The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King
Rich Cohen · 2012
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20182025
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2025
#397 Jiro Ono: Simplicity Is The Ultimate Advantage
Founders · Aug 2025 · 38:12
“one of my favorite biographies and really favorite founders i've ever come across this is a guy named sam zamur the biography is called the fish that ate the whale ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 6s
2024
#358 I had dinner with John Mackey, Founder of Whole Foods
Founders · Jul 2024 · 60:53
“one of his favorite uh discoveries through the podcast was sam zamurri from the book the fish that ate the whale the life and times of america's banana king written by rich cohen ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 8s
#350 How To Sell Like Steve Jobs
Founders · May 2024 · 8:22
“how many episodes i've done on the book the fish that ate the whale ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 2s
2023
David Senra - In Service of Founders - [Invest Like the Best, EP.343]
Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy · Sep 2023 · 67:56
“the fish they ate the well i think the life and times of america's banana king samurray i think is the subtitle or whatever ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 6s
Sam Zemurray (The Fish That Ate the Whale)
Founders · Sep 2023 · 1:35
“that was an excerpt from the book that i'm going to talk to you about today which is the fish that ate the whale the life and times of america's banana king and it was written by rich cohen ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 7s
The best interview I've ever done about Founders
Founders · Sep 2023 · 14:23
“it's called the fish that ate the whale ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 2s
2022
#273 Kobe Bryant (Mamba Mentality)
Founders · Oct 2022 · 22:31
“the book i covered back on episode two fifty five which is the fish that ate the whale ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
#262 Herbie Cohen (World's Greatest Negotiator)
Founders · Aug 2022 · 1:20
“a few weeks ago on episode two fifty five i reread the fantastic book the fish that ate the whale the life and times of america's banana king which serves as a biography of samuel zamuri ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 9s
#256 Edward L. Bernays (Public Relations, Advertising, & Persuasion)
Founders · Jul 2022 · 4:18
“in the book the fish that eat the whale bernese is a character that pops up later in sam zamur's career ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 5s
#255 Sam Zemurray (Banana King)
Founders · Jul 2022 · 1:36
“the book that i'm going to talk to you about today which is the fish that ate the whale the life and times of america's banana king and it was written by rich cohen ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 6s
2019
#103 Hetty Green (The Richest Woman in America)
Founders · Dec 2019 · 44:19
“think the book is like the fish they ate the whale ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 2s
#96 James J. Hill (Empire Builder of the Northwest)
Founders · Nov 2019 · 29:28
“i did a podcast i think it was back in like the thirties i can't remember the the exact number right now but he said something in that book uh the fish ate the wor the whale ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 7s
#63 The King of Oil: The Secret Lives of Marc Rich
Founders · Mar 2019 · 17:39
“and one of the ones i've received the most positive feedback on was the w the pod the founders on um episode on samuel zamurra and it was based on the book the fish that ate the whale ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 10s
2018
#37 The Fish That Ate The Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King
Founders · Sep 2018 · 1:51
“which is the fish that ate the whale the life and times of america's banana king and this is by rich cohen ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 7s
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