403 PODCAST: Recent Episodes
Brett Prokopchuk
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Ep 16
Current Events -Economy & Stock market -Stocks, market down, possible market correction change? -Possible crash next winter / year? -Shortage of goods at the moment, lumber prices way up, home prices way up, food way up. -Oil at High -Crypto Visa cards -House mortgages at all-time low, many people in bidding wars to buy houses -RBC/YD/CIBC profits up 100% at the moment -US pipeline hackers shutdown -Current Canadian inflation rate at 3.4% -Feds in both Canada & USA printing % currently. -Covid-19 Pandemic re-opening -Vaccinations -Worlds opening back up slowly -Vaccinations now more widely accessible within Canada -Future Travel plans? -Some under developed countries, vaccines arrive as late as late 2024 -Is the fax poisonous? Entire Canadian Army Vaccinated. -Geopolitics -100K Russian soldiers on Ukraine Border -China jets buzzing Taiwan -China merchant ships tethered together in islands in South China Sea, not just basses but many ships tethered up in mass over multiple locations claims to islands & reefs. -Canadian Politics -250+ Native children remains found in mass grave at residential school in Kamloops -Keystone XL pipeline officially cancelled, investors pulled out. -Israel / Palestinian conflict, Gaza bombing.
0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:04 - Jay-Z & NFT Memes, Album NFTs/Royalties
0:07:15 - Stocks up, Market Corrections, Overinflated Canadian Housing Market
0:15:40 - Living Pay cheque to Pay cheque, Canada Banks, Covid Relief, TFSAs & Capital Gains.
0:20:00 - Intermission
0:24:40 - Inflation, Printing Money, Millennials & Wealth Gap
0:29:30 - COVID 3rd Wave, Vaccinations, Canada Vaccine Rollout, No Masks AB, Travel Post Covid
0:40:00 - Crypto, RSPs, Alternative Income, Shitcoins
0:44:00 - Global Vaccine Rollout, Conspiracy’s, Life without stress
0:46:00 - Geopolitics, China, Russia/Ukraine, Israel
0:51:30 – Closing Gratitude
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Ep 15
Random Internet Grab Bag – Current Online Events:
-Netflix: Bigfoot Family Conundrum -Alberta Conservatives/Jason Kenny War Room -O&G, Bigfoot, Netflix, Anti environmentalism -Tax payer dollars at work
-Space Jam 2: Rabbit Tits -Cartoon Sexuality -Internet rage, arguments, fan boys -Memes, LeBron James, basketball -Trump Supporters = Lola Bunny Connection??
-Dr. Seuss: Racism -Republican rage, cancel culture allegations -Children’s literature, racial undertones -Various title removals -Ted Cruz Charity
-NFTS Digital Art -Cyber art on Blockchain, encrypted -NFT: “Non Fungible Token” -Drawings/art/music/brain info/tweets/vids/gifs encrypted, ownership of original proven through Blockchain -Art e-wallet similar to crypto? -$400k digital furniture, $500k random nyan cat meme -Traditional Artists against ownership, galleries, etc -ART IS FOR EVERYONE
-Crypto -Emerging crypto markets, smaller alternative cryptocurrencies, Cardano, Doge, LITE coins, PI, majority of coins on the rise. -Ethereum 100x rise? -Bitcoin $100K/Coin, Bitcoin sucks compared to others, Bitcoin cash, SE Asia street vendors accepting cryptocurrencies, long transfer times, BIG FEES! -PI $10/coin Back trading, estimates up to $200/coin after joining Blockchain. -Stock market slump last 2 weeks, will it rebound?
