August 23, 2021· 48 min
A Conversation With Ajmal Ahmady, Afghanistan’s Former Central Bank Chief
Orality
Model
81%
Oral-dominant (speeches, podcasts, storytelling)
Speaker Breakdown
HostTracy Alloway(1,260 words)
M:29%
HostJoe Weisenthal(1,258 words)
M:28%
GuestAjmal Ahmady(0 words)
M:29%
Oral Indicators
Agonistic40%
clearly, very, obviously
Engagement73%
you, our, your
Memory Aids100%
listen, so, now
Repetition100%
they (86x), think (75x), know (63x)
Parallelism100%
So why would I pay for stuff I..., And I'm Joe Weisenthal...., So, Joe, clearly, one of the t...
Sound Patterns86%
69 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"
Formulaic Phrases5%
i mean, to be honest
Literate Indicators
Hedging11%
probably, relatively, fairly
Passive Voice13%
was crowded, was canceled, was expected
Abstract Nouns23%
investment, business, verizon.com/business
Subordination9%
since, because, while
Sentence Length43%
Avg: 15.7 words/sentence
Word Complexity49%
investment, analyze, anticipate
Academic Markers0%
Impersonal Style27%
586 personal pronouns found
Descriptive Style83%
exactly, apply, monthly
Description
Over the last week and a half, the world has watched in shock at the dizzying speed of the collapse in Afghanistan. Events are still unfolding, so the future remains extremely uncertain. One former official who has been outspoken in recent days is Ajmal Ahmady, who was running Afghanistan's central bank on an interim basis right up until the government fell. On this episode, we speak with Ahmady about what operations at the bank looked like in relatively normal times, how events transpired in the government's final days, and the future of Afghanistan's economy under Taliban rule. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.