Fridays are all about podcast links here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at Spotify’s push into video and the New York Times’ acquisition of Serial Productions.
The biz
- Podcasters struggle with balancing ad loads with listener engagement. (digiday.com)
- Descript, the maker of artificial intelligence-powered audio editing software, is launching a new tier of subscription. (theverge.com)
- What does listening to podcasts at 1.5x do to your brain? (elemental.medium.com)
Finance
- Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal talk with Larry Tabb about how brokers like Robinhood make money. (bloomberg.com)
- Corey Hoffstein talks all things quant with Cliff Asness of AQR. (ft.com)
- Meb Faber talks markets with Doug Ramsey of The Leuthold Group. (mebfaber.com)
- Christine Benz and Jeff Ptak talk asset allocation with Ben Inker of GMO. (morningstar.com)
- Cullen Roche was recently on with Stig Brodersen and Preston Pysh talking the Fed and markets. (pragcap.com)
- Barry Ritholtz talks with David Enrich author of the new book “Dark Towers: Deutsche Bank, Donald Trump, and an Epic Trail of Destruction.” (ritholtz.com)
- Steve Curley talks with Covid-19 and racial inequality with Dr. Raphael Bostic, the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. (podcasts.apple.com)
- Rob Koyfman talks with Gavin Baker about the trends affecting the semiconductor space. (youtu.be)
- Adam Butler talks with Dan Egan of Betterment about what investors really want out of the markets. (investresolve.com)
Brand building
- Howard Lindzon talks with Web Smith about the DTC-ification of everything. (howardlindzon.com)
- Patrick O'Shaughnessy talks with Kat Cole, COO and president of North America for Focus Brands. (investorfieldguide.com)
Non-finance
- Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway talk with Maria Konnikova author of "The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win." (bloomberg.com)
- Tyler Cowen talks economic development with Nathan Nunn. (medium.com)
- Steve Levitt on how to use economics to save the Amazon rain forest. (freakonomics.com)
- Jim O'Shaughnessy and Jamie Catherwood talk with Rory Sutherland, author of "Alchemy: The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life." (player.fm)
- Scott Barry Kaufman talks with Bob Sutton about distinguishing between good and bad leaders. (scottbarrykaufman.com)
- How to find clarity amid the turbulence of work and life? Michael Covel talks with Harvard Business School professor Joseph Badaracco. (trendfollowingradio.com)
- Dan Harris talks with Donn Posner, a leader in the field of Cognitive Behavioural therapy, about getting better sleep. (tenpercent.com)
- Brett McKay talks with Bonnie Tsui, author of "Why We Swim." (artofmanliness.com)
- Jordan Harbinger talks with comedian Neal Brennan. (jordanharbinger.com)
- Marc Maron talks with Seth Rogen. (wtfpod.com)