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History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast📜 Investing Lessons from the Magna Carta: Setting BoundariesOn June 15, 1215, the Magna Carta was sealed at Runnymede near the River Thames in the English county of Surrey. England’s King John affixed his seal to the Magna Carta—a document that would become the cornerstone of constitutional governance in the Western world. At the time, it was a response to a crisis: a group of rebellious barons, fed up with heavy taxes and arbitrary royal rule, forced the king’s hand to agree to a list of rights and limits on his power. While the Magna Carta’s immediate effects were short-lived (King John renounced the char...2025-06-1606 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast🇫🇷Lessons from D-Day on Strategy, Preparation and PartnershipOn June 6th, 1944, the Allied Invasion of Normandy began. Initial landings were met with fierce resistance and heavy losses, especially at Omaha Beach. Yet by day’s end, the Allies had established a crucial foothold, opening a new front that ultimately led to the liberation of Paris and the defeat of Nazi Germany. D-Day’s legacy is one of strategy, preparation, partnership, and the courage to act boldly under immense uncertainty—qualities that resonate not only in history books, but in how we approach challenge and change.Here is the video I shot as part of the Histor...2025-06-0403 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast♟️Ep 9: Maneuverability for the Modern InvestorThanks for reading History Lessons for the Modern Investor! This post is public so feel free to share it.In this episode, I’m joined by someone who knows a thing or two about navigating the unpredictable: Ian T. Brown. Commissioned in the U.S. Marine Corps in 2003, Ian earned his wings as a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter pilot, flying missions from the deserts of Iraq and Afghanistan to the wide-open expanses of the Pacific. Along the way, he’s worn just about every hat the Corps has to offer—forward air contro...2025-05-2855 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast🪽 Ep 8: Investors Who Are Different w/ Mark Mustian | Author of Boy With WingsIn this episode, I spoke with Mark Mustian, author of the recently released book Boy With Wings. What does it mean to be different? From Mark Mustian, founder of the Word of South Festival of Literature and Music and award-winning author of the international bestseller “The Gendarme,” comes the new Southern gothic novel, “Boy With Wings” (March 15, 2025, Koehler Books). About the book: Johnny Cruel is born with strange appendages on his back, frightening his neighbors and leaving him struggling to find a home. Johnny ends up in a “freak show” traveling the 1930s South, where he bares his back to...2025-05-0543 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast✈️ Ep 7: Investing Action Plans from WWIIIn this episode, I talk with Author, Speaker, Air Force Veteran and WWII Historian Mark Vlahose.Growing up in Virginia, Mark’s love of history was forged in the very places where it came alive. As a young teenager, he visited Colonial Williamsburg, captivated by the Colonial militia and the rhythmic snap of the Williamsburg fife and drum corps. At just 18, he purchased his first musket, igniting a lifelong passion for military history and reenacting. What began as a hobby evolved into a meaningful pursuit, marked by highlights like participating as a background extra in Ted Turner’s Ge...2025-03-2058 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast📆 Investment Luck of the IrishThanks for reading History Lessons for the Modern Investor! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.On March 17, 461 CE, St. Patrick died peacefully in County Down, Ireland. The death of Ireland’s patron saint ended a life that had profoundly shaped the culture and identity of the Irish people. Born in Roman Britain, Patrick was kidnapped as a teenager and sold into slavery in Ireland. After six years of captivity, he escaped and returned home, only to later willingly return to the land of his ca...2025-03-2006 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast🏺A Treasured Lesson About Suitable AdviceThanks for reading History Lessons for the Modern Investor! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.On February 16, 1923, Archaeologist Howard Carter unsealed the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, revealing treasures that had been hidden for over 3,000 years. Pharaoh Tutankhamun, often called the “Boy King,” was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty who ruled from around 1332 to 1323 BCE during the New Kingdom period. He ascended to the throne at about nine or ten years old, following the controversial reign of A...2025-02-1305 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast🏈 Tune Up Your Investing Strategy By Tuning In To Fantasy FootballIn this episode we are talking Fantasy Football with JJ Zachariason. JJ wrote an e-book called The Late-Round Quarterback in 2012. And it changed his life. That document led him to a job at numberFire, where he helped build the site’s content business from the ground up. numberFire was later bought by FanDuel in 2015, and he went on to spend years as the company’s Editor-In-Chief. There, he developed one of the most popular podcasts in the fantasy football industry. He eventually left the gig to start Late-Round Fantasy Football in January of 2022. JJ’s now ta...2025-02-071h 01
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast🔥 The Arc of History Bends Toward Better InvestingThanks for reading History Lessons for the Modern Investor! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.On January 6, 1412, Jehannette de Romee, later known as Joan of Arc, was born.Known as the "Maid of Orléans," Jehannette de Romee was a French peasant girl who became a French national heroine and saint. Born in Domrémy, Jehannette grew up with her tenant farmer father Jacques, mother Isabelle, and two brothers. There was not much historically noteworthy until the voices started at around twelve or thirteen. In...2025-01-1005 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast🇮🇱 October 7th And Expecting the UnexpectedThanks for reading History Lessons for the Modern Investor! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.In this episode, we talk with Doron Keidar is a speaker, a warrior, and an advocate for Israel. He is the host of the aptly named Doron Keidar Podcast and currently at work on the I AM ISRAEL project exploring the most special place on earth to him— the heart of Jerusalem... Mount Zion. He travels globally to advocate for Israel, sharing first-hand insights from his experience defending the Jewish state.Si...2024-12-231h 09
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast🇺🇸Fighting Back Against The Fog of WarHistory Lessons Podcast: 🇺🇸Fighting Back Against The Fog of War. 📚With Jeanne McKinney, author of Triumph Over the Taliban, and Retired General Gregg Sturdevant, USMC. In this episode, we talk with Jeanne McKinney, author of Triumph Over the Taliban: The Untold Story of US Marines’ Courageous Fight to Save Camp Bastion. Jeanne is an award-winning military journalist and a military documentary filmmaker. Her focus and passion are telling the legendary stories about United States active-duty military members fighting to keep America and her allies safe and free. McKinney offers an inside look at men and women who do the hard...2024-11-221h 08
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast👨👩👧👧Your Family History Shapes Your Financial Mindset.Thanks for reading History Lessons for the Modern Investor! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.👨👩👧👧History Lessons Podcast: Your Family History Shapes Your Financial Mindset. 📚With Roni Robbins, Author of Hands of Gold, One Man's Quest to Find the Silver Lining in Misfortune. RONI ROBBINS is a freelance reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Medscape/WebMD. Roni served as associate editor of the Atlanta Jewish Times/The Times of Israel and has a seasoned history as a staff reporter for daily and weekly newspapers and as a freelancer for nati...2024-10-261h 04
