March 11th, 2020 is a day that I will always remember. I remember that I was in Japan at the time, and I was really excited for major events such as baseball season, March Madness, and F1 season to start. However, the whole world changed on March 11th after Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19.…
While it may seem like baseball season just ended, the 2021 MLB season is starting again on April 1st. This year, there is going to be a full season (if everything goes as planned) of 162 games, compared to the 60 game sprint that happened last year. While baseball is not my favorite sport to…
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NBA Top Shot is a world I have really been diving into recently, and the marketplace can be an incredibly complex place to try and understand. Since I was relatively late to finding out about NBA Top Shot, there is a lot of terminology and information that I have to catch up on. While there…
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One of my favorite shows on TV used to be the CBS show Survivor. For those who have not watched the show before, Survivor puts a bunch of people on a random island and has them compete in physical and mental challenges. There is a ton of strategy involved, and it is one of the…
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Freakonomics Radio has so many podcasts that I enjoy listening to, including two I have previously recommended in Freakonomics and No Stupid Questions. Both of those are hosted by Stephen Dubner, who is one of the co-authors of the Freakonomics book. Dubner’s co-author for that book is named Steven Levitt, and he is the host…
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For anyone who is even remotely familiar with the Esports world, you have to know the game League of Legends. It is currently one of, if not the most, popular video game in the world. It currently has over 120 million monthly players, which is significantly more than other popular games such as Fortnite and…
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A long time ago, there was an upcoming soccer prodigy in the US named Freddy Adu. Some people might remember hearing his name, while others may have never heard it at all. Since I am a big sports fan, I remembered the name Freddy Adu, although it had been a long time since I had…
In a previous post I mentioned the podcast How I Built This, hosted by Guy Raz. Out of the episodes I have listened to from How I Built This, my favorite episode was a recent one with Sal Khan. Sal Khan is founder of Khan Academy, which is one of the most incredible education systems…
Read more Favorite Podcast Episodes: How I Built This September 21st, 2020 Episode (Sal Khan)
How I Built This is a podcast produced by NPR and hosted by Guy Raz. Raz is one of the most popular and well-known podcast hosts around, and is well deserving of his recognition. How I Built This interviews founders of major companies, and each episode goes into detail about the origin story and troubles…
I recently listened to an episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, and the guest for episode was Dax Shepard. I know Shepard because of his career as an actor (and also that he is married to Kristen Bell), but I had only heard a little bit about his podcast before. After listening to the episode…
