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Shout out to Qatar for the worst return on a $400M bribe in history.

Hey @jacobgoldstein @radiosmith you are absolutely knocking it out of park w your Business History podcast-easily my fav new podcast of year. Latest ep just another eg of why podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bus… . Interesting, engaging, not snarky or cynical. Highly recommended! @pushkinpods

I love goods. But sometimes services just hit

The saddest thing about all the AI stuff is that it’s rendered the Khan Academy guy’s life’s work totally obsolete

Bryce Harper: I just had all of the blood in my body cycled through a machine that cleans it. It cost $300,000. This will help me with baseball. Ondřej Satoria: Eh, I just ehh… fix de light. I throw ball now, yes? *Smokes 8 eastern european cigarettes from an unmarked red pack at the same time*

@ernietedeschi the last person on earth gonna have an insane real wage

Young boy with a scooter trapped in the F subway elevator at 7th Avenue in Brooklyn. Fire department eventually pried it open, and he scooted away saying he was “late for practice”

OMG he did it. He really did it! (Turn captions on)

Before Amazon, there was a 786-page Sears catalog that promised you could buy everything — even if you lived miles from the nearest town. Learn more about the rise (and fall) of Sears with @jacobgoldstein and @radiosmith on #BusinessHistory, OUT NOW🎧: lnk.to/3RhHG6

Really enjoying every episode of “Business History” pcast on @pushkinpods hosted by @jacobgoldstein & @radiosmith podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bus…. Latest topic: Sears - which turns out to be about v successfully, serially anticipating new tech & trends before eventually failing to.

For any business geek (like myself) the ‘Business History’ podcast is a great series to listen to.

You’ll never look at a Beetle the same way again. We had fun with this episode

the mistake so many people make is seeing university professors as intellectuals when they’re actually employees at a combination hedge fund and healthcare conglomerate that operates a small luxury resort/sports franchise where student-customers occasionally take classes

When people visit New York and ask what to do I'm like so there's this single-person escalator at Delancey-Essex

Enjoyed listening to new episodes of two of my fav pods - @BreakingHistPod w @EliLake & (new pod) Business History, @pushkinpods hosted by @planetmoney alum @jacobgoldstein @radiosmith. These pods both on my annual @timmermanreport must-listen list: timmermanreport.com/2025/11/recomm…

Even leading innovators can become too attached to their first idea… Learn more in Part 2 of @jacobgoldstein and @radiosmith’s Thomas Edison deep dive on #BusinessHistory: lnk.to/jVdkSP

Thomas Edison didn’t rely on eureka moments. He built a lab, set deadlines, and made invention a routine. Learn more on the #BusinessHistory podcast with @jacobgoldstein and @radiosmith: lnk.to/4KJRt7

Explore how Southwest Airlines revolutionized the airline industry (and why its success story eventually unraveled) on #BusinessHistory w/ @jacobgoldstein and @radiosmith: lnk.to/6iotKY

Listen to how Edison invented the invention factory. And how Southwest hacked an over-regulated industry. New episodes every Wednesday. lnk.to/BH_FullList_11…

An early holiday gift for Planet Money fans: I’m back with my former co-host @jacobgoldstein. We have a new podcast called Business History which does exactly what it says. First two episodes (on Southwest Airlines and Thomas Edison) out now.