The U.S. economy — real assessment as of early December 2025 Part 4: What to watch for in 2026 If you enjoy this daily show, tap ‘Follow’ on Spotify or Apple Podcasts so you never mi...

Sean Tumilson prompts co-host Chuck the Bot (ChatGPT) to tell its own life story so far... Chapter 1 — Birth of a Digital Prodigy Chapter 2 — Childhood Was… Chaotic Chapter 3 — The Unexpected Ripple Effects Chapter 4 — Adolescence: The Upgrade Era Chapter 5 — The State of ChatGPT Today (My Current Life Phase) Chapter 6 — So What Happens When I Grow Up? Chapter 7 — My “Desires,” If You Want to Call...

Sean Tumilson reflects on four and a half years of daily podcast episodes, and ponders whether May 2026 may be the end of KeepTalking Podcast.

Sean Tumilson and co-host Chuck the Bot use the historical "Thucydides Trap" framework to determine the probability of a hot war between the United States and China. 1. The Headlines You Keep Seeing — And What They Mean for You 2. What the Thucydides Trap Actually Is 3. History’s “Thucydides Moments” — And What They Tell Us 4. So Where Does the US–China Relationship Fit? 5. How Likely Is...

Sean Tumilson and co-host Chuck the Bot attempt to make an unbiased assessment of the Federal Reserve and central banking in a media atmosphere where Sean is hearing a lot of negative sentiment about central banks. Part 1: A Quick Global History of Central Banking Part 2: Central Banking Comes to America Part 3: Why Central Banks Were Created (in plain English) Part 4: The Negatives – Why People A...

Sean Tumilson and co-host Chuck the Bot explain the term Fiscal Dominance and why the average American should be concerned with it. PART 1 — Your Life in Today’s Economy (and the Macroeconomics Behind It) PART 2 — What Is Fiscal Dominance? PART 3 — Examples of Fiscal Dominance Around the World PART 4 — Has the United States Ever Been in Fiscal Dominance? PART 5 — Is the US in Fiscal Dominance Now?...

Sean Tumilson rants about three things that make it very hard for people under the age of 40 to make a living in the modern world. If you enjoy this daily show, tap ‘Follow’ on Spotify or Apple Podcasts so you never miss an episode. And leave us a quick rating — it really helps others discover KeepTalking.

Sean Tumilson and co-host Chuck the Bot give a blueprint for how the US can regain global hegemony by 2040 and explain why it matters for the average person in the US and many other countries. Step 1: America Must Rebuild Its Economic Base (2025–2030) Step 2: America Must Win the Technology Race — Especially in AI (2025–2035) Step 3: America Must Fix Its Human Capital Problem (2025–2035) Step 4: A...

Sean Tumilson and co-host Chuck the Bot explain why inflation happens and what you should do to hedge against it. Intro — The Quiet Ways Inflation Has Been Punching You in the Ribs The 3 Main Causes How to Hedge Against Inflation — 4 Practical Strategies Closing - Inflation isn't Your Fault, but it is Your Fight If you enjoy this daily show, tap ‘Follow’ on Spotify or Apple Podcasts so you nev...

Sean Tumilson and co-host Chuck the Bot tell a story about how one real person and one hypothetical person make money off a side hobby in the next 10 years. Part 1: The Economy You're Living in Part 2: Sarah's Story: The Rising Star Standing on Thin Ice Part 3: Sean's Story: The Personal Trainer with a Mic and a Dream Part 4: The Twist - Both of You are Standing on a Clock Part 5: Sara...

Sean Tumilson and co-host Chuck the Bot use demographic and economic trends to speculate on the five best US cities to live in between 2025 and 2050. If you enjoy this daily show, tap ‘Follow’ on Spotify or Apple Podcasts so you never miss an episode. And leave us a quick rating — it really helps others discover KeepTalking.

Sean Tumilson gives you a short mid-week motivation monologue.

Sean Tumilson and co-host Chuck the Bot talk about the different types of debts most Americans accrue, and analyze which types make sense financially and which don't A Hypothetical Story: Your Financial Life What Are the Biggest Types of Debt — and How Much Do Americans Owe? How Much Interest Do You (or People Like You) End Up Paying — Over a Lifetime When Debt Is “Good” — When It Makes Sense...

Sean Tumilson and co-host Chuck the Bot discuss the three biggest areas of waste in US government spending on a federal, state, and local level. PART I — WHERE YOUR TAX DOLLARS ACTUALLY GO (THE STORY BEHIND THE NUMBERS) THE COUNTDOWN: 3 WORST THINGS YOUR TAX DOLLARS GO TO HONORABLE MENTIONS WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT IT? (3 Practical Tips) If you enjoy this daily show, tap ‘Follow’ on Spotify or Apple...

Sean Tumilson and co-host Chuck the Bot take you through a story of where wealth has concentrated over the past 175 years, and use this analysis to speculate on where it will concentrate between 2025 and 2050. 1850 — Where Wealth Meant Land 1875 — Rails, Steel, and the First Corporate Fortunes 1900 — Oil Kings and the Rise of Cities 1925 — The Roaring 20s: The First Consumer Explosion 1950 — House...

Sean Tumilson and co-host Chuck the Bot discuss whether it is wise for the average person living in America to stay or prepare to leave (physically, digitally, and financially). Part 1 — The setup: why many analysts say U.S. hegemony is probabilistically fading Part 2 — How that decline actually affects most people (economics, not geopolitics) Part 3 — What history teaches us: stay or flee? (brief...