Episode 51: Amazon Creating More Entrepreneurs, Pros/Cons of Cupping, Get Paid to Listen to Podcasts, Antitrust Lawsuit Against Apple, Post-Grad Transition Advice, The Concept of Hope, Body Language

Show Description:

After recapping our Mothers' Day weekend, we get into current events surrounding Amazon's new entrepreneurial incentive for its employees to start their own delivery business, the pros and cons of cupping, the new podcast app called Podcoin, and the Supreme Court ruling in favor of a antitrust lawsuit against Apple.

In book talk and real life experiences, we talk about the concept of hope and the role it plays in our lives. We discuss the most important things we learned in our tough transition out of college, and we end the show explaining the downfalls of a common nonverbal gesture we all do without thinking about it.

Show Highlights:

4:00-7:15: We give our Mothers' Day recap, and we each talk about our favorite thing about our mothers.
7:15-10:45: Amazon is offering employees and small business owners the opportunity to start their own delivery business. We talk about this move for the retail giant in the wake of job cuts and increased automation, and the impact on small business owners.
10:45-18:00: Slager describes the benefits of cupping, which he uses on a regular basis for his rehab, and we discuss an article that takes the opposite point of view.
18:00-22:30: We give our thoughts on a new phone app called Podcoin, which pays you to listen to podcasts.
22:30-27:30: The Supreme Court rules in favor of continuing the antitrust lawsuit against Apple. We give our thoughts on the accusations that Apple is monopolizing the app retail market.
27:30-36:30: With graduation happening, Tim highlights the 4 most important things he learned through his difficult transition out of college in 2017.
36:30-50:30: Slager explains what the concept of hope means to him at this time in his life. We each dive into what the overall purpose of hope means and how we can use it to become a greater version of ourselves.
50:30-59:00: Tim talks about body language, and how a common nonverbal gesture with our arms can sometimes communicate negative messages.