Episode 195: Monthly Round-up: Palantir, Palm Oil, and the Covid-19 Recession
🕑 Added 2020-10-06 02:50:58 +0000 UTCJoin us as we discuss three stories that came up recently: Peter Thiel's deep state start-up Palantir goes public (sort of), the Palm oil industry consolidates, and the Covid-19 Pandemic-induced recession is among the most unequal in history.
Sources:
https://apple.news/Axl7Myt3yRdyMh4dylYmDoA
https://fortune.com/2020/09/30/palantir-direct-listing-human-rights/
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WFRBSB50203?fbclid=IwAR242IDx1RNVdB2e6gz5Vzx6mX1NAZRTxj0AYtAnqzB1f97JVY6swxQVxo8
https://delong.typepad.com/plutonomy-1.pdf
Palm Oil links.
https://news.mongabay.com/2016/12/indonesias-rich-list-stacked-with-palm-oil-billionaires/
https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/nov/11/indonesia-forest-fires-explained-haze-palm-oil-timber-burning
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/17/world/asia/indonesia-fires-photos.html
https://greenglobaltravel.com/how-to-avoid-products-with-palm-oil/
Comments
Robert Cullimore
Really enjoyed this one lads
They are included now. Thanks -Yp
NYCM&AHole
https://youtu.be/opZ4Lc3QH_0
NYCM&AHole
This was good but now Sean is like Michael Starr of Steel Panther and you can’t tell if it’s just an act. Anyways, just like tiger woods, Sean!
David
Gimme some palm oil links baby
David
Another day another dollar 💵
Dan XP
Definitely into this format, it’s nice to mix it up with some commentary that isn’t strictly limited to one topic/person once in a while
lugubriousmoron
Great episode! I enjoyed the smaller segments and more casual format. You should definitely do more!