
Julian Dorey Podcast
Based in New York City - JDP features diverse guests & topics including: Wild Stories, Current Events, Geopolitics, True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Tech, Investigative Journalism and much more. Hosted by Julian Dorey.
Latest episodes

Apr 28, 2021 • 3h 36min
#45 - Ashtin Larold: Making Music; Facing Anxiety & Depression; Racism & Police Debate
Ashtin Larold is a singer, rapper, songwriter, and recording artist. He initially rose to prominence in September 2015–after his YouTube video, "White Kid Kills it in High School Rap Battle," went viral. Today, his original music has millions of streams across Apple & Spotify. - Ashtin's Music - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5IEv10kDPVFB23d7kXUZbn Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ashtin-larold/1128030427 ***TIMESTAMPS*** 4:31 - How Julian found Ashtin’s music back in 2019; Ashtin’s music influences; “Gatekeepers” in rap; The Jordan - LeBron comparison example & the problem with comparisons 23:09 - Music is an art while sports is a “score”; Criticism vs. conviction; The wild backstory of Ashtin’s Famous Freestyle Rap Battle (“White Kid Kills It In Freestyle Rap Battle”) that put him on the map. 34:48 - Ashtin’s transition to melodic music; T-Pain & Autotune; “Finding your sound”; How Ashtin is influenced by whatever he’s listening to heavily at a given time 43:00 - How Ashtin’s dealt with panic attacks, anxiety, and depression; Ashtin’s struggles with contemplating suicide; Ashtin’s early days of experimenting with different drugs 58:13 - Ashtin tells the story of when both of his lungs collapsed and he refused anesthesia during surgery 1:05:05 - Dealing with suicidal thoughts; Mental pain can be worse than physical pain; Ashtin talks about facing his lowest moments and how he got through them 1:17:39 - How Ashtin has handled the Covid 19 Pandemic; Revisiting TRENDIFIER #38 - Grant Wiley; The importance of self care maintenance and showing your emotions 1:30:30 - Ashtin talks about his Mom & his Friend Group; What Ashtin’s other aspirations before music were; “If you’re not living an interesting life, you can’t make interesting art” 1:44:06 - The problem with the “starving artists” myth; Artists & depression / suicide / sadness patterns; Ashtin’s wish to “spend time being happy”; getting rid of negative influences in life 2:01:18 - Why this podcast is a true conversation; The critical importance of an artist’s personality and likability; 2nd Amendment and gun discussion; Debating society's attitudes toward Covid; “The Answer to many hard issues often lies in the middle.” 2:14:26 - Why Ashtin does not like the police system; Not knowing what it’s like to be a black person or a police officer; Ashtin tells a funny fake-burglary story from his teenage years that led to a run in with cops 2:28:54 - Why Ashtin believes the police force has rampant racism; The problem with police unions; “Vocal Minorities”; The issue with “Blue Lives Matter” 2:47:10 - The problem with the US Justice System; “The 13th” Documentary (Netflix); Malcolm Gladwell’s bail experiment from his book, “Talking To Strangers”; “We ... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 21, 2021 • 3h 8min
#44 - Gavin Adin: Guns; Gender; Masculinity; White Privilege; Victim Culture; & Powerlifting
Gavin Adin is an Internationally-Top-Ranked Powerlifter who competes in the 93 kg (205 lbs) division. He recently squatted 716 lbs. