Episodes
Oct. 14, 2022
Interview with John Farrell, The Clock and the Camshaft
Join Ed and Ron for a discussion with John Farrell, author of The Clock and the Camshaft: And Other Medieval Inventions We Still Can’t Live Without.
Oct. 7, 2022
Interview with Nicholas Eberstadt
Current low rates of unemployment, touted by pundits and politicians, are grievously misleading. The truth is that fewer prime-age American men are looking for readily available work than at any previous juncture in our histo...
Sept. 30, 2022
Interview with David Leary
Ron and Ed are thrilled to welcome David Leary, co-host of The Cloud Accounting Podcast to this week's episode to talk about various and sundry issues facing the accounting profession. We will include a conversation (read dia...
Sept. 23, 2022
Second interview with Marian Tupy
Even the most casual listener of the show will know that Ed and Ron rail on the billable hour as modern day Marxist thinking. Time is money! defenders of the billable hour declare. No, no, no. In his recent book, Superabundan...
Sept. 16, 2022
Interview with Scott Lincicome
Ron and Ed welcome the CATO Institute's director of economics and trade policy studies, Scott Lincicome. Scott writes on international and domestic economic issues, including international trade; subsidies and industrial poli...
Sept. 9, 2022
Interview with Brett Haralson
Ron and Ed welcome to the show Brett Haralson, director of community at our sponsor Melio. Brett has robust experience as a strategic leader focused on community strategy, and has been integral to influencing business growth ...
Sept. 2, 2022
Interview with Reza Hooda
Ron and Ed welcome Reza Hooda a chartered accountant in the UK who transformed his firm and subsequently himself. Back in 2008, he acquired a small firm called Walji & Co after he left his position as an accountant at PwC. He...
Aug. 26, 2022
Interview with Pano Kanelos - Founding Trustee UATX
Ron and Ed welcome Pano Kanelos, a founding trustee of UATX, a nonprofit dedicated to founding a university. It is currently in the process of applying for accreditation of the institution and its programs. The University wil...
Aug. 19, 2022
Interview with Kevin Smoot, EA, AccountAbility, Inc.
Ed and Ron are honored to have Kevin Smoot on the show, who Ron met at various accounting conferences. After the first time Kevin heard Ron speak, he went back to his firm and completely transformed his business model. Join u...
Aug. 12, 2022
Interview with Andrew Stuttaford
Ron and Ed welcome Andrew Stuttaford to the show this week. Andrew edits National Review's Capital Matters which focuses on financial and economic coverage. We will talk about a wide range of topics including: inflation, ener...
Aug. 5, 2022
A Pricing Miscellany
Over the past few weeks, Ron and Ed have collected a few pricing related items including some listener email and podcasts that raise some interesting questions about value and subscription base pricing. This episode will addr...
July 29, 2022
Aiming Higher: Fourth Interview with Chris "Elroy" Stricklin
aWLzuC7XMxNiKTlyvIhg Ed and Ron are delighted to welcome back, for the fourth time, Chris “Elroy” Stricklin to discuss his new book, Aiming Higher: A Journey Through Military Aviation Leadership, published earlier this year. ...
July 22, 2022
Tackling Objections to the Subscription Model for Professionals
Recently, two noted consultants to the professional wrote up a list of their objections to using the subscription model for professional firms. In this episode, Ron and Ed will take these arguments point by point and deliver ...
July 15, 2022
Interview with David Bahnsen
Ron and Ed welcome David Bahnsen, private wealth manager and author of There's No Free Lunch: 250 Economic Truths. In the book What David Bahnsen pulls from the masters—the great economic voices of the past and the present—to...
July 8, 2022
Potpourri
potpourri - po?poo?-re' - noun A combination of incongruous things. A miscellaneous anthology or collection. A mixture of dried flower petals and spices used to scent the air. A dish of different kinds of meat and vegetables ...
July 1, 2022
Interview with Yashwanth Madhusudan
Ron and Ed welcome Yashwanth Madhusudan, co-founder and CEO of Fyle, the next-generation spend management platform for small and medium businesses. They will talk about entrepreneurship and technology especially as it relates...
June 24, 2022
Live from Scaling New Heights - THRIVE
Ron and Ed take the Mainstage at Scaling New Heights where they will be joined by Joe Woodard and over 1000 audience members who will be providing the questions. Conversations will include subscription pricing, Marxism, and E...
June 17, 2022
Fifth interview with Father Robert Sirico
Ron and Ed were thrilled to have one of their favorite guests back for a fifth time on the show, Fr. Robert Sirico of The Acton Institute. He along with Rabbi Lapin inspired the name of our show. This time we will discuss his...
June 10, 2022
Interview with Susan Bryant and Janet Haston
For the second week in a row Ron and Ed welcome practitioners who are changing their business models. The week they speak with Susan Bryant and Janet Haston, principals of The MB Group about their jettisoning the billable hou...
June 3, 2022
Interview with Brian Terrell
Ron and Ed welcome Sage Intacct Partner Brian Terrell to the show to talk about his transition to offering implementations as a subscription service. The BTerrell Group has offered this option for over a year and we will talk...
May 27, 2022
Fourth interview with Joe Woodard
A perennial TSOE fav, Ron and Ed are pleased to welcome back to the show for a fourth time, Joe Woodard. They will talk about the state of the accounting profession and share a preview of what will be happening at Joe's upcom...
May 20, 2022
Interview with Mark Vonnegut
Ed and Ron are honored to have on the show Dr. Mark Vonnegut to discuss his 2022 book, The Heart of Caring: A Life in Pediatrics. Yes, Mark is the son of Kurt Vonnegut. Join us for what will be a firsthand look at the healthc...
May 13, 2022
LIVE from the Meeting of the Minds 2022
Ron and Ed are excited to be doing the show live from the 90 Minds annual conference, The Meeting of the Minds in Huntington Beach, CA. The Meeting of The Minds brings a membership of consultants, resellers, and software prov...
May 6, 2022
ESG: We Respectfully Dissent
Join Ed and Ron for a deep dive on the problems with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards, or lack thereof. ESG has replaced the Triple Bottom Line and began to receive global attention due to the United Nati...