Everyone loves a good movie. But what movies are overrated? What movies deserve more love? What actor do you have to watch new movies from? Plus the future of streaming and the movie industry.

All of these hard hitting questions were discussed in this week's episode.

Intro and Outro Jams by Ryan Stunkel

The Dilettantes are back! Chris and Alec discuss dating apps today including some interesting statistics, their personal experiences, and their efficacy.

Guardian Article

Cloudwards Article

Pew Research Article

Castro, Á., & Barrada, J. R. (2020). Dating apps and their sociodemographic and psychosocial correlates: A systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(18), 6500.

Intro Jams - Serene Fantasy by Ryan Stunkel

Outro Jams - Broken by Ryan Stunkel

Chris and Alec have been slacking a bit. Today we give our opinions on government digital currencies, Elon Musk, Tesla, and an update on GameStop.

On this episode, the Dilettantes discuss the stock market short squeeze with GameStop, AMC, and others.

https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/

Short Selling Animal Analogy

Wall Street Journal Hedge Fund Article

In this episode, the Dilettantes discuss Bitcoin and our opinions about investing in it. Should you buy it? Should you HODL?

We're back from our break! On this episode, in true New Year's Resolution fashion, Chris and Alec talk about many of the different popular diets.

Diets are Confusing

Best Diets

Flexitarian

Nutritionfacts.org

This episode, the Dilettantes say goodbye to 2020. Chris and Alec both will be taking a recording break during the holiday season for work related reasons. On our farewell episode for the end of the year, we tackle life's biggest questions and give some free advice.

We thank you all for your support and hope you have a safe, happy, and healthy holiday season! We'll talk to you all soon.

This episode, the dilettantes discuss the recent presidential election. Alec challenges some perceived signs of hypocrisy and Chris provides some in-depth responses.

Sorry about the audio issues in the first publish. Hopefully this is better.

For this episode, the dilettantes discuss books that changed our lives.

 

Watchmen Article

Moby Dick Article

Derek Sivers Book Notes

Free to Choose Economics Video Series

This episode, the dilettantes discuss monopoly power and antitrust regulations that are challenging big tech again.

House Subcommittee Antitrust Report

Also check out NPR: Antitrust Part 1, 2, and 3 for additional information and perspectives.

Thanks to Ryan Stunkel for the intro and outro jams!