We stand on the shoulders of giants, and one of the best ways to enjoy the view is to look back to the brilliant things they've said and contemplate how to apply those thoughts to our current situation. Whether from essays or military strategies or blockbuster movies, great quotes are there to help us become smarter, happier, and richer.

• (4:25 ) "If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success."
• (12:08) "Plans are worthless, but planning is everything."
• (17:25) "Leadership is not about invoking rank; leadership is about seeing clearly what must be done, taking action, and inspiring others to join you in throwing their energies’ full force into the task. "
• (21:39) "At the end of the day, it's really about results."
• (29:59) "Win the crowd and you will win our freedom." 

Host: David Gardner Producer: Rick Engdahl

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This month we spent some time looking back to the past in order to have a better view of the future. But our mailbag brings it all to the here and now! 

• (6:50) Trust is the Coin of the Realm
• (11:49) A Dismal Performance
• (18:42) The Trouble with Hindsight
• (34:01) Navigating the GKC
• (49:23) Dialing in your Sleep Number

Companies Discussed: AMZN,  FVRR, LMND, CRWD, TCEHY, TDOC, FSLY, AMD, NVDA, TTD

Host: David Gardner Guests: Jim Mueller, David Kretzmann Producer: Rick Engdahl

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C. Thi Nguyen is back with David to discuss some of their all time favorite board and role playing games, along with some thoughts about ranking systems, scoring mechanics, and online recipes.

Host: David Gardner Guest: C. Thi Nguyen Producer: Rick Engdahl

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Games can be good or bad. Or evil. Or stupid. But what happens when we apply the artificial constraints of game design to real world discourse? Philosophy professor C. Thi Nguyen is here to deepen our understanding of games and raise a few flags about the gamification of everyday life.

• (6:21) Definition of a game
• (23:42) Games as art in the medium of agency
• (37:04) Should games be fun?
• (47:37) Gaming in the real world, from Twitter to GPAs
• (1:05:12) The game of investing
• (1:18:45) Buy Sell or Hold

Host: David Gardner Guest: C. Thi Nguyen Produceer: Rick Engdahl

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On this podcast we never repeat ourselves. On this podcast we never repeat... Oh alright, we sometimes repeat ourselves. But only to bring back important stories and lessons from the past that might otherwise be forgotten.

• (4:55) Establish your Sleep Number
• (12:48) Fools on The View
• (20:55) Buy High and Never Sell
• (25:43) Of Killers and Kings
• (30:20) Act Upon your Youthful Dreams

Companies discussed: SBUX, NVDA, NFLX

Host: David Gardner Producer: Rick Engdahl

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Seems like only yesterday we were traveling back in time. Wait a minute... maybe it was yesterday. Maybe it is yesterday! In any case, we're back in our time machines again, so rev up the Delorean, close the phone booth, and adjust your sonic screwdriver — we're looking back on some essays from yesteryear and seeing what they can teach us today.

• (4:42) A 14-Bagger's 14 Lessons
• (13:48) Two Small Innovations
• (20:27) Miss Chipotle Regrets?
• (33:23) The Beating Heart of Rule Breakers

Companies Discussed: DIS, ADBE, CMG, TSLA, SSYS, PRLB

Host: David Gardner Producer: Rick Engdahl 

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The market is up in 2023! Of course less than a month in, that's not very meaningful. But still, we can embrace some optimism for the year. More importantly, we can remember that what really matters are the decades ahead.

• (8:55) Spelling out some gift ideas
• (15:05) Pros and cons of smart hydration
• (20:27) Dollar-cost averaging in a bear market
• (34:34) XPEL experience
• (46:10) Stock graphs: YTD vs All view
• (50:48) Poem: Make it Last
• (55:23) 5 Stocks that Spark Joy sailing to Foolhalla

Stocks Mentioned: AMZN, AAPL DIS, ETSY, XPEL, TSLA

Host: David Gardner Guest: Auri Hughes Producer: Rick Engdahl

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Time to check the scoreboard again on two of our 5-stock samplers. It's been a rough market this last year, but we're in it for longer than that, Fool! Some stocks that seem to have been crushed recently look a lot better if you just step back a few years. Some of them.

• (13:07) 5 Stocks Rolled Up at Random
• (30:54) 5 Stocks that Spark Joy

Stocks Mentioned: AAPL, TEAM, SEDG, SBUX, TDOC, AMZN, ETSY, TSLA, DIS

Host: David Gardner Guests: Sanmeet Deo, Asit Sharma Producer: Rick Engdahl

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Sit back and take a load off, let me tell you a story. Better yet, let's have some friends around to tell five stories. Stock stories. Full of ups and downs, lessons from history, hopes for the future... it's all there for the learning!

• (5:45) You Dropped Out of Harvard For THIS? 
• (13:58) Discover My Biggest Winning Stock!
• (22:15) Better Late Than Never
• (34:00) Changing the World Is Hard
• (45:50) Listen to, and Learn from, The Market Cap Game Show

Stocks Mentioned: CPNG, XPEL, MSFT, RDFN, SAM Host: David Gardner Guests: Rick Munarriz, Auri Hughes, Alyce Lomax, Jim Mueller Producer: Rick Engdahl

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We're kicking off 2023 looking back, looking forward, looking outward, and looking past the same old blues. It's a new year, Fools — let's make it ever better!

• (3:18) Old: Tesla beats Ford
• (12:32) New: Cool stuff
• (23:29) Borrowed: Completing Capitalism
• (29:38) Blue: Reaching past peak polarization

Stocks mentioned: TSLA, F, DUO

Host: David Gardner Producer: Rick Engdahl

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