Episodes
Sunday May 31, 2020
Fire Side-chat: (#9) Bitcoin
Sunday May 31, 2020
Sunday May 31, 2020
Once only known by cyber geeks and people that wanted to buy drugs online, Bitcoin is making it's case to become a legitimate alternative currency. In this Fire Side-chat, we'll dive into the history of Bitcoin and give it our best shot to explain how it works. We aren't computer programmers, but we'll attempt to play one in this week's Fire Side-chat. Enjoy!
Sunday May 24, 2020
John McAfee
Sunday May 24, 2020
Sunday May 24, 2020
You probably recognize his last name from the anti-virus software program that your computer constantly asks you to update. What you may not know is the story behind the man that created McAfee anti-virus software, John McAfee. From a brilliant mind and what his skills created for the computer world, to the insane stories of his life in a different country that led him to be an international fugitive, this episode of AHC Podcast is sure to entertain and educate.
Cavendish, Marshall. “Inventors and Inventions.” Google Books, Google, 2008, books.google.com/books?id=YcPvV893aXgC&pg=PA1030#v=onepage&q&f=false.
Court. “John McAfee Flees U.S. for Alleged Crypto Tax Fraud.” Bitcoin News, 23 Jan. 2019, news.bitcoin.com/presidential-candidate-john-mcafee-flees-u-s-for-alleged-tax-fraud/.
Evans, Sophie Jane. “Gun-Toting Antivirus Fugitive John McAfee Claims Ex-Prostitute Wife Spied on Him for Crime Lords in First Interview since Arrest.” The Sun, The Sun, 7 Aug. 2019, www.thesun.co.uk/news/9631284/john-mcafee-claims-wife-spied-for-crime-lords-first-interview/.
Haig, Samuel. “Tax 'Fugitive' and Crypto Bull John McAfee Announces New Privacy Coin.” Cointelegraph, Cointelegraph, 14 Apr. 2020, cointelegraph.com/news/tax-fugitive-and-crypto-bull-john-mcafee-announces-new-privacy-coin.
“John McAfee.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 19 May 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McAfee.
Kelion, Leo. “John McAfee: Addict, Coder, Runaway.” BBC News, BBC, 11 Oct. 2013, www.bbc.com/news/technology-24441931.
Steinbuch, Yaron. “IRS Fugitive John McAfee Sent to UK after Stint in Dominican Jail.” New York Post, New York Post, 26 July 2019, nypost.com/2019/07/26/irs-fugitive-john-mcafee-sent-to-uk-after-stint-in-dominican-jail/.
View, Ali Raza, et al. “7 Things You Probably Didn't Know About John McAfee.” CryptoPotato, 5 Nov. 2019, cryptopotato.com/7-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-john-mcafee/.
“Who Is John McAfee? Everything You Need to Know.” Childhood, Life Achievements & Timeline, www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/john-mcafee-6497.php.
Sunday May 17, 2020
Crazy World Records
Sunday May 17, 2020
Sunday May 17, 2020
In this Fire Side-chat, we'll look at the history of the Guinness Book of World Records and some of the crazy records it contains. How many marshmallows could you eat in one minute? What do you think the loudest burp of all time is? We'll answer these questions and more in this entertaining episode.
Sunday May 10, 2020
Adam Neumann
Sunday May 10, 2020
Sunday May 10, 2020
Hello, Neumann… In this AHC episode, we are going to discuss the rise and fall of WeWork co-founder, Adam Neumann. Neumann set out to reinvent the workspace for the 21st century, and in the process, raised and then lost a whole bunch of investor money. But was WeWork his true passion? Or was it his desire to become the world’s first trillionaire? Or just maybe, the first person to live forever? We’ll dive into these questions and a whole lot more in this AHC Podcast.
“Adam Neumann.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 1 May 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Neumann.
Aydin, Rebecca. “The History of WeWork - from Its First Office in a SoHo Building to Pushing out CEO and Cofounder Adam Neumann.” Business Insider, Business Insider, 22 Oct. 2019, www.businessinsider.com/wework-ipo-we-company-history-founder-story-timeline-adam-neumann-2019-8.
