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Dylan Ratigan is a former news anchor and commentator for CNBC and MSNBC, and former executive at Bloomberg News. Dylan Ratigan is a world-renowned business leader and author of a best-selling book on concrete solutions for increasing investments, jobs, and opportunities in America. In 2012, Dylan invested his life savings and founded a company that designs modern farming kits to assist military veterans in operating small farms.
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Is Jake Paul a successful boxer? Or is he a successful promoter? Is Donald Trump a good politician or a successful promoter? It seems the traditional method of becoming successful, which was developing qualifications, has been supplanted by an ability to promote oneself. Whether that is good or not remains to be seen. Tune into this week's episode …
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Earlier this week, The Washington Post decided not to endorse a candidate for president. The Post's owner, Jeff Bezos claimed it was because people don't trust the media. But was the decision actually driven out of a fear of retribution? Have threats against the media already managed to suppress freedom of speech? Tune in as Tom and Dylan discuss t…
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What makes for a good leader? It's a fair question to ask and election cycles tend to bring that question to the forefront. Whether it's a political leader, business leader, or anywhere else, the process for selecting the next generation of leaders hasn't changed much over the years. Has the gotten us as far as we are or whether we haven't reached …
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Throughout history, we've experienced periods of exponential growth as a result of technological advancement. AI stands to be the next revolution in growth. Advancement is good. Most of us agree on that. But that also means there will be lost jobs that are taken over by AI. We may not be able to protect the workers, but what is our obligation to th…
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What happens when the messenger lacks credibility? When messengers can't be trusted, the message, not matter how accurate, isn't listened to. At the same times, when we dismiss the message because we don't like the messenger, we harm ourselves. On this week's episode, Tom and Dylan discuss what happens when we dismiss the messenger. Also, should vo…
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Our society is more polarized than ever. While it's been a growing problem, it has become exponentially worse since social media use grew. How do we get the most out of social media but limit the negative repercussions? Tune into this week's episode as Tom and Dylan discuss the impact of social media on humanity.…
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Countries around the world have sovereign wealth funds which are used to invest in various industries. That opens the question as to whether or not the U.S. should have its own sovereign wealth fund. On this week's episode, Tom and Dylan debate the pros and cons of a U.S. sovereign wealth fund and whether or not it would help to achieve the economi…
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Pavel Durov, the CEO of Telegram was recently arrested on allegations he failed to adequately monitor the illegal activity taking place on the app. According to Facebook, they were asked to throttle certain information during Covid by the government. Should government be allowed to monitor and influence what is and is not posted on social media? Ar…
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Video may have killed the radio star, but the internet killed print journalism. Google recently pledged to invest over a hundred million dollars to support journalism initiatives. Is this a good development for journalism or is it a way for Google to further its way into taking over an industry? Tune into this week's episode as Tom and Dylan debate…
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We're all familiar with the pie-in-the-sky promises of political campaigns. There may be no greater oxymoron than, campaign promise. However, while the promises made aren't always kept, campaigns are the one time, every four years, where we have total freedom to explore even the most fringe ideas to address challenges to society. This year, we're h…
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On Tuesday, Starbucks stock soared 25% on the news it was hiring Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol. The news sent Chipotle lower by nearly 10%. The notional value of the two moves was worth billions of dollars. That's billions with a "B". Is one person, even the CEO, worth that much money to a company? Tune into this week's episode as Tom and Dylan discuss…
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Who can explain why the market fell on Monday? What about how Kamala Harris became the nominee? People can't seem to move on without a reason as to why something happened. But do reasons always matter? On this week's podcast, Tom and Dylan discuss the need for reasons and if there always is a reason sufficient to satisfy everyone.…
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Paris is in the spotlight as host of this summer's Olympic and Paralympic games. Over the course of several weeks, countless spectators will visit Paris to watch the games and much of the rest of the world will tune in to watch. It's an amazing opportunity for Paris to show itself off. But is it worth it? The cost to build the facilities. The conge…
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The events of the last week are enough to last a year. The biggest news was the change at the top of the ticket for Democrats. Was the reason for Biden dropping out so close to the election unforeseen? Or was it done for more nefarious reasons? On this week's episode, Dylan argues Democrats subverted the will of the people by replacing Biden with H…
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We haven't seen many heavy selling days this year, making today a bit of an outlier. The question is, what's causing the today's action? Is it as simple as profit taking in what's been a very strong market? Or, with the U.S. election getting closer, are we beginning to see the impact of politics in the market. As platforms and issues become more in…
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One could argue the country has never put forth two less desirable candidates for president. The divide in politics has never been more polarizing. Turn on any mainstream media and you'd think the end of the world is near. Yet stocks have made 36 new all-time highs this year. How does one rationalize that? Maybe the answer is that markets see somet…
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When does "talking your book" cross over into stock manipulation? On this week's podcast, Tom and Dylan discuss the recent price action in GameStop and whether or not, Keith Gill (better known as Roaring Kitty) manipulated the stock's price or simply found and exploited a market inefficiency. Does the situation need to be investigated simply to avo…
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A good job, marriage, 2.5 kids, house, car and a trip to Disneyworld. That was the American Dream. Is it still? Have the things we want out of life changed and with that, has the dream changed? That's fine if that's the case. The deeper question is, has the dream changed because the original dream isn't attainable? Or, has it changed because what w…
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We thought the chapter on meme stocks was complete. It was written off as people fed up with being stuck at home from Covid, taking their government checks and bidding up stocks no one was watching. Essentially, it was something that was unlikely to happen under any other circumstances. So, what brought it back this time? Tom and Dylan discuss meme…
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Tenure is unique to academia. Teachers are afforded protection once granted tenure so they can research and discuss topics that might otherwise jeopardize job security. However, there is an unintended consequence that needs addressing. That is, when teaching jobs are protected, does it end up keeping out fresh blood with new ideas? On this week's e…
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