My guest today is Max Meyer, the proprietor of Arena Magazine, a new quarterly publication exploring technology, capitalism and civilization.

Arena’s aim? To “make it okay to dream in public again.”

Max and I discuss why he launched a print magazine in 2024, WTF happened to legacy media, the wisdom of Ratatouille and MUCH more.

I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. For the full transcript, episode takeaways, and bucketloads of other goodies designed to make you go, “Hmm, that’s interesting!”, check out our Substack.

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Show Notes:

What is going on with legacy media?
Print advertising and the race to the bottom
The collapse of trust in the media
TikTok brain, news consumption & social media as a steam valve
Bailouts & the appeal of the “zero interest fairyland”
The wisdom of Ratatouille
The decline of Presidential oratory
American progress & the population bomb that didn’t go off
Failure is a ladder
The one rule of capitalism
Long haul flights: Where’s our roast turkey?
Why is Arena a physical magazine?
Max as Emperor of the world
MORE!

Books & Articles Mentioned:

The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World; by David Deutsch
The Ultimate Resource; by Julian L. Simon
The Population Bomb; by Dr Paul R. Ehrlich
The Genius of the Beast: A Radical Re-Vision of Capitalism; by Howard Bloom
How United Became an Airline; by Andy Kessler (WSJ)
This is Water; by David Foster Wallace line.

Max Meyer Launched a Print Magazine in 2024. Here’s Why. (EP.245)

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