BullCast

Episode 46: Awards Season Extravaganza (The Bully Awards)

Today’s show is an ode to the Oscars as well as the officially unofficial ceremony for our first-ever Bully Awards. In this movie-mayhem episode, we are roping in our producer, Cameron, and talking all about the biggest Silver-Screen blockbusters. We’ll begin with our Top 5 list of the best… um… Best Picture winners over the past 93 years. Then, we’ll have a discussion on some of the best Original Songs that have won at the Academy Awards and give you a handful of Oscars trivia. We’ll wrap up the show by presenting ourselves with the Bully Awards – a completely made-up and marvelous list of accolades for BullCast including: “Best Sound Design,” “Best Ensemble Cast,” and “Most Downloaded Episode.” Sit down, grab your popcorn, and enjoy the show!
Top 5: The Greatest “Best Picture” Winners
Hashtags of the week: #Oscars #CamsGotAMic #MovieMayhem #TheBullyAwards #BabyYodasChristianName #BraveheartIsARomanceMovie #CamsBeenToTheOscars #OscarTrivia #KatieAsUrsula #CortsToothStory
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Episode 45: What to Expect When You're Investing

In the world of financial planning, there’s so much information on the web that it can be absolutely overwhelming. Oftentimes, people are afraid to ask important questions because they don’t want to seem dumb. No worries, y’all, because BullCast is here to put you at ease and answer questions that you may be hesitant to ask. In today’s show, we are debunking myths (no, you don’t need a lot of money to invest), and we are walking you through what to expect when talking with a financial professional. It’s all about building a relationship and partnering with someone who will listen to your story and help guide you. In this show, we’ll answer things like: “What is a financial planning analysis?”, “When should I invest?”, and “What is a robo-advisor?”
Top 5: Reasons You Should Care About Making a Financial Plan
Hashtags of the week: #Investing101 #Financial Planning #BoomerangKids #FinancialDoctor #RealTalk #WhatsYourLegacy #HeadColdPregnancy #KatiesSheShed #ReadyToRetire #EmergencyFund #DiversifyOrCortWillSlapYou
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Episode 44: The Head v. The Heart (Behavioral Finance)

Millions of Americans find themselves in credit card debt, yet many of these same “spending victims” say that they have no idea how they got in such a financial bind. Today, we are introducing the concept of Behavioral Finance by discussing the rationalization of spending money. It’s all about the head vs. the heart, and there’s actually an enormous overlap between psychology and economics. We invite you to join us as we break down why we rationalize spending, why “keeping up with the Joneses” drives so many of us, and how to harness your willpower when window shopping.
Top 5: The Head vs. The Heart Debate
Hashtags of the week: #BehavioralFinance #TheHead #TheHeart #FeelingsVsLogic #BeLikeKateMiddleton #WearTheUsedDress #RationalizeYall #TheOneWithAllTheCheesecakes #KatieTheQueenOfJustifying #CortsBulkTurkeyJerkey
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Episode 43: Subscription Conniption

It’s no shock that our nation has turned into a subscription-based market. The United States spends a combined 2 billion on subscriptions every year, and that trend is showing no sign of slowing down. For our younger listeners, Netflix may first come to mind when thinking about the dawn of subscription services. But the truth is, subscriptions have been around since the milkman! In this episode, we will discuss the evolution of subscriptions, what drives this trend, and how to avoid paying for services you don’t even use anymore. Tune in, audit your subscriptions, and learn to say “no!” to the solicitations for services you don’t need.
Top 5: Subscriptions We Can’t Live Without
Hashtags of the week: #Subscriptions #KatieIsBoujee #Netflix #Stitchfix #BirchBox #Audible #DisneyPlus #KatieTakesTooManyPhotos #TheNotoriousSubscriptionCreep #BewareOfMoochers #AuditYourSubscriptions
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Episode 42: The Federal Reserve

The Federal Reserve, or “The Fed”, is something you hear about a lot from politicians and financiers, but most people don’t know who they are or what they do. In this week’s show, we are talking about this extremely powerful central bank and what purpose it serves. We’ll start with our Top 5 list of “the most powerful people in the world." Then, we’ll break down the Federal Reserve Bank’s history, discuss its structure, and, most importantly, why you should care. After all, interest rates affect everyone as well as stimulus programs. Join us as we nerd out over The Fed.
Top 5: Most Powerful People in the World
Hashtags of the week: #FederalReserve #TheFed #JeromePowell #OleJJ #CortNerdsOut #CortLovesHamilton #MonetaryPolicy #Inflation #TreasuryBills #TheFedDoesntMakeMoney #TheyJustDistributeIt #BankRun
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Episode 41: Tooth Fairy Inflation

