Shows
El rio interminable1067 - SJS - A Sequence of Mistakes. 2024Tracklist
01. Tear Gas 06-13
02. King Of The Room 05-12
03. Drift To Shore 05-25
04. Pulling Saturn 08-09
05. The Lamplighter 02-43
06. Big Black & White 07-33
07. Blue Sky Born 13-32
Line Up:
Stuart J. Stawman - Vocals, Guitars
Douglas Skene (Anubis,Hemina) - Guitars
Christopher Soulos - Bass
Richard Naisbett - Keyboards
Graeme James - Drums
With:
Kirsty Forster - Vocals (1,7)
2024-11-2148 min
Stocks for BeginnersKenny Polcari - A Brief History of the NYSE Pt II 1987 – 2000And so the story continues with the Black Monday Crash of 1987 through to the tech boom, Y2K bug and the year 2000."These big Americana blue chip names got absolutely hammered. And so thus the Dow fell, you know, 22 and a half percent, the S&P that fell. It was horrendous. I'll never forget it. Again as I tell the story, I can feel myself in the room. I can feel the phones ringing. I can feel the tension in the, in the place. It was really, it was unbelievable. It was unbelievable. And we were...
2021-06-0229 min
Stocks for BeginnersHunter Allemand - Moriah ConsultingMy guest today is Hunter Allemand Managing Partner of Moriah Consulting. Hunter grew up in a small town of about 600 people with a unique perspective on life. He got into business as a toddler (a fascination with value exchange) and kept learning, reading business books, and working for people to make a few bucks. He’s travelled all over the US up mountains, down subways, out to the oilfields of West Texas, dropping out of college, working on farms, strapping production tanks, selling pipes, and hiking trails before ending up in Mergers & Acquisitions."I think the bi...
2021-05-1131 min
Stocks for BeginnersJohn L. Smallwood - Markets Never Do What We Expect Them To DoJohn L. Smallwood is a Certified Financial Planner™, President of Smallwood Wealth Management, a 6-time recipient of the Five Star℠ Wealth Manager Award. He has spoken at numerous events including the Entrepreneurs Conference by the Haas School of Business, the University of California at Berkeley and John Hopkins University."Since the pandemic the markets have done really, really well. and there's a lot of government infusion and a lot of stimulus and a lot of money coming into the system so there's this belief that markets will continue to grow. That's why investors really need to be c...
2021-04-2632 min
Stocks for BeginnersEthan Widell - Value Investing is NOT a death cultEthan Widell is Investment Analyst at Ironhold Capital, a graduate of Columbia University with a double-major in Economics and Psychology, with a passion for Behavioral Economics and previous experience in Research and Data Analysis. "It's critical that if you're going to invest in something you need to put in the time, put in the effort and really dig deep into whether it is worth your money. There are lots of good ways to make money in the stock market but unfortunately none of them are easy."https://www.ironholdcapital.com/homehttp...
2021-04-2033 min
Stocks for BeginnersJR Gondeck - Protecting the Wealth of FamiliesJR Gondeck is a Partner and Managing Director with The Lerner Group, JR works with families to promote intentional communication and drive collaboration between all generations. JR is the co-author of Family Value at Risk, a book that details the importance of inclusive and intentional communication among families to leave a lasting legacy."There's two really traumatic points of time that you can hurt yourself in. One is at the top of the market and one's at the bottom of the market. The last thing you want to do is get worried and sell at the b...
2021-04-1222 min
Stocks for BeginnersPat Garrett - The Future of Financial AdvicePat Garrett is the the co-founder and CEO of Six Park, a leading Australian robo-advice investment management service."Democratization is a word you hear a lot now. Accessibility and affordability have increased dramatically in terms of what people can use to help them start their wealth creation journey, and then manage it throughout their lifecycle. But one also has to recognize that there's ownership responsibility and risk that comes along with it."https://www.sixpark.com.au/https://twitter.com/sixparkauhttps://www.facebook.com/SixPark0/https://ww...
2021-04-0822 min
Stocks for BeginnersStephen Leeb - Gold, As Good As...Stephen Leeb, is author of China’s Rise and the New Age of Gold. He says that gold’s rise is just beginning. He thinks all investors, and younger Americans in particular, need to invest in gold to protect themselves against a falling dollar and a radically changing world economy. We spoke about:What’s a commodity?Why do developing countries need commodities?How to buy gold – miners, ETFs or bullion.What’s special about gold?Why is the economic power of the US in jeopardy?"Most of...
