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podcast2015–

Acquired

Disciplines:
technology
history
business
journalism/interviews

Summary

Long-form business and technology podcast hosted by Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal — which covers the complete history of major companies (Apple, NVIDIA, Berkshire Hathaway, Costco, etc.) in 4–8 hour episodes — the highest-quality business history podcast.

Core Contribution

Creates the definitive company history episode as a podcast genre — Acquired's research-intensive approach (weeks of preparation per episode, following a consistent narrative arc from founding through present) has produced the most comprehensive public accounts of major technology companies available in any medium.

Historical Influences

Alfred Chandler Patrick O'Shaughnessy

Intellectual Lineage

Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal2015 Seattle and San Francisco

Allied Works

Individual company episodesLP Show

Contemporaries & Peers

No recorded contemporaries.

Minds Influenced

Business podcast genre

Intellectual Posterity

Acquired podcast Company history episode format

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