Stephen Dubner

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14,500 appearances 96 recordings 4 series first heard Dec 2024 last heard 2d ago

Stephen Dubner’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 63 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 12.

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But also the old-fashioned, you know, ink on paper was going to go away. voice-verified

We heard about the the paperless office argument many, many, many years ago. voice-verified

And I think that proved to be wrong for a while because people started printing and printing. voice-verified

But now you do see among some cohorts, some people I feel live their life without any paper. voice-verified

snobbish? voice-verified

You're thinking that they're not reading to r retain your side. voice-verified

Well then they're not. voice-verified

You're selling all those at Barnes and Nobles, Final Records and Huh. voice-verified

Um what share of your business is voice-verified

So whether it's with Waterstons or Barnes and Noble, you did a lot of things that worked. voice-verified

You gave the individual shop managers more authority. voice-verified

You changed the culture of the book selling, you changed the uh the culture of how customers come in. voice-verified

There must have been some things though that you tried and failed, I assume, that you're not um flawless. voice-verified

And you also said you like looking at things and seeing what's not working and getting rid of it. voice-verified

There's a voice-verified

Okay, cliche question, but the the dinner party where you can pick the guests. voice-verified

Anyone from antiquity till now, who do you want at that dinner party? voice-verified

Are you looking voice-verified

Yeah. voice-verified

What about writers whose books you've loved that you would like to just chat with over an evening? voice-verified

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