"Pilot Episode: Mr. Monopoly & Larry" Ep. 1 6/17/26

Finance, business, trading, these are the ingredients for this show's wild rollercoaster of a ride. Join hosts Hampton James and Trevor Teams as they capture the stimulating conversation between two titans of the finance world. Buckle up for the pilot episode of PPPP Podcast!

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Welcome to your daily deuce of prominent people and their prolific proclamations. We like to call it PPPP, the slice of knowledge that you have been craving each and every week, delivered straight to your eardrums. The podcast that creates a welcomed environment for knowledge, organic conversation. Join me, Hampton James, and my co-host, Trevor Teams, each and every week as we explore the true conversations that happen in life with some of the most famous people on the face of this earth. Each and every week is a new conversation, a new experience, a new knowledge for you to walk away from. This is PPPP. Hello everybody, and welcome to uh the first, I'm gonna say it's the first, the debut, dare I say pilot, of uh the prominent people prolif and their prolific proclamations. Word, man. Yeah, yeah. Known as PPPP. It's the the first ever. This is this is historical. I'm just gonna sit here and say it's historical. Well, man, I'm I'm so grateful being here. Uh I'm grateful for you. I just appreciate you having me on this, hosting this with you, uh hosting, and you know, really diving in to all of these conversations we're gonna have. Oh man, the conversation. It's a wealth, it's a it's a gold mine, proverbial gold mine. Now, I suppose we should introduce ourselves. Yeah, yeah, yeah. How about you uh you you go first? So uh I myself, I I am Hampton James, and I have a the Hampton James on PPPP. That's right, that's right. Yes, uh I Hampton James uh the third, I should actually say Hampton James the third is who I am. And I have a I have four different degrees, and I love my degrees. I've worked hard for my degrees. Now, now now you gotta tell me what is your favorite degree that you got right so far. Well, well, let me get into that. But first, I mean, it's not just about me. I'm not the only prominent pr person in this this studio. Word, word. No, we we also have another prominent person that also has his own prolific proclamations, and this is my co-host. So why don't you introduce yourself? Well, my name is Trevor Teams, and I've been, you know, I like it. TT. TT on PPPP. Is that too many P's for me? Oh, gee, I love it. I love this show, man. I love it. Now, when I go into my degrees, you gotta remember, you know, I come from nothing. Yeah, you know, I come from nothing. You are a self-made bootstraps, hard work kind of dude. That's right. When I was going for my uh degrees, I had to methodically think and get down to you know the meat and potatoes of things. That's you to a T, T T. That's right. HJ? Did I say that? HJ? Yeah, call you HJ on the show. Yeah, no, that's fine. That's fine. Thanks, AJ. You're a prominent person enough. Well, Hampton, let me tell you something. These conversations that uh uh sorry to sidetrack, you know, no, no, no. There's no such thing in these conversations, it's organic. There's no such thing. No, and that's why I love hosting this show with you. Yeah. So let me tell you, with these conversations we're about to hear, oh man, hits me, hits me right there. It does. It does because it well, it's real life. It's a it's it's such a gold mine because it's real life. Organic. It's organic, it's trying to find real conversations. That how many lives are gonna change from this one podcast? You could you could have the garbage man in New York City. Let's say he's taking out the trash, something's smelly, having a bad day, and he hears these conversations. These are real people. But but he's never gonna get his chance because he just does garbage. Yeah, it's it's trash. But he we have our chance because we got degrees. We do, we do. I've got many degrees, like I said, and I love them. And one day, I don't know if that day is now. Maybe it's something we should lead into. Like maybe the season finale, like we disclose one of these degrees. For sure, for sure. But you know, we're we're all humble here. We're all humble. Yeah, you know, we come from nothing. Humility at the top. Yes, that's what I always say. And TT, I let me just say, you exemplify that in such a way it's it's awe-inspiring. Word, man. Yeah, yes. So well, I guess being that it's the pilot show. I mean, I know we me and you, we could talk for hours. For hours. Like this could just keep going. Like marathon. But maybe we should get the audience, you know, hearing what we've been hearing. Because we're not the only prominent people. That's right. There are a lot of people out there. There's other PPs out there. There's a lot of PPs out there. That's true. That's true. Dial those turns up. Let's let's really turn it up to volume 200, TT. That's right. That's