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 7:00 - Energy Drinks & FDA regulation; Consumer responsibility; Risk vs. Safety 29:30 - What Elon Musk & Alan in The Hangover have in common; Trusting “everything” a thought leader says; cults 33:41 - “What does it mean to be a man anymore?”; Jordan Peterson & Masculinity; Gender fluidity; The biological mental equality of both genders; Why society’s gone “soft” and the lack of war/struggle 48:24 - “The Fourth Turning” & why society’s at an inflection point; Misinformation & the Repetition problem; Tribalism; the inherent evil that can exist in all humans; Criminal Justice & Desperate Environments; Why Candace Owens annoys Julian; Victim Culture 1:20:02 - Conor McGregor & “toxic masculinity”; People trying to be what they think others want them to be; Matthew McConaughey & his hero; The fine-line between self-love & narcissism; The problem with “No regrets” 1:36:09 - Why Julian thinks it’s hard to be a woman today; Gender roles and their changes over time; The Intersectionality Curve; Transgender Male to Females competing in women’s sports & the Cancelling of women who speak out against it 1:47:55 - White Privilege; The lack of nuance in the Black Lives Matter (BLM) vs Blue Lives Matter Standoff; Gavin gives a speech on victimhood; The fine line between validating trauma and encouraging a perpetual victim mindset 2:07:26 - Gun Rights & Second Amendment talk; Gavin tells a story about a close-call his sister had; The inevitable existence of evil people in the world; the critical importance of gun training for gun owners; the attitudes and beliefs of gun owners in states like Texas 2:32:01 - The economic and social explosion happening in Austin, Texas with the tech community; How Gavin got into Powerlifting; Squat Depth & Confidence in Performance 2:49:52 - Steroids in Powerlifting; Transparency regarding Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs) 2:57:34 - Gavin’s recent squat in Miami; Mentality, Patience, & Consistency ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ Show Notes: https://www.trendifier.com/podcastnotes TRENDIFIER Website: https://www.trendifier.com Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey <... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 14, 2021 • 3h 16min
#43 - Mak Kemenosh: "Bitcoin is Freedom"
Mak Kemenosh is a Venture Capital / Private Equity Talent Evaluator, Startup Founder, Surfer, and longtime Bitcoin Maximalist. Mak originally began investing in Bitcoin back in 2015 and currently keeps 99% of his financial assets in BTC. He has lived coast-to-coast over the past decade and his extensive startup experience has included companies in the logistics, aviation, and financial services industries. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 6:18 - The religiousness of Bitcoin; Mak’s early days of finding Bitcoin through gold; People can’t get ahead; Money & Health; Money as Tech; Government open to BTC?; Problems with The Fed; “The Bitcoin Standard” by Saifedean Ammous 23:50 - Peter Schiff; Transaction speed of Bitcoin; Bitcoin is like the sun; FDR & the gold bullion recall; Germany post WWI & Venezuela as examples of government currency manipulation gone wrong 40:34 - Who is the real Satoshi Nakamoto?; the Cyprus Crisis of 2013 that drove Bitcoin adoption; Bitcoin as a unit of account; Mak’s earliest days in crypto; The top-down nature of money & BTC; Bitcoin is freedom; private keys explained; The media is terrible; The tradeoff of critical thinking for safety 1:06:11 - Politicians in Covid; Ron DeSantis & Francis Suarez; One issue voters; Barack Obama and the drones question; Osama Bin Laden; Sound money means no wars?; Janet Yellen & Nepotism; The Cantillon Effect 1:26:24 - New York City in Covid; “The State has become God”; End of Roman Empire vibes?; What’s going on Miami right now; Self-driving cars and Covid 19 1:40:40 - Julian recounts his recent visit to NYC; With political ruin of Covid can an outside-the-system thing like Bitcoin “win?”; 1:49:00 - Brainwashing through repetition (with video of KGB Defector, Yuri Bezmenov’s 1984 warning to America about this very problem); Revisiting Nick Gurol’s Flat-Earth Psychology experiment with his round-earth-doubting students (from TRENDIFIER #37 - Nick Gurol) 1:56:28 - What were we doing a year ago when the Pandemic started?; Covid destroyed critical thinking; Jeffrey Epstein and how he is the ultimate symbol of the Fiat Currency System; 2:04:52 - Are all Bitcoiners “good people?”; Bitcoin faucets; Laszlo