223. West Wilson: From Bleacher Report and Complex to Bravo’s Summer House, the BTS of balancing filming for reality TV, the business of journalism, and being banned by the NHL?!
Trading Secrets
Audioboom Studios
5 • 5.5K Ratings
🗓️ 24 February 2025
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, West dives into how he defines himself during the current season of Summer House, and reveals what happened the day his severance from Bleacher Report came through. He breaks down the story behind a napkin contract for a podcast idea and shares the key question he asked during a Bleacher Report x NHL call, which ultimately got him banned by the NHL.
West also discusses his work with Complex, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the journalism world, his experience at Bleacher Report, and how he found himself on a dating show with Complex. He opens up about being on three different types of payroll within journalism and reflects on what makes Summer House stand out from other reality TV shows. The episode wraps up with rapid-fire questions about life in the house, business finance, and more.
West reveals all that and so much more in another episode you can’t afford to miss!
Host: Jason Tartick
Co-Host: David Arduin
Audio: John Gurney
Guest: West Wilson
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to another episode of Trading Secrets. |
| 0:16.0 | I'm your host, Jason Tardick, and welcome to the pre-market trading segment. |
| 0:19.0 | I'm going to tell you a little bit about what you can expect from our guest. One financial tip and a little update from myself. We have |
| 0:25.2 | Wes Wilson coming on from Summerhouse. Now, if you're not watching Summerhouse, there's still |
| 0:29.2 | so much to take away from this episode, but I'll tell you this much. This season is blown up. |
| 0:33.5 | I'm looking at just like the trends and any of the analytics you can see on the season. |
| 0:40.9 | And from what I'm seeing, it looks like it's doing exceptionally well. |
| 0:46.1 | If you're familiar with Summerhouse, you know that Wes had, he's very, very likable, but had a little bit of a tough go in the last season, especially on the reunion, which we'll talk about. |
| 0:52.2 | And he'll tease a little bit about what we can expect from him in this upcoming season. |
| 0:56.2 | But again, if you don't watch the show, there's so much here about his story, when he was fired, what happened, how he bounced back, things that he's learned. |
| 1:04.7 | That's the beauty of this entire podcast is whether you're a fan of the individual or you know the show that they're on. |
| 1:10.4 | You don't know the show or don't watch it. There's still so many great takeaways. So you're |
| 1:14.0 | going to love this episode. And I'll tell you this much. Wait to the recap. David and I get |
| 1:17.6 | into it. But Wes is just a vibe. He's just an absolute vibe. And his vibes in person are |
| 1:24.1 | immaculate. Before I go to a little financial trading secret and a little tip, |
| 1:28.0 | please remember to give us five stars. We really, really appreciate it. And we're seeing all |
| 1:32.2 | the feedback, especially while you talked a little bit about my next chapter in that RV. |
| 1:36.2 | If you missed last recap, you might want to go back to it. But I did get a lot of messages. |
| 1:40.8 | A lot of people are team RV. We'll see what happens there. One financial tip for you. |
| 1:46.2 | I want you to think about a lot of people ask me in relationships, how should you split finances? |
| 1:51.1 | You know, there's no cookie cutter solution and there's no one size fits all. It all depends on |
| 1:55.5 | the certain circumstances, the relationship everyone has with money, which is very different. |
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