The Vance Crowe Podcast

Steve Ernst is an ICU nurse and a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu instructor working at Saint Louis's level one trauma center.  He is a hard scrapping tough guy with a no-nonsense way of looking at the world. We talk about what their hospital is expecting, how to handle sick patients, washing hands, and how to behave if you become…

Saint Louis Bank CEO, Travis Liebig discusses the enormous government stimulus package that banks are being tasked with delivering to small business owners via SBA lending.  We discuss the risk of inflation, the government programs and how to find a banker in a time of crisis.  In full disclosure: I am on the Board of Directors for…

Julie Kelly is a senior contributor for American Greatness. She covers politics, science, and the media.  Julie has taken a heterodox position regarding the stay at home orders, and suspects that the number of people that have already been infected and recovered from Coronavirus is much higher than initially believed. We discuss civil…

John Larson, Senior Vice President at the American Farmland Trust talks about how Coronavirus has shut down the local food movement from selling to restaurants and shown how important a diversified local food system can be during a crisis.   

Larson discusses cities that have taken on the task of buying easements that will keep…

Sam Miller is a recovering addict that now works with unhoused youth on the West Coast.  We talked about how the homeless will likely deal with the Coronavirus and what should happen after the pandemic is over to better help lift them out of poverty.

This is the tenth interview in the ongoing series of Coronavirus perspectives. I…

Joscha Bach is an artificial intelligence researcher that has worked at MIT, Harvard, and Singularity University.  I have quoted his work for more than 7 years.  He sounded the Coronavirus alarm in January of 2020 and I thought he was losing his mind- so I wrote to tell him.  I was wrong.  Joscha talks about why nerds can see things…

Jack Butcher is a rising star in the world of stoicism and communications consulting.  He curates the famous Twitter handle Visualize Value.  We talk about how the job market is upended, how to know if your skills are valuable and where to look for opportunities amidst the crisis. 

This is the eighth interview in the ongoing…

Dwayne Faber is one of the most recognized dairy farmers in the United States, living at one of the epicenters of the US Coronavirus outbreaks.  We discuss the prison population, if Trump really is a war time president, the challenges of offering UBI during a crisis and what number comes after a "trillion dollar bailout."

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Steve Bruere is a farmland real estate broker that runs the Land Expo- probably the most innovative and edgy conferences I have ever spoken at.  We talk about where opportunities are to make money, leading 100 people during a crisis and the potential for inflation in land prices.

This is the sixth interview in the ongoing series…

Kyle Bowlin is a manager of the highest volume cannabis dispensary in the state of Illinois.  He discusses how medical marijuana patients are getting access to cannabis and the demand for pot even amidst a global pandemic.

This is the fifth interview in the ongoing series of Coronavirus perspectives. I believe that…