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Every book Russ Roberts recommended on podcasts
Across 5 podcasts. Every show Russ Roberts appears on, in one place — not just one.
Russ Roberts is an economist and the host of the long-running interview podcast EconTalk. On his program, Russ Roberts frequently engages with guests about complex ideas and regularly recommends their books to his audience. He noted Iain McGilchrist's The Master and His Emissary while discussing two distinct types of attention with Daniel Coyle, observing that the book is quite dense. When comparing historical eras, Russ Roberts recommended Stefan Zweig's The World of Yesterday as an extraordinary memoir detailing life in Vienna and Europe between the world wars alongside the rise of the Nazis. He also encouraged listeners to read Rebecca Newberger Goldstein's The Mattering Instinct, noting its happier ending during an episode about human significance. In discussions touching on intuition and decision-making, Russ Roberts highlighted Alan Watts's The Wisdom of Insecurity as a fascinating 1951 book that remains entirely relevant to modern problem-solving. Additionally, he reviewed David Bessis's Mathematica, explaining to his listeners that the book lacks formal math and intimidation, focusing instead on how human minds work and make sense of the world. Through these thoughtful recommendations, Russ Roberts directs his audience toward literature that deepens the philosophical and economic themes explored on EconTalk.
Russ Roberts’s book club picks
Russ Roberts has picked 3 books for the book club on EconTalk. The latest is For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, first picked in August 2025. Every pick, newest first:
Books recommended by Russ Roberts
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The Theory of Moral Sentiments
The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith is a seminal 1759 work of moral philosophy that examines the psychological foundations of human judgment, empathy, and social order.
Discussed“And Smith in the theory of moral sentiments when he wrote that meant us by loved, he didn't mean just romantic love.”
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The Odyssey
Homer's epic poem The Odyssey recounts the arduous ten-year journey of the Greek hero Odysseus as he strives to return home to Ithaca following the Trojan War, facing mythical monsters, divine wrath, and profound personal trials along the way.
Discussed“you mention in the book a wonderful story from a book we we talk about occasionally on Eon talk The Odyssey by Homer and you talk about uh the story of umus and odsis”
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The Three Languages of Politics
The Three Languages of Politics by Arnold Kling is a thought-provoking nonfiction book that examines how progressives, conservatives, and libertarians rely on fundamentally different moral frameworks and linguistic lenses to interpret political events.
Recommended“uh the three languages of politics by Arnold Kling which we've had at least three two or three episodes about it on this program is a book that changed the way I think about politics”
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Life and Fate
Life and Fate by Vasily Grossman is a sweeping masterpiece depicting the brutality and human ramifications of the Eastern Front, the Holocaust, and totalitarianism during World War II.
Book club“You know, we we did a a book club here at Econ Talk on Life and Fate silly Grossman's Masterpiece.”
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The Iliad
The Iliad by Homer is an ancient Greek epic poem that chronicles the wrath of Achilles and the brutal realities of the Trojan War.
Discussed“as you start to acquire a perspective on the great minds of the past as you read books like the iliad and the odyssey when you read the plays of shakespeare when you read great thinkers in philosophy like nietzsche or plato or aristotle when you first encounter them or you read a great book like the sound and the”
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The Wealth of Nations
The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith is a foundational text in classical economics that explores the nature and causes of national wealth through the division of labor, productivity, and free markets.
Discussed“Variations on the noun choice or verb choose occur 48 times in the wealth of nations usually referring to individual choice. Smith mentions consent 24 times.”
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Capitalism and freedom
Capitalism and Freedom by Milton Friedman is a foundational economic text arguing for the preeminence of competitive capitalism and limited government intervention as prerequisites for individual liberty.
Recommended“they would profit from Reading uh cism and freedom it's still a great book in my view”
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A Time to Build
A Time to Build by Yuval Levin is a political science book that examines the decline of institutional duty and how modern citizens increasingly use public platforms for self-aggrandizement rather than upholding communal norms.
Discussed“we had we had you've all live in on the program and his book a time to build that's what this book that's what his book's about”
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After Babel
After Babel by George Steiner is a profound scholarly exploration of language, meaning, and the inherent communicative challenges of translation.
Discussed“And there's a wonderful book by George Steiner called After Babel where he talks he gives he opens the book with a bunch of he opens with Shakespeare I think and he says um can you understand this?”
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Arcadia
Arcadia by Tom Stoppard is a celebrated contemporary play that explores the complex intersections of history, science, time, and the human search for meaning across different centuries.
Discussed“Uh but along the way, we're going to pay homage to Tom Stppard who died last month and his play Arcadia. Arcadia is my favorite modern play, maybe my favorite play, period.”
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Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy by Joseph Schumpeter is an influential economic text that examines the evolution of economic systems and introduces the foundational concept of creative destruction.
Discussed“I would just I would think about schumpeter and I think about capitalism socialism and democracy”
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Fooled by Randomness
Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a popular exploration of the massive role that chance, luck, and probability play in human success, finance, and everyday life.
Recommended“his first book was called fooled by randomness great book”
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Mathematica
Mathematica by David Bessis is a thought-provoking book that explores how our minds work, championing intuition and challenging formal, intimidating approaches to mathematics.
Discussed“He was last here in October of 2025 discussing his marvelous book Mathematica.”
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The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a complex philosophical novel that delves deeply into faith, doubt, free will, and morality through the turbulent relationships of the Karamazov family.
Discussed“it's not a traditional novel akin to war in peace or akin to other Russian novels such as the brothers katof were in the first Circle which we talked about here on the program uh previously”
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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.
Discussed“I think what's what's clear and what the cause of this we can we can talk about in a minute cuz I think we disagree about the the underlying cause, but you know, this is an issue that Chris Arnade has has written about in his book Dignity and on the on the program that that that just disruption the”
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The Comfort Crisis
The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter is an exploration of how modern comforts and sedentary lifestyles negatively impact human health and well-being, advocating for the intentional reintegration of physical challenges.
