Going for Zero

This was a tough one, but had to be done. The great "overshadower" is discussed at length. Many thanks to Maria for being such an awesome guest. She'll be back on to talk about a more fun topic at some point.

7 min: Why NYC is meh.

12 min: The great "overshadower" Donald J Trump.

20 min: Degree of outrage scale.

32 min: Just listen to what Trump says directly. (And is it "butt naked" or "buck naked"?)

42 min: Glenn Beck is sorry. Trump would not be allowed to speak at BYU.

52 min: It's a Muslim ban no matter the spin. He even said it.

1 hr 5 min: Empathy.

1 hr 10 min: Insults and snide remarks make it worse (although 2 tiny hands is still funny).

1 hr 22 min: Cautious optimism and what can be done.

Links:

Glenn Beck at Upfront Summit

The Antidote to Trump is Reason, Not Rage

Bill Gates' The Most Beautiful Chart in the World

Instead of a charity this week, I highly recommend reading this talk by a general authority of the LDS church called Refuge from the Storm.

Joe is a huge NFL fan so this episode recaps the Superbowl 51. There are also some fun stories from when he worked for the Baltimore Ravens for a year.

0:01 Joe goes to Sundance and asks Brittany Snow a question.

0:10 Superbowl 51 - The greatest comeback ever! The Edelman catch.

0:20 Not a choke job by Atlanta! The win probability expectancy proves it.

0:35 Do the stars and scrubs on the team know each other? Stories from Joe's time at the Ravens.

0:40 Joe blows his chance of working for the NFL network from day 1. Michael Irvin is awesome.

0:46 Tom Brady is the G.O.A.T (greatest of all time), a hard worker, and a good guy, so why do people hate him?

0:50 Patriots haterade and why spy/deflategate were about politics and hidden agendas rather than rules violations.

1:15 A few minutes about Trump (the "overshadower" of 2017). Everyone has to comment on him it seems.

Donation link of the week is the ACLU. If people want to talk about him, then we should also actually do something about it.

Zo (he only has one name like Madonna or Cher) joins the podcast to discuss Fast and the Furious, Xander Cage, 80s action stars, old movies and why they are good (Editors note: they suck), and the top action movies of the 80s.

At the 1:10 mark, the discussion changes to "top albums of your teen years". Zo confesses about his cougar chasing days.

At the 1:35 mark, there is some discussion about Trump (the overshadower of all things in 2017).

The donation of the week is the ACLU (I never thought I'd say that, but "the overshadower").

Jon is back to air out his end of year grievances. Grievances include (but not limited to): parking garages, The Bachelor (aka the modern day gladiators), Shish kabobs, Christmas movies, the Russian complaint department, tribalism, people complaining about comic book movies, and work. This was a fun one, even in Rhett's weakened condition (head colds suck).

Good cause for this episode: The Family Giving Tree. I've seen the work they have done first hand and it's amazing.

Brandon joins Rhett to talk sports. Mostly college football as Brandon is a ute fan. Topics include: the rivalry game, BYU quarterbacks, punters (lots of love), the Rams, the NBA, the Jazz, and Michael Jordan. At the very end, there is talk about possibly the greatest movie trailer of all time: The F8 of the Furious.

Good cause for this episode: The Salvation Army

Stephanie Stephan joins Rhett to talk about TV, politics, her podcast, book recommendations, and how Facebook can be used for a purpose.

TV shows: 5 min mark

Her podcast Stockholm Syndrome: 30 min mark

Book recommendations: 40 min mark

Facebook - junk food or good purpose: 53 min mark

Good cause: MS Society

Jon and Rhett talk about the 2016 US Presidential election and try to make sense of what just happened and what can be learned from it. That's pretty much the entire episode (although they talk about robots at the end and why Rhett should watch Black Mirror).

Paul and Brandon join Rhett to handout 38 different awards related to sports movies. Basically we made up the categories and selected our winners. You will laugh, you will cry, and you will wildly disagree with some of our selections. (And yes, Point Break is a spiritual sports movie.)

Unofficial sponsor: Doctors without Borders

What do MLMs, sports, and The Count of Monte Cristo have in common? Find out by listening to this lively episode with Dave and Rhett.

7 min: Blue collar worker in Silicon Valley

13 min: Dave's career path (and a Simpson's call back)

19 min: Take down of Multi-level Marketing schemes! Must listen.

46 min: Dave is into sports. Welcome!

1 hour: The Edmond Dantes Syndrome

1:10: Management tactics (mission statements work!)

1:15: Halloween prep - The Call of Cthulhu

Unofficial sponsor of the week: Khan Academy

Esteemed author Nathan Tanner joins Rhett to talk about his book Not Your Parents Workplace and a lively career discussion ensues. Here is a rough list of topics covered:

0-6 min: Dr. Dre - Apple employee

7 min: Nathan's book, advice for students, investment banking, the financial crisis

35 min: What to do when laid off

43 min: Going back to get an MBA, i-banking to HR switch. Reid's book

52 min: Advice on whether or not to get an MBA

1hr6: Kobe Bryant (I can't believe Kobe made an appearance on my pod), and some Jimmer hope

1hr15: Books - Shoe Dog, Jordan Rules, How to Measure Your Life

1hr20: Work/life balance

1hr25: Why podcasting

Unofficial sponsor this week: National Breast Cancer Fund