Last Week Chopped Up

Last Week Chopped Up
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Two lifelong friends, hailing from Houston and now living in LA and Amsterdam, chop it each week over tech news, sports and a bit of politics. We've been friends for over 20 years and have always enjoyed that genuine "chop up." Each week we feature a discussion of a recent tech news item, our "screw up of the week", a rundown of what caught our eye from the world of sports and politics. We aim for a thoughtful tone and reflect on our experience as leaders at ecommerce companies.

  1. 08/04/2022

    Episode 30: Is Crypto ultimately a bubble, did the sentient AI believing ex-Google engineer deserve to get dunked on?

    In this episode we discuss the cryptocurrency market and our predictions for a potential collapse in most coin prices. We then get into AI and discuss how AI is increasingly entering creative fields and how the revolution of deep learning based generative text systems have led to renewed questions about what constitutes AI "sentience"

    46 min
  2. Curry vs. Durant, understanding so-called stable coins, will Musk be able to backout of the Twitter acquisition

    06/03/2022

    Curry vs. Durant, understanding so-called stable coins, will Musk be able to backout of the Twitter acquisition

    Last Week Chopped Up is a podcast featuring two lifelong friends who "chop it up" about last week's tech, business and sports news. We both hail from Houston and currently work in the tech space. Justin now lives out in Amsterdam and Jeremy in LA. You can listen to Last Week Chopped Up on YouTube, or your favorite podcasting platform: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6ofYlaEpdq3wwwZf9HmSp3 Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/last-week-chopped-up/id1557855240 Google Play https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81MDczMjVkMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Breaker https://www.breaker.audio/last-week-chopped-up Radio Public https://radiopublic.com/last-week-chopped-up-GMMJRe Hip Hop Rap Instrumental (Crying Over You) by christophermorrow https://soundcloud.com/chris-morrow-3 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/2AHA5G9 Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/hiYs5z4xdBU

    49 min
  3. Episode 28: Are play-to-earn games a bubble, the impact of Musk's Twitter acquisition and Ben Simmons screws up

    04/29/2022

    Episode 28: Are play-to-earn games a bubble, the impact of Musk's Twitter acquisition and Ben Simmons screws up

    Last Week Chopped Up is a podcast featuring two or three lifelong friends who "chop it up" about last week's tech, business and sports news. We all hail from Houston and currently work in the tech space. Justin now lives out in Amsterdam, Jeremy in LA and Nithin is a "digital nomad." You can listen to Last Week Chopped Up on YouTube, or your favorite podcasting platform: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6ofYlaEpdq3wwwZf9HmSp3 Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/last-week-chopped-up/id1557855240 Google Play https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81MDczMjVkMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Breaker https://www.breaker.audio/last-week-chopped-up Radio Public https://radiopublic.com/last-week-chopped-up-GMMJRe Hip Hop Rap Instrumental (Crying Over You) by christophermorrow https://soundcloud.com/chris-morrow-3 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/2AHA5G9 Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/hiYs5z4xdBU

    47 min
  4. Episode 27: Apecoin, where NFTs and cryptocurrency meet, advanced analytics and high usage NBA players, Eric Adams screws up

    03/30/2022

    Episode 27: Apecoin, where NFTs and cryptocurrency meet, advanced analytics and high usage NBA players, Eric Adams screws up

    Last Week Chopped Up is a podcast featuring two lifelong friends who "chop it up" about last week's tech, business and sports news. This episode features Nithin and Justin, friends since kindergarten in Houston, TX.  You can listen to Last Week Chopped Up on YouTube, or your favorite podcasting platform: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6ofYlaEpdq3wwwZf9HmSp3 Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/last-week-chopped-up/id1557855240 Google Play https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81MDczMjVkMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Breaker https://www.breaker.audio/last-week-chopped-up Radio Public https://radiopublic.com/last-week-chopped-up-GMMJRe Hip Hop Rap Instrumental (Crying Over You) by christophermorrow https://soundcloud.com/chris-morrow-3 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/2AHA5G9 Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/hiYs5z4xdBU

    37 min
  5. Episode 25: The booming business of name, image and likeness in the NCAA and talking politics at work

    03/04/2022

    Episode 25: The booming business of name, image and likeness in the NCAA and talking politics at work

