Orality
Model
80%
Oral-dominant (speeches, podcasts, storytelling)
Speaker Breakdown
HostJoe Weisenthal(603 words)
M:29%
HostTracy Alloway(651 words)
M:94%
GuestAlan Grant(1,915 words)
M:28%
Oral Indicators
Agonistic27%
very, literally, absolutely
Engagement65%
you, our, your
Memory Aids100%
listen, so, like
Repetition100%
about (40x), economics (33x), really (29x)
Parallelism70%
And I'm Joe Weisenthal, managi..., So, Joe, did you ever watch Se..., And who hasn't?...
Sound Patterns100%
42 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"
Formulaic Phrases11%
you know what, i mean
Literate Indicators
Hedging15%
could, probably, maybe
Passive Voice6%
are tied, is called, being appreciated
Abstract Nouns19%
investment, information, volatility
Subordination5%
because, while
Sentence Length32%
Avg: 13.1 words/sentence
Word Complexity48%
investment, analyze, anticipate
Academic Markers8%
the literature
Impersonal Style35%
244 personal pronouns found
Descriptive Style100%
monthly, carefully, probably
Description
The hit show Seinfeld is often referred to as the show about nothing, but maybe it's actually a show all about economics. Alan Grant is an associate professor of economics at Baker University and a proprietor of The Economics of Seinfeld, a website that catalogues all the ways the legendary sitcom imparts valuable economic lessons. In the latest edition of the Odd Lots podcast, Grant talks about what you can learn from watching the show, and the specific lessons of various episodes, including The Chinese Restaurant (a lesson in opportunity cost), The Contest (a lesson in time preference) and the apartment (rationing mechanisms and rent control). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.