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Welcome to The Business Brew This podcast’s mission is to dig deep into the thought patterns and analysis of investors and business people. The podcast stemmed from Bill Brewster consistently feeling like he was listening to prepackaged material while listening to podcasts. Instead, he wanted long form, in depth, discussions about finance, capital allocation, and the psychology of investing/business. Bill is a private investor. He cohosts the podcast Value: After Hours with Tobias Carlisle a ...
 
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Mike and Eli talk about their trip to Bandon Dunes with good friend Charlie Warzel. Kudos to Vuori - visit vuoriclothing.com/chasingscratch for 20% off your first purchase. Kudos to Titleist & FootJoy Kudos to Charlie Warzel MUSIC CREDITS: "Summer City" is by Senbei purchased via PremiumBeat.com "Tides of Time" purchased via PremiumBeat.com "The Bi…
 
Mike and Eli, hosts of Chasing Scratch: A Golf Podcast, join The Business Brew to discuss their podcast, how they monetize podcasts, what they were trying to accomplish when they started podcasting, and, yes, golf. Bill is a huge fan of the podcast they have put together. Check it out on your favorite podcast player! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.c…
 
Five years after they first started recording their quest to a 0.0, Mike & Eli of Chasing Scratch are still doing exactly that. The co-hosts of golf’s favorite game improvement buddy podcast join host Tom Coyneto to unpack their up-and-down journey to this point, and help our audience avoid any pitfalls along the path of better. For example: Are tr…
 
Devin Anderson, CEO and co-founder of Convexitas, stops by The Business Brew to discuss his firm's approach to risk management via options strategies. In short, Convexitas seeks to exploit structural options mispricing resulting from market participant's biases. What does that mean in plain English? Well, there are people that sell financial yield …
 
Parker McLachlin, aka @shortgamechef, is a winner on the PGA Tour and is now helping some of the world’s best players revamp their short game using modern techniques. We sat down with Keith Mitchell and Collin Morikawa’s greenside guru to better understand how pros approach wedge play, why our understanding of it needs modernizing, why amateurs mak…
 
Stephen Sackur speaks to the hugely successful bookseller James Daunt. From Waterstones to Barnes & Noble he has fought off ebooks and online retail to revive bricks and mortar bookstores. But is the books industry a place where creativity and diversity truly thrive?(Photo: James Daunt in the Hardtalk studio)…
 
Michael Batnick, author of The Irrelevant Investor blog (https://theirrelevantinvestor.com/) and Big Mistakes: The Best Investors and Their Worst Investments (https://www.amazon.com/Big-Mistakes-Investors-Investments-Bloomberg/dp/1119366550) and Co Host of The Compound and Friends (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-compound-and-friends/id14…
 
With poor judgment - Brian declined to do a in person interview with Spencer during his recent trip to Arizona in Feb. Spencer hosted Brian to hunt this past Feb for Mearns, Scaled and Gambels quail. We spend two morning, one in the desert and the other in the mountians, hunting 3 different quail species. Spencer and his pack of dogs was a top notc…
 
Stephen Sackur speaks to Palestinian politician, physician and civil rights activist Mustafa Barghouti. The seemingly endless Israeli-Palestinian conflict could be on the brink of getting a lot worse. If the two-state solution is dead, what option do the Palestinians have?(Photo: Mustafa Barghouti, leader of the Palestinian National Initiative, app…
 
Harry Higgs would like you to know that these are his opinions, and his alone. The PGA Tour veteran joins the pod to give his unfiltered thoughts on the USGA and R&A’s recent distance ruling, criticism from “Twitter warriors,” designated and no-cut events, LIV Golf, the emotional work he’s been doing to play better golf and much more.…
 
Dan Zwirn, CEO and CIO of Arena Investors, stops by The Business Brew to discuss his investing strategy. Arena Investors, LP is a registered investment advisor that originates investments (generally below $50 million) with borrowers and other counterparties who need access to financing and are otherwise not able to access conventional sources. They…
 
Mike and Eli discuss goals for their first golf trip of the year, play two rounds in California, and Mike deals with an injury which leads to one of the worst golf shots in the history of the sport. Kudos to Vuori - visit vuoriclothing.com/chasingscratch for 20% off your first purchase. Kudos to Titleist & FootJoy MUSIC CREDITS: "Summer City" is by…
 
You’ve watched JJ Redick knock down three-pointers since his freshman year at Duke two decades ago. These days, when the 15-year NBA vet isn’t talking hoops on your TV, he’s likely grinding over his short game. The legendary sniper joins host Tom Coyne to discuss how he’s redirecting his competitive fire into golf. He also nerds out on club logos, …
 
Stephen Sackur is in Nice to speak to the former Russian oligarch and billionaire businessman Sergei Pugachev. He was once dubbed Putin’s banker, a close confidant who helped Putin reach the top. But their relationship soured. Pugachev was accused of massive financial crimes; he renounced his Russian citizenship and now lives with armed guards in t…
 
Stephen Sackur speaks to Israeli politician Simcha Rothman, a key architect of the Netanyahu government’s controversial legal reforms aimed at radically overhauling the country’s judicial system. Critics say the plans threaten Israel’s democracy. This, alongside the rising violence in the occupied West Bank, raises questions about the strategic dir…
 
