November 23, 2015· 23 min
Episode 3: The Strange Story Behind the Beanie Babies Bubble
Orality
Model
85%
Oral-dominant (speeches, podcasts, storytelling)
Speaker Breakdown
HostJoe Weisenthal(1,224 words)
M:29%
HostTracy Alloway(793 words)
M:94%
GuestZac Bissonnette(2,520 words)
M:94%
Oral Indicators
Agonistic31%
basically, amazing, very
Engagement47%
you, our, your
Memory Aids100%
listen, so, well
Repetition100%
beanie (59x), like (50x), they (50x)
Parallelism86%
And I'm Joe Weisenthal...., But then I put that all into s..., And I basically paid for two y...
Sound Patterns55%
26 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"
Formulaic Phrases4%
i mean
Literate Indicators
Hedging7%
may, seemingly, could
Passive Voice7%
was tied, was headquartered, be transferred
Abstract Nouns14%
investment, business, chase.com/business
Subordination8%
because, until, though
Sentence Length37%
Avg: 14.2 words/sentence
Word Complexity44%
investment, analyze, anticipate
Academic Markers0%
Impersonal Style53%
224 personal pronouns found
Descriptive Style81%
apply, basically, essentially
Description
(Bloomberg) -- Two market bubbles stand out from the late 1990s. Technology stocks that were supposed to make everyone a zillionaire. The other: A series of mass-produced stuffed animals priced at $5 each. Odd Lots hosts Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway speak with Zac Bissonnette, author of "The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute," to figure out exactly what made millions of people believe that these plush cuties were destined to soar in value. We dive into the psychology behind one of the weirdest speculative manias of all time and draw a connection with the dotcom bubble. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.