Orality
Model
65%
Mixed oral/literate (blogs, casual essays)
Speaker Breakdown
HostTracy Alloway(2,241 words)
M:28%
HostJoe Weisenthal(979 words)
M:28%
GuestLarry Wieseneck(5,119 words)
M:27%
Oral Indicators
Agonistic21%
literally, completely, obviously
Engagement62%
you, our, your
Memory Aids100%
listen, now, like
Repetition100%
they (94x), know (76x), think (75x)
Parallelism87%
And I'm Tracy Alloway...., And I think, I'm trying to rem..., So we've just seen this extrao...
Sound Patterns44%
40 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"
Formulaic Phrases4%
you know what, i mean
Literate Indicators
Hedging9%
maybe, may, probably
Passive Voice8%
be remembered, were associated, was cowen
Abstract Nouns16%
investment, recommendation, attention
Subordination10%
while, nonetheless, although
Sentence Length52%
Avg: 18.1 words/sentence
Word Complexity47%
investment, analyze, anticipate
Academic Markers0%
Impersonal Style38%
562 personal pronouns found
Descriptive Style78%
literally, completely, obviously
Description
One of the surprising developments in the last year was the boom in SPACs. The so-called blank check companies raised more money in 2020 than they had in the several years prior combined. But why? Why did a year that saw a pandemic and economic devastation turn into such a boon for what has historically been a speculative financing vehicle? On this Odd Lots, we speak with Larry Wieseneck, a longtime capital markets veteran and Co-President of the investment bank Cowen, who breaks down why the stars all align for the surge in SPACs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.