February 16, 2016· 30 min
How a Rural Irish Farmer Became an Expert on the Euro Crisis
Orality
Model
68%
Oral-dominant (speeches, podcasts, storytelling)
Speaker Breakdown
HostTracy Alloway(1,782 words)
M:29%
HostJoe Weisenthal(1,782 words)
M:29%
GuestLorcan Roche Kelly(4,045 words)
M:29%
Oral Indicators
Agonistic32%
literally, completely, very
Engagement79%
you, our, your
Memory Aids100%
listen, now, so
Repetition100%
what (46x), it's (44x), like (42x)
Parallelism81%
So we miss her this week, but ..., And I'm pretty sure he's the o..., And we're going to talk a litt...
Sound Patterns73%
46 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"
Formulaic Phrases9%
at the end of the day, i mean, the thing is
Literate Indicators
Hedging10%
might, probably, could
Passive Voice7%
be interested, was supposed, was interested
Abstract Nouns18%
investment, recommendation, edition
Subordination6%
since, because, while
Sentence Length31%
Avg: 12.8 words/sentence
Word Complexity44%
investment, analyze, anticipate
Academic Markers0%
Impersonal Style21%
500 personal pronouns found
Descriptive Style62%
literally, completely, kelly
Description
In theory, anyone with an internet connection can became an expert on just about anything from just about anywhere. In the latest edition of Odd Lots, we speak with Lorcan Roche Kelly, a cattle farmer, and former explosives engineer in rural Ireland who decided in the early days of the euro crisis to figure out what the heck was going on with his nation's banks. Lorcan tells the story of how he went from a farm in Sixmilebridge, Ireland to advising hedge funds on what sovereign bonds they should buy, and ultimately to Bloomberg. He also breaks down why once again, people are getting nervous about the Eurozone financial system. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.