Episode #99 - Do nice guys finish last? Eric Barker

Debate starts at: 6:27. Do nice guys finish last? Eric Barker (https://twitter.com/bakadesuyo), bestselling author of Barking up the Wrong Tree (https://amzn.to/2HGOtjX) joins us for the debate this week. Or put differently, can good people get ahead? Eric's book is no-joke fascinating, just like yours truly. It's not often that two intellectual heavyweights have a discussion, except for every week on this show. So here's another.Watch the video version here at Madcast Media Network YouTube channel Watch the video version here at Madcast Media Network YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChMUFeIZ1l9uRJ4bIXuAKDg?sub_confirmation=1 Here's Eric's book on Amazon. Highly recommended: https://www.amazon.com/Barking-Wrong-Tree-Surprising-Everything/dp/0062416049/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&qid=1525114533&sr=8-2&keywords=barking+up+the+wrong+tree&linkCode=li3&tag=bsitu-20&linkId=bd2fc6bf7df8a7ff165f06691c698573 Ron Babcock (http://twitter.com/ronbabcock) is up for a promotion this week! Has he earned it? We had a caller call in a few weeks ago suggesting an entirely new role for Ron. We may get to hear it depending on how you vote! And speaking of, Junior Journalist Taylor Nikolai (https://www.instagram.com/taylornikolai/) was up for a promotion, and we find out near the tail end of the episode if he got it. Mikey Bolts (https://www.youtube.com/user/michaelbalalis) is out this week, feel better homey. Support the show and shop at The Best Store in the Universe: http://www.maddoxrules.com/ And here's my new book, F*ck Whales: Petty essays from a brilliant mind: http://amzn.to/2oiF2xi Taylor brings the news this week with a story of the world's oldest spider dying. I doubt that it's the world's oldest, and doubt that it's dead. Spiders are tricky. Plus we talk about a distillery that's making wine with fog. Sounds dumb? That's because it is. The voicemail number is: 1-562-58-I-RULE (1-562-584-7853). Maddox Store - Support the show - http://www.maddoxrules.com/