The WIN Podcast, What’s Important Now

The WIN Podcast, What’s Important Now


Latest Episodes

The Long Tail of Fads: When Today’s Trend is Tomorrow’s Prank (EP. 88)
September 02, 2025

Why do we fall in love with fads? From hula hoops to Beanie Babies to meme stocks, history is filled with crazes that capture our imaginationand our walletsbefore vanishing almost overnight. They ma

Language Evolution: From Dialects to Domain Names (EP. 87)
August 19, 2025

From ancient campfires to current-day slang, language has always shaped the way humans think, act, and connect. In this episode, Corey and Zed trace the journey of language through historyhow early t

Why We Love Underdogs: The Hidden Cost of Betting on Hope (EP. 86)
August 05, 2025

Everyone loves an underdog. From the Jamaican bobsled team to Seabiscuit, were drawn to the grit, heart, and improbable rise of those who werent supposed to win. But when emotion takes the wheel

Same Water Different Outcomes (EP. 85)
July 22, 2025

When life heats up, how do you respond? This episode explores the powerful parable from The Coffee Beana story of a carrot that softens, an egg that hardens, and a coffee bean that transforms its env

Independent Thinking in a Dependent World (EP. 84)
July 08, 2025

In a world flooded with trends, opinions, and financial noise, independent thinking has never been more essential or more difficult. In this special July 4th-themed episode, we explore what it means

Happy Accidents (EP. 83)
June 24, 2025

Velcro. Post-its. Potato chips. What do they have in common? None of them were part of the plan. In this episode of WIN, we dive into the world of accidental inventionsand how their surprise success

What Ostriches, Lightning, and Goldfish Can Teach You About Money (EP. 82)
June 10, 2025

Weve all believed things that arent quite truelike the idea that ostriches bury their heads in the sand or that goldfish forget everything in three seconds. In this episode, we unpack five common m

Financial Fables: What a tortoise, a fox, and a golden goose can teach you about your wallet (EP. 81)
May 27, 2025

In this episode of WIN: Whats Important Now, we unpack five classic Fablesstories you may have heard as a childand discover the powerful financial wisdom they hold for adults. From the slow-and-ste

If a Tree Falls… and a Cart is Left Behind (EP. 80)
May 13, 2025

What do a falling tree, a shopping cart, and your retirement account have in common? In this episode, we explore the unseen choices that shape our livesfrom acts of everyday integrity to the quiet di

Timeless Truths (EP. 79)
April 29, 2025

In Episode 79 of WIN: Whats Important Now, we explore five timeless truths about human behavior and how they still shape our decisions today. Inspired by Morgan Housels Same as Ever, we examine su