November 2019 Friday’s e-links: From Cautionary Tales to Elevators and the Backpass Rule

Last updated: 11/29/2019

Every once in a while, (and sometimes each day) I listen to a great podcast, enjoy an article, or see a good video that I want to share with you.

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Friday’s e-links (11/15)

One podcast especially stuck this week. Reset looked at a scam that Airbnb has only begun to deal with. While the podcast specifically targeted a group with multiple listings, it more broadly was about the downside of quality checks from large corporations ranging from Amazon to Airbnb.

Friday’s e-links (11/08)

After listening to the Econtalk podcast on More From Less, I bought the book. Perfect for history and economics, the podcast and the book do a good job of explaining why we’ve needed fewer resources to grow our economy.

Friday’s e-links (11/01)

This week, my favorite podcast was the 99% Invisible history of the backpass rule. About speeding up a game for the fans, its impact on football (aka soccer) players was somewhat unexpected.

The podcast echoed our econlife posts on shortening game time in basketball, baseball, and tennis.