ICTPODCAST

"I believe that State Capitalism in the short term provides certain advantages because you can mobilize in a concentrated way a lot of resources to reach a specific objective. I believe the future is not State Capitalism or Shareholder [private] Capitalism, the future is what I call Stakeholder Capitalism which is capitalism combined with social responsibility."

-- Klaus Schwab

Klaus Schwab wants the world to participate in solving our problems and he has a few rules to make sure it's done right. And that means the pesky individuals who believe in free association and free markets must set aside those values and get on board with Stakeholders. And since individuals do not understand the importance of the "stakes" Klaus will seek people capable of solving these very technical problems. We will call them Technocrats; George Soros, Bill Gates, John Kerry are a few worthy leaders who are technically proficient in solving all of these problems.

So you should feel a relief. Klaus has the plan and he calls it Stakeholder Capitalism. I used my pocket Thesaurus to find a synonym for his term and Productive Socialism came up! Wow! how silly of us. I read about that throughout history and it never ends well-- millions of people dying through the State, oops I mean Stakeholders...

Anyhooo, they have it figured out now and all it took was rebranding! Stakeholder Capitalism-- This time it's different. Coming to a city near you.

Tommy Castor uses his unique abilities every day of his life in a career he pursued and you can hear it in his voice. You can hear that voice on local Sports Talk radio KFH 98.7 and Keeper of the Games podcast (@KOGpod).

It is a joy to talk with people that love what they do. There is an inspiration and a connection that happens when you see their spark.

Tommy is also VP for the Wichita Thunder and they drop the puck for their 32nd season in Wichita, USA on October 20th. We have professional sports in this community and none with a longer standing than the Wichita Thunder. Go see them. Tommy and his staff have been very creative to make experiences for all at Thunder Hockey games.

Don't know what the crease is? No matter, there are places to hang at the arena for lots of novice hockey fans. Confused by the Power Play?! Show up to see the Thunder play and you will feel the excitement in the fastest moving professional sport.

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"I live off the generosity of others" --Alex Bennett

Art mimics life. Alex interacts with people in a place where we are arguably our most human-- a bar. We go to bars to be with people. We go to be a lone. We laugh and cry. A bar gives us what we need and it also can take it all away.

Alex has spent his life with us in that bar. A professional at his craft-- being there for people who need a shot of humanity.

In his first historical fiction novel, A Shot of Oakies, Alex Bennett takes us on a journey through the history of whiskey. Its a trilogy and as soon as he finished the first, he began the next.

No matter what you want to create in this world you must take action. It is fun to share Alex's story and his thoughts around publishing his first book.

"You start seeing what looked like a coordinated attack."

--Phil W. Magness

Data Analysis is important. Data Analysis in a vacuum is dangerous. Phil Magness, Author & Economic Historian does extensive data analysis and uses it to explain economic and cultural events with the goal of achieving greater human freedoms.

His data analysis lends significant credibility as he sets the record straight on inaccurate distortions of history. His book, The 1619 Project, A Critique is a vivd example of the work he does. Historically inaccurate depictions occur and using prefabricated language to assuage or intensify a point of view almost guarantees negative outcomes.

We must begin to learn from our historical errors or commence to repeat them. Humanity is more capable than that. I appreciate the opportunity to share Phil's work. Freedom is the outcome he seeks.

"I watched this child slowly lose that spark in her eye."

-- Stan Saiz, Founder Green Gate School

Education is fundamental to human development, cooperation and success. Stan Saiz took action to create a place where kids can learn in the most human of ways; through play.

Play is adaptive learning. School/Education in this country is controlled by a specific set of outcomes and when you look at those outcomes it is easy to conclude that our youth are NOT learning the way our country is teaching.

Stan saw that through his own experiences. And he concluded, "we are relying on others to tell us what to do and that creates dependency" not the autonomy each of us need to fully self-actualize.

Education like life is an individual experience. As we engage with our own development we will activate collaboration to improve this human experience.

"We thought we could do this and not just make it a hobby, so we started putting the pieces of the puzzle together." --Michael O'Shaughnessy, Co-Founder

"It was one of the proudest days of my career when the first bottles of Keepers Heart were coming off that line and you know that it actually came from nothing..." --Brian Nation, Master Distiller

It is a Family story. It is an Irish story. It is an American story. O'Shaughnessy Distilling Co. is the maker of Keeper's Heart Irish+American whiskey-- and it's Award Winning!

The family knew they needed the best Distiller in the world. So they created a relationship with Brian Nation, former Master Distiller of Irish Distillers (Jameson, Redbreast & Middleton to name a few) and they blended talents based in an aligned vision of culture, family and friendship. This is the story of Keeper's Heart.

"What's the Through-Line." -Robert Feeney, Ringorang.com

Kansas Chamber of Commerce invests in young leaders through the statewide Kansas Emerging Leaders program. Engagement in leadership opportunities is critical for economic growth and continued creation of a Pro-Business environment.

Along with Leadership Kansas, Kansas Emerging Leaders activates the talents of business people and exposes them to the opportunities, challenges and a path to take action.

Entrepreneurship is the antidote for economic and cultural stagnation. Entrepreneurs take action and create value. I am honored to host this conversation with four of Wichita's dynamic entrepreneurial Leaders: Manroj Sangha/ Empowered.build, Jake Wayman/Orange Theory, Audra Dinell/TheThreadWLC & Robert Feeney/ringorang.com

It is the fastest growing sport in the World! Pickleball spawned from a backyard game to a Professional sport that is attracting the best talent in racket sports. Matt Wright took his competitive drive from the tennis court to the pickle ball court and has competed at the highest level and won at the highest level since its inception.

Matt's intellect has always helped him think in terms of where things are going, not where things are. He is one of my favorite people to talk with about sports and challenging aspects of life.

When the Marion County Record, a small town Newspaper, was raided and had computers, devices and records seized by the Police it caused world-wide attention on this small Kansas town and publication. Our friend, Sam MacRoberts, Litigation Director for Kansas Justice Institute is the one I wanted to talk with. Sam and KJI represent those who cannot represent themselves against government over reach. KJI is not representing those in this case and they are representing the Constitution as Sam shares with us the severe problems with Government ignoring your 1st and 4th Amendment Rights.

"People treat that insurance card like a discount card. It is NOT."

Dean Jargo, CEO Fair Market Health

When systems begin to fail we look for solutions so that the system can improve and continue to provide what it is designed to provide-- better outcomes. We have not done that with the system of health care in the United States. The system is failing and because of the control by the 2 biggest players (Federal Government and large Insurance Companies) we are not working to fix the system to create better outcomes for people.

The system is broken.

Markets that are free provide solutions to broken systems. Artificial control of the healthcare market by the 2 biggest players places controls that do not allow for solutions to occur and the result is patient care suffers.

You can choose to control your healthcare. The free market still exists. Individuals need to be aware of the choices they have.

Fair Market Health was created to provide a basic function of markets and what should be a basic in any service-- How much does that cost and where can I get it?

You can take control of your healthcare and, in doing so, improve outcomes for yourself and others.