Saving the Dream

Can a company prioritize doing good and still maximize profits? Devlin Liles yes without a doubt (his company is doing it). Michael is skeptical (but open-minded of course). If you're persuaded after watching this then go to https://www.consciouscapitalism.org . -- Web site:  ⁠https://savingthedream.net⁠ YouTube full episodes:  ⁠https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOObTmyogxYuDFkR3siJ6FF1VF...

Taj Clark is still getting used to being called "doctor" — but that doesn't hinder his love of people and thoughtful insights on life. Michael and Taj have an honest discussion about things like systematic injustice, individual responsibility, the need for open dialogue and that pesky notion of looking first at yourself. -- Web site: https://savingthedream.net YouTube full episodes:...

Neal Murthy describes himself as someone who creates failed business — and sometimes he fails at that. But apart from his self-deprecating humor, Neal is a big brain with a lot of passion for making the world work better. This is a fun one as Michael and Neal work their way through historical shifts in American thinking and how we can keep society in balance. -- Web site: https://savingthedream.ne...

Big tech is all in but some people say it's the beginning of the end. Michael brings back old friend and AI enthusiast Reishin Toolsi to talk about the good and evil of rapidly expanding AI capabilities. -- Web site: https://savingthedream.net YouTube full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOObTmyogxYuDFkR3siJ6FF1VFVzseesu YouTube clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO...

Maybe you missed an episode. Maybe you just want to hear that really good part again. Maybe you don't care about full episodes and just want the highlights. Whatever, this one's for you. -- Here's the roster: Ep 11 – California dreaming and the city of Antioch with David Kippen Ep 12 – Fixing the system means fixing myself with Corey Vickers Ep 13 – Helping people who escape to America...

Ben Franklin famously wrote in his letter to Jean-Baptiste Le Roy "nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." This episode of Saving the Dream can help you with the second one. Joe Mastriano has spent forty years helping people reduce their tax burden and stay out of trouble with the IRS. He's also a real character. — Catch Joe on his own YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@...

Former pro basketball player Jason Skaer talks about his work with kids and why some people are trying to rescue their kids from today's youth culture. -- SAVING THE DREAM is a quirky podcast featuring unfiltered conversations about life in America. If you're enjoying life in the echo chamber where people don't really listen and think, then this one isn't for you. But if you like r...

Sometimes it seems like—in spite of all our new technology—we're just not smart as we used to be. Is it just our imagination? or is something happening to our society? -- SAVING THE DREAM is a quirky podcast featuring unfiltered conversations about life in America. If you're enjoying life in the echo chamber where people don't really listen and think, then this one isn't for you. B...

VIDEO version here -- It's true that there's a lot more government in this country now than in times past. It's also true that many people would like to see the government get a lot smaller (as one recent meme put it, I want a government that's small enough to fit inside the constitution). But for those of us small government fans, we rarely talk about just what is the right amount...

VIDEO version here -- Most Americans take for granted the supply of abundant affordable energy we’ve enjoyed for over a century. Without it our lifestyle changes in a big way. Mark LaCour of Oil and Gas This Week talks about the danger of rushing to renewables and the fact that we simply can’t get there from here (at least not on the road we’re on). Oh, and we have to keep the politicians out of i...

VIDEO VERSION HERE An alternate view from the up-and-coming generation. Learn from failure. Take responsibility. Your life is a result of your choices and your habits. If you want things good then you have to put in the work. Don't complain without doing anything to change your situation. Jordan Yates is a highly ambitious Millenial Gen Z hybrid. Besides corporate marketer, she's a mechani...

VIDEO Version Here -- American capitalism — do we take it for granted? People come to our country from all over the world and find ways to create things. But does it just work for a select few and the system is rigged against many others? Or is it really more about a person's environment and circumstances? In which case how do we help people? Do we give them artificially created "equity&...

Video version here -- Michael brings back his BrainPub pal Dan Allford for a friendly debate on the good and bad of global free market capitalism. Open trade and economic efficiency versus the problem of scaling and complex dependencies. Dan keeps calling Michael a tarrif-loving protectionist but we think Michael makes a reasonable rebuttal. Also—to STEM or not to STEM? Are we leaving behind some...