The devastating train crash in Greece which killed 57 people generated a wave of grief and anger. Many Greeks see the disaster as symptomatic of a failing state, characterised by a lack of investment in public infrastructure and a lack of accountability at the heart of government. Other aspects of public policy are also facing harsh scrutiny, from …
 
Stephen Sackur speaks to Félix Maradiaga, the former opposition leader and presidential candidate imprisoned by Nicaragua’s veteran autocrat Daniel Ortega. Maradiaga was recently released, deported to the US and stripped of his Nicaraguan citizenship. Ortega is trying to eliminate all Nicaraguan opposition - could he succeed?…
 
Tom Gayner stops by The Business Brew to discuss a number of things. You can see the detailed show notes for specifics, below the stratosphere.io sponsor copy. In summation, Bill has wanted to interview Tom for a long time but didn’t know how to make the interview unique. We think this interview covers some topics Tom has not discussed elsewhere. P…
 
Mike pays off a bet with a 10K run and attempts the Forward Tee Challenge again, Eli gets some words of encouragement from Reverend Ward, and Sasho Mackenzie talks about putting - what really matters and what really doesn't matter. Use promo code CHASINGSCRATCH at thestacksystem.com for 10% off the Stack System. Kudos to Titleist & FootJoy MUSIC CR…
 
Stephen Sackur speaks to Tikhon Dzyadko, editor-in-chief of Russia’s independent TV news channel Dozhd (or TV Rain). Closed down in Moscow, now they are broadcasting online from Latvia, using YouTube to reach Russians. Is there a Russian audience for this alternative to Putin’s propaganda machine?(Photo: Tikhon Dzyadko, editor-in-chief of Dozhd TV …
 
Should I attack this pin or play it safe? How do I move on from a bad shot? How do I get better during the offseason? For the answers to these and many other questions from Broken Tee Society members participating in The Index Experiment, we turn to Practical Golf’s Jon Sherman. As a self described "player coach," Sherman is less concerned with you…
 
Stephen Sackur speaks to Ece Temelkuran, a prominent exiled Turkish writer and critic of President Erdogan. Erdogan has dominated Turkey for two decades but after the terrible earthquakes, with economic and political problems mounting and an election imminent, could his opponents finally bring him down?(Photo: Ece Temelkuran in the Hardtalk studio)…
 
Adam Wyden, founder of ADW Capital, stops by The Business Brew to share his investing philosophy, discuss some ideas, and talk about lessons learned. ADW is a concentrated, long biased investment partnership founded in 2010. In this episode Adam cautions against idol worship, talks about how he monitors positions and companies, shares his thoughts …
 
Stephen Sackur speaks to the British-Ukrainian historian and author Olesya Khromeychuk. She's written a book and a play about her brother Volodya, a soldier killed defending Ukraine in the Donbas long before Russia’s all out invasion began last year. Has Putin’s assault on Ukrainian identity strengthened what he set out to destroy?…
 
Eli makes divots, Mike takes the Forward Tee Challenge, and a listener solves the cold case mystery of Ramsey & Craigers. Use promo code CHASINGSCRATCH at thestacksystem.com for 10% off the Stack System. Kudos to Titleist & FootJoy MUSIC CREDITS: "Summer City" is by Senbei purchased via PremiumBeat.com "Tides of Time" purchased via PremiumBeat.com …
 
Charlie Warzel writes about technology’s effect on culture, people and ideas for The Atlantic. This makes him the perfect person to ask the question: Why are we all addicted to watching the Trents and Big Randys of the world play golf on YouTube? Warzel consumed “a weapons-grade amount of YouTube golf” for his story in TGJ No. 23, and joins the pod…
 
Stephen Sackur speaks to Waris Dirie, the Somali born model, writer and activist. She was raised in poverty, and later became the muse of big fashion houses in New York and beyond. She chose campaigning over the catwalk, speaking out against female genital mutilation, which she experienced and is now determined to eliminate. Is this a fight she can…
 
WARNING - THIS IS NOT A FAMILY FRIENDLY EPISODE. WARNING TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE THIN SKIN AND/OR GET THEIR FEELING HURT OFTEN.... THIS IS NOT A PODCAST FOR YOU! Brian makes a pit stop on his way to Arizona. This show comes from a kitchen table in an undisclosed location in central Kansas. The conversation includes past guest Todd Freeman an…
 
Arnaud Cosserat, CEO of Comgest, and Rick Mercado, PM at Comgest stop by The Business Brew to discuss quality growth investing. Comgest is an independent, international asset management group, which since its creation in 1985, has pursued a long-term ‘Quality Growth’ and responsible investment style. Arnaud is a long-standing Analyst and Portfolio …
 
Brian was in Kansas at the end of January on his way to Arizona. He was able to meet up with Jackie Augustine of the Kansas Audubon to discuss the event they are putting on in Hays Kansas on April 13th through April 16th. They dive into Prairie Chicken's and Jackie's connection to the WI Buena Vista group of chickens. Jackie had limited time and of…
 
Mike plays his first round of the year, we check Stack speed competition results, Eli gets some personal training, we read an inspiring email from an old friend, Dr. Rob Stewart gives us some Valentine's Day relationship advice, and we send an early Valentine's day message to the Real MVPs, The Wives. Check out "We Go Farther: The Story of the Titl…
 
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