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EconTalk: Conversations for the Curious is an award-winning weekly podcast hosted by Russ Roberts of Shalem College in Jerusalem and Stanford's Hoover Institution. The eclectic guest list includes authors, doctors, psychologists, historians, philosophers, economists, and more. Learn how the health care system really works, the serenity that comes from humility, the challenge of interpreting data, how potato chips are made, what it's like to run an upscale Manhattan restaurant, what caused the 2008 financial crisis, the nature of consciousness, and more. EconTalk has been taking the Monday out of Mondays since 2006. All 900+ episodes are available in the archive. Go to EconTalk.org for transcripts, related resources, and comments.

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Tyler Cowen on Culture, Autism, and Creating Your Own Economy

September 07, 2009 06:30 - 56 minutes - 26 MB

Tyler Cowen of George Mason University and author of Create Your Own Economy talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the ideas in his recent book. The conversation ranges across a wide array of topics related to information, the arts, and the culture of the internet. Topics include how autistics perceive information and what non-autistics can learn from them, what Buddhism might teach us about our digital lives, the pace of change in the use of technology, Nozick's experience machine and...

Cowen on Culture, Autism, and Creating Your Own Economy

September 07, 2009 06:30 - 56 minutes - 26 MB

Tyler Cowen of George Mason University and author of Create Your Own Economy talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the ideas in his recent book. The conversation ranges across a wide array of topics related to information, the arts, and the culture of the internet. Topics include how autistics perceive information and what non-autistics can learn from them, what Buddhism might teach us about our digital lives, the pace of change in the use of technology, Nozick's experience machine and...

Munger on Cultural Norms

August 31, 2009 06:30 - 58 minutes - 26.8 MB

Michael Munger of Duke University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about cultural norms--the subtle signals we send to each other in our daily interactions. Mike, having returned from a four-month stint as a visiting professor in Germany, talks about the challenges of being an American in a different culture with very different expectations on how people will interact. Our speech patterns, how we wait in line, how we treat each other at the grocery, the interaction between a teacher and...

Michael Munger on Cultural Norms

August 31, 2009 06:30 - 58 minutes - 26.8 MB

Michael Munger of Duke University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about cultural norms--the subtle signals we send to each other in our daily interactions. Mike, having returned from a four-month stint as a visiting professor in Germany, talks about the challenges of being an American in a different culture with very different expectations on how people will interact. Our speech patterns, how we wait in line, how we treat each other at the grocery, the interaction between a teacher and...

David Brady on Health Care Reform, Public Opinion, and Party Politics

August 24, 2009 06:30 - 1 hour - 32.3 MB

David Brady of Stanford University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about American public opinion on changing the health care system. Brady discusses the impact of taxation on public opinion toward health care reform--if the poll includes a measure of the likely increase in taxes necessary to pay for expanding coverage, support for expanding coverage drops dramatically compared to generic polls that ignore costs. He also discusses the role of the party system and partisanship for the he...

Brady on Health Care Reform, Public Opinion, and Party Politics

August 24, 2009 06:30 - 1 hour - 32.3 MB

David Brady of Stanford University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about American public opinion on changing the health care system. Brady discusses the impact of taxation on public opinion toward health care reform--if the poll includes a measure of the likely increase in taxes necessary to pay for expanding coverage, support for expanding coverage drops dramatically compared to generic polls that ignore costs. He also discusses the role of the party system and partisanship for the he...

Hitchens on Orwell

August 17, 2009 06:30 - 1 hour - 31.7 MB

Christopher Hitchens talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about George Orwell. Drawing on his book Why Orwell Matters, Hitchens talks about Orwell's opposition to imperialism, fascism, and Stalinism, his moral courage, and his devotion to language. Along the way, Hitchens makes the case for why Orwell matters.

Christopher Hitchens on George Orwell

August 17, 2009 06:30 - 1 hour - 31.7 MB

Christopher Hitchens talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about George Orwell. Drawing on his book Why Orwell Matters, Hitchens talks about Orwell's opposition to imperialism, fascism, and Stalinism, his moral courage, and his devotion to language. Along the way, Hitchens makes the case for why Orwell matters.

