The Cas Podcast

Kevin Johnson, owner and President of B-Side Records, has been shaping the underground hip-hop scene since founding his label in Waterbury, Connecticut in the 1990s. In this conversation, he shares the origins of the label’s name, the records that first inspired him, and how the local Waterbury scene influenced his path into music. Kevin reflects on launching B-Side Records, his collaborations wit...

Juventus Fan Club President – Pietro Nardone

Delian is a Partner at Founders Fund and President of Varda Space Industries. Before that, he was a Principal at Khosla Ventures, and the Head of Growth at Teespring.

Geoff is the Founder and Managing Partner of Bedrock Capital, a technology investment firm with a concentrated portfolio across sectors including AI, defense, infrastructure, and digital assets. Geoff built a career that took him from humble beginnings in Calgary to the United States working at Procter & Gamble. While living in San Francisco, he leveraged his skills in advertising to help tech...

Even if you had a 4.0 GPA, were a varsity athlete, and the co-founder of the Canadian Society of Epidemiology, you still might not get into medical school. This happened to our guest Daniel Scarr. Amidst the doctor shortage in Canada, we sat down to discuss what’s really going on in the nations medical system.

In part two, we discuss Ian’s time as a Communications Sergeant in the U.S. Special Forces. Many recognize the Two Weeks in Hell documentary and assume it depicts the full path to becoming a Green Beret. In reality, it only covers the first step known as the Special Forces Assessment and Selection (SFAS) phase. Candidates who pass SFAS then begin the much longer Special Forces Qualification Course...

Ian Kennedy is a professional coach who began his career in the U.S. Special Forces. After serving for 7 years, he transitioned into tech where he worked at Khosla Ventures and studied at Stanford University. We begin with Ian reflecting on what drew him to coaching after leaving a high-status finance job. A core topic was the modern crisis of meaning: as spiritual traditions have faded, they’ve b...

Anna Maria is an Italian immigrant who came to Canada after World War 2. In this episode, we follow her remarkable journey from a poor farming town to living the Canadian dream. Life in 1940s Italy was harsh. Her father was conscripted to fight, and her mother cared for returning soldiers. Sponsored by relatives through an atto di richiamo, the family endured a difficult voyage to North America, e...

Dr. John Rapley is a political economist, author, and journalist. He writes for the Globe & Mail, and has previously held teaching positions at Oxford and Queen's University. His latest book Why Empires Fall, in collaboration with Peter Heather, was published in 2023. Buy John's book: https://www.amazon.ca/Why-Empires-Fall-America-Future/dp/030027372X Listen on Audible: https://www.aud...