Lateral with Tom Scott
72: Billy Joel's 'Kohuept'
Feb 23, 2024
Topics range from bricked-up buildings to money misunderstandings and transmuted text. Discussions cover static electricity, disruptive smartphone companies, cloning, aviation mishaps, and the mystery of Billy Joel's 'Kohuept'.
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Quick takeaways
- Billy Joel's 'Kohuept' album title phonetically nods to its Cyrillic origins.
- Cultural stock market color confusion revealed with Chinese trader's unease over green numbers.
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Billy Joel's Album Title in Russian
The album title 'Cohhept' on Billy Joel's 1987 live concert album from Russia appears meaningless in English but phonetically resembles 'concert' in Cyrillic, a nod to the album's origin and pronunciation challenges with Cyrillic letters.
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