Episode 103 — Dull Knives Don’t Cut

Ben and James discuss what kind of politicians and products cut through in the Internet age, and why they are profoundly different than what worked before.

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Links

• Ben Thompson: Inspired Media — Stratechery (stratechery.com/2017/inspired-media)

• Ben Thompson: The Voters Decide — Stratechery (stratechery.com/2016/the-voters-decide)

• Ben Thompson: Friction — Stratechery (stratechery.com/2013/friction)

• James Allworth: The U.S. has Gone F&*%ing Mad — Medium (medium.com/@jamesallworth/the-u-s-has-gone-f-i…)

• Ben Thompson on How to Make It in the Media in 2016 — The Ezra Klein Show (soundcloud.com/panoply/ben-thompson-on-how-the…)

• Journalism That Stands Apart — New York Times (nytimes.com/projects/2020-report)Th

Hosts

• Ben Thompson, @benthompson (twitter.com/benthompson), Stratechery (stratechery.com)

• James Allworth, @jamesallworth (twitter.com/jamesallworth), Harvard Business Review (hbr.org/search?term=James+Allworth&sort=po…)

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