Hanyecz and the first exchange of Bitcoin for pizza; Bitcoin as a core pillar of basic human needs; The energy usage of Bitcoin mining and why Mak thinks Bitcoin mining will be beneficial to the environment in the long run 2:26:42 - Did Satoshi own BTC ahead of its first day trading on January 3rd, 2009?; Satoshi is Jesus; “I’m here to end the Federal Reserve”; Prominent Bitcoiner, Russell Okung, and his video tweet of the lint roller security guard; We’re at an inflection point in history 2:34:40 - Libertarians, Libertarianism, & Bitcoin; “The Fourth Turning” & Societal Cycles; Can we live in a world of total personal responsibility?; Breaking down the problems with the healthcare system; Covid should’ve been a massive AB Test; Why Trump left office as a member of the swamp; Can BTC be adopted in our two party world?; “It’s time to flip the board over” 2:50:46 - Why Altcoins feature so many scams;... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 7, 2021 • 3h 14min
#42 - Myles Matthews: The NCAA Racket; Gender Pay Gap; LeBron James; Obama/Trump
Myles Matthews is a marketer, manager, entrepreneur, and podcaster. Currently he is the Founder of NBT (Next Big Thing), a media, marketing, and talent management agency. He also Co-Hosts the Faces of The Future Podcast. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 3:59 - The Death Penalty; The Problem with “Correctional” Facilities; The Central Park 5; Trump & Censorship; Political Tribalism & Groupthink; Representation in politics 33:39 - Voting for the lesser of two evils; Why Black Republicans are ostracized; Trump / Obama Narcissist conversation; “Two different experiences can both be right”; One-Issue voters 49:54 - Fixing the Two Party System; The Gender Pay Gap; The Minimum Wage Problem 1:01:41 - The Healthcare conundrum; The NCAA & how it takes advantage student-athletes 1:08:02 - The Rich Paul Rule; LeBron’s impact on players taking control; Where do Bezos & Amazon stop with their power grab? (Pharma, Washington Post, etc.); Standard Oil as a precedent for Antitrust Litigation 1:26:39 - Media Narratives; The Problems with Covid 19 Misinformation; The two Covid factions; Revisiting the Capitol Insurrection 1:41:21 - White vs. Black mass shooters’ treatment in the mainstream media; The Court of Public Opinion & Fair Trials in modern day society; Bad prosecutors looking results (over justice) 1:53:46 - Discussing Julian’s Love/Hate Relationship with LeBron James 2:03:59 - The Meek Mill Case; The Bobby Shmurda Case; The problems with the justice system’s current setup 2:16:03 - Myles Junior College Football Journey; 2Pac Quote about sparking minds 2:27:09 - The journey to becoming the 1%; How Money changes people; “The fear of never being broke again” 2:41:12 - NBT background; Managing Talent; Accountability 2:59:34 - Why bad takes happen all the time in real podcasting (unscripted podcasts); Calling yourself out when you’re wrong 3:06:17 - The Faces of The Future Scholarship ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ Show Notes: https://www.trendifier.com/podcastnotes TRENDIFIER Website: https://www.trendifier.com Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 31, 2021 • 3h 7min
#41 - Anthony D'Apolito - Flow State; Time; "Knowing How To Die"; 2Pac & Post Malone; TruckBux
Anthony D’Apolito is the Head of Content for TruckBux, an Austin, Texas-based startup, whose app allows customers to order pickup or delivery from nearby food trucks. Anthony is also the Founder of Dream Big & Co.––a media company that creates content to build brands and share inspiring stories. