Street Talk Live
I'm going to veer a bit away from the normal fare here at the Curve and put in a plug for a radio show, simply because I think most of our readers have the intelligence and interest to enjoy it. Street Talk Live is beyond doubt the best financial and political talk show I've found. It airs from 6pm to 8pm weekdays on 700 am if you live in the Houston area. If you're not in Swamp City, you can listen via the website.
There are a couple of things that, in my mind, make it unique among talk shows. First and foremost, it is very informative. If you truly want to understand how the market, business, and politics all interrelate, this is the place to go. Lance Roberts is an active investment adviser and all-round very sharp guy who truly understands of what he speaks; you can pretty much bank (literally) on his predictions. He is also very good about explaining complex financial and political concepts which often seem murky and confusing to laymen. I have learned more in the last year about how markets, the Fed, and backroom politics affect the economy than I did in all my previous decades.
Secondly, for such a seemingly dry subject, the show manages to be quite entertaining without ever descending into the vicious backstabbing commentary and childish name-calling you usually get from talk radio. Roberts and his co-commentators are always polite, and even when they're amused by some particularly backward and misinformed caller, they always respond in a calm fashion with facts they can back up. That last bit is something you rarely hear on talk radio, and it's very refreshing.
Anyhow, enough of my gushing. If you really want to understand what makes modern America tick (and pick up a few nice investment tips along the way), give it a listen. I think you'll not regret it.
There are a couple of things that, in my mind, make it unique among talk shows. First and foremost, it is very informative. If you truly want to understand how the market, business, and politics all interrelate, this is the place to go. Lance Roberts is an active investment adviser and all-round very sharp guy who truly understands of what he speaks; you can pretty much bank (literally) on his predictions. He is also very good about explaining complex financial and political concepts which often seem murky and confusing to laymen. I have learned more in the last year about how markets, the Fed, and backroom politics affect the economy than I did in all my previous decades.
Secondly, for such a seemingly dry subject, the show manages to be quite entertaining without ever descending into the vicious backstabbing commentary and childish name-calling you usually get from talk radio. Roberts and his co-commentators are always polite, and even when they're amused by some particularly backward and misinformed caller, they always respond in a calm fashion with facts they can back up. That last bit is something you rarely hear on talk radio, and it's very refreshing.
Anyhow, enough of my gushing. If you really want to understand what makes modern America tick (and pick up a few nice investment tips along the way), give it a listen. I think you'll not regret it.
posted by Jar(egg)head at 16:13
1 Comments:
I only catch this show occasionally, but I can second what jar(egg)head says. Good stuff to be found therein.
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