Off The Top Podcast

What would you bring if you were Stranded On A Deserted Island? Today our hosts going through the hypothetical and impractical list of what to bring on a deserted island. While the situation usually happens after a shipwreck, some people voluntarily stay behind on a deserted island, either to evade captors or the world in general. A person may also be left ashore as punishment. Our hosts will let you know what their deserted island looks like and also throw in some serious curveballs. Thank you for listening! Contact us or send voice messages: TheAboutCast@gmail.com Twitter: @TheAboutCast Stranded On A Desert Island | Episode 95 | Aboutcast

After a grueling few weeks of technical difficulties, our hosts are back to touch base on dating.  On today's podcast, they dive into the Do's & Don'ts Of Dates along with some of their personal dating advice.  We are trying out a new structure for the show, so let us know your thoughts on the new podcast. Contact us or send voice messages: TheAboutCast@gmail.com Do's & Don'ts Of Dates | Episode 95 | Aboutcast

We're back and shaking the rust off! This week we jump into our thoughts about the value of items in today's society and dig into the history and invention of money. We discover the foundation of paper currency, global trade, hyperinflation, and much more during this episode. Further, we are trying out a new structure to the show, so let us know your thoughts on the new podcast. Contact us or send voice messages: TheAboutCast@gmail.com The History Of Money | Episode 94 | Aboutcast

The hosts recap the podcast so far and announce some changes on the way! Thanks for tuning in and we will be back shortly! Email: TheOffTheTopCast@gmail.com Social: OffTheTopCast

Are you interested in unsolved murder mysteries? We hope so because today's episode is full of murder mysteries. Today we take a look at a Jazz loving axe murder, the disappearance of Elisa Lam, and more! Let us know your thought on these murder mysteries. Email: TheOffTheTopPodcacst@gmail.com Social: @OffTheTopCast

The history of chess goes back almost 1500 years. The game originated in northern India in the 6th century AD and spread to Persia then later to Europe. Chess has been around a long time and has been see everywhere from parks, movies, or family get togethers. But what is the real history of chess? Today we dive into the History of Chess to talk how it started, how to play, how to become a grandmaster of chess, and even a little about our own games.  Challenge us to chess: Email: TheOffTheTopPodcast@gmail.com Social: @OffTheTopCast

Facebook has revealed the details of its Project Libra crypto coin, an ambitious plan to bring digital currency like Bitcoin to billions of people worldwide. The plan will be carried out with dozens of partners, including Uber and MasterCard, and could remake the global payment industry. So this week take a look at the affects of Facebook introducing a potential currency to their platform amidst their current privacy scandals. Thanks for listening! Let us know your thoughts by contacting us below: Social: @OffTheTopCast Email: TheOffTheTopPodcast@gmail.com

The United States Economy is often mentioned in headlines and the topic of debate. But how does the US economy actually work? Luckily, we had the oppurtunity to pick the brain of a master in progress. That master is our host, Jordan. He goes into depth about the Federal Reserve, inflation, interest rates, job data, and what the national debt actually means!  Send us a question: Email - TheOffTheTopPodcast@gmail.com Social: OffTheTopCast

 HBO's Chernobyl has taken the entertainment world by storm as the series documents brave men and women who act heroically to mitigate catastrophic damage when the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant suffers a nuclear accident . But how do Nuclear Explosions & Nuclear Meltdowns Happen? We take a dive into the process of how nuclear meltdowns or explosions occur. Further, we look at the Chernobyl and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Thanks for listening! Email - TheOffTheTopCast@gmail.com Social - @OffTheTopCast

This week we decided to talk on some topics that have bothered us. Do you agree or disagree with our takes?

