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#125 - NOAH SMITH

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Noah is an American economist and writer best known for his Substack, Noahpinion. He has made contributions to Bloomberg, Quartz, and The Atlantic, among other publications. Before starting his Substack, Noah wrote full-time for Bloomberg. Prior to that, he was an assistant professor of finance at Stony Brook University. Follow Noah on Twitter @Noahpinion.


[0:00] - Noah's story and how his Substack got started

[4:59] - The role of Substack and individual opinion writers in today’s media environment

[12:11] - The duality of work for college professors

[20:43] - Declining trust in mainstream media institutions

[29:40] - How opinion writing differs from traditional journalism

[35:17] - Noah’s process in researching and writing about the Silicon Valley Bank collapse

[39:22] - Noah's perspective on the ongoing banking crisis

[44:48] - Why Noah considers himself a techno-optimist


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#125 - NOAH SMITH

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