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast🗣️What Televised Debates Do To Investors: This Week in HistoryThanks for reading History Lessons for the Modern Investor! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.The History Lessons Podcast is evolving! Enjoy “This Week in History,” and tune in for the HL4TMI Pod… interviews with history writers and makers. The Episode 🚦 Become A Better Historian (and Investor) While Sitting in Traffic-With Rebecca Bratspies is out now. See it here:https://hl4tmi.substack.com/p/149167567 🗓️ On September 26, 1960, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon faced off in the first-ever televised presidential debate, altering the role of media...2024-09-2504 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast🚦 Become A Better Historian (and Investor) While Sitting in TrafficRebecca is a Professor at CUNY School of Law, where she is the founding director of the Center for Urban Environmental Reform. She is perhaps best known for The Environmental Justice Chronicles—her EPA award-winning environmental-justice comic books made in collaboration with artist Charlie LaGreca-Velasco. Her new project, The Earth Defenders (sponsored by the United Nations Environmental Programme) addresses the dangers that environmental defenders face around the world.Rebecca serves on NYC’s Environmental Justice Advisory Board, is a member-scholar with the Center for Progressive Reform, a board member of the Enviro...2024-09-2051 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor PodcastThis Week in History: Going Boldly 🚀The History Lessons Podcast is evolving! Enjoy “This Week in History,” and tune in for the HL4TMI Pod… interviews with history writers and makers. The Episode 🐺The Wolves and the Greyhounds with Robert Schreiner is out now. Thanks for reading History Lessons for the Modern Investor! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.🎯Patrick Huey is a small business owner and the author of two books on history and finance as well as the highly-rated recently-released fictional work Hell: A Novel. As owner of Victory Inde...2024-09-0304 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor PodcastThis Week in History: 😇 Saintly Strategies🎯Patrick Huey is a small business owner and the author of two books on history and finance as well as the highly-rated recently-released fictional work Hell: A Novel. As owner of Victory Independent Planning, LLC, Patrick works with families and non-profit organizations. He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy® and an Accredited Tax Preparer. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in History from the University of Pittsburgh, and a Master of Business Administration from Arizona State University. Patrick previously served as a Naval Flight Officer from 1996-2005, earning the Strike Fighter Air Medal during combat operatio...2024-08-2703 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor PodcastHistory Lessons Podcast: 🐺The Wolves and the GreyhoundsROBERT SCHREINER is a former CIA Intelligence Officer. After leaving government service, he embarked on a subsequent career as a consultant and executive in the global private security industry. He is an avid amateur military historian who has traveled the world, routinely sneaking in side-trips to visit ancient fortifications and battlefields. He lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Tennessee with his wife, two spoiled cocker spaniels, and an amusingly musical cockatiel. The Wolves and the Greyhounds is his first novel. https://www.robertschreiner.com/ Thanks for reading History Lessons for the...2024-08-221h 01
History Lessons for the Modern Investor PodcastThis Week in History: Empirical 👑 InvestingThe History Lessons Podcast is evolving! I hope you will continue to enjoy “This Week in History” for frequent updates. Stay tuned for interviews with history writers and makers when the rebooted podcast launches later this fall.🎯Patrick Huey is a small business owner and the author of two books on history and finance as well as the highly-rated recently-released fictional work Hell: A Novel. As owner of Victory Independent Planning, LLC, Patrick works with families and non-profit organizations. He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy® and an Accredited Tax Preparer. He earned...2024-07-1105 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast🌞Summer Solstice, 🎸Beatles Tech & Stock Options. 🗓 6 24 2024🎙️In this episode, we stay up late with the summer solstice and highlight the increasing light apparent in the economic data. 🕓Then it is back to the 60s for an intercontinental peace-and-love-fest that (sort of) changed the world. 📫 Finally, we discuss more about equity compensation and what to know about your stock options. 🎯Patrick Huey is a small business owner and the author of two books on history and finance as well as the highly-rated recently-released fictional work Hell: A Novel. As owner of Victory Independent Planning, LLC, Patrick works with families and non-profi...2024-06-2829 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast♊️ Toasting Geminis, Humble Beginnings, and Restricted Stock🗓 6 17 2024🎙️In this episode, we raise a toast to the twins Castor and Pollux. 🕓Then it is back to the 19th century to meet America’s first millionaire. 📫 Finally, we discuss equity compensation and what to know about your restricted stock. 🎯Patrick Huey is a small business owner and the author of two books on history and finance as well as the highly-rated recently-released fictional work Hell: A Novel. As owner of Victory Independent Planning, LLC, Patrick works with families and non-profit organizations. He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy® and an...2024-06-2227 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast🚸Schools Out, Lessons in Empire & Investment Reviews🗓 6 10 2024🎙️In this episode, school is out for summer with hard lessons to come. 🕓Then it is back to the dawning of the First World War to learn about strategy and tactics. 📫 Finally, we discuss how to review your investment accounts and what you should be looking for. 🎯Patrick Huey is a small business owner and the author of two books on history and finance as well as the highly-rated recently-released fictional work Hell: A Novel. As owner of Victory Independent Planning, LLC, Patrick works with families and non-profit organizations. He is a CERTIFIED FIN...2024-06-1721 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast🍔 Flipping Burgers, Operation Overlord, and Healthcare in Retirement🗓 6 3 2024🎙️In this episode, we uncover just why Fed policy has become so integral to the daily news cycle and trading strategies. 🕓Then it is back to the Day of Days for the invasion of Normandy and a lesson in improvisation. 📫 Finally, we discuss how to plan for and manage healthcare in retirement.🎯Patrick Huey is a small business owner and the author of two books on history and finance as well as the highly-rated recently-released fictional work Hell: A Novel. As owner of Victory Independent Planning, LLC, Patrick works with families and no...2024-06-0619 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor PodcastMixed Signals, 🎉 Celebrating Longevity and Taking Social Security🗓 5 20 2024🎙️In this episode, we join Chairman Jerome Powell for Take a Taxpayer to Work Week, where we’ll walk a mile in his well-worn shoes. 🕓Then it is back to the dawning of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, fresh off its surge to 40k. 📫 Finally, we discuss the funding of Social Security and what it means for timing your benefit decision. 🎯Patrick Huey is a small business owner and the author of two books on history and finance as well as the highly-rated recently-released fictional work Hell: A Novel. As owner of Victory Independent...2024-05-2421 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast🧩Attention Fragmentation, Rival Teams and Old Retirement Accounts🗓 5 13 2024🎙️In this episode, we take a break from the data to discuss our brain’s inability to cope with modern life as part of Mental Health Awareness Month. 🕓Then it is back to the first Republican national convention to create a team of rivals who don't engage in Confirmation Bias. 📫 Finally, we discuss the pros and cons of rolling over your old employer retirement accounts. 🎯Patrick Huey is a small business owner and the author of two books on history and finance as well as the highly-rated recently-released fictional work Hell: A Novel. As owner of Vi...2024-05-1625 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor PodcastRacing Odds, 🏇🏽 Yogi Wisdom and Alphabet Soup (QCDs, RMDs, IRAs)🗓 5 6 2024🎙️In this episode, the Kentucky Derby provides the background for economic data that is fading down the stretch. 