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What's up with Ponzi schemes?
We delve into a little of history of Ponzi schemes, plus some details on the more notable ones with--as always--some worthwhile distractions.
Sources:
Websites:
How a Top Secret SEAL Team 6 Mission Into North Korea Fell Apart
NYT: Trump Tests the Limits of His Power With a New Airstrike
SEC: Ponzi Scheme
Wikipedia:
Recursive islands and lakes
Ponzi Scheme
List of Ponzi schemes
Charles Ponzi
Sarah Howe (fraudster)
Towers Financial Corporation
Saradha Group financial scandal
Madoff investment scandal
In our inaugural episode, Kacy asks "What are the important volcanoes I should know about?" The question that inspired our podcast!
Chris walks through a little background on volcanoes--What they are, how they work, what happens when they go boom--and then we dive into seven of the most interesting volcanoes in human history.
Sources:
Books:
The Path Between the Seas, David McCullough
Websites:
US Geological Survey: About Volcanoes
Wikipedia:
Volcano
Supervolcano
Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD
1815 eruption of Mount Tambora
1883 eruption of Krakatoa
1902 eruption of Mount Pelée
1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens
Armero Tragedy
2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull
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Have you ever wanted to know something you're too busy to learn? Have we got a podcast for you!
Kacy Jo is a busy orthopaedic surgeon with lots of questions about lots of topics--What are…
Chris is a busy stay-at-home parent who loves trivia and fritters away his little free falling into Wiki holes.
Every episode, Chris researches and teaches Kacy Jo about something she's always wanted to know about (or maybe something she just thought about in the OR).