Quadbunk Podcast

Erik and john talk about the highlights of all sports in the past 2 weeks. Get their bits off about covid and phone plans. Close with chosing sides on the Will Smith drama.

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JB

In today's episode of the Quadbunk podcast, Zack Peskin returns for his 3rd appearance to talk sports, comedy, and some pop culture. Topics include the sopranos, accounting, comedy shows, drinking outside, and Tom Brady.

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JB

In today's episode of the Quadbunk podcast, we have Brian Smith. Brian is Erik's older brother, the man who never let us win in any sports comes on to talk about the best backyard football league in America. Segments include bozo of the week and bearish and bullish and a lot of laughs.

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JB

In today's episode of the quadbunk podcast, John and Erik talk briefly recap the Superbowl, what to avoid at a watch party, and somehow John finds a way to bring up high school sports. Segments include bearish and bullish, Bozo of the week, and new segment "Kanye talk" which may just be another offshoot of say it with your chest.

Moving to bi weekly episodes for the next month. Thanks for listening, 

JB

We open with the loss of Milltown Mel, the groundhog gone too soon. It was hard to get up for today's episode, but it's what Mel would have wanted. We talk Washington Commanders, Joe Rogan, and segments. 

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JB

In today's episode, Erik and John talk about the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. bozo's, bearish and bullish, and a new segment: if you saw NY Giants Quarterback Daniel Jones out to dinner, what would you say to make him remember you forever and ask if you wanted to have a catch sometime.

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JB

Erik returns from his hiatus to be reminded about the Colts, don't count out the Patriots yet and some bearish and bullish. 

A guest host had to step in today for Erik on his planned vacation, and Mike Jones did a great job. We talked about the new year's resolutions that start 2 weeks into the new year including doing "you fooked up 45." If you haven't heard of the best 45-day challenge out there, head over to the @quadbunk Instagram where there is a link to a blog post. Additionally, you can take a look at the weekly episodes on the Quadbunk podcast when we did this the first time. 

Segments include bozo of the week, bearish and bullish, and say it with your chest. 

thanks for listening,

JB

Happy New Year everyone. Quadbunk podcast welcomes Lauren Brzozowski onto today's episode. We talk bobsledding, answer questions everyone wants to know, and some TikTok Talk. Lauren unveils a very special surprise about some next steps for her in the bobsledding world approx 30 minutes in. After we talk bobsled we bring in bearish and bullish, and bozo of the week. C DEH C don't come at us. 

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JB

Happy holidays everyone except for Omicron. We talk about covid because there were not too many people talking about it so thought we would give our thoughts. Bozo's seem to keep getting to a bigger portion of the show and we close with bearish and bullish. 

Happy holidays and thanks for listening, 

JB & ES

December, the time of year to put off all responsibilities, eat like you won't have to live with yourself in January, and go to trivia on a Tuesday. We had so many bozo's this week it was if people wanted to be mentioned on the podcast. John snuck a book review into the pod.

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JB

Joey Stephens, a friend of the show from Penn State, joined the podcast to give a pitch to join Hilti as well as talk through, in detail, some parts of his career. We talk bozo of the week,  bearish and bullish, and end with why Jiu Jitsu is loved by so many.

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JB

Today we have bozo's we have bearish and bullish, and we have some callbacks to previous episodes. Erik is in his 4th Jordan flu game of 2021 and John can finally do Erik's taxes.

The return of one of the original cohosts of the Bunk, Randy rejoins us for the Thanksgiving episode. We talk Friendsgiving, John not dying while completing the spartan race. and segments when Randy joins. Randy comes in hot with possibly one of the biggest Bozo takes of the year and is currently painting his face like a clown by thinking the giants had a chance against the Bucs on Monday night. 

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JB

In today's episode of the Quadbunk podcast, we have a video version of the Quadbunk podcast. We talk about week 11, Bozo of the week, and a little too much about John's wing-eating contest that occurred this week. (John won) Bearish on bad weeks and bullish on the New York Knickerbockers! Use Spotify to be able to watch the podcast for free!

