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David Rosenthal: belief

15 Dec 2025 Acquired 10 Years of Acquired (with Michael Lewis)

“I got to imagine for your subjects, and I think a big part of us too, is there's the truthy aspect, which is very important, but there's also the, this is going to be great.”

— David Rosenthal

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Speaker
David Rosenthal
Attribution
Verified speaker
Claim type
belief
Recorded
15 Dec 2025
Publisher
Acquired

Transcript context

…Yeah. I got to imagine for your subjects, and I think a big part of us too, is there's the truthy aspect, which is very important, but there's also the, this is going to be great. This is going to be really fun. This is going to be entertaining to read, and people are going to consume it. That's a huge motivation for our sources. When you're working on one of these episodes, are you aware of how much fun you're having learning. Have you ever shut something down just because, oh, this isn't that much fun?…

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