-Only Fans -Self-Monetization, cams, pics, vids, pornography -Alternative incomes, Passive incomes, BIG $ to be made -Changing career landscapes -Tax season, online income, getting dinged
-Stock Market Slump/Crypto Dump -DIY Investing, Win or Lose, there’s always more $ to be made in future trades -Crypto Volatility -Financial freedom, happiness, success -Cryptocurrency infancy, asset appreciation -Online perks, boosts, free crypto, crypto rewards -Federal Reserve hacked -Paying w/ BTC, QR codes, Blockchain lag -All time highs, market collapse, financial bubbles
0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:37 - Alberta CPC, Jason Kenny Gov’t War Room: Netflix Bigfoot Family
0:06:00 - Space Jam 2: Cartoon Rabbit Tits
0:10:25 - Dr. Seuss, Republicans, Racism, Cancel Culture
0:16:20 - NFT’s, Blockchain, Digital Art, Art Ownership
0:28:18 - Only Fans, Self-Monetization, Alternative/Passive Income
0:33:50 - Internet Disclaimer: Non Expert Commentary, Internet Fact Check
0:35:19 – Lasagne Questionnaire: Quick Math
0:40:28 – Stock Market Slump/Crypto Dump
1:05:41 – Manifestation: Take Risk, Reap the Benefit.
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Ep 14
DIY Investments: Mushrooms, Crypto Currency, FOREX/Gold, Real Estate
The Side Hustle Episode
-Self Branding/Networking -Power of self marketing, create an online product: YOU as an employee or Brand. -Social media, YouTube, Tic Toc, podcasts
-Mushrooms -Legalized USA/CAN for medical use, recreational to come? $SHRM & other mushroom stocks now listed on TSX/Stock market charts. $PSYK -Mushrooms, MDMA used for psychological healing, PTSD, Depression, Addiction with good results! -Calls to decimalize all drugs in Canada? Oregan?
-Crypto Currency: The FUTURE OF MONEY?! -Some say crypto is dead, others day its only the beginning -Bitcoin stock bubble missed, but room for future currencies coming now -Ethereum (open source), XRP (Chinese Bitcoin equivalent), PI, Ripple, etc -Mining crypto, DOGE coin??
-FOREX/Day Trading, FOREX & Gold seem stable, many people now day trading, Some earners as high as $500-$1200/Day, TFSA Tax free loophole, e/transfer trading profits from broker straight to TFSA or Mortgage tax free.
0:00:00 – Intro
0:00:42 – Current COVID Situation, Vaccines & Disease Transmission
0:13:23 – Ep 14 DIY Investing, Lockdown, Remote Work, Self Branding
0:25:05 – Mushroom $tocks, Investing, Drug Decriminalization, Psychedelic Healing
0:43:10 – Crypto Currencies, E-Currency Future Prophecies, Crypto Mining.
0:58:10 – Day Trading, FOREX/Gold, EV Vehicles, Crypto, TFSA’s/Mortgage Tax Free
1:05:30 – Real Estate Investing, Basement Suites, Rentals, Air B&B
1:10:20 – Closing Gratitude: Side Hustles & DIY Investing
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Ep 13
2020 Year End Review
-2020: Pandemic Panic?. Possibly worst year on modern record???
-Difficult times for modern human, but not as hard as hardships of the past? 20 century? ww1/2, revolutions, hunger, nukes, etc
-Have we done the right thing? Could we have done different? -COVID deaths: Real # vs # people died with COVID in system.
-People dying of lockdown? Depression, Social Isolation, suicide, drug overdose off the charts etc
-Hard economic times ahead even after virus, years to repair damage, people losing houses/jobs/whole industries, USA homeless numbers/tents way up
-Bullshit politics/rules/hypocritical govt.
-COVID in Prison, not enough done to protect prisoners.
-What have we learned from 2020? Lessons to be applied to future. -How to prepare yourself for future pandemics, lockdowns, etc
-Podcast as a digital medium, how to podcast during lockdowns, open information long format conversation, what can you do to get into podcast game? (& Survive lockdowns).
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Ep 12
POLITICS!
-TRUMP VS BIDEN -Both shit, lies, fake information -Who will win? -2 party’s, same shit over & over? -Difference of opinions, politics, war policy’s, spending etc? -Has economy actually been better under trump?
