Best Chris Hutchins Podcasts (2025)

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🐷 Ep 84 - Multiplayer Mode with Chris Hutchins 50:22

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Chris and I met up during the inaugural TDC meetup in Denver a few weeks ago, and we recorded a live interview with a small "studio" audience in the Regency Club lounge (pics in shownotes!) View Full Show Notes Join The Free Weekly Newsletter Apply For Our Private Discord ------------------ Enjoy this episode? Most people find the show through word…

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Are We Taking the Wrong Risks? With Chris Hutchins | Ep 567 1:16:46

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Brad interviews Chris Hutchins, host of the podcast All The Hacks. They dive deep into challenging the traditional mindset of financial independence (FI), exploring the balance between saving for the future and enjoying life experiences in the present. The discussion revolves around the potential pitfalls of overly conservative financial strategies…

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Getting Personal with Personal Finance: Maggie Tucker | ep 571 1:04:38

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Maggie Tucker shares her journey to financial independence at the age of 41, discussing her experiences with fear and anxiety about leaving a secure job. Her insights on the importance of community, transparency in financial matters, and travel with children highlight how to embrace a fulfilling life beyond conventional measures of success. Timesta…

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🍂 Ep 87 - Reflections on Podcasting, Ketamine Therapy, Vipassana, Men's Retreats, Alzheimer's 56:42

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The leaves are changing and I'm feeling reflective: how did the past year go? What did I learn about myself, the podcast, ketamine, retreats, life (and death)? Maybe grab a nice warm drink and a cozy blanket and take an hour to relax and hang out with me. View Full Show Notes Join The Free Weekly Newsletter Apply For Our Private Discord -----------…

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Remote Roundup: True Costs of Long-Term Travel, Taxes & Borderless Living, an Underrated Productivity Habit, + More (October 2025) 1:17:08

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What tools and routines make the biggest difference for nomads? What really drives down your cost of living abroad, and what are you giving up to get there? On this month’s episode, Caitlin and Janessa swap stories on budgeting, daily tradeoffs, and what it takes to feel comfortable in constant motion. You'll hear their thoughts on shifting priorit…

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Absurd Lawsuits: Scams, Frauds, and Greed 47:50

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Some crimes are violent, some are tragic, and some are just so absurd that they make you lose a little faith in humanity. Today we're diving into lawsuits so wild, so petty, and so downright unbelievable, you'll think we made them up. First up: the Wendy's finger fraud. In March 2005, Anna Ayala claimed she found a human finger in her chili. The st…

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#833: Jack Canfield — Selling 600+ Million Books, Success Principles, and How He Made The 4-Hour Workweek Happen 1:37:36

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Jack Canfield is the coauthor of more than two hundred books, including, The Success Principles™: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be and the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series, which includes forty New York Times bestsellers and which has sold more than 600 million copies in 50-plus languages around the world. This episode is brou…

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Family Travel on Points: Tips, Tricks and Tactics with Nick Reyes 1:25:55

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#252: Chris and Nick share strategies to make family travel affordable and stress-free with points and miles. They cover how to find multiple award seats, book business class for families, and their best tips for traveling with kids, from managing jet lag and delays to finding family-friendly hotels, must-have travel gear, and more. Nick Reyes is a…

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7 Epic Travel Fitness Adventures (For All Levels) and Solo Travel for Transformation with Heidi Nicklaus (+ Jason’s Ultimate Travel Blunder) 1:11:23

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What would your travels look like if you planned them around the most epic, life-shaping active adventures you could dream up? Heidi Niklaus is the founder of Heidi Runs Abroad LLC, where she helps travelers, expats, and digital nomads maintain their wellness routines on the road. With a background in higher education at Rutgers University, she piv…

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Janie Ballard: A Daughter's Deadly Greed 42:41

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When a friend found 58-year-old Janie Ballard stabbed over 70 times in her Little Rock, Arkansas home on September 13, 2003, investigators immediately suspected her own daughter, Leslie, and Leslie's much older husband, Mike McCool. But how did a shy, successful young woman from a prominent family become capable of such unthinkable violence? Leslie…

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The DIY Investor's Guide to Building Your Own Index Fund (And Why It's a Terrible Idea) 37:45

