Published inConversations with Tyler·Dec 29, 2021Conversations with Tyler 2021 Retrospective (Ep. 139)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts / Spotify / RSS — On this special year-in-review episode, Tyler and producer Jeff Holmes talk about the past year on the show, including one episode’s appearance on Ancient Aliens, Tyler’s picks for most underrated guests, how his 2021 predictions fared from last year’s retrospective, further reflections on the most downloaded — and most polarizing…Economics42 min readEconomics42 min read
Published inConversations with Tyler·Dec 15, 2021Ray Dalio on Investing, Management, and the Changing World Order (Ep. 138)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts / Spotify / RSS — When Ray Dalio was 23, President Nixon announced that the United States would no longer be adhering to the gold standard for American currency. Clerking on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Dalio expected to see chaos — but instead stocks soared. Curious to understand this phenomenon, he…Economics35 min readEconomics35 min read
Published inConversations with Tyler·Dec 1, 2021Ruth Scurr on the Art of Biography (Ep. 137)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts / Spotify / RSS — The most challenging part of being a biographer for Ruth Scurr is finding the best form to tell a life. “You can’t go in there with a workmanlike attitude saying, ‘I’m going to do cradle to grave.’ You’ve got to somehow connect and resonate with the life, and then things…Economics31 min readEconomics31 min read
Published inConversations with Tyler·Nov 17, 2021David Rubenstein on Private Equity, Public Art, and Philanthropy (Ep. 136)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts / Spotify / RSS — Baltimore native David Rubenstein is a founding figure in private equity, a prolific philanthropist, and author. …Podcast50 min readPodcast50 min read
Published inConversations with Tyler·Nov 3, 2021David Salle on the Experience of Art (Ep. 135)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts / Spotify / RSS — When the audience for visual art expanded from small circles of artists and collectors into broader culture, the way art was experienced shifted from aesthetics to explanation. Art, it became thought, should be about something. But David Salle rebukes this literal-mindedness: according to him, what we think and feel when…Economics35 min readEconomics35 min read
Published inConversations with Tyler·Oct 26, 2021Stanley McChrystal on the Military, Leadership, and Risk (Ep. 134)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts / Spotify / RSS — Stan McChrystal has spent a long career considering questions of risk, leadership, and the role of America’s military, having risen through the Army’s ranks ultimately to take command of all US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, a force representing 150,000 troops from 45 countries. Retiring as a four-star general in…Tyler Cowen40 min readTyler Cowen40 min read
Published inConversations with Tyler·Oct 6, 2021Claudia Goldin on the Economics of Inequality (Ep. 133)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts / Spotify / RSS — Harvard professor Claudia Goldin has made a name for herself tackling difficult questions. What was the full economic cost of the American Civil War? Does education increase or lessen income inequality? What causes the gender pay gap — and how do you even measure it? …Tyler Cowen29 min readTyler Cowen29 min read
Published inConversations with Tyler·Sep 22, 2021Amia Srinivasan on Utopian Feminism (Ep. 132)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts / Spotify / RSS — What is our right to be desired? How are our sexual desires shaped by the society around us? Is consent sufficient for a sexual relationship? In the wake of the #MeToo movement, public debates about sex work, and the rise in popularity of “incel culture”, philosopher Amia Srinivasan explores these…Philosophy44 min readPhilosophy44 min read
Published inConversations with Tyler·Sep 8, 2021David Cutler and Ed Glaeser on the Health and Wealth of Cities (Ep. 131)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts / Spotify / RSS — With remote work becoming more common and cities competing for businesses it’s become easier than ever before for educated Americans to relocate, leaving cities more vulnerable than they’ve ever been. …Tyler Cowen61 min readTyler Cowen61 min read
Published inConversations with Tyler·Aug 25, 2021Zeynep Tufekci on the Sociology of The Moment (Live) (Ep. 130)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts / Spotify / RSS — When Zeynep Tufekci penned a New York Times op-ed at the onset of the pandemic challenging the prevailing public health guidance that ordinary people should not wear masks, she thought it was the end of her public writing career. Instead, it helped provoke the CDC to reverse its guidance a…Podcast43 min readPodcast43 min read
