The Vance Crowe Podcast

Tim Hosler is a former municipal bond trader that now serves as the CFO of Geniecast.  Tim and Vance talk about cities and states that can't pay their bills, the impact of the government stimulus money and what changes could happen as a result of the Overton-Window being wide open. This is the 49th interview in the ongoing series of Coronavirus perspectives. I believe that society will have the ru...

Dairy farmer and businessman talks openly about being an elder in his church, deciding if they should hold services, discusses how friendships are lost online over fights and Vance talks more about his "West Wing Hypothesis." This is the 48th interview in the ongoing series of Coronavirus perspectives. I believe that society will have the rules re-written when we come out of this global pandemic a...

Brad Freking is owner of New Fashion Pork.  He is a veterinarian and has built a pork processing company that harvests pigs for bacon, pork chops, ribs etc.  He came on the show to talk about his 2,000+ person workforce being tested for Coronavirus, the impact of shutdowns on US grocery stores, and how difficult it is to manage the crisis when public sentiment is confused.    This is the 47th inte...

Dan Ovadya is a plant biology scientist without a Ph. D. but he is a big name in his field.  We talked about the riot police being called out after the extension of the California lockdown, vertical quarantine and if he thinks college is worthwhile for kids in a post-Coronavirus world. This is the 46th interview in the ongoing series of Coronavirus perspectives. I believe that society will have th...

Chad Fred Lott is a copywriter for a tech company in Silicon Valley. He has known Vance's since he was working at Whole Foods.  We discuss YouTube Censorship, Living in San Francisco, and his thoughts about what will happen next. https://twitter.com/Chadfredlott https://twitter.com/VanceCrowe This is the 45th interview in the ongoing series of Coronavirus perspectives. I believe that society will...

James Gurney is a longtime friend and an advanced researcher on a little understood part of life: Phage Research.  James talks about his concerns about Coronavirus, his time as a Skeptics podcaster on the League of Nerds.  James is a script editor for the science communications YouTube Channel Kurzgesagt. https://twitter.com/Jamesrgurney https://twitter.com/VanceCrowe This is the 44th interview in...

Kevin McKernan believes there are too many scientists paid from tax money, and that the free market would have handled the Coronavirus crisis much more precisely if the government had not intervened.  His controversial ideas are explained with detail and a level of understanding that is simply amazing.  I felt genuinely uncomfortable as he approached topics that are controversial, but his nuance m...

Kevin Edwards is a bartender that lost his job about 30 days ago.  Vance Crowe and Kevin discuss how society is changing because of Coronavirus, how the Las Vegas casinos will re-open, and the cascade of negative things that will happen as more hospitality. Vance Crowe on Twitter: @VanceCrowe This is the 42nd interview in the ongoing series of Coronavirus perspectives. I believe that society will...

National Geographic Explorer and population geneticist Spencer Wells is back.  I respect him tremendously but I love interviewing him because I can't wrap my head around how big his predictions of doom and gloom are regarding Coronavirus.  We talk about the economy, the mutations of the disease, and how society will change.  National Geographic Explorer in Residence and world renown population gen...

Luke Mulch is an ICU nurse and a brown belt in Jiu Jitsu at BJJ Lifestyle Academy.  Luke discusses caring for Coronavirus patients, the challenges with sedating people to go on ventilators, and if they have enough personal protective equipment.  Luke is a tough guy, it is surprising that he is a nurse but he is a bad ass, that I would want caring for me. @VanceCrowe This is the 40th interview in t...

Coronavirus has prompted thousands of workers to walk off their jobs butchering hogs at a JBS plant. Chris Niemann- who we interviewed on episode 3 of Coronavirus perspectives was told today that his job driving hogs from farms to slaughter houses is done until further notice. During this interview Chris pleads with listeners to restart their lives and move forward despite Coronavirus.  If you hav...

Geoffrey West is a theoretical physicist and is a Distinguished Professor at the Santa Fe Institute.  We talk about scaling and Geoffrey's research on emergence which led us to a fascinating discussion on how the Coronavirus will spread and how to help cities flourish in the mean time. Geoffrey's primary interests have been in fundamental questions in physics, especially those concerning the eleme...

