Ray Keating's Authors And Entrepreneurs Podcast

Ray welcomes Lou Mongello – entrepreneurship and Disney expert – to talk about age and entrepreneurship. Too young? Too old? Is there a “just right” age for entrepreneurship? Lou serves up answers and tips, and he plays a special edition of “Tell Us Your Favorites.”Check out how Lou Mongello helps entrepreneurs and more at LouMongello.com.Tune in to Lou Mongello’s WDW Radio Podcast and more!Visit the WDW Radio Shop.Check out Ray Keating’s Disney news and entertainment site at www.Disney...

Ray takes the listener on a sobering (depressing?) journey through the economy – where we were pre-pandemic (no, it wasn’t the greatest economy of all time), the breathtaking decline due to the pandemic and shutdown, and some concerns as we look ahead. Ray apologizes for being a downer, but he does have faith in American entrepreneurs – if American politicians can get policy right, which is a big “if.” Love Ray Keating’s Pastor Stephen Grant Thrillers and Mysteries? It’s the Perfect Time...

Listen to Ray’s conversation with a leading voice in our nation’s debate over trade. Bryan Riley is the Director of NTU’s Free Trade Initiative. He subscribes to sound economics when it comes to trade. That is, he is a rare, welcome voice of reason in a national discussion on trade that too often careens into nonsense. Oh, and is Cheap Trick the greatest band ever? Bryan thinks so.Check out Bryan’s work here.Keating’s Free Trade Rocks! 10 Points on International Trade Everyone Should Kn...

Ray Keating explains why electric cars annoy the economist in him. Can you say “government subsidies and mandates”? Ray argues for private-sector innovation, and for ending government handouts for electric cars, for wind power and for solar power. Let entrepreneurs, businesses, workers and consumers call the shots, and if electric cars then make sense, that’s great.Tune in to Ray Keating’s other podcast Free Enterprise in Three Minutes Podcast.Below is the summer reading list with links to th...

Craig Donofrio is a cool guy who happens to be a pastor, author, radio personality, podcaster, Mid-Century Modern fanatic, and Tikiphile. Oh, yeah, he also dabbled in rock ‘n’ roll and politics. Ray forgives Craig for the politics stuff. Join their discussion that celebrates nostalgia and the new podcast Craig cohosts called The Mid-Modcast Podcast, which celebrates all things yesteryear from the 1940s up to the early 1970s. Tune in, this episode is boss, swell and groovy.Tune in to the Mid-M...

CEOs of top technology companies were recently hauled before Congress, albeit remotely. The purpose? Well, for all of the importance attributed to this hearing, in the end, it was just another excuse for political posturing and grandstanding. Go figure. Tune in to Ray Keating’s Free Enterprise in Three Minutes Podcast.Below is the summer reading list with links to the Kindle editions (on sale!) and paperbacks at Amazon. All signed books are at www.raykeatingonline.com. Kindle edition&nbs...

After a recent visit to the campus of the University of Notre Dame, Ray started reflecting on why certain places hold meaning for individuals. So, Ray rambles on in this episode about a sense of place, why we might feel it (perhaps, at first glance, inexplicably), and his top 10 spots that give him a sense of place.Below is the summer reading list with links to the Kindle editions (on sale!) and paperbacks at Amazon. All signed books are at www.raykeatingonline.com. Kindle edition ...

Ray Keating argues that the new name for the Washington Redskins should be the Washington Americans. He highlights two major league sports teams that previously carried the name, or something very close, and sums up why going to Washington Americans should be a no-brainer.Read Keating’s column in renaming the Redskins the Washington Americans.Below is the full Pastor Stephen Grant summer reading list with links to the Kindle editions (on sale!) and paperbacks at Amazon. All signed books are a...

Ray interviews Dr. Samuel Gregg, author of Reason, Faith, and the Struggle for Western Civilization and research director at the Acton Institute. Gregg’s book is a vital read for anyone concerned about Western Civilization, and looking to understand the relationship between faith and reason. Fortunately, Dr. Gregg shares some of his insights with Ray in this conversation.Put Dr. Samuel Gregg’s book Reason, Faith, and the Struggle for Western Civilization on your summer reading list.Visit the ...

Ray loves summer reading and summer writing. In this episode, he talks about writing his novels, and the three goals or objectives that govern what he tries to accomplish in his thrillers and mysteries.Below is the summer reading list with links to the Kindle editions (on sale!) and paperbacks at Amazon. All signed books are at www.raykeatingonline.com. Kindle edition of THE TRAITOR for only $2.99.Kindle edition of DEEP ROUGH for only $2.99.Kindle edition of SHIFTING SANDS for only $2.99...

