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Wall Street Journal columnist Ben Cohen joins guest host Jimmy Soni, CEO of Infinite Books, to explore the hidden art of making things better. They explore the hot hand phenomenon in basketball, why Moneyball shaped a generat...

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Ben Cohen - The Hidden Art of Making Things Better (Ep. 319)
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June 18, 2026

Ben Cohen - The Hidden Art of Making Things Better (Ep. 319)

Wall Street Journal columnist Ben Cohen joins guest host Jimmy Soni, CEO of Infinite Books, to explore the hidden art of making things better. They explore the hot hand phenomenon in basketball, why Moneyball shaped a generat...
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Revan Lazarus - How AI is Rebuilding the Creator Economy (Ep. 318)
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June 11, 2026

Revan Lazarus - How AI is Rebuilding the Creator Economy (Ep. 318)

AI is no longer just a tool creators use to make content faster. It is beginning to reshape the entire creator economy. Revan Lazarus is the founder of Jamie, an AI platform for podcast networks and digital sales teams. He jo...
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Brian London, Marisa Adler & Eric Stubin - The Hidden Economy of Recycled Clothes (Ep. 317)
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June 4, 2026

Brian London, Marisa Adler & Eric Stubin - The Hidden Economy of Recycled Clothes (Ep. 317)

What actually happens after you donate a bag of clothes? Most people assume it gets sold locally to someone in need, but the reality is much bigger, stranger, and more global. In this episode of Infinite Loops, hosted by OSV’...
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Jason Buck - Faith, Failure, and Finance (Ep. 316)
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May 28, 2026

Jason Buck - Faith, Failure, and Finance (Ep. 316)

Jason Buck, founder and CIO of Mutiny Funds, joins Infinite Loops to tell the painful and darkly funny story of how the 2007–2008 crash destroyed his real estate business, wiped out his paper wealth, and taught him one of the...
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Chelsea Follett - Why Progress Is the Exception, Not the Rule (Ep. 315)
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May 21, 2026

Chelsea Follett - Why Progress Is the Exception, Not the Rule (Ep. 315)

Chelsea Follett joins Infinite Loops to explain why the “good old days” were far darker than most people imagine — and why progress should never be taken for granted. Chelsea is the managing editor of Human Progress and autho...
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Mykhailo Marynenko - AI Tools That Give Creators More Control (Ep. 314)
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May 14, 2026

Mykhailo Marynenko - AI Tools That Give Creators More Control (Ep. 314)

Mykhailo Marynenko joins Infinite Loops for for a fascinating conversation about the future of AI, creative tools, privacy, and data ownership. From growing up in his father’s phone repair shop in Ukraine to building experime...
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Danielle Crittenden - Dispatches from Grief (Ep. 313)
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May 7, 2026

Danielle Crittenden - Dispatches from Grief (Ep. 313)

On a February morning, Danielle Crittenden’s world cleaved in two: the life before her daughter Miranda was found dead in her Brooklyn apartment, and the life after. Two years and three months later, Danielle joins Infinite L...
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Saloni Dattani - The Hidden Bottleneck Holding Back the Future of Medicine (Ep. 312)
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April 30, 2026

Saloni Dattani - The Hidden Bottleneck Holding Back the Future of Medicine (Ep. 312)

Saloni Dattani, author of the Scientific Discovery Substack and founding editor of magazine, joins Infinite Loops to discuss why medical innovation is often much slower than it needs to be. We explore why so much research still begins in animal...
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Brian Potter - How to Fix America’s Building Problem
April 23, 2026

Brian Potter - How to Fix America’s Building Problem

Why has America become so bad at building housing, infrastructure, and major projects? Brian Potter, author of The Origins of Efficiency and writer of Construction Physics, explains why prefab housing keeps failing and why th...
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Alex Petkas - What Ancient Greece Can Teach Us About AI and the Future (Ep. 310)
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April 16, 2026

Alex Petkas - What Ancient Greece Can Teach Us About AI and the Future (Ep. 310)

What can Aristotle, Plato, Prometheus, and the Greek city-states teach us about AI, innovation, and the future of human flourishing? Alex Petkas joins the show to explore how old myths still matter in a world shaped by techno...
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Jim O'Shaughnessy

Jim O'Shaughnessy built O'Shaughnessy Asset Management (OSAM) into a Wall Street powerhouse, managing billions before its successful acquisition. Now, he's embarked on a new venture: O'Shaughnessy Ventures (OSV), a creative investment firm empowering visionaries across business, tech, science, art, media, and literature.

Hailed as a "legendary investor" by Barron's, Jim authored the New York Times bestseller What Works on Wall Street among his four influential books. His expertise spans quantitative analysis, portfolio management, and investment strategy.

Beyond finance, Jim has served as former chair of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and host of the popular Infinite Loops podcast. He shares eclectic insights on everything from philosophy to quantum mechanics via his active Twitter presence (@jposhaughnessy). Jim resides in Connecticut with his wife Melissa, surrounded by the joyful chaos of their three children and six grandchildren.