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The Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)EP5.9: A Less Tarrifying Way To Bring Manufacturing BackA less tariffying way to bring manufacturing back to the US.
2025-08-1308 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)Did Europe Surrender to Trump? Will US Manufacturing Boom?Europe just signed a monumental trade deal with the US and agreed to 15% tariffs while the US pays 0%. Why is this not the slam dunk that it seems? Watch.
2025-08-0106 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)EP5.8: 5 Ways Trump is Amputating America’s PowerNo matter what you do today, read #5 NOW!
2025-07-1902 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)EP5.7: What Trump Knows…That We Don’t (About Manufacturing & The Economy)What's the deeper truth & philosophy behind Trump's focus on manufacturing & tariffs?
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2025-06-2802 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)EP5.6: What’s Trump’s Endgame for Tariffs & Manufacturing?https://youtube.com/shorts/lFtOziQXPNM?feature=share
Finally, does Trump have a plan? Yes. Can it deliver the results America needs? Reply hazy, try again. I lay out the plan and my issues with it here. Then, finish this series with a BANG over the next three killer episodes. All the charts and thoughts that couldn't make it into the video, below.
First, NOBODY gets manufacturing back by changing one incentive. Some of Trump's tariff edicts barely last one week. Meanwhile, supply chains are long, complex, expensive investment decisions that require certainty and stability — contracts, legislation, ecosystems (universities, job training, in...
2025-06-2004 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)EP5.5: Can Manufacturing Bring Jobs Back? [A Special Series On What Manufacturing Can Do For You]If manufacturing comes back, will jobs follow? A definitive answer right here.
2025-05-2802 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)EP5.4: Can Manufacturing Come Back? [A Special Series On What Manufacturing Can Do For You]The definitive answer to how much manufacturing we can bring back to America with lots of great charts and analysis.
2025-05-2302 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)EP5.3: Globalism’s Dirty Little Secret [A Special Series On What Manufacturing Can Do For You]Can America just make high value goods and leave the other junk to the rest of the world? The answer is hard as steel.
2025-05-1702 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)Ep5.2: WTH Is Wrong With Our Military? [A Special Series On What Manufacturing Can Do For You]The US military is in trouble & it's the biggest reason we're talking about manufacturing in America and tariffs right now.
2025-05-1302 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)Ep5.1: America Hangs by Two Threads [A Special Series On What Manufacturing Can Do For You]In this first of a 9-part series on manufacturing, I explain the 2 strings holding up the entire US economy
2025-05-0901 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)Ep4: Who’s really beating up Asians?You won't believe what hackers just uncovered...or maybe you will.
2025-04-0501 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)EP3: Why are there so many of THEM??Americans’ perceptions of reality are wildly off. I noted in the video that a big reason is media narratives. But it’s not the only reason. Let’s break down the five big reasons reality is distorted and apply them to some of our biggest misperceptions.
2025-03-2601 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)Ep2: The Chart Climate Activists Don’t Want You To SeeWhen it comes to climate change, things aren’t as dire as they seem. Three reasons not to panic:
2025-03-1901 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)Ep1: Should government provide healthcare?What if healthcare isn't a market commodity or human right, but something else..? Follow as Steve Faktor rates which trends will shape your future and which won't. Get all charts & analyses in The Trendaddy newsletter at https://SteveFaktor.com
2025-03-1401 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)Big Announcement: I’m TransitioningSneak peak at the future of The McFuture
2025-03-1205 min
The Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)Figure it out, Abdul — The Trump-Harris Debate Surprisethe world's greatest nonpartisan debate analysis with surprise ending
2024-09-1151 min
The Lou Perez PodcastSteve FaktorI turned my air conditioning down extra low and knit my beanie extra tight for this conversation with the god of LinkedIn, Steve Faktor. Steve returns to the program to crap on cars, the suburbs, and libertarianism. He's (mostly) right about everything, especially "How Taxes Steal Dreams." Lou Perez is a comedian, producer, and author of That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore. You may have seen him on FOX's Gutfeld! and Open to Debate (with Michael Ian Black). Lou was the head writer and producer of the Webby Award-winning comedy channel We the Internet TV and...
