Robert Smith NPR

Teaching: @ColumbiaJourn Stories: @PlanetMoney Director of Knight-Bagehot Fellowship: @bagehots Come join us!

[weird medieval guys NEW BOOK OUT NOVEMBER 5!!! @WeirdMedieval]

maybe the funniest part of the bayeux tapestry is when they briefly pause the narrative to show you a guy called wadard who then never shows up again

[atlas @creatine_cycle]

it's only AGI if it comes from the downtown region of san francisco. otherwise it's just sparkling linear algebra

[Conks @conksresearch]

oh no, too many non-farms were payrolled

[Benn Jordan @bennjordan]

Flock takes their privacy very seriously.

But the ethical gray area in surveillance technology works both ways.

Under no circumstances should elected officials or public servants enjoy an expectation of privacy when spending tax dollars to attend a surveillance lobbying event.

[Dow @mark_dow]

"Once the market understands the fundamentals, I'm sure it will agree with us" -- Bessent

In my years working/investing on/in Argentina, it was always a sell signal when the Economy Minister would tell investors who didn't want to buy his bonds bc of the policy mix "No, es que el mundo nos tiene que entender". Pretty much every Argentine econ minister said this.

Bottom line: When you're trying to sell your bonds to the market, it's you who has to understand the market, not the market that has to understand you.

[🔥Potluck Lauren🔥 @PotluckLauren]

Every time I hear a horrible story about a cave I’m like but you didn’t have to even go in there

[Melanie H @hamnox]

RIP to everyone killed by the gods for their hubris but im different. and better. maybe even better than the gods

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

trump to zelensky: “would you go to moscow?”

zelensky: “it’s difficult. there are a lot of ukrainian drones there. it’s very dangerous.”

[Robert Smith NPR @radiosmith]

Only two options tonight at the Columbia Faculty Club

[Nate Fisher @natetheadequate]

If you’re looking for a new listen, I’ve been enjoying the Business History podcast w/ @radiosmith @jacobgoldstein - keep up the great work, gents! https://t.co/9DhnwYbzi4

[“paula” @paularambles]

they call them crisps there

[Dan Reese @DanReese21]

When I used to run Heinz Ketchup I was always pushing to do "lifetime supply" promos.

It's brilliant bc of the massive gap between customer excitement and actual cost to the company.

People would FREAK OUT after winning a lifetime supply of ketchup. You'd think they won the lottery.

Usually it just ends up being a large gift card. For a lifetime supply it'd only be ~$500-$1K. And that's retail, not product cost (true cost to the co).

An even easier promo almost any biz can run is "a year's supply of X".

Customers still freak out and the cost is quite low, esp relative to other marketing tactics.

If you build a solid campaign around "Free X for a Year" promise you'll get great engagement.

Ketchup is great bc it's a low ticket item. A year's supply of Heinz Ketchup is like $50 retail. 😂

Highly encourage you to give it a try if it makes sense for your biz.

[grayfruit @thegrayfruit]

it fucks me up mentally that electronics and magnets just got over their beef for the most part like they're chill now. my phone has a magnet on it. my pc case has a magnet on it. unsettling

[snorling @sheanorling]

“the pope is weak on crime” is a top-5 funniest thing any politician has said ever in history

[Weapon 𝕏 @HellRaz0r1776]

Well, I’ll be damned. It finally happened.

[Obsolete Sony @ObsoleteSony]

Sony made inserting discs a whole vibe

[Rob Hart @RobHartWBBM]

Salute

[Molly Ploofkins @Mollyploofkins]

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

[David Shaywitz @DShaywitz]

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 https://t.co/a1IiETHpoJ . Interesting, engaging, not snarky or cynical. Highly recommended! @pushkinpods