Eric Hanushek on Test-based Accountability, Federal Funding, and School Finance

August 10, 2009 06:30 - 1 hour - 28.9 MB

Eric Hanushek of Stanford University's Hoover Institution talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the current state of education and education policy. Hanushek summarizes the impact of No Child Left Behind and the current state of the charter school movement. Along the way, he and Roberts discuss the role of testing as a way of measuring achievement. The conversation concludes with a discussion of school finance, the role of the court system, and suggestions for improving finance to crea...

Hanushek on Test-based Accountability, Federal Funding, and School Finance

August 10, 2009 06:30 - 1 hour - 28.9 MB

Eric Hanushek of Stanford University's Hoover Institution talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the current state of education and education policy. Hanushek summarizes the impact of No Child Left Behind and the current state of the charter school movement. Along the way, he and Roberts discuss the role of testing as a way of measuring achievement. The conversation concludes with a discussion of school finance, the role of the court system, and suggestions for improving finance to crea...

Paul Graham on Start-ups, Innovation, and Creativity

August 03, 2009 06:30 - 1 hour - 28.8 MB

Paul Graham, essayist, programmer and partner in the y-combinator talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about start-ups, innovation, and creativity. Graham draws on his experience as entrepreneur and investor to discuss the current state of the start-up world and how that world has changed due to improved technology that makes it easier to start a software company. Graham talks about his unusual venture firm, the y-combinator, and how he and his partners work with start-ups to get them ready...

Graham on Start-ups, Innovation, and Creativity

August 03, 2009 06:30 - 1 hour - 28.8 MB

Paul Graham, essayist, programmer and partner in the y-combinator talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about start-ups, innovation, and creativity. Graham draws on his experience as entrepreneur and investor to discuss the current state of the start-up world and how that world has changed due to improved technology that makes it easier to start a software company. Graham talks about his unusual venture firm, the y-combinator, and how he and his partners work with start-ups to get them ready...

Peter Henry on Growth, Development, and Policy

July 27, 2009 10:30 - 1 hour - 29.6 MB

Peter Blair Henry of Stanford University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about economic development. Henry compares and contrasts the policy and growth experience of Barbados and Jamaica. Both became independent of England in the 1960s, so both inherited similar institutions. But each pursued different policies with very different results. Henry discusses the implications of this near-natural experiment for growth generally and the importance of macroeconomic policy for achieving prosp...

John Taylor on the Financial Crisis

July 20, 2009 06:30 - 57 minutes - 26.3 MB

John Taylor of Stanford University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the fundamental causes of the financial crisis of 2008. Taylor argues that the housing bubble of the early 2000s was caused by excessively loose monetary policy, in particular, a sustained period of excessively low interest rates pursued by the Federal Reserve. Other topics covered include rules vs. discretion in monetary policy and the risks of inflation in the coming months. The conversation concludes with a dis...

Justin Fox on the Rationality of Markets

July 13, 2009 06:30 - 58 minutes - 26.6 MB

Justin Fox, author of The Myth of the Rational Market, talks about the ideas in his book with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Fox traces the history of the application of math and economics to finance, particularly to the question of how markets and prices process information, the so-called efficient markets hypothesis in its various forms. The conversation includes discussions of systemic risk, the current financial crisis and the lessons for policy reform.

Collier on Democracy and Violence

July 06, 2009 06:30 - 1 hour - 28.7 MB

Paul Collier of Oxford University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the ideas in his new book, Wars, Guns, and Votes, a study of democracy and violence. Collier lays out the incentives facing a dictator who is considering the seductive appeal of holding an election. He defends his empirical work that forms the basis for many of the policy ideas in the book. Collier then makes the case for international military intervention to support democracies in poor countries.

Paul Collier on Democracy and Violence

July 06, 2009 06:30 - 1 hour - 28.7 MB

Paul Collier of Oxford University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the ideas in his new book, Wars, Guns, and Votes, a study of democracy and violence. Collier lays out the incentives facing a dictator who is considering the seductive appeal of holding an election. He defends his empirical work that forms the basis for many of the policy ideas in the book. Collier then makes the case for international military intervention to support democracies in poor countries.