2024-08-161h 03The Lou Perez PodcastSteve FaktorI turned my air conditioning down extra low and knit my beanie extra tight for this conversation with the god of LinkedIn, Steve Faktor. Steve returns to the program to crap on cars, the suburbs, and libertarianism. He's (mostly) right about everything, especially "How Taxes Steal Dreams." Lou Perez is a comedian, producer, and author of That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore. You may have seen him on FOX's Gutfeld! and Open to Debate (with Michael Ian Black). Lou was the head writer and producer of the Webby Award-winning comedy channel We the Internet TV and...
2024-08-161h 03The Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)Is Google rAIcist? | The McFuture PodcastWhat does the Google Gemini AI debacle reveal about the company, the future of AI, and ourselves?
2024-03-0544 min
The Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)Are We The Baddies? My Putin-Tucker RevelationsHUGE revelations from Tucker Carlson's interview of Vladimir Putin that might make you wonder, "Are we the baddies?"
2024-02-1952 min
My Worst Investment Ever PodcastSteve Faktor – How to Build Your Investment FutureBIO: Steve Faktor is a former Fortune-100 executive—turned entrepreneur, futurist author of Econovation, and podcaster. As Managing Director of IdeaFaktory Innovation, he helps tech, financial services, and consumer goods clients see and build the future.STORY: Steve joins the My Worst Investment Ever podcast again, this time sharing advice on how investors can see and build their investment futures.LEARNING: Try to understand the future by differentiating between noise and legitimate signals. Don’t let others impose on your story. Act in principle. “I would like to see more people acting in a pr...
2023-12-211h 30The Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)Decolonized, Demoralized, Dehumanized: The Lost Israel-Palestine Narratives [The McFuture Podcast]https://youtu.be/mgOHTkhJwXA
Notice how quickly we went from “We’re just criticizing Israel’s policies!” to celebrating executions of Jews and bombing synagogues. Hamas’s barbaric terrorist attack not only exposed Israel’s fragility, but a global network of antisemitism in academia, media, and our very own friendships. The veil has been lifted. We’re in a Roger Waters wet dream, where he can finally slay Jews and stop milking 50-year-old songs. This episode takes on many of the lost narratives the media won’t dare touch, including:
00:00:00 Why The Deafening Silence, "Friends" and Neighbors?
00:14:55 Donny Deutsch & The Silence of Corpo...
2023-10-211h 56
The Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)10 Radical Ideas To Reanimate The CNN Zombie & Reinvent TV News10 radical ideas for reinventing CNN & saving dying cable TV news networks.
2023-06-0716 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)What We’re Forbidden To Say About Aging, Immigration & Wakanda | The McFuture PodcastThe ONE TREND that will decide future of humanity is buried deep inside a conspiracy theory whose name we dare not speak.
2023-05-101h 27
Every StepWhat is your WHY? A conversation with Steve FaktorAre you in a business or job where you have lost your passion? Do you understand your “WHY”? Do you think it's ok to cut corners because you don’t think anyone will notice? What if they do notice? How does that affect your business and brand? Judith and Krystyna chat with Steve Faktor about the importance of understanding your “WHY” and the relevance your WHY has to business success and personal happiness.
Steve Faktor is an innovator, futurist, and digital commerce expert. He is the Managing Director of IdeaFaktory, which helps companies accelerate growth by partnering with top startups, developing...
2023-05-0149 min
The Lou Perez PodcastSteve FaktorOrder my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://www.amazon.com/dp/1637582455 On this episode of The Lou Perez Podcast I talk with Steve Faktor: https://twitter.com/ideafaktory Check out his The McFuture podcast & newsletter at https://stevefaktor.com/ & follow him on Twitter, YouTube, Instagram & LinkedIn. Support me at thelouperez.locals.com Join my newsletter www.TheLouPerez.com Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../the-lou-perez.../id1535032081 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2KAtC7eFS3NHWMZp2UgMVU Stitcher: https://www...
2023-04-201h 04The Lou Perez PodcastSteve FaktorOrder my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://www.amazon.com/dp/1637582455 On this episode of The Lou Perez Podcast I talk with Steve Faktor: https://twitter.com/ideafaktory Check out his The McFuture podcast & newsletter at https://stevefaktor.com/ & follow him on Twitter, YouTube, Instagram & LinkedIn. Support me at thelouperez.locals.com Join my newsletter www.TheLouPerez.com Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../the-lou-perez.../id1535032081 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2KAtC7eFS3NHWMZp2UgMVU Stitcher: https://www...