right. All right, Hampton. What would we got? So each and every week we want to highlight prominent people. They make such prolific proclamations. It's staggering. Word, those are some big words you got there. That's right, TT. And we're not the ones coming. This is unscripted. This is gorilla style. This is art personified through the sound waves of your headphones. Methodically organic. Oh, but yes, yes. But that's the splendor part about none of this is preconceived. Splendid word, man. That's a big word you got there, too. We got words. Man, the audience, you are in for a treat. Yes. This man here has the words. Well, that is. Oh, you owe me. Right. Because it because with humility. Yes. Yes. We're humble here. We're not going to just talk, we're not going to have the spotlight on ourselves. It deserves to be on the other people that that really add the salt to life. So maybe we should go from here. What we got today for the audience. Yes. So we have in our travels, we have been able to capture such an organic, beautiful moment in history. One of, and this is going to be really educational for anyone who's majoring in in finance, in business, in trading. Yeah. So this is this is going to be a conversation between two very important uh economic uh uh just iconic. Iconic. Almost symbols, right? Yes, symbols. Symbols. Symbolism is so much about this show. So these are people. That's why it made it one of the Ps in our PPP. This isn't the SPPP. That's right, that's right. So this is two different individuals. Uh this is Larry and another gentleman, a really close friend of his, you will you will recognize him from his work. He is laid the foundations of the stock markets, of reality. Uh if you want to get yourself out of credit card debt, you need to listen to this conversation. That's right. He's the king of uh financial, economics, uh uh gas prices, uh uh house budgeting. Uh so many people could say that's why we are here where we are groceries, yes, uh balloons, books, yeah, for parties, right? Yes, for parties, because he's one giant party. That's right, that's right, and he can give you all of the financial things you need. So we recorded this organic conversation, unedited, and that's what we do. We are gonna go out for you, the listener, and we are gonna capture this in the snare of audio so that you can listen to it each and every week. Two prominent figures and their points of view. Now, just disclosure uh it was hard to get in this conversation. I mean, I had to sit under their table the whole time, and they had no idea I was there. That this is this is where your true talent leads to one of your degrees. Their mic was the boot bouquet on the flowers. You know, you know. Now you're you're allergic to carnations, are you not? Yeah, so hopefully you don't hear me sneezing in under the table, but yeah. So so let's let's go straight to the conversation, unedited, uninterrupted, unscripted, but purely organic. Organic. So you know, Larry, I I was thinking the other day. It's been some time now. It's been a long time. Yeah, it's been very long. You see, uh after we I don't know, times changing, stock markets changing. I was you know what really came to my mind, Larry, was Marvin Gardens. Do you remember the old place? Marvin Gardens, do I remember? Yes. That's where you got your feet, was it not? It was uh how long ago would you say that was? Oh Fortnight? A fortnight. I'd say a several fortnights ago. Several? I would agree with I concur on the several fortnights. A flock of fortnights ago. You started at Marvin Gardens. Well, but don't forget when I started in railroads. Remember that? I believe I was always a railroad man, starting out. Yes. When I got that first role to go, I needed railroads. Well was that now correct me if I'm wrong. That wasn't your role, your travel lined Lawrence days, wasn't it, Larry? Maybe. I understand Travel Day uh travel lined Lawrence was your name. That was before Marvin Gardens, was it not? Before Marvin Gardens, I'm sure. It could have been wasn't it in the noise, though. Well, I think I think it would be interesting you don't reminisce quite a bit of time ago. You started a little railroad. Now, what line was that again? What would you start? I can't remember if it was BO Railroad or Pennsylvania. Yes, Pennsylvania. Do you remember Short Lines? Short lines. They made a song about that. Oh, a bit of a did he? What how'd that go? Yeah, I think uh shortening, shortening. Everyone loves a shortening line, a shortening line. I used those get mixed up with that bread song, you know. What's that? Bread lines for the cheap. I remember that. That was a good one. Stay away from the right. As we reminisce these times, do you remember when you used to wear that godly top hat? Oh, yes, yes, yes, yes. Walk around with a cane spindle on the top. And don't forget, uh, did you have a monocle at the time or did you fix that one eyeball? You know, I had a monocle only when I was not in