February 8, 2016· 24 min

Episode 14: The World’s Only Stand-Up Economist

Yoram Bauman

Orality

Model

70%

Oral-dominant (speeches, podcasts, storytelling)

Speaker Breakdown

HostJoe Weisenthal(576 words)

M:29%

HostTracy Alloway(680 words)

M:29%

GuestYoram Bauman(3,194 words)

M:94%

Oral Indicators

Agonistic18%

literally, completely, obviously

Engagement73%

you, our, your

Memory Aids100%

listen, now, well

Repetition100%

like (31x), economics (31x), know (27x)

Parallelism82%

And I'm Jill Weisenthal, manag..., So, Joe, I'm really excited to..., So we're having Yoram Baumann ...

Sound Patterns79%

39 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"

Formulaic Phrases8%

you know what, i mean

Literate Indicators

Hedging16%

might, appear, maybe

Passive Voice6%

being convinced, were interested, were pulled

Abstract Nouns19%

investment, recommendation, merriment

Subordination12%

because, accordingly, until

Sentence Length31%

Avg: 12.7 words/sentence

Word Complexity47%

investment, analyze, anticipate

Academic Markers0%

Impersonal Style27%

358 personal pronouns found

Descriptive Style82%

literally, completely, widely

Description

On today’s episode, we’re taking the “dismal” out of the dismal science by interviewing Yoram Bauman, who bills himself as the world’s only stand-up economist. Join us for a Laffer curve-a-minute romp through the humor of homo economicus. Along the way, we find the upside in the economic assumption that all human beings are selfish jerks and learn what classes would be included in the University of Comedy curriculum. We also take a look at some of the funniest economics papers of all time, including a satirical work that sparked a minor squabble among economists by trying to determine who's the better singer in the band AC/DC, plus the age-old classic: Japan’s Phillips Curve Looks Like Japan. In addition, Yoram conducts the first ever stand-up routine performed over cell phone to an audience of five business journalists. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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