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**Exponent**

A podcast about tech and society, hosted by Ben Thompson and James Allworth

Latest Episodes:

Episode 088 — The Dark Side of the Facebook Sep 16, 2016

Show notes

Ben and James discuss Facebook’s latest run-in with the media: both are wrong but for different reasons.

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Links

Ben Thompson: Facebook Versus the Media — Stratechery
Espen Egil Hansen: Dear Mark. I am writing this to inform you that I shall not comply with your requirement to remove this picture. — Aftenposten
Ben Thompson: What the Media Misses About Facebook, Facebook’s Missing Humans — Stratechery Daily Update

Hosts

Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery
James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review

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Episode 087 — Meditations on Courage Sep 09, 2016

Show notes

Ben and James discuss James’ adventurous summer and the recent Apple event and what it says about the future of Apple.

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Links

Wolverine Misses Exponent — Twitter
James Allworth: So You’re Thinking About Doing a 10 Day Silent Vipassana Meditation Retreat? — Medium
Naked People — Exponent
Ben Thompson: Beyond the iPhone — Stratechery
Farhad Manjoo: What’s Really Missing From the New iPhone: Cutting-Edge Design — New York Times
Ben Thompson: Apple’s Organizational Crossroads — Stratechery
Tim Cook, the interview: Running Apple ‘is sort of a lonely job’ — The Washington Post
Ben Thompson: Apple’s PR Push, Maps and Apple’s Organizational Structure — Stratechery Daily Update

Hosts

Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery
James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review

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Episode 086 — Following a Pokémon Off a Cliff Jul 22, 2016

Show notes

Ben and James discuss Facebook Live and Pokémon Go. Please note that this episode was podcast five days ago, on Saturday, July 16.

Links

Ben Thompson: A Technical Glitch — Stratechery
The Laborers Who Keep Dick Pics and Beheadings Out of Your Facebook Feed — Wired
Mat Honan: Why Facebook And Mark Zuckerberg Went All In On Live Video — BuzzFeed
Ben Thompson: Facebook and the Feed — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: The Pokémon Go Phenomonan, Nintendo’s Pivot, Additional Notes on Pokémon Go — Stratechery Daily Update
Ben Thompson: Activision Blizzard Buys King Digital — Stratechery Daily Update
Aaron Levie: Nintendo’s Mobile Strategy — Twitter
James Allworth: The Blessing of Failure — Medium
Ben Thompson: Facebook, Phones, and Phonebooks — Stratechery

Hosts

Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery
James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review

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Episode 085 — Ballots Versus Guillotines Jul 01, 2016

Show notes

Ben and James discuss why the sociopolitical factors underlying the Brexit vote and their relationship to technology and a system of the future.

Links

Ben Thompson: The Brexit Possibility — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: TV Advertising’s Surprising Strength — And Inevitable Fall — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: Follow-up: The Big Picture — Stratechery
James Allworth: Brexit, Trump, and the Ultimatum Game — Medium

Hosts

Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery
James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review

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Episode 084 — The Old World Order Jun 24, 2016

Show notes

Ben and James discuss how the TV industry and the companies that advertise on TV are interconnected, and how they will rise and fall together.

Links

Ben Thompson: TV Advertising’s Surprising Strength — and Inevitable Fall — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: The Cord Cutting Fantasy — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: Why Disney and ESPN Will Be OK — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: Old-Fashioned Snapchat — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: How Technology is Changing the World (P&G Edition) — Stratechery
Ken Doctor: The Macy’s Factor — Politico
Ben Thompson: Cars and the Future — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: Publishers and the Smiling Curve — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: The Changing — and Unchanging — Structure of TV — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: Netflix and the Conservation of Attractive Profits — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: The FANG Playbook — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: Aggregation Theory — Stratechery

Hosts

Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery
James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review

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Episode 083 — Microsoft & LinkedIn versus Apple & WWDC Jun 17, 2016

Show notes

Ben and James discuss Microsoft’s acquisition of LinkedIn and Apple’s WWDC announcements, and figure out why they feel so differently about the two of them.

