Episode · Conversations with Tyler · 2023-12-27
Books mentioned on Conversations with Tyler 2023 Retrospective
On this special year-in-review episode, Tyler and producer Jeff Holmes look back on the past year in the show and more, including the most popular and underrated episodes, the origins of the show as an occasional event series, the most difficult guests to prep for, the story behind EconGOAT.
Tyler Cowen discussed Wed 21 by Juana Molina, Matangi by M.I.A. (Musician), and Benjamin Britten: A Life For Music by Neil Powell. Jeff Holmes discussed My Struggle: Book 2 by Karl Ove Knausgaard, The woman upstairs by Claire Messud, Orkney by Amy Sackville, How To Get Filthy Rich In Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid, Duplex by Kathryn Davis, Worldly Philosopher by Jeremy Adelman, A History Of Future Cities by Daniel Brook, Going Clear by Lawrence Wright, Confessions of a Sociopath by M.E. Thomas and others, China's War with Japan, 1937-1945 by Rana Mitter, War From the Ground Up by Emile Simpson, Affordable Excellence by William A. Haseltine, Vodka Politics by Mark Lawrence Schrad, The Bet by Paul Sabin, Margaret Thatcher The Authorized Biography by Charles Moore, The power of glamour by Virginia I. Postrel, The Rebirth of Education by Lant Pritchett, The undercover economist strikes back by Tim Harford, How Asia Works by Joe Studwell, The Internal Enemy by Alan Taylor, The Beatles - All These Years by Mark Lewisohn, and Days of Fire by Peter Baker.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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My Struggle: Book 2
Discussed“Karl Ove Knausgå, My Struggle Book 2: Man in Love.”
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How To Get Filthy Rich In Rising Asia
Discussed“Mohsin Hamid, How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia.”
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Worldly Philosopher
Discussed“Jeremy Adelman, Jeremy Adelman, Worldly Philosopher The Odyssey of Albert O. Hirschman, obviously a great book.”
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Going Clear
Going Clear by Lawrence Wright is a meticulously researched investigative book that exposes the inner workings, history, and controversial practices of the Church of Scientology.
Discussed“Lawrence Wright, Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief.”
Where to get it
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Benjamin Britten: A Life For Music
Discussed“I liked Neil Powell, Benjamin Britten: A Life for Music.”
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Confessions of a Sociopath
Confessions of a Sociopath by M.E.
Discussed“Emmy Thomas, Confessions of a Sociopath.”
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War From the Ground Up
Discussed“Uh moving on, Emile Simpson, War from the Ground Up: 21st Century Combat as Politics.”
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Affordable Excellence
Discussed“William Haseltine, Affordable Excellence: The Singapore Health System.”
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Vodka Politics
Discussed“Mark Lawrence Schrad, Vodka Politics, Alcohol Autocracy and the Secret History of the Russian State.”
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The Bet
The Bet by Paul Sabin is a historical exploration of the famous wager between ecologist Paul Ehrlich and economist Julian Simon concerning resource scarcity and the future of Earth.
Discussed“Paul Sabin, The Bet, Paul Ehrlich, Julian Simon and the Gamble Over Earth's Future.”
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Margaret Thatcher The Authorized Biography
Discussed“Charles Moore, uh Margaret Thatcher biography.”
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The power of glamour
Discussed“From books you say close at hand, you very much like The Power of Glamour by John List, Uri Gneezy and Virginia Virginia Postrel”
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The Rebirth of Education
Discussed“Lant Pritchett, The Rebirth of Education and Tim Harford's uh pop”
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The undercover economist strikes back
Discussed“It was The Undercover Economist Strikes Back was the book in 2013.”
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How Asia Works
How Asia Works by Joe Studwell is a prominent economic study that analyzes the developmental trajectories of East Asian nations such as Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan.
Discussed“If I had to offer my very top picks for the year you say it would be Joe Studwell how Asia works success and failure in the world's most dynamic region”
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The Internal Enemy
Discussed“Alan Taylor the internal enemy enemy slavery and war in Virginia 1772 to 1832”
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The Beatles - All These Years
Discussed“Mark Lewisohn Tune In The Beatles All These Years Volume 1”
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Days of Fire
Days of Fire by Peter Baker is a political history detailing the presidencies of George W.
Discussed“Peter Baker Days of Fire Bush and Cheney in the White House.”
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