public. Only my closest friends like you, Larry, knew about it. That's true, that's true. That's how far back we've gone. Yes, you never know when there's a paparazzi going about trying to snap a photo of you with your monocle. Those were the worst times, especially on Broadway. Or no, was it Broadway? No, Boardwalk. That's where we were. Not Broadwalk. When I made my first 70 million boardwalk. Was it 70 millions? Yes, those hotels went up there. You know, uh overall, I think one of my fondest memories is St. James Place. St. James. There was a lovely little lady, uh Percy, or uh what was she wore that uh pink dress, didn't she? Uh orange, orange, she was quite orange. Oh, yes, she was. Much like a carrot. A carrot orange. The pink one, you're thinking of Miss Charles, are you not? Miss Charles? Miss Charles. Mrs. Charles? Or was it Miss Charles? Uh well back then, you know. One party led to another. Remember when we went on holiday? Holiday? There's so many holidays, you know. Which one you were speaking of? But we went on holiday and it matured, and we got a hundred dollars. Oh, yes, hundred dollars going on holiday. I believe that funds came from the community chest. It did, it did. Good old community chest. You put money in, you got money back after all. But remember when they would take money away from you? Like doctor's fees. Oh my goodness. After all, the older you get, the more doctors' fees you have. Now, Mr. Monopoly, remember when you started what did you start with again? Oh yes, give me a second. I must take a quick sip to remember these. That's that sounded like some waterworks. Yes, quite hard to turn off. Uh let's see. Ah, yes. I started far back in what was known as the Baltic Avenue. I was not but a young sprite. Cap and hand, you know. Yeah, when you used to take a lot of poops. Oh, yes, brown days. Brown days. Brown days. Baltic Avenue, you know, was always such a sandwich place because you had you had to worry about the community chest, how much you were going to put in and take out an income tax lurking in the future. But did you always have to pay the 10%, or was it a solid in just flat rate? Back then when I started, it was 10%, but uh nowadays, you know what I've heard? What? They've done away with 10%, and they say you owe one 200 across the board. Yes. Highway robbery, if you ask me, Larry. Instead of the 10%. Too much, too much. It's terrible. After all, I think uh whether you were on the railroad, whether you're paying your taxes, uh I think they should be little wheedlings, side dealing, you know. Negotiations? Negotiations. Negotiations. Remember when we negotiated uh that time when you uh with m say uh uh Mrs. Charles uh and and someone uh you uh were in St. James at the time, and but I w you wanted to see Miss Charles and I wanted to be in St. James and we were like, let's just swap. Even swap back then. Our pockets were deeper. We were, yes. Deeper pockets. Yes, until we got the luxury tax. Yes, once again, always. Now, you know a place I always wanted to bite my time in. Uh in between, you know, making my next million was just a bit of leisure time and free parking. Free parking. Yes. There's not many things free these days. No, but parking is always free. Quite free. Well, is it now? Now now it's harder to find for certain. But the older the we get and these younger children going about, they want free parking every go-around they have. Every time lazy. They never know what it's like to work on a railroad. No, a lot of people are to B-O-P-N. Pinsel, you know, reading. Reading. Or show nin show nin shonin'. Yeah, there's that ditty, there's a ditty. Yes, well, all the younger generation these days, they think that they they can cry about not getting enough money, but you don't take chances, you don't work as hard as we did, you'll never have returns. You know what they say to me? It's not fair. Oh my goodness. It's not fair. I'll tell you what's not fair is being ransomed by your parents to pay for the rent when you were of the age of four. You're absolutely right, Mr. Monopoly. Yes, you learn at a young age. By the age of six, I was already trying to get my first apartment to loan out. Was that in Pennsylvania Avenue or North Carolina Avenue? Uh North Carolina was my teenager days. In fact, I actually uh started in the poop district, you know, pad sewers, and Mediterranean Avenue is where I purchased my first flat, and I rented that out dirt cheap. How much did you rent it out for? It was a mere pidence. Normally didn't really get anything from it. You were super nice to them, and you always rounded, didn't you? I did, rounded to the nearest ten. Nice figure. You know what I also rounded to a nice figure was Miss St. Charles Place, you know, round. What uh did you round? Ooh, it was it was a round? Sizable amount, I must say. Sizable route. Yes, yes. Sizable route. But uh yes, I purchased uh Mediterranean Avenue all by myself at the age of six, and I rented out to a poor young