June 18, 2026

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

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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 generation of journalists, the peanut butter and jelly crisis in the Warriors locker room, why ASML is the most important company you’ve never heard of, the strange story of Driscoll's tastiest berries, and the troubled development of The Princess Bride.

Important Links:

Learn more about Ben here: https://www.wsj.com/news/author/ben-cohen

Read The Science of Success: https://www.wsj.com/news/types/science-of-success

Read The Hot Hand: https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/hothand