2023-04-201h 04The Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)Fixing Bud Light’s Hannibal Lecter Strategy | The McFutureWhy the real problem with Bud Light's Dylan Mulvaney trans influencer campaign is...Hannibal Lecter.
2023-04-1322 min
Low Value Mail and The Bath House Live Call-In Show and Podcast with Danny Polishchuk#56 - Futurist Steve Faktor - Low Value Mail March 28, 2023Steve Faktor is a futurist author, founder of IdeaFaktory Innovation & host of The McFuture podcast
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2023-03-291h 38
Growth GuideSteve Faktor | The McFutureJoin me with the bitingly funny Steve Faktor. Steve brings a sharp and witty perspective to the field of innovation. Steve does things. He’s a sought-after key-note speaker given the stage by the likes of CFO Magazine, NYU, and Harvard. He’s the author of Econovation, and as Managing Director of IdeaFaktory, he consultants w/ companies like American Express and Citi. Steve also hosts the McFuture Podcast which delivers insights on innovation that make you laugh - so you don’t have to cry. We bicker like an old married couple on topics like finding purpose, avoidin...
2023-03-101h 02The Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)CheatGPT & Other Devious ‘Open Hacks’ | The McFuture PodcastWhat do Netflix, Google, ChatGPT, New York Times, and Chipotle have in common? Open hacks. A devious little mind trick that makes us feel special and gets us to buy more.
2023-02-0717 min
The Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)Surviving Twitter | The McFuture Podcast7 Ways To Survive Twitter, 4 Building Blocks For Successful Communities & 100% free of Elon love or hate!
2023-01-2036 min
The Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)That Socialistic Feeling | The McFuture PodcastTaking on all our ill-conceived flavors of socialism — private college, housing & mortgages, crypto, crazy Fed incompetence, and much much more.
2023-01-1337 min
The Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)Defective Altruism | The McFuture PodcastSteve mud-wrestles "effective altruism" & "long-termism" to conjure a novel, sane & entertaining take on these bastard children of philanthropy.
2023-01-0527 min
The Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)BANKMAN, FRIED: The Circumcised Chronicles Of A Bahamian-American HeroAmerica's newest superhero, BankMan & his sidekick, Math Girl are here to save us. When business and satire are indistinguishable, THIS is the FTX you need.
2022-12-2357 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)Rotten, Rotten Tomatoes | The McFuture PodcastBusiness breakdowns of the movie industry, medicalizing America, ungrateful billionaires, conspiracies, & of course Rotten Tomatoes.
2022-11-1348 min
The Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)All’s Well That’s OrwellFacebook Zombies, AI Masters, Persuasion Paradox & Doomed Millennials
2022-10-1034 min
The Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)WOKE WAR IIIBIG revelations about the forces tearing America apart & clues on what might bring it together.
2022-09-3036 min
The Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)How Princeton Manufactured Minorities & You Can Too!It turns out there's a huge loophole in #DEI...and everyone's in on it, except YOU! A must-watch episode.
2022-09-2209 min
The Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)Jungle FeverHow good intentions of the Climate Change NARRATIVE create AWFUL policies that HURT the environment. A tasty sampling.
2022-09-1544 min
The Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)(Work) At Home, FOREVER!Why #workfromhome is not what you think. Careful what you wish for. A tour-de-force on the #futureofwork.
2022-08-2351 min
The Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)#CRYPTOCRASH: 10 Reasons I Don’t Invest in Crypto, Bitcoin or BlockchainRecovering finance executive's unconventional & philosophical take on the crypto narrative
2022-08-1336 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)RECESSIONOMICS: Will There Be A Recession in 2022?Everything is stupid and stupendous, all at once. Is this a recipe for recession? If so, how serious? Your answers, delivered delightfully & irreverently.
2022-07-0831 min
The Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)Our Secret Energy War | The McFuture PodcastA crafty secret enemy has co-opted Western media & citizens to sabotage our energy independence & succeeded!
2022-06-3027 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)Wrath of the Egonomists: Why Economists WERE So Wrong About Inflation?Seven reasons economists were dead wrong about inflation, energy prices, and so much more.
