Seinfeld (Audio)

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

October 16, 2026

Duration

3h 50m

Channel

Acquired

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🎤 SPEAKERS

• Ben Gilbert

  host

  Co-host of Acquired, covering business and technology strategy through long-form company histories.

• David Rosenthal

  host

  Co-host of Acquired, focusing on deep research and business analysis in long-form episodes.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Acquired, featuring Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal, Seinfeld (Audio) explores seinfeld’s accidental deal structure created TV’s greatest evergreen asset The episode explains how Seinfeld emerged from Jerry Seinfeld’s stand-up career and a late-night “specials” deal at NBC that accidentally became a sitcom pilot outside the normal comedy-department process.

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