-Current USA situation.....
-Disinformation, new tactics in warfare and politics. -Fake news, deep fake, etc etc
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Ep 11
Books/Films/Comics/ Fave Pop Culture.
-80’s/90’s Films -Whats your fave 80’s/90’s films? -Cult Films? Warriors, Evil Dead, Clerks, etc
My Fave 80’s/90’s Films -Starwars, Blade Runner, Indiana Jones, Aliens, Terminator, John Carpenter: The Thing/Escape from New York etc, Predator 1, Total Recall, Jurassic Park, -70’s Films, The Warriors, Sergio Leone Westerns, The Longest Day, Kung Fu: Bruce Lee/Jackie Chan. -Contemporary, Stand Alone Starwars Series, Mad MAX, Lord of the Rings
-Classic Films Vs New Films? -Special effects? -Smoke, Fire/Explosions, Lasers, Props/Vehicles, Stunts.
*The right amount of CGI & Analog Prop Mix, ex. Classic Starwars etc
-Models, Miniatures / Macrotures, Starwars, Lord of the Rings, etc.
-Books
-Fave Genre of Novel? -My fave: -Alternative History, Non Fiction/History. -Dystopian, 1984, Brave New World, The Road etc.
-Fave Genre of Graphic Novel/Comics? Fave Series? -My fave Series: -Walking Dead, DMZ, Scalped, Northlanders, Hellboy, Metal Gear Solid: Ashley Wood, Sin City, Manga: Akira, Ghost in the Shell.
-My Fave Genre: -Sci-fi, Historical, Alternative History, Dystopian
-Online Comics, Ebooks (Audio Book), Ebook readers. -Do you use such device? Value there?
*What is the future of Text & Graphic Content?
-Fave Pulp Culture? Is that a word? 🤦🏻♂️
BIG 1-0!! DOUBLE DIGITS!! Ep 10
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Superstitions, Ghosts, Experiences, & The Paranormal!
-Do you believe in ghosts? -Have you had a ghost or supernatural experience? -If your wife told you she saw a ghost would you believe her? -Ghosts, Spirits, Abandoned Places, Sounds/Screams, Underground places, Hospitals, Adams Family style houses, Ghost Ships, Orb Lighting/St. Almos Fire
-Do you believe in superstitions? -Friday 13 -Horseshoes -4 Leaf Clover -Good Luck/Bad Luck -Karma/Pay it forward
-Does fate exist? Can we change our fate?
-Would you spend the night in a “haunted” house? (NO LOL)
-Do you think psychics are real? Telepathy, remote viewing, Manchurian Candidate / Total Recall, Minority Report, Jolly West/CIA/Acid/MK Ultra
-Uwiji Boards -Psychics, -Tarot Cards -Shamans, Bush & Plant Medicine
-Psychedelics / Visions, Mushrooms, DMT Experiences ````
Ep 9
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Aliens
-Do aliens exist? Why yes or no? -Have they visited earth?
-Do you think anything on earth was made by aliens? Ex: Stone Henge, Easter island -Do you believe in Area 51?
-If we made Contact with aliens today how do you think the world would react? Personal? Canada? USA? Europe? Religion?
-What’s the difference between super advanced aliens and god? -How advanced do you think the aliens could be?
-Do you believe in the Loch Ness monster? Big foot? Why?
Ep 8
403 PODCAST 2020 Mid-year Review
Anti Maskers, Post COVID Career Landscapes, Career Trends, Digital Work.
-Actions are now important on how they affect others, when people make choice now it is important to make decisions that help the betterment of the group and not be selfish. -Remote work proving to be showing higher productivity with less hours worked during workweek, however how can we pay bills with less $ earned? -Importance of Work fulfillment during COVID. -Moral dilemma: During COVID times, how to help others while allowing yourself to survive? -Kevin & Karen bullshit in the time of COVID, selfish hateful people. -Don’t forget about other important world issues that are often forgotten about and swept under rug during COVID. -If you are a realist during COVID times you may end up sounding pessimistic and negative mistakenly because the reality of situations you perceive seem negative all the time due to world events taking place atm. -Many common working class people out of work and $ during pandemic times in USA and some rich individuals &/or company’s are flourishing and increasing their wealth tenfold.
