Tyler Cowen engages today’s deepest thinkers in wide-ranging explorations of their work, the world, and everything in between. New conversations every other Wednesday. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
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episode 92: Emily St. John Mandel on Fact, Fiction, and the Familiar
How film and literature can help us navigate reality.
episode 91: Ross Douthat on Decadence and Dynamism
What social forces are trending toward stagnation—and how can we stop them?
episode 90: Russ Roberts and Tyler on COVID-19
Tyler and Russ Roberts joined forces for a special livestreamed conversation on COVID-19. How are they both adjusting to social isolation?
episode 89: John McWhorter on Linguistics, Music, and Race (Live at Mason)
Who can you ask about the Great American Songbook, the finer Jell-O flavors, and peculiar languages like Saramaccan all while expecting the same kind of fast, thoughtful, and energetic response? Listeners of Lexicon Valley know the answer.
episode 88: Garett Jones on Democracy (More or Less)
And, as always, what can we learn from Singapore?
episode 86: Ezra Klein on Why We’re Polarized
Ezra’s written his first book! But is the publishing of it overrated?
episode 85: Reid Hoffman on Systems, Levers, and Quixotic Quests
Have someone named “Quixotic” on your network? It might be Reid Hoffman.
episode 84: Slavoj Žižek on His Stubborn Attachment to Communism
Why not leave the label behind and join Tyler at a Singapore food stall?
episode 83: Abhijit Banerjee on Theory, Practice, and India
Tyler’s former grad school classmate has made quite a name for himself.