Passionately Wrong Podcast

Passionately Wrong Podcast Episode E057

Where Have All the Heroes Gone. Interview with Author Jeff Tiegs

Key takeaway: We continue our discussion with Jeff Tiegs, now discussing the book he wrote describing his faith and his military career, Where Have All The Heroes Gone?

Topics covered in this video: 

• What were some of Jeff’s main sources of inspiration
• Heroes in the bible and in life
• The impact of Jeff’s military career on his family life
• Who the book is for and what Jeff hopes the book will do for readers

Resources in this video

Where Have All The Heroes Gone?

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Passionately Wrong Podcast Episode E056

Interview - Jeff Tiegs, part 1 (Skull Games)

Key takeaway: What kind of person devotes their life first to the military and then founds a nonprofit to fight sex trafficking? Jeff takes us through his experiences and why he does what he does. This leads to a discussion of the book he wrote describing his faith and his military career, Where Have All The Heroes Gone?

Topics covered in this video: 

• What a Delta Force Lieutenant Colonel does
• Jeff’s calling to start working on combatting sex trafficking 
• How being a hunter of men suits him for the role, and the mind games involved
• How sex trafficking works, and how the bad guys operate: force, fraud, and coercion
• Why all pimps are traffickers
• Blaming the victims and why it’s hard to compare countries’ approaches
• The risks inherent in legalizing and normalizing vices
• How the internet has made the problem worse, but created an enforcement silver lining
• How Jeff and his team build cases by getting to the human story behind the victims

Resources in this video

Skull Games 

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Passionately Wrong Podcast Episode E055

Vices

Key takeaway: How thinking about vices helps us keep a healthy relationship with them

Topics covered in this video: 

• What do we consider vices (unhealthy habits, things we wish we wouldn’t do)
• A vice can be both things we do and things we don’t do
• Distinguishing between harmful and not-so-harmful vices - impact on others
• Whether not recognizing a behavior as a vice is a mistake
• Is there such a thing as a vice that doesn’t affect other people?
• Ask why you are pursuing the vices you do
• Reading a book, doing an online course, vs. watching TV 
• Would you want your kids to follow your behavior?
• Acknowledge and think about what we’re doing  
• How to change your habits/vices
• Pay attention to the people around you - their feedback, their habits 

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Passionately Wrong Podcast Episode E054

Interview with Kostas Mallios - Creating a meaningful career and a successful life

Key takeaway: From a pizza restaurant to formative years at Microsoft and now GM of Applied AI at Applied Materials, Kostas provides unique insights on how to create a meaningful career and successful life

Topics covered in this video: 

• Kostas describes how he came to be GM of Applied AI at Applied Materials
• Why Kostas does not feel he has had a career path as such
• How Kostas has used his appetite for risk to his advantage
• Change presents opportunity, and the future is likely to be as tumultuous as the past
• Kostas describes how running a restaurant and facing failure helped build his confidence 
• Even when you do everything correctly, you can still fail - success is not in our control
• Kostas explains why courage is needed in addition to confidence, and why timing is critical
• Why telling a good story is so helpful
• Kostas describes the fundamental things he believes, including the importance of knowing yourself and your personal values
• Why being able to communicate with people is vital: people do business with people they like, so how do you develop a rapport? To be interesting, be interested in them. 
• Why making small mistakes (and admitting them) can help you avoid making bigger mistakes
• Kostas describes how he defines success

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Passionately  Wrong Podcast Episode E053

Myths of Being an Author

Key takeaway: Randy and James talk about myths and misunderstandings of being an author. From plotting to publishing, from reading to tools, your hosts explore the world of writing and publishing.  

Topics covered in this video: 

• Can anyone write a book, and what does it take?
• Distinguish between nuts and bolts (structure) and the artistic piece
• How reading a lot helps you become a better writer, if you pay attention
• Traditional publishing vs. independent, branding & following
• The benefit of regularly engaging with readers and fans
• Some practicalities and economics behind publishing alternatives
• Why automation isn’t going to be the sole answer - cover art example
• How to increase your chances of success - engagement, newsletters, events, paid promotion
• The problem of blatant copiers, Amazon exclusivity and hassles
• Consider English-language readers outside the United States
• Methods available to help you write consistently with the requirements of a genre

Resources in this video

GetCovers

Save the Cat Writes a Novel

Story Grid

Snowflake Method

Hero’s Journey

Fictionary

Fiverr

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Passionately Wrong Podcast Episode E052

Interview - Peter Connor

Key takeaway: Peter discusses his legal career, first in a variety of business settings and then running his own company. He describes the T-Shaped Lawyer concept and why he believes it is a great way for lawyers to deliver value to their businesses in turbulent times. 

