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Mar 2023
44m 51s

Blast From The Radio Past, Vol. 4: 20 Ye...

The Motley Fool
About this episode

Were you here before podcasts? Remember the NPR show? AM radio anyone? Today Mac Greer is back with the keys to our deep vault of audio gold. Tom Gardner joins David to revisit and discuss the conversations, predictions, and lessons from 20 years ago.

  • (7:08) Jim Sinegal on competition and growth
  • (13:09) Meg Whitman on eBay's acquisition of PayPal
  • (18:00) John Antioco on Blockbuster's bright future
  • (22:53) Roger Ebert on Blockbuster's imminent demise
  • (25:23) Loretta Lynn on Growing Up Poor
  • (30:45) Sir Bob Geldof on the futility of bribery
  • (35:07) Mike Veeck on creative marketing

Companies Discussed: COST, WMT, EBAY, PYPL, NFLX

Host: David Gardner Guests: Tom Gardner, Mac Greer Voices from the Vault: Jim Sinegal, Meg Whitman, John Antioco, Roger Ebert, Loretta Lynn, Sir Bob Geldof, Mike Veeck Producers: Mac Greer & Rick Engdahl

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