Examining the concept of Crucible Moments in business, this chapter shares a story of a video company that narrowly avoided bankruptcy in the mid-90s with the help of a favor from the CEO of Sega. The chapter also mentions the Apple Card and its features.
No, movies aren’t getting longer. Even though, yes, it definitely does feel like they are. Slate’s Sam Adams makes it make sense.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Isabel Angell, engineered by David Herman, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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