Episode

A behind-the-scenes interview with Lenny Rachitsky on building his newsletter and podcast

Lenny Rachitsky is interviewed by his wife, artist Michelle Rial, in a personal, behind-the-scenes episode marking her new children's book Charts for Babies. He traces the origin of his newsletter and podcast from Medium posts through leaving Airbnb, the Lindy effect reasoning behind adding a paywall, and shares stressful family moments including a scary childbirth complication. They also discuss Rial's creative process for her viral charts and the meaning behind his name, Leonid.