Episode · Conversations with Tyler · 2025-06-18
Tyler Cowen & Chris Arnade: books mentioned on Conversations with Tyler
Chris Arnade on Walking Cities
Most people who leave Wall Street after twenty years either retire or find another way to make a lot of money. Chris Arnade chose to walk through cities most travelers never truly see.
Chris Arnade discussed Plato's Republic for today. Tyler Cowen recommended Dignity by Chris Arnade.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Plato's Republic for today
Plato's Republic for today by Πλάτων and William Boyd is a classic philosophical text exploring justice, the ideal state, and the nature of reality through dialogues and famous concepts like the allegory of the cave.
Discussed“one of the things I wrote about on both of pieces was I just kept thinking of, you know, them as a guardian class kind of incorporating Plato's republic. you know that they really do think of themselves as kind of as the guardian class whose goal it is to build the best society.”
Where to get it
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Dignity
Dignity by Chris Arnade is a photographic and journalistic portrait of ordinary Americans, non-voters, and working-class communities that explores how people find meaning outside of traditional political structures.
Recommended“Chris's book I can recommend as well. Chris, thank you very much for coming on the show.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“he published a very well-known book called dignity seeking respect in back row America he is now uh I would say obsessed in the good sense with a new project”
“A lot of my book was written in it. Um it's it's kind of one it's kind of in the um Mexican East LA Mexican neighborhood. I forget that should be a good one.”