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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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Joseph Conrad's Nostromo, widely considered his masterpiece, follows a fictional Latin American country torn apart by corruption and its uneasy dependence on foreign capital. Tyler and Richard Hanania picked it hoping to talk about something other th... more

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Roman Mars has built one of podcasting's great empires out of noticing things everyone else walks past. His show, 99% Invisible, has racked up over 500 million downloads telling stories about the unnoticed design choices that quietly shape how cities... more

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Liaquat Ahamed has spent years making central bankers into compelling characters. His 2009 book Lords of Finance won the Pulitzer Prize for its account of the bankers whose decisions helped cause the Great Depression; his new book, 1873: The Rothschi... more

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Luis Garicano has one of the more unusual résumés in economics: trained at the University of Chicago Booth School under Gary Becker, Kevin Murphy, and Sherwin Rosen, he left academia for a stint as a member of the European Parliament before returning... more

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Richard Hanania
Political writer and author of Kakistocracy: Why Populism Ends in Disaster
Episode: Richard Hanania on Conrad's Nostromo, Latin American Crime, and Populism
Roman Mars
Host and creator of 99% Invisible and co-author of The 99% Invisible City
99% Invisible
Episode: Roman Mars on Flags, Phones, and the Design of Everyday Life
Liaquat Ahamed
Author of Lords of Finance and 1873, The Rothschilds, The First Great Depression and The Making of the Modern World
Author, Historian
Episode: Liaquat Ahamed on Financial Crises, Gold, and the Lessons of 1873
Luis Garicano
Spanish economist, former MEP, author of Messy Jobs
London School of Economics
Episode: Luis Garicano on Spain, Europe, and the Future of Work
Gita Gopinath
Professor of Economics at Harvard; former IMF Chief Economist
Harvard University; IMF (former)
Episode: Gita Gopinath on Trade, Currencies, and Economic Transformation
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

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Tyler Cowen
Economist and professor at George Mason University

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 4.6k ratings
  • You go Annie!

    Great interview. So nice to see someone make Tyler look small and incoherent. Why does Tyler want to always blame the victim; aren’t big corporations committing massive fraud all the time?? About Tyler‘s disturbing statements on education and Democracy, Tyler is that about the current US Government and how they got into power?? I have seen „uneducated „ people elect effective Goverments in India.

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    ABNGENF
    Switzerlanda month ago
  • 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 States3 months 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
    Germany5 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
    Canada5 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 States6 months ago

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Some listeners criticize particular interviews for weak challenges, inaccurate claims, or conversations that spend too much time on AI.
Listeners often praise the broad range of subjects, expert guests, and the chance to learn something new from each conversation.
Many appreciate Cowen's preparation, concise questions, and brisk style, while some find the interviews abrupt or insufficiently probing.
The format is valued for its intellectual range and conversational tone, though some listeners find the host's views reductive or politically slanted.

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Talking Points

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Richard Hanania on Conrad's Nostromo, Latin American Crime, and Populism
Q: What is your current view on Shakespeare?
Hanania distinguishes Shakespeare's historical influence and cultural standing from the idea that he is objectively the best writer by some universal standard. He accepts Shakespeare's greatness in the historical and social sense, while arguing that artistic judgments depend partly on prestige and shared cultural signals.
Richard Hanania on Conrad's Nostromo, Latin American Crime, and Populism
Q: Why does Latin America have so much crime?
Hanania points to the coexistence of democratic rights and low state capacity, while Cowen emphasizes incomplete nation-building, rapid urbanization, difficult geography and unsettled control between groups. They also discuss how concentrated crime and social separation affect public safety.
Roman Mars on Flags, Phones, and the Design of Everyday Life
Q: What makes a good city flag, and why should there be no lettering on one?
Mars says flags should work from both sides and that simple, attractive designs can encourage civic pride and make people more willing to display them. He presents the guidelines as useful design tools, not absolute rules, and notes that unusual, busy flags can still be loved.
Roman Mars on Flags, Phones, and the Design of Everyday Life
Q: Why are older cars, especially from the early 1960s, so much more attractive than cars today?
Mars says older cars had distinctive forms partly because manufacturers used more materials and paid less attention to fuel efficiency and safety. Modern cars are shaped by environmental and safety needs, as well as companies' efforts to appeal to the broadest market, leading to more similar designs.
Liaquat Ahamed on Financial Crises, Gold, and the Lessons of 1873
Q: Now, you've done a great deal of reading about this era. What has surprised you the most or what views have you revised as a result of all that reading?
I was surprised by how resilient the economy actually was during the downturn, and more importantly by how fractured political economies and the retreat of liberalism reshaped institutions and long-run policy outcomes.

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Long-form, one-on-one conversations connect economics and public policy with history, technology, art, religion, business, and urban design. Tyler Cowen, an economist and professor, guides guests through their work and ideas, often moving between specialized subjects and broader questions about institutions, culture, and how societies change. Guests include academics, economists, authors, journalists, artists, and business leaders, with discussions drawing on both research and personal experience.

The defining feature is its wide intellectual range: interviews may examine monetary systems, Renaissance politics, AI and work, or the design of everyday objects. The style is brisk and question-led, with guests given room to explain their think... more

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