

The Vance Crowe Podcast
Vance Crowe
The Vance Crowe Podcast is a thought-provoking and engaging show where Vance Crowe, a former Director of Millennial Engagement for Monsanto, and X-World Banker, interviews a variety of experts and thought leaders from diverse fields.
Vance prompts his guests to think about their work in novel ways, exploring how their expertise applies to regular people and sharing stories and experiences.
The podcast covers a wide range of topics, including agriculture, technology, social issues, and more. It aims to provide listeners with new perspectives and insights into the world around them.
Vance prompts his guests to think about their work in novel ways, exploring how their expertise applies to regular people and sharing stories and experiences.
The podcast covers a wide range of topics, including agriculture, technology, social issues, and more. It aims to provide listeners with new perspectives and insights into the world around them.
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Sep 28, 2020 • 51min
Tommy Grisafi, Commodity Broker and amateur marathon runner, on inflation, puts, and the value of brokers.
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 Twitter https://twitter.com/VanceCroweThe Vance Crowe podcast interviews fascinating people to discuss values, respectfully challenge ideas and explore new ways of thinking.

Sep 25, 2020 • 57min
Webster University President Julian Schuster; Coronavirus reactions, student loan debt & chess
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/VanceCroweThe Vance Crowe podcast interviews fascinating people to discuss values, respectfully challenge ideas and explore new ways of thinking.

Sep 23, 2020 • 1h 5min
Reid Tymcio on how money works, Bitcoin and when owning gold was illegal in the US
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 Articulate Ventures Network https://network.articulate.ventures To find Reid Tymcio on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReidTymcioVance Crowe on Twitter https://twitter.com/VanceCroweThe Vance Crowe podcast interviews fascinating people to discuss values, respectfully challenge ideas and explore new ways of thinking.

Sep 21, 2020 • 1h 1min
Mark Reardon AM radio talk show host discusses cancel culture, how sports influences politics and St. Louis
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 thing. They discuss the skyrocketing crime in Saint Louis, how the loss of baseball negatively impacts our local politics and what Mark does to speak with politicians he doesn't agree with but is willing to hear out.To learn more about the Articulate Ventures Network https://network.articulate.ventures Mark Reardon on Twitter https://twitter.com/MarkReardonKMOXVance Crowe on Twitter https://twitter.com/VanceCroweThe Vance Crowe podcast interviews fascinating people to discuss values, respectfully challenge ideas and explore new ways of thinking.

Sep 4, 2020 • 55min
Kelly Crowe on preparing young people for their first professional job
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 independently and with creativity. To purchase a copy of Super Vision: https://www.amazon.com/SUPERVISION-INNOVATIVE-SUPERVISOR-EMPLOYEES-INEXPERIENCED/dp/1732839204If you are interested in joining the Articulate Ventures Network visit: https://www.articulate.ventures/

Aug 28, 2020 • 1h 22min
Chris Bennett; Wildly good storyteller, writer and observer of details
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-cameras-hidden-private-property-welcome-open-fieldsTo support the podcast, meet interesting people and practice your communications skills join the Articulate Ventures Network: https://www.articulate.venturesAugust's ATCF Book Club is on August 30 we are reading "The Stranger" by Albert CamusFollow Vance Crowe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/VanceCrowe

Aug 26, 2020 • 1h 7min
Lyle Benjamin Returns! Literature, news media and education; thoughts from a Montana Statesman
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 presidential candidates run elections. We also talked about the media and I question if there was ever a golden age of news where the truth was more important than selling papers. I'll be interested to hear what you think.Lyle Benjamin is the co-host of the Articulate Ventures Book club. This August's Book Club: The Stranger by Camus -- it is a quick read (2-3 hours) Join us for the book club on Sunday August 30, 2020 (email Vance for details)Join the Articulate Ventures Network https://www.articulate.ventures/Vance Crowe on Twitter @VanceCroweLyle Benjamin on Twitter @LyleBenjamin4

Aug 20, 2020 • 1h 3min
Robin Wheeler: Woody Guthrie biographer, Food Writer, Chef and punk music lover
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: @RobinDawnAgainInstagram: rwheeler1022Website: robindwheeler.com

Aug 18, 2020 • 1h 15min
Rob Long talks philosophy, empathy, mask laws, federalism | @plantimals
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 https://www.articulate.ventures/Find Rob Long on Twitter @plantimalsVance Crowe on Twitter @VanceCroweFor more information on Rob Long’s Pattern Languages and other musings: https://archetyp.al/

Jul 26, 2020 • 1h 5min
Zheng Wang Cross-Cultural Negotiations Expert; on U.S China Conflict and cultural misunderstandings
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 different emotional and social frameworks to use to better understand conflict, and he made me understand the world in a much more nuanced way. Vance and Zheng Wang discuss the core of the US China cultural misunderstandings and discuss the difference in education systems. The two talk about the leaders of China Xi Jinping and Donald Trump discussing the national motto's adopted by the two leaders.Zheng Wang Ph.D. is the director for the Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution at the Seton Hall School of Diplomacy and International Relations. To support the podcast, meet others in the Articulate Ventures Network, and join the Articulate Ventures Book Club: https://www.articulate.venturesThis month's book is 1984 by George Orwell. We will hold the book club discussion on Sunday July 26, 2020 at 7:30 pm