2021-03-2929 min
Stocks for BeginnersTom Britton - Syndicate Room StartupsEvery company was a start-up at one stage. Tom Britton is the cofounder Syndicate Room, a fund that invests in startups. Tom grew up in Los Angeles and, thanks to his Scottish-born father, was always interested in trying to make a career out of playing football. He moved to Edinburgh in 2006 to pursue this goal and played in the lower leagues for three years, during which he added two league titles to his collection."When you're investing in startups, you're effectively waiting for the company to either sell out or list on a market or go b...
2021-03-1828 min
Stocks for BeginnersCodie Sanchez - Commerce, Capitalism, Contrarian Investing & Cannabis"The first time you put $1 in the stock market you're probably not going to get $100 back immediately. But if you take that dollar and you add more dollars to it, and then you continue to invest, through dollar cost averaging and on a consistent basis, and then you have a compounding effect which means that your money starts working for you."Codie Sanchez is a former mutual fund manager at Goldman Sachs and a consultant to Facebook, Apple, and Amazon. She earned her MBA from Georgetown University and received her Ph.D. from FGV in Brazil. She i...
2021-03-0929 min
Stocks for BeginnersTerri Duhon - Acknowledging Risk in Every Investment DecisionTerri Duhon is the Non-Executive Chair of Morgan Stanley Investment Management Ltd. She is also on the board of Morgan Stanley International as a Non-Executive Director where she chairs the Risk Committee; on the board of Rathbones plc a FTSE250 UK Wealth Manager as a non-executive director, and Chair of the Risk Committee; an Associate Fellow at The Said Business School; on the MIT Corporation Visiting Committee and a motivational speaker for Speakers for Schools."The truth is that everybody should be thinking about [risk and return] because you know we all get older and we al...
2021-02-2828 min
Stocks for BeginnersRobert Farrington - Becoming Financially SolidRobert Farrington is the founder of The College Investor the #1 tool to help get people out of student loan debt, learn how to earn more money, understand how to start investing and build real wealth."What's gonna make a big difference in your life is consistently investing over time and putting as much money as you possibly can into your investments. And then, if you can just get the market rate of return 10% a year, you are going to be solid by the time you're getting close to retirement, and, if you start this whole process...
2021-02-1528 min
Stocks for BeginnersGamestop - The Peasant's RevoltIt's the story that's taken the headlines away from Presidents and Pandemics and proved that price is the only truth in markets. I spoke with Enrique Abeyta after certain brokerage firms suspended trading in GME, AMC and other stocks caught up in the great Wall Street Wolf Hunt. As Enrique says: "There is only one truth in markets – price. Everything else is just opinion." I hope you enjoy these pungent and strident views from a former wolf turned owner of heavy metal and tatt mags.More on Twitter: @enriqueabeyta & @hardmoneymagPortfolio tr...
2021-01-2919 min
Stocks for BeginnersNick McCullum - The Finance Data Science Guy"When you invest in the S&P 500 index fund you’re making a passive bet on the long term future and growth of large American businesses. You’re buying Apple but you’re also buying the 499 other largest businesses." Nick McCullum is the Director of Growth at Passiv and The Finance Data Science Guy. We chatted about long-term passive investing and an overview of algorithmic investing.Passiv is a portfolio management tool that makes it easier for DIY investors to maintain a balanced portfolio and build a passive investment strategy.https://passiv...
2021-01-2531 min
Stocks for BeginnersStephen Clapham - Behind the Balance SheetStephen Clapham is the Founder of 'Behind the Balance Sheet'. Stephen also just recently wrote a fantastic book called "The Smart Money Method" which has just hit the stores. We discuss accounting and how the balance sheet gives the greatest clues to the quality of your investments and how to identify great companies by recognising the ones that you personally like and use.Portfolio tracker Sharesight tracks your trades, shows your true performance, and saves you time and money at tax time. Get 4 months free at https://www.sharesight.com/au/sharesforbeginners
2020-12-2128 min
Stocks for BeginnersEnrique Abeyta - Value Investing is a Death Cult"Value investing is a death cult, it’s like cigarettes, based on negative information and playing to your fears, no value stock ever went up cause it was cheap it went up because it grew. They talk about Warren Buffett as a value investor but companies such as Coke and Apple have grown massively, so he is finding cheap growth stocks rather than value investing on its own." Salty advice from the highly inked and rock-infused financial writer, hedge-funder and digital media mogul, Enrique Abeyta. There's much more great advice in this episode and a tribute to Ma...
2020-12-0835 min
Stocks for BeginnersBenjamin Blakeman - The Oracle on Wilshire“It always seemed to me to be much too difficult to analyse the fundamentals of whatever it was that you were trading, because there would always be people that knew so much more than could ever possibly know, and what they knew would somehow be reflected in the trading in the chart and you could see that.” Benjamin is a lawyer, stock trader and publisher of the newsletter The Oracle on Wilshire. A technical analyst he uses trends and patterns to determine movements in the stock market. His curiosity in financial markets began with the severing of the US doll...