🕓Then it is back to spend exchange lines with the most likable New York Yankee ever. Yes, its a low bar. 📫 Finally, we discuss the alphabet soup of why you should consider QCDs to fulfill your RMD from your IRA. 🎯Patrick Huey is a small business owner and the author of two books on history and finance as well as the highly-rated recently-released fictional work Hell: A Novel. As owner of Victory Independent P...2024-05-0922 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast🏒Power Plays, Exercise🐅Tiger & PCE for You And Me🗓 4 22 2024🎙️In this episode, we’ll chat about the NHL’s second season and what could be a game-changing week ahead. 🕓Then it is back to a time for a botched exercise that led to a botched operation and eventually a successful military operation.📫 Finally, we discuss the PCE (the Fed’s preferred inflation measure) and what it means to you and me. 🎯Patrick Huey is a small business owner and the author of two books on history and finance as well as the highly-rated recently-released fictional work Hell: A Novel. As owner of Victory Independen...2024-04-2619 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast🌓 Data Eclipses, Scottish Lessons & The Magic Number 🪄🗓 4 15 2024🎙️In this episode, we don special glasses, but not dark ones, for the eclipse; rather, I prefer rose-colored glasses when viewing economic data. 🕓Then it is back to a time for a bloody good Scottish play. 📫 Finally, we discuss the recent survey revealing that the average American thinks they now need $1.46 million to retire. What will that get you? Tune in and find out. 🎯Patrick Huey is a small business owner and the author of two books on history and finance as well as the highly-rated recently-released fictional work Hell: A Novel. As own...2024-04-1925 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast☔️ April Showers, Political Unity, and Q1 Q&A❓🗓 4 8 2024🎙️In this episode, we welcome April showers as signs of future growth, but growth might be the last thing Fed watchers want to see right now. 🕓Then it is back to a time when a political figure united people. No, seriously. 📫 Finally, we discuss the market and economic trends of the first quarter of 2024.🎯Patrick Huey is a small business owner and the author of two books on history and finance as well as the highly-rated recently-released fictional work Hell: A Novel. As owner of Victory Independent Planning, LLC, Patrick works with families and n...2024-04-1224 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast🏀March Madness, 🦁Lion Hearts and Election Years🗓 3 25 2024🎙️In this episode we go into overtime with the NCAA tournament and this week’s financial data. 🕓Then it is back in time for some brotherly advice on how to run up debts and raise taxes. 📫 Finally, we discuss what it looks like to invest during an election year. Because in case you haven’t heard, this is one. 🎯Patrick Huey is a small business owner and the author of two books on history and finance as well as the highly-rated recently-released fictional work Hell: A Novel. As owner of Victory Indep...2024-04-0219 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast☘️Irish Luck, 🌋Neapolitan Volatility the 2024 Retirement Landscape🗓 3 18 2024🎙️In this episode… raise a pint of Guinness for St. Patrick’s Day but don’t expect data worth celebrating. 🕓Then it is back in time for a volcanic eruption that should teach us something about portfolio risk management. 📫 Finally, we discuss what it looks like to retire in or around 2024.🎯Patrick Huey is a small business owner and the author of two books on history and finance as well as the highly-rated recently-released fictional work Hell: A Novel. As owner of Victory Independent Planning, LLC, Patrick works with families and non-profit or...2024-03-2223 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast🫤Confusing Journeys, Flopping Flashbacks & Reconsidering Roth Conversions🗓 3 4 2024🎙️In this episode… we march into March with an active week for economic data. 🕓Then it is back in time for the most successful flop of all time and what we can learn just one year after I last wrote about it. 📫 Finally, we talk whether or not you should consider a Roth conversion strategy in 2024.🎯Patrick Huey is a small business owner and the author of two books on history and finance as well as the highly-rated recently-released fictional work Hell: A Novel. As owner of Victory Independent Planning, LLC, Patrick...2024-03-0718 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast💔Love Hurts, Redefining 'Transitory' and About Annuities🗓 2 19 2024🎙️In this episode… Valentine’s Day sets a romantic tone but hold off on the love letters to the economy for now. 🕓Then it is back in time for some headspinning science about who sits at the center of the universe and how inflation works. 📫 Finally, we talk about the features of various types of annuities.🎯Patrick Huey is a small business owner and the author of two books on history and finance as well as the highly-rated recently-released fictional work Hell: A Novel. As owner of Victory Independent Plan...2024-02-2616 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor PodcastTaking a Hike, 🎶Gershwin’s Glissando & Bunching Deductions🗓 2 12 2024🎙️In this episode… rate hikes take a hike, but when and how they get reversed is a source of tension. 🕓 Then it is back in time for some jazz clarinet that turns 100 years old this week. 📫 Finally, we talk about bunches and bunches of tax deductions. 🎯Patrick Huey is a small business owner and the author of two books on history and finance as well as the highly-rated recently-released fictional work Hell: A Novel. As owner of Victory Independent Planning, LLC, Patrick works with families and non-profit organizations. He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIA...2024-02-1515 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast🦫Punxsutawney Phil, Spinal Tap🎸and Jobs Reports🗓 2 5 2024🎙️In this episode… spring is in the air according to a ravenous, sleep-deprived squirrel in Pennsylvania. Whatever, we’re going with it…and so is last week’s economic data. 🕓Then it is back in time to hang with the lord of the mockumentary to find out if this market goes to 11. 📫 Finally, we recap a big surprise in the recent employment reports and what it might mean for your portfolio. 🎯Patrick Huey is a small business owner and the author of two books on history and finance as well as the highly-rated recently-rel...2024-02-0816 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor PodcastHistory Lessons Podcast: 📊Primary Data, Historic(al) Stimulus & 🤑Prepping for Tax Season🗓 1 29 2024🎙️In this episode… we take an apolitical look at the start of the primary voting season and how the economy and markets are debating inflation and rate cuts. 🕓Then it is back in time to run up a historically high tab.📫 Finally, we get ready for the least wonderful time of the year, tax season. 🎯Patrick Huey is a small business owner and the author of two books on history and finance as well as the highly-rated recently-released fictional work Hell: A Novel. As owner of Victory Independent Planning, LLC, Patrick works wit...2024-02-0120 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast☃️Winter Storms Warnings, The Business of Barnacles & Taxes in Retirement🗓 1 22 2024🎙️In this episode… winter weather rolls across the country, and there is a general cooling trend in last week’s financial data. 🕓Then it is back in time to binge on barnacles and birds to determine if the stock market is evolving. 📫 Finally, we dive into the mailbag to discuss the question: Will my taxes be lower in retirement?🎯Patrick Huey is a small business owner and the author of two books on history and finance as well as the highly-rated recently-released fictional work Hell: A Novel. As owner of Victory Independent P...2024-01-2611 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyPatrick Huey: Speaking the Truth Can Heal the Broken Places. Season Two Review.Send us a textIn season two of At the Podium, the power of speaking and owning your truth came up in all the interviews of the show. As I asked each remarkable guest about their journeys to finding their own voices and what they wanted to say with the immense platforms they had, they all expressed the need to use their voices to help others, but also to speak truth over their own lives and lived experiences. Perhaps because we live in a time when the truth, when facts, when basic humanity are under threat, the...2024-01-2338 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast🎸One in Concert, Ike's Optimism & Consumer Price Trivia 🏷️🗓 1 15 2024🎙️In this episode… I lament missing a concert by U2 and work their lyrics into this week’s inflation data. 