Jacob Goldstein
Executive Producer at Pushkin Industries
Host at What's Your Problem?
Author of Money: The True Story of a Made-Up Thing. Formerly @planetmoney. Host of the podcast What's Your Problem. Listen here:
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1 month ago |
flipboard.com | Jacob Goldstein
23 hours agoManhattan’s Upper East Side has seen somewhat of a renaissance of late. For a while regarded as a little uptight and stuffy, the neighbourhood’s rent prices have not risen as quickly as other parts of the city, spurring a new demographic of younger, creative types to move in. And with them have …
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Jun 6, 2024 |
wgbh.org | Jacob Goldstein
For thousands of years, getting light was a huge hassle. You had to make candles from scratch. This is not as romantic as it sounds. You had to get a cow, raise the cow, feed the cow, kill the cow, get the fat out of the cow, cook the fat, dip wicks into the fat. All that--for not very much light. Now, if we want to light a whole room, we just flip a switch. The history of light explains why the world today is the way it is.
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Jun 5, 2024 |
newsbreak.com | Jacob Goldstein
Welcome to NewsBreak, an open platform where diverse perspectives converge. Most of our content comes from established publications and journalists, as well as from our extensive network of tens of thousands of creators who contribute to our platform. We empower individuals to share insightful viewpoints through short posts and comments.
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Jun 4, 2024 |
everand.com | Jacob Goldstein
For thousands of years, getting light was a huge hassle. You had to make candles from scratch. This is not as romantic as it
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Jun 1, 2024 |
nytimes.com | Jacob Goldstein
TRIUMPH OF THE YUPPIES: America, the Eighties, and the Creation of an Unequal Nation, by Tom McGrathIn 1967, a bushy-haired Jerry Rubin walked onto the balcony of the New York Stock Exchange with a few friends and flung dollar bills down to the trading floor. Rubin, a co-founder of the activist group the Yippies, was delighted when the traders on the floor piled on top of one another to grab the money. A decade and a half later, Rubin went back to Wall Street - as a securities analyst.
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