Links

James Allworth: Who’s going to be having sleepless nights after Microsoft’s LinkedIn deal? — Medium
Ben Thompson: Microsoft and Apple Double Down — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: How Satya Nadella Killed Windows Phone — Stratechery
Microsoft’s Nadella Manages Legacy of Ballmer-Board Split — Bloomberg
Ben Thompson: The Deal That Makes No Sense — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: The Curse of Culture — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: Apple’s Organizational Crossroads — Stratechery
James Allworth: The Blessing of Failure — Medium
Ben Thompson: Apple Watch: Asking Why and Saying No — Stratechery

Hosts

Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery
James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review

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Episode 082 — A Podcast About Podcasts Jun 10, 2016

Show notes

Ben and James discuss the present and future of podcasts, and how media companies need to take a holistic approach to their businesses.

Links

Ben Thompson: The Future of Podcasts — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: Why Web Pages Suck — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: Publishers and the Smiling Curve — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: Grantland and the (Surprising) Future of Publishing — Stratechery
Ezra Klein Show: Ben Thompson on How to Make it in the Media in 2016 — Vox
Marco Arment: Apple’s Actual Role in Podcasting: Be Careful What You Wish For — Marco.org
Podcasts Surge, but Producers Fear Apple Isn’t Listening — New York Times

Hosts

Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery
James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review

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Episode 081 — We Have Always Been at War with Amazon Jun 03, 2016

Show notes

Ben and James explain why Alexa is an even bigger deal than it seems, and why both Apple and Google should fear Amazon. Plus, why Microsoft’s challenges are only beginning.

Links

Ben Thompson: The Amazon Tax — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: Jeff Bezos at the Code Conference — Stratechery Daily Update
Jeff Bezos Intervew at the Code Conference: Video, Podcast, Live Blog
Now We’re Talking: Amazon Alexa Comes to Pebble Core — Pebble
Ben Thompson: Twilio Files for IPO — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: Google’s Go-to-Market Gap — Stratechery
James Allworth: The Blessing of Failure — Medium
Ben Thompson: Mobile Makes Facebook Just an App, That’s Great News — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: The Curse of Culture — Stratechery
Microsoft Board Mulls Sales Force Revamp to Speed Shift to Cloud — Bloomberg
Ben Thompson: Redmond and Reality — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: The Disruption of IBM — Stratechery Daily Update

Hosts

Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery
James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review

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Episode 080 — Multiple Full Circles May 27, 2016

Show notes

Ben and James discuss briefly revisit last week’s discussion on Facebook, then discuss the Peter Thiel versus Gawker affair, and the implications for tech broadly. Then, how culture helps and hurts at Facebook, Apple, Google, and Microsoft.

Links

Ben Thompson: The Real Problem with Facebook and the News — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: Peter Thiel, Comic Book Hero — Stratechery (note: this was written after the podcast)
When the Most Personal Secrets Get Outed on Facebook — Wall Street Journal
Ben Thompson: The Curse of Culture — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: Google’s Go-to-Market Gap — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: Everything as a Service — Stratechery

Hosts

Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery
James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review

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Episode 079 — Twerk the Algorithm May 20, 2016

Show notes

Ben and James discuss the allegations that Facebook is censoring conservative news, and renew their ongoing debate about Facebook’s power. Then, why Google’s current situation is similar to Microsoft, even though the long-term looks good.

Links

Want to Know What Facebook Really Thinks of Journalists? Here’s What Happened When It Hired Some. — Gizmodo
Former Facebook Workers: We Routinely Suppressed Conservative News — Gizmodo
Nilay Patel: Let’s Say Obvious Things About Facebook and Conservative News — The Verge
Ben Thompson: The Voters Decide — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: The Real Problem with Facebook and the News — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: Defending Facebook Stratechery Daily Update
Nicholas Kristof: A Confession of Liberal Intolerance — New York Times
Ben Thompson: Facebook, Phones, and Phonebook — Stratechery
James Allworth: The Blessing of Failure — Medium
Ben Thompson: Google’s Go-to-Market Gap — Stratechery
Steve Yegge: Stevey’s Google Platforms Rant — Google Plus
Ben Thompson: Everything as a Service — Stratechery

Hosts

Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery
James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review

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