#17 - Stephen Storey: Bail Bonds, Donald Trump, and Declining American Standards
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My guest today is Stephen Storey, part time insurance adjuster and full time interesting dude. Our conversation was wide ranging. Stephen told stories about his days as a bail bondsman. We talked about injustice in the criminal justice system. Stephen shared the detailed reasons he thinks Donald Trump will win the election. And we finished with a discussion about how declining standards and cancel culture are destroying our country. Stephen will make you laugh, and he’ll make you think deeply about American society. I hope you enjoy the episode!
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Show notes:
01:00 - Stephen's days as a bail bondsman
"You are one decision away from being in jail at any given time."
05:15 - How do criminals find bail bondsmen?
08:30 - How do you make money as a bail bondsman?
10:32 - How do you ensure people don't skip out on bail?
11:25 - The craziest people Stephen bailed out
"This is not a binary world that we live in. The good people are bad sometimes, and sometimes the bad people are good."
"You live in a fairy tale land, and if you fuck up, you'll see what's really going on in the world."
23:55 - The importance of exposing yourself to darkness to remove naivete
26:54 - The injustice within the criminal justice system
32:25 - Who Stephen thinks will win the election
39:45 - How the country is radicalizing race
43:48 - The death of appearance and the rise of participation trophies
"Weakness is reserved for children, and the sick, and the elderly...It's not for functioning members of society. We should be pushing ourselves to be the best we can be in all areas of life."
51:21 - The trouble with cancel culture
"A lot of conversations we're not having - it's not because we don't want to have them. It's that we're doing risk aversion."
59:15 - The book Stephen has given most as a gift
59:37 - Stephen's best purchase under $100
1:00:00 - Stephen's advice to a recent college grad
1:00:35 - The kindest thing anyone has ever done for Stephen