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In today's episode, we have a good friend and fellow PSU grad, Zaid Darawsheh on the podcast. Zaid is a Big 4 consultant with approx 5 years of experience in Management and information systems. Zaid comes on the podcast to talk about how to grow within consulting, managing your own career. and the difference between a sponsor and a mentor. Zaid pulls from his experience as a President of a Fraternity to talk about how to manage uncertainty when it can not be completely removed from situations. 

Bearish and Bullish includes the low-hanging fruit of daylight savings, winter, and more. 

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In today's episode, we have Eric Cullen Balsamo on the podcast. Eric has an extensive background of personal training after graduating from Penn State where he and John went to school. Cullen answers questions about being able to do both, being fit, and having fun. We talk about healthspan, bone density, and mental health hopefully all in an "easy to listen" format where you forget you are learning things. 

Segments today include Bearish and Bullish and BOZO of the week. The bozos are not for those whose feathers get ruffled quickly, John included, but they are all meant to be jokes. 

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JB

In today's episode, we have Ryan Damato, a great friend of the show for his first time on the podcast. We prattle about football, rationale baseball conversation, and a little hockey talk. 

Segments include:

Bozo of the week, NBA storylines, and Bearish & Bullish

In today’s episode, we are on our soapbox. The Yankees & the Giants were trending up and then crashed like a CDO with a default rate over 9%. We talk about some news stories and what could come from the Jon Gruden news. We end with bearish and bullish

In today's episode, we have a Bearish and bullish only show, the second half of Ryan Quinn's second recording of the Quadbunk podcast. We talk about coffee shops in NYC, what makes a great cold brew, and the best place on John's cold brew rankings. Talk through break-away dress pants - possibly the pants of the future, and making fun of John's zoom background. 

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JB

In todays' episode, Chloe Cullen returns to the Quadbunk airways to give her final thoughts before her book, "Perf: The unspoken Flaws in a Perfect Culture" comes out next week August 30th, 2021. We talk today about the book and some of the areas within that she had a special affinity for writing about. We dissect many of Johns's flawed thoughts on perfectionism and how we can all be a little nicer to ourselves. 

bearish and bullish topics include - the fall, Cutwater cold brew coffee's, adult expenses, and zip-off pant shorts. 

Find Chloe's book details here: 

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/perf-the-unspoken-flaws-in-a-perfect-culture#/

Find Chloe on Instagram here:

https://www.instagram.com/ischloeawriter/

Thanks for listening,

JB

In today's episode, we talk about summer coming to a close, the clothes that never turn up again, and how we think September won't be too bad. Erik and John recap their high school graduation events, and Erik brings up his traumatic experience with a laser tag coordinator. We run through bearish and bullish as well as book recommendations for the listeners. 

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JB

New friend Zach McHale is the guest on todays episode of the Quadbunk Podcast. Zach has a podcast called After School Program where he interviews friends and colleagues about how they arrived in their current role. Erik and John talked to Zach about his experience trying new things, working on a clothing brand, and being the host of a podcast. Bearish and bullish took some wild turns today where we went into the consequences of writing the worst show finale in history, Fake football stats, and how bad other drivers can be. 

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JB

On todays episode, Erik and John talk about how even getting 2 generational talents added to the Yankees offense doesn't change their pitching woe's. We appreciate Joe Judge's coaching style because that's exactly how we were coached in pee wee's. John comes clean about becoming a "Sauna guy" and we close talking about how to handle being put through a busy season at work. 

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JB

On today's episode, we do part one of the Vizzy and Stewarts seltzer review. Segments include bearish and bullish on Cash-only Bars, Fenway Park, and the Olympics. 

John is reminded of his first day of school after finally returning back to the office, and we give a few quick book reccomendations. 

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JB

On today's podcast, we had James Boylan, a Big 4 accounting manager, on to talk about how to prioritize when it seems like there are too many things to do. He spoke about his time managing multiple clients, as well as his time as a volunteer firefighter and EMT. James has been a great friend and mentor to John in his early career and we look forward to the listeners getting a bit of wisdom from him today as well as some laughs. John talks about his experience at 2 ballparks and Erik gives us some pointers on how to manage through a single ticket doubleheader. 

