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Brian and Chris always said that if they couldn't have a morning coffee together at work each day, they'd start a podcast to make sure they catch up regularly.This is the conversation they want to have and will range from finance and economics to philosophy and management theory

  1. 8 jun

    Episode 44: Perhaps Uncharitable?

    This is the show notes to complement this weeks episode Thanks for reading Affix’s Newsletter! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Main Article this week is ⁠The generous country by Ryan Ginard. It’s a bits and pieces article and perhaps the point is better made in the related podcast Scott Alexander against everyone on taste The histroy of the entire world I guess? Will it be great art that stands the test of time? You can be the judge People don’t like Monet if they think it’s AI This is only tangentially related to our discussion of gift economies, but I just found this article on African funerals amazing The large list of ⁠coffee bets⁠. Now with more resolutions!

  2. 18 may

    Episode 43: This is what peak art looks like

    The show notes can be delivered to you in handy substack form! If you click no other link in this then please subscribe to the substack! You can always contact us at affixpodcast@gmail.com or podcastaffix@gmail.com. I think you can also just reply to this email on substack? Main Article this week is Epistemology in the age of AI by Scott Sumner. Not going to lie, we're kind of rusty and I think Brian had to use his editing skills to reconstruct a wholly artificial opening by cutting out individual words to make something usable, but I think we hit our stride talking about art. I'm not totally sure why I'm linking The Great Wave as you've surely seen it, but it's always worth another look Brian has done another hyper specific history of world records The Banach–Tarski Paradox

  3. 19/01/2025

    Episode 42: Stocks vs Flows of Happiness

    This week we discuss whether moving from measuring Gross Domestic Product vs Gross National Happiness would improve underlying results for the world. There's a hint of an opinion in the title of the article we reference. The aim of maximising happiness is doomed to fail as a public policy The biggest news is that Brian has a substack! You should all go subscribe to it Also referenced: The centuries-old debt that's still paying interest Russ Roberts thinks you should be a vampire Why you can't argue that a $300 rebate will reduce inflation Why growth matters You can always contact us at affixpodcast@gmail.com or podcastaffix@gmail.com. I think you can also just reply to this email on substack?

  4. 07/07/2024

    Episode 41: The obligatory housing episode

    The show notes can be delivered to you in handy substack form! If you click no other link in this then please subscribe to the substack! You can always contact us at affixpodcast@gmail.com or podcastaffix@gmail.com. I think you can also just reply to this email on substack? Main Article on housing

  5. 29/04/2024

    Episode 40: Money Buys Loneliness?

    The show notes can be delivered to you in handy substack form! If you click no other link in this then please subscribe to the substack! You can always contact us at affixpodcast@gmail.com or podcastaffix@gmail.com. I think you can also just reply to this email on substack? Main Article rich friend poor friendChanticleer podcastAt the end of Age of Average was a link called So you say you want a devolution. It's... fine, though I only read it a couple of weeks ago and already remember nothing Why do all cars look like putty? - note: Neither Brian or us has watched this sow ho knows what it is! An Alphard - Looks like what the Yakuza would drive to the school drop-off The ACT clearly had it's top west corner cut off FTL is a pretty great game

  6. 07/06/2023

    Episode 39: Everything is Average, Except Diablo II and Brian's titling skills

    We have a substack now!! If you click on no other link ever on the show notes except this one then you'll get all the show notes from now on in your email!! Please contact us we miss you!  I think you can also just reply to this email if you’re on substack? You can also find us on discord or reddit The obligitory Big list of coffee bets This week we discuss the Age of Average by Alex Murell.  We're sort of stumped by what to make of it, as it superficially makes some good points, but falls flat at the landing. In Diablo II news the 1 hour mark has been broken on both Paladin and Assassin! Obviouslly not on necromancer, that would be laughable. Brian would laugh at you and you won't be sure why!

  7. 03/05/2023

    Episode 38: Bad Job Applications

    We have a substack now!! If you click on no other link ever on the show notes except this one then you'll get all the show notes from now on in your email!! Please contact us we miss you!  I think you can also just reply to this email if you’re on substack? You can also find us on discord or reddit The obligitory Big list of coffee bets This week we discuss a list of job applications questions submitted by a user. List below! Which three books have influenced you the most? What do you want to be doing in 10 years’ time and what are you doing now to get there? What are the three most critical challenges facing Britain? What have you achieved that is unusual for your peer group? How has your worldview developed over time? Feel free to mention thinkers, books, and political leaders that have influenced you. You can put three figures, living or dead, into a room and listen in on the conversation. Who do you pick?If you had to recommend one piece of art, literature, film, television, or music that says something important about our world today, what would it be? Please briefly explain your answer.

  8. 28/08/2022

    Episode 37: Dying With Zero Trolley Problems

    We have a substack now!! If you click on no other link ever on the show notes except this one then you'll get all the show notes from now on in your email!! Please contact us we miss you!  I think you can also just reply to this email if you’re on substack? You can also find us on discord or reddit The obligitory Big list of coffee bets This week we discuss an ok-ish book that proves to be a good kicking off point for a conversation Die with Zero by Bill Perkins. Brian skimmed some blogs on it and Chris listened to the podcast version. We also have quite a lot of fun seeing how many people we kill or let die in absurd trolley problems Other stuff! We have a substack now so that you can read your blogs like a normal person instead of someone who reads blogs as links from their podcatcher. I think probably not many people do that which is why no one reads my show notes In Danny Kahneman’s book Thinking Fast and Slow they discuss why you might prefer more total pain in order to feel less total suffering. One of the greatest posts on the /r/financialindependance subreddit was Build the Life You Want, Then Save for It by Mr. Llama, surprisingly also a Diablo II streamer. Strange overlap between these two worlds.

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Brian and Chris always said that if they couldn't have a morning coffee together at work each day, they'd start a podcast to make sure they catch up regularly.This is the conversation they want to have and will range from finance and economics to philosophy and management theory

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    Chris
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