Discussed“reminds you of the episode we had with Michael Michael Easter on the comfort zone. We we become accustomed to comfort in the modern world and we don't appreciate it and when it's taken away we are very unhappy to lose those comforts.”
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Tribe
Tribe by Sebastian Junger is a non-fiction book that explores the psychological need for community, human connection, and the challenges veterans face when reintegrating into modern society.
Discussed“I think about Sebastian Younger's book tribe on this program. He talked about how uh in colonial American times, people who were kidnapped by Native Americans often didn't want to come home after a while because they found themselves more having a more communal life that they valued, a life closer to the to nature, and they found many rewards”
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Orbiting the Giant Hairball
Orbiting the Giant Hairball by Gordon MacKenzie is a widely celebrated work exploring corporate culture, creativity, and the preservation of unconventional thinking within large institutions.
Recommended“it's called orbiting the giant hairball it's one of my favorite books and it's a book about culture”
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The road
The Road by Vasily Grossman is a powerful collection of short stories and essays reflecting on war, human resilience, and the author's profound worldview.
Discussed“the road is a uh short story of Grossman's and it's the title as well of a uh an edited alumn that you did of his shorter writings”
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The World of Yesterday
The World of Yesterday by Stefan Zweig is a poignant and haunting autobiographical memoir chronicling the rich cultural life of pre-war Vienna and the devastating collapse of European civilization under the rise of Nazism.
Recommended“His memoir, which I really recommend, which I think your quote is from, it's called The World of Yesterday. It's an extraordinary memoir of life in in in Vienna and in Europe between the wars and then the rise of the Nazis.”
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Aspiration
Aspiration by Agnes Callard is a philosophical work that investigates how people desire and strive to acquire values and preferences they do not yet fully understand.
Recommended“I should have mentioned the names of their books that I read and that inspired me along with the interviews. Agnes Callard's book is Aspiration, and L.A. Paul's is Transformative Experience. Great books.”
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Evil
Evil by Roy F.
Discussed“The book by Roy Balmeister called Evil. It says it's called Evil Inside Human Violence and Cruelty.”
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For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway is a classic novel centered on the Spanish Civil War and the harrowing experiences of Robert Jordan, an American volunteer attached to the Abraham Lincoln Brigade.
Discussed“Our topic for today is Hemingway's novel, For Whom the Bell Tolls.”
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If this is a Man
If This Is a Man by Primo Levi is a harrowing and essential memoir documenting the author's survival in the Auschwitz concentration camp during the Holocaust.
Discussed“i was recently talking to dwayne betts uh the poet and an author about we were talking about it hasn't aired yet but primo levy's book um if this is a man and followed by the truce and then also ralph ellison's book invisible man which is a novel”
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Invisible Man
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison is a landmark twentieth-century American novel that explores the complex themes of identity, race, and societal invisibility through the eyes of an unnamed Black narrator moving from the American South to Harlem.
Discussed“i was recently talking to dwayne betts uh the poet and an author about we were talking about it hasn't aired yet but primo levy's book um if this is a man and followed by the truce and then also ralph ellison's book invisible man which is a novel”
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Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor
Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor by Yossi Klein Halevi is a personal and intellectual exploration of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict presented through a series of letters addressed to an anonymous neighbor.
Discussed“I interviewed yie Klein levy on the program and his book very much put the two different narratives at the center his book Letters to my Palestinian neighbor didn't get that big a reception in in the West Bank in in Gaza”
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Transformative Experience
Transformative Experience by L.A.
Recommended“I should have mentioned the names of their books that I read and that inspired me along with the interviews. Agnes Callard's book is Aspiration, and L.A. Paul's is Transformative Experience. Great books.”
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Waiting For "SUPERMAN"
Waiting For Superman is a documentary film and companion book project that examines the deep systemic flaws in the American public education system and explores the rise of charter schools.
Discussed“well i yeah i remember the documentary waiting for superman how a really horrible teacher could just get shuttled to a different school system and get a new start which is somewhat reminiscent of the union power you mentioned earlier with rogue police officers”
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Anarchy, State, and Utopia
Anarchy, State, and Utopia by Robert Nozick is a foundational 1974 political philosophy book that defends libertarianism and introduces famous thought experiments like the pleasure machine.
Discussed“thought anarchy state utopia by robert nozick which i have not gone i have not gone back to but it had a huge impact on me”
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Superintelligence
Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom is a rigorous philosophical exploration of the potential existential risks, pathways, and ultimate consequences of creating artificial intelligence that vastly surpasses human cognitive capabilities.
Discussed“I mean his book super intelligence you know it's it's quite chilling”
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The economics of discrimination
The Economics of Discrimination by Gary Stanley Becker is a foundational 1957 economic text that models racial disparities and prejudice through rational choice theory and personal animus.
Discussed“and and I'm going to pay you and and Stephen a a compliment that I I think you'll both appreciate, which is that reading this book reminded me a little bit of reading The Economics of Discrimination by Gary Becker.”
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The Social Contract
The Social Contract by Robert Ardrey is a provocative exploration of human behavior, evolutionary biology, and the innate drives that shape social organization and political institutions.
Discussed“Um I remember reading this a book called The Social Contract by Robert Arrey.”
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The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury is a modernist novel by William Faulkner that employs stream-of-consciousness techniques to chronicle the decline of the Compson family.
Discussed“having tried to read um um Sound the Sound of the Fury and at 16 and not getting very far and thinking, well, it's just a bad book.”
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The Truce
The Truce by Primo Levi is a powerful autobiographical sequel that chronicles the author's long, meandering, and physically challenging journey back to Italy following his liberation from the Auschwitz concentration camp.
Discussed“I probably talked about it in the episode with um Dwayne Betts when we talked about Primo Levy as well as Ralph Ellison. And in his book, The Truce, where Primo Levy talks about coming back from Awitz and we're trying to get back to Italy, which is a long meandering, painful, and challenging journey. There's an immense amount of”
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Where We Are
Where We Are by Roger Scruton is a reflective examination of national identity, home, and the deep emotional attachment people form toward specific places.
