Episodes
June 16, 2023
The ESG Illusion
Another deep dive into the perils of ESG. This is based on Vivek Ramaswamy's latest book, Capitalist Punishment: How Wall Street Is Using Your Money to Create a Country You Didn't Vote For. Ed and Ron will provide the main po...
June 9, 2023
Interview with Robin Hanson
Joining Ed and Ron this week is Robin D. Hanson of associate professor of economics at George Mason University. Robin is the author of two fascinating books, The Age of Em and The Elephant in the Brain. He has worked with the...
June 2, 2023
Life After Capitalism: George Gilder
Ed and Ron are excited for their interview with George Gilder, author of the brand new book, Life After Capitalism: The Meaning of Wealth, the Future of the Economy, and the Time Theory of Money, published May 30, 2023. This ...
May 26, 2023
Grab Bag Galore
We announced at the end of last week that we planned to talk about Peter Block's new book Confronting Our Freedom, however, this week we learned that Peter has agreed to join us in about a month. YES! Because of this good new...
May 19, 2023
Second interview with Dan Mitchell
Ron and Ed last spoke to Dan Mitchell in May of 2020 when Covid was in full swing. We will get an update on the results of the C-19 spending policies and bring the conversation to current tax policies and proposals. Dan opine...
May 12, 2023
Interview with Ian Vasquez
Ron and Ed welcome Cato Institute's vice president for international studies and director of its Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, Ian Vasquez. Among other topic they will discuss the latest Human Freedom Index, of wh...
May 5, 2023
Fifth interview with Joe Woodard
Ron and Ed welcome back Joe Woodard, CEO of Woodard and host of the Scaling New Heights Conference at which Ron and Ed will be delivering keynotes and sessions. We'll chat about the conference and likely foray into AI and oth...
April 28, 2023
Fourth interview with Doug Sleeter
Doug Sleeter was a well-known entrepreneur and thought leader in the accounting industry. He was the founder and former CEO of The Sleeter Group, a company that provided training, consulting, and research services to accounti...
April 21, 2023
Second interview with Joe Pine
We first spoke with Joe Pine way back in March of 2015 primarily about his books, The Experience Economy and Infinite Possibility. Our key takeaway from Joe's work is his Economic Value Progression graph which asserts that tr...
April 14, 2023
Tribute to Dr. Reginald Lee, R.I.P.
It is with heavy hearts that Ed and Ron share the news of Dr. Reginald Lee's passing on March 8, 2023. He was a dear friend, a mentor, a teacher, and a maverick who was fearless in challenging the conventional wisdom of cost ...
April 7, 2023
Second interview with Timothy Chou
Back in October of 2016, Ron and Ed interviewed Professor Timothy Chou of Stanford about his books Cloud: Seven clear business models and Precision: Principles, Practices and Solutions for the Internet of Things. This time ar...
March 31, 2023
Interview with Hector Garcia
Ron and Ed welcome Hector Garcia to the show. We will talk about the business model for professionals and all things technology including AI. Hector is a long-time listener and has put many of the idea we talk about into prac...
March 24, 2023
Interview with Stephan Kinsella - Abolishing IP
Ron and Ed welcome patent attorney and advocate for abolishing intellectual property, Stehan Kinsella to the show. We will explore what is (and is not) intellectual property and then have a conversation about why Stephan thin...
March 17, 2023
Interview with Mark P. Mills
In his book, The Cloud Revolution, Mark P. MIlls explains how the conventional wisdom on how technology will change the future is wrong and lays out a radically different and optimistic vision for what’s really coming. Accord...
March 10, 2023
LIVE from the 2023 Meeting of the Minds
Ron and Ed once again take the show on the road. For the third time, they are honored to appear at the Meeting of the Minds. Aside from taking questions from the attendees, they will have a conversation about an Harvard Busin...
March 3, 2023
One Thing! Part Two!
Inspired by A. J. Jacobs when he appeared on Russ Robert's great podcast EconTalk (and Curly from City Slickers), Ron and Ed have each been keeping a One Thing journal for the last few years. They first shared from this journ...
Feb. 24, 2023
The Muppets in Moscow with Natasha Lance Rogoff
Ed and Ron are honored to welcome Natasha Lance Rogoff to The Soul of Enterprise. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, the timing appeared perfect to bring Sesame Street to millions of children living in...
Feb. 17, 2023
The Essentials of Strategy
Rock climbers call certain boulders “problems” and the toughest part “the crux.” Richard Rumelt, in his new book The Crux: How Leaders Become Strategists, uses this term to describe a three-part strategic skill: 1) judgment a...
Feb. 10, 2023
Interview with David Alfery, MD, Author of Saving Grace
Ed and Ron are honored to have Dr. David D. Alfery on the show. He is the author of Saving Grace: What Patients Teach Their Doctors about Life, Death, and the Balance in Between. We loved this book, because it will resonate w...
Feb. 3, 2023
Second interview with Dr. Kimberlee Josephson
Ron and Ed are overjoyed to bring back to The Soul of Enterprise Dr. Kimberlee Josephson, associate professor of business at Lebanon Valley College, to talk about some of her more recent work on reputation vs regulation, why ...
Jan. 27, 2023
Interview with Dr. Jay Baruch, The Tornado of Life
Ed and Ron are honored to host Dr. Jay Baruch, author of Tornado of Life: A Doctor’s Journey through Constraints and Creativity in the ER. When a patient comes into the hospital with cardiac arrest or a compound fracture, doc...
Jan. 20, 2023
Interview with Chris Vanover
Chris Vanover is a founder of AuditClub, a group of former audit partners with a unique and valuable mix of Big 4, regional, and local firm experience. AuditClub provides flexible access to a seasoned team of Chief Auditors a...
Jan. 13, 2023
Best books of 2022
An annual favorite going back to 2015, Ron and Ed talked about the best books they read each year. Sometimes there is overlap, other times none. (I suspect overlap this year!) Let’s start with a quote: “One must always be car...
Jan. 6, 2023
2022 - The Year in Review
One of two recap shows we do each year (the other will be next week's Best Books of 2022), Ron and Ed will take a look back at trends (business and otherwise), highlights, and lowlights from the year just past. We will review...