Episode · Conversations with Tyler · 2023-02-08
Books mentioned on Glenn Loury on the Cover Story and the Real Story
Economist and public intellectual Glenn Loury joined Tyler to discuss the soundtrack of Glenn's life, Glenn's early career in theoretical economics, his favorite Thomas Schelling story, the best place
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Bonfire of the Vanities
The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe is a celebrated 1980s satirical novel that captures the peak of urban dysfunction, greed, and public life in New York City.
Discussed“I mean I thought I don't know if you remember the the bonfire of the vanities the bonfire of the vanities that was uh Tom Wolf uh comic novel from the mid-1980s”
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American Pastoral
American Pastoral is a critically acclaimed 1997 novel by Philip Roth that examines the disintegration of a successful American family during the turbulent social upheavals of the late twentieth century.
Discussed“American pastoral is another one that I that I'm really very fun Philip Roth”
