[astr0n0m3r]

Funny, I've listened to this twice now, and I had the exact opposite reaction. There were some embarrassingly weak arguments made.

Also, it's odd that you think he "takes down Russ" when Russ is the host and takes the status quo side. Stoller's fairly radical position requires changes to the definition of a monopoly and the interventions taken against "monopolistic" companies.

It hit a real low point when Amazon is claimed to favor fart books over academic books, which somehow makes Amazon evil.

[dredmorbius]

If you're familiar with mass and popular media discussion going back two centuries, not so much.