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In this essential look at the regrowth of the American Midwest, tech journalist Rebecca A. Fannin chronicles her return to America’s heartland, revealing the dramatic entrepreneurial comeback that is transforming the Rust Belt into the Tech Belt. Watch the full video on 24hourjournal.substack.com. Order Silicon Heartland: Transforming the Midwest from Rust Belt to Tech Belt on Amazon. Video Chapters: 2:57 What was the inspiration behind Silicon Heartland5:06 The technology reviving the Heartland6:38 The most important inputs driving the transformation of the Rust Belt8:33 Working remote or physically moving to the Heartland9:41 Who are the millennials moving in12:49 How innovation has evolved in Youngstown, Ohio16:05 Retooling traditional factories19:38 What do the "winners" look like in the Rust Belt24:31 What does the current version of the "factory worker" look like27:05 Rebeccas’s writing process for Silicon Heartland33:49 Czech company highlight — Likos About Rebecca Fannin Rebecca A. Fannin is a journalist, author, and a media entrepreneur who has covered global innovation for more than 20 years. She grew up in the Ohio heartland and graduated from Ohio University. She began her career at the Dayton Journal Herald. Then from a reporter’s cubicle at Crain Communications in Manhattan to the hottest dotcom magazine, Red Herring, in San Francisco, ventured to Beijing and Shanghai, and became one of the first American journalists to document China’s entrepreneurial rise. Inspired by the tech founders she interviewed, she formed Silicon Dragon Ventures as her own media and events group. During Covid she added an online show featuring venture capitalists. She became a regular contributor to CNBC, and her articles also have appeared in Harvard Business Review, Inc., Fast Company, and Forbes. Rebecca’s forward-looking books Silicon Dragon, Startup Asia, and Tech Titans of China, launched her as a commentator and public speaker. A guest on BBC, Bloomberg, Fox News, and NPR, and a quoted expert in the New York Times, she also has spoken at the Brookings Institution, Asia Society, and many universities including Harvard, Yale, and Oxford. ***** Wisco Weekly is the business education and entrepreneurship podcast. A paper trail of the Podcast can be found on 24hourjournal.substack.com. Subscribe and follow the adventure of a lifetime turning a digital nomad into a Monaco millionaire. Kindly rate Wisco Weekly on Spotify and Apple Podcasts *****

In episode #207, our guest is the Co-Founder and CEO of Foreigners.cz, Andrea Tkačuková. For the last 13 years, Andrea and her team have been helping turn foreigners into expatriots in the Czech Republic. Foreigners.cz is a full-service agency helping expats with immigration services, relocation services, trade licenses, health care, language learning and assistance, and more. They have helped over 17,000 clients, have access to 14,000 apartments, and have a team of 38 professionals.   Topics discussed: - How her relationship with her Co-Founder help build the DNA of the company- Comparing expats in 2009 vs 2022- White-collar expats vs blue-collar expats- Quality of life for expats- How Czech citizens view their country versus expats- Bonus segment (viewable on 24hourjournal.com)   If you are considering living or working in the Czech Republic, this episode is for you!   *****  Follow Andrea Tkačuková and Foreigners.cz Web -- https://www.foreigners.cz/Facebok -- https://www.facebook.com/Foreigners.czInstagram -- https://www.instagram.com/cz.foreigners/LinkedIn -- https://www.linkedin.com/company/foreigners-cz/Twitter -- https://twitter.com/Foreignerscz ***** Wisco Weekly is the business education podcast of 24Hour Journal. Subscribe to the Podcast to hear money and business education on the freelance economy. A paper trail of the Podcast can be found on 24hourjournal.substack.com. Subscribe and follow the adventure of a lifetime turning a digital nomad into a Monaco millionaire. Kindly rate Wisco Weekly on Spotify and Apple Podcasts *****

Joslyn Davis is an alumna of UC Irvine, and she served as Host and Producer to ClevverTV, a pop culture media channel, which accumulated over 2 million YouTube subscribers and amassed 1.2 billion views. She’s appeared as herself in several TV shows including E! True Hollywood Story, Hollywood Estate Date, and the Amazing Race. Currently, you can find Joslyn on her Youtube channel where she vlogs about her life, fashion, and flipping homes. In episode #206, Joslyn shares her greatest insights on how to get the attention of Hollywood. *****  Follow Joslyn Davis Youtube https://www.youtube.com/user/MissJoslynDavisInstagram https://www.instagram.com/joslyndavis/ Twitter https://twitter.com/joslyndavis Facebook https://www.facebook.com/JoslynDavis/ Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/joslyndavis/ TikTok tiktok.com/@josdavis ***** Wisco Weekly is the business education podcast of 24Hour Journal. Subscribe to the Podcast to hear money and business education on the freelance economy. A paper trail of the Podcast can be found on 24hourjournal.substack.com. Subscribe and follow the adventure of a lifetime turning a digital nomad into a Monaco millionaire. Kindly rate Wisco Weekly on Spotify and Apple Podcasts *****    