Baram, Marcus. “7 Bizarre Things We Just Learned about WeWork's CEO.” Fast Company, Fast Company, 18 Sept. 2019, www.fastcompany.com/90406156/wework-ceo-adam-neumann-7-bizarre-things-we-just-learned.
Bertoni, Steven. “WeWork's $20 Billion Office Party: The Crazy Bet That Could Change How The World Does Business.” Forbes, Forbes Magazine, 26 Feb. 2018, www.forbes.com/sites/stevenbertoni/2017/10/02/the-way-we-work/#4d86e07c1b18.
Brown, Eliot. “How Adam Neumann's Over-the-Top Style Built WeWork. 'This Is Not the Way Everybody Behaves.'.” The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones & Company, 18 Sept. 2019, www.wsj.com/articles/this-is-not-the-way-everybody-behaves-how-adam-neumanns-over-the-top-style-built-wework-11568823827.
Hanbury, Mary. “'My Superpower Is Change': The Cult of WeWork Was Laid Bare in a Revealing Interview with CEO Adam Neumann.” Business Insider, Business Insider, 15 May 2019, www.businessinsider.com/cult-of-wework-laid-bare-in-a-revealing-interview-with-adam-neumann-2019-5.
Jr., Tom Huddleston. “How WeWork's Infamous Co-Founder Adam Neumann Just Lost His Billionaire Status.” CNBC, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2020, www.cnbc.com/2020/04/02/softbank-pulls-deal-costing-weworks-adam-neumann-nearly-1-billion.html.
Khan, Roomy. “Adam Neumann Needs To Be Held Accountable. Is There A Case For Minority Shareholders And Employees?” Forbes, Forbes Magazine, 24 Oct. 2019, www.forbes.com/sites/roomykhan/2019/10/22/adam-neumann-needs-to-be-held-accountable-is-there-a-case-for-minority-shareholders-and-employees/#68f1642a549c.
Kosoff, Maya. “How WeWork Became the Most Valuable Startup in New York City.” Business Insider, Business Insider, 22 Oct. 2015, www.businessinsider.com/the-founding-story-of-wework-2015-10.
Kulwin, Noah. “The Extremely Bad Vibes of Adam Neumann.” The Outline, The Outline, 19 Sept. 2019, theoutline.com/post/7982/adam-neumann-wework-absurd.
Leskin, Paige. “The Career Rise and Fall of Adam Neumann, the Controversial WeWork Cofounder.” Business Insider, Business Insider, 2 Apr. 2020, www.businessinsider.com/wework-ceo-adam-neumann-bio-life-career-2019-8.
Lowrey, Annie. “Curse of the Cult of the Founder.” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 25 Sept. 2019, www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/09/curse-cult-of-the-founder/598753/.
Molla, Rani. “Why WeWork Founder Adam Neumann Is Getting $1.7 Billion to Leave the Company He Ran into the Ground.” Vox, Vox, 22 Oct. 2019, www.vox.com/recode/2019/10/22/20927188/wework-adam-neumann-payout-softbank-layoffs.
Nicolaou, Anna. “WeWork Cultivating 'Physical Social Network'.” Financial Times, 17 Mar. 2016, www.ft.com/content/f2e073a2-d0ef-11e5-831d-09f7778e7377.
Noto, Anthony. “WeWork CEO Owns Some Buildings WeWork Leases, Raising Conflict of Interest Concerns.” Bizjournals.com, 16 Jan. 2019, www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2019/01/16/wework-ceo-neumann-property-owned-ipo.html.
Wood, Charlie. “WeWork's Ex-CEO Adam Neumann Reportedly Plans to Sue SoftBank for Reneging on Its $3 Billion Share Deal.” Business Insider, Business Insider, 21 Apr. 2020, www.businessinsider.com/wework-ex-ceo-adam-neumann-reportedly-plans-softbank-lawsuit-2020-4
Sunday May 03, 2020
Fire Side-chat: (#7) 1-900 Numbers
Sunday May 03, 2020
Sunday May 03, 2020
In the 80's and 90's, 1-900 numbers filled the airwaves with promises of things like live chatting with your favorite superstar, finding "love" over the phone, or getting past that tricky board on Zelda. They also caused parents lots of money and grief with the phone bills that came with it. In the latest installment of our Fire Side-chats, we'll dive into the weird underworld of the 900 number and it's eventual disappearance.