AlexCast: Recent Episodes
Alex Behrens
10 minutes of updates on whatever news, information or other random bits of knowledge I've encountered on any given weekday. For people named Lynn and Lynn adjacent individuals mostly.
Great Axios Chicago map and analysis of who won which wards in the first round: https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2023/03/02/chicago-mayoral-election-results-by-ward-2023
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2022 Tax Income Brackets: https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/taxes/federal-income-tax-brackets
I might have something to say. Also I've been busy at the job I do for money.
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Alexcast for Jan 30, 2023, brief look at the federal budget and the bachelor episode from last night
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https://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-budget/introduction-to-the-federal-budget-process
https://www.nationalpriorities.org/budget-basics/federal-budget-101/spending/
Alexcast for Jan 30, 2023, listener feedback
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Topics
- Janet Yellen’s actual jobs
- Costs of a pony
- Turns out ta-ta is British slang
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Cat report - visits from all three today
- Stitch: visit with a cat trap
- Sammy: visit with a nap
- Orange: started with a nap in the dark bedroom, then a visit, then nap on the couch in sunroom
Alexcast for Jan 27, 2023, economics week in review
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Topics
- GDP report
- More earnings
- More layoffs
- Fedwatch Tool
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Cat report - visits from all three today
- Stitch: visit, but parked on the kitchen counter
- Sammy: brief visit
- Orange: one visit with some time spent on the desk during a call, then nap on radiator
Alexcast for Jan 26, 2023, solar panel power generation.
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Topics
- Our situation
- Quick reminder on solar panels, how they work
- Net metering explainer
- Wikipedia article
- Which states offer net metering
- Potential future topic, power generation by state
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Cat report
- Stitch: Several visits, got a snug with some purring
- Sammy: No visits
- Orange: Various sleeping positions, couch in sunroom, near my feet and some vomiting
Alexcast for Jan 25, 2023, judicial philosophies in the US and elsewhere.
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Topics
- Judicial philosophies
- Originalism
- Living constitution
- Legal structures in other countries such as Israel and the UK
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Cat report - spent most of the day together on the couch in the sun room
- Stitch: One visit with floofy meows
- Sammy: no visits, but did sit at the top of the stairs to the basement and meowed
- Orange: spent the day sleeping on the bed, rotated occasionally
Alexcast for,Jan 24, 2023, what’s a financial advisor for?
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Topics
- Night one of the bachelor
- Today: Financial advisors, what and why
- What is a fiduciary - CFPB
- Nerd Wallet - Fiduciary explanation
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Cat report - spent most of the day together on the couch in the sun room
Alexcast for,Jan 23, 2023, listener feedback
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Topics
- Listener feedback, Kristie and Jane Consumer
- Tuesday: Financial advisors
- Wednesday: Judicial philosophies
- Thursday: Some power talk
- Friday: Economics week in review
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Cat report - slow day in cat
- Stitch: late day visit
- Sammy: no visits but had a brief fight with stitch in the sun room
- Orange: spent the day sleeping on the bed, in a dark room, dropped in during an interview but didn’t announce himself
Alexcast for,Jan 20, 2023, economics week in review
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Topics
- Bank earnings
- Retail sales
- P&G earnings
- Debt ceiling
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Cat report - visits from all three today
- Stitch: several visits with some belly action
- Sammy: no visits
- Orange: also several visits with tiny meows, time on the newspaper and on the shelf
Alexcast for Jan 19, 2023, today some talk on local governments
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Topics
- Federal, state and local divisions
- Classifications vary in every state
- Wisconsin specific stuff
- Wisconsin classes
- Administrative divisions
- Wisconsin rules regulating town divisions
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Cat report - visits from all three today
- Stitch: several cries for attention and burb watch
- Sammy: spent a good amount, including sleeping on a box
- Orange: one visit with some tiny meows
Alexcast for Jan 18, 2023, today some talk on HOAs
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Topics
- HOAs, what is it again?
- Illinois rules and FAQ
- Florida surfside condo collapse
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Cat report
- Stitch: Got into some fights with the orange and Sammy
- Sammy: brief visit during a fight
- Orange: several visits, spent some time sitting on the newspaper
Alexcast for Jan 17, 2023, today some accounting talk
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Topics
- Correction from yesterday’s episode on Bachelor schedule
- Accounting talk
- GAAP principles
- Internal and external accounting
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Cat report
- Stitch: spent some time watching me brush my teeth and came in for a belly show early morning
- Sammy: zero visits
- Orange: sleeping on couch
Alexcast for Jan 16, 2023, all audio feedback episode.
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Topics
- Lynn: Earnings reports, wtf? What’s cash on hand? GAAP vs Non-GAAP?
- Kristie (1): Episode suggestions: bachelors ranking, health benefits on sleeping with socks, fridge spelling, what’s up with HOAs?
- Kristie (2): Local government wtf?
- Laura: Not quite a question but why not!
- New segment: Lynn’s Lyfe Hacks, how to turn a statement into a question
- Mike: Audio tips
Economics week ahead
- Wednesday - Fed beige book, retail sales
- Thursday - building permits and housing starts
Episodes this week:
- Tuesday: Some accounting talk
- Wednesday: HOAs
- Thursday: Local government
- Friday: Economics week in review
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Cat report
- Stitch: Interested in today’s errands
- Sammy: some visits, some loafing on radiator
- Orange: day off, sleeping on couch
Topics
- New audio feedback
- Today’s topic - Economics reports
- CPI Report
- Consumer sentiment
- Government spending + debt ceiling
- Feedback and question roundup on Monday
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Standing topics
- Cat report
- Several stitch visits, a brief belly presentation
- No sammy visits
- No orange visits
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Alexcast for Jan 12, 2023
Topics
- New audio feedback
- Today’s topic - Brazil
- Lula - who is he
- Bolsonaro - who is he
- Flash back early 2000s brazil, economy, inflation, commodities
- Parliamentary system, coalitions
- Dilma Roussef
- Resource curse
- Show schedule
- Tomorrow - Economics news week in review
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Standing topics
- Cat report
- Stitch battled with flies
- No sammy visits
- Several orange visits, including short nap
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New audio submission page, Monday episode format, brief talk on the Federal Reserve and show schedule Thursday/Friday.
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Topics for the rest of the week, request for feedback on a good tool to use to receive listener feedback and why the S&P500 earnings kickoff matters.
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Economics week ahead, house speaker vote and TLDR on the position of the speaker.
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Jobs reports shows steady hiring and wage gains slowing which is good news believe it or not https://www.marketwatch.com/story/u-s-stock-futures-steady-as-traders-eye-nonfarm-payrolls-report-11672998422
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The 30 contestants on the upcoming Bachelor: https://variety.com/gallery/the-bachelor-zach-shallcross-women-season-27-photos/viktoria-e/
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BONK coin: https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/bonk
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19 days until Bachelor https://countingdownto.com/?c=4498616
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