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Episode 063 — Driving Into the Future

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Ben Thompson / James Allworth

Technology

4.6832 Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2016

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Ben and James discuss the future of cars and transportation. This episode is sponsored by Wealthfront. See recommended portfolios and get up to $15,000 managed for free by visiting Wealthfront.com/Exponent. Links Ben Thompson: Cars and the Future — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Car Follow-up, The Apple Car, Uber’s Financials — Stratechery Daily Update Ben Thompson: Why Uber Fights — Stratechery Lee Gomes: Driving in Circles — Slate Melena Ryzik: How Uber Is Changing Night Life in Los Angeles — The New York Times Hosts Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review Podcast Information Feed iTunes SoundCloud Twitter Feedback … Continue reading Episode 063 — Driving Into the Future

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0:00.0

Hi, James.

0:00.9

Ben.

0:01.4

How are you?

0:03.2

I'm okay.

0:04.2

We were having to do our second intro because I gave you too many graphic details about the condition of my arm.

0:09.1

Yeah, that okay has a whole lot of subliminal meaning for me that I'm going to try not to think about anymore.

0:16.8

Yes, so the good news is I have the cast off my wrist.

0:20.3

I now have like a brace.

0:21.9

The pin that was supporting my apparently dislocated wrist.

0:25.9

I actually didn't realize that originally that it was that serious is out, which is good in the long run.

0:32.6

I actually have hoped that as I kind of regain movement my elbow, which is a bit of a thing as well, I might

0:38.7

be able to type. But in the meantime, like my wrist is like, this is the first time it's been

0:43.0

unsupported. And so I, it's pretty painful. So if I, if I seem a little out of it during

0:50.7

this podcast, you will know why. I thought you're about to say, if I start randomly swearing, you'll know why.

0:57.2

It's blaming at the wrist as opposed to me.

1:00.4

Right.

1:00.7

I mean, I usually keep in my shouts of pain in reaction to your points.

1:08.5

So, but so this time, if they come out, they're just, unlike normally, they're not directed at you.

1:13.9

Yes.

1:14.1

They're directed at my wrist.

1:15.3

I also know from our first intro not to ask any more questions about that pin.

1:19.6

So I will not do that this time round.

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