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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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Gita Gopinath has spent the last several years inside the room where the world's monetary plumbing gets fixed — or doesn't. As first deputy managing director of the IMF and, before that, the Fund's chief economist, she worked on sovereign debt restru... more

Annie Lowrey's new book, The Time Tax, argues that the most regressive levy in American life is the hours each of us must spend on hold, in waiting rooms, and filling out forms a competent state would have pre-filled — roughly fifty a year on average... more

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Is leadership overrated? That's one simple reading of what Jared Diamond argues in his new book. Asked by Tyler to name the least replaceable leader in human history, Jared declines to name one — not Christ, the Roman Empire having had prophets to sp... more

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Michael Moritz has written books through every phase of his life: the first history of Apple and an account of Chrysler's near-death while he was a journalist at Time, a study of Alex Ferguson's Manchester United in the middle of his 38 years at Sequ... more

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Annie Lowrey
Staff writer at The Atlantic; author of The Time Tax
The Atlantic
Episode: Annie Lowrey on the Time Tax, Fraud, and Rationing by Paperwork
Jared Diamond
Author and professor of geography at UCLA, historian of environment and society
University of California, Los Angeles
Episode: Jared Diamond on Leaders, Luck, and Irreplaceability
Michael Moritz
Venture capitalist at Sequoia; author and philanthropist
Sequoia Capital; Crankstart
Episode: Michael Moritz on Origin Stories, Exile, and Obsessive Curiosity
Luke Burgis
Author of Wanting and The One and the Ninety-Nine; Director and Founder of the Cluny Institute
Cluny Institute
Episode: Luke Burgis on Mimetic Desire, Catholicism, and the Age of Social Contagion
Daron Acemoglu
Nobel laureate in economics, author of What Happened to Liberal Democracy
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Episode: Daron Acemoglu on Liberalism, Automation, and the Educated Elite
Julia Ioffe
Washington correspondent and author of Motherland, A Feminist History of Modern Russia, From Revolution to Autocracy
Puck (journalist); Author
Episode: Julia Ioffe on Russian Women, Missing Men, and the Roots of Autocracy
Andrew Graham-Dixon
Art historian and author of Vermeer, A Life Lost and Found
Author, Art Historian
Episode: Andrew Graham-Dixon on Vermeer, a Forgotten Sect, and Underrated Artists
Chase Koch
Lead guitarist of Too Lot; Koch Disruptive Technologies; Stand Together
Too Lot, Koch Disruptive Technologies, Stand Together
Episode: Chase Koch on Principles, Music, and Overcoming Entropy
Joel Mokyr
Professor at Northwestern University, author of Two Paths to Prosperity
Northwestern University
Episode: Joel Mokyr on Clans, Corporations, and a Culture of Growth

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Tyler Cowen
Host of conversations with leading thinkers across economics, history, culture, and public life.

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4.8 out of 5 stars from 4.6k ratings
  • Perhaps THE typical American "intelligent interviewer"

    A European listening to this is blown away by the interviewer's combination of brisk rudeness, complete lack of curiosity and – amazing given his position – endless employment of stereotypes. It's not "a conversation", just a guy firing questions at an interviewee. That said, however, little different from anything else produced by the soi-disant cream of American podcasting

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    Just read the book
    United Statesa month ago
  • AI navel-gazing

    Yo, weekly guest, I’m happy for you and I’mma let you finish, but did you know that AI is smarter than a graduate student now???

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    pike.spade
    Germany3 months ago
  • Gaming

    The addiction to computer gaming is not mentioned. Unemployed young people living at home with income from government are kept under addiction to these games. Impact on brain will be noticed ten years from now. Just like smoking and alcohol.

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    Hbkool
    Canada3 months ago
  • Rolling Stones

    Tyler: Exile On Main Street is “ MUSH” !

    Exile scored 11 Number-One hit singles across their career, reaching the top of both pop and country charts.

    You sir, are an idiot. And so is the quest whose Rolling Stones book is filled with errors.

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    JNLCIA
    United States4 months ago
  • Excellent!

    Can’t believe I’m just discovering this. Tyler is a great interviewer who asks a great number of interesting questions and allows his guests to share their knowledge without interruption. I walk away from each episode having learned something, and very much enjoy the breezy, conversational tone of the discussion. Bravo!

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    DSM341
    United States5 months ago

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Luke Burgis on Mimetic Desire, Catholicism, and the Age of Social Contagion
Q: What's the story there?
The guest explains that his prior work connects Wanting and The One and the Ninety-Nine through memetic desire and social dynamics, arguing that individuals are shaped by the crowd but can be guided by personal discernment and more intimate educational experiences rather than mass contagion.
Chase Koch on Principles, Music, and Overcoming Entropy
Q: Can you explain how Stand Together Music was born and what it aims to achieve?
Stand Together Music was born during COVID as a way to leverage music to drive social change, partnering with artists to address issues like criminal justice reform and education reform, using platforms like Zoom to reach broad audiences and create impact.
Joel Mokyr on Clans, Corporations, and a Culture of Growth
Q: Start by telling us, in the book, your thesis is about European corporations vs. Chinese clans and the importance of that difference. How would you explain it?
The core idea is that Europe developed non-kin networks to produce local public goods like education, religious services, and autonomous cities, which effectively created corporations that could coordinate among unrelated individuals. In China, the extended clan remained the organizing unit, and the imperial bureaucracy often partnered with those clans, limiting the formation of similar corporate structures.
Katja Hoyer on Weimar, the GDR, and the German Character
Q: Why did the Weimar Constitution fail so decisively?
She outlines multiple factors: flaws in proportional representation, emergency powers (Article 48), the rushed postwar constitution born of crisis, economic turmoil, and the susceptibility of a fragile democracy to extremist hijacking, all contributing to a brittle system.
Katja Hoyer on Weimar, the GDR, and the German Character
Q: Before the wall came down, how happy or unhappy do you think East Germans were?
Her conclusion is that happiness varied by personal circumstance; many lived a decent life but feared divergence from state-approved paths, and the Stasi created a climate where social life could be monitored and strained depending on one's associations.

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A thought-provoking interview series that brings in prominent journalists, historians, scientists, and cultural thinkers to unpack big ideas across history, economics, art, technology, and public life. Episodes consistently explore how institutions, culture, and personal choices shape society, often weaving in historical context, counterpoints, and practical implications for business leaders and curious audiences alike. A notable strength is the breadth of guests and topics, from Vermeer and Tudor England to platform economies and modern happiness, offering listeners both depth and wide-ranging perspectives. The show frequently features guests who are researchers, authors, or practitioners with a knack for clear storytelling and interdiscip... more

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