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 97: Ashley Mears on Status and Beauty
How many academics can claim to have modeled on the side?
Thomas Hoenig on Bank Capitalization and Fed Policy after COVID-19
As the economy recovers from the fallout of COVID-19, policymakers should consider committing to a long-term, systematic deleveraging of the banking sector.
episode 96: Paul Romer on a Culture of Science and Working Hard
From charter cities to mass testing for COVID-19, Paul Romer doesn’t always think his ideas are good—they’re just better than the alternatives.
episode 95: Adam Tooze on our Financial Past and Future
What economic history can tell us about navigating the current crisis.
episode 94: Glen Weyl on Fighting COVID-19 and the Role of the Academic Expert
His ambitious strategy to return to (something like) normal.
episode 93: Philip E. Tetlock on Forecasting and Foraging as a Fox
Is accuracy really what we want from forecasters?
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.