2022-06-1528 min
Leadership Conversations with Jonno White PodcastLeadership Conversation - Episode 168 with Steve FaktorName: Steve FaktorCurrent title : Managing DirectorCurrent organisation: IdeaFaktorySteve Faktor is an innovator, futurist and digital commerce expert. He is Managing Director of IdeaFaktory, which helps companies accelerate growth by partnering with top startups, developing new innovations, and restructuring for growth. As a senior executive at American Express, Citi and MasterCard, Steve has created several $100M+ businesses and deployed multiple enterprise innovation programs. He is author of Econovation, which critics describe as “a fascinating, erudite, bitingly funny, well researched, and…important book“ about capitalizing on the end of consumerism and rise of 'pr...
2022-05-1352 min
The Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)Leave Klaus Schwab Alone! The Global Reset In SanityAre the scary conspiracies about Klaus Schwab, his World Economic Forum, Davos & The Great Reset true? Wrong question!
2022-05-0527 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)How Will The Ukraine-Russia War End? Scenarios, Solutions & The Salami GuysDeep thoughts & deep laughs on how & why this war ends—and the surprising role of salami!
2022-04-2548 min
The Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)Liar, Liar, Ukraine On Fire! | The Russia Fallout, Part 1Russia's Ukraine invasion is also the story of American conspiracy, propaganda, and corruption...that isn't being told. What happens when a natural skeptic discovers that conspiracy and propaganda now live in plain sight? He finds exposure is a brilliant disguise.
2022-04-1256 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)A Ukrainian-American Immigrant Confronts Putin, Power & Patriotism | The McFuture w/Steve FaktorAs Putin & Russia attack Ukraine, Steve Faktor confronts uncomfortable truths about power, patriotism & his own identity as a Ukrainian-American immigrant. A tour-de-force. Truly one of the best episodes of The McFuture – and on this subject.
2022-02-281h 21The Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)THE META HEARSE: Is There A Metaverse After Facebook?Is the demise of #Facebook’s #metaverse a sign that The Matrix is just a movie — and Steve is just another sci-fi dork? This episode explores what the real path to The Matrix demands. Hint: it's not #VR.
2022-02-0527 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)Inhuman Resources | The McFuture w/Steve FaktorA great set of rants about work, corporate, startup &academia grievances & how to fix them all! …or keep them from making you crazy
2022-01-0942 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)Into The Zuckerverse, Maggots! | The McFuture w/Steve FaktorA reckless romp through the perverse economics of the metaverse, bugs, inflation, crypto, green energy & much more!
2021-12-3049 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)University of Austin: The New Harvard…Or Trader Joe’s?https://youtu.be/llhhTQWI19w
Can the new University of Austin, based on principles of free speech, and founded by famous liberal academics and journalists, disrupt academia? A short episode on what it will take to disrupt education and the college crime syndicate. Watch the video version here and please subscribe to the YouTube channel.
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2021-12-0223 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)How To Conquer The World With ReciprocityHow The 4As of Reciprocity will help YOU conquer a world of weak allies
2021-11-1148 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)MLK Was Wrong: Friends Are NOT AlliesWhy MLK's famous quote was wrong, secret of the booming Allyship Industry & our last source of reliable allies.
2021-11-0420 min
The Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)15 Tactics That Protect Elites & Enforce Status Quo [Patreon Peek]Peek at the 15 sneaky tactics establishment institutions use to protect status quo Patreon member exclusive episode.
2021-09-0225 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)Victoria’s [Dumbest] Secret | The McFuture PodcastCan you resurrect a dying brand built on TWO MASSIVE LIES? Why Victoria's Secret is about to learn the hard way.
2021-08-0443 min
The Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)Why our FriendSHIP SailedA deep, funny take on a dangerous trend: our # of close friends is PLUMMETING, especially men. WHY?? Steve explores 4 big reasons & how to salvage this titanic trend.
2021-07-2033 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)BAD HELPERS with TORRAINE WALKER | The McFuture PodcastSmoking-hot, no-BS conversation about race, BLM, policing, education and the black family with Torraine Walker, writer, activist & Context Media founder
2021-05-201h 27
GovCon DIFFERENTNeed a Business Therapist? - Steve FaktorIs your organization stuck in the minutiae and tripping over the complexity of the fed space? Steve Faktor, aka the business therapist, gives us a free session on the couch explaining how to ask the right questions and solve the right problems.
