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Topic: Food analogies

Food analogies are used to explain complex financial and economic concepts in an accessible way.

More on: Food analogies

The podcast episodes featured in the provided document explore the use of food analogies to illustrate various topics, from digital content and productivity to banking regulations.

For example, in the episode Ep. 307: Ultra-Processed Content, Cal Newport draws an analogy between different types of digital content and the food system, arguing that 'ultra-processed' social media content should be avoided like ultra-processed foods.

Similarly, the episode How pizza can explain proposed bank capital regulation uses the pizza analogy to explain the concept of banks' funding sources and a proposed capital regulation.

The episode Fidget Guns and Monster Trucks // Death of Umidigi [197] also features a lighthearted conversation exploring the idea of animals selling different types of food, such as a walrus selling clam chowder and a kangaroo selling pancakes.

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