Synopsis
In this podcast, Taylor Cuccia, aka Cushlash, documents his experience as a professional poker player in Las Vegas. He shares his own observations and musings as they relate to poker and life.
Episodes
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Advice for Shot Takers
25/10/2018 Duration: 18minIn this episode, Cushlash relays some advice he has for those looking to take a shot at poker which he recently shared in a post in another thread. He also talks about a concert he attended recently and gives some observations on the advertisements on cable TV these days.
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Breaking the Hiatus Update and How Variance Affects Your Brain
15/10/2018 Duration: 30minIn this episode Cushlash breaks his podcast hiatus and gives a brief update on what he's been doing (and not doing) since the most recent episode. He also shares his crackpot theory on how subjecting our brains to variance affects our mental health.
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Diving Deeper Into Our Financial System and Crypto
27/08/2018 Duration: 40minIn this episode, Cushlash goes into a deeper discussion of our financial system and some of its flaws, inspired by some of the recent posts in his thread. He gives his views on how the 2008 financial crisis and Crypto come into the equation as it relates to this system.
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Crypto and My Continued Poker Hiatus
20/08/2018 Duration: 26minIn this episode, Cushlash offers some of his thoughts on Bitcoin and crytpocurrency in general, along with making note of his continued absence from poker and the thought process behind it.
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When Enough is Enough and How I Manage Finances
13/08/2018 Duration: 36minIn this episode, Cushlash gives his thoughts on when enough is enough as it relates to wealth and the tendency to always want more. He also gives an overview of how he invests and manages his finances which is intended to be purely informational and is NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE. ALL INVESTMENTS HAVE RISK. CUSHLASH IS NOT A FINANCIAL ADVISOR.
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Road Gambler Wisdom and Online Gambling Legalization
06/08/2018 Duration: 36minIn this Episode, Cushlash tells a story about a former Texas road gambler he plays with in Las Vegas and talks a bit about online gambling legalization as it relates to sports betting and poker.
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The Importance of Loving Your Job
30/07/2018 Duration: 40minIn this episode, Cushlash responds to the discussion that has been going on in his thread over the past week, including some of his opinions on how important it is to love your job and why it is that we expect that in the first place.
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How Jobs Fit in with a Meaningful Life
23/07/2018 Duration: 34minIn this episode, Cushlash gives some of his thoughts on the role a job or career plays in living a meaningful life inspired by a recent post in his thread.
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Less Poker, More Yoga, Figuring my Shit Out
16/07/2018 Duration: 31minIn this episode Cushlash continues the discussion about work ethic, finding a path, and pushing through the boring stuff as it relates to poker and other pursuits. He also gives an update of his week which has been productive despite not involving any poker.
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Poker in Wisconsin and Playing on the Side
09/07/2018 Duration: 38minIn this episode, Cushlash reports back with some of his observations about playing poker in Wisconsin and how it compares to Las Vegas. In addition, he discusses some of the factors related to playing poker on the side inspired by some of the recent comments in his thread on 2+2.
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Examples of Faulty Thinking in Life and Poker
02/07/2018 Duration: 41minIn this episode, Cushlash discusses some examples of faulty thinking he often hears related to certain aspects of life and poker. Topics include voting, mental accounting and the decision to buy or rent a house.
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Poker-Related Stress, Anxiety and Depression
25/06/2018 Duration: 41minIn this episode, Cushlash talks about some of his own stress, anxiety and depression issues and how they may be caused or made worse by poker, including some strategies he uses to combat them.
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Clarifying Poker Freedom and Being a Maximizer
18/06/2018 Duration: 36minIn this episode, cushlash responds to some comments regarding what the "freedom" of being a poker pro really means and discusses how being a decision maximizer can sometimes be detrimental to happiness.
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Some Doug Polk-Inspired Ramblings on Poker/Life
11/06/2018 Duration: 29minIn this episode, Cushlash shares a post from Doug Polk that resonated with how he feels about poker and expands upon it with his own thoughts and ramblings.
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The Downswing Continues and My Experience with Being Recruited for a MLM Scheme
06/06/2018 Duration: 32minIn this episode Cushlash gives a brief update on his continuing downswing and talks about his experience with almost getting caught up in a Multi-Level Marketing scheme last year.
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Responding to Feeback and Thoughts on Car Ownership
01/06/2018 Duration: 24minIn this episode, Cushlash responds to some recent activity in his thread on 2+2, gives some short updates on poker and gives some of his thoughts on certain aspects of car ownership.
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Episode 1...Kind of. Debriefing my 9-5 Experience
24/05/2018 Duration: 28minCushlash discusses some of the aspects of working 9-5 and looking for a job in general, inspired by a personal email from a friend currently transitioning out of poker.