Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2023-06-01
Books mentioned on 544. Ari Emanuel Is Never Indifferent
He turned a small Hollywood talent agency into a massive sports-and-entertainment empire. In a freewheeling conversation, he explains how he did it and why it nearly killed him.
Ari Emmanuel discussed Life after television by George Gilder.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Life after television
Life after television by George Gilder is a media and technology book that predicted an era of infinite distribution and an exponential increase in the economic value of content.
Discussed“I started the firm in 95 on my birthday March 29th with the concept I read a book by George Gilder who became a friend life after television and he talked about infinite distribution and I thought about it and talked to him a lot”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Brothers Emanuel
“Here’s something funny: I don’t know if you saw Zeke came out with the book 'The Brothers Book.' Yeah, and we did an interview at the Microsoft CEO conference.”