There is no better time than now for side jobs, gigs, or being an entrepreneur. The world wide web, internet, has provided people with thousands of ways to make money in lieu of their full time job. The best side hustles and jobs can range from your favorite hobby to something you see strictly as profitable. So today, we dive into the entrepreneurial world of side hustles and gigs. Thank you for listening! Social: @OffTheTopCast Email: TheOffTheTopPodcast@gmail.com

A troll is a person who starts quarrels or upsets people on the Internet to distract and sow discord by posting inflammatory and digressive, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community with the intent of provoking readers into displaying emotional responses and normalizing tangential discussion,whether for the troll's amusement or a specific gain.  So we take a look at real life trolls in history on today's episode! Thanks for listening! Social: @OffTheTopPodcast Email: TheOffTheTopPodcast@gmail.com

Uber, the rideshare app, recently was valued at $80 Billion and placed it's IPO. In turn, drivers for Uber and Lyft have turned off their ride share apps to protest. These drivers are bringing the inequality of pay, driving conditions, and lack of job security to light. Overall, this strike during UBER's IPO has helped aid in a bit of a stumble for the company. So this week, we sat down and talked about how this problem could be solved. Further, looking into the variables that affect a Uber or Lyft driver's day to day routes.  Thank you for listening and please let us know what you think could help ride share programs such as Uber and Lyft to help their contractors. Email us: TheOffTheTopPodcast@gmail.com Social: @OffTheTopCast

If you could time travel where would you go? You could choose traveling time back to the past or to any point in the future. In this scenario, the time travel rules don't apply. So we sat down and discussed how we would use time travel to if given the opportunity. Thanks for listening! Email us: TheOffTheTopPodcast@gmail.com Social: @OffTheTopCast

Jordan was recently asked to think of a sport in which women had a natural competitive advantage over men. So we brought this topic to this week's podcast to try and find an answer to this questions. We touch on all sports from basketball to bowling to polo and even end up in eSports. So tune in and find out what sports we found women having a natural competitive advantage in!

If you have been on YouTube recently, you have more than likely seen First We Feast's original series Hot Ones hosted by Sean Evans trending. Hot Ones has recently completed it's 8th season and manged to interview the likes of Gordon Ramsay, Kevin Hart, Post Malone, Shaq, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Scarlett Johansson, Jack Black, and many more. Sean Evans continues to excel while interviewing celebrities of all levels while eating a range of hot wings with sauces up to 2 million scoville units. Today we take a look at the success of Hot Ones on YouTube and our first hand experience trying the sauce line up! Thanks for listening! Social: @OffTheTopCast Email: TheOffTheTopPodcast@gmail.com

On April 11th 2019, Julian Assange (Co-founder of Wikileaks) was arrested in the Ecuador Embassy in London. Assange has resided in the Embassy for over 7 years while escaping various criminal charges in Sweden, The United States, and other countries. Today, we take a look at Wikileaks figure head and discuss the impact of his recent arrest. Julian Assange and Wikileaks have uncovered malicious documents about various businesses, governments, and individuals and brought them to the spotlight. He has also said to have multiple documents that will be sent out upon his arrest in the past to 100,000 people. Only time will tell what wil; become of Julian Assange and Wikileaks.

In today's world of gaming, the Sony Playstation is a veteran in the market and that is by no accident. The history of Playstation moves quickly and has captured the attention of millions kids, teens, and adults. Playstation has disrupted the gaming environment on multiple occasions with backwards compatibility, diverse chipsets, and historic games like Grand Turismo, Kindom Hearts, and more. Overall, Playstation has set it's place in history not only for it's hardware but for the memories created for the users. Tune into this week's episode on the history and story behind Playstation and how they have continued to stay prominent in a quickly changing technological environment.   Reach out to us:  Theoffthetoppodcast@gmail.com @OffTheTopCast

The landscape of video games could change as we know it. Recently, Google released a shocking announcement for their new video game platform Google Stadia. Google Stadia will offer cross platform gaming, game sharing, crowd play, and much more. Further, Google Stadia will be streamed direct to your device. A majority of the work will take place on Google Hosted servers for Google Stadia to operate seamlessly.  Sit back and learn more on how Google Stadia could shift the gaming landscape!

There is around 7.5 Billion people on Earth. So how does this data breakdown in terms of median age, average life expectancy, and much more? That is where statistics come in handy. Statistics can help us understand what the world looks like from various sample sizes and create an educated opinion how life on Earth is trending. Jump into this week's episode on some crazy population statistics and some fun findings on the average American! Thanks for listening! Connect With Us: TheOffTheTopPodcast@gmail.com @OffTheTopCast