-BIG CHANGES – Post COVID Career Landscape: Long term implications of societal change. -Post Pandemic landscape probably will have higher health and cleanliness standards.
-Digital Nomads, Future Jobs, Content Creators, Business/IT jobs, work spaces for digital workers: Phuket/Chiang Mai Thailand, Canggu Bali, Malaysia, Remote work seems more stable in pandemic times. -School system needs re-adjustment, masks, distancing, smaller classes, more $ and resources for teachers instead of budget cuts. -Online learning will continue to take place into future, but what will the student have to do or change in their way of learning? Are proper structures in place? We are becoming more technology dependent now.
-How important is work fulfillment during pandemic hard work landscape? Proper work & life balance.
-Work zoom meeting / online shenanigans, annoying work chat groups, WhatsApp, etc
-Importance of mental health and breaks during pandemic times. -Certain post COVID successful businesses have shown to be very lucrative, some jobs evolved with changing times, such as restaurants doing takeout/delivery only have done very well financially, other companies that have not changed have shutdown indefinitely. -IT/Tech: The Future of jobs, currently in high demand, lower background requirements, good wages, low overhead invested workstation wise, easy work during Lockdown scenarios. -Noticeable societal changes / social behavior taking place within yourself or close social circles? Phone/ZOOM/Messenger type Apps: Cyber Socializing.
-Will you go to crowded places again later into Post COVID times?
-Value of Home Life, Personal Life, Family, Hobbies/Interests, grateful to have it as good as we do in these hard times. Some people elsewhere in world much worse off then we are currently.
EP 7 403 PODCAST
COVID19 – Societal Changes
-Traditional Jobs Disappearing, but new careers are being born. -Many traditional office & computer jobs going remote. Work remotely from home. Remote work appears to be stable and safe from problems such as pandemics. -Cheaper to buy online vs on street as more demand pushes online shopping such as Amazon to compete for lower prices. -Some jobs stayed busy during COVID such as IT/Tech, Essential/City Service such as Firefighter, Military, Nurse, Teacher, but many went away. Some jobs who work in small numbers such as IT or Geomatics/Surveying were quite busy hiring for 2020 season. -AB economy not right since drop in O&G prices back in 2015. Better years but never fully recovered, COVID acts like last nail in the coffin. -Carbon % ratio growth same as countries GDP % ratio growth, 1:1. -Offices/Communal work spaces disappearing from the industry space. -Tech analysts say jobs who are functioning fine online will stay online once pandemic is finished. -Many millennial age people seem fine staying at home and saving $ as most seem to be doing that anyways. -Do research on COVID Loans & Gov’t “Free Money” as some fine print have tax being paid back at later date. -Trudeau's plan to clean up old wellheads with taxpayer $ is “Creating” jobs, sounds shady, does not put tradesman, tradesman management, rope access, NDT, other blue collar workers back to work.
Ep 6 - Tattoos! ♥️ PART A: Sarah Leavey, Working Artist @sodaaliciouss. PART B: Jacob Burley, Tattoo Collector. ARTIST SHOUTOUTS: @aailyrosetattoos @mileskanne @tripptattoo @mrlauder @mrlucasford @ryangagnetattoo @jaybreentattooer @caspermugridge @logan1184 How many Tattoos do you have? -What age did you start liking tattoos? -What age did you get your first tattoo? -Future ink plans? Images you want? How many? Lots??
What images do you have depicted in your own tattoos? -What images do you want for future ink? -What images do you dislike? Styles? Hipsters? Fake sailors? -What ever happened to bad tribal tattoos? Barbwire is in!
What is your fave style of tattoos? -What style do you dislike? -Fave artists? Shoutouts?