Video version here -- Michael O'Sullivan talks with Betsy Barry, veteran high school teacher, world traveler and culture enthusiast. Betsy spends much of her life in the classroom with teenagers—but she also takes them on trips to experience other countries and cultures. So she has some great insights on how they think, how they see the world and what changes in them when they see life outsid...

VIDEO version here -- America is a foundation and a platform for how to be free humans. That's how it starts in this remarkable conversation with the enigmatic (and camera shy) Ben Powers. Individual responsibility. The myth of the social safety net. Transcendental wisdom of the Bill of Rights. How abundant affordable energy altered our trajectory. How energy independence impacts national ind...

VIDEO version here -- Unrepentant libertarian Chris Bentley jumps into the immigration talk and lays down his views on free stuff and what exactly is a human right. Hang counters with a broader view on helping people meet their basic needs. It gets pretty lively on this one. #lifeinamerica #humanrights #entitlement  #savingthedream -- Brought to you by BrainPub Network — rescuing the world from mi...

VIDEO version here -- Nineteen seconds in a bunker, not knowing how it's going to end. Then she wrote a children's book. Former (but forever) Marine Hang Pham talks about fleeing to America after the fall of Saigon and the balance between immigrating legally and helping people who really need help. Also a short lesson in how to pronounce Vietnamese. -- Brought to you by BrainPub Network...

VIDEO version here -- The great thing is that we live in a country where people can make things better. Former USAF logistics officer and (true) native Texan Corey Vickers talks about fixing yourself, fixing the system, doing good for other people and what it really means to win. #americandream #winnerswin #doinggood  -- Brought to you by BrainPub Network — rescuing the world from mindlessness one...

VIDEO version here -- The story of the city of Antioch and how the California dream reflects the American dream. Also a bit about finding dignity in work, the stuff America is made of and boiling water in Houston. #lifeinamerica #californiadreaming #optimism  -- Brought to you by BrainPub Network — rescuing the world from mindlessness one conversation at a time. On the web at SavingTheDream.net Mo...

VIDEO version here -- Chris Bentley returns and talks about what happens when you turn yourself in to the FBI. Also assorted other observations on life in America. -- Brought to you by BrainPub Network — rescuing the world from mindlessness one conversation at a time. On the web at SavingTheDream.net More from BrainPubNetwork.com

VIDEO version here -- A little American history and how things are better now. Also a bit on education, getting a job, and enjoying competition. A global view from a half-Mexican-half-Arab married to a white Cajun rural girl. -- Brought to you by BrainPub Network — rescuing the world from mindlessness one conversation at a time. On the web at SavingTheDream.net More from BrainPubNetwork.com

VIDEO version here -- A conversational smorgasbord with David Kippen , the doctor of rhetoric — why do we do what we do, optimism in a time of despair, opportunity in the early 20th century, federalism vs. dēmos. It's all part of the American Experiment.  -- Brought to you by BrainPub Network — rescuing the world from mindlessness one conversation at a time. On the web at SavingTheDream.net M...

VIDEO version here -- A look at the role of government, virtues of the private sector and what makes America work from government insider and FOD (Friend of Dan) Jim Martin.  -- Brought to you by BrainPub Network — rescuing the world from mindlessness one conversation at a time. On the web at SavingTheDream.net More from BrainPubNetwork.com

VIDEO version here --- Native Houstonian and wielder of sharp objects—Cosme Torrez talks about starting small and pursuing the American Dream little by little. And as you might guess, hard work and dedication is once again at the forefront. But you have to want something—and you have to go after it. No golden tickets. No free rides. On the web at SavingTheDream.net More from BrainPubNetwork.com

The one and only Mark Mills and his noble crusade against rampant pessimism. A senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, Mark is a well known author, commentator and policy advisor.  Get the book — “The Cloud Revolution: How the convergenge of new technologies will unleash the next economic boom and a roaring 2020s” — https://a.co/d/7brBuwn Brought to you by BrainPub Network — rescuing the world f...