Our Last Free-Rider Friday of the Decade is Now Available! (…and our first LIVE show of the year this coming Friday)
We had a great conversation and talked through quite a few topics in the grand tradition of Free-Riding with the news. Here are Ron’s links from the show:
Coke’s New Subscription Offering: https://www.zuora.com/2019/12/20/cokes-new-subscription-signals-the-end-of-advertising/
“Why Is Black Friday Called Black Friday?”, Jon Miltimore, FEE, November 28, 2019: https://fee.org/articles/why-is-black-friday-called-black-friday/
“The panic button,” The Economist, November 30, 2019: https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2019/11/28/an-emergency-landing-system-that-passengers-can-activate
“Turning a Page and a Brin,” The Economist, December 7, 2019: https://www.economist.com/business/2019/12/05/alphabet-turns-a-page-and-a-brin
“The everything-that-shines store, The Economist, November 30, 2019: https://www.economist.com/business/2019/11/28/lvmh-tests-the-limits-of-luxury
Here are Ed’s links from the show:
The Terrifying Experience Of Trying To Fundraise As A Woman Candidate
Arby’s Launched a Subscription Box, and It Sold Out in Less Than an Hour
From economist Steven Landsburg’s blog, The Big Questions, "Life Lessons"