People ask Mattie constantly: how do you pick what to cover — and how do you break it down so fast? The answer isn't a process. It's pattern recognition. In this episode, Mattie walks through the two questions she asks every single time she opens the news: Who does this actually affect? And what structural condition made this moment happen?
From a graduate seminar that banned long-form writing, to writing talking points on the House floor with five minutes' notice, to Amazon's famous PR FAQ culture — Mattie traces the formative moments that trained her to cut to the economic core of anything before everyone else finishes reading the headline. And she teaches you to do the same. If you've ever felt like the economic conversation was happening in a room you weren't invited into — this episode is for you.
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