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Tracy Alloway @tracyalloway.bsky.social · Aug 27

I roll my eyes a lot nowadays but I swear I was not doing it in this episode!

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Jeremy Wallace @jeremywallace.bsky.social · Aug 27

Lev Menand is blistering here. Must listen. Meeting the moment. Incredible stuff from @weisenthal.bsky.social and @tracyalloway.bsky.social on Odd Lots.

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Lev Menand on Trump’s Attempt to Fire the Fed’s Lisa Cook — Odd Lots

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Nina Eichacker @ninaecon.bsky.social · Aug 5

I was either going to write about the BLS firing or the Odd Lots profile, so I picked joy. Here's a piece on how Odd Lots (thank you @weisenthal.bsky.social
and @tracyalloway.bsky.social ) is one of the best institutionalist readings of the global economy going: open.substack.com/pub/ninaeich...

In praise of Odd Lots

Or, what else I love about the show profiled in the NYTimes on Sunday

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Tracy Alloway @tracyalloway.bsky.social · Jul 25

Our blubber lawyer dragon is generous and benevolent

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Leo Feler @leofeler.com · Jul 21

It's not every day that @tracyalloway.bsky.social mentions you in her Odd Lots newsletter. I have officially peaked!

cc: my all-star co-authors @shaciogluhoke.bsky.social and Jack Chylak.

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Thanks @tracyalloway.bsky.social and @bloomberg.com for featuring our work.

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Tracy Alloway @tracyalloway.bsky.social · Jul 16

wow

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Paolo Bernardi @paolobernardi.bsky.social · Jun 9

ODD LOTS @tracyalloway.bsky.social and @weisenthal.bsky.social on the data information loss. If you don't know everything is fine. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

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Rebecca Spang @rlspang.bsky.social · May 31

I recently went to a fun little conference where most in attendance were central bankers & financial journalists; plus Chris Desan, P. Mehrling, B. Eichengreen and me (?!!). Here’s one of the panels in podcast form thanks to @weisenthal.bsky.social @tracyalloway.bsky.social
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Iñaki Aldasoro @aldasoro.bsky.social · May 31

Check out the latest Odd Lots, featuring @rlspang.bsky.social, Stefan Ingves & yours truly, a recorded panel of a great conference on “how to write the biography of a currency” hosted by Harold James & @bhgreeley.bsky.social at Princeton in early May open.spotify.com/episode/3Bzs...

How Do We Define a Currency?

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Mihir Shah @mihirpshah.bsky.social · May 23

We have reached Odd Lots singularity - hearing @tracyalloway.bsky.social talking about Bollywood while I’m mowing my suburban Atlanta lawn.

Yes, you should absolutely watch Mississippi Masala. And the real Bollywood superstar will always be Amitabh Bachchan.

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Joe Weisenthal @weisenthal.bsky.social · May 19

NEW ODD LOTS:

@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I talked to longtime investment banker Scott Bok on how dealmakers, such as him, spread the gospel of global capitalism and shareholder value all around the world.

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Scott Bok on How Bankers Spread the Gospel of Capitalism

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Joe Weisenthal @weisenthal.bsky.social · May 9

NEW ODD LOTS: @tracyalloway.bsky.social and I spoke to the CEO of clothing company MM Lafleur, about how the apparel industry works, and the existential threat from the tariffs on her business. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

A US Clothing Brand On the Existential Threat From the Tariffs

Podcast Episode · Odd Lots · 05/09/2025 · 40m

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Joe Weisenthal @weisenthal.bsky.social · May 12

NEW ODD LOTS:

It's the GOAT Philip Diehl.

@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I talked to the former mint director about the booming business of gold coins

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Philip Diehl on the Booming Business of Gold Coins

Podcast Episode · Odd Lots · 05/12/2025 · 42m

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Joe Weisenthal @weisenthal.bsky.social · May 6

NEW ODD LOTS:

@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I spoke with Brad Setser about the big surge in the Taiwanese dollar podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

Brad Setser on the Big Surge in the Taiwanese Dollar

Podcast Episode · Odd Lots · 05/06/2025 · 29m

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Joe Weisenthal @weisenthal.bsky.social · Apr 25

THE ACTUALLY EXISTING WAR ON CHRISTMAS

@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I wrote jointly in the Odd Lots newsletter about the prospect of empty shelves and reduced variety, as retailers are handling holiday orders right now.

Sub here:

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Eric Blyler @ericblyler.bsky.social · Apr 21

Guys. I cannot recommend this episode enough if you’re remotely interested in what’s happening to the global economy right now, and get just a heroic dose of economics knowledge dropped on you by one of the best. h/t to @weisenthal.bsky.social and @tracyalloway.bsky.social for another banger.

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Joe Weisenthal @weisenthal.bsky.social · Apr 14

MUST-READ

@tracyalloway.bsky.social does an autopsy of last week's basis trade blowout, and finds the causes more ominous than mere overleverage or illiquidity in the system.

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Joe Weisenthal @weisenthal.bsky.social · Apr 11

This was fun. @tracyalloway.bsky.social and I talked to Vanity Fair about the week in news www.vanityfair.com/news/story/b...

No! Sleep! For Bloomberg! How the Media Giant’s Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway Survived a Manic Week

The stalwart financial reporters and podcasters rode Donald Trump’s tariff roller coaster with the help of a lot of tweeting and, sure, a little nicotine.

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Tracy Alloway @tracyalloway.bsky.social · Apr 12

In the Lots More we did with Lev Menand to discuss this series, we did talk a lot about what happens to swap lines under Trump…

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Joe Weisenthal @weisenthal.bsky.social · Apr 12

NEW ODD LOTS:

It's the return of Jim Chanos.

@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I talked to the legendary short-seller about the craziness of this week, plus some Elon, $NVDA, Medicare Fraud, private equity, and more.

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Jim Chanos on Who's Getting Caught Swimming Naked

Podcast Episode · Odd Lots · 04/12/2025 · 40m

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Tracy Alloway @tracyalloway.bsky.social · Apr 11

Thank you!

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Joe Weisenthal @weisenthal.bsky.social · Apr 10

NEW ODD LOTS:

@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I talked to Rob Kaplan, former Dallas Fed President, and Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs about how the Fed will think about the tariffs

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Rob Kaplan on How the Fed Will Think about the Tariffs

Podcast Episode · Odd Lots · 04/10/2025 · 32m

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