fellow named Barnaby. Barnaby. Barnaby was a chimney sweep. Was he? Yes, I I don't think I've ever met Barnaby. I know he died of the black lung two months later. Was that before we met? This was quite before. In fact, I th don't think I met you until I moved back to Baltic Avenue. And that's when you were on Pennsylvania. That's when I was on Pennsylvania Avenue or uh on the Railroad, Pennsylvania. Oh, Railroad, Pennsylvania. You know, I've always wanted to visit and lived in Pennsylvania Avenue, but it was so far away from me. Yes. Tell me, where do you live now? Where do you reside? I'm living in uh Itland. Oh, Italy, noise. I've heard of this place. Illinois has always been one of those places that I love to be, but it's full of colour. Colour. Passionate place. Passionate place for the colour. Passionate place. Larry, when how old were you when you uh uh made your first three million? The only time I made my three million was a bit of a chance. No, really. I was going down the road and I fle fell on my chance, and you know where it took me? Well boardwalk next to parkplace. Next to parkplace and boardwalk. You've heard a park You've actually made it to boardwalk? I have. I've heard it whispered in Halleways. But again, it was only because of chance. Oh, take a chance. I think you know, Larry, that's part of my issue. I don't take enough chance. You've always delved into the community chest, haven't you? Get what you put in, take out what you you owe and deserve. Yes. After all, you know me, fast dealing, property trading, that's my motto. But did you know you could always advance to go to collect? Really? You could advance the line. But if you are assisted for street repairs, you must pay. Yes. You know how much you have to pay? I believe it is around the figure of seventy-file. No! Twenty file. Closer. Fifty? No. Why five?

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Give me give me forty-five. Oh, that's very close. Forty? Yes! Ah, yes, yes, yes. How did you know? No, it's been about a decade or two. But that's only for the little houses. Oh, no, no. Don't you own some hotels? I believe that's around 110? No. Closer. Uh one e twenty. No. These sums have escaped me. Ninety? No. One hundred. Higher? Uh one hundred and five. No, higher. Oh one hundred and fifteen. How did you know? Oh, well, you see, it's been some time. Even though perhaps a few drinks, a few pounds later, but of course. How many hotels do you own these days? Oh, I'd have to call Frederick. You've met Frederick, my accountant, have you not? Frederick? Is he those short little fellow with the green hat? Yes, Freddy Fanfair's what the uh they call him down at the streets. He perhaps may not look as much. He may be a bit of a sissy boy, soft around the ears, but you know, he does know his figures. Has he ever taken a trip to Reading Railroad? Reading, no. You know, I don't think Frederick has really ever taken a trip worth of any meaning in his life. Poor fellow. Yes, I'd say he leaves a bit of excitement in his life. He actually lives in a very pale, pale occasion in the Vermont district. Oh, Vermont. Yes. Is that uh over by blue skies? Yes, blue skies and snow? Snow and ice snow yes, Vermont, yes, yes. You know, I was thinking about the other day. Did I ever tell you about the run-in I had at Oriental Avenue? Oriental Avenue. Oh, do tell, do tell. I've always heard that's some excitement down there. I was robbed blind. No. Yes, you see, I was walking down the street with a blindfold on, playing a bit of blind man's bluff, and I was robbed in the corner of the street. Why were you walking around with a blindfold? Oh, I was trying to take a chance, but I did it the wrong way. You went to the community chest, didn't you? I did. I couldn't help myself. Much as the pigeon returns to its roost, I'll return to my community chest. So after that trip down there, where did you end up? Well, you see, I was robbed blind and I woke blind in a very unfamiliar place. There were pipes about, there was water running, and uh it was rather damp. Were you down at the waterworks district? I believe I was. Well the utility, yes, the utility section. It was the most harrowing experience I had, you know. I had to mix words with a plumber. What words? I had to mix words, you know, with a plumber. Mixed words with a plumber? Yes, mixed words. How else am I supposed to say this? I mixed the words with a plumber. He got rather, rather indignant, rather rude, and uh his dialogue was so uneducated, I thought I'd need a cipher. What was the cipher that you need? I couldn't understand a word. He was like, it was like random. It would take imagine, imagine, if you were to start uh in Baltic Avenue and try to take a shortcut directly to waterworks, that was the way of his speech. Oh, it wasn't shorthand. Oh, wait a minute. Scipite, it was so confusing. You were saying things like, I can meet a couple of mic, and then I'll take it paper. I don't know what you're saying.

