How much does the truth matter when telling your money story? What about if you were telling the story of a new nation? Turns out, this happens more than most of us realize and today we talk about a famous story from the American Revolution that may be different than you remember. Jeff Lantos joins us to talk about why the true story of Paul Revere’s ride might not be what we remember. We dive into how and why the story was altered and how it relates to the modern day. The themes of embellishment, advocating for yourself and community are discussed as it relates to Paul Revere and modern-day.
We are including two headlines today because one just isn’t enough for the stories we found! First, we look at a study done by the University of Chicago that charts your attractiveness to the opposite sex based on your height. AND, they tell you how much more you need to earn if you are shorter to be as attractive as someone taller. Yep, you heard that right! For our second headline, crypto is in the news again…and not for good reason. Tether is being investigated for bank fraud and we share all our opinions on that and crypto in general!
We’ll also throw out the Haven Life line and Joe gives a behind-the-scenes look at how we choose our guests for the show. And we can’t forget about Doug and his cookie-related trivia!
Enjoy!
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Our Headlines
- What Makes You Click? — Mate Preferences and Matching Outcomes in Online Dating (University of Chicago)
- Tether executives are facing a criminal probe over whether they committed bank fraud (MSN)
Jeff Lantos
Big thanks to Jeff Lantos for joining us today. Grab a copy of his book Why Longfellow Lied here.
Doug’s Trivia
- What is the most popular type of cookie in the U.S.?
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- Sandy wants to know how we choose guests for our show and how to recommend someone.
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Other Mentions
- Doc G from the Earn & Invest podcast helped us out today with our interview with Jeff Lantos. Check out the Earn & Invest podcast here.
- The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Want to listen to more? Check out these past interviews we’ve done
- Lillian Karabaic joined us to talk about grabbing the reins and taking control of your life and outcomes. Check out that interview here.
- Pam Andrews joined our roundtable discussion to talk about how to have those hard conversations in life and negotiate when you need to advocate for yourself most. Listen to that interview here.
Written by: Brooke Miller
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