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JB

It is half-time friends. We are going over some of the best clips from the first half of 2021 where we had fun, learned something, and heard from some interesting people. Below are the clips and from what episode:

1. Professor Christoph Hinkelmann - 23 minutes -28 minutes - dollar-cost averaging and how to deal with the fad of the year

2. Vacation standards with Quinn - 23 minutes to 31 minutes - nothing is more important than my last vacation and the post meet up picture

3. Conversation with Greg - 8 minutes to 10 minutes - swim-up pool bar and the monster mash

4. Chloe Culler - Perfectionism - 38 minutes to 47 minutes - perfectionism as well as say it with your chest about pessimism

5. Professor Sajay Samuel - 30 to 40 minutes - Narrowing your perspective to be a professional. and the perils of teaching & training over zoom

Quadbunk leading us into the holiday weekend and week off for some. We had a good time catching up on weddings, being the "would you be interested in mixing in a water" guy and John's trip to Lancaster PA. Adam Silver is still a terrible commissioner and john confuses josh Hamilton with Josh Donaldson. We close with some loft goals for the podcast in the next few months

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JB

Zack, John, and Erik talk about a range of topics on today's podcast, we have some fun conversations about the NBA, Fathers day, and the change to a hybrid working environment. We dive a little deeper today into mentorship and what you need to do to get the best out of your people. We close with a bearish and bullish. 

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We had a great friend Sean McOwen on the podcast today. Sean is one of the smartest people we know and it's always good to get to pick their brain. Sean talks about online masters, building strength in the gym, and some random old stories from childhood. We have Sean rifle through the segments and hopefully, he will be back for an additional episode.

Thanks for listening - JB

This episode was recorded in 2 parts, the first in person before B Smith, Eriks Brother, surprise 30th birthday party. We talk about the do's and dont's, who is the most important part, and how insignificant is John's presence at this event. 

The second part of the episode includes the aftermath, the thank you's for the invite, and a recap of how important John truly was. We try to talk John out of thinking the Giants have a legitimate shot at a title this year and conclude on our review of Arizona Hard Seltzers. We close with some bearish and bullish. 

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This summer is about to be one for the record books, but not for the reason everyone assumes. Most offices are going to reopen in September but the bars are already at full capacity. Erik and John talk about the prospects of working from home in a post covid world, as well as how much more effort is placed on drinking recovery in your later 20's. We have Monday Morning headlines where we anticipate what crazy fan thing will happen next. Then we have a segment filled with listener questions from ladies to a couple of clueless guys. 

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JB

Chris Parneros is a good friend of Erik's who was nice enough to give us an entryway into his thoughts. We talked about weddings as we are hitting that age where we need to learn from our experienced friends and find the cocktail hour table before worrying about food. We talked about our sports memories and maybe realized that John did not have a future as a baseball and softball umpire. Chris disrespects the podcast with one of the most ridiculous bearish's in the history of the quadbunk podcast. 

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JB

Professor Christoph Hinkelmann is a Smeal college of business Finance professor at Penn State with previous experience at the Federal Reserve and as a Portfolio Manager. He was kind enough to take time out of his summer to come to explain the market to us. Prof. Hinkelmann teaches a course giving a base understanding of many finance topics even though he knows much more. Today we spoke about Gamestop, the efficient market hypothesis, you can't beat the FED, and how wrong finance equations can be. Professor Hinkelmann surprises John with his old homework submission with the lamest 5-year plan out there. 

Professor Hinkelmann Bio:

https://directory.smeal.psu.edu/cuh19

We have our good friend Ryan Quinn joining us on the podcast today. Quinn is a great friend, enjoys good banter, and an all-around fun person to talk to. In today's podcast, we talked about the things that happen on every vacation. From the random friends, you make to the oddly specific inside joke. Through Bearish and bullish we talk about getting back into the handshake game, the Irish goodbye, and Quinn trying to act as John's therapist. 

