Despite Disney's rough year with the pandemic, they have added 44 million paid subscribers this year with the announcement of new content from their ecosystem, while WeWork went from days away from bankruptcy to a successful public SPAC due to enough capital and a solid game plan.
The HBO Max streaming service has a vast library of content, including popular shows like the Wire and the Sopranos, and is set to acquire even more with the upcoming Warner Media deal. With the release of highly anticipated movies like the Matrix and Dune on the platform, it could compete well against Disney Plus.
This podcast episode covers a range of topics, including Elizabeth Warren's thoughts on Jeff Bezos and Facebook ads, condemning the actions of white men who killed an unarmed black man, and a discussion on identifying motivations and incentives behind people's decisions.
The transcript snippet contains some miscellaneous discussions about people's motivations, pop culture references like Daniel Craig's The Weeknd and Anakin and Padme's conversation, and a funny incident of a forklift trying to push a barge out of the Suez Canal.