Topics covered in this video: 

• Peter takes us through his background and professional career
• How the landscape for lawyers is changing
• How Peter wrote his first book, and his experience publishing
• The use of expertise vs. storytelling in writing 
• Why it helps an expert (such as a lawyer) to be thinking of how to help the business more broadly and not to focus only on their area of expertise
• Lawyer’s duties to the company, the role of incentives
• T-shaped individuals and T-shaped team framework
• Why this is more than a question of new skills
• Skills as distinguished from capabilities (competencies, qualities, mindsets)
• The importance of vision

Resources in this video

The T-Shaped Lawyer

AlternativelyLegal

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Passionately Wrong Podcast Episode E051

How to Find Work-Life Balance?

Key takeaway: What is work-life balance, and what are some myths surrounding it? Is it achievable? Do we even want to achieve it? We share reasons why a person might want to embrace targeted imbalance.

Topics covered in this video: 

• Significant progress in work and private life sometimes comes in times of imbalance
• Why the military is conducive to intense periods of imbalance
• The goals of the organization and the goals of the individual may vary: important to identify your personal goals with respect to work-life balance
• Why it’s helpful for your partner to have the same job as you do
• Wanting something is just the start - do you know what costs it comes with, and are you willing to pay the costs?
• Generational attitudes, and how they may be shifting
• Change is a feature of life; we’re unlikely to have complete stability
• Why a person might choose to “embrace targeted imbalance” for a time
• Remember, though, your actions have an impact on those around you
• Leveraging your friends and family can be a key success factor

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Passionately Wrong Podcast Episode E050

Interview – Richard Freedberg

Key takeaway: We don’t always know what decisions will be important in life, but we do reveal our character with our choices. Richard shares stories from four decades of running the theater program at the American School of the Hague. 

Topics covered in this video: 

• What can a teacher tell about how a student is going to turn out in life?
• Why theater is an insight into the inner lives of the actors
• What to do when a parent asks you to spy on their child
• The amazing cultural diversity represented at the American School of the Hague (ASH)
• From teaching English in Pennsylvania to running the theater program in Holland and then spending 39 years there
• On writing, and how much authors control their characters
• Why plays are so different than movies
• The definition of acting is reacting
• What Richard considers his legacy to ASH
• Why Holland was so encouraging of international schools, and what distinguishes American education internationally
• A staging of Harold Pinter’s play Mountain Language 
• Speaking foreign languages
• Is it possible Richard oversaw more than 700 productions?
• How he got a student an interview at RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts)
• A bloody nose in The Miracle Worker
• The only time Richard ever withdrew a planned production
• Advice to high schoolers and people of all ages: expose yourself to other cultures, be open, learn from the world you ar in
• The meaning of life

Resources in this video

The Student Becomes the Teacher (R. Freedberg Guest post)

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Passionately Wrong Podcast Episode E049

ASH Interview with Amy Tibbets - Motherhood, New Careers, and Working for a Church

Key takeaway: Amy describes her time at the American School of Hague, her diverse career path, and myths and misconceptions people have about working for a church

Topics covered in this video: 

• An overwhelming start at ASH
• Why ASH has such great teachers, DeWitt
• Places Amy has lived; moving a lot vs. staying in one place
• Experiences Amy has had since leaving ASH
• How having children impacted her career path
• Her desire to become an editor and work remotely
• How to find new jobs, leverage contacts
• Amy discusses myths and misconceptions about working for a church
• The usefulness of challenging our assumptions
• Advice on making good decisions: sit with things for a while, pay attention to what makes you happy
• Benefits to getting older and being ignored by others
• ASH specifics - Frites and other snacks, Facebook connections, extracurricular activities, riding the bus, drama class 

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Passionately Wrong Podcast Episode E048

Misconceptions about Healthcare in the VA and and the Military

Key takeaway: Randy and James dispel some myths and misconceptions about VA and military healthcare 

Topics covered in this video: 

• What healthcare is offered while a person is serving in the military 
• Qualifications of military doctors, and how their experience compares to other doctors 
• Continuing Tricare (healthcare coverage) after retiring from the military
• VA coverage of medical disabilities (below and above 50% disability)
• How difficult it is to get partial disability determinations
• The military retirement program, i.e. before 20 years
• Combat and combat-related injuries
• How fair is the system? Does it work out appropriately in most cases?
• Tough questions have nuanced answers because facts and circumstances are complex 
• Is the VA a terrible system for veterans? A perspective on veteran homelessness
• Quality of VA care, and professionalism of VA doctors 

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Passionately Wrong Podcast Episode E047

Misconceptions about Healthcare in Europe vs US

Key takeaway: Randy and James discuss healthcare systems in the Americas and Europe, drawing on their personal experience, and offer tips on how to be your own best advocate for your health.

