Podcasts of the Week — 7/21/17

My favorite podcasts of the week on finance, business, and beyond

Many of you asked, so here’s my list of podcast subscriptions (around 70).

🏆 Best Podcast of the Week 🏆 — Can you apply the ship of Theseus paradox to private equity? The hosts of the Private Equity Funcast answer the question, “if we change out every ‘board’ (no pun intended) in our companies over our ownership period — is it the same company/ship when we exit?” (Web and Apple Podcasts).

Four More Worth Hearing

Authors Derek Thompson and Adam Alter discuss why Donald Trump may be a cult hit, the importance of owning the channels of distribution, and the illusion that our social networks accurately reflect the world on a16z (Web and Apple Podcasts). A new podcast has landed. Tune in to hear about the key metrics in the business of rental cars on Data Driven Discussions (Soundcloud and Apple podcasts). Joel Greenblatt returned 40% annualized from 1985 to 2006. Special Situations investor Mark Vonderwall is on the Planet Microcap Podcast highlighting what he learned from Greenblatt and idiosyncrasies within special situations investing (Web and Apple Podcasts). Bonus, bonus: former Ticketmaster CEO Nathan Hubbard hits the business of ticket sales and how artists go direct to consumer over social media on The Bill Simmons Podcast (Web and Apple Podcasts).