Helprin on Copyright

June 29, 2009 06:30 - 1 hour - 28.3 MB

Novelist Mark Helprin talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about copyright and the ideas in his book, Digital Barbarism. Helprin argues for an extension rather than a reduction in the length of time that authors have control over their work. He also argues that technology is often not attuned to human needs and physical constraints, claiming that tranquility is elusive in modern times. He sees the movement against copyright and intellectual property generally as part of an educational and s...

Mark Helprin on Copyright

June 29, 2009 06:30 - 1 hour - 28.3 MB

Novelist Mark Helprin talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about copyright and the ideas in his book, Digital Barbarism. Helprin argues for an extension rather than a reduction in the length of time that authors have control over their work. He also argues that technology is often not attuned to human needs and physical constraints, claiming that tranquility is elusive in modern times. He sees the movement against copyright and intellectual property generally as part of an educational and s...

Michael Munger on Franchising, Vertical Integration, and the Auto Industry

June 22, 2009 06:30 - 57 minutes - 26.2 MB

Michael Munger, of Duke University, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about franchising, particularly car dealerships. Munger highlights how the dealers used state regulations to protect their profits and how bankruptcy appears to be unraveling that strategy. The main themes of the conversation are the incentives in the franchising relationship and the evolution of the auto industry in the United States over the last forty years.

Munger on Franchising, Vertical Integration, and the Auto Industry

June 22, 2009 06:30 - 57 minutes - 26.2 MB

Michael Munger, of Duke University, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about franchising, particularly car dealerships. Munger highlights how the dealers used state regulations to protect their profits and how bankruptcy appears to be unraveling that strategy. The main themes of the conversation are the incentives in the franchising relationship and the evolution of the auto industry in the United States over the last forty years.

Platt on Working at Wal-Mart

June 15, 2009 06:30 - 59 minutes - 27.3 MB

Charles Platt, author and journalist, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts what it was like to apply for a job at Wal-Mart, get one, and work there. He discusses the hiring process, the training process, and the degree of autonomy Wal-Mart employees have to change prices. The conversation concludes with a discussion of attitudes toward Wal-Mart.

Charles Platt on Working at Wal-Mart

June 15, 2009 06:30 - 59 minutes - 27.3 MB

Charles Platt, author and journalist, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts what it was like to apply for a job at Wal-Mart, get one, and work there. He discusses the hiring process, the training process, and the degree of autonomy Wal-Mart employees have to change prices. The conversation concludes with a discussion of attitudes toward Wal-Mart.

Rebonato on Risk Management and the Crisis

June 08, 2009 06:30 - 1 hour - 28.6 MB

Riccardo Rebonato of the Royal Bank of Scotland and author of Plight of the Fortune Tellers talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the challenges of measuring risk and making decisions and creating regulation in the face of risk and uncertainty. Rebonato's book, written before the crisis, argues that risk managers often overestimate the reliability of the measures they use to assess risk. In this conversation, Rebonato applies these ideas to the crisis and to the challenges of designing...

Riccardo Rebonato on Risk Management and the Crisis

June 08, 2009 06:30 - 1 hour - 28.6 MB

Riccardo Rebonato of the Royal Bank of Scotland and author of Plight of the Fortune Tellers talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the challenges of measuring risk and making decisions and creating regulation in the face of risk and uncertainty. Rebonato's book, written before the crisis, argues that risk managers often overestimate the reliability of the measures they use to assess risk. In this conversation, Rebonato applies these ideas to the crisis and to the challenges of designing...

Epstein on the Rule of Law

June 01, 2009 06:30 - 1 hour - 30.4 MB

Richard Epstein of the University of Chicago and Stanford University's Hoover Institution talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the rule of law. Epstein lays out a minimalist definition and a more expansive definition when considering the protection that individuals might have when facing the power of the state or the sovereign. Applications include "takings" and the current government interventions in the auto industry and the financial sector.

