About this podcast
Beyond the Balance Media examines how culture, capital, and innovation intersect. Through That One Future CPA and projects like Profit & Play and Material Misstatement, we audit the systems shaping power and profit. The ≠ mark signifies our focus.
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Episodes
- Season 3 Special Episode: Conversations with Santia · 51 min · Season 3 Episode 3A special episode of the podcast where I bring in my peer from the MSA program at Wake Forest and talk about her background, her motivation for attending the program, and her…
- Season 3 Episode 2: The Jobless Boom · 18 min · Season 3 Episode 2Season 3 Episode 2 highlights the current jobless boom and how corporations are putting productivity over people Get full access to Beyond the Balance Media at…
- Season 3 Episode 1: GDP is Growing and Everyone Feels Poorer · 22 minGDP grew at an annualized pace of 4.3% in Q3 of 2025 and was revised higher in Q2. The economy expands, but regular consumers still feel poorer in reality. We dig into the…
- Season 2 Episode 6: Priced Out: The Real Cost of American Housing · 55 minHousing has become a spreadsheet for some many people, where the numbers simply don’t foot. In the U.S., the average home now costs eight times the median household income, and…
- Season 2 Episode 5: The Jenga Economy · 29 minThe Jenga Economy: Inside America’s Fragile Consumer Spending Boom Get full access to Beyond the Balance Media at thatonefuturecpa.substack.com/subscribe
- Season 2 Episode 4: When Easy Money Gets Hard: Inside Telsa's Shrinking Numbers · 32 minTesla, tax credits, and the shrinking margins of the EV gold rush. Get full access to Beyond the Balance Media at thatonefuturecpa.substack.com/subscribe
- Season 2 Episode 3: Love, Debt, and Goodwill: A Warner Bros Discovery Breakup is Near · 30 minWhat happens when two companies marry, take on tons of debt and goodwill impairments? Divorce is swiftly on its way for Warner Bros Discovery Get full access to Beyond the…
- S2 Episode 2: The Hidden Ledger of Generative AI · 29 minGenAI has quickly impacted industries from customer service to accounting to medicine. But what are the true environmental and societal costs on the ledger? Let's dig in. Get…
- Season 2 Episode 001 - Auditing the Cracker Barrel Logo Fiasco · 18 min$700 million dollar renovations, $100 million dollar in brand losses, a political firestorm and a man with a barrel. What does it all mean for the balance sheet? Let's talk about…
- Video Podcast Episode 006 - Why the Mavs REALLY Traded Luca · 22 minWhy does the ownership group of the Dallas Mavericks care more about gambling than basketball? Let's get into it. Get full access to Beyond the Balance Media at…
- Video Podcast - Episode 005 · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 5Economic policy plays a large role in our lives. From tax laws to government subsidies to weak work protections, the middle class has suffered from the proliferation of…
- Video Podcast - Episode 004 · 20 minGet full access to Beyond the Balance Media at thatonefuturecpa.substack.com/subscribe
- Episode 004 - Private Equity and Accounting Firms · 19 minPE firms are buying controlling ownership in accounting firms and it only stands to increase. What does this mean for accountants and future CPAs? Get full access to Beyond the…
- Episode 003 - The Future of Technology and Accounting Programs · 21 minThe accounting profession must adapt to provide students with more tools around data analytics and strategic decision-making. Is it up to the challenge? Get full access to…
- Episode 002 - Credentialism and Diversity in the Accounting Industry · 24 minAre advanced degrees important in the accounting industry? Does it matter how student obtain the 150 credits? Does this requirement create barriers to entry into the profession?…
- Episode 001 - An Introduction · 19 minIn the first official episode of That One Future CPA Podcast, an introduction to the host Christopher, and a discussion on staying focused and motivated while obtaining the CPA…
- A Persuasive Speech on the Need for Zoning Reform · 6 minWhat are some of the ways we can solve the housing affordability crisis? One way is to reform the restrictive and "weird" zoning laws that exist at local, state, and federal…
