James Strong Show Podcast

Returning from a trip to Southern California, Strong discusses the fake news involving the weather and LA fires. Midwest USA has no monopoly on weather stories anymore, or the exaggerated aftermath extreme weather brings. Did LA really cut the fire department $17m? Did Mayor Bass really holiday in Ghana while LA burned? Does the City of St. louis now refuse to plow snow from the streets? Listen here.

The New Year means new happenings. Be it better or worse, there will be changes. Strong takes a look at some of those changes and discusses what they mean for you. Listen here!

Before movies about Superman and Batman and Spiderman, there was Bond. James Bond. Bond is the original larger than life superhero that supersedes all the rest. Now a creative impasse between the franchise owners (Barbara Broccoli) and the studio (MGM / Amazon) have put all new projects on hold. Amazon wants to expand and update (monetize) the franchise and Broccoli won't have it. Also, we discuss the new Aston Martin Vantage. Of course we do! 

What can we believe today? Everyone from ad men to government officials tell us what to believe. Drones are just planes. My car is the best. My ED medicine will let you wow the girls. We tend to be gullible, but is it really our fault? is there a way around it. Maybe. Listen here.

One day we will all be driving electric cars. One day we will have colonies on Mars. Neither is happening any time soon. Low profits, governments struggling to balance budgets, lack of charging stations and low range are the reasons. Car companies, Tesla excluded, can't turn a profit. Today's podcast lists the reason why most of us will be driving ICE cars for a long time. Also, we discuss baseball's proposed Golden Bat rule. 

The way to make good money today is simple, but the implementation isn't easy. It takes hard work, education, relocation and or determination. Strong gives examples of several jobs that are in high demand and pay outstanding money. Curious? Listen here.   

In 1953 Donald Keyhoe coined the Phrase "UFOs Are Real". Luis Elizondo said UAP are real in last week's government UAP (UFO) hearings. More military officials with more strong testimony, and still no disclosure. Why? What are they hiding? Or do they really have no idea what these phenomena are? Listen here.

Why did Trump win the 2024 election? Why did the GOP win the Senate and as of November 10, probably the House? Superior candidates? The right message at the right time? probably not. Why we did what we did on November 5 from an independent perspective.

Strong discusses his latest trip to the Florida Panhandle, then waxes eloquently about Elon Musk, Lithium, Saudi Slavery and why Starbucks can't get the cream in your coffee right. Don't see the relationship here? Then listenup. 

Today's twin spin is about the new kings of the economy and my recent adventure in Colorado. Facts, finance and fun all on the Strong Show. 

Florida is our Germany, home to the oddball free spirits. We discuss one thing Floridians get right (electric power), and one they get wrong (living on a beach in hurricane country). Batting .500 isn't bad, depending on the outcome. Listen here.

Major League Baseball has changed over the past 10-15 years. Batting average, RBI, Pitcher wins really don't matter. OPS, and wiff rate matter. Good or bad, its a fact. Has the change made the game a better product? Attendance is up. Listen here.

The only son of Frank Sinatra, Jr. was a singer, musician, composer and conductor who took his material from The Great American Songbook. Some thought he simply rode the old man's coat tails. Not True! Sinatra Jr. as hard working and determined as his old man. He ran the show for his father as his health and confidence waned. Listen here for the story of one of the least appreciated singers of the modern era.

The White Mountain Wilderness is difficult to access, so few people go there. I did. Number three son and I explored the wilderness, camped in the wilderness and undertook a climb of 14252 feet. The travel and acclimation process is a challenge in itself. The assent? Listen here.  

Of all the plants and animals on earth, we humans are the most adaptable. Change forces adaptability. The result of failure is extinction. We are prospering, in spite of poor governments and constant change. Listen here for the details.

Individualism is a bellwether of America. But the fine line between confidence and arrogance has widened exponentially. Politicians, Captains of Industry, even common folk looking for a bit of help are morphing from cutting edge leaders to clueless asses. Strong notes 5 cases where the "do as I say" statement doesn't ring true. Maybe we should care how people see us, at least a little. 

Utopian New Zealand has hit hard times. It's natural beauty is worthless if it's citizens can't pay the bills, so they are emigrating in droves. So is it really always about the money? Kind of...yes. Strong explains.

What designates a bad economy? No food? No home? Your vacation is cut short? Hardship today for many of us first world residents isn't like it was once upon a time. What designates a bad economy? Listen here. 

On July 31 Strong walked away from the day job. The one that earned the money, not the podcast. Call it retired if you like, but the Strongman is moving onto the next adventure. What will it be? How is the podcast affected? Listen here.

Many tell us many things. Some True (Dow Jones up 1% today). Some hyped (our product is the best). Some Lies (most political ads). Strong discusses several items told to us or others that perhaps expected one reaction, but received another. Southwest Air's recent decision to assign seats is one. Relax and listen to the spin doctors smile and lie!