2020-11-2930 min
Stocks for BeginnersMark Mitchell - Fixed Income in a World of Low Interest RatesWith interest rates at historic lows, where can investors put their cash? Older investors need steady income and younger investors may be saving money for a home, education or family. Either way this portion of your capital needs to be deployed in a way that is not subject to stock market ups and downs. Mark Mitchell is a Director of Daintree Capital, a boutique investment management company specialising in building fixed income credit portfolios.Portfolio tracker Sharesight tracks your trades, shows your true performance, and saves you time and money at tax time. Ge...
2020-11-0633 min
Stocks for BeginnersSiddharth Singhai - Ironhold CapitalSiddharth and I got together to chat about his non-traditional path to co-founding Ironhold Capital, a value based hedge fund based in Manhattan, New York that gives investors access to investment opportunities available in India as well as the US. Siddharth explained his methodology for finding companies that not only offer value, but are attractively valued.He worked as the Lead Equity Research Analyst for Capital Ways Financial Advisors where he applied value investing principles to emerging markets of India. Siddharth also holds a Masters in Global Finance from Gabelli School of Business, Fordham University. He...
2020-07-1330 min
Stocks for BeginnersLeon Wilfan - Lahardan FinancialI really enjoyed chatting with Leon Wilfan. We talked about managing risks in markets, not treating investing like a casino and the kind of research and hard work that's necessary to make informed decisions about buying stocks. We also looked at managing risk and true diversification into real estate, bonds and gold.Leon is the Chief Investment Strategist for Lahardan Financial. In his early 20s, Leon started a career in real estate, working alongside his father to learn the principles of value investing. After five years, he took a break from his career to pursue an...
2020-06-2227 min
Stocks for BeginnersDaniel Reyes - Vanguard InvestmentsETFs have become a dominant force in the investment world. But what is an ETF and how were they developed. It was due to a pioneer named Jack Bogle who started Vanguard and created the first ETFs I'm joined by Daniel Reyes who is Head of Investments, and Head of Investment Strategy Group, Asia-Pacific at Vanguard. He's explaining the development of ETFs, actually meeting Jack Bogle over peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and more insights into how the stock market works.Link to the blog post:https://www.stocksforbeginners.net/blog/vanguard
2020-06-0432 min
Is This Shirt Slimming?ABBA and Other Unaturally Engaged CouplesSome of the world's most engaging and unaccountable couplings from Robert Fripp and Toya Wilcox to the band formerly known as The Engaged Couples - ABBA. Our Album of the Week - A Laughing Death in Meatspace by Tropical F**k Storm. Beware the Shellfish Toxin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-09-1525 min
Is This Shirt Slimming?Mellotron Mating Call - Why Prog Rock will never dieIt was destiny. The story of how Slimming's very own Chris Soulos ending up playing on The World Without by SJS. We chat with Stuart Stawman about creating the album, working with Talk Talk, Tina Turner and discovering that Robert Plant is 6'1" in height. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-08-0341 min
Is This Shirt Slimming?Plethora - it means a lot.Studio 301 reopens in Sydney after a long career that began with a singing nun. Jon Bon Jovi's well swept studio floors, Keith Richards' drug bust and the girl with the faraway eyes. John Cougar Mellencamp - jerk or nice guy? Squeezing the Velvet Underground, and - the pubic mullet. What it means for your lifestyle and Brian Eno's Twitter account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-07-0526 min
Is This Shirt Slimming?Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton and Saddam Hussein meet Mr Ferocious and the Entry Level Tribute BandOnly Entry Level Tribute Bands would require a curly blonde Art Garfunkel wig while Frankie Laine wore one rug only till his last day. It was a golden era for Italian American cowpokes until Freddy Mercury introduced ballet to Rock as confirmed by Sid Vicious aka Mr Ferocious. And our new segment! Please don't f%$# my mother - the car.Find us at www.slimmingly.strikingly.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-04-1727 min
Is This Shirt Slimming?Bono's Legacy.What can you say about Bono that hasn't already been said by Bono? Did anyone ever buy the Lou Reed/Metallica collaboration? Is Mile Davis' cover of Guinevere really a cover? In the arena watching U2 with Malcolm Turnbull. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-03-0931 min
Is This Shirt Slimming?Has anyone ever seen Bob Dylan & Ethel Merman in the same room together?What if Ethel Merman had influenced David Bowie's career, and what influence did Ethel have on Sinatra and why was her swear jar so important? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-02-0724 min
Is This Shirt Slimming?Happy New YearI've been having fun producing some new bits for the podcast. Here is a kind of trailer/recap of 2017. We are looking forward to a simply slimmingly 2018. Love Phil xx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-01-1001 min
