Hello, World

On this episode of the Leafcast we speak with Alan Brochstein, the founder of New Cannabis Ventures and 420 Investor, and frequent contributor to Seeking Alpha. We speak with Alan about New Cannabis Ventures, his perspective on American and Canadian cannabis markets, and the valuations of publicly-traded cannabis companies. LINKS: New Cannabis Ventures: www.newcannabisventures.com Alan Brochstein on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Invest420 Leaf Toronto meetup: www.leaftoronto.com

With recordings of our April meetup, Antuanette Gomez talks about her experience as an entrepreneur in the cannabis space and discusses some key issues facing in the industry. D'arci McFadden, senior government relations consultant, then discusses Canada's new cannabis legislation and what it means for the industry moving forward.

This episode of the Leafcast features a Q&A from our March meetup with Michael Lickver, a leading attorney in the cannabis space.

This episode of the Leafcast features conversations with Rachel Colic and Alison Gordon, two experts in the cannabis branding and marketing world. Rachel is the President of YCreative, a cannabis-focused branding agency. Alison is a VP at an Ontario-based licensed producer.

This episode of Leafcast features our conversation with Vic Neufeld, CEO of Aphria, from our January 2017 Leaf Toronto meetup. Aphria is one of Canada's largest licensed cannabis producers and Vic offered incredible insight into the cannabis industry, particularly the medical space.

We discuss the Trump cabinet and debate school vouchers + healthcare.

Chris, Taylor, & Alex discuss the post-election idolatry of Hillary Clinton and consider whether the United States is too big for its own good. Read the piece we discuss in the first segment on breaking up the States: https://blog.elidourado.com/maybe-america-is-simply-too-big-c3a4f414691b#.gct13fmel And here's the totally non-satirical Lenny piece on how Hillary Clinton is "light itself": http://www.lennyletter.com/politics/a613/hillary-clinton-is-more-than-a-president/

Chris and Taylor welcome guest Alex Blumenstein in the wake of the election to discuss how everything went wrong and how bad things will get. Chris is optimistic — Taylor and Alex are not.

J.J. McCullough joins Chris & Taylor to discuss the spread of neo-reactionary politics and Dark Enlightenment philosophy from the fever swamps of the Internet to the mainstream of political discourse. Further reading: - On Dark Enlightenment theory: www.thedarkenlightenment.com - The Anti-Reactionary FAQ: http://slatestarcodex.com/2013/10/20/the-anti-reactionary-faq/ - Peter Thiel's plan to become CEO of America: https://medium.com/soapbox-dc/peter-thiels-plan-to-become-ceo-of-america-715857ceaaa7 - 'The Case Against Democracy', from the November issue of the New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/11/07/the-case-against-democracy

Hello, World gets dark. Chris & Taylor discuss Adam Curtis' new documentary Hypernormalisation and the inability of governments (or anyone, really) to solve the world's biggest problems. Chris expresses hope that Elon Musk will rescue us, Taylor is less optimistic.

#NeverTrump Republican Michael Diamond joins Chris & Taylor to discuss the final Republican debate, and the prospects for the Party in a post-Trump world.

Chris & Taylor dig into the New Yorker's profile of Sam Altman and Y Combinator, and discuss the limits of tech's capacity to solve human problems.

Chris and Taylor have a locker room talk about Trump's very bad week and Sam Bowman's effort to put a friendlier face on neoliberalism. Read "I'm a neoliberal, maybe you are too" here: https://medium.com/@s8mb/im-a-neoliberal-maybe-you-are-too-b809a2a588d6#.2rcgq5obf Subscribe to the show on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/hello-world/id1162237401?mt=2

Taylor & Chris discuss the first Presidential debate and the intersection of Silicon Valley and the alt-right.

Chris & Taylor discuss the steady encroachment of Uber and on-demand car services in the domain of public transit. Who will control the transit systems of the future? And what does the imminent arrival of autonomous vehicles mean for cities, and the people who live in them?