February 14, 2025· 47 min

This Is Why People Are So in Love With Gold

Maksud Agadjani

Orality

Model

86%

Highly oral (epic poetry, sermons, hip-hop)

Speaker Breakdown

HostTracy Alloway(1,450 words)

M:29%

HostJoe Weisenthal(5,523 words)

M:94%

GuestMaksud Agadjani(2,050 words)

M:29%

Oral Indicators

Agonistic17%

very, completely, crazy

Engagement89%

you, our, your

Memory Aids100%

listen, now, right

Repetition100%

know (144x), like (130x), gold (96x)

Parallelism59%

And Joe Wasenthal...., But in the meantime, you can f..., And I'm Tracy Alloway....

Sound Patterns100%

133 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"

Formulaic Phrases12%

the fact of the matter, you know what, i mean

Literate Indicators

Hedging5%

maybe, could, might

Passive Voice2%

be announced, be covered, was associated

Abstract Nouns13%

investment, question, correlation

Subordination7%

because, though, until

Sentence Length22%

Avg: 10.5 words/sentence

Word Complexity42%

investment, analyze, anticipate

Academic Markers0%

Impersonal Style11%

874 personal pronouns found

Descriptive Style68%

really, completely, negatively

Description

The price of gold is basically at record highs. But what is it about gold that people love so much? Why have people always craved a metal that has no real industrial uses? And what does owning or wearing gold represent? On this episode of the podcast, we speak with Maksud Agadjani, the founder of TraxNYC, a jewelry store based in NYC's Diamond District. You may recognize Maksud from the movie Uncut Gems, where he played a character similar to himself, working in the fast-moving world of precious metals, rare stones, and flashy jewelry. We talked to him about the persistent demand for gold and why people are so into it right now. Read more: Gold’s Price Surge Drives Narcos Into Illegal Mining in the Amazon Odd Lots is coming to Washington, DC! Get your tickets here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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