The Vance Crowe Podcast

"Just say plant geneticist and data scientist" That is what Kate Crosby told me to say about her background.  She is a Canadian plant geneticist living in Sacramento California and she has a lot of ideas that are outside of the norm.

We discussed quarantine zones, how systems break down, how long people will stay in their houses…

Dan Broadbent is the host of a blogging platform that regularly reaches more than 1 million people. He was suspended from Facebook for publishing jokes about the death of Harambe; RIP.  Now Dan is on quarantine with his wife and children and he articulates the danger he sees with the disease, how he prepared and the conditions under…

Vance Crowe and Jayson Lusk describe how the agricultural supply chain is intricately tied together, and how there are dangers that cannot be foreseen when central control starts demanding that exports halt and the government has enacted war-time powers to direct companies to produce specific goods.  

Jayson Lusk is an economist,…

Matt Ridley is a member of the House of Lords, a Ph.D. Ornithologists, and author of my favorite book; the Rational Optimist. We had an astounding conversation about how the virus unlocks our immune system, the bureaucratic failures of the WHO, and what will happen to the EU in a post Coronavirus world. 

Rick Fox is an attorney with a portfolio of companies that he runs his offices in Saint Louis and New York City.  He discusses how Coronavirus has impacted his international importing business, what will happen if renters stop paying, and what he thinks will happen to the price of imported goods.  

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Robb Fraley Ph.D. is the former CTO of the agriculture seed and chemical company Monsanto.  Retired after the purchase of Monsanto by Bayer, Fraley spoke freely about his view from running the most important ag biotech company in the history of the world.

We discuss the time a vaccine would need to be tested before it was safe,…

Saint Louis Bank CEO, Travis Liebig discusses the PPP program being distributed through the SBA system.  We discuss the challenges for getting these loans distributed, how he is directing his employees to work with their customers and what will happen if the program runs out of money.

In full disclosure: I am on the Board of…

Kolja Zydatiss is a German journalist and author living in Berlin. 7 days ago he was rushed to the hospital with an embolism in his lungs.  He waited 7 days in quarantine for his tests to come back.  We spoke about his views on Germany's response to the crisis, their federalist system and what he thinks will happen coming out of the…

Dax is a former Green Beret medic now working security as a civilian at a forward operating base in Afghanistan.  We discuss how the disease is spreading into Afghanistan, the precautions to keep it out of the US/NATO base, and what people should have in their personal medical supplies.

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Jason Bockman, owner of the iconic Strange Donuts in Saint Louis, discusses the pressure and the suicidal thoughts that can happen during moments of uncertainty.  Jason shares his mentality to keep his business open and helping people. 

https://www.strangedonuts.com/