Podcast: Pause to Ponder

Teresa, May 16, 2008 @ 12:00PM ET | Link | RSS | Read via Email | Start a Discussion

I am out of the office today; however, there are a number of excellent podcasts from the last week or so that have relevance, philosophical or otherwise, to trading and the capital markets:

Oliver Jones [DOWNLOAD MP3]
The Canadian jazz legend discussed his career trajectory, particularly the fact that even though everyone knew about his gift for music, he wanted to be a ball player. He played live in studio Q and talked about his musical education, Diana Krall and more.
Gordon Ramsay [DOWNLOAD MP3]
The British “Don’t Call Me a Celebrity” chef reveals what it takes to maintain three Michelin stars and what it takes to remain competitive. Reminded me of Jim Simons.
Ornette Coleman [DOWNLOAD MP3]
One of the few living musicians who can reliably be called a jazz legend, Coleman rejected style, harmonic and rhythmic structure by introducing “free jazz.” A special Editor’s cut of the interview.
The Leader of Burma [DOWNLOAD MP3]
Reports have emerged about the government of Burma making it very difficult for foreign aid to reach victims of last week’s devastating cyclone. What kind of government would have so little interest in the well being of its people?
Lester Brown [Scroll down to Part 2]
Perhaps Thomas Malthus will have the last laugh after all. Lester Brown is interviewed by The Current and lays out an apocalyptic view of the future. He “founded both the Worldwatch Institute and the Earth Policy Institute, and over the decades, he watched the world’s population explode and consume with abandon, oblivious to how it’s spent itself way into the red, environmentally speaking. Global warming, depleted soil and water resources, deforestation, overfishing — humanity has pushed the very natural systems that sustain our species to the breaking point.”

Last, but not least, was a post from Mark Perry’s blog about The Cultural Rut of Pessimism in the U.S. It seems to me that we North Americans tend have great expectations, high hopes that easily set us up for disappointment. (Sounds like trading, doesn’t it?) Meanwhile, back in my ancestral homeland, the people of Sichuan stoically “eat bitter” and soldier on in adversity, as they have always done.

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