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What if you could skip the index fund and build your own? In theory, you can. In practice…well, it’s a bit like building your own refrigerator. You’ll learn a lot, and maybe even get a working model, but you’ll also discover why the factory-made version is so efficient in the first place. In this episode, we dive into the peculiar urge to “DIY” the…

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State of the Stock Market 2025 Q&A with Brian Feroldi | Ep 570 1:03:47

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Brian Feroldi discusses the current state of the stock market, providing insights on market valuations, personal investment strategies, and the impact of artificial intelligence on stock analysis. The conversation highlights the importance of sustainability in stock market growth, potential investment pitfalls, and the benefits of leveraging AI too…

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🫨 Ep 86 - Churning News, Easy C1S Money Makers, Chase Points Boost, SW Companion Pass, My HELOC Update, FICO 8 vs Vantage 3.0/4.0 Deepdive 1:09:29

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Another jam-packed episode recapping all my churns from the last couple weeks. Between catching a cold and family visiting from the East coast, it's been pretty hectic here but also kinda relaxing laying in bed binging Netflix lol. Glad to finally be (mostly) better though 😌 View Full Show Notes Join The Free Weekly Newsletter Apply For Our Private…

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Science Gone Wrong: The Bizarre and Terrifying Experiments History Forgot 50:33

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Science is supposed to cure disease and improve life, but sometimes confidence goes off the rails. Today, we are taking you on a tour through history's wildest moments when science went completely off the rails, including incidents where confidence reached levels of blowing up a dead whale, dropping cats out of planes, and poisoning an entire gener…

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#832: The Return of The Lion Tracker — Boyd Varty on The Wild Man Within, Nature’s Hidden Wisdom, and How to Feel Fully Alive 2:02:31

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Boyd Varty is the founder of Track Your Life, which offers a limited number of premium retreats in South Africa’s bushveld, and author of one of my favorite books, The Lion Tracker’s Guide to Life. As a fourth-generation custodian of Londolozi Game Reserve, Boyd grew up with lions, leopards, snakes, and elephants and has spent his life in apprentic…

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How to Focus on What Matters and Let Go of the Rest with Ryan Holiday 58:43

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#251: Discover why Stoicism matters more than ever and how to make it part of your daily life. We share practical ways to focus on what you can control, build resilience, and cultivate the four Stoic virtues: courage, self-discipline, justice, and wisdom. Ryan Holiday is a bestselling modern philosopher and author of The Daily Stoic, The Obstacle I…

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Top 15 USA National Park Hikes: From Iconic Must-Dos to Hidden Wilderness Gems with Jason Frye 1:33:59

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What if the best hikes in America’s national parks aren’t the ones you’ve already heard of? Jason Frye is a travel and outdoor writer who grew up in the mountains of West Virginia and now lives in North Carolina near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. His latest book with Moon Travel Guides, USA National Parks Hiking: The Top 100 Trails, cove…

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The Krugersdorp Killings: Cult, Con Artists, and the Woman Who Claimed to Speak for God 41:41

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In 2016, a string of professionals in the quiet mining town of Krugersdorp, South Africa, started disappearing after appointments with new clients. The killer was a team of believers doing the bidding of a woman who claimed to speak for God herself: Cecilia Steyn. Join us as we unpack the chilling details of the Krugersdorp Killings, a case involvi…

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#831: Frank Miller, Comic Book Legend — Creative Process, The Dark Knight Returns, Sin City, 300, and Much More 1:32:12

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Frank Miller is regarded as one of the most influential and awarded creators. He began his career in comics in the late 1970s, first gaining notoriety as the artist, and later writer, of Daredevil for Marvel Comics. Next, came the science-fiction samurai drama Ronin, followed by the groundbreaking Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and Batman: Year On…

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4 Tax Moves That Can Save You 6 Figures - Part 2 of 2 28:48

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Your 50s are a tax-planning sweet spot—a decade when smart strategies can save you tens or even hundreds of thousands over the course of retirement. In this episode, Part Two of our two-part series, we explore four advanced but practical moves to keep more of your money compounding where it belongs. Here’s what we cover in this episode: The HSA Tri…

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Always Come Back to the Why | Alan and Katie Donegan | Ep 569 1:26:49

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Brad, Katie, and Alan Donegan discuss the significance of understanding the "why" behind pursuing financial independence (FI). They delve into their journey, emphasizing the importance of community, intentional spending, and lifestyle design. Listeners are encouraged to confront their fears of rejection when building friendships and to embrace vuln…