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 4:51 - Flow States & Skydiving; Dr. Dre, Sylvester Stallone, & other celebs’ flow states; “Constraints cultivate creativity”; The War of Art by Steven Pressfield; Steve Jobs, Simplicity, & Discipline 24:41 - The hypocrisy around “authenticity” & revisiting TRENDIFIER #4; Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign analysis; Narcissism; Obama v Trump 37:17 - High School Cliques and what they say about our future environments; The power of connections; Anthony’s Positivity...real?; The evil inside of all of us; Sam Altman & the “It’s better to do more good than less bad” theory; Jordan Peterson & his theory on Hitler 54:13 - Empathy vs. responsibility; The seriousness of criminal justice; story about a father who forgave his son’s murderer & why he did it; Throwing around words like “empathy” without any meaning behind them 1:06:23 - Glasshouses in society; Cynicism towards politics and the problems with political discourse; Joe Rogan should interview all politicians; Politicians & groupthink 1:17:40 - People fear change; Revisiting the safety conversation from TRENDIFIER #33 - Brady Burkett; The similarity that ties together Skydiving, flow states, and love; Tuesdays with Morrie & “Knowing how to die” 1:32:31 - The concept of Time; NFL Legend, Tony Siragusa’s outlook on time with his hourglass collection; Revisiting TRENDIFIER #15; The problem w/ “Stay Tuned Culture” 1:38:50 - Naval Ravikant theory on your surroundings; Tupac “2Pac” Shakur and his famous poem, “The Rose That Grew From Concrete” 1:52:39 - Elon Musk’s drive towards something far greater than money; The use of negative energy as a motivator; The misconception around Gary Vee’s “loving failure” theory 2:07:33 - Anthony’s work at TruckBux; TruckBux founder Nick Nanakos’ backstory and family American Dream story 2:22:07 - Revisiting TRENDIFIER #35 - John Rondi & his Stunited / TikTok come up story that’s reminiscent of Brian Chesky & the Airbnb story; Having courage in your conviction as a startup founder; Anthony’s early content of TruckBux founder, Nick Nanakos 2:35:20 - POST MALONE’S come up story is proof that he WANTED IT more than anything else in the world; Michael Jordan documented as a kid?; DaBaby’s work ethic; How Pele learned to play soccer with a rolled up sock and a mango; The tragedy of believing in people more than they believe in themselves; Decentralization & Opportunity 2:51:51 - Julian tells a story about an unnamed person he looks up to as an example that “it’s possible”; Closing the conversation revisiting the “time” theme again ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 24, 2021 • 2h 59min
#40 - Chaz Cervino - Selling Your Company; Entrepreneurship; Playing College Football, & Happiness
Chaz Cervino is an athlete/influencer manager, businessman, marketer, and investor. Currently, Chaz is the founder of Cervino Co., a management and consulting firm that works with companies and high-profile individuals. Previously, Chaz co-founded Today’s Business & Today’s Athletes. TB & TA offered services that included marketing, digital media, athlete/influencer management and consulting. In 2021, Chaz exited both companies and founded Cervino Co. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 2:32 - How Chaz landed the Cleveland Cavaliers as a client at age 24; That time his company stopped an planned attack against LeBron James; Affiliate Marketing background; Athletes short window for brandability 17:18 - Chaz’s football career at Syracuse; Why Doug Marrone was a terrible person; Chaz’s transfer to Hofstra; The problems with college football recruiting; Doug Marrone’s terrible reputation everywhere he goes 33:35 - The cancellation of Hofstra’s football program; The Jones Brothers at Syracuse (Arthur Jones & Chandler Jones––along with their brother, UFC Champion Jon Jones) 39:02 - Todd Marinovich & Marv Marinovich background; The Todd Marinovich 30 for 30 44:27 - Players Chaz played with who he immediately saw “NFL” in; Concussions & CTE in football; Weed & Painkillers in college football 55:27 - College athletes getting paid; Reggie Bush 1:03:05 - Chaz’s decision to leave football behind 1:10:15 - How Chaz built his athlete client rolodex; Kevin Garnett & Ray Lewis; The sleaziness in the athlete management industry; The problems with modern-day college education 1:29:02 - Why Chaz left Today’s