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# Episode 38: Amazon Unbound With Brad Stone
- URL: https://www.philsimon.com/podcast/episode-38-brad-stone/
- Published: 2021-07-13T12:00:28.000Z
- Updated: 2025-06-08T15:16:17.000Z
- Description: A fascinating chat with the author of two bestselling books on the company.
- Author: Phil Simon
- Tags: Podcast, WFH

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[](https://brad-stone.com/?ref=philsimon.com)[Brad Stone](https://brad-stone.com/?ref=philsimon.com) is a Senior Executive Editor at Bloomberg News. He joins me this week to talk about his excellent book [*Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire*](https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Unbound-Invention-Global-Empire/dp/1982132612?philsim-20&ref=philsimon.com). We talk about automation, HQ2, Prime Studios, fake reviews, *Seinfeld*, and the tension between creativity and analytics at the world's largest e-tailer.

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