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🪄 Ep 85 - Any Chance You Could: Four Magic Words That Changed My Life 38:15

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I've caught a cold, so today I'm resharing my absolute FAVORITE episode from the past 4 years. I recorded this back in 2023, and it's still as relevant today (if not more so) as it was then. This is the episode I always recommend to friends, because it's had such a profound impact on my travel, my churns, my life, and I hope it does for yours too. …

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The Piketon Massacre: New Trials, New Sentences—An Update on the Rhoden Family Murders 49:12

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We are revisiting one of the most brutal and complex crimes we have ever covered: The Pike County Massacre, also known as the Rhoden Family Murders. Six years ago, we first discussed the shocking event where eight members of the Rhoden family—four adults, three young men, and a teenage boy—were executed at four different homes in rural Ohio on the …

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Open Enrollment, Diversifying Investments, Buying Gold and More Listener Q&A 1:09:37

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#250: Chris dives into listener questions, covering open enrollment, investing, buying gold, life and auto insurance, RSUs, practical ways to leverage AI tools and more. Link to Full Show Notes: https://chrishutchins.com/open-enrollment-AMA-2025 Partner Deals Fabric: Affordable term life insurance for you and your family Superhuman: Free month of t…

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How to Harness the Power of Your Intuition (Using the Icelandic Concept of Innsæi) with Hrund Gunnsteinsdottir 1:28:34

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What would life feel like if you could reliably tap into your intuition, even when your logic is pulling in another direction? Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir is an Icelandic author, speaker, and creative leader known for popularizing the concept of InnSæi, the Icelandic approach to intuition. She spent years working in international development (including …

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The $125,000 Question: Who Really Killed Hollywood Powerhouse Ronni Chasen? 37:31

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In the heart of Beverly Hills, just after a red-carpet movie premiere, the life of Ronni Chasen, one of Hollywood's most connected and beloved publicists, came to a violent and mysterious end. On November 16, 2010, the 64-year-old was gunned down in her Mercedes-Benz while stopped at a red light. The shocking murder of the woman who helped secure O…

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4 Tax Moves That Can Save You 6 Figures - Part 1 of 2 26:18

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Taxes in your 50s may not be cocktail party conversation, but they can make or break your retirement plan. In this episode, I kick off a two-part series on the smartest tax moves to make once the kids are (hopefully) off your payroll and you’re staring down retirement. In Part One, we cover four essential strategies: Roth Conversions: Why your 50s …

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The FiiRE Framework With Paula Pant | Ep 568 1:23:56

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Paula Pant introduces her innovative FI-I-R-E framework, which encompasses Financial Psychology, Increasing Your Income, Investing, Real Estate, and Entrepreneurship. The discussion emphasizes the critical role of financial psychology in shaping one's financial decisions and behaviors. Paula's approach aims to inspire excitement about personal fina…

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#830: Nick Kokonas and Richard Thaler, Nobel Prize Laureate — Realistic Economics, Avoiding The Winner’s Curse, Using Temptation Bundling, and Going Against the Establishment 1:57:50

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Richard H. Thaler is the 2017 recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to behavioral economics and the Charles R. Walgreen Distinguished Service Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He is the New York Times bestselling co-author of Nudge: Improvi…

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Jesse Baird & Luke Davies Murder: The NSW Police Officer Killer 31:09

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The entire country of Australia was held hostage by a desperate search after the Sydney double murder of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies. On this episode, we delve into the chilling case of the former NSW Police Officer, Beau Lamarre-Condon, whose deadly obsession and tragic relationship led to a shocking disappearance and a killer hiding in plain sigh…

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Earn More Points in Multiplayer Mode with Kai 50:10

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#249: 3x your points and miles with a multiplayer strategy. We break down how to earn, manage, and maximize rewards with a partner, family, or friends. Plus learn how to handle the logistics, emotions, and systems that make it all work. Kai is the founder and host of The Daily Churn Podcast, where he shares his churning journey. In 2024, Kai and hi…

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Peru’s Hidden Gems, Why NOT to Hike the Inca Trail + Amazing (Less Crowded) Alternatives with Heather Jasper 1:16:30

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By Jason Moore

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The Murder of Mindi Kassotis: Navy JAG, Dismemberment, and the Phantom FBI Agent 49:01

