James Strong Show Podcast

Compromise is a lost art. 60-40, 70-30 or even the stellar 80-20 rules are out. 95-5 is about as close as it gets to anyone compromising their stance on anything. Business, sports, politics, even rock and rollers take a "my way or the highway" attitude. Todays essay goes into detail on this unproductive phenomenon.

Everyone eventually goes out of business. All but one of the original companies from the Dow Jones index is gone. Businesses have a half life. But when government gets involved, the ticking clock excelerates. It's happening today with EV cars. Strong discusses the how and why of this phenomenon.

You would think that by now Cancel Culture would have ran it's course. Not so. Hollywood is one of the main culprits. Now they are eating their own. Bradley Cooper and Sandra Bullock are the latest targets. Many back off from critisizing the cancelers because they don't want to be canceled themselves. That's not the case here. Strong fires with both barrels on his essay about being PC. If you are easily offended, don't listen.

How can something be both cheap and expensive? Well, it can't. But some cheap stuff from Asia, purchased on line is about to get more expensive. and BTW, that's not necessarily a bad thing. Also, I picked up Covid in Europe and discuss the not so dramatic results.

Ever wonder what it's like to sail on a riverboat on the Danube river between Budapest and Regensberg? It's all here. The history, archetecture, food and drink. If you have wondered what Central Europe is like or considered a river cruise, listen here.

Occam's Razor states that the simplest, most obvious solution is usually the correct one. Yet often people ignore tho obvious and embrace the far fetched. Business, industry and the paranormal are all in the news this week and all seemed to ignore this basic rule. Often, with tragic results. Listen here.

Inflation for June came in at just under 5%. Better, but still not good. What if I told you that by eliminating a value from the formula that affects no one puts inflation at 3%? It's true. Why are we told one thing when another is reality? Listen here.

Today is the 76th aniversary of the Roswell UFO crash. This was the first documented spacecraft crash that was confirmed by the US Government, although later withdrawn. Lots of incidents have been reported since Roswell, but others happened before as well. Today's podcast looks at some of those crashes, both before and after July 7, 1947. Enjoy!

Ever been bitten by a poisonous spider? Strong has, and it put him in the hospital for four days. Interested in the gory details, listen here.

Roger Waters was the front man for Pink Floyd during their most popular period. You know that. Did you know that he is Pro Palistine and anti Israel? Supports Russia over Ukraine? Says every US President since Reagan is a war criminal? That he IS Pink Floyd and none of the other members are even artists? Check our this essay on the poster boy for "shut up and sing".

Change in the shrinking world is evident. EVs, or other transportation modes are becoming the norm. Three suprising locations may help the US solve the puzzle of getting there. The UK, China and ETs. That's right, ETs, as in Extra Terrestrials. Think I'm kidding? Listen here.

My way or the highway never works long term. The unflexable find themselves alone. We have countless problems in our world today. All solvable. All requiring compromise. The minority need to realize that the majority may accept their views, but will never embrace them. Politics. Religion. Race relations. Gender choices. When the lunitic fringe demands compliance along with acceptance, the result is chaos. Listen to professor Strong's recipe for success.

We love our sports. Sports is an escape that allows us to take a break from our hectic lives. But watching said events is about to became very expensive. Sports will soon be seen only by streaming pay per view. This may also be the death knell for cable TV. Oh yeah, and another UFO has been spotted over a ScCal Military base. Cheers!

Gordon Lightfoot's career spanned eight decades, as a writter and performer. Eight months before his death at age 84, he was still performing. What drives a person to work until death? Listen and see.

Did you know that Americans spend more money betting on sports than attending them? A lot more. Ballys, a gaming company, broadcasts the games. The XFL is owned by the WWE, a league that plans the outcome of the wrestling match. In Cincinnati, you place sports bets at the place where the Reds play. Is the fix in? Listen and decide.

In 1996, the city of Varginha in Brazil was the location of one of the most documented UFO encounters ever, a true Close Encounter of the Third Kind, where creature contact is made. Why are we just now learning about this? In 1996, Brazil was a third world country coming off of a brutal military rule. The military hushed it up. No one fought back. But there were stories then, and now. Strong discusses this bizarre encounter.

Fact, the cost of living is going up. But are we defenceless in battling higher costs? If you live in the first world, absoultly not. Most of the items we buy are want, not need. We need food, shelter, heat. We don't need cable TV, car washes, storage units and doggie day care. Strong segragates the need from the wants with a true tool to beat inflation.

Strong discusses still another adventure in Death Valley. Sure, it's similar to the others, but unique as usual. Interested in desret camping, hiking, mountain climbing? Listen here.

The 1951 Jaguar MKVII is finally back into Strong's shop and ready to reassemble. What's been done and what is yet to be done on this classic car? Photos on Strong's facebook page. Also, another desert adventure begins this week. Guess the topic of next week's podcast!

Alice Cooper was the original Shock Rock act. Borrowing from Vaudville acts, movies, TV and Barbie Dolls, the group and the man formed the much copied, but never surpassed Shock, Glam, Metal genre. Although his life has gone from alcoholic to born again Christian, his act has stayed the same. Enjoy!