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Adam Davidson on how to thrive in this economy

Recode Media with Peter Kafka - January 02, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 468 ratings
The New Yorker’s Adam Davidson chats with Recode’s Peter Kafka about his start as a financial reporter, launching NPR's Planet Money, the science of consumerism, and his new book “The Passion Economy: The New Rules for Thriving in the Twenty-First Century”. Featuring: Adam Davidson (@adamdavids...

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Adam Davidson foresees the 'end stage of the Trump presidency'

Reliable Sources with Brian Stelter - June 08, 2018 18:50 - 33 minutes ★★★ - 775 ratings
The New Yorker's Adam Davidson joins Brian Stelter to discuss the importance of covering the "big picture" among all the incremental news stories about Trump. Davidson believes there is sufficient proof of collusion and numerous examples of Trump-related corruption. He makes the case that we're i...

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Episode 293: Adam Davidson

Longform - May 09, 2018 14:33 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.7K ratings
Adam Davidson is a staff writer at The New Yorker. “I am as shocked this moment that Trump was elected as I was the moment he was elected. That fundamental state of shock. It’s like there’s a pile of putrid, rotting human feces on a table and like six of the people around the table are like, ‘Th...

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I Have to Ask: Adam Davidson

Slate Daily Feed - April 20, 2018 14:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 1K ratings
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Adam Davidson

Slate Conversations - April 20, 2018 14:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 179 ratings
Adam Davidson is a staff writer at The New Yorker who has been examining the president’s tangled business dealings. He sits down with Isaac Chotiner to discuss why people misunderstand Trump’s business skills, the real threat the Michael Cohen raid poses to Donald Trump, and whether we have reach...

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ALEX BLUMBERG talks about why he is excited to work with Adam McKay and his bro Adam Davidson

Employee of the Month - September 12, 2015 00:44 - 56 minutes ★★★★ - 129 ratings
When NPR launched it became a vital American resource offering reliable news coverage and nuanced analysis. Its first generation groomed and passed the baton to a remarkable crew, including Blumberg, who worked his way up the ladder at the public radio darling This American Life. There his covera...

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Adam Davidson on Hollywood and the Future of Work

EconTalk - June 15, 2015 06:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4K ratings
What's it like to hang out with Brad Pitt, Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, and Steve Carell for two months? Adam Davidson, who writes for the New York Times Sunday Magazine, was the technical advisor to the upcoming movie, The Big Short. Besides rubbing shoulders with celebrities, he noticed what ...

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Adam Davidson on Manufacturing

EconTalk - February 20, 2012 06:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4K ratings
Adam Davidson of NPR's Planet Money talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about manufacturing. Based on an article Davidson wrote for The Atlantic, the conversation looks at the past, present, and future of manufacturing. Davidson visited an after-market auto parts factory in Greenville, South C...