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Zac & Don

A podcast that discusses an interesting article or concept.

  1. 5 days ago

    What's More Impressive? Humanoid Robots Or Teens Breaking World Track Records? Will We See An Increase in Double-threshhold & Bicarb Training Among Teens? Don's Son Collin McLaughlin Joins!

    The Best Paragraph I've Read: Comes from the following two articles: Chinese humanoid robots smash human records in 100m sprint and high jump at Beijing robot games Elite teen runners are becoming freakishly fast. What's their secret? Zac & Don discussing whether they are more impressed by humanoid robots or teen runners breaking track records.

  2. 24 Aug

    Why Are K-12 Education & Schools So Hard To "Solve"? Shouldn't $125 Million Be Enough? Should Silicon Tech Entrepreneurs Have the Answers? What Ideas Still Need to Be Tried? Maybe There's No Problem?

    The Best Paragraph I've Read: Comes from the following article: This School Was Priscilla Chan's Bold Education Experiment. It Just Closed. Zac & Don discuss and wonder why it's so hard to solve education.

  3. 11 Aug

    Should We Think of Europe as a Theme Park-Like Disneyland? Where Are the Real Europeans? OK to Pretend They're There? Or Should We Continue to See Europe As a Museum with Big History & Monuments??

    The Best Paragraph I've Read: Comes from The Economist: Dismissing Europe as a museum is glib. Think of it as a theme park. Zac & Don wonder whether we should see Europe as a theme park for tourists.

  4. 28 Jul

    Should We Lose Sleep Over: Chinese EVs in USA? Autocrats as Peacemakers? Pet Divorce Rights? Refinancing Auto Loans? Jet Ski Drones? Isolation Studies Results? Franklin Advocated for the Bow?

    The Best Paragraph I've Read: Comes from several articles: America can't hide from Chinese EVs forever Refinancing Car Loans Autocrats are the New Peacemakers Isolation Studies in Antarctica Increasing Pet Divorce Rights Project Maven Ben Franklin Bow & Arrow Letter

  5. 14 Jul

    World Cup Tourists love America! Buc-ees, Waffle House, Walmart, Endless Chips & Salsa, Big Trucks, Cowboy Hats, Friendliness! Is this New American Soft Power? How Prideful Should America Feel?

    The Best Paragraph I've Read... Comes from the Wall Street Journal as it describes World Cup Soccer Fans experiencing and enjoying many common American activities. You can read the full article here: https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/travel/world-cup-tourists-waffle-house-videos-9e031a6a?eafs_enabled=false

  6. 2 Jul

    Ranch! Why Only Popular in North America? Can Ranchbassador Convince Europe to Try? Does Ranch With Paella or Snails work? Could Ranch Ever Meet Ketchup's Continental Sales Diversity? Is Ranch Good?

    The Best Paragraph I've Read: Comes from an article in the Wall Street Journal. The article is about a new job this summer - the Ranchbassador. You can read the full article here. Zac & Don discuss Ranch and whether it can gain in popularity across the world.

  7. 17 Jun

    Wealth Redistribution! Is Norway Too Rich While China Not Generous Enough? Should Norway Worry About Ambition? Should China Care More for Those Who Built it? Is America's System the Happy Middle?

    The Best Paragraph I've Read: Comes from the economist which had two articles discussing the social safety net programs in Norway & China. You can read the full articles below: Can a country be too rich? China's Failing Pension System

  8. 3 Jun

    Space X! Great Investment? Is It a Rocket or AI Company? Or Is Elon Musk the All that Matters? Should People Buy for Orbital Data Centers or Starlink? Any Concern Over 1 Million People on Mars?

    The Best Paragraph I've Read: Is about Space X and the companies upcoming IPO. Don and Zac debate the merits of the company and wonder if they should purchase shares. You can read the full article here: https://www.economist.com/briefing/2026/05/21/elon-musk-is-going-all-in-on-an-unproven-technology

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