Discussed“I think it's now coming out. I can't remember. I think it's before this with Megan McArdle on um Roger Scruton's book where we are, which is about the role that place plays in our emotional well-being”
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Everything Flows
Everything Flows by Vasily Grossman is a powerful, concise novel that confronts the devastating legacy of Soviet totalitarianism, the psychological scars of the Gulag, and the historical trauma of the Ukrainian terror famine.
Recommended“uh we mentioned everything flows which is a shorter novel and I mentioned these only because some of you out there I'm sure are intimidated”
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A soldier of the great war
A Soldier of the Great War by Mark Helprin is an epic and sweeping historical novel that follows an elderly Italian man reflecting on his youth, art, and his harrowing experiences fighting on the Italian front during World War I.
Recommended“and for novels I think so of the Great War is your Masterpiece although I like them all um it's um many of your books will make the reader cry”
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A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders is a masterclass of literary criticism where the acclaimed author and professor analyzes classic Russian short stories by masters like Chekhov and Tolstoy to reveal how great fiction works on the human mind.
Recommended“but i found it in a book by george sanders which is a masterpiece the book his book is called a swim in a pond in the rain where he takes different russian short stories chekhov tolstoy other and others and he riffs on them”
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Einstein's Dreams
Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman is a short, imaginative novel by an MIT professor and physicist that playfully explores various alternate conceptions of time and its fundamental nature.
Recommended“I've read Einstein's Dreams, which one of your earliest books, which is a wonderful, recommend it to listeners.”
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The Noble Lie
The Noble Lie by Gary Greenberg is a thought-provoking book that examines the psychological and social mechanisms behind how people self-suppress the truth and embrace comforting falsehoods for a perceived higher good.
Recommended“and he has a very powerful book called The Noble lie which I recommend where he talks about how people self-sup the truth”
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The Seven Silly Eaters
The Seven Silly Eaters by Mary Ann Hoberman is a delightful and humorous children's rhyming book about a quirky family and their demanding children with very particular culinary preferences.
Recommended“I'm just going to put in a vote for um slightly older age than the than say um good night moon but a slightly older age would would be the Seven Silly Eaters um and uh the gardener those are two books I love we'll put up links to it”
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The Wisdom of Insecurity
The Wisdom of Insecurity by Alan Watts is a philosophical book exploring how human beings struggle with the inherent unpredictability of life and the search for psychological stability.
Recommended“Or uh there's I love this one. I got Alan Watts in the wisdom of insecurity which is a a book I kind of love and kind of it's a book it's fascinating book. I'll mention it for a second. It was written in 1951 or 52. I think it could have been written yesterday. It's all about how the”
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If a Place Can Make You Cry
If a Place Can Make You Cry by Daniel Gordis is a collection of dispatches from an anxious state that reflects on the emotional and political realities of living in Israel during times of intense conflict.
Recommended“you moved here in 1998 from Los Angeles and you published a remarkable book a very powerful book titled if a place can make you to cry dispatches from an anxious State I strongly recommend it”
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In the First Circle
In the First Circle is a powerful and semi-autobiographical novel by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn that portrays the harsh realities of life and forced labor for intellectuals inside a special Soviet prison scientific research institute.
Recommended“in the first circle by alexander sochninson”
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Into Thin Air
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer is a gripping and tragic non-fiction account detailing the author's harrowing participation in the disastrous 1996 Mount Everest climbing expedition that resulted in the deaths of several climbers.
Recommended“when I rated to thin air for me the it's a great read just if you haven't read it it's an extraordinary read”
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Israel
Israel: A Concise History by Daniel Gordis is a comprehensive historical overview that traces the complex political, cultural, and military developments of the modern state of Israel and the Zionist movement.
Recommended“if you want more of the history you can read Danny's earlier book Israel concise history a fantastic read I recommend it”
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Midlife
Midlife by Kieran Setiya is a philosophical guide that reevaluates the midlife crisis, arguing that while cultural panic surrounding middle age is sometimes overhyped, the psychological challenges of this life stage are genuinely rooted in valid philosophical reasons.
Discussed“well I'm thinking about Karen such as example from his book midlife that we talked about italic and italic activities tele meaning having a goal”
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The Gulag Archipelago
The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn is a monumental historical exposé documenting the brutal realities of the Soviet forced labor camp system through personal testimony and archival research.
Discussed“I'm thinking of of Sol n who in the goog and in the first Circle which we we talked about on this program”
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The Least of Us
The Least of Us by Sam Quinones examines the impact of fentanyl and methamphetamine in the United States while exploring stories of recovery and community hope.
Discussed“His latest book, and the topic of today's episode, is The Least of Us, True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth.”
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The life you can save
The Life You Can Save: How to Play Your Part in Ending World Poverty by Peter Singer is a foundational work of moral philosophy and effective altruism that argues affluent individuals have an ethical obligation to alleviate extreme global suffering.
Discussed“and i'll remind listeners that shallow pond is the centerpiece of his book the life you say we did an interview on that um a while back we'll put a link to it”
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The master and his emissary
The Master and His Emissary by Iain McGilchrist is a detailed exploration of brain hemispheric lateralization and its cultural consequences.
Recommended“And of course, you referenced the work of Ian McGrist, the master and his emissary, and his a past econ where we talked about that those two kinds of attention. And I encourage listeners to go back and listen to that episode to to look at I would say read his book, but his book is quite dense and quite”
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The Sweet Spot
The Sweet Spot by Paul Bloom is a psychology book that investigates why human beings voluntarily seek out pain, suffering, and challenging experiences as part of a meaningful life.
Discussed“this comes back to a book uh a psychologist wrote uh he's on my program right now which was that there's a sweet spot uh and and that a little bit of suffering is part of what gives life its meaning.”
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The Year of Living Constitutionally
The Year of Living Constitutionally by A.J.
Recommended“uh and of course we've recently talked about the Constitution with AJ Jacobs in his Year of Living constitutional I know you heard that episode it was a wonderful book and a wonderful conversation I appreciate that we'll put a link up to it”
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Truffle Hound
Truffle Hound by Rowan Jacobsen is a non-fiction book that explores the fascinating world of training dogs to unearth valuable truffles without consuming them in the process.
