{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Alex Danco \u2014 On Strollers, Slop &amp; Citizen Kane (EP.263)","description":"Shopify Product Director Alex Danco returns for his NINTH appearance on the show \u2014 and he comes in hot. As you\u2019ll hear, I didn\u2019t even get a chance to introduce him before he launched into his take on what everyone gets wrong about Citizen Kane. We also unpack the performance art of parenting, why dinner parties are the new status signals, the difference between meme and slop culture and MUCH more. Unsurprisingly, this was a fun one. For the full transcript, episode takeaways, and bucketloads of other goodies designed to make you go, \u201cHmm, that\u2019s interesting!\u201d,&amp;nbsp;check out our&amp;nbsp;Substack. Important Links:  Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/Alex_Danco Substack: https:\/\/danco.substack.com Website: https:\/\/alexdanco.com\/ Previous episode:  https:\/\/newsletter.osv.llc\/p\/finding-method-in-the-madness?utm_source=publication-search  Show Notes:  What EVERYONE gets wrong about Citizen Kane Jim\u2019s hardest interview question Elon &amp;amp; Lutnick: clash of the cartoons The status hierarchy of baby strollers What happened to Yuval Noah Harari? (With a diversion via digital girlfriends and North Korean crypto hackers) Dinner parties as status signals Parenting as performative art History\u2019s greatest memers Infinite Jest: the sequel (an Alex Danco &amp;amp; Jim O\u2019Shaughnessy production) GIF culture vs AI slop From \u201ccode is capital\u201d to \u201ccode is labour\u201d \u201cDid I mention that I dropped out of Stamford?\u201d From Clint Eastwood to Cloud Atlas MORE!  Books, Articles &amp;amp; Films Mentioned:  Two Thoughts: A Timeless Collection of Infinite Wisdom; by Jim O'Shaughnessy and Vatsal Kaushik Finnegans Wake; by James Joyce Invest Like the Best; by Jim O'Shaughnessy Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind; by Yuval Noah Harari Underwriters of the United States: How Insurance Shaped the American Founding; by Hannah Farber The Magic Mountain; by Thomas Mann  The Gervais Principle; by Venkatesh Rao Scarcity &amp;amp; Abundance in 2025; by Alex Danco Cloud Atlas; by David Mitchell Citizen Kane; directed by Orson Welles F for Fake; directed by Orson Welles My Dinner with Andre; directed by Louis Malle Letters from Iwo Jima; directed by Clint Eastwood Million Dollar Baby; directed by Clint Eastwood Fawlty Towers (TV show) Absolutely Fabulous (TV Show)   ","author_name":"Infinite Loops","author_url":"https:\/\/infiniteloopspodcast.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/36073260\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/186829495"}