Guests: Lou Michels
Inauguration Eve
January 19, 2017
The Chief and Lou Michels kick off the show to talk markets.
Kevin O’Neill joins the show for a rare Thursday appearance to talk about Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez’s induction into the hall of fame. We touch on The Justice Department and their report on The City of Chicago’s Police Department.
We round out the show to talk Trump. On the eve of his inauguration, The Chief and Lou Michels discuss what they hope he gets done. Will his ego help or hurt his presidency? We’re in for a wild four years.
The Trumps Go To Washington
January 12, 2017
The Chief and Lou Michels kick off the show to talk about Trump (Surprise, surprise, right?). What will actually happen with Donald Trump divesting his businesses to his sons?
The Chief and Lou Michels actually agree with Trump on something – drug companies.
A quick debate about insurance companies is touched on before talking about the Raiders and what looks like an inevitable move to Las Vegas. Is the possibility of the Chargers moving to The Stubhub Center just an affirmation that the NFL is becoming a studio crowd?
We round out the show by talking about the American workforce and the rise of automation. As some skill sets become obsolete, do some workers become untrainable? In an adapt or die environment, how will the lower class succeed?
New Year, New Chief?
January 5, 2017
The Chief and Lou Michels kick off the show to talk about the mass closing of many Sears and Macy’s stores across the nation. Chief is flabbergasted by the idea of online shopping and the huge number of online holiday sales.
We touch on The University of Duke Men’s Basketball team before talking about the situation in Syria. Did the Obama administration succeed or fail out there? The bi-weekly argument of electoral votes vs. popular vote happens once again.
We round out the show with a short discussion on the University of Minnesota and their football program.
The Stocks & Jocks Bowl
December 29, 2016
The Chief and Nick Isasi kick off the show talking markets. They discuss the current College Football bowl system and the definition of economics before Lou Michels joins us over the phone from Colorado.
Lou Michels sheds some light on the Israeli situation before we touch on what to expect in 2017 from our ever changing markets.
On the Road to 20k!
December 22, 2016
The Chief and Lou Michels kick off the show by talking about big banks and how they avoid some of these laws that affect them. How do they ‘tip toe’ on the line?
They touch on taxes and stocks before talking about Christian McCaffrey’s decision to skip the Sun Bowl. Lou Michels sheds some light on some of these scholarship standards that some of these players agree too. We keep on the college football subject as Lou dissects the Minnesota football team protest – and why it should have never happened in the first place.
We talk markets – will the DOW hit 20K today? Will Chief have custom made hats to celebrate the occasion? (Spoiler alert : No.)