🕓Then it is back in time to think like Ike. More or less. 📫 Finally, we dive into the mailbag to discuss the CPI and what it means to the modern investor. 🎯Patrick Huey is a small business owner and the author of two books on history and finance as well as the highly-rated recently-released fictional work Hell: A Novel. As owner of Victory Independent Planning, LLC, Patrick works with families and non-profit o...2024-01-1817 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast🤮Data Hangover, Churchillian Destiny and My Broken Crystal Ball 🔮🗓 1 8 2024🎙️In this episode… we feel the effects of that New Year's party, and so does the economy. 🕓Then it is back in time to sink our costs as well as a few warships.📫 Finally, we dive into the mailbag to recap 2023 and look at what might be ahead if this darn crystal ball would just work for once. 🎯Patrick Huey is a small business owner and the author of two books on history and finance as well as the highly-rated recently-released fictional work Hell: A Novel. As owner of Victory Independent Planning, LLC, Patrick...2024-01-1217 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast🪩 Ball Drops, Viking Humility and Fantasy Football Flameouts 🔥🗓 1 1 2024🎙️In this episode… we party hearty for New Years despite being in bed by 10PM on New Year’s Eve. 🕓Then it is back in time to make some waves with King Cnut, the Viking King of England. 📫 Finally, we dive into the mailbag to recap the absolute dumpster fire that was the end of my fantasy football season, and what it taught me about investing. 🎯Patrick Huey is a small business owner and the author of two books on history and finance as well as the highly-rated recently-released fictional work Hell: A Novel. As owner o...2024-01-0509 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor PodcastHistory Lessons Podcast: ✅Making a List, a Christmas🎄Truce and a Visit from Old Saint Nick🗓 12 18 2023🎙️In this episode… we find out the naughty and the nice in last week’s economic data. 🕓Then it is back in time to make peace across the trench lines of Wolrd War I, at least for a time. 📫 Finally, we dive into the mailbag for a visit from that fat, jolly old elf, Santa Clause. 🎯Patrick Huey is a small business owner and the author of two books on history and finance as well as the highly-rated recently-released fictional work Hell: A Novel. As owner of Victory Independent Planning, LLC, Patrick works with famili...2023-12-2209 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast🍾Holiday Cheer, False Friends & Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice🍊🗓 12 112023🎙️In this episode… we get Blitzen with Holiday Cheer…at least for most of the data released last week. 🕓Then it is back in time to attack uphill against a prepared position which is historically a bad decision for any battle commander. We’ll figure out what was learned and what wasn’t from the DEbacle at Mayre’s Heights.📫 Finally, we dive into the mailbag and talk about….Holiday movies and what we can learn about the enduring human emotion of greed. 🎯Patrick Huey is a small business owner and the author of two books on histo...2023-12-1508 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast🎁Gift Wrap, Marble Towers & Shakespeare Abridged🗓 12 04 2023🎙️In this episode… I propose tongue firmly in cheek, wrapping your gifts in dollar bills to save on wrapping paper during the Holiday season. 🕓Then it is back in time to look at the tallest buildings in the world and some perspective on how we keep reaching onward and upward. 📫 Finally, we dive into the mailbag and talk about….me…again! I’m performing at the Marco Island Arts Center Theatre this weekend in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), and I’ll dish on the best Shakespearian speech for investors right now. 🎯Patrick Huey...2023-12-0711 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast🎂Birthday Wishes, Optimistic Anecdotes & A Hell of a Book😈History Lessons Podcast: 🎂Birthday Wishes, Optimistic Anecdotes & A Hell of a Book 🗓 11 013 2023🎙️In this episode… we start with birthday wishes and find out who in the economy is blowing out candles and making wishes as we near the end of 2023. 🕓Then it is back in time for some Presidential optimism, something seriously lacking in today’s world, whether you are in the Oval Office or the more traditional square cubicle. 📫 Finally, we dive into the mailbag and talk about….me! I’ll be signing books this weekend at the Collier County Authors Fair in Naples, FL. S...2023-11-1510 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor PodcastCheerleaders the Coming of Comets☄️& My First and Worst. 😖🗓 11 06 2023🎙️In this episode… dance the night away or be a wallflower as I compare the latest data releases to a high school dance where the Fed Cheerleaders are happy but the math club is getting ready to take over. Then its back in time to visit with the world’s most famous comet tracker who knows a thing or two about cyclicality. Finally, we dive into the mailbag and talk about my biggest investing mistake courtesy of the aptly named My Worst Investment podcast. 🎯Patrick Huey is a small business owner and the author of two books on hist...2023-11-0811 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast🎃 Trick-or-Treat, Heliocentric Humility🪐 and Sitcom Suggestions🗓 10 30 2023🎙️In this episode… we go strolling through the neighborhood with all the ghouls and goblins to find that there isn't much scary about the economy right now except for that incessant mooch dipping into everyone’s candy: inflation. Then we charge up the Way Back Machine to check in again with everyone’s favorite heretic for controversial theories on planetary alignment and the quantity of money. And we wrap with a mailbag question about sitcom stars and the best shows for lessons on investing. 🎯Patrick Huey is a small business owner and the author of two books on histo...2023-11-0111 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor PodcastRecession Research, Going Pop 🎤 and Quantifying Quarterbacking. 🏈🗓 10 23 2023📈 In this episode… we do some recession research and realize belatedly that 2023 isn’t going to be the year it happens. Then, if you haven’t seen her enough on football Sundays… we learn lessons in research, long-term results, and being realistic in your projections courtesy of Taylor Swift. 🎤 And finally, its on to the mailbag where we discuss the excellent start to my fantasy football season and how it can help explain the stock market this year. Strap on that helmet and let’s get to it. 🏈Patrick Huey is a small business owner and the au...2023-10-2514 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast🎭Comedic Dramas, Risky Expeditions & Bearish Biases🧸In this episode…The Comedies of William Shakespeare provide some mirth in a week of geo-political tragedy. The story of the death of Meriwether Lewis gives us the framework for talking about risk and the renaissance of the conservative investor. And we wrap up by talking about Bears…not the stock market variety, but the football team and their recently snapped fourteen-game losing streak. Grab a kielbasa and a beer super fans!Patrick Huey is a small business owner and the author of two books on history and finance as well as the high...2023-10-1212 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast🔮 Your Financial Future FridayHow Do I Minimize Taxes Through Planning? It’s Friday, and before you start your weekend, let’s talk about your finances. Reach me at 877-234-8957 or schedule a time to talk using this link: https://live.vcita.com/site/VictoryIndependentPlanning/online-scheduling?service=qqnvdgx7ri5j5czq Patrick Huey is a small business owner and the author of two books on history and finance as well as the highly-rated recently-released fictional work Hell: A Novel. As owner of Victory Independent Planning, LLC, Patrick works with families and non-profit organizations. He is a