The Vance Crowe Podcast

Chris Bennet is ag and technology editor for Farm Journal magazine.  He tells stories with a southern drawl that draw you in and almost always has a twist that you cannot believe. In this interview we talk about the inner demons that can lead anyone astray, one of the greatest insurance frauds in US history done by Robert Carl Stokes and what it is like to raise a daughter so she doesn't fall in l...

Jamey Stegmaier is a giant in the world of board game publishing.  Stegmaier sat down with Vance Crowe to talk about what it takes to design a great board game, how introverts can use board games to start conversations, and why writing game directions is so difficult. Stegmaier owns Stonemaier Games and is a major figure in the world of Kickstarter, a crowdfunding platform.  His books and videos h...

Once humans let pets in the house, everything about the way we medicated them had to change.  Suddenly the disease that were ok outside, were now coming into the house.  Animal pharmaceutical salesman Brian Hopkins sat down with Vance Crowe to discuss what changes have happened, how people engage with their pets differently and the advances in pet medicine. Brian and Vance also discussed how they...

Kenneth Stanley’s concept of “Novelty Search” characterizes how major breakthroughs happen by articulating that individuals that discover and build totally new things cannot plan where they are going, they instead need to follow what they find interesting.  During Kenneth Stanley’s interview with Vance Crowe, they discuss how novelty search is similar to the concept of the Daemon as discussed by p...

Bryan Moes is a slow talking South Dakota farmer with five boys living in South Dakota.  Moes is a family man, deeply active in his community and a strong supporter of the organizations that make agriculture work.  Moes sat down with Vance Crowe to discuss teaching your children responsibility, how to make changes in large organizations, why the Albert Camus The Stranger resonated so deeply with h...

Paula Olsiewski is an MIT trained biochemist that now helps foundations decide how to allocate resources to deal with challenges that face our civilization.  She has worked in biosecurity, synthetic biology, and most recently on indoor air quality.   Paula Olsiewski spoke with Vance Crowe about funding research, what can be done to prevent Coronavirus spread using HV/AC systems, UV light, raising...

Rob Long is back discussing with Vance Crowe on how to read so that you extract more meaning from your time, the dichotomies game that they play, the reason that positive human rights are dangerous and the value of negative human rights, and why values smuggling has destroyed the value of the skeptics community. To learn more about the October Book Club: https://articulate.ventures/october-atcf-bo...

William Prigge Ph. D. is a history professor at South Dakota State University and a former history professor of Vance Crowe, at Marquette University.  They have a wide ranging fast paced conversation about how to analyze history as a world system rather than criticizing as a way of tearing down.   Vance and Will discuss: Why is it socially acceptable to have a picture of Soviet leader Vladimir Len...

Tommy Grisafi is a man that can make money during moments of high volatility in the markets. During this conversation Vance Crowe and Tommy Grisafi discuss where inflation is showing up in our markets, how puts and futures work and the value of doing difficult things like running marathons. To learn more about the Articulate Ventures Network https://network.articulate.ventures  Vance Crowe on Twit...

Julian Schuster is the President of Webster University in Saint Louis, Missouri.  We sat down to discuss what he has to consider as he leads through Coronavirus, people’s reactions to insecurity and how his University developed into the best chess team in the nation. To learn more about the Articulate Ventures Network https://network.articulate.ventures  Vance Crowe on Twitter https://twitter.com/...

Reid Tymcio teaches financial innovation at the University of South Carolina.  He is a financial expert with a balanced perspective on the role of cryptographic currencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum and other blockchain based systems.  We have a conversation about trust, how the financial system works and Reid tells the story of when gold was made illegal to own in the US.   To learn more about the Ar...

Mark Reardon is one of the most well known radio hosts in the Saint Louis region.  He sat down with Vance Crowe to discuss the value of engaging people you disagree with in conversation, why the shutdown of sports will damage communities and Vance Crowe's Peter Thiel Paradox. Mark Reardon talks about how for the first time in his career he is concerned that he may lose his job for saying the wrong...

Kelly Crowe is the author of the brand new management book Super Vision an innovative guide to being the supervisor when your employees are young and inexperienced.  She is also Vance Crowe's sister, a fellow creative and expressive communicator. Kelly Crowe is a communications expert that has taught young people and their managers how to become high value employees that are able to work independe...

