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Three self proclaimed amateurs, discussing new topics every week without the professional license to proceed. We can’t all be experts.

Amateur Hour Media

  • Dec 20, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • monthly NEW EPISODES
  • 1h 19m AVG DURATION
  • 16 EPISODES


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Episode 15: The Great Pulling Up of the Ladder

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2020 131:18


Braden & Spencer ramble about shitty old jobs, The Great Reset, Hillbilly Elegy, & inverted totalitarianism.

Biden is the New Right-Wing

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2020 142:09


Braden & Spencer ramble about the Derrick Comedy videos, the golden days of the Internet, fascism vs. totalitarianism, and healthcare.

Episode 13: Narrative Driven Journalism is Bullshit

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 100:12


Braden & Spencer ramble about carbon credits, narrative driven journalism, and OnlyFans.

The Orange Emergency

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 89:02


Spencer and Braden ramble about Scientology, elections, and media bullshit.

Episode 11: Don't Walk the Walk If You Can't Tik the Tok

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 90:02


This week the Amateurs discuss what the hell they've been doing during their hiatus, the recent legal action Tik Tok has taken against the US government, and finish the discussion with a look into the luxury goods market.

Episode 10: Stoicism - How to Not Lose Your Sh*t When Reading the News

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020 89:51


This week on Amateur Hour, Braden takes a break from trashing Facebook to slightly defend Zuckerberg, we also discuss the bizarre war between media powers and The Donald, and leveraging the Stoic approach to staying informed on current events.

Episode 9 (...got shithoused): PPP: Printing Money, Populism, & Pickup Trucks

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 69:30


This week, the Amateurs discuss the structure of the CARES Act, how stimulus packages ultimately benefit the big banks, and we look at the challenges and opportunities presented by American manufacturing.

Episode 8: Why You Should Rethink Having Tik Tok in the Age of Surveillance Capitalism

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 91:27


This week, the Amateurs talk about Facebook, Tik Tok, privacy, and surveillance capitalism, the shift in investment from China to India, and the how the business cycles of the tech & manufacturing industries have compared and contrasted.

Episode 7: Podcasting, Fantasy Football, & the Economics of Sports

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 43:49


On this episode, the Amateurs pull back the curtain to discuss what it’s like to podcast, we also discuss some fantasy football draft disasters, and finish off the pod with some discussion on sports betting & the economic benefits that good sports teams bring their host cities.

Episode 6: Continued Discussion on Bailouts

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2020 33:42


This week, the Amateurs continue the discussion on Fed bailouts that started on episode 4.

Savings, Education, and Career Choices

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 60:51


The Amateurs discuss how to find a balance between short term and long term financial goals, the value proposition of higher education, and give their best Dave Portnoy pizza review impressions. NOTE: The Amateurs are NOT financial experts and nothing that we should should be taken as financial advice. Ever.

Big Bailouts, Big Tech, and Big Censorship

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2020 70:14


The Amateurs discuss the consequences of government bailouts and the resulting creation of zombie companies that stifle innovation, the state of Big Tech and anti-trust laws, and the war between traditional & social media and how it hurts the consumer.

Jordan Peterson has 12 Rules for Life. Marcus Aurelius only has 3.

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020 70:21


The Amaeturs discuss the purpose of the podcast, the Stoic life (while fucking up some quotes), and what sports look like after COVID.

Episode 2

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 57:03


The Amaeturs talk about how the pandemic will effect the economies of second tier cities in America, the future of hotels chains vs. Airbnb, and whether or not the future of air travel will continue to suck.

Episode 1

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 117:32


The Amateurs give introductions and touch on restaurants post-COVID, stay-at-home orders, and finding meaning in life.

Episode 0 - Teaser

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2020 16:16


Just a preview of the nonsense to come.

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