February 24, 2020· 44 min
The Jeweler From Uncut Gems Explains Why People Go Crazy For Gold And Diamonds
Orality
Model
70%
Oral-dominant (speeches, podcasts, storytelling)
Speaker Breakdown
HostTracy Alloway(2,019 words)
M:94%
HostJoe Weisenthal(1,026 words)
M:29%
GuestMaksud Agadjani(5,012 words)
M:29%
Oral Indicators
Agonistic27%
literally, completely, definitely
Engagement84%
you, our, your
Memory Aids100%
listen, now, okay
Repetition100%
like (96x), know (73x), it's (69x)
Parallelism82%
And I'm Tracy Alloway...., And sometimes I, like, troll y..., But what do you what what exac...
Sound Patterns100%
106 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"
Formulaic Phrases7%
you know what, i mean, so to speak
Literate Indicators
Hedging7%
maybe, probably, apparently
Passive Voice3%
are combined, is filled, are limited
Abstract Nouns13%
investment, recommendation, addiction
Subordination5%
because, since, while
Sentence Length32%
Avg: 13.0 words/sentence
Word Complexity44%
investment, analyze, anticipate
Academic Markers0%
Impersonal Style16%
716 personal pronouns found
Descriptive Style68%
literally, completely, secretly
Description
One of the best recent movies was Uncut Gems, in which Adam Sandler plays a Diamond District jeweler with an addiction to gambling and risk. It turns out, one of the workers in Sandler's shop was played by an actual, real-life jewelry dealer. On this week's episode, we speak with Maksud Agadjani, the founder and owner of TraxNYC, which sells a range of items, from traditional bracelets and necklaces to highly customized, 3D-printed items for celebrities. Agadjani talked to us about the movie, the business of gems, and why people will spend wild sums on his flashy items. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.