#0030 - New Year's Greetings and New Gadgets at CES

On this episode of the Somewhat Frank Podcast, Frank Gruber (@FrankGruber), John Guidos (@JohnGuidos), and Jen Consalvo (@noreaster), all chat about New Year's greetings, cool new gadgets at CES, new shows, and more… Frank, Jen, and John also invite listeners to participate in the Startup of the Year Summit on Jan 25-27 https://summit.startupofyear.com/ Frank also celebrates Scot Chisholm on the merging of Classy with GoFundMe (https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/13/gofundme-acquires-classy) The group talks about these new books/articles: — Is it too late to say Happy New Year? Ok, either way. Shall we downplay NYE? (https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/cancel-new-years-eve-forever) —Best of CES 2022: 30 top gadgets you need to see (https://thegadgetflow.com/blog/best-of-ces-2022-30-top-gadgets-you-need-to-see/) — Collectibles are back. Fanatics Bets Big On Trading Cards (https://www.axios.com/fanatics-bets-big-trading-cards-topps-d3590fd0-749a-4471-a0df-449c29db8a30.html) — This is a huge deal! On Her Way Up: Yankees Tap Woman as Minor League Manager (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/10/sports/baseball/rachel-balkovec-yankees.amp.html) — Wordle is having a moment, while I'm still doing mini crossword puzzles and playing the spelling game on NYTimes app (https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/13/wordle-perfect-pandemic-game-together) —Why "We Don't Talk About Bruno" Is the Biggest Disney Hit Since "Let It Go" (https://slate.com/culture/2022/01/encanto-soundtrack-we-dont-talk-about-bruno-tiktok.html) —The bees FTW! New research reveals that honeybee venom can cure breast cancer (https://www.thebrighterside.news/post/new-research-reveals-that-honeybee-venom-can-cure-breast-cancer) — This is groundbreaking research and news! Epstein-Barr Virus a Likely Leading Cause of Multiple Sclerosis (https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/966604) — The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday (https://amzn.to/3KstRN5) — The Bomber Mafia by Malcom Gladwell (https://a.co/5Bi6AOB) We are loving the following shows/movies: — Yellowstone – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4236770/ - it's like a cross between the Sopranos meets Lonesome Dove set in todays time on Peacock and I've been binge watching it while I work the second shift the last few months as we prep for our Startup of the Year Summit. — Emily In Paris – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8962124 - Season Two is out on Netflix and it's fun to escape to Paris through the show. It's light and I'd call it the next generation Sex In The City. — Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11852724/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk) As always, thank you for listening and feel free to reach out and let us know what you think at: [email protected] Get updates like this in your inbox before they hit the web by subscribing to the newsletter here: https://frankgruber.me/newsletter/