Jadrian Wooten is an Associate Professor at Pennsylvania State University within the Department of Economics. He’s the Publisher of the Monday Morning Economist on Substack, and he is an award-winning educator and researcher. Topics: Jadrian's dissertation on Sports Economics The retirement problem for Gen Z How to inspire economic lessons and personal finance lessons If you could only teach three economic lessons, what would they be? Bonus question: Tips and recommendations to implement digital media in teaching lessons What economic lessons have you learned by traveling to other countries   *****  Episode Notes Jadrian Wooten  |  Web  |  Substack BOOK: Parks and Recreation and Economics  |  Amazon ***** Wisco Weekly is the business education podcast of 24Hour Journal. Subscribe to the Podcast to hear money and business education on the freelance economy. A paper trail of the Podcast can be found on 24hourjournal.substack.com. Subscribe and follow the adventure of a lifetime turning a digital nomad into a Monaco millionaire. Kindly rate Wisco Weekly on Spotify *****    

In episode #204, Associate Professor of Economics at Haverford College, Carola Binder, discusses two papers -- Technopopulism and Central Banks, and Stuck in the Seventies: Gas Prices and Consumer Sentiment. Both papers give credence to the financial markets and economic policy as of late.   If you enjoyed this episode and would like to hear from Carola Binder on the show again, please share your thoughts: https://wiscoweeklypod.tiny.us/yvvdywbk     Passages: An important point is that under technopopulism, populists do not reject technocratic expertise, but instead rely on it to translate their causes into policy. Central banks thus face pressure to use their technocratic discretion to do more to serve the people, and to be directly accountability to the people rather than to elected representatives. In return for greater responsiveness, they gain even greater power and discretion. The technopopulist logic, I argue, implies that central banks will increasingly become “the only game in town,” both reflecting and exacerbating democratic discontent. (from Technopopulism and Central Banks) Consumers become more pessimistic about national economic conditions when local gas prices rise. (from Gas Prices and Consumer Sentiment   *****  Episode Notes Carola Binder  |  Web  |  LinkedIn  |  Twitter PAPER: Technopopulism and Central Banks  |  https://wiscoweeklypod.tiny.us/52ky27u3 PAPER: Stuck in the Seventies: Gas Prices and Consumer Sentiment  |  https://wiscoweeklypod.tiny.us/33tj3yrp BOOK: Technopopulism: The New Logic of Democratic Politics  |  https://wiscoweeklypod.tiny.us/bdfxw7jx ***** Follow Wisco's Virtual Fund Dedicated Lane© Automobility-Infrastructure Fund: FDX | UPS | URI | KMX | RIVN | PAG | BWA | DASH | TSP | CHPT | CVNA | AN | LAD | TSLA | FSR | KNX Dedicated Lane© Finance-Technology Fund: BAC | JPM | AVGO | INTC | NVDA | TSM | BLK | SPOT | SQ | ALLY | PYPL ***** Wisco Weekly is a business education podcast, and is part of the 'Not Your Father's Economy' podcast channel on Apple Podcasts. Host, Dennis Wisco, shares weekly insights into current economic conditions like navigating this post-COVID economy. For bonus, ad-free episodes that deliver actionable insights, become a paid-NYFE subscriber for $8.49 a month or $93.99 a year on Apple Podcasts. Start with a 3-day trial and cancel anytime. Our subscriber-only content will jack you up to work, generate new ideas, and add perspective to consistently produce. Kindly rate Wisco Weekly on Spotify ***** Have a listen to 'Predicting the Next Paycheck' a podcast mini series assessing the behaviors of car dealers, and their data-inspired decisions. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other popular apps. Predicting the Next Paycheck  |  https://wiscoweeklypod.tiny.us/2p8js37k ***** For more content, follow Dennis Wisco on Instagram (@wisco_dennis), Youtube (@wiscoweekly), and LinkedIn (@wiscoweekly).