Let's Know Things

Let's Know Things

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Let's Know Things episodes

  • Regulatory Capture

    This week we talk about rent-seeking, the Shirky Principle, and the tax-preparation industry.


    We also discuss the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Zuckerberg's testimony, and the public interest.



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    47 min
  • The Right to Be Forgotten

    This week we talk about the GDPR, crypto-shredding, and online privacy.


    We also discuss deleted files that aren't, Google as journalism, and EU standards.



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    40 min
  • Organs

    This week we talk about Galen, organs-on-chips, and the interstitium.


    We also discuss microbiota, Ptolemy I, and commensalism.



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    52 min
  • Trade War

    This week we talk about bribery, the Anglo-Irish Trade War, and Bananagate.


    We also discuss China, tariffs, and the United Fruit Company.



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    46 min
  • Digital Dark Age

    This week we talk about the Universal Serial Bus, cuneiform, and 5D optical data storage.


    We also discuss chip aging, solid-state drives, and the Arch Mission Foundation.



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    1 hr 1 min
  • Food Fraud

    This week we talk about fast food, the diet industry, and plastic rice.


    We also discuss growth stunting, horse meat, and nutritional deficiencies..



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    56 min
  • Millennials

    This week we talk about fashion forecasting, Theosophy, and the Generation formerly known as Y.


    We also discuss Boomer, Aryans, and color consultants.



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    58 min
  • Satellite Broadband

    This week we talk about Starlink, Arthur C. Clarke, and atmospheric satellites.


    We also discuss Facebook Aquila, space manufacturing, and the Falcon Heavy.



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    51 min
  • Untouchable

    This week we talk about Napoleon, Jacob Zuma, and what it takes to become legally untouchable.


    We also discuss financial crises, too big to fail, and political deposition.



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    59 min
  • Passive Architecture

    This week we talk about thermal bridges, superinsulation, and the Leaky Condo Crisis.


    We also discuss zero-energy buildings, standards of living, and quality of life.



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    52 min

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A calm, non-shouty, non-polemical, weekly news analysis podcast for folks of all stripes and leanings who want to know more about what's happening in the world around them. Hosted by analytic…

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