Our Most Popular Podcast Episodes of 2022

The Rapaport Diamond Podcast featured 24 episodes last year, covering everything from the metaverse to lab-grown diamonds to the Ukraine war. Here are the episodes that got the most plays in 2022:

1. Questions About Russia      

March 8

The year’s most popular podcast looked at how the Russia crisis would affect the diamond industry — at a time when there were more questions than answers about the Ukraine war’s impact.

2. The GIA Goes Digital

August 10

The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) announced its grading reports would become paperless by 2025. Pritesh Patel, the organization’s chief operating officer, came on the show to explain the move.

3. Jewelers’ False Narrative on Lab-Grown

September 21

Diamond analyst Kieron Hodgson of UK investment bank Panmure Gordon told the podcast he believed lab-grown diamonds were being misrepresented as an ethical alternative to natural stones.

4. De Beers Talks Tech, Data and Innovation

February 22

Efficiency and sustainability were the buzzwords in this interview with De Beers executives Gordon Taylor and Sarandos Gouvelis.

5. Big, Small, and No Diamonds At All

January 11

That last bit is a reference to non-fungible tokens (NFTs) — one of the themes of this episode. Also: What New Year’s resolutions were the Rapaport team members making?

6. Signet, Tiffany Make Bold Moves

August 24

Signet Jewelers’ acquisition of Blue Nile and Tiffany & Co.’s entry into the metaverse were the topics of this podcast.

7. Diamond Market Plays It Cool

October 6

Rapaport Senior Analyst Avi Krawitz and News Editor Joshua Freedman discussed the slump in diamond trading that was going on at the time.

8. Interview with Eira Thomas

March 22

Lucara Diamond Corp. CEO Eira Thomas outlined the miner’s varied plans. “Consolidation makes sense [for the diamond industry], and Lucara would love to lead that,” she said.

9. The RJC, Russia and Hollywood Glamour

April 6

The editorial team discussed the fallout from the Ukraine invasion.

10. Lessons from Vegas

June 15

A report from the JCK Las Vegas fair — and the important news that came out of it — dominated this episode.