Lacy Hunt Ph. D. is an internationally recognized trader in U.S. treasuries. He understands how the Federal Reserve creates and distributes money. He works at Hoisington Investment Management Company (HIMCo) and produces a newsletter read by commodities traders and large investors around the world. We discuss how the economy works in real terms. I learned more in this one hour, than my graduate le...

Chubbyemu is a medical doctor that makes YouTube videos that get millions of views in the US and in China.  Vance Crowe talks with Bernard about how he built his career, China's reaction to Coronavirus and when he thinks we will return to more regular life. The Coronavirus Video that helped Chinese doctors explain what was happening in Wuhan in January 2020: This video was seen by nearly 2 million...

Nick Cizek is a physicist that designed plans for batteries made of molten salt and capable of storing enough energy to power a city.  Nick and Vance Crowe talk about international strategist Peter Zeihan's version of American Exceptionalism. Nick has a deep knowledge of how energy is stored and talks candidly about the precautions his family takes to avoid getting Coronavirus.  He has a Ph. D. fr...

Dr. Kevin Folta, world renown horticulturalist and science communicator talks about why crops are not being harvested in Florida, why his farm is selling at farmers markets, and how to communicate with people you don't agree with on how to handle Coronavirus. Many conversations are happening on Twitter. Talk with Kevin and me on that platform: @KevinFolta @VanceCrowe This is the 34th interview in...

Thomas Evans was a hard working Uber driver that picked me up a few months ago.  Now during Coronavirus he is having to make a decision about being able to pay his bills or be exposed to the virus.  We talk about how the black community may have more fatalities, how to decide who to drive, and what he wants out of politicians Our conversation was fast moving, candid and pretty optimistic.  Many co...

Matt Stubblefield of Brush Creek Valley Farms raises cows, pigs and chickens in the Joel Salatin system, decentralized, local and personal.  Stubblefield was growing his customer base when Coronavirus hit and now his business is exploding.  He offers customers a chance to buy a subscription for a box of meat every month. To learn more about Brush Creek Valley Farms- and see if you can still order...

Lyle Benjamin recently quit farming and this was now small thing- he was the former President of the Montana Grain Growers Association.  He is a reserve police officer, a statesman, and a modern day mountain man.  We discuss dealing with adrenaline during a scary moment, the potential breakup of centralized governance, social mobs and a lot more. On Saturday, April 11, 2020 Lyle published an artic...

"This is not only a financial downturn as big as the great depression... this not a pandemic as lethal as the flu pandemic... the only thing that rivals [Coronavirus] is the Black Plague, in the 17th Century" National Geographic Explorer in Residence and world renown population geneticist Spencer Wells joined Vance Crowe from his hideout in Indonesia where he has decided to wait out Coronavirus. ...

Jesse Civello is a physical therapist in Saint Louis, Missouri.  Coronavirus forced her business to pivot because she could no longer see patients in person.  Now their business is up and running via tele-medicine.  Jesse talks about what is different about virtual care for people in pain while doing every day activities.   Jesse and my wife Ann Crowe own Precision Physical Therapy which has pivot...

I have a Friday morning meeting with Sarah Bohnenkamp ever week.  She is insightful, energetic and helps me push through the mental blocks that keep me from seeing opportunities. We recorded our conversation discussing how people are reacting to the chaos of Coronavirus and which people are adapting to thrive. We talk about handling the crisis, how teachers are adapting and pushing the boundaries...

Brian Rund is a farmer and ag chemical salesman that paradoxically lives in Indianapolis.  We met after a little conflict on Twitter that prompted some far more interesting DM's.  We went on to have an interesting discussion of his perception of Coronavirus on April 9, 2020. @wtfisameme @VanceCrowe This is the 27th interview in the ongoing series of Coronavirus perspectives. I believe that society...

"Just say plant geneticist and data scientist" That is what Kate Crosby told me to say about her background.  She is a Canadian plant geneticist living in Sacramento California and she has a lot of ideas that are outside of the norm. We discussed quarantine zones, how systems break down, how long people will stay in their houses and how she spends her time. @_Kate_Crosby_ @VanceCrowe This is the 2...

Dan Broadbent is the host of a blogging platform that regularly reaches more than 1 million people. He was suspended from Facebook for publishing jokes about the death of Harambe; RIP.  Now Dan is on quarantine with his wife and children and he articulates the danger he sees with the disease, how he prepared and the conditions under which we as a society should come out from quarantine.  @ASciEnth...