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).

Episode #203 features Patrice Onwuka.   Patrice Onwuka is a Senior Policy Analyst at Independent Women’s Voice and Director of the Center for Economic Opportunity at the Independent Women’s Forum. Onwuka has worked in the advocacy and communications fields for more than a decade. Prior to joining IWV, Onwuka served as national spokeswoman and communications director at Generation Opportunity, and worked at The Philanthropy Roundtable and the Fund for American Studies in policy and media roles. She also held consulting roles as a speech writer for a United Nations spokesman and a manager for a student travel program to South Africa.   Born in the Caribbean, Patrice immigrated with her family to Boston where she grew up and completed her education. She earned her bachelor’s degree in economics and political science from Tufts University and a master’s degree in international relations from Boston College. Patrice’s unique background fuels her passion to defend freedom and faith in America. *****  Episode Notes Indepedent Women's Voice  |  https://www.iwv.org/ Independent Women's Forum  |  https://www.iwf.org/ State Policy Work  |  https://spn.org/ ***** 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).

Highlights from January's Federal Open Market Committee press conference, and earnings calls from Paypal, Ally Financial, Tesla, and BlackRock.   Upcoming Episodes: Earnings for Lithia Motors, Penske Automotive, AutoNation, Group 1 Automotive, Sonic Automotive Patrice Onwuka, Director of the Center for Economic Opportunity at Independent Women's Forum Carola Binder, Associate Professor of Economics at Haverford College *****  Episode Note(s) Larry Fink's Letter to CEOs  |  https://wiscoweeklypod.tiny.us/2p8h3w9p Kindly rate Wisco Weekly on Spotify ***** 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.  ***** 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).

Episode #201 features Alex J. Pollock. Alex J. Pollock is a student of financial systems. His work includes cycles of booms and busts, financial crises with their political responses, housing finance, government-sponsored enterprises, risk and uncertainty, central banking, banking and financial regulation, corporate governance, retirement finance, student loans, and the politics of finance. Pre-order Alex Pollock's upcoming book Surprised Again!: The COVID Crisis and the New Market Bubble (Link) *****  Episode Notes Alex Pollock  |  https://www.alexjpollock.com/ Book  |  Boom and Bust: Financial Cycles and Human Prosperity  |  https://tinyurl.com/yauaxyd8 Book  |  Finance and Philosophy: Why We're Always Surprised  |  https://tinyurl.com/6mb3pnkd Mises Institute  |  https://mises.org/ Related Episodes To Regulate or Not To Regulate SPACs with Jennifer Schulp  |  https://tinyurl.com/2p82nu59 SPAC Retail Investor or Board of Director  |  https://tinyurl.com/z6sepdxp From Communism to ESGs with Austin Prochko  |  https://wiscoweeklypod.tiny.us/hkfkpwyy Kindly rate Wisco Weekly on Spotify ***** 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.  ***** 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).

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, or SPACs, have been a hot ticket item for private companies to go public since 2019. Three hundred deals have been completed totaling $540 billion. This type of activity has triggered SEC Chair, Gary Gensler, to scrutinize these deals and propose new recommendations as a way to better protect investors. Sounds great, right? Jennifer Schulp, Director of Financial Regulation Studies at the libertarian think tank Cato Institute, doesn't think so. Tune in to hear her counter argument to Chair Gensler's proposed recommendations. Stay tuned for an investor education episode on SPAC investing. This bonus episode will be available to subscribers only on Apple Podcasts. *****  Episode Notes Jennifer Schulp  |  LinkedIn  |  Twitter SPACs in the SEC's Crosshairs  |  https://tinyurl.com/4kvk5zph SPAC Stats  |  https://tinyurl.com/mvdck4xp Related Episode SPAC Retail Investor or Board of Director  |  https://tinyurl.com/z6sepdxp ***** Wisco Weekly is an automotive business 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.  ***** Wisco Weekly is proudly supported by automotiveMastermind. Visit automotivemastermind.com to learn more about predictive analytics and marketing automation.  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://tinyurl.com/2p8uzzrc ***** For more content, follow Dennis Wisco on Instagram (@wisco_dennis), Youtube (@wiscoweekly), and LinkedIn (@wiscoweekly).

To conclude this calendar year, the Federal Open Market Committee held their last meeting to discuss the economic recovery, their plans for tapering and interest rate hikes, and answer all media questions. In episode #199, the listeners can recap this meeting and properly plan their personal and business finances into 2022. In particular, while the proposed interest rate hikes carry a reverberating effect throughout the economy, there are some areas where these hikes are not relevant. Tune in.   Consider subscribing to Wisco Weekly for automotive, technology, and finance issues affecting the investor community.   Next FOMC meeting to occur on January 25-26, 2022.   *****   Episode Notes Jerome Powell Transcription  |  https://tinyurl.com/2s3k5p4c FOMC Press Conference Dec 15 (video) |  https://tinyurl.com/2dcnn5rp   ***** Wisco Weekly is an automotive business 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.  ***** Wisco Weekly is proudly supported by automotiveMastermind. Visit automotivemastermind.com to learn more about predictive analytics and marketing automation.  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://tinyurl.com/2p8uzzrc ***** For more content, follow Dennis Wisco on Instagram (@wisco_dennis), Youtube (@wiscoweekly), and LinkedIn (@wiscoweekly).