Episodes

Dec. 16, 2022

CPA Comedian Greg Kyte

Ed and Ron are supposed to discuss the controversies surrounding behavioral economics—including some of Dan Ariely’s research—and we probably will. But with Greg, you never know where the conversation will go. What you do kno...
Dec. 9, 2022

LIVE from the ITA 2022 Fall Collaborative

Ron and Ed always enjoy taking the show on the road and on this weeks episode we will have some of that live energy from the crowd in Austin Texas. They will talk subscription, of course… as well as other ideas relating to te...
Dec. 2, 2022

Interview with Gale Pooley: Superabundance

Ron and Ed are honored to welcome Gale L. Pooley to The Soul of the Enterprise to discuss his 2022 book, co-authored with Marian L. Tupy, Superabundance: The Story of Population Growth, Innovation, and Human Flourishing on an...
Nov. 18, 2022

Interview with Tony Gill

Waaay back in Episode 22, Ron and Ed detailed the ideas behind Joel Waldfogel's book, Scroogenomics: Why You Shouldn't Buy Presents for the Holidays. Waldfogel makes the case that the deadweight loss to the economy from gift ...
Nov. 11, 2022

Interview with James Geraghty

Ron and Ed welcome to the show James Geraghty. As a biotechnology executive, Jim has been a passionate participant in the orphan drug revolution since its inception. We will talk about his book, Inside the Orphan Drug Revolut...
Nov. 4, 2022

Stack of Stuff

George Gilder was unable to make it. So instead it’s a Stack of Stuff. Despite the weekly bonus episodes in which Ron and Ed go through their stack, things can build up over time. What better way to talk through the Twitter o...
Oct. 28, 2022

Interview with Brian Domitrovic

Ron and Ed welcome to the show one of the co-authors of the new book Taxes Have Consequences. Ever since 1913, when the United States first imposed the income tax via constitutional amendment, the top rate of that tax has det...
Oct. 21, 2022

Interview with Dr. Reginald Lee

Ed and Ron welcome back Dr. Reginald Lee for the 6th time! Join us for a free-wheeling discussion on a variety of topics.
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...