Discussed“He was the last here in October of 2021 talking about his book Truffle Hound. That episode tied for first place in our annual poll of favorite episodes of the year.”
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Beowulf
Beowulf is an Old English epic poem about a hero who battles monsters and a dragon.
Discussed“let's let's go back to what you mentioned quickly in passing you said a certain stylistic aspects of Beowulf uh there's alliteration”
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Bittersweet
Bittersweet by Susan Cain is a nonfiction exploration of melancholy, sorrow, and longing, examining how these emotions can serve as sources of creativity, connection, and healing.
Discussed“I mean did that did I did an episode um with uh Susan Kaine on her book Bittersweet and for me the Odyssey especially the Jewish perspective on it which um uh there are there are a zillion pages of Jewish grappling with this with this fact...”
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Conflicted
Conflicted by Ian Leslie is a self-help and communication book that explores how to navigate disagreements constructively and turn arguments into tools for connection.
Discussed“He was last here in June of 2021 discussing his book Conflicted.”
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Determined
Determined by Robert M.
Discussed“Uh, related episodes on the other side of the free will determinism debate include uh, my discussion with uh, Robert Sapolski on his book determined and the recent episode with Gerv Sururi on his book with Jay Mlen, the emergent mind.”
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Ending Medical Reversal
Ending Medical Reversal by Vinayak K.
Discussed“Adam seu had written a book with benai Prasad and the book was ending medical reversal and basically the idea of that book which fascinating me and still does is that many of the most common and implemented medical procedures”
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Foundations of Economic Analysis
Foundations of Economic Analysis by Paul Anthony Samuelson is a seminal 1948 economics text that profoundly shaped the discipline by applying advanced mathematics to human behavior and economic theory in unprecedented ways.
Discussed“uh the 1948 foundations of economic analysis had a big impact on the field”
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How Innovation Works
How Innovation Works by Matt Ridley is a non-fiction exploration that examines how major historical inventions, technological breakthroughs, and standard of living improvements develop over long stretches of time.
Discussed“while i was reading your book one is i interviewed matt ridley about his book how innovation works”
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Law, Legislation and Liberty, Volume 1
Law, Legislation and Liberty, Volume 1 by F.
Discussed“but I read law legislation and Liberty and I don't think it totally makes sense”
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Law, Legislation, and Liberty, Volume 19
Law, Legislation, and Liberty by F.
Discussed“but I read law legislation and Liberty and I don't think it totally makes sense”
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Lost Connections
Lost Connections by Johann Hari is a compelling exploration of the underlying causes of depression and anxiety, arguing that societal disconnection plays a massive role in mental health struggles.
Discussed“So, this episode is a pairs nicely with a recent interview we did with I did with uh Johann Hari in his book Lost Connections.”
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Primal Intelligence
Primal Intelligence is an engaging book by Angus Fletcher that examines the science and nature of human intuition and decision-making.
Discussed“Then I interviewed Angus Fletcher recently his book primal intelligence is very much a defensive intuition slightly different interpretation than yours but but in the ballpark.”
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Range
Range by David J.
Discussed“it's how Garth I learned from David Epstein in his book range and in our interview”
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Sapiens
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari is a sweeping exploration of how Homo sapiens evolved, dominated the planet, and constructed complex imaginary orders like religion, money, and nations.
Discussed“I mean do of all her re on the program talking about his book sapiens I don't have things I didn't like about that book either”
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Skin in the Game
Skin in the Game by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a provocative philosophical exploration of risk, accountability, and asymmetry in human systems.
Discussed“so he has a book called skid in the game”
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Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson is an acclaimed biography that chronicles the tumultuous life, visionary intensity, and complex personality of the Apple cofounder through extensive collaboration and interviews conducted while Jobs was dying.
Discussed“Reminded me of um the portrait of Steve Jobs in in Walter Isaacson's book, a book that I did not read for a long time because every review of it said the same thing.”
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Stillness Is the Key
Stillness Is the Key by Ryan Holiday is a popular book exploring the ancient philosophical concept of stoicism and how achieving inner stillness can lead to a more balanced and successful life.
Discussed“His latest book, Stillness is the Key, is the subject of today's conversation.”
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Studying with Miss Bishop
Studying with Miss Bishop: Memoirs from a Young Writer's Life by Dana Gioia is an autobiographical work chronicling the author's formative experiences and early literary journey.
Discussed“he was last year in February of 2021 talking about his book studying with Miss Bishop Dana welcome back to econ talk”
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Talent
Talent by Tyler Cowen and Daniel Gross is a nonfiction guide designed to help leaders identify, evaluate, and recruit exceptional individuals.
Discussed“when I interviewed Tyler Cowan about his book Talent he suggested as an interview question which I found surprising”
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The First Circle
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's powerful novel depicts the grim realities and moral dilemmas faced by scientists, intellectuals, and political prisoners confined to a special Soviet research prison.
Discussed“I'm thinking of of Sol n who in the goog and in the first Circle which we we talked about on this program”
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The Heart Aroused
The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America by David Whyte is a book that examines how poetry and ancient metaphors can help individuals navigate modern corporate environments, maintain their authenticity, and find deeper meaning in their professional lives.
Discussed“yeah i mentioned uh recently uh the book The Heart aroused by David White and what that book is it's w-h-y-t it's a lovely book”
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The Road to Serfdom
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Discussed“and i think you know i i'm a big fan of of hayek the economist and uh there's a page or two in uh in uh the road to serfdom where he makes the case for a socialized medicine”
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman explores the dual systems of the human mind that drive how people think, make choices, and commit cognitive errors.
