The Accutron Show

Every day we are overwhelmed by words like metaverse, cryptocurrency, web3, and much more that have to do with a whole alternate reality, with its own ecosystem. Our hosts talk to Brycent, recognized as the most notable NFT gamer in the world, content creator and Co-Founder and CEO of Loot Squad, a web3 gaming organization; and Joey Brander, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of First Serve Partners, a venture capital firm with a focus on emerging industries and emerging generations. Together they explore the complex world of cryptocurrency, gaming, and the multiverse. Tune in and let your avatar be the star.

Episode Highlights

6:40 A lot of people fail to realize that the real infrastructural play here is the introduction of finance to a ton of gamers who for the most part are not really keen to understand financial intelligence, saving, and investing. When you play these web3 video games, of course, there is the ability to earn, but when I jumped on this last Apri I learned things I never touched on before like staking, risk management, the importance of APR; you create your own wallet, which means creating your own banking system for the centralized world. 

22:30 Now gamers are valuing their time, their attention, their energy, and their input over just the entertainment aspect, and entertainment in every gaming industry will come anyway.

28:00 I would consider Twitter as the new oratory cycle of the metaverse where you connect socially. And even though they are derived from web2, they focus a lot of their energy on building a lot of web3 features and capabilities.

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In this special episode dedicated to history, our hosts talk to writer, historian, and lifelong clock enthusiast, David Rooney, about how the meaning, perception, and use of time have changed since its creation. Together they also discuss Rooney's latest book About Time: A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks, captivating, surprising history of timekeeping and how it has shaped our world.

Episode Highlights

8:22 There is something about the devices that move, which act as replicas of the moving planets, the heavenly bodies and the human body. Maybe I’m being too romantic about that; some think that there is something about mechanical watches that makes them alive. 

25:40 A British house builder in 1905 had the moral urge to get people out of bed early in the morning; the way to solve the problem for him was to change the hands of clocks and watches for a quarter of the population of Earth, which we still do today twice a year. 

27:45 Every clock or watch is important to somebody. There are some of course which the wold finds important; but what about those cheap clocks bought in the 30’s? Each have a story that is powerful for the people that owned them.

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Award-winning actor Alessandro Nivola, star of the HBO production "The Many Saints of Newark" is the featured guest of this episode of The Accutron Show. Together with our hosts, Alessandro talks about his career, his experience in shooting in pandemic times and the future of the movie industry. Will we keep going to the movie theaters? What makes really a difference in movies and/or TV series today? Alessandro gives his point of view based on his impressive experience that is only going to get brighter. Tune in and enjoy the show.

Episode Highlights

16:00 Some people think that the pandemic sped up the process of people not going to the movies. Watching movies at home has become the new normal. To be the bigger question is not the format of where you are watching it, how these things are made. 

25:00 I never had a breakthrough role, something that defined my career and that's can be a blessing or a curse. There is a huge variety in my career by nothing that would make a person recognize me. 

33:00 In the 60s and 70s, there was a messy aesthetic, it was all very rough around the edges, there was a feeling in the way movies were made and the way stories were told that were very realistic. Now there are teams of people removing digital blemishes on actors' faces, which makes everything look not real.

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When impresario Norman Granz launched Verve Records in late 1955, he couldn’t have come up with a better word connoting vigor, spirit and enthusiasm in the jazz world. By launching the careers of artists such as, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Stan Getz, Bill Evans, Billie Holiday, and Oscar Peterson, among others the groundbreaking Verve Records has brought “The Jazz Of America” into millions of homes around the world. In this episode of The Accutron Show, our hosts talk to James Krents, Executive Vice President of Verve Records about the "meaning" and evolution of jazz from its roots until today.

Episode HIghlights

5:58 Music is being consumed more than ever. For the younger generations, music is a bit periferal, they listen to it while they are doing other things. While in the past, listening to music was a primary activity, where you could also read the liner notes. 

22:40 This year and a half, its been very hard for jazz musicians to make a living. Without the live side, most of the artists cannot live off of the sale of their music. 

31:15 There are some many sites that explore the style of jazz iconic personalities like Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong and many more. These artists gave a lot of importance to their look and style.

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The Accutron Show welcomes the one and only, Katie Couric, to talk about her life, career, and controversial new memoir Going There. Katie and our hosts discuss how the role of the journalist and media has changed over the years with the progress of technology. From the fun anecdotes of the early days of her career to her personal and professional challenges, Katie takes us on a ride into her amazing life.

8:51 I'm still so surprised that people seem to be so astounded by the honesty of this book. Any memoir I've read, unless it's some sort of sanitized version of someone's life and more of a vanity project, is raw and is real and it talks about real things, real emotions, real challenges. 

27:35 What I tried to illustrate in the book is the evolution that I went through regarding a lot of individuals and this reckoning we had with the "Me Too" movement. 

42:07 We live in an era of alternative facts and it's not a good thing. I am interested in the so-called "cancel culture." Maybe I am naive to believe that a little grace can change people's minds.

