Fridays are all about podcast links here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at the causes behind falling global sperm counts.
The biz
- Spotify ($SPOT) is pulling back on live audio. (bloomberg.com)
- A hit podcast doesn't necessarily pay the bills. (wsj.com)
Society
- Derek Thompson talks with economist Bryce Ward about the causes and consequences of the rise of alone time in America. (theringer.com)
- Bryan Caplan and Chris Arnade discuss poverty in America. (betonit.substack.com)
Companies
- Matt Reustle talks with Drew Cohen talk about the unique business of Floor & Decor. (joincolossus.com)
- Nilay Patel talks with Matt Mullenweg, who is the CEO of Automattic. (theverge.com)
- Howard Lindzon talks with Chuhan Wang, CEO of Surfboard. (howardlindzon.com)
- Patrick O'Shaughness talks AI and more with Jeremiah Lowin of Prefect. (joincolossus.com)
CRE
- Patrick O'Shaughnessy talks the state of commercial real estate with Bill Lenehan who is the CEO of Four Corners Property Trust. (joincolossus.com)
- Barry Ritholtz talks with Kathleen McCarthy, the global co-head of Blackstone Real Estate. (ritholtz.com)
Finance
- Ted Seides talks with Charley Ellis about his new book "Inside Vanguard: Leadership Secrets From the Company That Continues to Rewrite the Rules of the Investing Business." (capitalallocators.com)
- Dan Kemp and Ollie Smith talk with Joe Wiggins author of the new book "The Intelligent Fund Investor." (morningstar.com)
- Roben Farzad talks markets with Caleb Silver of Investopedia. (soundcloud.com)
- Russell Napier talks with Robin Wigglesworth author of "Trillions: How a Band of Wall Street Renegades Invented the Index Fund and Changed Finance Forever." (spreaker.com)
- Tim Ranzetta talks with Vitaliy Katsenelson author of "Soul in the Game: The Art of a Meaningful Life." (podcasts.apple.com)
Non-finance
- Scott Barry Kaufman talks with Niel Pasricha about living an 'awesome life.' (scottbarrykaufman.com)
- Shane Parrish talks with Prof. Emily Balcetis about her new book "Clearer, Closer, Better: How Successful People See the World." (fs.blog)
- Tim Ferriss talks with Steven Pressfield author of "Govt Cheese." (tim.blog)
- Marc Maron talks with Elvis Mitchell, director of the Netflix documentary "Is That Black Enough For You?" (wtfpod.com)