Discussed“give an idea of how widespread this is this illusion because because someone might say reasonably oh Adam come on nobody everybody knows it's a somewhat flawed process nobody really um I don't think that's true I'm going to give you the example of um Daniel Kahneman uh Nobel Prize winner in economics who has a chapter in his book”
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Ulysses by Alfred Lord Tennyson: The Poem
Ulysses by Alfred Lord Tennyson: The Poem is a classic dramatic monologue written by the Victorian poet Alfred Lord Tennyson that explores themes of aging, restlessness, and the unending desire for adventure.
Discussed“you know last night I was at dinner and I had an urge to quote Ulysses by Tennyson and I know I don't know I probably know 20 lines of Ulysses by heart”
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Who by Fire
Who by Fire by Matti Friedman is a critically acclaimed non-fiction book that recounts the extraordinary and little-known story of legendary musician Leonard Cohen's spontaneous trip to the front lines during the 1973 Yom Kippur War to perform for Israeli soldiers.
Discussed“he was last year in June of 2022 talking about his wonderful book who by fire in that book he tells the story of Leonard Cohen's trip to Israel during the Yom kipur War of 1973 where Cohen played numerous concerts for soldiers at the front and in the process revitalized his career”
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Why We Drive
Why We Drive by Matthew B.
Discussed“and we had matthew Crawford on the program in a very provocative book he wrote called why we drive and he was suggesting you know Google the reason Google wants to have a car a driverless car is because they want to be able to get your attention when you're driving and when you're driving it's a little dangerous to”
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A Line in the Sand
A Line in the Sand: Britain, France, and the Struggle to Shape the Middle East by James Barr is a historical examination of the geopolitical decisions made by European powers that forged modern Middle Eastern borders.
Recommended“But after a little research, I discovered a book, A Line in the Sand: Britain, France, and the Struggle to Shape the Middle East by our guest, James Barr.”
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His Greatest Speeches
His Greatest Speeches is a curated collection focusing on Abraham Lincoln, edited and analyzed by Diana Schaub.
Recommended“and again I recommend along with Diana's book Gary Will's book on Gettysburg is is really a wonderful book”
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The Mattering Instinct
The Mattering Instinct by Rebecca Newberger Goldstein is a thoughtful exploration of how our deepest human longings drive both connection and division in society.
Discussed“Her latest book and the subject of today's episode is The Mattering Instinct: How Our Deepest Longing Drives Us and Divides Us.”
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99 Poems
99 Poems is a poetry collection by Dana Gioia that brings together a rich selection of lyrical work from the acclaimed American poet and writer.
Recommended“But you also could pick up 99 Poems and perhaps enjoy those as well.”
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A Book about the Garden and the Gardener
A Book about the Garden and the Gardener is a reflective work on horticulture and life, though the conversation specifically referenced a children's book about a gardener.
Recommended“I'm just going to put in a vote for um slightly older age than the than say um good night moon but a slightly older age would would be the Seven Silly Eaters um and uh the gardener those are two books I love we'll put up links to it”
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A Conflict of Visions
A Conflict of Visions is a work of political philosophy by Thomas Sowell that examines the underlying assumptions about human nature that shape competing political and social ideologies.
Recommended“I'm looking at my notes and I've got Thomas Soul's Conflict of Visions in the next paragraph, which is an extraordinary book, by the way, and uh I strongly recommend it.”
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A Dove of the East
A Dove of the East is a collection of short stories by Mark Helprin known for its lyrical prose and evocative depictions of various landscapes and human experiences.
Discussed“um you wrote uh Dove of the East the collection and Ellis Island”
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A Gentleman in Moscow
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles is a celebrated historical novel that follows an aristocratic Russian count who is sentenced to spend the remainder of his life inside a luxury hotel by a Bolshevik tribunal.
Discussed“he is a um he is an Exemplar which is reason his you know his t his the title of the book is is a gentleman in Moscow is not just a man in Moscow”
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Adventures in the screen trade
Adventures in the Screen Trade by William Goldman is a widely celebrated memoir and instructional guide detailing the author's experiences as a prominent Hollywood screenwriter.
Recommended“he is the screenwriter of The Princess Bride uh he's the screenwriter of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and other successful movies and he wrote A Memoir about that experience called adventures in the screen trade and I think that's the name of it I will put a link up to it”
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Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans by Melanie Mitchell offers a comprehensive examination of artificial intelligence, separating current technological achievements from science fiction hype while exploring how algorithms learn and perceive the world.
Recommended“our book is artificial intelligence Melanie thanks for being part of econ talk”
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As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying is a classic 1930 novel by American author William Faulkner that presents the harrowing journey of the Bundren family as they attempt to fulfill their matriarch's dying wish for burial.
Recommended“so, but I took the course and uh, one of the I think the first Faulner we read was As I Lay Dying and As I Lay Dying is a book I recommend. I uh spoiler I love Faulner became one of my favorite writers and it wasn't so enamored of Conrad by the end of the course... and when”
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CAN YOU FORGIVE HER?
Can You Forgive Her? by Anthony Trollope is a classic Victorian novel that examines the complex romantic choices, financial pressures, and social expectations faced by independent-minded women in nineteenth-century England.
Recommended“Uh, I just would put in a plug for Can You Forgive Her if you've never read Trollup.”
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Catch-67
Catch-67 by Micah Goodman is an insightful political and philosophical book that examines the deep contradictions and emotional complexities surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, presenting various worldviews held by Israelis.
Recommended“He has another fascinating book called Catch-67 which explores the contradictions and inconsistencies with different worldviews toward the conflict”
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Churchill
Churchill by Andrew Roberts is an acclaimed biographical work detailing the long, complex, and consequential life of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
Recommended“my guest today has been Andrew Roberts his book is Churchill walking with destiny”
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Discipline Is Destiny
Discipline Is Destiny by Ryan Holiday is a compelling book that examines the power of self-control through historical examples and Stoic philosophy.
Discussed“our topic for today is his latest book discipline is Destiny the power of self-control”
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Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni is an iconic opera composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart that explores the dramatic downfall of a legendary libertine.
Recommended“watch bergman's movie The Magic Flute try to see Don listen to Dan Giovani by Mozart”
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Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards is a practical guide designed to help individuals learn how to draw by unlocking perceptual skills associated with the brain's right hemisphere.
