Let's Know Things
Colin Wright
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 journalist Colin Wright since 2016. letsknowthings.substack.com
Episodes
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May 8, 2018 • 44min
Art Forgery
This week we talk about art valuation, Morellian analysis, and Duchamp's Fountain.We also discuss market-demolishing faux Rodins, connoisseurs, and what art actually is. 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
May 1, 2018 • 47min
Counterfeit
This week we talk about Gresham's Law, drop shipping, and Section 230.We also discuss FOSTA-SESTA, stealing books, and reeded coins. 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
Apr 24, 2018 • 46min
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
Apr 17, 2018 • 39min
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
Apr 10, 2018 • 51min
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
Apr 3, 2018 • 45min
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
Mar 27, 2018 • 1h
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
Mar 20, 2018 • 55min
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
Mar 13, 2018 • 58min
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
Mar 6, 2018 • 51min
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
