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Ideas and Lives

Bob Lerman and Zvi BodieSociety & Culture > Personal Journals42 episodes · latest May 17, 2026

Ideas and Lives shows its biggest search strength in niche, topic-focused coverage, ranking on Apple and Spotify for queries like “arab public finance,” “pension ideas,” and “gut policy analysis.” Its clearest missed opportunity is breaking into broader interview-intent searches—such as “political podcast interviews” and “interviews with thought leaders”—that could capture listeners looking for conversation-led episodes rather than topic-only discoverability.

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