The Cash Exchange Podcast

What happens when you're barely an adult and you're given the keys to the castle? You have everyone eating out of the palm of your hand with every move you make. If you sneeze, the people want to know. Sounds pretty stressful. Now add a daily routine of substances just to feel a semblance of normalcy. That's what today's episode is about, more specifically the artists who left their mark, checked...

Here at Cash Exchange we're not superstitious but we are ... a little stitious. Do I think something bad is going to happen because I spilled salt? Probably not, but I still always follow it by tossing a little over my left shoulder. Maybe it's protection from the devil or maybe I want to ward off the real evil, snails. Today we're talking superstitions and spoiler alert: a surprising amount of or...

Time changes us all. Tastes shift, restlessness sets in, and doing the same thing forever stops working. Some artists evolve smoothly—or at least survive the criticism long enough to settle into a new sound, like Taylor Swift. Others aren’t given that grace. The Zac Brown Band seems to be at that crossroads now. The question is whether they’ll be allowed to grow—or if this marks the end. So sit ba...

Do you have a collection you're proud of? Maybe you have a soft spot for the soulless eyes of a funko pop or feel like you won the lottery when you find a misprinted Taco Bell sauce packet. Whether you collect casually or you're one step away from your own episode of a TLC show, this one's for you. Today we delve into the world of collectibles in a (relatively) judgement free zone. Drop your short...

What's your favorite phrase? Something that just subconsciously slips out? We all have them. This episode, we get dive into our favorite idioms. Localized sayings that could mean absolutely nothing to someone from another place. Feel free to share your favorites on any of our socials. Enjoy! - C

Growing up, you don't have to worry about paying the bills or what someone has to do for you to have the opportunity to fake an illness so you can get out of going to soccer practice. Then, like a brick wall, you're an adult that has to figure out how to make the money just to survive. We've each had an our fair share of jobs we worked out of complete necessity. Most of them were more cautionary t...

When we were picking a movie for finishing up our October B-Horror movie review series, we wanted something that was enjoyable to watch and had all the camp/silliness/cheese of the other movies we've watched and we landed on the perfect one. The return of Winnie the Pooh in Blood and Honey 2. This one had a 500% budget increase and it shows. It's also a much more enjoyable experience. Enjoy! - C

We've all had those moments where we wildly overestimate our skills. Maybe you've never done the worm but are absolutely convinced you could earn yourself a Guinness record if you really tried. Me? I'm fully convinced I could have won an Olympic medal for the gentlemen's duel. Sadly that dream has been unachievable since 1908, but it's not too late for you! In today's episode, we discuss some of t...

Welcome back to Cash Exchange Presents. This week we’re taking the wayback machine to 1982 for the kinda cult classic Slumber Party Massacre. I’m not saying it's the most culturally important thing to come out of 1982 * cough* Thriller *cough *, but it did inspire two sequels, a reboot, and a whole host of “young attractive women vs killer with no real motive” movies. Plus there’s nothing like a C...

Welcome back to Cash Exchange Presents. This week we’ve got one of the better known low budget horror movies in recent years. Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey. Is this a schlocky mess? Does it seem like this was only made to be a middle finger to the house that Mickey built? Is it chock full of terrible judgment and a total lack of common sense? Yes, yes, and yes. It’s worth your time and so is th...

Technology! It feels like the moment you catch up is the moment the very expensive new thing you bought is already out-of-date. In this episode we discuss planned obsolescence, the thing keeping our wallets empty and our landfills full. So dust off that “vintage” phone from 2021, plug it in for the fifth time today, and join us as we laugh, cry, and scream into the void about the idiocy of the AI-...

Hey there boys and ghouls! When you were a kid, did you picture the tooth fairy as Dwanye "The Rock" Johnson, Larry the Cable Guy, or perhaps a nostril-eyed lipless demon? No? Well, we can't all be perfect. Today's episode kicks off a fun new series where we dive into my favorite way to spend an hour and a half (aside from the podcast), low budget horror movies, specifically the 2022 film Tooth Fa...