Chris Bennett is a writer for Farm Journal that tells some of the most shocking stories I've ever heard.  He is an excellent researcher and has an eye for details that only a deeply curious person could have. Last story is a little graphic, so be warned. This is the Farm Journal article on a camera being placed on a man's property written by Chris Bennett  https://www.agweb.com/article/government-...

Lyle Benjamin, returns for a conversation about kids returning to school, how Montana is handling Coronavirus, works of literature that take a long time to read and if the Presidential races will always devolve into WWF style farce.  We discuss Joscha Bach @plinz interpretation of Jewish and Christian texts. I was pushing the envelope and explored ideas like IQ and how that relates to how presiden...

Robin Wheeler loves music and found herself in a nine year journey to write an in-depth biography of singer songwriter Woody Guthrie.  Vance Crowe and Robin sat down to discuss her journey and learn what draws so many people to Guthrie's music and legacy. Join the Articulate Ventures Network https://www.articulate.ventures/ Find Robin on Twitter: @RobinDawnAgain Instagram: rwheeler1022 Website: ro...

Rob Long is a Data Engineer, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner, amateur philosopher and one of Vance Crowe’s closest friends.  Vance Crowe and Rob Long sat down to discuss their personal views on philosophy, pattern languages, mask laws, federalism, and their views on complex issues.   This interview marks the beginning of Season 2 of the Vance Crowe Podcast.   Join the Articulate Ventures Network...

Vance Crowe interviews his graduate school mentor, Zheng Wang. They discuss cultural interpretations about masks, and why China and the US have different Coronavirus results.  Zheng Wang taught me a great deal about other ways of thinking about the world.  He took far more interest in my work than any other professor I've ever met.  He pushed me to submit higher quality work, he taught me differen...

Vance Crowe's friend Lance Corbett comes back and talks about being locked up and having to fight for his life.  He describes finding work after prison.  Lance also describes for Vance how the Saint Louis graffiti culture works, with their motivations and obstacles.  Fun conversation with a smart hardworking friend that has seen the harder side of life.   To support the podcast, meet others in the...

Peter Schreiner is a University Professor and the Justus von Liebig Chair, he studies the intersection between chemistry and biology. We have a fascinating conversations about his observations on democracy, if the peer review system is failing, and his culture's response to the question of liberty vs safety.   To support the podcast, meet others in the Articulate Ventures Network, and join the Art...

Julie McDaniel is the mother of 6 children on the Oklahoma high desert where they raise cattle in a difficult part of the world.  Vance and Julie discuss what it is to be a mother, family values, tradition and teaching your children about mortality. To support the podcast, meet others in the Articulate Ventures Network, and join the Articulate Ventures Book Club: https://www.articulate.ventures To...

Samuel Maondu was a teenager when I met him while living in Kenya in the Peace Corps.  He went from being a barefoot adolescent living without electricity or running water to becoming a nurse in the United States.  This is a phenomenal story of living the dream. To support the podcast, meet others in the Articulate Ventures Network, and join the Articulate Ventures Book Club: https://www.articulat...

Robby McGehee is an internationally recognized race car driver. As an elite racer that raced in the Indianapolis 500 he has a firsthand view of how to handle adrenaline, risk and danger.   He talks about risk as a father and as a man that insures massive building project.  To support the podcast, meet others in the Articulate Ventures Network, and join the Articulate Ventures Book Club: https://ww...

Bruce Figger is a traveling veterinarian that works with cattle, horses and even pets.  We talked about the challenging and changing world of veterinary medicine, the high suicide rate among vets, the challenges of balancing hard work with the demands of life, and books that impacted him. To watch the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TFrKplgiFhs To support the podcast, meet others in the Articul...

Wide ranging conversation with an accomplished attorney, a history professor and the man charged with overseeing the justice of the people of Saint Louis.  We discuss cancel culture, reducing regulations, mob justice and the rule of law.  To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/a4-H3HlhNh0 To support the podcast, meet others in the Articulate Ventures Network, and join the Articulate Ventures Book C...