Richard Epstein on the Rule of Law

June 01, 2009 06:30 - 1 hour - 30.4 MB

Richard Epstein of the University of Chicago and Stanford University's Hoover Institution talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the rule of law. Epstein lays out a minimalist definition and a more expansive definition when considering the protection that individuals might have when facing the power of the state or the sovereign. Applications include "takings" and the current government interventions in the auto industry and the financial sector.

Dan Klein on The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Episode 6--A Discussion of Parts VI and VII, and Summary

May 27, 2009 06:30 - 1 hour - 44.3 MB

This is the sixth and concluding podcast in the EconTalk Book Club discussion of The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith. In this episode, Dan Klein of George Mason University and EconTalk host Russ Roberts discuss Parts VI and VII of the book. They close by putting the book in context.

Klein on The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Episode 6--A Discussion of Parts VI and VII, and Summary

May 27, 2009 06:30 - 1 hour - 44.3 MB

This is the sixth and concluding podcast in the EconTalk Book Club discussion of The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith. In this episode, Dan Klein of George Mason University and EconTalk host Russ Roberts discuss Parts VI and VII of the book. They close by putting the book in context.

Peter Leeson on Pirates and the Invisible Hook

May 25, 2009 06:30 - 1 hour - 33.1 MB

Peter Leeson of George Mason University and author of The Invisible Hook talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the economics of 18th century pirates and what we can learn from their behavior. Leeson argues that pirates pioneered a number of important voluntary institutions such as constitutions as a way to increase the profitability of their enterprises. He shows how pirates used democracy and a separation of powers between the captain and the quartermaster to limit the potential for p...

Leeson on Pirates and the Invisible Hook

May 25, 2009 06:30 - 1 hour - 33.1 MB

Peter Leeson of George Mason University and author of The Invisible Hook talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the economics of 18th century pirates and what we can learn from their behavior. Leeson argues that pirates pioneered a number of important voluntary institutions such as constitutions as a way to increase the profitability of their enterprises. He shows how pirates used democracy and a separation of powers between the captain and the quartermaster to limit the potential for p...

Michele Boldrin on Intellectual Property

May 18, 2009 06:30 - 1 hour - 36.4 MB

Michele Boldrin of Washington University in St. Louis talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about intellectual property and Boldrin's book, co-written with David Levine, Against Intellectual Monopoly. Boldrin argues that copyright and patent are used by the politically powerful to maintain monopoly profits. He argues that the incentive effects that have been used to justify copyright and patents are exaggerated--few examples from history suggest that the temporary and not-so-temporary monopo...

Boldrin on Intellectual Property

May 18, 2009 06:30 - 1 hour - 36.4 MB

Michele Boldrin of Washington University in St. Louis talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about intellectual property and Boldrin's book, co-written with David Levine, Against Intellectual Monopoly. Boldrin argues that copyright and patent are used by the politically powerful to maintain monopoly profits. He argues that the incentive effects that have been used to justify copyright and patents are exaggerated--few examples from history suggest that the temporary and not-so-temporary monopo...

Klein on The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Episode 5--A Discussion of Parts III (cont.), IV, and V

May 13, 2009 06:30 - 1 hour - 41.4 MB

This is the fifth podcast in the EconTalk Book Club discussion of The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith. In this episode, Dan Klein of George Mason University and EconTalk host Russ Roberts finish discussing Part III, and discuss Parts IV and V of the book.

Dan Klein on The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Episode 5--A Discussion of Parts III (cont.), IV, and V

May 13, 2009 06:30 - 1 hour - 41.4 MB

This is the fifth podcast in the EconTalk Book Club discussion of The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith. In this episode, Dan Klein of George Mason University and EconTalk host Russ Roberts finish discussing Part III, and discuss Parts IV and V of the book.

Wolfe on Liberalism

May 11, 2009 06:30 - 53 minutes - 24.6 MB

Alan Wolfe, Professor of Political Science at Boston College and author of The Future of Liberalism, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about liberalism. Wolfe argues that the essence of liberalism is giving as many people as possible control over their own lives. Wolfe traces the evolution of liberalism through Western civilization. He rejects the distinction between modern liberalism and classical liberalism seeing Adam Smith as a liberal but not F. A. Hayek. The conversation closes wit...