Is This Shirt Slimming?Rolling it in Glitter - The Art of Mastering with Noel SummervilleIt's our pleasure to welcome our guest Noel Summerville a mastering engineer in London. His motto is "Maximum Bass - All Frequencies" and he is a master of trouser-flapping bass. He has added that final magic mastering touch to records by The Clash, Sinead O'Connor, Elvis Costello, Kraftwerk, The White Stripes, S-Club 7, Jason Donovan and Napalm Death - amongst others.This week Sophie's Report looks at Liam Payme & Danielle Bergoli - whoever they are?! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-12-2937 min
Is This Shirt Slimming?Are all Italians criminal masterminds?While striving to take our podcast career seriously we discuss Westies, DJ Khaled, Tex Perkins, The Hollies and easy listening heavy rock with Nickelback. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-11-2622 min
Is This Shirt Slimming?Who Is The White Elvis?And who is the black Michael Jackson? Bob Dylan gets down with a plumber, the death of the mp3 and why there's an easy listening elevator hit ready to break out of nearly every heavy metal number. Brought to you by the Dapto Foreskin Restoration Clinic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-11-0425 min
Is This Shirt Slimming?Barry Manilow - we're not that hungry!Daring to go where other music podcasts fear to tread we explore the controversies that surround Barry Manilow and those who adore him. Are you a fanilow? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-10-1730 min
Is This Shirt Slimming?Swinging Like a Dunny Door with Neil RankinWe are pleased to welcome our first guest, drummist, dj, trivia host and tribute band legend - Neil Rankin. He's drummed in tribute bands The Australian Doors Show (as immortalised by Dave Graney), The Beatels and paid tribute to Bob Dylan, XTC and ABBA. You can click here for the Spotify playlist for almost all the music that we talk about. This episode features a special bonus double ending with Suspicious Minds-style fade out and fade back in. Is This Shirt Slimming - we gladly feast on the future to nourish the past. Hosted on Acast. See a...
2017-10-0449 min
Is This Shirt Slimming?The Raindrop Fountain - Plastic Flowers Everywhere. The Cowsills and Oz music of the 60sWhile the 60s exploded through the mass media seeking out stoned naked hippies in Haight Ashbury, it was a little more subdued and awkward in Australia. Roselands hosted a glittering cavalcade of stars from The Master's Apprentices to Little Stevie Wonder. It was always 70 degrees by the Raindrop Fountain and the entertainment was always family friendly, except when Graham Kennedy dropped his duds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-09-1822 min
Is This Shirt Slimming?Fun In Acapulco - Elvis, B-52s, cover(s) bands and first gigsRobbie Barnhill spent many years as the front-person of the Fun In Acapulco Musical Experience. We discuss the art of playing covers, what are the best songs and how every Yoko Ono fan in the world formed a band and became the B-52s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-09-0327 min
Is This Shirt Slimming?BritPop - Joe Cocker, The Yardbirds, David Bowie & all things BritishChris, Rob & Phil are brimful with love for music from the British Isles. Chris talks about barrelhouse piano with Rick Wakeman in Sydney, Rob on the time that his covers band Fun In Acapulco was supported by Tin Machine featuring David Bowie and Phil on the dire financial state of Sydney mastering facilities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-08-0720 min
Is This Shirt Slimming?Britpop - The Beatles, The Stones, Slade, Elton John, Blur & Oasis (and more)Our newest member of the slimming team is introduced. Rob Barnhill. We're talking about all the great English music that became know as Britpop while liberally expanding the terms of reference. Even Slade and the beer can throwing sharpies in seventies Sydney. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-07-1929 min
Is This Shirt Slimming?Help - My Old Man's a DustmanThis episode is an exploration of a tiny corner of the Beatles nerdosphere - Ringo's latin drum parts. Chris, a self-confessed Beatles nerd, explores Latin rhythms in the music, skiffle music and shares his dislike of Bob Dylan, something I don't quite understand but am willing to accept in the interests of long term friendly relations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-07-1033 min
Is This Shirt Slimming?Fear of DiscoHow Phil got over his Fear of Disco and how Chris stopped learning whole sides of prog rock albums. James Brown, Average White Band, Thorpie at Sunbury, Jeff Beck and much much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-07-0234 min
Is This Shirt Slimming?Helen Reddy Tribute Show - Pilot Episode Number One.How The Monkees led to Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart and Tim Buckley. Pleasant Valley Sunday described the perfect world of suburban normality, behind which lay the conga-line of crazies that were making music in Los Angeles at the time. The Monkees were One Direction on acid. They were deeply embedded in the craziness of the LA music scene. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-06-2533 min