Topics covered in this video: 

• Why the headlines about the cost of medical care in a country don’t tell the whole picture
• Costs of healthcare differ from country to country, but often largely due to how the money is collected and paid (via taxation, by companies, by individuals, etc.)
• Qualitative outcomes do differ greatly from country to country: the U.S., Switzerland, France, Germany, Spain, Romania, etc.
• Costs of socialized healthcare reflect societal decisions about how much to invest in it
• Why healthcare costs are legitimately high (doctors, medicine, equipment)
• How “free riders” affect costs for everyone
• Cultural influences affect costs: lawsuit risk, and expectations for all measures to be taken
• Some interventions are focused on length of life and not necessarily quality of life 
• Important to be an informed patient because doctors’ and pharma companies’ incentives don’t always align with patients
• How you can be your own best advocate regarding your own health

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Passionately Wrong Podcast Episode E046

Misconceptions about Homeschooling with Laura Graves

Key takeaway: There are many myths about homeschooling. Laura talks about these and gives a clear-eyed look about what homeschooling is really like, including the costs and the many benefits. 

Topics covered in this video: 

• Laura’s bio: early university graduation, teaching experience
• Her intro to homeschooling and early reflections about it
• Laura’s thoughts on why more parents don’t consider homeschooling
• Qualifications (formal and informal) that contribute to one’s success
• Socialization benefits from homeschooling (spending time with adults)
• The time demands, scheduling, and time off for the parent
• More free time for both parents and kids, if done right
• Why homeschooling can be demonized
• How actual results compare
• Control over subject matters being taught, and time spent teaching them
• Scaling up, and earning money on the side

Resources in this video

https://www.k12courses.com/

Curriculum reviews: https://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/

Video Quizzes: edpuzzle.com

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Passionately Wrong Podcast Episode E44

2023 Year-End Thanks

Key takeaway: A look back on the first year of the Passionately Wrong podcast. Where do listeners come from, what do they enjoy, and how do Randy and James feel about the year. Also, what’s ahead.

Topics covered in this video: 

• Forty four episodes since our start in February, pretty much weekly
• James and Randy briefly discuss the technology: Buzzsprount, Descript, and Zoom
• Preparing both a podcast and a YouTube video
• Randy describes our Jet-setting listeners, coming from more than 20 countries
• Which episodes have been popular so far
• Request for feedback: topics, interviews; what’s up with the podcast thumbnail
• We say thanks!

Leave feedback on my personal webpage

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Passionately Wrong Podcast Episode E044

Myths about Moving to Foreign Countries

Key takeaway: Randy and James draw on their extensive experience moving to and living in a variety of countries around the world to illuminate pitfalls and share best practices about how to make your move a success. 

Topics covered in this video: 

• Things to consider if you want to move countries: doing up-front research, the visa process (income needs, retirement visas, digital nomad), health insurance
• Traveling as a tourist vs. planning to live and work in a country
• The emotions behind your planned move are a good place to start
• Your new country will be different - what kind of apartment or house you’ll be able to afford, will you find discrimination against foreigners
• Being ready to match your expectations to reality - cost of living, treatment of foreigners
• What a difference it makes having (relatively) more money than locals
• Don’t forget the impact of taxes and health insurance
• Success factors: language, household goods (cars, electronics, beds )
• Your mindset when it comes to differences - do you focus on things that are different and better or different and worse
• Buzzwords: roll with the punches, adaptable, low expectations  
• Randy’s troubles trying to get a bank account and rent an apartment in France
• James’s troubles opening a bank account in Switzerland 
• You can get people to help you through the process, Facebook groups

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Passionately Wrong Podcast Episode E043

Interview - Denis Gorbunov

Key takeaway: Denis shares what it's been like moving from Russia to the Czech Republic and now Germany, as well as moving from a physicist in a laboratory to a management role, and how to keep developing in life. He shares his journey to becoming a personal finance author. 

Topics covered in this video: 
What does a Scientific Coordinator do?
Why do physicists come to other research centers
Languages in business - English, German
Challenges in going from the researcher role to a manager role
Culture shock on moving from Russia to the Czech Republic, then Germany
Practicalities of obtaining a visa in several countries
What professional development looks like for a scientist
Work-life balance, writing on Medium in addition to full-time work
Becoming a popular writer on the personal finance topic
Sources of expertise: experience, reading, courses
How to write an engaging non-fiction article
What Substack does versus Medium, monetization
Room temperature superconductivity
Be wrong less often by being open to change, iterating, and making mistakes (a mistake is just a data point) 

Resources in this video
Robert Kiyosaki (author of finance books)
The Intelligent Investor (book by Benjamin Graham)
Technitrader (online stock market training courses)

