Notable Guests
AB
Arthur Brooks
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BS
Bob Spitz
1x
JP
Joanne Paul
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JS
Joe Studwell
1x
KM
Katherine Mangu
1x
KB
Kim Bowes
1x
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Paul Gillingham
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Recent Episodes
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Bob Spitz discusses his biographies of rock legends like the Beatles and Rolling Stones.
Bob Spitz
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Craig Newmark discusses simplifying Craigslist and giving away control.
Craig Newmark
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Archaeologist Kim Bowes discusses the economic lives of ordinary Romans.
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Arthur Brooks discusses his career shifts from musician to economist to happiness professor.
Arthur Brooks
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Paul Gillingham discusses his book on Mexico's 500-year history.
Paul Gillingham
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Harvey Mansfield discusses Machiavelli's "effectual truth" and its role in modern empiricism.
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Discussed Shakespeare's Measure for Measure and its themes.
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Analyzed Joe Studwell's 'How Africa Works' and its development theories.
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Debate on 1929 market bubble: leverage vs. justified prices.
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MacCulloch's work on Christianity, sex, and history.
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Brendan Foody on training AI with human experts.
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Retrospective of popular and underrated Conversations with Tyler episodes.
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Alison Gopnik on how children learn like scientists.
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Gaurav Kapadia on investing and contemporary art.
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Dan Wang contrasts US engineers with Chinese lawyers.