CERT...2023-10-0608 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast🔮Your Financial Future FridayShould I Use a Donor Advised Fund?It’s Friday and before you start your weekend, let’s talk about your finances.Reach me at 877-234-8957 or schedule a time to talk using this link: https://live.vcita.com/site/VictoryIndependentPlanning/online-scheduling?service=qqnvdgx7ri5j5czqPatrick Huey is a small business owner and the author of two books on history and finance as well as the highly-rated recently-released fictional work Hell: A Novel. As owner of Victory Independent Planning, LLC, Patrick works with families and non-profit organizations. He is a...2023-09-2809 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast🔮Your Financial Future FridayHow Much Research Do I Need To Do?Its Friday and before you start your weekend, let’s talk about your finances.Reach me at 877-234-8957 or schedule a time to talk using this link: https://live.vcita.com/site/VictoryIndependentPlanning/online-scheduling?service=qqnvdgx7ri5j5czqPatrick Huey is a small business owner and the author of two books on history and finance as well as the highly-rated recently-released fictional work Hell: A Novel. As owner of Victory Independent Planning, LLC, Patrick works with families and non-profit organizations. He is...2023-09-0804 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor Podcast🔮Your Financial Future FridayShould I Buy Gold?Its Friday and before you start your weekend, let’s talk about your finances.Checklist: www.victoryindependentplanning.com/finance-friday-download.htmlReach me at 877-234-8957 or schedule a time to talk using this link: https://live.vcita.com/site/VictoryIndependentPlanning/online-scheduling?service=qqnvdgx7ri5j5czqPatrick Huey is a small business owner and the author of two books on history and finance as well as the highly-rated recently-released fictional work Hell: A Novel. As owner of Victory Independent Planning, LLC, Patrick works with families an...2023-09-0115 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor PodcastYour Financial Future FridayShould I Roll Over A Dormant 401k (or other employer account)? Its Friday and before you start your weekend, let’s talk about your finances.Flowchart: www.victoryindependentplanning.com/finance-friday-download.htmlReach me at 877-234-8957 or schedule a time to talk using this link: https://live.vcita.com/site/VictoryIndependentPlanning/online-scheduling?service=qqnvdgx7ri5j5czqPatrick Huey is a small business owner and the author of two books on history and finance as well as the highly-rated recently-released fictional work Hell: A No...2023-08-2515 min
History Lessons for the Modern Investor PodcastDickensian Data and 0️⃣0️⃣7️⃣ Bond SequelsIn this episode we detail the Charles Dickens economy where every best of times is met with a comparable worst of times. Then we break out the martini shakers (not stirred) and revisit The Battle of the Bonds for the third year in a row before ending with Bacon. And hey, who doesn’t love Bacon!Show Sponsor: https://www.amazon.com/Hell-Novel-Patrick-Huey/dp/B0BM4H2SRW This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hl4tmi.sub...2023-06-2610 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyLeon Logothetis: If You Stop Opening Your Heart, You Stop Living.Send us a textPinocchio. The Blue Fairy. And the Yellow Motorcycle.Pinocchio had only one wish. To be a real boy. And the Blue Fairy who brings him to life will grant him that wish if he can prove to be a brave, truthful, and selfless person. As with all things in life, our goals often come with conditions, and they can easily get entangled in the twists and jumbles of our circumstances and our choices. And thus, the movie of Pinocchio unfolds. The wooden puppet Pinocchio, cobbled together...2022-11-2938 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyGennean Scott: Bet On You Because Your Life Matters.Send us a textChange Comes as a Young Girl with Dance in her Heart Gennean Scott is the Chief Diversity Officer for the Broadway League. She is the guardian of and the advocate for ensuring that the people and institutions behind the shimmering lights of Broadway shows are engaged in the same question that presently animates the conversations in our politics, in our schools and in our neighborhoods – how can we make these institutions more reflective of the diversity that is steadily growing within the world today? It is a que...2022-11-2244 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyDr. Devin Singh: The Opportunity Cost of Living and the Economics of the Soul.Send us a textFight the Powers That Be!In my discussion with Dr. Devin Singh, an Associate Professor of Religion at Dartmouth College, we locate our conversation at the epicenter of history, religion, politics, and economics and go for it. More than the nonsensical political debates of today that have become an exercise in the polemics of the absurd, we take a deep dive into the underpinnings of our current systems that are based on religious doctrine and teachings born from the beginnings of Christianity. Much of the tension that we feel...2022-11-1548 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyLiz Brunner: Even if Fear is Holding You Back, Still Take the Leap of Faith.Send us a textA Mosaic of CourageI remember September 11, 2001, like it was yesterday. I remember exactly where I was when I turned on the television to watch the morning news anchors on ABC7 in Manhattan. They were telling us that we were indeed under a terrorist attack and that we should get out of Manhattan if we could. Things were happening so rapidly that even as the news anchors issued those dire words, their instructions became obsolete as all traffic in and out of The City came to a grinding halt...2022-11-0850 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueySkyler Maxey-Wert: When You Truly Know Your Worth, No One Can Take It Away From You.Send us a textFor All We KnowSince American Idol premiered in 2002 and crowned Kelly Clarkson its first winner, the show has been an unstoppable juggernaut – Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey’s sometimes ridiculous, sometimes hilarious diva battles notwithstanding. Unlike many talent-shows, Idol’s contestants and winners have gone on to have major careers beyond the scope of its cameras – Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson, Adam Lambert, and Chris Daughtry to name a few. The producers struck gold with Simon’s acerbic tongue, Paula’s idiosyncrasies, and Randy’s good cop to Simon’s...2022-11-0136 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyAttica Locke: Love and Nonviolence are the Sustaining Principles of Life. Period.Send us a textThe World is Filled with LightningIn 2019, The New York Times asked Attica Locke what moved her most in a work of literature. Attica’s response came back with one word: Wisdom. The New York Times rightly knew who to go to for this question. Attica is a five-time published, New York Times bestselling author. If you’ve yet to read one of her crime and suspense filled novels but have watched an episode of Empire or Little Fires Everywhere (or her upcoming Netflix Limited Television Series From Scratch prod...2022-10-2548 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyDr. Timo Vollbrecht: Making Music is a Quiet Revolution.Send us a textFrom the Jazz Age to Citizen ArtistMusic has been at the forefront of social movements in America. Where politicians dared not go, music often led the way. Its rhythms, melodies and lyrics moving past peoples’ eyes and into their hearts. With their eyes people can see race, gender, and even social class. With the sound of music, as the lyric implies, the hills come alive.Jazz is a particularly American artform that suffered from the particularly American social ills born from racism. Even though black artists pl...2022-10-1842 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyDr. Johnny Parker: If You Don't Know Your Story, Others Will Write One for You.Send us a textThe Doubting ThomasesDr. Johnny Parker is an accomplished professional. He holds a MA in Psychology and a Doctorate in Strategic Leadership. He has been an executive coach for the NBA, NFL, and PGA. He is a multiple times published author. Personally, he has been married to the same woman for over 30 years. They have three sons. It’s a beautiful story. One that almost