Have you ever had a bad experience with tattoos? -Experience with bad artists? Skill or attitude? -What is the worst tattoo you have ever seen?
How do you feel tattoos have changed modern culture? -Stigma? -Socially acceptable? -Gang affiliation & other stereotypes? Latino, Slavic, Asian Gangs? -Attitude towards tattoos, heavy tattoos in the future?
Would you ever tattoo again? -Shop or at home for hobby or cash? -Machine? Sticknpoke?
Are tattoos real art?
History of tattoos? -Cool stories? -Vikings? -Tribal societies?
Any advice to people who are new to tattooing?
403 Podcast Ep 4 Tech - Phones, Communication, Data Collection, Jobs
Phones!
What is the Power of the phone and its role in current society? Tool for future development of societal endeavours.
Changes in societal behaviour due to phone tech & usage? Dating, socializing, communications, education, and jobs all based off phone user experiecne.
Can phones help business? Jobs, Marketing, Management, Company growth, Online business, Power of social media reach.
Mass data collection? Spying, Censorship, surveillance.
China Tech Huawei: Powerful phone hardware technology, Powerful government initiatives. Data collection and government interference. Chinese Model: Gov’t + Business = Data Sharing.
Apple Encryption, Privacy, User data security.
403 Podcast Ep 3 Mental Health
What is your experience with Mental Health? Relationships, Family, Co-workers?
Have you personally dealt with depression, and/or suicide?
What is the state of Mental Health in western societies?
Why do people from less developed countries/ lower living standards exhibit less Mental Health symptoms?
Do we need to struggle more in western societies to regain our strength in Mental Health?
403 PODCAST Ep. 2 Media & Entertainment
What role has media & entertainment played in your life?
Traditional role of the media was information, modern role of media is mostly entertainment.
Social Media? Good or Bad?
Favourite content providers? -Why? Youtube, Netflix, etc.
Favourite series?
How did Youtube & social media change the game? -Thoughts on the future of both?
Are we moving away from media ownership? -Thoughts on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Steam games, etc.
What is the future of VR? -Societal changes due to VR. -“Ready Player One”: Are we there now?
Closing thoughts on VR, Tech, Media & Entertainment.
403 Podcast SPECIAL GERM EPISODE!! 🦠🩺🔬🧻 COVID19 Global Pandemic Current situation: -What can be done to stop spread of infection? -What can a individual person do to prepare? -Is enough being done? Canada: -Is Canadian Government reaction enough to stop the pandemic? -Steps leading to current situation? Too slow response time? -Too many people ignoring social isolation rules? -Why are people so selfish culturally? -Police & Military Action Pending? Marshall law? Quarantine Enforcement? -Future situation thoughts? -State of Economy? Recession/Depression imminent? -Will Canada begin to look like China and/or Europe? South Korea & Taiwan Response: -Why so effective? -Should we use as model for our own system to fight disease? China Response: -Brutal, totalitarian, but highly effective. -Should the West use such a response? -Lasting effects on China? -Information Control, even people un Wuhan don’t know all the facts. Safety & Survival Prep: -Are you safe? -How to stay healthy? -Exercise, Diet, Supplements in boosting immune system. -Are PPE, mask, gloves, hand washing, social distancing, effective? -Is your house prepped? -Value of food, water, medicine, camping & survival gear -Do you have a “Worst Case” plan? *Gun Sales: -Overblown or wise? -High purchase rate of Shotguns, Buckshot/Slug ammo, low ammo supply chain. -Will a gun save you in a destabilized society?
MODERN EDUCATION: WHAT THEY DON'T TEACH YOU IN SCHOOL! Our experience & thoughts on success in Education & Work. Is modern education worth the cost $ ? Why people with degrees are not Working ? Online Course's: Worth it? Is the European System good for us? Value of multiple languages, do we need to speak more? Would you ever study abroad? Starting school as a mature student? Value of school & work experience together on resume.