The WOW Machine Stops (Pt 2)

2026-01-23 · 40 min · episode 4 · 9 entities

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→ hosted by Pushkin Industries person

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Feed author/publisher: Pushkin Industries
→ works at Zappos company

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CEO of Zappos
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→ discusses History website

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mentioned Society & Culture concept

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discusses Society & Culture concept

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mentioned WOW concept

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WOW

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mentioned Pushkin Industries person

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hosted by Pushkin Industries person

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mentioned Zappos company

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CEO of Zappos
works at Zappos company

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CEO of Zappos

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mentioned History website

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discusses History website

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Episode description as stored

Tony Hsieh, the billionaire CEO of Zappos, is passionate about community. He pours his time, energy and fortune into building a network of like-minded people - first in Las Vegas, then Park City, Utah. But Tony's quest to build connection soon spirals into isolation, addiction and mistrust of those closest to him, revealing a contradictory truth about the pursuit of one of our most fundamental human needs. WARNING: This episode discusses death by suicide. If you are suffering emotional distress or having suicidal thoughts, support is available - for example, from the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in the US, or the Samaritans in the UK on 116 123 See the show notes at timharford.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.