didn’t happen. So, when he says, “If you don’t know your story, others will write one for you,” he is speaking from a lived kn...2022-10-0435 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyRegina Bain: I am Willing to Risk Engagement.Send us a textThreading the NeedleRegina Bain was the first guest that I interviewed for Season One of At the Podium. She was the logical choice to step to the mic for that first episode. In my mind Regina was and remains the embodiment of the underlying ethos of the show: there is magic and richness to be found in taking a leap of faith into the unknown and saying “yes” to life’s unexpected turns. She had lived her life with that principle when she left Florida and moved to New Ha...2022-09-2745 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyCaleb Gardner: The Zero Moment of Truth - Empowering People to Find Their Own Agency.Send us a textThe Zero Moment of TruthThe Zero Moment of Truth describes a consumer phenomenon that has emerged with the age of hyperconnectivity and the internet. Today’s consumer decides whether they will buy a product before they ever walk into a store or go online to make that purchase. They research it on Google. They “Google it.” What they see there on the pages and pages of information, the pictures and the reviews about a product will close or break the deal. As we learn from Ca...2022-09-2045 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyDavid Ambroz: From Empathy to Action - How We Fight Against Poverty and Hopelessness.Send us a textThe MagnificatThere are no real adjectives to describe David Ambroz’s life as a child. Words like filthy, abused, and dejected sanitize the experience of what life must have been like for a seven-year-old David, precariously washing his clothes in the bathroom sink of a Wendy’s. His young eyes anxiously scanning the locked door, hoping that no one will barge in and interrupt his inconsistent cleansing ritual that for a moment, but not completely, removes the foul stench of poverty and homelessness engulfing him and his siblings. A sc...2022-09-1356 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyPatrick Huey: Embrace the Magic of Saying Yes to Your Life. Season One Review.Send us a textWe recorded the first episode of “At the Podium with Patrick Huey” in February 2021. Regina Bain was our first guest. At that moment in time, the world was hunkered down because of another spike in Covid 19 thanks to Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukah and New Year’s Eve collapsing into one another. The country was still reeling from and digesting the act of revolution carried out at the Capitol on January 6 that almost cost the nation our democracy. I had only one thought in mind – I had to do something to offer a different narrative to the c...2022-06-2346 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyCharlie Davies: Leading a Life of Integrity is Leading a Life of Love for Others.Send us a textIf you can get close enough to Charlie Davies and look him in the face, you will see eyes that sparkle with the deep and profound brightness of love and gratitude. You will see a smile that has a slight mischievous quality to it. A smile that crinkles the sides of his soulful eyes. If you are fortunate enough to receive a hug from Charlie, you will not soon forget it. Charlie’s hugs are not a noncommittal experience. He pulls you close. So close that if you are paying just the right am...2022-06-1457 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyLucia Brawley: I am a Living Map of America: Race, Identity and Representation.Send us a textIn 2015 the Broadway musical Hamilton captured the imagination of the country. It did the impossible; it made history not only extremely cool, but relatable. By colorizing and diversifying the cast, the show’s creator Lin-Manuel Miranda dropped all of us into the heart of the American story. Miranda, a Puerto Rican, man played Hamilton. The Schuyler Sisters were cast with actresses who were of black, white and multiethnic backgrounds. Thomas Jefferson was cast as a biracial man. Aaron Burr was cast as a black man. Suddenly, those of us who are so often le...2022-06-0646 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyShahin Safai: When Life Knocks You Down? Get Up. Believe in Yourself. Persist.Send us a textShahin Safai is the Founder and CEO of Royal Personal Training (RPT), one of the premier private training facilities in Beverly Hills, CA. In a town like Beverly Hills where people are obsessed with looking good, being seen and crafting a perfect physical image, making it to the top of the fitness and wellness world is no small feat to achieve. You have to have a tenacity of spirit to stay alive and beat the odds.Shahin is of Iranian descent and born in Norway. When he arrived in...2022-05-3140 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyGlynis Rigsby: You Have to Accept That Failure is a Healthy Part of Success.Send us a textWe don’t talk a lot about failure. It’s an uncomfortable topic for most people. It doesn’t meld with the current vibe of the times. Today we celebrate the wunderkinds who seemingly materialize out of the ether and suddenly penetrate the global consciousness. Greta Thunberg who at 15 years old gained notice for her blunt speaking style to politicians and presidents on the topic of climate change. In 2019 she organized a global student strike called Fridays for Future to bring attention to the global climate crisis. Naomi Osaka the tennis phenom who at 23...2022-05-2448 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyMcCord Henry: I had Two Choices - Get Sober or Die. I am Recovered. I am Living.Send us a textMcCord Henry takes us deep into his struggles with alcohol addiction. At one of his lowest points, he woke up alone in a dark room on twin a mattress with vomit in the corners and empty bottles everywhere. His family and friends pushed away. He says that he needed it to get that bad in order to wake up. In that dark room he had come to a crossroads. He could either get better and live, or he could die. After multiple interventions, trips in and out of rehabilitation facilities and time spent i...2022-05-1742 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyBill Thompson: Spark Your Creative Voice to Find Your Internal Beauty and Power.Send us a textI have often felt odd in my life. Well, more accurately I have often been declared odd or queer by those outside looking in on my life. In my mind and lived experience, however, I have just been me. Reflecting on my journey I can see why others applied the odd or the queer moniker to me. At 14 years old I became the only male cheerleader on the high school Junior Varsity Squad in Alief, TX. In my sophomore year of college at Vanderbilt University, I wore braids down to my shoulders, tooled...2022-05-1038 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyCynthia Besteman: Shine Your Light to Inspire Others Through Difficult Times.Send us a text“I can with almost 99.9 percent certainty that we’re looking at a malignancy.” Now what do you do? Fight. Survive. Win.Cynthia Besteman straightforwardly recalls this highly personal moment in her life – when she knew she had breast cancer. She describes feeling all the blood in her body dropping into her stomach. Like she was suspended on a rollercoaster right before it plunges into its steep valleys and twisting turns. Even without a cancer diagnosis, we all know that loss of breath sensation when the news coming to us is not good, an...2022-05-0345 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyRyland Engelhart: Living is an Act of Love, Praise, Gratitude and Generosity.Send us a textI met Ryland Engelhart at a Deepak Chopra wellness retreat in South Carolina. If you are a food person, his name may or may not be familiar to you, but his family’s two restaurant brands in Southern California (Café Gratitude and Gracias Madre) are synonymous with healthy, highly tasty vegan dishes that are not named after ingredients or a chef’s daughter but are instead positive affirmations. If you go to one of Café Gratitude’s eight locations in Southern California, and want a delicious, gluten-free salad of edamame, mustard-marinated kale, warm broccoli...2022-04-2642 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyJoshua Baker: A Hand on Josh's Heart. A Life is Changed. A Love Revival Begins.Send us a textIn