Ada Palmer

American historian and novelist (1981-)

2 episodes 1 podcast 2026–2026

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Dwarkesh Podcast

Dwarkesh Podcast 2 episodes

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Ada Palmer – Machiavelli is the most misunderstood thinker of all time

Dwarkesh Podcast · Jun 16, 2026 · 2h 8m

✨ Ada Palmer argues Machiavelli is misunderstood.

Ada Palmer

Dwarkesh Podcast

Why Leonardo was a saboteur, Gutenberg went broke, and Florence was weird – Ada Palmer

Dwarkesh Podcast · Mar 6, 2026 · 2h 2m

✨ Ada Palmer shares wild Renaissance history, including Gutenberg's bankruptcy.

Ada Palmer

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Dwarkesh Podcast

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