Conversation Instigation

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Nick Bez and Andrew Wicklander talk family, yoga, software, business and more to instigate quality conversations and connections.

Nick Bez and Andrew Wicklander


    • Apr 8, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 15m AVG DURATION
    • 26 EPISODES


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    #26: Conference Afterglow and Morning Routines

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2019 82:58


    Nick and Andrew talk about the 2019 Minneapolis Yoga Conference and Morning Routines.

    S3 E3 (25): Going Gaga over Bradley Cooper

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2019 62:55


    Nick and Andrew talk about whether class size matters,

    S3 E24: Marketing and the Mediums we Choose

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2019 142:24


    In the second episode of season 3, Nick and Andrew talk about Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Trade-Offs, where and how to spend money to accelerate growth and more.

    S3 E23: All about AOC

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2019 97:10


    Nick and Andrew kick off Season 3 talking mostly about AOC, with a side of the MYC.

    S2 EP1: A slow bounce-back

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2018 60:58


    After a 6 month break Nick and Andrew kick of Season 2 of conversation instigation talking about SpaceX, the Minneapolis Yoga Conference, and the business of doing business.

    Ep. 21: You don't have to change the data to get the results you want

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2017 73:33


    Nick and Andrew discuss a Ted talk on the human biases contained within software, software hacks, and hurricane Harvey.

    Ep. 20: Live from Las Vegas

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2017 48:50


    Nick and Andrew are once again joined by Kyle Fisher, where they discuss Yoga, Jiu Jitsu, Marketing and other thoughts while under the influence of Las Vegas.

    Ep. 19: Charlottesville

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2017 106:25


    Nick and Andrew talk about Charlottesville, the reaction to Charlottesville, and the reaction to the reactions of Charlottesville.

    Ep. 18: Choosing to Exit

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2017 33:07


    In the 18th episode of Conversation Instigation, Nick and Andrew talk about The Final Exit Network, a national organization of people who volunteer to sit with people when they are ending their lives.

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    Ep. 17: Twitter is full of manslaughter

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2017 60:23


    Andrew is joined by special guest Kyle Fisher in this episode, stepping in for Nick Bez, and they talk exclusively about the Michell Carter verdict, the definition of manslaughter and whether people can be convicted of crimes where they've talking no action themselves, but encourage another to take an action.

    Ep. 16: Accounting on our complaints

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2017 63:12


    Nick and Andrew talk about the things that make them complain (ht @marnisclaroff), scheduling things with people, new problems and the magic of accounting.

    Ep. 15: Murder by Police

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2017 47:26


    Nick and Andrew talk about another homicide by police in Minneapolis, the difference in the way the police and the public react in the wake of a white woman being murdered by the police vs. the reaction when a black man is murdered by the police, the fact that only 19.8% of murders in Chicago are solved, the creation of artificial reefs by dumping old subway cars into the ocean and lastly, close the show by sharing a little humor from the @correctnames Twitter handle.

    Ep. 14: This can't be real

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2017 72:43


    Nick and Andrew talk about Rahm Emanuel's plan to hold High School Degrees hostage from Chicago Public School students unless they follow one of his plans for their life, a pirate killing cruise ship that Andrew thinks is fake news, knowing when to say "fix it or fuck it" and how money is eating software on the latest episode of Conversation Instigation.

    Ep. 13: From Yosemite to North Korea

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2017 71:58


    Nick and Andrew talk about Andrew's trip to Yosemite, the Kardashians, North Korea's Intercontenintal Ballistic Missle and more on the thirteenth episode of Conversation Instigation.

    Ep. 12: The Philando Castile Verdict

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2017 64:10


    On the 12th Episode of Conversation Instigation Nick and Andrew talk about the injustice of the Philando Castile verdict, how the law enables murder by police, what courage looks like and our aha moments / epiphanies.

    Ep. 11: Rebooting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2017 84:56


    Nick and Andrew talk about the impact that income has (and doesn't have) on our happiness, the disproportionate way access to cash affects our happiness, birthing and rebooting businesses and more on the 11th episode of Conversation Instigation.

    Ep. 10: Something unexpected

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2017 71:26


    Nick and Andrew talk about the way in which transgender people "come out" (or don't) to their partners, and the responsibilities they do or don't have. Beyond this they discuss Amazon, Walmart, the proliferation of both cheap goods and high end goods - both coming at the expense of high quality middle of the road craftsmanship.

    Ep. 9: A log-jam of top level priorities

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2017 97:59


    Nick and Andrew are joined by our first fan and weekly follower Kyle Fisher, VP at Zebra Athletics, where we talk about priorities, pattern recognition, boundaries around work schedules, anchors in our days, and Andrew and Nick have their first argument out in the open on the 9th episode of Conversation Instigation.

    Ep. 8: Turn your notifications off

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2017 77:53


    Nick and Andrew talk about Inbox Zero, the insanity of Nick's email notifications, Boomerangs & Cultural Appropriation, Ghandi and more on the 8th episode of Conversation Instigation.

    Ep. 7: Is it a design flaw or is it user error?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2017 78:51


    Nick and Andrew talk about flaws in the design of the government, time and how we process it, humanoids, and the thievery of ad copy.

    Ep. 6: A Unique Blend of Special and Intense

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2017 84:02


    Nick and Andrew talk abuse, baseball prodigies, hidden creatures, self driving cars and more in the 6th episode of Conversation Instigation.

    Ep. 5: I Love Money

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2017 68:00


    Nick and Andrew talk about money, our relationships with money, how money (or a lack of it) makes us feel, the stories we tell ourselves about money and Trump's tax plan.

    Ep. 4: Fearless Girl and the Bull

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2017 81:54


    Nick and Andrew talk about Suicide, Fearless girl, Instagram and Nuclear Weapons.

    Ep. 3: There's a Lot of Bullshit Out There

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2017 95:36


    Nick and Andrew talk about Sean Spicer, history repeating itself, United Airlines, Donald Trump and more.

    Ep. 2: The Oxford Comma

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2017 86:18


    Andrew and Nick talk about the oxford comma, purpose, context switching, customer feedback and more on the second episode of conversation instigation.

    Ep. 1: Introducing Conversation Instigation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2017 60:21


    Andrew and Nick introduce Conversation Instigation

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