Episodes
Feb. 3, 2023
Second interview with Dr. Kimberlee Josephson
Ron and Ed are overjoyed to bring back to The Soul of Enterprise Dr. Kimberlee Josephson, associate professor of business at Lebanon Valley College, to talk about some of her more recent work on reputation vs regulation, why ...
Jan. 27, 2023
Interview with Dr. Jay Baruch, The Tornado of Life
Ed and Ron are honored to host Dr. Jay Baruch, author of Tornado of Life: A Doctor’s Journey through Constraints and Creativity in the ER. When a patient comes into the hospital with cardiac arrest or a compound fracture, doc...
Jan. 20, 2023
Interview with Chris Vanover
Chris Vanover is a founder of AuditClub, a group of former audit partners with a unique and valuable mix of Big 4, regional, and local firm experience. AuditClub provides flexible access to a seasoned team of Chief Auditors a...
Jan. 13, 2023
Best books of 2022
An annual favorite going back to 2015, Ron and Ed talked about the best books they read each year. Sometimes there is overlap, other times none. (I suspect overlap this year!) Let’s start with a quote: “One must always be car...
Jan. 6, 2023
2022 - The Year in Review
One of two recap shows we do each year (the other will be next week's Best Books of 2022), Ron and Ed will take a look back at trends (business and otherwise), highlights, and lowlights from the year just past. We will review...
Dec. 16, 2022
CPA Comedian Greg Kyte
Ed and Ron are supposed to discuss the controversies surrounding behavioral economics—including some of Dan Ariely’s research—and we probably will. But with Greg, you never know where the conversation will go. What you do kno...
Dec. 9, 2022
LIVE from the ITA 2022 Fall Collaborative
Ron and Ed always enjoy taking the show on the road and on this weeks episode we will have some of that live energy from the crowd in Austin Texas. They will talk subscription, of course… as well as other ideas relating to te...
Dec. 2, 2022
Interview with Gale Pooley: Superabundance
Ron and Ed are honored to welcome Gale L. Pooley to The Soul of the Enterprise to discuss his 2022 book, co-authored with Marian L. Tupy, Superabundance: The Story of Population Growth, Innovation, and Human Flourishing on an...
Nov. 18, 2022
Interview with Tony Gill
Waaay back in Episode 22, Ron and Ed detailed the ideas behind Joel Waldfogel's book, Scroogenomics: Why You Shouldn't Buy Presents for the Holidays. Waldfogel makes the case that the deadweight loss to the economy from gift ...
Nov. 11, 2022
Interview with James Geraghty
Ron and Ed welcome to the show James Geraghty. As a biotechnology executive, Jim has been a passionate participant in the orphan drug revolution since its inception. We will talk about his book, Inside the Orphan Drug Revolut...
Nov. 4, 2022
Stack of Stuff
George Gilder was unable to make it. So instead it’s a Stack of Stuff. Despite the weekly bonus episodes in which Ron and Ed go through their stack, things can build up over time. What better way to talk through the Twitter o...
Oct. 28, 2022
Interview with Brian Domitrovic
Ron and Ed welcome to the show one of the co-authors of the new book Taxes Have Consequences. Ever since 1913, when the United States first imposed the income tax via constitutional amendment, the top rate of that tax has det...
Oct. 21, 2022
Interview with Dr. Reginald Lee
Ed and Ron welcome back Dr. Reginald Lee for the 6th time! Join us for a free-wheeling discussion on a variety of topics.
Oct. 14, 2022
Interview with John Farrell, The Clock and the Camshaft
Join Ed and Ron for a discussion with John Farrell, author of The Clock and the Camshaft: And Other Medieval Inventions We Still Can’t Live Without.
Oct. 7, 2022
Interview with Nicholas Eberstadt
Current low rates of unemployment, touted by pundits and politicians, are grievously misleading. The truth is that fewer prime-age American men are looking for readily available work than at any previous juncture in our histo...
Sept. 30, 2022
Interview with David Leary
Ron and Ed are thrilled to welcome David Leary, co-host of The Cloud Accounting Podcast to this week's episode to talk about various and sundry issues facing the accounting profession. We will include a conversation (read dia...
Sept. 23, 2022
Second interview with Marian Tupy
Even the most casual listener of the show will know that Ed and Ron rail on the billable hour as modern day Marxist thinking. Time is money! defenders of the billable hour declare. No, no, no. In his recent book, Superabundan...
Sept. 16, 2022
Interview with Scott Lincicome
Ron and Ed welcome the CATO Institute's director of economics and trade policy studies, Scott Lincicome. Scott writes on international and domestic economic issues, including international trade; subsidies and industrial poli...
Sept. 9, 2022
Interview with Brett Haralson
Ron and Ed welcome to the show Brett Haralson, director of community at our sponsor Melio. Brett has robust experience as a strategic leader focused on community strategy, and has been integral to influencing business growth ...
Sept. 2, 2022
Interview with Reza Hooda
Ron and Ed welcome Reza Hooda a chartered accountant in the UK who transformed his firm and subsequently himself. Back in 2008, he acquired a small firm called Walji & Co after he left his position as an accountant at PwC. He...
Aug. 26, 2022
Interview with Pano Kanelos - Founding Trustee UATX
Ron and Ed welcome Pano Kanelos, a founding trustee of UATX, a nonprofit dedicated to founding a university. It is currently in the process of applying for accreditation of the institution and its programs. The University wil...
Aug. 19, 2022
Interview with Kevin Smoot, EA, AccountAbility, Inc.
Ed and Ron are honored to have Kevin Smoot on the show, who Ron met at various accounting conferences. After the first time Kevin heard Ron speak, he went back to his firm and completely transformed his business model. Join u...
Aug. 12, 2022
Interview with Andrew Stuttaford
Ron and Ed welcome Andrew Stuttaford to the show this week. Andrew edits National Review's Capital Matters which focuses on financial and economic coverage. We will talk about a wide range of topics including: inflation, ener...
Aug. 5, 2022
A Pricing Miscellany
Over the past few weeks, Ron and Ed have collected a few pricing related items including some listener email and podcasts that raise some interesting questions about value and subscription base pricing. This episode will addr...