Recommended“and then I asked a friend who who painted for a recommendation he told me to get drawn on the right side of the brain and uh I recommend it to listeners it changes the way you see the world it doesn't just it does teach you how to draw it's a beautiful book but it also teaches you to”
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Ellis Island
Ellis Island is a collection of short fiction by Mark Helprin that showcases the author's distinct lyrical style and keen observation of human nature across various settings.
Discussed“um you wrote uh Dove of the East the collection and Ellis Island”
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Ergodicity
Ergodicity by Luca Dellanna explores the concepts of risk, ruin, and survival in professional and personal contexts.
Discussed“and if I would put the biggest lesson of this book into uh a single phrase it would be you only get the average if you're allowed to continue to play”
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European Self-representations at the New York World's Fair of 1939
European Self-representations at the New York World's Fair of 1939 by David E.
Recommended“But this is a fascinating thing that 1939, by the way, David Galler wrote a wonderful novel on the 1939 World's Fair, which I really enjoyed, which I recommend.”
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Free Agents
Free Agents by Kevin J.
Discussed“And you know it comes down one way to capture that you talk about in the book is the question of agency.”
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Gulag
Anne Applebaum's Gulag provides a comprehensive historical examination of the Soviet forced labor camp system, detailing its origins, administration, and the devastating impact on millions of prisoners.
Recommended“I recommend that all my listeners read the goog archipelago by Sol niten or the goog by Ann applebomb one dramatically larger than the longer than the other”
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Gut Feelings
Gut Feelings by Gerd Gigerenzer is a fascinating exploration of human decision-making, cognitive rationality, and the surprising power of unconscious heuristics and rules of thumb.
Discussed“our topic for today is his work on decision-making rationality and rules of thumb including his 2008 book gut feelings the intelligence of the unconscious”
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How Minds Change
How Minds Change by David McRaney is a nonfiction book exploring the psychology of persuasion, belief formation, and how people alter their deeply held viewpoints.
Discussed“and i i think it's also in um robert burton's book that you you reference burton in your book”
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How to Change
How to Change by Katy Milkman is a popular science book that explores evidence-based strategies for overcoming personal hurdles and successfully transforming behavior to reach long-term goals.
Discussed“she is the james g dinan professor at the wharton school university of pennsylvania and the author of how to change the science of getting from where you are to where you want to be which is our topic for today katie welcome to econ talk”
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I Can't Stop Thinking About VAR
I Can't Stop Thinking About VAR by Daisy Christodoulou is a book that examines the impact of video assistant referees, decision-making processes, and cognitive rules in modern association football.
Recommended“My guest today has been Daisy Christodoulou. Her book is I Can't Stop Thinking About VAR.”
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International Institutions of the Middle East
International Institutions of the Middle East by James Worrall examines the diplomatic frameworks, governance structures, and historical forces that have shaped the modern Middle East.
Recommended“But after a little research, I discovered a book, A Line in the Sand: Britain, France, and the Struggle to Shape the Middle East by our guest, James Barr.”
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Madam Butterfly
Madam Butterfly is a renowned tragic opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini that tells the heartbreaking story of a young Japanese geisha named Cio-Cio-San who falls deeply in love with an American naval officer.
Recommended“when I was about um 25 years old my dad in desperation disappointed that I had never really caught the bug uh sent me a cassette of Madam butterfly with leontin price and he said look just listen to it for 20 minutes ... put on Madam butterfly”
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Middlemarch
Middlemarch by George Eliot is a classic Victorian novel that explores provincial life, social reform, morality, and human relationships in a fictional English town.
Recommended“Middle March is one of my favorite novels. I read it uh 50 45 years ago probably. And the last page of Middle March is a masterpiece.”
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Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness
Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness by Patrick House is a book that examines the complex nature of human consciousness through various scientific and philosophical perspectives.
Recommended“And we've gone way far afield here. So, I just want to say, which I've enjoyed immensely, but I want to say that if you have any interest in these kind of topics, this book is is a beautiful book... So, I I would encourage anyone who is interested in these kind of questions to read Patrick's book because it”
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On Liberty
On Liberty by John Stuart Mill is a classic 1959 political essay that serves as one of history's most robust defenses of individual freedom, free expression, and intellectual liberty.
Recommended“And we just throw in John Stuart Mill. If you haven't read On Liberty lately, read it.”
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On Settler Colonialism
On Settler Colonialism by Adam Kirsch is a short, concise book examining the ideological movement surrounding settler colonialism in nations like the United States, Canada, Australia, and Israel.
Discussed“what I like about Adam's book is it it's it's very calm I'll just say he does not uh he appears to have done a great deal of reading uh he doesn't do any yelling there's no yelling in the book which I really appreciate”
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Our Mutual Friend
Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens is a sweeping Victorian novel exploring wealth, corruption, and societal hypocrisy against the backdrop of the River Thames.
Recommended“i would pick our mutual friend by dickens which is just my personal very good and underrated”
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Pumpkinflowers
Pumpkinflowers is a poignant memoir and history that examines the experiences of Israeli soldiers serving in Lebanon during the 1990s.
Recommended“I want to start by talking about your book pumpkin flowers A Soldier Story which was published in 2016 uh it's now out in audio it's an amazing book it's a heartbreaking portrait of what it's like to be a soldier the fear the pain the boredom the waste the opportunity it's all in there and it's a very short”
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Question 7
Question Seven by Richard Flanagan is an extraordinary memoir by the acclaimed author that explores complex historical intersections, human consciousness, and memory through a narrative blending personal reflection and broader global histories.
Recommended“I want to put a plug in for a book uh that's only tangentially related but I just read question seven by Richard Flanigan which is a memoir it's an extraordinary book”
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Refiner's Fire
Refiner's Fire is a novel by Mark Helprin that follows the spiritual and physical journeys of a protagonist navigating a complex and often turbulent world.
Discussed“uh you started off the if I'm correct your um your first your first published novel was refiner fire which was published in 1977”
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Rules of Civility
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles is a celebrated historical fiction novel that follows a young woman navigating high society in New York City during the late 1930s.