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Passionately Wrong Podcast Episode E042

Contracts

Key takeaway: Contracts - what are they, how they are created, when do we need them, 

Topics covered in this video: 

• James describes the requirements for contract formation - offer, acceptance, consideration
• People enter into contracts all the time online without realizing it, with each click of an “Accept” button
• What is the purpose of having a written agreement and what value good lawyers bring
• Randy and James discuss NDAs, and the dangers of liquidated damages clauses
• Is a written contract more binding than a handshake or an oral agreement?
• What about unusual, unexpected terms in online agreements
• Why big companies don’t usually come after individuals 
• The role of disclosure in contracts (and policies and rules)
• You can (and should) read the contracts you are asked to sign
• Pay attention to the flow of money (who pays whom when) because you can practically manage your risks well this way

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Passionately Wrong Podcast Episode E041

What’s Wrong With Your Diet?

Key takeaway: When it comes to diet, there are more things that seem not to work than are obviously useful. Randy and James discuss various approaches, including restricted calories, increased activity, intermittent fasting, and plant-based diets. 

Topics covered in this video: 

• Why diet (how we keep ourselves fed, including what and when we eat) is so important
• Randy’s experience with eating in the military
• Quality of food, quantity of food, and activity levels
• Intermittent fasting - eat what you want for up to 8 hours, and don’t eat for 16 hours
• Coffee, tea, caffeine
• To snack or not to snack
• Calorie restriction vs. frequent meals vs. intermittent fasting
• Randy’s military-induced weight loss episodes
• Keeping active is key, no matter what one eats
• Randy’s long battle with cholesterol and the methods he experimented with to control it
• Veganism and cholesterol and … allergies to cats?
• Vegan myths - protein

Resources in this video

How Not to Die, Michael Greger

In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan

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Passionately Wrong Podcast Episode E040

Interview - Natalia Roman Lopez

Key takeaway: Career and mountain endurance athlete Natalia Roman discusses her approach to hedonistic stoicism, lessons from ultrarunning, and what she learned after being diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes

Topics covered in this video: 

• Natalia describes why she came to Switzerland, and what made her want to stay
• Her desire to drive change and have an impact
• What is hedonistic stoicism and how did Natalia come to her philosophy of life?
• What is within our control? What do we choose to do?  
• Natalia discusses her approach to risk management when doing risky things
• The role of randomness in performance and life
• Natalia’s taste for endurance activities: how it developed
• Tactics and strategies for taking giant challenges in bite-sizes
• Blisters and feet care
• The importance of nutrition in ultrarunning
• Distinguishing between temporary problems you can push through and real problems
• Natalia’s Type 1 diabetes diagnosis and how she dealt with it
• The large community of people who will help a person with diabetes 
• What Natalia means by “living in the 10%” with her business
• Benefits of working as an outside consultant
• The downsides of running your own business
• What the future holds for Natalia

Resources in this video: 

www.Permanent-movement.com   

www.yourBrandlabs.com 

Dr. Bernstein’s book Diabetes Solution

Dr. Bernstein’s YouTube channel

Type 1 Grit (Facebook group)

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Passionately Wrong Podcast Episode E039

A Military Career

Key takeaway: What a military career is like, and who is suited for one

Topics covered in this video: 

• What kinds of people might be interested and suited
• How military service pays - initially and over time
• Recruiters from the different branches have varying offers at different times
• Does the military offer such great pay and benefits because the job is unattractive?
• Randy describes the typical workday for people in different jobs
• The physical aspect of the job, rucking, parachuting
• How to think about re-enlistment bonuses, saving for retirement, retirement after 20 years
• How to research potential military careers, learning from the experience of others

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Passionately Wrong Podcast Episode E038

Myths about Enlisting in the Military

Key takeaway: A military career can be varied and rewarding, but how do you set yourself up from success from the start? Randy provides perspective on preparing for enlisting, thinking through what you might want, and how to succeed once you’re in. 

Topics covered in this video: 

• Where a recruiter might find you; what’s ROTC
• Officers vs. enlisted, level of education
• Length of enlistments, bonuses on enlistment
• Upward mobility of different professions - informing yourself before you enlist
• Choosing other roles after your initial enlistment period
• Thoughts on Green Berets vs. Rangers and career opportunities
• Your ability to do side jobs outside the military, approval
• Military entrance qualifications - intelligence, fitness, drugs, mental health, criminal record
• Reasons for failing basic training
• Rucking - what is it and why is it important
• Impact of military careers on men vs. women, injuries, and wear and tear
• Need to be in good shape and stay in good shape to have a longer career

Resources in this video

Ruck Up Or Shut Up

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