Fridays are all about podcast links here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at the best podcasts for serious investors.
The biz
- Automattic is buying Pocket Casts. (engadget.com)
- Substack is diving deeper into the podcast business. (axios.com)
Off-topic
- Larry Wilmore talks with Michael Pollan author of "This Is Your on Mind on Plants." (theringer.com)
- Russ Roberts talks with Michael Easter author of "The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort To Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self." (econtalk.org)
- A talk with Robert McKee author of the new book "Character: The Art of Role and Cast Design for Page, Stage, and Screen." (longform.org)
- Brian Raftery on how 'Siskel and Ebert' changed the culture. (theringer.com)
Crypto
- Howard Lindzon talks with Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and CEO of the crypto currency exchange FTX. (howardlindzon.com)
- Ben Hunt and Rusty Guinn talk about a new way of thinking about cryptocurrencies. (epsilontheory.com)
Memes
- The WSJ team presents "To The Moon" which is the story of the GameStop saga. (wsj.com)
- Roben Farzad talks with Ri Sharma, the voice behind Instagram forum Wall Street Confessions. (podcasts.apple.com)
Alternatives
- Michael Covel talks with Ali Tamaseb of DCVC about what the data says about venture capital returns. (trendfollowingradio.com)
- Tom Lenehan interviews Bill Ford who is Chairman and CEO of General Atlantic, a pioneer in growth equity investing. (capitalallocators.com)
- Patrick O'Shaughnessy talks with Stewart Butterfield founder and CEO of Slack. (podcasts.apple.com)
Finance
- Patrick O'Shaughnessy talks with Steve Mandel, founder of hedge fund Lone Pine Capital. (joincolossus.com)
- Corey Hoffstein talks with Greg Obenshain, Partner and Director of Credit at Verdad Capital. (podcasts.apple.com)
- Niels Kaastrup-Larsen talks portfolio construction and risk management techniques with Mark Rzepczynski. (linkedin.com)
- Barry Ritholtz recently spoke with Mat Ishbia, CEO of United Wholesale Mortgage and the author of “Running the Corporate Offense: Lessons in Effective Leadership from the Bench to the Board Room.” (ritholtz.com)
- John Reeder talks with Howard Lindzon about his career path through the markets. (podcasts.apple.com)
- Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway talk complexity with Brian Arthur, economist at the Santa Fe Institute. (podcasts.apple.com)