Discussed“Rules of Civility is a masterpiece by the way you could argue I hope it becomes under consideration for the the Great American novel I think that's what you were aiming for and I could you could argue you succeeded it's an extraordinary book about American mores personalities philosophy and so on”
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Six Days of War
Six Days of War by Michael B.
Recommended“he's the author of many books but I particularly want to recommend six days of War June 1967 in the making of the modern Middle East which is a superb treatment of the Six Day War”
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Stalingrad
Stalingrad by Vasily Grossman is a sweeping historical novel that chronicles the pivotal World War II battle and explores complex human experiences against the backdrop of Soviet society.
Discussed“uh for Grossman both his work Stalingrad and life and fate”
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Statistics for Public Policy
Statistics for Public Policy by Jeremy G.
Recommended“so I just want to recommend the book if those kind of ideas appeal to you uh you'll enjoy this book and it it will be useful to you um is is that a fair assessment”
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The Constitution of Knowledge
Discussed“but as you point out a number of times uh in the book there's a parallel between the constitution of knowledge the that is the process by which we try to figure out peacefully what is true”
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The Happy Hypocrite
The Happy Hypocrite by Max Beerbohm is a classic allegorical short story about a man who wears a mask of virtue until his inner character transforms to match it.
Recommended“I tell the story The Happy hypocrite which is a story I recommend to people um it's magnificent by Max bierbaum”
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The Intelligence of Intuition
The Intelligence of Intuition by Gerd Gigerenzer explores the science of human decision-making and the vital role that gut feelings play in navigating an uncertain world.
Discussed“Our topic for today is his book, The Intelligence of Intuition. Gird, welcome back to Econ Talk.”
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The League of Nations Experience
The League of Nations Experience by Aurora Almada e Santos and Yvette Santos is an academic text examining international organization history and multilateral diplomacy.
Recommended“And by the way, I recommend a book. I think I've mentioned it a long long time ago called I think it's called The League, which is about the economics of the NFL. It's a phenomenal book.”
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The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute is a renowned two-act opera composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder, celebrated for its enchanting blend of whimsical fairy-tale elements, Masonic symbolism, and sublime vocal pyrotechnics.
Recommended“watch bergman's movie The Magic Flute try to see Don listen to Dan Giovani by Mozart”
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The Pacific and Other Stories
The Pacific and Other Stories by Mark Helprin is a collection of short fiction showcasing the author's mature narrative style and thematic concerns.
Recommended“and alternatively if you're only going to take a dip into the work I would um perfection in um the Pacific that particular shortt story I think is an incredible Masterpiece”
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The Philosophy of Hebrew Scripture
The Philosophy of Hebrew Scripture by Yoram Hazony is a scholarly examination that reads the Bible not just as a religious text, but as a work of profound political and philosophical thought.
Recommended“well i want to recommend uh past econ econ talk guest joram hazoni has a remarkable book called the philosophy of hebrew scripture”
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The Ritual Effect
The Ritual Effect by Michael Norton is an insightful non-fiction book that explores how everyday routines and intentional practices can harness surprising psychological power in human lives.
Discussed“he is the author of the ritual effect from Habit to Ritual harness the surprising power of everyday actions and that book is our topic for today”
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Unreasonable Hospitality
Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara is a celebrated business and leadership book that details how extraordinary, personalized service can transform a great organization into an unforgettable experience.
Discussed“he is the author of The New York Times bestseller unreasonable Hospitality the remarkable power of giving people more than expect which is our subject for today will welcome to econ talk”
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When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows...
When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows...
Recommended“My guest today has been Steven Pinker. His book is When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows.”
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A Beautiful Mind
A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar is a biographical work chronicling the life of mathematician John Nash and his struggle with schizophrenia.
Discussed“if you've read the beautiful A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasser or seen the the movie uh you know John Nash turned down I think uh offered to be chair of a Department of Mathematics because he said he was busy being emperor of Antarctica and he meant it very seriously”
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A City on Mars
Discussed“our topic for today is his latest book co-authored with his wife Kelly a city on Mars”
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A heartbreaking work of staggering genius
Dave Eggers's acclaimed and unconventional memoir chronicles his experiences raising his younger brother following the sudden deaths of both of their parents, blending raw emotional vulnerability with formally experimental storytelling.
Discussed“Heartbreaking work of staggering genius.”
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A Treatise on the Family
Discussed“uh I think you're a little unfair to the subtlety that he brings in books like the economics of discrimination and a tretis on the Family”
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Alchemy
Alchemy by Rory Sutherland is an insightful examination of behavioral economics and the psychological quirks that drive human decision-making in business and everyday life.
Discussed“his latest book which is the subject of today's conversation is alchemy the surprising power of ideas that don't make sense”
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All Desire is a Desire for Being
Discussed“and she is the editor of Renee Gerard's all desire is a desire for being essential writings which was published in 2023”
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All Joy and No Fun
All Joy and No Fun by Jennifer Senior is an insightful, hilarious, and deeply researched exploration of modern parenting that examines how children profoundly reshape the emotional, social, and economic lives of their parents.
Discussed“and New York Magazine ran a cover story um that coincided with a book by Jennifer Senior called all joy and no fun and it used my photographs to illustrate the story”
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Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy is a monumental 19th-century masterpiece of Russian literature that explores complex themes of love, adultery, social class, and tragic human choices.
Critiqued“i would like to read that again because i did not like anna karenina and that would be my uh least favorite famous book that most people love”
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Anointed
Discussed“See, but the idea of anointed, excuse me, but the idea of anointed is uh there's a lot of that laying around influencing me in ways that I probably don't realize.”
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Anthem
Anthem by Ayn Rand is a dystopian novella that explores a collectivist future where individuality has been eradicated and the word "I" has been erased from human language.
Discussed“and he said well it's a musical uh of Ein Ran's no Nolla Anthem”
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Antifragile
Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is an intellectual and business book that explores how systems and leaders can gain from disorder, adversity, and volatility rather than merely withstand them.
