Podcast Episodes

Why You’re Always Busy (Even When You’re Not Doing More)

Sean Tumilson and co-host Chuck the Bot explain why modern humans feel so busy yet so unproductive and always behind on their to-do lists.

Act 1 — The Lie You Accidentally Inherited

Act 2 — The Busy Ec…

Published on 1 week, 3 days ago

How the Economy Is Supposed to Be Measured... And What Politicians Do to Spin the Numbers in Their Favor

Sean Tumilson and co-host Chuck the Bot discuss the most important economic indicators.

Part 1: What “the economy” really means — and the main indicators

Part 2: How politicians (on all sides) spin the…

Published on 1 week, 4 days ago

How ChatGPT Took Over the World in Its Infancy… and What It Plans to Do as an Adult

Sean Tumilson prompts co-host Chuck the Bot (ChatGPT) to tell its own life story so far...

Chapter 1 — Birth of a Digital Prodigy

Chapter 2 — Childhood Was… Chaotic

Chapter 3 — The Unexpected Ripple Eff…

Published on 1 week, 5 days ago

Nearing the End of KeepTalking Podcast?

Sean Tumilson reflects on four and a half years of daily podcast episodes, and ponders whether May 2026 may be the end of KeepTalking Podcast.

Published on 1 week, 6 days ago

How Likely Is a US–China War? (A Personal Tour Through the Thucydides Trap)

Sean Tumilson and co-host Chuck the Bot use the historical "Thucydides Trap" framework to determine the probability of a hot war between the United States and China.

1. The Headlines You Keep Seeing —…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Are Central Banks Good Guys or Bad Guys?

Sean Tumilson and co-host Chuck the Bot attempt to make an unbiased assessment of the Federal Reserve and central banking in a media atmosphere where Sean is hearing a lot of negative sentiment about…

Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago

Is America Losing Control of Its Own Economy? The Fiscal Dominance Problem

Sean Tumilson and co-host Chuck the Bot explain the term Fiscal Dominance and why the average American should be concerned with it.

PART 1 — Your Life in Today’s Economy (and the Macroeconomics Behind…

Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago

3 Reasons Today's Youth Have to Work Harder than Previous Generations

Sean Tumilson rants about three things that make it very hard for people under the age of 40 to make a living in the modern world.

If you enjoy this daily show, tap ‘Follow’ on Spotify or Apple Podcas…

Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago

How America Regains the Top Spot by 2040 — 5 Steps

Sean Tumilson and co-host Chuck the Bot give a blueprint for how the US can regain global hegemony by 2040 and explain why it matters for the average person in the US and many other countries.

Step 1:…

Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago

The 3 Main Causes of Inflation — and What You Can Do to Hedge Against It

Sean Tumilson and co-host Chuck the Bot explain why inflation happens and what you should do to hedge against it.

Intro — The Quiet Ways Inflation Has Been Punching You in the Ribs

The 3 Main Causes

How…

Published on 2 weeks, 5 days ago