Alan Wolfe on Liberalism

May 11, 2009 06:30 - 53 minutes - 24.6 MB

Alan Wolfe, Professor of Political Science at Boston College and author of The Future of Liberalism, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about liberalism. Wolfe argues that the essence of liberalism is giving as many people as possible control over their own lives. Wolfe traces the evolution of liberalism through Western civilization. He rejects the distinction between modern liberalism and classical liberalism seeing Adam Smith as a liberal but not F. A. Hayek. The conversation closes wit...

Ed Leamer on Macroeconomic Patterns and Stories

May 04, 2009 06:30 - 1 hour - 30.2 MB

Ed Leamer, of UCLA and author of Macroeconomic Patterns and Stories, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about how we should use patterns in macroeconomic data and stories about those patterns to improve our understanding of the economy. Leamer argues that economics is not a science, but rather a way of thinking, and that economic models are neither true nor false, but either useful or not useful. He discusses various patterns in the recessions and recoveries in the United States since 195...

Leamer on Macroeconomic Patterns and Stories

May 04, 2009 06:30 - 1 hour - 30.2 MB

Ed Leamer, of UCLA and author of Macroeconomic Patterns and Stories, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about how we should use patterns in macroeconomic data and stories about those patterns to improve our understanding of the economy. Leamer argues that economics is not a science, but rather a way of thinking, and that economic models are neither true nor false, but either useful or not useful. He discusses various patterns in the recessions and recoveries in the United States since 195...

Dan Klein on The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Episode 4--A Discussion of Part III

April 29, 2009 06:30 - 1 hour - 43.1 MB

This is the fourth podcast in the EconTalk Book Club discussion of The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith. In this episode, Dan Klein of George Mason University and EconTalk host Russ Roberts discuss Part III of the book.

Klein on The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Episode 4--A Discussion of Part III

April 29, 2009 06:30 - 1 hour - 43.1 MB

This is the fourth podcast in the EconTalk Book Club discussion of The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith. In this episode, Dan Klein of George Mason University and EconTalk host Russ Roberts discuss Part III of the book.

Ricardo Reis on Keynes, Macroeconomics, and Monetary Policy

April 27, 2009 06:30 - 1 hour - 30.6 MB

Ricardo Reis of Columbia University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about Keynesian economics in the classroom and in research. Reis argues that Keynesian models are a useful framework for helping undergraduates understand macroeconomic ideas of general equilibrium. More generally, Reis argues, Keynesian ideas remain influential in macroeconomic research, particularly among Neo-Keynesians. Reis discusses the lessons the economics profession and the world have learned from the Great Dep...

Reis on Keynes, Macroeconomics, and Monetary Policy

April 27, 2009 06:30 - 1 hour - 30.6 MB

Ricardo Reis of Columbia University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about Keynesian economics in the classroom and in research. Reis argues that Keynesian models are a useful framework for helping undergraduates understand macroeconomic ideas of general equilibrium. More generally, Reis argues, Keynesian ideas remain influential in macroeconomic research, particularly among Neo-Keynesians. Reis discusses the lessons the economics profession and the world have learned from the Great Dep...

Klein on The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Episode 3--A Discussion of Part II

April 22, 2009 06:30 - 1 hour - 28.6 MB

This is the third podcast in the EconTalk Book Club discussion of The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith. In this episode, Dan Klein of George Mason University and EconTalk host Russ Roberts discuss Part II of the book.

Dan Klein on The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Episode 3--A Discussion of Part II

April 22, 2009 06:30 - 1 hour - 28.6 MB

This is the third podcast in the EconTalk Book Club discussion of The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith. In this episode, Dan Klein of George Mason University and EconTalk host Russ Roberts discuss Part II of the book.

Russ Roberts on Wealth, Growth, and Economics as a Science

April 20, 2009 06:30 - 51 minutes - 23.5 MB

EconTalk host Russ Roberts talks with reporter Robert Pollie about the basics of wealth and growth. What happens when the stock market goes down or the price of housing? When wealth goes down, where does the wealth go? How do these changes affect our wealth? What is the relationship between wealth and inflation? Roberts explains the economic fundamentals of these changes. At the end of the conversation, Roberts discusses the implications of the current economic crisis for assessing the state...

