A shorter route into every idea

The original Intelligence Snacks newsletter turned one theme from each episode into an essay of about 1,500 words. Andy often had 15 or 16 themes to choose from, but the format left most of them unused and demanded another substantial piece of writing every week. He enjoyed writing essays, yet the weekly cadence became too much alongside his other work.

The new format treats each worthwhile theme as its own two or three paragraph Snack. Instead of expanding one idea and discarding the rest, Snack Studio distils several ideas from the transcript into short notes that can be read quickly. The smaller unit preserves more of the territory covered in an episode without asking readers to commit to another long article.

Each Snack is also tied to a timestamp in the recording. Readers who want more can jump straight to the relevant exchange, while those who are not interested can move to another topic. A podcast lasting an hour or more becomes easier to navigate because its ideas serve as entry points, not a single demand to hear the whole episode.