January 1, 2026· 35 min
Tracy and Joe Answer All Your Questions
Orality
Model
79%
Oral-dominant (speeches, podcasts, storytelling)
Speaker Breakdown
HostTracy Alloway(3,069 words)
M:28%
HostJoe Weisenthal(2,362 words)
M:94%
Oral Indicators
Agonistic33%
very, obviously, definitely
Engagement84%
you, our, your
Memory Aids100%
listen, like, now
Repetition100%
like (89x), know (70x), your (45x)
Parallelism59%
And I'm Joe Weisenthal...., But every once in a while, I s..., So, feel free to contact us th...
Sound Patterns73%
58 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"
Formulaic Phrases10%
at the end of the day, you know what, i mean
Literate Indicators
Hedging14%
may, possibly, could
Passive Voice4%
are supposed, was when, was surprised
Abstract Nouns23%
investment, community, business
Subordination6%
because, while, thus
Sentence Length28%
Avg: 12.0 words/sentence
Word Complexity48%
investment, analyze, anticipate
Academic Markers0%
Impersonal Style16%
665 personal pronouns found
Descriptive Style97%
apply, internationally, really
Description
It's that time of the year. On this episode, Tracy and Joe answer questions from listeners that were submitted via voice note. We talk about everything from Chinese history to whales to whether or not we ever hold an episode without publishing it. Only Bloomberg - Business News, Stock Markets, Finance, Breaking & World News subscribers can get the Odd Lots newsletter in their inbox each week, plus unlimited access to the site and app. Subscribe at bloomberg.com/subscriptions/oddlots Join the conversation: discord.gg/oddlots See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.