Topic: Steve Forbes

Financial and political analysts, including Steve Forbes, have speculated that Joe Biden might resign during or shortly after the Democratic National Convention. Such a move would allow Kamala Harris to run as an incumbent president and potentially manage a burgeoning conflict with Iran. This "October Surprise" scenario is being discussed as a way to shift the electoral landscape in favor of the Democratic ticket.

The hosts recall the hype surrounding the Segway's launch, which was predicted to redesign cities. John C. Dvorak discusses his early access to Segway patents via Paul Saffo and his subsequent skeptical columns in Forbes. They mention the tragic death of the company's owner, Jim Heselden, who drove a Segway off a cliff.

Forbes Media, owned by the Hong Kong-based HNA Group since 2017, published an editorial warning companies against hiring former Trump administration PR officials. While Steve Forbes issued a clarifying statement, the incident has sparked concerns about the creation of political blacklists in the corporate world.

A UNICEF-sponsored "Children's Climate Forum" is criticized for using children to promote climate alarmism. The hosts also read a Forbes column by Steve Zwick that suggests letting the houses of "climate denialists" burn, comparing the rhetoric to extreme religious or political fanaticism.

A retrospective on the early internet era recalls a conversation with Christopher Buckley about the perceived insignificance of the web compared to AOL. The discussion critiques Steve Forbes' late-90s prediction that computers would become simple "appliances." The hosts argue that computers, like cars, require a level of skill and will never be as simple as a toaster or refrigerator.