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PolyMatter

Economics and business explainers of about 15–20 minutes that answer one 'why' or 'how' question about a product, system or country with charts and clean motion graphics.

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Why it works

  1. One question per video, stated as the title ('Why the Average New Car Costs $50,000')
  2. Charts and labelled graphics carry the argument, with narration on top
  3. A steady runtime (median about 18.5 minutes) makes the format easy to template

Titles

  • Why the [everyday thing] [costs / works / fails] (sampled: 'Why the Average New Car Costs $50,000')
  • How [institution or system] Works (sampled: 'How America's 4,488 Banks Work')
  • [Actor or country] + open question (sampled: 'Can Switzerland Stay Neutral?')

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