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In December 2022, a hunter found the dismembered body of Mindi Kassotis in the Georgia woods. The victim was the wife of Nicholas Kassotis, a decorated Navy JAG officer who lived a profound double life. We uncover how Nicholas created "Jim McIntyre," a phantom FBI agent, to control and isolate Mindi ultimately leading to malice murder and dismember…

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10 Ways Investors Lose Money Without Knowing It 29:27

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Most portfolios don’t implode in one dramatic crash; they leak slowly. A percent here, a hidden fee there, and before you know it, your retirement fund has been funding someone else’s yacht. (Cough, cough...your advisor's...) In this episode, I shine a light on ten common wealth leaks that quietly drain portfolios, plus practical fixes for each one…

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🧈 Ep 83 - Opening Amex & Chase Cards, Citi 4506-C lock, Eating Inkind & Resy, HELOCs vs PLOCs, Costco Gold 1:02:24

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After a few hectic weeks, I'm finally back home and catching up on all my churns - opening new Amex and Chase cards, tackling my Citi account lock, eating InKind and Resy credits, applying for HELOCs, dabbling in Costco gold, and much more! View Full Show Notes Join The Free Weekly Newsletter Apply For Our Private Discord ------------------ This ep…

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Surviving On a Desert Island + Transformative Travel with Tom Williams from Desert Island Survival 1:18:05

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By Jason Moore

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The TikTok Murder Pipeline: DV4D Runaway Victims, and the Cost of Viral Fame 54:00

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The pursuit of viral fame on TikTok has created a dark undercurrent in the world of true crime. This episode exposes the alarming pattern of TikTok stars hiding violent reality behind their polished online personas, leading to shocking consequences. We examine crimes intertwined with the app, some happening right now in 2025. We dive into the chill…

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How to Stop Over-Optimizing and Focus on What Matters with Tim Ferriss 1:33:48

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#248: Learn to escape the trap of over-optimizing and design a more meaningful life. We explore setting boundaries, resetting priorities, and turning failure into fuel for success. We also dive into Tim’s creative process behind his new card game and the surprising value of play. Tim Ferriss is an entrepreneur, bestselling author, and host of The T…

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#829: James Nestor — Breathing Protocols to Reboot Your Health, Fix Your Sleep, and Boost Performance 1:50:12

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James Nestor is a science journalist and the author of the international bestseller Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, with more than three million copies sold in 44 languages. This episode is brought to you by: Helix Sleep premium mattresses: https://HelixSleep.com/Tim (27% off all mattress orders) Momentous high-quality creatine for cognitive…

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Top 7 French Riviera Hidden Gems (A Local’s Guide) + A Lifestyle Redesign Built Around Travel with Cédric Pages 1:03:10

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By Jason Moore

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MURDER: Thabo Bester: The Facebook Rapist and the Doctor Who Helped Him Escape Prison 46:26

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The official story was that convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester died in a South African prison fire on May 3, 2022, but the truth was far more shocking: he had faked his own death with a stolen corpse and easily walked out of a maximum security prison. Known as "The Facebook Rapist" for luring women with fake international modeling opportuni…

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The Only Asset Allocation Guide You’ll Ever Need 29:21

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Your portfolio’s performance isn’t about finding the next hot stock; it’s about how you slice the pie. In this episode, I break down the real math behind compounding, why losses hurt more than wins help, and three simple allocation models you can actually follow without losing sleep. We’ll cover: Why “average returns” are misleading and compounding…

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Risk Based Guardrails for Drawdown | Ep 566 1:25:11

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Brad welcomes Aubrey Williams, a financial advisor and member of the ChooseFI community. They discuss innovative strategies for financial independence (FI), focusing on flexible withdrawal rates, dynamic spending adjustments using historical analysis, and how adopting a more adaptable mindset can potentially lead to earlier FI. Timestamps & Discuss…

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⛰️ Ep 82 - Three Days in Denver: Inaugural TDC Meetup Recap (With Pics!) 1:05:14

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What an insane weekend. My voice is finally back after spending 3 days with 120 churners lol, so I'm hijacking this episode for a deep dive into our very first in-person meetup. What was it like, how was the vibe, what did we do there, how was it planned, should I go next year, and much more! View Full Show Notes Join The Free Weekly Newsletter App…