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Advance to the utility!

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That's it, that's it. And I suppose, Lawrence, you've had more dealings in this, haven't you? Well, because I've worked on the railroad of Pennsylvania. Yes, railroad man reading. You must have had a mastery of mixed words with many a low class.

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A mixed word?

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You must have had many a conversation. You must have had the proverbial verbal sword play with many of these lower class imps. Tell me. Tell me. Perhaps you can help me out. There's a few words that this lumber had told me about that I'm still confused to this day. Perhaps you know what he's talking about. One of the statements was a copper. Now, do you know all he means by saying a copper? A copper penny? Yes, that oh, that made sense. He said for two coppers, I'll give you a black eye. He's talking about pennies. Oh, yes, pennies. What are those? I only deal it. Hundreds and five hundreds or none of those pennies. The language I understand are stocks and bonds. What about a shilling? A shilling. I've heard of this shilling. Isn't it a game the children play? Uh somewhere, I believe, in Pacific Avenue they play with shillings. Oh they? Oh yeah, no, I thought it was a threat like out of my way or I'll kick you in the shilling. Uh I think that is the Shinnishins. Oh, the Shinnish. Yeah. My doctor said that. You're having troubles with your Shinishins. Well, I had to go to the doctor to pay 50 quid. Oh. Now, here's another one he said. He said, uh, what was it? Uh what was it? I'm trying to remember. It was a it was a heroin experience, after all. Is this from your sale of stocks when you had to pay? No, this is the plumber I mixed words with. The plumber? Yes, yes. He said uh he said uh what was the word? He said uh uh tuck in, that's it. He said tuck in. And and I said, What do you mean, tuck in? And he said, Yeah, I I suppose I suppose you want a drink, right? We're tucking! And I didn't know what he was talking about. He's so beneath us we don't know. Tuck in. I've never heard of anything. Talking this way. Give me one second. I've got my phone here. Let's see. I've got voice have you met Miss Siri before? Miss Siri? No. Well what how what do you see this black box I have right now? I'm going to speak to it and it's going to speak back to me. What kind of magic is this? Hello, darling Siri. Just give it a second, he's probably thinking. What kind of sorcery is it? Hello, Siri. Hey, Siri! Are you playing a trick on me, Mr. Monopoly? No, no, no, no. I think you're playing a trick on me. I don't think they've gotten to that technology. No, I don't believe that. Wait, wait, let me try how the Americans would say it. Hey, Siri. Oh, she's here. What does it mean to tuck in? She's still learning. She's still learning quite a bit. I suppose we'll never know. Mr. Monopoly. Now, we're talking about the utility workers and coppers and tokens and stuff, but have you ever visited them in the cold prison cells? You mean like debtors' prison? Yes. I put a few in debtor's prison. They couldn't pay their rent. Yes, that's just the most filling in the world. Oh yes. You know what they do? They bring their children before me with their frozen faces. Tears frozen on their face, and I know it's just a makeup. Why would they do such things? Do they want to take them with them? No, they they're they're trying to tug on my heart strings and say, Don't throw us out in the cold. Don't feed us to the proverbial walls of the prison state? Don't they know it just makes the experience better? Oh yes, yes, yes. I usually tell them the only strings you must pluck on is a harp or a violin, as you tell me your sob story. These are some what what is this violin you're talking about in pluck strings? Have you have you never heard the violin, old chap? What does it sound like? Oh, it's it's rather whiny. The only sounds I know and familiarize myself is money. Ah, yes, money. And the the horn of a train, right? Oh, because do you know why? Because that makes me money. Ah, yes, money. Money. Money. It does make the world go round, or at least my piece around the board. Did you know what I did to free parking? Tell me, Larry, what did you