Ray Keating interviews Father Robert Sirico, co-founder of the Acton Institute, and a leading voice for traditional morality, Christianity, and free markets. The work of Father Sirico and Acton, including Acton University, arguably is more critical now than ever since the institute was founded in 1990. Join Ray and Father Sirico for an illuminating conversation about markets and morality.Get Father Sirico’s book Defending the Free Market: The Moral Case for a Free Economy.Ray Keating’s ...

It’s time for a quick baseball rant. While laying out the positives and negatives of the announced return of baseball, Ray winds up ranting about, as is normal, the DH, but goes on to note that there’s something even worse included in the upcoming, shortened 2020 baseball season. Worse than the DH? Absolutely.Please take a look at all of Keating’s Pastor Stephen Grant thrillers and mysteries, which are available in paperback and for the Kindle at Amazon.com, and signed books at ww...

If you think economics is boring or uninteresting, then you really need to listen to economist Peter Boettke in this fascinating conversation with Ray Keating. Boettke has written a wonderful book – The Four Pillars of Economic Understanding – (among others) and has dedicated his career to teaching and getting people jazzed about economics. This is a great introduction or refresher on how to think the economic way.Some other books by Pete Boettke: F. A. Hayek: Economics, Political Economy and...

Ray goes on a rant defending the pharmaceutical industry against “stupid” attacks by politicians seeking to impose price controls. Ray argues that if you want new and improved medicines, vaccines, etc., then don’t buy into what politicians are selling when it comes to attacks on drug companies. Also, Keating notes why “Big Pharma” is a political phrase that has little to do with the entrepreneurial realities of the prescription drug business.Order Ray Keating’s new book Behind Enemy Lines: Co...

Ray works through some controversial issues in this episode. He wonders why people don’t get it on immigration, notes some deeply distressing tidbits from John Bolton’s forthcoming book, and makes clear that we better see baseball soon. Miss baseball? Read Ray Keating Murderer’s Row: A Pastor Stephen Grant Novel. Paperbacks and Kindle edition at Amazon.com, and signed books at RayKeatingOnline.com.Get Deep Rough: A Pastor Stephen Grant Novelat Amazon.comand signed books at www.raykeating...

As an economist and political commentator, Ray Keating has long been sick and tired of labor unions – especially government unions – and the ills they generate. Perhaps now lots of other people are as well. Problems in baseball, and more serious troubles regarding education and policing can be tracked to, in part, the actions of labor unions. Keating applies some Economics 101 and Politics 101 to explain why unions, well, suck.Miss baseball? Read Ray Keating Murderer’s Row: A Pastor Stephen G...

Al Hintz, amateur Civil War historian extraordinaire and all-around history buff, joins Ray to discuss the History Channel’s “Grant” documentary, and other aspects of and views on the life and times of Ulysses S. Grant. Tune in to Al and Ray having an enjoyable conversation about the man who led the Union Army during the Civil War, went on to lead the nation as president, and deserves to be recognized a great American.Check out Ray’s two recent pieces on Ulysses Grant and this documentary:“Hi...

If you’re thinking about diving into the entrepreneurial waters, you need to listen to the conversation Ray has with Chris Ullman. Based on his own experience as an entrepreneur and his expertise in advising business executives, Chris offers great insights on a wide array of topics central to becoming and working as an entrepreneur. And by the way, Chris makes clear that entrepreneurship is not limited by age, as he hung out his own shingle at the age of 55.Tune in to Ray’s previous conversat...

Ray Keating looks at problems with government violating basic freedoms – ranging from the grave and extreme example of the Chinese communist totalitarian regime to a populist attack on free speech at home. Indeed, Keating is explicit is noting that President Trump’s executive order targeted at social media and other online companies has nothing to do with conservatism.Read Keating’s recent pieces – China Moves to Crush Dissent and Freedom in Hong Kong – Relevant Excerpts from “Deep Rough” and...

Ray Keating goes full nerd in this episode, mainly focusing on how online streaming services are fulfilling many of his nerd dreams pertaining to DC comics and movies – the Snyder Justice League cut! – Marvel comics, movies and shows, Star Wars, Star Trek, film stuff, and yes, Chuck. Join Ray, and embrace your inner nerd.Business and career lessons from nerds via “Chuck” vs. the Business World: Business Tips on TV at Amazon and signed books.Order Ray Keating’s new book Behind Enemy ...