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Conversations with Tyler

Conversations with Tyler

Tyler Cowen · Education · EN

Conversations with Tyler features economist Tyler Cowen in in-depth interviews with prominent thinkers across various fields. The podcast explores their work, current events, and broader philosophical topics, releasing new episodes bi-weekly. It is aimed at listeners interested in intellectual...

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Jonathan GPT Swift on Jonathan Swift
Mar 29, 2023 · 41:36
✨ Swift's views on religion, politics, and economics.
41:36
Tom Holland on History, Christianity, and the Value of the Countryside
Mar 22, 2023 · 53:07
✨ Christianity's influence on Byron and Western liberalism.
53:07
Yasheng Huang on the Development of the Chinese State
Mar 8, 2023 · 54:22
✨ Contrasting rural entrepreneurial and urban state-controlled China.
54:22
Brad DeLong on Intellectual and Technical Progress
Feb 22, 2023 · 47:26
✨ Discussed economic history of the 20th century from "Slouching Towards Utopia".
47:26
Glenn Loury on the Cover Story and the Real Story
Feb 8, 2023 · 48:18
✨ Shared insights on life soundtrack, early economics career, and favorite Schelling story.
48:18
Paul Salopek on Walking the World
Jan 25, 2023 · 45:41
✨ Recounted the "Out of Eden Walk" retracing human migrations on foot.
45:41
Rick Rubin on Listening, Taste, and the Act of Noticing
Jan 18, 2023 · 55:16
✨ Explored the art of listening to music, people, and creativity.
55:16
Katherine Rundell on the Art of Words
Jan 11, 2023 · 53:42
✨ Shared enthusiasm for John Donne, words, stories, and food.
53:42
Conversations with Tyler 2022 Retrospective
Dec 28, 2022 · 52:56
✨ Retrospective on 2022 conversations, including Sam Bankman-Fried.
52:56
John Adams on Composing and Creative Freedom
Dec 14, 2022 · 45:59
✨ Argued that classical music is not dying, citing its performance.
45:59
Jeremy Grantham on Investing in Green Tech
Nov 30, 2022 · 40:01
✨ Optimistic about green tech for climate change, worried about timing.
40:01
Ken Burns on the Complications of History
Nov 16, 2022 · 52:57
✨ History is complex, never definitive, especially American history.
52:57
Mary Gaitskill on Subjects That Are Vexing Everybody
Nov 2, 2022 · 45:32
✨ Known for clear, unapologetic writing on social and physical worlds.
45:32
Reza Aslan on Martyrdom, Islam, and Revolution
Oct 19, 2022 · 53:13
✨ Reza Aslan discusses his spiritual journey and Sufi notions of God.
53:13
Walter Russell Mead on the Past and Future of American Foreign Policy
Oct 5, 2022 · 51:59
✨ Walter Russell Mead critiques academic silos in foreign policy.
51:59
Byron Auguste On Rewiring the U.S. Labor Market
Sep 21, 2022 · 54:12
✨ Byron Auguste addresses U.S. labor market screening inefficiencies.
54:12
Vaughn Smith on Life as a Hyperpolyglot
Sep 7, 2022 · 49:54
✨ Vaughn Smith is a hyperpolyglot fluent in eight languages.
49:54
Shruti Rajagopalan talks to Daniel Gross and Tyler about Identifying and Predicting Talent
Sep 1, 2022 · 01:07:45
✨ Daniel Gross and Tyler Cowen discuss identifying and predicting talent.
01:07:45
Cynthia L. Haven on René Girard, Czeslaw Milosz, and Joseph Brodsky
Aug 24, 2022 · 44:58
✨ Cynthia Haven writes about mentors René Girard, Milosz, and Brodsky.
44:58
William MacAskill on Effective Altruism, Moral Progress, and Cultural Innovation
Aug 10, 2022 · 50:44
✨ William MacAskill discusses the philosophy of effective altruism.
50:44

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