How bad does something have to be before it does a complete 180 and turns into a masterpiece of nonsense? Isn’t there something nice about a piece of art that understands what it’s about and is just there to be fun? That’s what we talk about this week, a topic that both of us are very passionate about, low budget horror. Whether it’s public domain characters that get a reimagining or the most outr...

What if you were born without a conscience and there wasn’t a voice in your head telling you to take other people into consideration? This week we talk about the people and entities that were able to shut that off and get ahead no matter how many people they had to step on in the process. Talking about the schemers and the scammers. The snakes willing to do whatever it takes to be on top. From the...

Have you ever wanted to be the very best, the best there ever was? Felt a yearning for the fame and fortune that would come your way if you showed the world that you could jump rope for 9 days straight while balancing a bowling ball on your head? Well, have I got good news for you! For only 5 dollars, you can submit yourself to be selected for being the next entry in the Guinness Book of World Rec...

Ever gotten really into a show but realized the last season was 5 years ago? You just wanted to squeeze a little more out of it. You felt like there was more story to tell. Then you do a little quick googling and see that it’s been renewed for a whole new season! Sure, some of the characters are changed out and the main plot is a little different, but you got your wish! All is right with he world....

Ever taken stock of your life, really reflected on the the experiences you’ve had and all the things you’ve overcome and thought, “If I had a camera crew follow me around to get all this I’d be famous”. Well… one, you don’t want a camera crew watching 24/7 always rolling tape in case something interesting happened, and two, you’re life isn’t nearly as exciting to other people as you think it is. T...

If you combined every dollar you've spent on a subscription service you didn't actually use, how much money would you have today? Enough to payoff a few credit cards, maybe cover rent for the month, enough to buy a Cybertruck so you can slap a "I bought this before Elon went crazy" bumper sticker? This week we're talking about all the subscription services that run our lives. All the must haves wi...

Does reading JG Wentworth's name immediately trigger an ear worm in your brain like some kind of pop culture sleeper agent? Maybe you've also watched one too many nearly identical super bowl ad compilations. Whatever the case, if you were an avid TV watcher in the 90's or early 2000's, this episode is for you. Today we're talking advertisements (again), product placement, and the magic of jingles...

Is any publicity actually good publicity? Where's the line between being just controversial enough that everyone's talking, but not so much you closing your doors 6 months later? This episode we get into missteps in advertising and how it turned out for the brands in question. Started off talking about the Sydney Sweeney American Eagle ad that we realized it took just about the entire thing so par...

I would prefer to never be in a situation where I could drown or suffocate. How many times am I in a situation where that's a possibility, not as much as my brain would have me think. Doesn't mean I don't have a fear of it happening at any moment. That's why this week's episode is all about phobias. Don't worry we're not interested in discussing the random "-ists" and "-phobes" you might be labele...

If someone asked another person to describe you, what would they say? Would they have to think about it for a bit and come back with a list of all the things that make you, you? Or could you be summed up in one word? Well, for today's episode, we're talking about the latter. We're diving deep into the people whose dream house is a castle and doesn't mind a mouse or two running around. We're talkin...

Part 2 of last week's episode. This one we get into the actors that were able to break away from the preconceived notions, the typecasting, the pigeonholing and become more than just a one trick pony. They can do it all, to varying degrees of success. The last part of the episode turns into a kind of eulogy to one of the greats and the merits of a while well-lived. Just a warning, there is talk of...

We've all something we're really good at. Something we're known for. Some people are lucky enough to take that talent and make an entire career out of it but at some point they want to branch out and be known for more than just what got them there and more times than not they fail. They come to realization that people have come to expect something out of you and aren't interested in anything else...

Did you know that the reason we can’t photograph bigfoot is because they’re covered in essentially Paris Hilton’s anti-paparazzi accessories circa the early 2000’s? Okay that one’s a stretch, but get ready to don those tin foil hats, folks. Today we’re talking conspiracy theories, the good, the bad and the…questionable. Maybe we didn’t land on the moon, maybe there isn’t a moon at all, maybe it's...