2021-05-181h 12The Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)BasecampFIRE: How ‘Woke’ Broke An Iconic Tech Firm, ARE YOU NEXT? | The McFuture PodcastWoke politics are about to destroy Basecamp an iconic tech company. A deep, funny guide for surviving America's toxic new work culture.
2021-05-1140 min
The Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)THE C-WORD | The McFuture PodcastThe 2 biggest secrets behind cancel culture's motives, who the real government is & why the next President will be a good little boy or girl.
2021-04-1738 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)Snitches In Da Clubhouse | The McFuture PodcastSteve eviscerates the sorry state of journalism, rise of corporate media operations & frightening new social network Clubhouse
2021-04-0933 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)Vaxpertise & The Problem With ExpertsHow America's undiagnosed expertise problem is killing science. And why experts & "authoritative sources" aren't helping.
2021-03-3122 min
My Worst Investment Ever PodcastSteve Faktor – Take the Risk and Pursue Your DreamsBIO: Steve Faktor is a former Fortune-100 executive—turned entrepreneur. As Managing Director of IdeaFaktory Innovation, he helps tech, financial services, and consumer goods clients see and build the future. The McFuture Podcast features Steve’s provocative predictions and prescriptions.STORY: Steve’s lifelong dream was to be a comedian and radio personality just like Howard Stern. His parents, however, could hear none of it and pushed him to conform to being a nice boy who does well in school and then goes out to get a family and a job that everyone can be proud of. Today...
2021-03-1032 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)A Word From Our…Chief Discrimination OfficerThe one truth NO ONE in corporate dares to discuss about power, diversity, and discrimination. What if the thing hate is also our best hope...? If you work for a corporation or have a business, you won't want to miss this episode.
2021-02-1619 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)99 Racists | The McFuture Podcast w/Steve FaktorYou'll laugh, get mad & think for days about immigrants, racism, China & Steve's hypocrisy in this killer pod from a heated debate w/an ungrateful immigrant friend
2021-02-0521 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)Lord of the Fries | Mistweeted by Steve Faktor #9 | The McFuture PodcastHOW DARE YOU miss this episode of The McFuture on philosophy, self-improvement & wayward youth!?
2020-12-1557 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)MEDIA MONSTERS | Mistweeted by Steve Faktor #8B | The McFuture PodcastSteve Faktor's rowdy romp through the heroes and monsters who control free speech.
2020-12-0444 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)ECONAMASTE | Mistweeted by Steve Faktor 8A | The McFuture PodcastAnother gem featuring Steve Faktor's wisdom & wisecracks on economics & finance with a touch of Zen only he (or Steven Seagal) could deliver
2020-11-1933 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)…Entrepreneurs Are From Venus | Mistweeted by Steve Faktor # 7D | The McFuture PodcastWisdom & wisecracks about entrepreneurship, success and strategy for every entrepreneur, founder and freelancer.
2020-11-0136 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)Employees Are From Mars… | Mistweeted by Steve Faktor | The McFuture Podcastwisdom & wisecracks about innovation, corporate work and the technology takeover.
2020-10-2947 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)The Pandemigod | Mistweeted by Steve Faktor #7B | The McFuture PodcastWhat's the bottom line on this never-ending pandemic, lockdowns & all our saviors. And why is Steve Faktor so annoyed at Anthony Fauci?
2020-10-2726 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)BEAUTIFUL BULLSHITTERS | Mistweeted by Steve Faktor #7A | The McFuture PodcastA tour de force of Steve Faktor's madness DECONSTRUCTED by topic. POLITICS covers revolution, bullshitters vs liars, conspiracy queens, fixing voting & stripping
2020-10-2339 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)Rumble in the Nursing Home: Presidenture Debate 1 LIVE with Steve FaktorSteve Faktor's pre- & post-debate m̷o̷n̷o̷l̷o̷g̷u̷e̷s̷ rants from this week's Presidenture Debate. Politics suck.