The Tooth Fairy has been hard at work for over 100 years, but the legend of exchanging money for teeth dates back to the time of the Vikings. That’s right, we’re talking about teeth today. “What the heck does this have to do with finance?” you may be asking yourself. Well, did you know the going rate of a tooth in 1965 was 10 cents? And that number has grown to a whopping $4 per tooth! Yep, even fairies are affected by inflation. Join us for today’s episode as we talk about the many ways you can teach your kids about money when they lose their teeth.
Top 5: Craziest Ways to Pull Teeth
Hashtags of the week: #Toothfairy #Inflation #CortHatesTeeth #CortsHellscape #DontStopBelieving #KatiesHistoryLesson #Venmolar™ #CortGaveTenBucksForATooth #TipYourSonicGirls #BankOfMom #SetExpectations
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Episode 40: Luck of the Irish

(CUE THE IRISH JIG!) With St. Patrick’s Day right around the corner, what better way to kick off the pub crawls and parades than with your friends at BullCast? We’ll kick off this week’s green-tinted episode with our Top 5 “Unlucky Movie Characters” list, then we’ll dive right into this psychology-driven show. How much has luck played a role in your life? Does luck even exist? Whether you have a lucky rabbit’s foot hanging in your rear-view mirror or you think it’s all just a bunch of hooey, the idea of serendipity has always been intoxicating. Join us as we break down differentiating luck from probability, how working smart (and hard) can pay off in a big way, and how we can be in charge of our own destinies. Cheers!
Top 5: Movie Characters Down on Their Luck
Hashtags of the week: #LuckOfTheIrish #StPatricksDay #PursuitOfHappiness #KatiesHistoryLesson #KatnissEverunlucky #PoorLukeSkywalker #WhenLifeHandsYouLemons #GreenWithEnvy #SmoteSmiteSmut
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Music: Fiddle-De-Dee by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Episode 39: Digital Footprint (The Dark Side)

This week, we are continuing our conversation about your digital footprint. In this deeper dive into your online presence, we are discussing cybersecurity, cyber-attacks, and the measures you can take to protect yourself. We’ll then take a somewhat darker turn and talk about what happens to your online accounts after you die. We know “digital death” is not something everyone wants to talk about, but we promise it’s important and, of course, we give it our fun, BullCast spin. Tune in and be in control of your digital legacy!
Top 5: Top Hacker Movies
Hashtags of the week: #CyberSecurity #DigitalFootprint #DontGetHacked #DigitalDeath #TheOogies #MatthewBroderickIsAHacker #Phishing #Ransomware #Malware #Limewire
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Episode 38: Digital Footprint

Your digital footprint is similar to your actual footprints – think about when you walk through the house with muddy shoes. Your trail of data follows you around (unless you wipe off your “digital” shoes.) Your social media/online presence is rarely forgotten, so we’ll start the episode with some real-life social media horror stories. Then, we’ll dive into what your digital footprint really is, how it works, and how you can safely manage your personal information. It all starts with educating yourself (and your children) about the real impact of keeping your information private, and how having a digital footprint is not all bad (hello, job interview!) Tune in for this fun episode about the incredibly useful but all-knowing interwebs.
Top 5: Real-Life Social Media Horror Stories
Hashtags of the week: #SocialMediaHorrorStories #SocialMedia #PaulFlart #GoogleYourself #Blacklisted #ThinkBeforeYouTweet #DigitalFootprint #TheInternetNeverForgets #RightToPrivacy #KeepTheHotTakesOffOfFacebook
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Episode 37: Financial Crimes

This week, we’re seeing (and hearing) double! Cort’s brother, Byron Winsett, is our special guest. As an Assistant District Attorney in Shelby County, Byron is the chief prosecutor of the Public Corruption and Economic Crimes Unit of the District Attorney’s office, which basically means he prosecutes a lot of financial, or “white-collar,” crimes, which just so happens to be exactly what we will be talking about. In the show, we’ll break down white-collar crimes, where the term came from, what the motivation for committing these crimes is, and everything in between. This is a fun episode where we have a candid chat with Byron about credit card fraud, insider trading, bribery, forgery, tax evasion, and so much more.
Top 5: Real-Life Mob Bosses
Hashtags of the week: #BullCastGuestSegment #StoryTimeWithByron #WinsettBros #WhiteCollarCrimes #BeLikeFonzieNotLikePonzi #MarthaStewart #MoneyLaundering #Enron #Embezzlement #Theft #RightOnTopOfThatRose #IdentityTheft
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