our lives, we can look back and see how the influence of one person has impacted our life’s trajectory. Throughout the journey of this podcast and video podcast, numerous guests have chronicled the importance of that one teacher, that one mentor, that one friend who had the ability to see past the current circumstances of their present lives, to a greatness within them that was yearning to be released. For Pastor Joshua Baker, that man was a preacher who placed a hand on Josh’s heart and freed him from his addi...2022-04-1946 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyShel Pink: The Root of Self-Care? Pause. Reflect. BeSend us a textYou have to be courageous and set boundaries. How often have we heard that? It is a common theme in today’s vernacular. It’s common and really hard to achieve. We live in a nonstop world of 24/7 news, TikToks and Snpachats. We are governed by a voracious media machine that must be fed a steady diet of celebrity, political and faux breaking news bytes that is often predicated on trespassing the boundaries of its subjects and our sensibilities. There is nothing new about this phenomenon of the intrusive hunger and press for info...2022-04-1235 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyWill Frears: Who am I to be a Revolutionary? Live Life as a 3D Rough Draft.Send us a textGoogle describes Gowanus in these terms, “In a former industrial zone around Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal, Gowanus is a developing area with a mix of classic rowhouses and converted warehouses. Hipsters and creative types head up studios and cool art galleries. After dark, the neighborhood livens up as young professionals spillover from the nearby Barclay’s Center Arena and head to the trendy bars, casual eateries and funky music venues around 4th Avenue.”Gowanus is also the site of an artistic experiment, community center and creative laboratory for directors and choreographers (those creati...2022-03-2640 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyShannon Flynn: Want to be a Great Leader? Have the Confidence of Your Own Ideas and Articulate the Why.Send us a textWhen the students from Parkland High School held their rally in Washington D.C. to memorialize the lives taken and the lives forever altered in the shooting that took place at their school in 2017, it was the first time a group of students so visibly rejected the notion that they were powerless in the face of overwhelming gun violence that had gripped the country. The line-up that day was filled with artists from Ariana Grande to Lin-Manuel Miranda to Miley Cyrus. Miley had gone through her own public struggles, but on that day...2022-03-2335 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyDelia McLinden: Want a Rich Life? Speak up for the Voiceless, and Get Caught Doing the Right Thing.Send us a textDelia McLinden and her family own Farmhouse Fresh, one of the most successful product brands in the global spa industry. Built into the mission of the company is their living, breathing passion for farm animal rescue. When a client buys a product, Farmhouse Fresh allocates funds to rescue abused or neglected farm animals. The animals are sheltered at the company’s headquarters in Frisco, TX where scents of raw hay and shea butter intertwine. In addition to her work as an executive at the company, in 2019 Delia started her own 501c3 called Archangel An...2022-03-2139 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyLisa Channer: Want a Life of Meaning? Test the Boundaries.Send us a textThe necessity and relevance of art is a conversation needed today given that we live in tumultuous times. And if we are going to have this conversation, Lisa Channer is a voice that must be heard. She is a director, producer, dancer, performer, educator, wife and mother. She’s created new work around the world even in Russia using hidden Russian texts that didn’t see the light of day until after the fall of the Soviet Union. She has wrestled with the whiteness and maleness of the Western Theater’s Canon that includ...2022-03-1543 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyNora Zelevansky: Want a Memorable Life? Smash the Archetypes and Up Your Empathy.Send us a textWhat’s the hard truth of Nora Zelevansky's latest novel, Competitive Grieving, you ask? You have to force yourself to break old patterns and develop into a different person again and again in your life. You must reinvent yourself over and over again. You also must do all the things you aren’t allowed to do; laugh at a funeral, take the bucket-list trip now, pursue the impossible dream. Why? Because it’s so easy to get stuck in the secrets and the grief and the old ideas about who you are, and time a...2022-03-0732 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyCassandra Worthy: You can Get Bitter, or You can Get Better. You Decide.Send us a textCassandra Worthy is a global keynote speaker, author and consultant who is the CEO and optimistic mind behind Change Enthusiasm. Her three-step method of “Signal. Opportunity. Choice.” provides a blueprint for organizations in transition as they help their employees accept inevitable changes by embracing what she calls the growth mindset. What distinguishes Cassandra’s approach is that a significant part of her pedagogy is based upon the acknowledgment and leveraging of the employees’ emotions in this change process. As a scientist and chemical engineer, she views emotions as the fuel to support or sabotage...2022-02-2843 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyJoshua Banbury: A Place to DwellSend us a textJoshua Banbury’s work and personal narrative are a tapestry of rich textures influenced by the wide range of music (Jazz, Folk Music, Classical, Carnatic Music and Art Songs) that he has been a student of and performed at the highest levels. He is also artistically and intellectually inspired by Surrealist artists like Leonora Carrington, his Texas roots, and the folk songs of Appalachia. Joshua is musically gifted. What he can do from a technical perspective and evoke from an emotional standpoint with his rich baritone voice is singular. The sound is h...2022-02-2240 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyDr. Bryan K. Williams: Overcome Self-Imposed Barriers to Thrive in Life and Business.Send us a textIn our conversation, Bryan and I discuss expected topics like overcoming our self-imposed barriers to build thriving careers, the recipe for effective leadership and even his own improbable, faith-driven ascension to success. But the jewel in this conversation is Bryan teaching us that if we are going to be successful as a human species on this planet, we must learn to see the value in each person we pass. For as Bryan reminds us, in our journeys, we have waited upon angels in our midst and did not know it.Dr...2022-02-1446 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyTembi Locke: I've Written an Essay. How "From Scratch" Came to Netflix.Send us a textTembi Locke is a TV producer, actor, New York Times bestselling author and screenwriter. In addition to her excellent accomplishments, she is also a life-long friend with whom I have spent hours too long to measure in conversation with her. She has written a memoir titled From Scratch. The book recounts the painful death of her husband and how she and her daughter literally had to rebuild a life without him From Scratch. The story has captured the heart of the world and is now a top-rated Netflix Limited Series that she produced...2022-02-0849 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyClaudia Zelevansky: You Want Happiness? You Have to Face the Tough Questions.Send us a textIn my conversation with Claudia Zelevansky, she asks unsettling questions – What happens when you get the thing you want and it still doesn’t make you happy? Does art and the theater, the very things that she has spent the majority of her life creating and thinking about, really matter? How do you handle the shame of when your dreams, the things you believed in you don’t believe in anymore? I’ve known Claudia for over 20 years and she has always been brave enough to face the tough questions. And she does so again...2022-02-0138 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyHugh Huffaker: Climbing to the Top? Keep an Open Heart. Be Genuine. Listen.Send us a textTalking with Hugh Huffaker reminded me of what life looks