2020-10-0138 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)Patreon Peephole: Highlights from Recent Member-Only EpisodesAwesome highlights from recent member-only episodes of Mistweeted by Steve Faktor on Patreon
2020-09-2644 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)Why So Fury U.S.? | Mistweeted by Steve Faktor #5 | The McFuture PodcastSteve Faktor explores American Fury, startup cults, scope creep, certain idiots & much more! Controversy shall ensue.
2020-09-1358 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)The Poor Man’s Resurrection | Mistweeted by Steve Faktor #4 | The McFuture PodcastHOTTEST episode of Mistweeted yet!! Spotify, Simps, Loneliness, Power, (W)Akonda & MUCH MORE!
2020-09-041h 12The Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)CANCEL SURVIVOR: Business Lessons w/Josh Denny & Steve FaktorComedian & former Food Network host Josh Denny joins Steve Faktor to discuss his cancellation, resurrection as an ad executive & their hard-fought business lessons.
2020-08-281h 55The Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)Mistweeted by Steve Faktor #3 – POISONED!!Steve Faktor tackles Statistics, Networking, Intel & Asian Electronics Fails, CovidCulture Bubbles & so much more!
2020-08-211h 05The Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)Mistweeted #2: Mentor Illness [Recorded LIVE]Last night's live podcast had lots of great nuggets on mentorship, pandering to save NYC, death of innovation & much more!
2020-08-1344 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)Mistweeted by Steve Faktor (#1): Rooting for the PandemicFirst LIVE podcast recording exploring the deep, dark, hilarious underbelly of futurist author Steve Faktor's daily Tweets & what they mean for our future.
2020-08-1132 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)HATE, Free Speech & Cancel Culture with Nadine StrossenA master class on online and offline free speech with Nadine Strossen, former President of the ACLU, NYU law professor & author of HATE
2020-08-031h 13The Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)Riots, Race & Redemption with Professor Glenn LouryMy guest today is the provocative and fearless Glenn Loury, Professor of Economics at Brown University. He is an outspoken critic of Black Lives Matter and our new 'Awokening' . His dissent is rooted in a lifetime dedicated to studying racial inequality and effective social policy solutions. Glenn Loury became the first black tenured professor of Economics at Harvard University in 1982. He's also taught at Boston University, Northwestern, and University of Michigan. He is a prolific writer and social commentator. Links to his work can be found at GlennLoury.com.
In this episode we cover EVERYTHING:
How far can the Wokeness...
2020-07-031h 04The Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)CORONANOMICS 7: THE AFTERMATH – ESSENTIALISMSo what happens next? What happens months, years, a decade after the pandemic? And what will be our biggest missed opportunity. Steve Faktor shares a few thoughts on our future.
This 9-part Quarantine Edition of The McFuture podcast explores the economics of the deadly Coronavirus – and how we can avoid the possibly deadlier consequences of its cure – a deep recession, or worse.
This series will cover:
Opportunity – my inspiration for this series: our last recession – and why I’m optimistic we can positively affect our outcomes.
Forbidden Math – calculating the coronavirus death toll and $-value of human life
Pass or Fail? – the thr...
2020-04-0910 min
WYFT or What’s Your Focus Today!My discussion with Steve Faktor, Futurist, Author of "Econovation", and Founder and CEO of IdeaFaktory => the 4 C's of Innovation methodology.In this episode, be ready to be shaken ... not stirred!
I'm speaking with my good friend Steve Faktor, CEO of IdeaFaktory innovation incubator, author of Econovation, Forbes & HBR writer and ex-Fortune 100 Innovation Executive. In this podcast, we cover his current thinking on politics, education, technology, social media and ... Crypto & Blockchain!
So who is Steve Faktor?
Steve Faktor is an innovator, futurist and digital commerce expert. He is Managing Director of IdeaFaktory, which helps companies accelerate growth by partnering with top startups, developing new innovations, and restructuring for growth. As a senior executive at American E...
2019-12-2142 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)12½ Truth BombsIn this very special episode of The McFuture, we'll bust 12½* modern myths about money, business, education, tech and government. Many of our assumptions deserves ruthless scrutiny. Questioning assumptions is how we innovate and shape our future. It's how we demand more from ourselves, employers and leaders.
Some of these will definitely trigger you. But a little controversy can't hurt, right...?? (If you're a patron, post feedback in the Patreon and I'll respond online or in the next episode.)
*There are 10 myths in this episode and 2½ in the bonus episode (for supporters of the show on Patreon).
