Ep 28 // A few of the best paragraphs of the year (so far): successful people, naughty hands, and fake news…
09/08/23 • 22 min
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From time to time, Matt shares some of his favorite paragraphs of writing he’s come across. In this episode, he and producer J. McVay discuss a few of those paragraphs and the ideas behind them.
Featuring passages from the following:
- “Vicious Traps” by Morgan Housel (Collab Fund)
- “Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Great ‘Indiana Jones’ Adventure” by David Marchese (The New York Times Magazine)
- “How Stewart Made Tucker” by Jon Askonas (The New Atlantis)
Produced by Stereoactive Media
From time to time, Matt shares some of his favorite paragraphs of writing he’s come across. In this episode, he and producer J. McVay discuss a few of those paragraphs and the ideas behind them.
Featuring passages from the following:
- “Vicious Traps” by Morgan Housel (Collab Fund)
- “Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Great ‘Indiana Jones’ Adventure” by David Marchese (The New York Times Magazine)
- “How Stewart Made Tucker” by Jon Askonas (The New Atlantis)
Produced by Stereoactive Media
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