The Thursday Show: Sarah Sherman Samuel is doing it all. Plus: RH Milan opens its doors

Dennis Scully· Host0:00

[theme music] This is Business of Home. I'm Dennis Scully, and welcome to the Thursday show. Later on, I'll be speaking with Sarah Sherman Samuel about her new book, but first, we're gonna catch up on the news, including a check-in on the housing market, RH's debut in Milan, and whether contemporary kitchens have gotten too slick. To do all that, I'm joined by Business of Home's executive editor, Fred Nicolaus. Hi, Fred.

Fred Nicolaus· Host0:32

Hi, Dennis. How's it going?

Dennis Scully· Host0:33

Great. [laughs] How you doing?

Fred Nicolaus· Host0:34

I'm doing good, and, uh, it's, uh, it's kind of a new day here- [laughs] ... on the Business of Home podcast in a- Yes ... weird way. [laughs] If you've been, uh, following businessofhome.com, you've, you've probably seen the news that BOH, along with our sister publications, Dwell and Domino, great publications, uh, were acquired last week by a company called Ziff Davis. Uh, public service announcement, Ziff Davis is not a person. It's a- [laughs] ... it's an, it's a media company, and, uh, we're really excited to, to get started there. I've, I've been told there, there may be a podcast studio at Ziff Davis HQ. I kinda can't wait to check that out.

Dennis Scully· Host1:09

I, I'm hoping new digs are in our future, Fred, and, uh, I, I feel certain that they're going to take excellent care of what I assume they view as, uh, some of the stars of the, of this new acquisition. [laughs] Yes?

Fred Nicolaus· Host1:21

Yes. Well, if my agent is involved, then I'm, [laughs] I'm sure that was made clear to them. [laughs] Um, anyway, uh, let's look back on Monday's episode, a conversation with Rodman