Thanks for listening - JB

On today's episode, we have Greg McGuire on with our sometimes cohosts Erik Smith and John Brzozowski. We talked about the important topics today including the following: Favorite bar attributes that make us love the experience, and work from home lies/catch 22's that we all have been through. We close with the bearish and bullish segment where it becomes evident again that John needs to stay off of TikTok. 

Thanks for listening - JB

In today's episode, we have Chloe Cullen, a friend from Penn State who is currently writing a book on Perfectionism. We spoke today about different ways perfectionism manifests in our lives and how we can possibly recognize it and improve our internal thought process. We didn't gang up on John and how many of these tendencies he has. We also spoke about comedy and our mutual admiration for Iliza Schlesinger.

Segments include: Say it w/ ur Chest

Find Chloe on instagram: @ischloeawriter

Preorder her book at:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/perf-the-unspoken-flaws-in-a-perfect-culture#/

In today's episode, we have Pat Colicchio on the podcast, a stand-up comedian who I met at Penn State and became friends when we worked together at a bar. We spent the first 20 minutes talking about comedy and swapping stories from performing stand up. The rest of the podcast included talking through bearish and bullish and Say it with your chest. Topics include youtube monopoly, starting a new job in covid, working at a bar, and Instagram comedians. 

Thanks for listening, JB

Follow Pat on Instagram/Twitter at: @pat_colicchio

Listen to his podcasts: Going Nowhere Fast, No names All Game

On today's podcast, we reviewed the new white claw iced tea's while prattling through listener questions. Erik rejoined the podcast to bring some levity and continue his interview for the second chair. We add Sam to the mix to bring in some fresh takes on the flavours as well as to talk about some celebrity interactions. 

John tells his Marshawn Lynch story that includes: Penn State, Landscaping, and meeting a former president. Thanks for listening

In today's podcast we are joined by Mike Jones. We are 2 accountants that are trying to rejoin the world after busy season. The theme of the podcast is to review the variety pack 3 while going through a few segments. 

Segments covered are as follows: Say it with your chest, bearish and bullish.

On today's podcast, we go back through the call log that has accumulated and rifle off some stories. I talk with Mike from VA, Katherine, interrupt a dinner conversation and check in with possible cohost Erik Smith. We go over a wide range of topics including funny old injury stories, is this a simulation, and close with some segments.

Segments covered include Clip of the week and Bearish and bullish. 

Simulation theory URL: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-we-live-in-a-simulation-chances-are-about-50-50/

Stewart Lee Clip: https://youtu.be/CoNb_bswHa0

In today's episode, we have Erik Smith, back on the podcast. We talk about how we saved everyone so much money by not putting our Super Bowl picks until after the game. Erik is trying to become a cohost and I am just trying to get to the next week without being too hungover. We talk today about going to a baseball game and New York starting to open back up again. 

Segments today include Bearish and bullish, this months headlines, and say it with your chest. Thanks for listening - JB

On today's episode of the Quadbunk Podcast, we have Professor Sajay Samuel, Accounting Professor at the Smeal College of Business at Penn State. I really appreciate him taking the time to speak and I hope everyone enjoys our wide-ranging discussion. We spoke about market value and how it can be misguided in its accuracy, followed by a conversation about transitioning to zoom university from the perspective of a professor. We close by talking about the need for the same set of common facts in order to debate an issue. 

I thank everyone for listening, if you enjoyed the podcast, please share it with 1 friend - JB

In today's podcast, we have Matthew Osieja as our guest. Topics discussed include Cryptocurrency, National Debt and Irish goodbye-ing from zoom calls. 

Segments include 1. Bearish and Bullish 2. Say it w/ ur Chest

TJ Gallagher comes back onto the Quadbunk podcast. We discuss how the media infrastructure has created a corrosive culture that we need to recognize. We dive into people you should not know about, like Marjorie Taylor Greene. And people we should know about, the Uighur Muslims. We close trying to bring some positives back to take us into the weekend. 

Thanks for listening - JB