    Last Week Chopped Up is a podcast featuring two lifelong friends who "chop it up" about last week's tech, business and sports news. We both hail from Houston and currently work in the tech space. Justin now lives out in Amsterdam and Jeremy in LA. You can listen to Last Week Chopped Up on YouTube, or your favorite podcasting platform: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6ofYlaEpdq3wwwZf9HmSp3 Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/last-week-chopped-up/id1557855240 Google Play https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81MDczMjVkMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Breaker https://www.breaker.audio/last-week-chopped-up Radio Public https://radiopublic.com/last-week-chopped-up-GMMJRe Hip Hop Rap Instrumental (Crying Over You) by christophermorrow https://soundcloud.com/chris-morrow-3 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/2AHA5G9 Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/hiYs5z4xdBU

    31 min
  6. Episode 24: Screw-up Spotify and Hard R fight club, how will DAOs work in practice and NBA trade deadline chop up

    02/13/2022

    Episode 24: Screw-up Spotify and Hard R fight club, how will DAOs work in practice and NBA trade deadline chop up

    On this episode we are joined by our lifelong friend Nithin, who brought his special brand of commentary to discuss NBA trade deadline drama, Spotify screwing up and distributed autonomous organizations.  Last Week Chopped Up is a podcast featuring two lifelong friends who "chop it up" about last week's tech, business and sports news. We both hail from Houston and currently work in the tech space. Justin now lives out in Amsterdam and Jeremy in LA. You can listen to Last Week Chopped Up on YouTube, or your favorite podcasting platform: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6ofYlaEpdq3wwwZf9HmSp3 Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/last-week-chopped-up/id1557855240 Google Play https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81MDczMjVkMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Breaker https://www.breaker.audio/last-week-chopped-up Radio Public https://radiopublic.com/last-week-chopped-up-GMMJRe Hip Hop Rap Instrumental (Crying Over You) by christophermorrow https://soundcloud.com/chris-morrow-3 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/2AHA5G9 Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/hiYs5z4xdBU

    46 min
  7. Episode 23: Why is new music less popular these days, Brian Flores and system racism in the NFL, Spotify's cop out

    02/07/2022

    Episode 23: Why is new music less popular these days, Brian Flores and system racism in the NFL, Spotify's cop out

    Last Week Chopped Up is a podcast featuring two lifelong friends who "chop it up" about last week's tech, business and sports news. We both hail from Houston and currently work in the tech space. Justin now lives out in Amsterdam and Jeremy in LA. You can listen to Last Week Chopped Up on YouTube, or your favorite podcasting platform: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6ofYlaEpdq3wwwZf9HmSp3 Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/last-week-chopped-up/id1557855240 Google Play https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81MDczMjVkMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Breaker https://www.breaker.audio/last-week-chopped-up Radio Public https://radiopublic.com/last-week-chopped-up-GMMJRe Hip Hop Rap Instrumental (Crying Over You) by christophermorrow https://soundcloud.com/chris-morrow-3 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/2AHA5G9 Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/hiYs5z4xdBU

    44 min
  8. Episode 22: NFL playoffs, hair dying in high school, Theranos trial discussion and Novak Djokovic screws up

    01/15/2022

    Episode 22: NFL playoffs, hair dying in high school, Theranos trial discussion and Novak Djokovic screws up

    Last Week Chopped Up is a podcast featuring two lifelong friends who "chop it up" about last week's tech, business and sports news. We both hail from Houston and currently work in the tech space. Justin now lives out in Amsterdam and Jeremy in San Francisco. You can listen to Last Week Chopped Up on YouTube, or your favorite podcasting platform: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6ofYlaEpdq3wwwZf9HmSp3 Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/last-week-chopped-up/id1557855240 Google Play https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81MDczMjVkMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Breaker https://www.breaker.audio/last-week-chopped-up Radio Public https://radiopublic.com/last-week-chopped-up-GMMJRe Hip Hop Rap Instrumental (Crying Over You) by christophermorrow https://soundcloud.com/chris-morrow-3 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/2AHA5G9 Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/hiYs5z4xdBU

    35 min
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Two lifelong friends, hailing from Houston and now living in LA and Amsterdam, chop it each week over tech news, sports and a bit of politics. We've been friends for over 20 years and have always enjoyed that genuine "chop up." Each week we feature a discussion of a recent tech news item, our "screw up of the week", a rundown of what caught our eye from the world of sports and politics. We aim for a thoughtful tone and reflect on our experience as leaders at ecommerce companies.

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  • Creator
    Last Week Chopped Up
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    29
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Last Week Chopped Up
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