The White Coat Investor Podcast

January 28, 2017 MST

Category: Blog

Well, it took us longer than we thought, but the first five episodes of The White Coat Investor Podcast are now ready for download.

The podcasts range from 15-30 minutes long, although I think we'll probably lean toward the shorter side of that in the future. My theory is that you should be able to complete one during your commute and, well, I just like to listen to podcasts about that length! Each one has an ad at the beginning and the end (we're still a for-profit enterprise around here.) Each podcast then has a bit of a rant and then I address questions I've received by email, Twitter, Facebook, the forum, or the blog comments section. I know there are doctors out there who need this information but who won't read a financial book, won't follow a blog, won't participate in an internet forum, and are unlikely to ever hear me speak but who WILL listen to a podcast during their boring commute. I hope the podcast helps get the WCI message out to those folks.

You can currently download it on ITunes, Overcast, Stitcher, or Google Play. Like most podcasts, our newsletter, our blog, and our forum, it is 100% free to you.

I have a new appreciation for anyone who has ever attempted to make a podcast

The purposes of the podcast are the same as the rest of this crazy WCI enterprise:

1) Help high-income professionals (particularly those who wear the white coat) get a fair shake on Wall Street
2) Fulfill my entrepreneurial spirit (i.e. build something cool and make a few bucks doing it)
3) Connect high income professionals who need professional financial help with the good guys in the financial services industry

The first five podcasts (at least the rant at the beginning) are about:

# 1 Student Loan Refinancing (Sponsored by SoFi)
# 2 Whole Life Insurance (Sponsored by Larry Keller at Physician Financial Services)
# 3 How To Choose A Financial Advisor (Sponsored by Andrew McFadden at Panoramic Financial Services)
# 4 Health Savings Accounts (Sponsored by Bob Bhayani at DrDisabilityQuotes.com)
# 5 Student Loans Versus Investing (Sponsored by Bob Bhayani at DrDisabilityQuotes.com)

A special thank you goes out to these initial sponsors for their faith in me (and in you.) They really went out on a limb to agree to sponsor a podcast they had never heard and which had precisely zero subscribers at the time they agreed to sponsor it. Thank you for supporting those who support WCI.

Now, I have a few requests for you.

First, please SPREAD THE WORD about the podcast. We all know someone who could use this message but won't read a blog or a book.

Second, everything I do around here becomes ten times better once the WCI community gets involved with it. Please EMAIL ME all the constructive criticism you can think of.

Third, podcast providers really rely on ratings and reviews to determine which podcasts are the best (and thus get the most visibility.) It would be awesome if you could give us a POSITIVE REVIEW. Remember- all the good stuff goes to iTunes (or other podcast provider), and all the bad stuff comes to my email so we can fix it with future episodes.

Once more, thank you for being part of the WCI community and thank you for helping this podcast to be as successful as the site, newsletter, forum, and book have been. Together we are making a difference for hundreds of thousands of high income professionals.

Subscribe to the podcast today!

What do you think? Do you listen to podcasts? Why or why not and if so, when? What did you like and dislike about the first few episodes? How can I make it better? Comment below!

37 comments

1 Wall Street Physician | January 28, 2017 at 3:25 am MST

I subscribed and look forward to listening to you on my daily commute. How often do you plan on posting new episodes?

The White Coat Investor | January 28, 2017 at 6:19 am MST

No more than once a week and probably more like 1-2 a month. It’s a lot of fun and not too much work, but we’re all working with limited bandwidth!

Wall Street Physician | January 30, 2017 at 9:30 am MST

Just finished listening to the first 5 episodes. Loved them, definitely picked up a few pearls. Thanks for doing these and I look forward to listening to future podcasts.

2 VagabondMD | January 28, 2017 at 4:21 am MST

Great idea and good luck with the podcast. I listen to podcasts regularly- while commuting, exercising, walking the dogs, doing household chores and yard work, etc. There is a lot of competition for my “ears”, and I look forward to listening when there are topics of interest to me. No doubt, like everything else WCI does, this will be a high quality and successful product.

3 complete_newbie | January 28, 2017 at 2:19 pm MST

Is that a new picture ? You seemed to have lost weight ?!! What!

The White Coat Investor | January 28, 2017 at 3:53 pm MST

I did actually. Amazing what happens when you work fewer night shifts and exercise more. And get sick for 3 weeks straight. That helped too. 🙂 But I was already on the way!

PhysicianOnFIRE | January 28, 2017 at 9:50 pm MST

I’m pretty sure the Newbie just called you fat. Or previously fat, anyway. 😉

complete_newbie | January 29, 2017 at 6:48 am MST

WCI looked different in this picture. For a second I thought the person in pic is his long lost brother or something.

4 R. Garrett Hanzel, D.O. | January 28, 2017 at 8:54 pm MST

Android user here. I was able to subscribe in PocketCasts by searching for “white coat investor.” Alternatively, you could click the following link:
http://pca.st/5i75

5 PhysicianOnFIRE | January 28, 2017 at 9:52 pm MST

Congratulations on expanding the empire!

I listened to the first one. Very nicely done. It may be a solo show thus far, but the Q&A with reader questions makes it feel more interactive. I look forward to checking out the other four and many more to come.

Cheers!
-PoF

TheAbacus | January 29, 2017 at 9:31 am MST

Excited about the podcast WCI! What did you mean when you referenced “limited bandwidth”? Lack of time? Energy?

Also, you’ve got to look into podcasts yourself PoF. I enjoy your blog as much as this one.

The White Coat Investor | January 29, 2017 at 12:48 pm MST

Yes, we can all only accomplish so much in our lives with limited life energy and time. While some have more bandwidth than others, we all have a limit.

DrS | February 6, 2017 at 8:18 am MST

On this point, Think of a feature like “Ask Pat” like Pat from Simple passive income has.

6 conniebird | January 29, 2017 at 7:55 am MST

Awesome!

7 PhysicianOnFIRE | January 29, 2017 at 11:31 am MST

Thank you, TheAbacus. It might be fun to do, but I’d start with being interviewed on others and see how that goes. I think of myself as a better writer than speaker, but you never know until you try.

Regarding “limited bandwidth,” it’s time and energy. WCI seems to have nearly unlimited “bandwidth,” but it’s tough to balance medicine, writing, interacting with readers and other bloggers online, and of course family time, a social life, and exercise, etc…

Cheers!
-PoF

8 Vivek Angadi | January 29, 2017 at 7:12 pm MST

WCI, I subscribed to your podcast. I’m liking the topics so far and am looking forward to more.

9 Nii Darko | January 30, 2017 at 7:46 am MST

Congratulations on starting the podcasts!!! Thank you for all that you do!!

10 FinanceIdiot | January 30, 2017 at 8:45 am MST

Subscribed to the podcast, love what I’ve heard so far. Three suggestions:

1. Your recordings have a lot of whistlings s’s. It’s not a dealbreaker, but can be distracting to listeners. You may be able to fix it with rearranging your recording setup or adding a de-esser (https://www.google.com/#safe=off&q=d-esser+audio).
2. Slow down your speaking pace a little bit (70 – 80% of full speed). It’s easier to listen to a podcast at 1.5x speed than 0.5x speed.
3. Vary your pacing. You have a lot of fantastic knowledge to share but it’s coming out in a quick steady stream. Try to imagine having a conversation with your listeners that would have natural pauses, acceleration, and deceleration.

Looking at the big picture, these are small issues and I love the podcast overall. Keep up the great work!

The White Coat Investor | January 30, 2017 at 1:08 pm MST

Thanks for the great feedback. I didn’t even know there was such a thing as a de-esser.

11 Not a Guy | January 30, 2017 at 12:26 pm MST

enjoying the podcast! great content. however, it would be nice if him/he wasn’t the default pronoun used when referring to physicians/advisers and I second the “whistling s” observation from the previous commenter.

The White Coat Investor | January 30, 2017 at 1:12 pm MST

Great feedback! What do you think is the best default pronoun? She? He/She? Switching off between He and She?

EDDOCMOM | January 31, 2017 at 2:40 pm MST

In your blog you already switch off between he/she quite a bit (which I appreciate) but I’ll be honest it didn’t bother me while listening.

12 Not a Guy | January 31, 2017 at 6:33 am MST

I’d say choosing one pronoun or the other for a specific example and using it consistently to refer to the doc/adviser/whatever throughout that example and then switching for the next one. I’ve seen that used successfully.

13 EDDOCMOM | January 31, 2017 at 2:39 pm MST

Nice podcast – just finished #1 – very smooth, good flow, interesting and informative. Thanks!

14 Richard Hugh Sullivan | January 31, 2017 at 7:55 pm MST

Love it!! Its quite the venture! Im starting one that releases in the next week…I have had a lot of fun with it. Not for profit currently but maybe in the future!

15 red ash | February 18, 2017 at 5:41 pm MST

Just finished listening to the HSA advantages. My new job offers a high deductible plan so I will definitely get a HSA! My wife’s employer does not offer a high deductible plan and she and our kids are on her plan.

Can I still take advantage of the IRS limit for families (6750 versus 3400) if I move one of the kids to my plan?

The White Coat Investor | February 18, 2017 at 8:43 pm MST

Yes.

16 adventure | October 24, 2017 at 3:43 pm MST

Why can’t my Amazon Alexa find your podcast? Can you get it on TuneIn or something so Alexa can find you? There are several other podcasts in this space which are available.

The White Coat Investor | October 24, 2017 at 4:14 pm MST

Hmmm….never heard of Tunein. I can have my podcast assistant look into it. You might try submitting an email to AnyPod and requesting it. The email address is: [email protected].

You are using Anypod, right? Way more robust than the native podcast player I understand.

adventure | October 24, 2017 at 5:21 pm MST

Well hey, cool. I learned something. Thanks! AnyPod has it. Default player does not though.

The White Coat Investor | October 24, 2017 at 9:16 pm MST

Google and I are both glad to be of service!

17 Dr Kevin | November 2, 2017 at 12:23 pm MST

I love the blog, and I love the podcast. Do you have any other financial podcasts that you recommend and get the WCI seal of approval?

The White Coat Investor | November 2, 2017 at 5:28 pm MST

I’m finding more all the time. I know of several doctor ones that seem to focus on docs doing stuff outside of medicine. Then the usual popular ones like Freakonomics and Planet Money. If you like Dave Ramsey, you can listen to his show via podcast.

Dr Kevin | November 2, 2017 at 6:55 pm MST

Thanks for the quick reply! I love Planet Money. I’ll definitely check out Freakonomics and Dave Ramsey. Any chance you could make a recommendations list similar to the ones you did for financial books? Thanks again for all the work you’ve done for helping docs like me.

The White Coat Investor | November 2, 2017 at 10:17 pm MST

I don’t have any plans to do a podcast round up, but they’re multiplying quickly, so it may be worthwhile.

18 Colin J. Powers, MD | February 8, 2018 at 6:56 pm MST

Jim-
Great book- I bought it for myself, for my family and for my students.
Great emails- I’m subscribed.
Great podcast- it really makes my day to see the download on my phone and your voice is part of my commuting routine…
However, this is my criticism and also my need:
Sometimes your information seems as if you are “shooting the fish in the barrel!”
What about those of us NOT in low cost of living areas?
I practice in the lowest paying region of the country…
I live in a county where there is city/ state and federal income tax…
The sales tax itself is nearly nine percent…
And the AVERAGE home price is approximately 1 million dollars…
How about a podcast or some information specific to those of us committed to a MAXIMUM cost of living area? My thanks for all you do. Please keep it up!