Episodes

Interview with Dr. Reginald Lee
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.
Interview with John Farrell, The Clock and the Camshaft
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.
Interview with Nicholas Eberstadt
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...
Interview with David Leary
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...
Second interview with Marian Tupy
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...
Interview with Scott Lincicome
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...
Interview with Brett Haralson
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 ...
Interview with Reza Hooda
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...
Interview with Pano Kanelos - Founding Trustee UATX
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...
Interview with Kevin Smoot, EA, AccountAbility, Inc.
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...
Interview with Andrew Stuttaford
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...
A Pricing Miscellany
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...
Aiming Higher: Fourth Interview with Chris "Elroy" Stricklin
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. ...
Tackling Objections to the Subscription Model for Professionals
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 ...
Interview with David Bahnsen
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...
Potpourri
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 ...
Interview with Yashwanth Madhusudan
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...
Live from Scaling New Heights - THRIVE
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...
Fifth interview with Father Robert Sirico
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...
Interview with Susan Bryant and Janet Haston
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...
Interview with Brian Terrell
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...
Fourth interview with Joe Woodard
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...
Interview with Mark Vonnegut
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...
LIVE from the Meeting of the Minds 2022
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...