Roberts on Wealth, Growth, and Economics as a Science

April 20, 2009 06:30 - 51 minutes - 23.5 MB

EconTalk host Russ Roberts talks with reporter Robert Pollie about the basics of wealth and growth. What happens when the stock market goes down or the price of housing? When wealth goes down, where does the wealth go? How do these changes affect our wealth? What is the relationship between wealth and inflation? Roberts explains the economic fundamentals of these changes. At the end of the conversation, Roberts discusses the implications of the current economic crisis for assessing the state...

Dan Klein on The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Episode 2--A Discussion of Part I

April 15, 2009 06:30 - 1 hour - 40.9 MB

This is the second podcast in the EconTalk Book Club discussion of The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith. In this episode, Dan Klein of George Mason University and EconTalk host Russ Roberts discuss Part I of the book.

Klein on The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Episode 2--A Discussion of Part I

April 15, 2009 06:30 - 1 hour - 40.9 MB

This is the second podcast in the EconTalk Book Club discussion of The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith. In this episode, Dan Klein of George Mason University and EconTalk host Russ Roberts discuss Part I of the book.

Don Boudreaux on Macroeconomics and Austrian Business Cycle Theory

April 13, 2009 06:30 - 1 hour - 31.4 MB

Don Boudreaux, of George Mason University, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the microfoundations of macroeconomics and the Austrian theory of business cycles. Boudreaux draws on Erik Lindahl's distinction between microeconomics and macroeconomics, emphasizing the difference between individual choices and the coordination of economic activity. Other topics include the Austrian view of capital and investment, the Austrian view of monetary policy, the issue of aggregation, and the in...

Guests

Tyler Cowen
5 Episodes
Chris Anderson
3 Episodes
Ryan Holiday
3 Episodes
Adam Davidson
2 Episodes
Cathy O'Neil
2 Episodes
David Autor
2 Episodes
David Epstein
2 Episodes
Emily Oster
2 Episodes
Eric Topol
2 Episodes
Kevin Kelly
2 Episodes
Matt Ridley
2 Episodes
Paul Bloom
2 Episodes
Paul Romer
2 Episodes
Tim Harford
2 Episodes
Adam Smith
1 Episode
A.J. Jacobs
1 Episode
Alan Lightman
1 Episode
Alex Tabarrok
1 Episode
Amy Webb
1 Episode
Andrew McAfee
1 Episode
Angela Duckworth
1 Episode
Arthur Brooks
1 Episode
Bjorn Lomborg
1 Episode
Cass Sunstein
1 Episode
Chuck Klosterman
1 Episode
Daniel Pink
1 Episode
Dan Pink
1 Episode
Daphne Koller
1 Episode
David Meltzer
1 Episode
Gabriel Zucman
1 Episode
Gary Becker
1 Episode
Gary Greenberg
1 Episode
Gene Epstein
1 Episode
Hulk Hogan
1 Episode
Iain McGilchrist
1 Episode
James Lindsay
1 Episode
Jennifer Pahlka
1 Episode
Joe Posnanski
1 Episode
John Gray
1 Episode
John Horgan
1 Episode
John McWhorter
1 Episode
Jonathan Haidt
1 Episode
Jordan Peterson
1 Episode
Josh Luber
1 Episode
Kelly Weinersmith
1 Episode
Leo Tolstoy
1 Episode
Margaret Heffernan
1 Episode
Mariana Mazzucato
1 Episode
Michael Lewis
1 Episode
Michael Pollan
1 Episode
Nick Bostrom
1 Episode
Patrick Collison
1 Episode
P.J. O'Rourke
1 Episode
Rana Foroohar
1 Episode
Reid Hoffman
1 Episode
Richard Thaler
1 Episode
Rick Hanushek
1 Episode
Robert Wright
1 Episode
Rodney Brooks
1 Episode
Rory Sutherland
1 Episode
Sally Satel
1 Episode
Sebastian Junger
1 Episode
Thomas Piketty
1 Episode
William Black
1 Episode
William Easterly
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