July 29, 2021· 51 min

The Bathtub Episode: How the Pandemic Disrupted Plumbing

Orality
Model
91%
Highly oral (epic poetry, sermons, hip-hop)

Speaker Breakdown

HostTracy Alloway(2,179 words)
M:94%
HostJoe Weisenthal(1,454 words)
M:28%
GuestTrey Northrup(4,936 words)
M:28%

Oral Indicators

Agonistic33%
obviously, basically, totally
Engagement83%
you, our, your
Memory Aids100%
listen, so, now
Repetition100%
think (69x), what (66x), about (64x)
Parallelism100%
So have you heard the story ab..., And I'm Tracy Alloway...., So I kinda think of, like, hou...
Sound Patterns100%
97 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"
Formulaic Phrases4%
i mean, so to speak

Literate Indicators

Hedging6%
probably, quite, might
Passive Voice6%
was then, been impacted, be manufactured
Abstract Nouns16%
investment, prescription, medication
Subordination8%
since, though, while
Sentence Length42%
Avg: 15.6 words/sentence
Word Complexity46%
investment, analyze, anticipate
Academic Markers0%
Impersonal Style17%
759 personal pronouns found
Descriptive Style100%
automatically, family, probably

Description

When you think about building a new home, obviously you think of various constraints regarding land, labor, and raw materials. But, of course, you can't build a new home without other basics, like windows, sinks, and bathtubs (or showers). And, just like everything else, these are now in short supply. On this episode, we speak with Trey Northrup, leader of the Americas at LIXIL, which sells bathtubs and other plumbing basics under various brands, including American Standard, Grohe, and about the stresses on the industry and when they're expected to ease. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.