do at free parking? I made it, so if you uh land on the free parking, you owe me $500. Five each time. Each time. And let me do a quick mathematical figure. So if I rule a five times, I $2,500. Whoa, plus interest. Oh my god. Because every time you land on it, you owe an extra 10% for you landing on it. Right. But this is where I'm going to need Freddy. And then, if you land on it twice, then you owe me $500 more onto the $500 with the 10%. Alright. That's how I get my money. You have all your money, eh? Yeah, it is. I just we all know it's chance. It is chance. Well, well, that's the difference between you and I, Larry. Is I've always I've favoured the community chess, and you've always been rather a sporting fellow to take a chance. And you've always had no problem with it because your name is on every land here. Ah, yes, it is. Mr. Monopoly, I've seen you grow from Metradian Gar Avenue to the poops, to all the way to the greens, the reds, all of 'em. It's been quite the journey. Where are you now? Oh, uh well. You're not even at the blues, are you? I actually finally made it to Park Place, didn't you? I did make it to Park Place, and I made it by only stepping on the most prominent figures in our society to get what I wanted. That's the only way of doing it. That's the only way there's one thing I'd like to tell this generation stop being so soft, and think about yourself. Fast dealing property trading, that's my motto. And never give in to income tax, right? Never give in. Never give in. You take out what you put in community chest. Well, you know, when you always have that luxury tax, you don't put it in here. No, no, no, no. That's going to make you money. Money? Yes. Well, Larry, I must be off mind my way. I've made reconnections with a little lady at St. James's Place. Did you? Yes, yes. What about that, Miss Charles? Oh, Miss Charles died. Black lung, you know. Yes, dirty chimneys. But you got the inheritance, didn't you? Well, yes, I did. I got all the inheritance. I took the money. And if Miss the the little lady at St. James's Place plays her cards correct, perhaps I could throw her a ten percent. Ten percent? That's quite generous. We'd probably put in an eight. I must tell you as the as the children say, I'm rather head over heels for this young lady. Yes, yes. And it's been a pleasure, Mr. Monopoly. Yes, quite so, Larry. And uh after all, mixed, you you stay clear on the cleaner streets. You don't want to be bar bumping into any plumbers. No, no. Without the ghastly conversation you had with them, I was so confused. Don't want to be confused. No, don't mix words with a plumber. No, no. I will stick with my boardwalk friends and my chance. Yes. And my uh Reading Railroad and my Pennsylvania Railroad and BO Railroad. And shortening line. I know, yeah, shortening line. Very good. Well, make certain you you stay on the sunny side of the street and don't forget where you came from. You two. I've always come from the poopy neighborhood of Baltic. One last chills. One last chills. We shall be on our way. The old lungs and throat aren't what they used to be. Farewell, Lord uh Larry. Excellent speaking. Okay, what? Wow. Wow. I'm stunned. Word, word. I am nailed to my seat. What do you think about Mr. Monopoly? Oh man, the the things he was saying. Life-changing. Utterly life-changing. I am just blown away. Uh with especially with all my degrees that I have. And you're still learning T. I'm still learning. You're still learning, TT? We both have so much to learn. Humility. Humility. You gotta do it. Knowledge. Knowledge. That that is what this is the fruit of knowledge. This is the the apple core of knowledge. You just bite your teeth in that apple of knowledge. Holy cow. And the juices swell your cheeks into something that's a new experience. Experiences of knowledge, right? Knowledge, all the way. So that was our first. And I mean I think it was a smashing success. This is an insane endeavor. Pilot episode? Man. Uh or like Academy Award-winning episode. So each and every week we have. This is not where it ends. This is the beginning. This is a start of a new world. Episode one of a million. Yes. That's right. Join us each and every week on Prominent People in their prolific proclamations, or as we call it, PPPP. Join T T and me, Hampton James, each and every week. Hampton James, word.