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In this special episode of The Accutron Show, our hosts talk about space with one of the most famous astrophysicists in the world, Neil deGrasse Tyson. What does the future look like for space exploration programs? What's the truth about UFOs? And most importantly, what happened to Pluto? Neil talks about his new book Welcome To The Universe, in which he deep dives into some of the most puzzling questions about the universe. Tune in and journey into space with Accutron.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

7:00 We are still looking for other life forms. There are mainly two branches of exploration. Search for life at all, with rovers on Mars, the study of icy moons, etc. The other branch focuses on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. 

23:34 In the past 25 years a lot has happened in my life. I didn't seek fame or popularity. When I told people I was an astrophysicist, they used to ask me all these questions and I liked to monitor their reaction to the things I was relating to them. 

35:00 A new book has come out, a collaboration with two Princeton colleagues of mine, a pocket textbook that contains all of the things you want to know about space: Earth, time travel, multiverses, and much more.

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For this episode of The Accutron Show, our hosts talk to a true champion, Hope Solo, former goalkeeper for the United States women's national soccer team from 2000 to 2016, World Cup champion, and two-time Olympic gold medalist. Hope talks about the challenges of being a goalkeeper, the women's soccer scene in the U.S. today, and her charitable projects. She is regarded as one of the top female goalkeepers of all time and currently holds the U.S. record for most career 'clean sheets.' In this podcast, Hope's kind and determined spirit shines through the airwaves.

Episode Highlights

6:25 The World Cup is the biggest cup you can possibily win in your sport. The Olympics you feel like you are representing America, you feel so patriotic and you play for your country. 

19:44 I was the first athlete to file against my employer, the U.S. Soccer Federation under the Equal Pay Right in Title VII and to this day I am the only athlete that has an ongoing case in Federal Court. I wish I did it earlier. I didn't know my rights. That's why educating ourselves is the key. 

29:00 My father was homeless growing up, he lived on the streets of Seattle. To see the work of Street Soccer USA was inspiring, it changes lives, so I committed to it since the very moment I relalized how important it is what they are doing.

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Influencers have been redefining the way brands connect with their audience. However, their job is becoming more and more complex as social media platforms multiply and people's attention span shrinks to a few frames of a second. In this episode of The Accutron Show, our hosts meet with Leo Chan, lifestyle and travel influencer, and Creative Director of Levitate Style. Leo discusses how his personal experience and what it means to be influential today. From his past career in finance to his future project, tune in to learn more about this talented young man.

Episode Highlights

8:50 Before becoming an influencer, I was working in finance. My girfriend and I noticed the growth in popularity for travel and style accounts on Instagram and saw an opportunity for us. We already loved traveling and fashion; it was a hobby before turning it into a career.

23:55 As an influencer, you want to stay true to your audience. At times, I have had to turn down brands as they were not reflecting my personal style; I refused to work with a tobacco company as I don't want to promote smoking, and also a tourism board from a country that is against LGBTQ rights. So if I work with them what does it say about me as a person?

36:00 I like to reflect my personal style on my social media platform. I want to be real. I work with luxury brands, but also with very accessible ones, as fashion is for everyone

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Watchmaking legend Jean-Claude Biver, the wizard and mastermind behind the success of brands like Blancpain, Omega, and Hublot, joins this episode of The Accutron Show. Together with our hosts, Jean-Claude revisits key moments of his career and reveals how to give life to the soul of a watch. In a world dominated by rationality and technology, Jean-Claude Biver underlines the importance of dreams, spirituality, and love to make a difference in the luxury industry and in life. Tune into the journey with us.

Episode Highlights

11:00 I have always tried to put a soul into a product. Soul cannot come from a machine. The only way to infuse a soul into a product is through your hands, through your fingers and only human beings can give birth to something that has a soul. This also connects more with the person that wears the watch, it reminds us to dream. 

33:28 A few times, I would take my people at night to the village cemetery, to visit the hundreds of people that have dedicated their love, their passion, and parts of their life to the brand. Love leaves a trace, love never disappears. 

39:00 If God gave me the chance to have a second life, I would accept only if he gave me 100% the same life that I have lived. Otherwise, I would not accept the offer.

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The first special episode of this season of The Accutron Show is dedicated to innovation, one of four brand pillars together with space, design, and history of the Accutron brand. For the occasion, our hosts meet with world-renowned Chef and Restaurateur, Daniel Boulud, one of America's leading culinary authorities, to discuss how innovation is the key to continuing tradition in the future. Daniel recounts the turning points of his career and how he implements innovation into traditional French cuisine to craft a modern and unique experience. Sit at our table and join the conversation with one of the greatest chefs in the world.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

13:37 There are too many "best meals" in a person's life to choose only one. Many are memorable; to me a memorable meal is a memorable moment. A communion with friends and people you love. 

26:24 Innovation is a very flexible word. Not everyone sees it in the same way. For me, innovation is the evolution of tradition. When we create a new recipe I want to make sure that we have a foundation, and that foundation is traditional flavor, traditional technique; we create a code and from that code we build." 

39:20 The idea of "Le Pavillion" started 4 years ago, before the pandemic. The name pays homage to the French Pavillion of the 1939 World Fair; the restaurant defined fine dining in America until it closed in the early '70s. For me the name is synonymous with New York, French cuisine, and my background, it represents how much I know about the present and how much I know about the past.

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