Business; Alignment & Vision when building a company; Video Content; Focus on Happiness 1:47:46 - Relationships in Business; Cervino Co; The Naval Ravikant Model 2:00:40 - Where things are going (trends); NFTs; Decentralization; Industries that have been massively disrupted that now have the opportunity to disrupt 2:26:49 - Sports changed by Covid 19 Pandemic?; Young kids and fear; Masks; Carolina Panthers Tackle, Russell Okung on critical thinking; The mainstream media has let us all down 2:43:38 - Chaz’s career and life transition over the past 3 years; Trust; The fear of letting people down; Not Trying too hard ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ Show Notes: https://www.trendifier.com/podcastnotes TRENDIFIER Website: https://www.trendifier.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 17, 2021 • 2h 54min
#39 - Mike Spear
Mike Spear is a trial attorney and conservative scholar. Currently, he is an active member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and a strong supporter of the Fraternal Order of Police. Previously, he played Division-1 College Football. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 7:13 - Meat’s a father; The Trump Koi Pond Incident; Spear’s trip with Julian to NYC back in 2016; Why was Ben Carson in charge of HUD; Reviewing Bill Barr’s tenure as Attorney General 24:33 - The Jeffrey Epstein Conspiracy; Epstein’s ties to Bill Barr; Epstein’s ties to Bill Clinton; Ghislaine Maxwell, her father Robert Maxwell, and the Mossad Agent / Asset Conspiracy Theory 40:17 - Whether or not Presidents have gotten the real intel on Epstein; Obama & Drones; Who was Epstein? Epstein, blackmail, & His Infamous “Bill Clinton in a Dress” Painting 56:31 - Barack Obama & his speech against “Woke Culture”; Michelle Obama’s call to have Donald Trump banned from social platforms 1:12:19 - Providing context to the Black Unemployment statistics from both Obama & Trump’s Presidency; Trump’s actions on mass incarceration; Killer Mike, Louis Farrakhan, & Candace Owens; The 13th (Netflix Documentary) 1:26:16 - Ronald Reagan’s Presidency, The War on Drugs, & The AIDS Epidemic; American Exceptionalism; Mental Health in the Covid Pandemic; The complete correlation between crime and money 1:41:12 - Ilhan Omar & her criticism of President Biden’s stimulus check program compared with former President Trump’s 1:47:41 - Mike & Julian revisit Mike’s “tagging” every neighborhood in New York City back in 2016; Phish 1:51:51 - Meghan Markle & Prince Harry’s interview with Oprah; The racial issues with The Royal Family; The effects of Prince Harry’s experience with his own mother’s tragic death (Princess Diana) 2:15:35 - Piers Morgan hilarious interview of Alex Jones over gun control; Meghan Markle & Piers Morgan’s romantic history 2:30:51 - Governor Andrew Cuomo (NY) & his recent sexual assault allegations; Julian does Cuomo and Sebastian Maniscalco impressions; Governor Cuomo’s brother, Chris Cuomo and his naked escapade in front of his wife’s yoga class; The Dr. Seuss controversy; How the Major News Networks are all profiting off of the division in the country. ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ Show Notes: https://www.trendifier.com/podcastnotes TRENDIFIER Website: https://www.trendifier.com Julian's Instagra... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 10, 2021 • 2h 51min
#38 - Grant Wiley
Grant Wiley is a former NCAA Football All-American, actor, & tech entrepreneur. Currently Grant––along with NFL Veteran, Najee Goode, and Jonathan Ohliger––is the Co-Founder of Veepio, a mobile, direct-to-consumer, interactive Ecommerce tool. Grant is also an actor who has appeared both on screen and on stage. Previously, he was an NCAA All-American Linebacker at the University of West Virginia and went on to play in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings for 2 years, before retiring due to injuries. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 5:35 - Grant’s West Virginia Football & NFL Career background; The injury that ended Grant’s career; How to tackle Michael Vick at Virginia Tech 22:51 - The golden era of Big East football; The Rich Rodriguez era at West Virginia & Dawn of the Spread Offense; College Athletes & The Responsibility Coaches have to them; Grant’s relationship with Rodriguez & Defensive Coordinator Jeff Casteel 35:44 - Casteel’s recent interview about Grant; Grant’s discipline & work ethic; Grant’s leadership and bond with teammates on and off the field 46:46 - The death of Grant’s friend & former teammate, Chris Henry; The role of the media in unfairly vilifying athletes; The impact Death of Grant’s childhood best friend; Grant’s changes in NFL aspirations; Grant’s struggles with reason and purpose towards the end of his college football playing days; Grant’s goal line stop of Lee Suggs in 2002 1:25:42 - The brain impact of football, Concussions, & CTE; Grant’s thoughts on an NFL career that didn’t go as planned; A discussion on “Boomers” 1:38:24 - Grant’s recognition of the different experiences of others; Ego & Cancel Culture in modern discourse 1:46:05 - Grant’s discusses the mistaken narratives around his friend, Adam Pacman Jones 1:54:52 - More talk on Pacman & society’s instantaneous judgement of young stars with money; Talking with friends when they’re making poor judgements 2:07:28 - Grant’s career post football in the arts; How Grant came to love and admire creativity; Grant’s move to New York City 2:14:55 - Grant’s initial start modeling; A funny trip down memory lane with Grant’s college team photos; Grant’s introduction to acting studying with the late Bill Esper in NYC 2:20:45 - Veepio and interactive Ecommerce technology; Veepio’s timeline since being founded in 2015; Veepio’s work with the Philadelphia Eagles and other Sports franchises 2:34:23 - Integrating 3D Technology into the real world; People’s resistance to change 2:43:20 - Grant’s empathy and his appreciation for “the process” ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ Show Notes: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 3, 2021 • 3h 17min
#37 - Nick Gurol - NBA Top Shot, The NFT Market, & Dapper Labs
Nick Gurol is an investor and teacher. Recently, Gurol was an early investor in NBA Top Shot NFTs. Dapper Labs, in partnership with the NBA & NBAPA, launched Top Shot in July 2019––and the market has seen a major influx of participants and capital in early 2021. Gurol is also known for his 2017 national public feud with Brooklyn Nets All-Star Guard, Kyrie Irving, over Irving's claims that the earth is flat. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 6:06 - NBA Top Shot intro; NFTs; Dapper Labs & The Flow Protocol on the Ethereum blockchain; Hardcourt & Fantasy sports 15:22 - How Nick got involved in NBA Top Shot; Jonathan Bales & his original newsletter on NBA Top Shot; How the secondary market works; The NBA Ad campaign for Top Shot; The Daily Fantasy Sports community influx into Top Shot 23:05 - Series 1, Series 2 & Common, Rare, and Legendary Top Shot classes; How the NBA Top Shot Moments work; Dapper Labs Dr. Seuss project; NFTs and video games; The value of NFTs and Top Shot Moments; Scarcity 32:25 - How the Top Shot website and market works; Could the exchange be hacked?; Dapper’s fight against bots on the site; Coinbase and Mt. Gox exchange examples 39:40 - Dapper Labs valuation; The theories behind the NBA halting their ads; The timeline of the NBA Top Shot explosion into the mainstream; The pack drop that bombed; Examples of Moments in packs 44:45 - Gurol’s “proprietary algorithm” for uncovering outliers in the NBA Top Shot Moments Market; Revisiting Rare, Common, & Legendary levels; Steph Curry 3-Pointer Moment’s crazy price 49:26 - Gurol’s investment; Revisiting Michael Lewis’ Flashboys book; Why Nick is bullish on Top Shot and the NFT Market; The grind and work behind Top Shot investing; When Gurol knew it was time to sell many of his moments 59:39 - Status of current Top Shot market cycle; Money Laundering protocols Dapper Labs has in place; Fine Art and historical use for money laundering, tax evasion, etc.; NFT Market hard to hide things? 