Things They Don’t Teach Us

E17: Things They Don't Teach Us About Storytelling

Storytelling isn’t just an artistic craft, it’s a system built from layered structures (power, class, economics, culture, ideology) that shapes how stories are formed, who gets to tell them, and what gets seen vs. hidden. Novelist and urbanist [https://www.citizenone.world/] Douglas McDaniel shares his experience of writing across worlds, classes, and histories, and provides an structured frame for creating and telling stories. Chapters00:00 Intro01:05 Cocktails in space04:24 Guest intro10:00 Systems thinking15:40 Defining storytelling18:00 Decentering whiteness21:03 Media and marketing26:25 Understanding context30:56 Five pillars of storytelling37:42 Conclusion

E16: Things They Don't Teach Us About Dating Abroad

Depending on who you speak to, dating a stranger while abroad is one of those things that can sound like a dream come true or a complete nightmare. But what if someone told you that there is more middle ground than you might realize? Lia Castillo was that person for us. In addition to telling us her techniques for initiating a date situation overseas, she also shares how to do so respectfully and why it’s worth it for her. Chapters 00:00 Intro 03:00 Experiences dating abroad 06:15 Guest intro 09:12 Experience expert 10:44 Setting expectations 16:45 The positives 19:13 The negatives 21:17 Safety 26:12 Is it worth it? 28:20 Travel updates 30:12 Is this going to work?

E15: Things They Don't Teach Us About Budgeting

You may know what a budget is now, but how did you learn about it? Many people didn’t even grow up in families that talked about money, so how did we actually learn how to budget? And, how will you teach the young people in your life how to budget? Dr. Sandrine breaks down her methods of teaching budgeting and explains how budgeting isn’t limiting but actually empowering. Chapters00:00 Intro01:48 Family silence05:59 Guest intro11:10 What is a budget13:20 Mindset shifts16:05 Children and budgeting20:59 Savings habit22:26 Credit card trap30:14 Being realistic38:34 Wealth and health

E14: Things They Don't Teach Us About the Stock Market

The financial markets can be overwhelming, especially if you don’t have the time or training to follow it. Still, about 61% of Americans own stocks. Unfortunately, as we’ve seen recently, tariffs and other sources of volatility can significantly impact everyone’s wealth and net worth, fast! That makes this a great time to refresh your understanding of Wall Street. Silas Myers, CFA, joins us to demystify the stock market. He offers advice for young people starting out in life, and for all investors generally. He also shares the one stock he won’t touch right now. Can you guess what it is?

E13: Things They Don't Teach Us About Creating Financial Options

Are you good with savings or better at status? Is your flavor of gratification instant or deferred? Simple questions, but little by little the answers and responses to each one add up and shape the financial trajectory of our lives.  Guest Nick Josey, founder of the Vincita Institute, joins us to share his advice and suggestions for how to shift our mindsets around these and other questions, and why they're so important. Additionally, he sprinkles in anecdotes from his own trajectory, a journey from rural North Carolina to the suburbs of Boston, to illustrate his motivations and how he counsels his clients to rethink their actions as they work toward their goals.