If you like the show...
2019-04-0400 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)World Without BillionairesEvery night, dozens of billionaires curl up with an underfed model, wondering where their next plate of wealth-affirming foie gras will come from. But heartless Americans don’t care. They want billionaires to pay for universal healthcare, universal basic income (UBI), free college, and a pocket comb for Bernie.
What if they met every demand? Would we be satisfied? What if the real problem is something far more sinister? Find out what it is – and what we can do about it – on the latest episode of The McFuture Podcast with Steve Faktor.
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Further reading
Utopia for Realists...
2019-03-0800 min
The Darkest Hour Podcast#18 - Futurism w/Steve Faktor“Futurist” Steve Faktor is here, and we dive into an interesting conversation about business; a nice departure from recent episodes. We discuss the businesses that Steve often consults for, and how the future of business includes social identity, and whether or not that’s a good thing. We pontificate whether or not the market will adjust to private company’s decisions to censor, and if there is any possible legal recourse for their recent censorship behavior.
2018-08-211h 58
Chris Voss PodcastChris Voss Podcast 145 Steve Faktor @ideafaktorySteve Faktor @ideafaktory
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2017-11-0800 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)[8] 5 Reasons Why Bullshit WonEver wonder why suddenly there's all kinds of "fake news" and everyone, including our President, can lie without consequence? Steve Faktor explains the five evolutionary reasons why bullshit is winning. Enjoy the latest episode of The McFuture podcast (or read it below)! Remember to share it & rate it 5-stars on iTunes!
In 1963, 10 percent of Yale students got A’s. In 2012, 62 percent did. Why? Is it because $260,000 buys more genius? Or, some other reason?
It’s not just education inflating our egos. EVERYTHING is! We wouldn't know the truth if it tried to smother us in our sleep. There are real evolut...
2017-02-0200 min
Marketing Mavericks (Audio)Facebook Toys With Your Emotions - Gaming social ads with crotch shots.
On Marketing Mavericks, Tonya Hall and co-host Bob Knorpp talk to Frank Eliason, Natali Morris, and Steve Faktor about Facebook's emotion study, gaming social ads, and innovation and disruption.
Host: Tonya Hall
Co-Host: Bob Knorpp
Guests: Frank Eliason, Natali Morris, and Steve Faktor
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/marketing-mavericks.
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2014-07-011h 02Marketing Mavericks (Video)Facebook Toys With Your Emotions - Gaming social ads with crotch shots.
On Marketing Mavericks, Tonya Hall and co-host Bob Knorpp talk to Frank Eliason, Natali Morris, and Steve Faktor about Facebook's emotion study, gaming social ads, and innovation and disruption.
Host: Tonya Hall
Co-Host: Bob Knorpp
Guests: Frank Eliason, Natali Morris, and Steve Faktor
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/marketing-mavericks.
Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.
Sponsor:
naturebox.com/twit
2014-07-011h 02The Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)The 10 Types of Twitterers and How to Tame Their TweetsThe strange tale of Twitter, the anti-social network. Also listen to Steve's ABC Australia Interview on it.
2013-01-0408 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)Old IdeaFaktory Podcast #4: Social Strategies with Cirque du Soleil’s Andy Leveyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vsDpSpypJs
Cirque du Soleil's Andy Levey joins Steve Faktor to discuss the business of social, including:
Can you make Charmin cool on social media?Is Mark Cuban alone at being mad at Facebook?Do platforms have monopoly power?The economics and future of Twitter and Google+How actionable is social data?Is the social user a real human or a "subset of humanity"Is buying fake followers like paying for a stripper?Who is a real influencer or expert? How to use brand ambassadors.Can you sell through social media?
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2012-12-1837 minThe Trendaddy (formerly The McFuture)Interview on NPR Radio Discussing The 9 Corporate Personality Types with Steve FaktorHere's the audio of a fun interview I did this morning on NPR's Chicago station WBEZ about my 9 Corporate Personality Types article on Forbes.
2012-12-1414 min
It's a MonkeyEpisode 1 - Steve Faktor & Dr Larry Rosen - Author, Professor of PsychologyWe talk about App.net & Medium. Interview with Steve Faktor & Dr Larry Rosen
2012-08-161h 11