Person
Joshua Glenn
Researcher/writer — eBay Significant Objects project
Co-creator, with Rob Walker, of the "Significant Objects" project, which demonstrated that adding a compelling invented backstory to a cheap object could raise its resale value roughly 80-fold on eBay. Referenced, not interviewed, in this episode. See Rob Walker and Joshua Glenn eBay Significant Objects Study.
Discussed in
- Episode 40 — 40- What Makes A Great Story