1:04:34 - The timing of Top Shot’s rise; Revisiting the Gamestop, Reddit, Robinhood saga; Is the Top Shot market at a “top?”; Peak sales on Top Shot; The sports card market, PSA, Starstock, and the higher barriers to entry there 1:16:37 - Jared Dillian, The Seafood Tower Theory, & The Taxi Driver Theory 1:25:46 - The NBA’s marketability moving forward; Top Shot restriction in China?; Anthony Fenu, Riley Horvath, Justin Baker, & Soar’s potential in the NFT market with volumetric content, holograms, and 3D capabilities; “Friction” and why Top Shot is a better investment than sports cards 1:49:29 - Dapper Labs 5% “rake” on transactions; Flow Protocol and its scalability with dollar integration; Cryptokitties; NFTs explained definitively; Sam Merrill’s Top Shot Moments 1:57:21 - Gurol’s national public feud with Kyrie Irving over his flat earth belief; The elaboration likelihood model; The psychology behind changing your mind; Anchoring; the 3 Doors Test; The effects low barriers to entry on public platforms has on our discourse; Reporting and jour... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 24, 2021 • 3h 15min
#36 - Jackson Hollowell
Jackson Hollowell is a Film & TV Show Critic. He and his fiancee, Alex Mohr, run the Instagram blog, Flicks & Flix (@flicksandflix), where they post reviews of all the latest Movies and TV Shows, weekly watchlists, and news about the film industry. You can follow their page here: https://www.instagram.com/flicksandflix/ ***TIMESTAMPS*** 5:59 - Flicks & Flixx; The Fan Divides in Movies & TV; Star Wars & The Luke Skywalker problem; Jon Favreau’s life 19:27 - Making movies too soon after something happens in real life; Ben Affleck as Batman; Bruce Wayne/Batman Character; Batman vs. Superman 28:40 - The Director’s Process; The Godfather & it’s crazy backstory; Entourage; Zack Snyder; Martin Scorsese’s Movies (including Goodfellas, The Departed, & The Irishman) 38:04 - Binge TV vs. Weekly TV; Spoilers; State of Productions in Covid Pandemic; HBO Max 51:27 - Bad movies that followed up great things (Entourage Movie, Godfather 3); Best Trilogies of all-time; The Town; Schitt’s Creek; Ben Mezrich’s already writing the Gamestop book (with a movie to follow); The modern day “leading man”; Cable TV vs. Premium Cable TV; Putlocker; The subscription model 1:11:34 - The problem with commercials; The Sopranos; Movies & Memories; Jackson’s favorite movie memory 1:20:20 - Heath Ledger’s performance as The Joker in “The Dark Knight”; revisiting Robert Downey Jr. & his role in Tropic Thunder; South Park, Seth McFarlane & Family Guy; Judd Apatow Movies; Seth Rogen; The Rock 1:39:33 - Hans Zimmer talk; “The Batman” trailer; Robert Pattinson vs. Christian Bale as Batman; Best Joker performance ever 1:49:47 - Method Acting; Jared Leto on set; “Dream of Passion” by Lee Strasburg; Jackson’s interest in Greek mythology and how it ties into film 1:55:16 - Stranger Things; The 80’s and 90’s are having a comeback; 90’s TV shows (including Friends & Seinfeld); Actors who died too young (Phillip Seymour-Hoffman, Paul Walker, Heath Ledger) 2:06:07 - Guilty Pleasures & Chick Flicks; Viggo Mortensen; Jack Gyllenhaal 2:14:07 - Werner von Braun, Nazis, & Operation Paperclip; Captain America; Finding Hitler 2:22:09 - Inglourious Basterds; The opening scene of IB; Christophe Waltz; Quentin Tarantino; Keeping names in Hollywood today 2:28:50 - A Star is Born; the story of Bradley Cooper’s inspiring rise to stardom; Cooper & Lady Gaga; Matthew McConaughey & The McConaissance; True Detective Season 1; Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad, and The Judge; Vince Gilligan; Ozark; Steve Carell 2:43:51 - Christian Bale & “Vice”; Adam McKay; Ryan Gosling; The Place Beyond The Pines 2:50:00 - Scorsese’s homage film styles; Godfa... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices