Peter Von Panda

Every now and then, people come up to me with questions about how to start a business or where they can make money. I love having these conversations, but a lot of people are guided by the wrong ideas. Here’s how I try to identify people that I think are destined for failure. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/petervonpanda/support

I just saw that the XFL got Dean Blandino as their head of officiating. That, combined with all of their other feats so far, has me convinced that this football league is legitimate. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/petervonpanda/support

GM has made fun of innovations from other manufacturers and then goes on to copy them. That really ticks me off. Either own up to the fact that you’re being hypocrites, or innovate yourself. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/petervonpanda/support

Quandre Diggs and the Seattle Seahawks won their Wildcard game. They look Super Bowl caliber in part to getting Diggs from Detroit. Awesome. (Sarcasm) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/petervonpanda/support

So Netflix has a new TV show called the Witcher based on the books and the video game. I just finished season one and enjoyed it. Here are my initial thoughts of what to expect. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/petervonpanda/support

I just saw the newest version of Little Women based on the Louisa May Alcott novel. While this movie is a bit out of my typical choices, I thought that they did an incredible job all around with this movie and it’s probably worth a watch. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/petervonpanda/support

Voicemail greetings originate from the time of answering machines, and it’s time to retire them. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/petervonpanda/support

I do a bit of flying for pleasure and for work. I think the process for boarding an airplane is terrible. Here are my thoughts on ways to improve it. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/petervonpanda/support

I was inspired by a lady who said that her destiny in life was to change the world. When I hear that, I’m pretty convinced that you’re wrong. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/petervonpanda/support

I was surprised to see Kerryon Johnson playing in the last meaningless games of the Detroit Lions season. But the more I thought about it, the more it made sense. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/petervonpanda/support

I like the idea of using multiple layers of authentication to secure of your accounts. But I think - based on some of the long codes that I get to my phone to log into my accounts - that were missing the point of it. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/petervonpanda/support

I saw a teacher get fired for revealing that Santa Claus doesn’t exist. Maybe it’s time that we just put the Santa Claus myth to bed and save kids the heart ache of finding out that he’s not real. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/petervonpanda/support

If you like the Sound of Music movie, you may love the happy ending in the Cinderella story. But if was Captain von Trapp, I would’ve chose the baroness. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/petervonpanda/support

I usually go to the rotten tomatoes site when I’m perusing for a movie. Their audience tomato scores seem to be pretty compatible with my preferences. But lately, while checking out the reviews of the new Star Wars movie, something seems amiss. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/petervonpanda/support

I love the new Skydio 2 autonomous drone. I think it has amazing potential. But it does have its limitations. I explain what I think they are and why the crashes are the fault of the operators. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/petervonpanda/support

Do you remember when people had landline phones? I do. And toll-free phone numbers arose out of that era. But they’re totally stupid now. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/petervonpanda/support

I was surprised to see that they were making the musical CATS into a movie. And apparently they screwed it up. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/petervonpanda/support

Matthew Stafford has been injured in the last two seasons but the Detroit Lions refused to put him on injured reserve. The fact that they just finally did it proves to me that they thought they were contenders. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/petervonpanda/support

After Bob Quinn traded Quandre Diggs and ended the Detroit Lions season, news came out that revealed the decision was far worse than anyone expected. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/petervonpanda/support

I love the Detroit Lions I want to see them win. But we’re not even mediocre anymore. We’re downright awful. And the open letter from the Detroit Lions to fans this week was trying to spin the truth. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/petervonpanda/support