like when a person can embrace the notion of being open and not feel bound by an idea of who they are supposed to be. Life becomes rich and expansive. Hugh is a modern-day renaissance man. Defying labels and categories, he is at the same time a jazz guitarist, thrice a business owner and serial entrepreneur, and of course a CPA. Underpinning his openness to life, is his ability not to allow failure – or rather the fear of failure – to guide his choices. As h...2022-01-2431 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyJane Cho: Release Notions of Failure and Success. Question Everything.Send us a textAs a mother, wife, educator, artist and executive coach, Jane pulls from all facets of her life and experience to remind us that it is up to us to clarify our stories and that indeed we get to write our own narratives. She encourages us to get rid of faulty notions of success and failure and replace them with those things that satisfy and fulfill us on a spiritual and emotional level. Only then can we embrace the complexity of all of life. Only then can we release victimhood and stand in true...2022-01-1433 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyToby Poser: You Have Big Dreams? Ask the Questions Until You Find Your Voice.Send us a textDo you remember back in the day when you took pictures, you would have to take the film to the drugstore and wait an eternity for the pictures to be developed? There was no quick snap, throw on a filter and post on Instagram situation. Days later the pictures would finally show up in a little paper envelope. At the very bottom of the envelope would be the negatives from the film that were like little, tiny, faded images of the pictures themselves. Memories of the memories. When I talk to T...2022-01-0635 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueySeth Mattison: Why People Left the Labor Market and How We Get Them to Return.Send us a textThe statistics show that the majority of our fellow Americans took stock of their lives during the fevered days of the pandemic. As it turned out we were using the time of lockdown to reevaluate what mattered to us. How could we not? Almost every system we relied upon prior to March 2020 was rendered moot against a virus we could not see. So as the world reopened, it may have looked like we were getting back to normal, but the interiors of our hearts and souls that remain invisible to the naked eye...2022-01-0342 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyKeiko Anderson: The Magic Elements of Success? Be Yourself. Take Risks. Love.Send us a textKeiko Anderson is one of the smartest, most successful people I know. She is a trained social worker and a respected attorney. She runs her own thriving family law practice, and you can also find her in the pulpit at her church some weekends leading a women’s conference. But the role she is most proud of is that of wife and mother. She freely states that the nurturing of relationships that she learned within her family taught her to relate, to empathize and to show compassion. Those aforementioned three skills form the fo...2021-12-2241 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueySkyler Maxey-Wert: You want Success? Unlock Your Greatness from Within.Send us a textSkyler Maxey-Wert unlocks what greatness looks like through the lens of his life as a dancer at the SemperOper Ballet in Dresden, Germany. His recipe is quite concise: Developing strong technique and technical acumen ingrained in your body through years of training.Understanding the specific vocabulary of dance.Sticking it out even when you doubt yourself or face the ridicule of other people.Having a strong network of support – no one who is successful does it alone. And then, he says something extraordinary. Inspired dancing, expressive dancing is more than a well...2021-12-2141 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyAdrienne Carter: Who I am is Great.Send us a textBloody Mary is a childhood game we’ve all played on sleepovers. A brave soul goes into a darkened bathroom and says the Tudor Queen’s name three times and she is supposed to appear in the mirror. The sightings of Mary are legendary. She comes complete with broken medicine cabinet mirrors and wide eyed, terrified junior high school kids shaking with fear as they wait for the apparition to appear. It’s funny how we can all rush to call on a ghost to appear in a mirror, but what about when you st...2021-12-1438 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyQuentin Vennie: A Dream Deferred.Send us a textToo often today black neighborhoods are graveyards for exploded dreams as drug addiction, poverty and low expectations take root in the people and institutions of the neighborhood. In most of the world’s eyes, the souls who live in these food deserts, healthcare deserts, and educational deserts are merely statistics, not three-dimensional people with deep, real and valuable humanity. And still what remains, as Quentin details in his memoir Strong in the Broken Places, is the love of the people in the community for each other. Maya Angelou said when you lea...2021-12-0750 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyKathryn Hahn: Marvel's Witchy Woman - Agatha All Along - Has a Heart of Gold.Send us a textKathryn Hahn has played them all. From her critically acclaimed roles of Mrs. Fletcher on the eponymously named HBO series to Agatha/Agnes on Disney +’s WandaVision, and soon in her latest series Agatha: Coven of Chaos, Kathryn has left the idea of typecasting and pigeonholes in her formidable dust. At the core of her ability to shapeshift into a variety of roles is her Yale School of Drama training which she describes as “there is something about a craft [training] that anchors me to something ancient… My career is not a fluke.” It i...2021-11-3041 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyDennis Williams: Single, Black Fatherhood. One Man's Surrogacy Journey.Send us a textDennis Williams breaks open a lot of taboos in our conversation about his journey as single, black, gay man navigating through IVF and Assisted Reproductive Strategies to become a father. With a startling clarity of thought, he takes us through the maze of doctor visits, legal de-entanglements, and identifying egg donors and surrogates to achieve his dream. Along the journey with him, he asks us to explore how we define our own worth and what parental and societal expectations we wrestle with on a daily basis. He asks us to reimagine and expand...2021-11-1552 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyRegina Bain: The Double Dutch QueenSend us a textRegina Bain is many things. She is an actress. She is a singer. She is an educator and social activist. She is the Executive Director of the Louis Armstrong House Museum. Ask her who she is at heart, and she will tell you that she is a dancer. A Double Dutcher who finds the expression of her soul’s joy through movement. When we pondered who would be the first guest At the Podium, Regina sprang to mind. I believed she could speak authentically to this moment. At that time in Feb...2021-11-0926 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyGamal Palmer: How to Embrace the Unexpected? Spread Your Wings and Soar.Send us a textIn 1916, Robert Frost published his poem “The Road Not Taken”. I wonder if he knew when he wrote it that he was composing a poem that would resonate with artists, rock bands and school children 100 years later. It is a story about a single traveler who has come to a fork in the road. He has reached a point in his journey where he has to make a choice about which path he will take. He has no friend to text, no therapist to consult, no other opinion to consider. On this particular day...2021-11-0147 min
At the Podium with Patrick HueyRachana Garg: The Antidote to Chaos? Radical Empathy, Detachment and Curiosity.Send us a textIn my wide-ranging conversation with the brilliant Rachana Garg, I was reminded that the antidote to chaos is not a staid peace, but rather a radical dose of empathy, detachment, and curiosity.Empathy is the vehicle to build community with the people in our world. All people. Not just our cohorts or political comrades. Not only those whom we go to church with on Sunday morning, or synagogue on Saturday night, or no church at all.Detachment comes from freeing ourselves from the labels that we use to define...2021-10-2540 min