Discussed“so so we gotta back up we gotta back up the whole the whole point that that i understand you to be making both in the pieces that you've written recently and going back to your books get in the game and anti-fragile”
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Artificial Intelligence: a Modern Approach
Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach by Stuart Russell and Peter Norvig is widely recognized as the definitive academic textbook on artificial intelligence, providing a comprehensive overview of the field's foundational concepts and methodologies.
Discussed“I have the 2011 artificial intelligence textbook by Russell and Norvig on my shelf. It's about 1,100 pages long. Of those 1,100 pages, about 16 total are devoted to neural nets.”
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Atonement
Atonement by Ian McEwan is a sweeping and intricately structured modern classic that follows the devastating lifelong consequences of a single childhood misunderstanding across multiple historical eras.
Discussed“I read the um classic comic, and there is no classic comic for Atonement by Ian Mchuan. uh if there were uh you would not be changed by that.”
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Ball Four
Ball Four by Jim Bouton is a candid and groundbreaking sports memoir that chronicles a season in the author's life as a major league baseball pitcher, exposing the raw, unpolished reality of professional clubhouse culture.
Discussed“Don't you think there's some sense in which we've fooled ourselves before to, you know, that our presidents of the past, which were certainly viewed much less cynically, our athletes, you know, there was a famous uh uh memoir Ball Four written by Jim Bouton, a baseball player, where he peeled back the curtain from sports players who were we”
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Bea Wolf
Discussed“so let's hear the opening of uh be a wolf all right let's do it”
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Believe
Believe by Ross Douthat is an exploration of why religious faith remains logical and vital in the modern era.
Discussed“Your book is an attempt to justify belief or the exploration of belief from an intelligent perspective. Uh give us the thumbnail for the skeptics out there.”
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Big Business
Big Business by Tyler Cowen is an economic defense of large corporations that challenges conventional criticisms and highlights the immense societal benefits generated by major companies.
Discussed“our topic today is his latest book big business a love letter to an American antihero”
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Blind Spots
Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong and What It Means for Our Health by Marty Makary is a critical examination of medical dogma and systemic errors within the healthcare establishment.
Discussed“his latest book and the subject of today's conversation is blind spots when medicine gets it wrong at what it means for our health”
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Brave New World
Aldous Huxley's Brave New World is a chilling dystopian masterpiece that envisions a technologically advanced future society sustained by pharmacological distraction, engineered conformity, and the systematic eradication of deep human emotion and critical thought.
Discussed“one of the things I worry about and you know the dystopian view of I think the future is is Brave New World where people sit around taking this drug soma and medicating themselves”
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But What If We're Wrong?
But What If We're Wrong? by Chuck Klosterman is a cultural critique that challenges readers to reconsider contemporary assumptions about art, science, and society through the perspective of future generations.
Discussed“it's also in the writ in the book what but what if we're wrong by Chuck Klosterman”
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Churchill and Orwell
Churchill and Orwell by Thomas E.
Discussed“and in particular I know that when I interviewed Thomas Rix about his book Churchill Lenore well I think I think it was that a number of listeners were upset”
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Cross Purposes
Cross Purposes by Jonathan Rauch is a thoughtful examination exploring the intersection of modern democracy, civic institutions, and the evolving role of religion in American society.
Discussed“His latest book and the topic of today's conversation is Cross Purposes, Christianity's Broken Bargain with Democracy.”
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Curious George Discovers the Rainbow
This children's picture book follows the adventures of a famously curious little monkey as he learns about the colorful optical phenomena of rainbows.
Discussed“my wife was hate to hope it's okay to reveal this not a fan of reading Curious George which I love which I loved”
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Cyrano de Bergerac
Discussed“I don't think on the program, but the play Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand is um is what that's about.”
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Discourse on the Origin and the Foundations of Inequality Among Men
Discussed“So, what we're going to do today, uh, Leon's going to give a brief summary of Rouso's life and career, and we're going to do a close reading of a few paragraphs from his discourse on the origins and foundations of inequality among men, which is also known as the second discourse.”
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Discourse on the Origin of Inequality
Discourse on the Origin of Inequality by Jean-Jacques Rousseau is a foundational 18th-century philosophical text exploring the transition of human beings from a hypothetical state of nature into civil society, arguing that private property created inequality and social vices.
Discussed“So, what we're going to do today, uh, Leon's going to give a brief summary of Rouso's life and career, and we're going to do a close reading of a few paragraphs from his discourse on the origins and foundations of inequality among men, which is also known as the second discourse.”
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Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren
Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren by John Maynard Keynes is a famous 1930 essay examining technological progress, productivity, and the future reduction of the workweek.
Discussed“I just want to mention uh K's famous essay uh economic possibilities for our grandchildren which he wrote in 1930 which is you know was one of the things it's interesting about”
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Evolution of Desire
Discussed“among other books she is the author of evolution of desire a life of Renee Gerard which was the first biography of the French theorist published in 2018”
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Excellent Advice for Living
Excellent Advice for Living by Kevin Kelly is a popular book of concise maxims, rules of thumb, and wisdom covering careers, relationships, parenting, finances, and personal innovation.
Discussed“I had Kevin Kelly on the program recently he wrote a book called excellent advice for living wisdom I I wish I'd known earlier I really enjoyed that book it's a set of aphorisms many of them I think are true almost all of them and they're put in very witty and memorable formats to help you uh remember them”
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Exponential
Discussed“So, let's talk a little bit about your book to get started. It's called Exponential. Uh why?”
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Far From the Tree
Andrew Solomon's Far From the Tree is a comprehensive non-fiction exploration of how parents and children who are significantly different from each other navigate their relationships.
Discussed“I know it because I've read parts of Andrew Solomon's book far from the tree and you reference a new book”
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Finnegans Wake
Finnegans Wake by James Joyce is a famously experimental and notoriously dense modernist novel that challenges traditional narrative structures with its idiosyncratic language and dreamlike logic.
Discussed“and by the way my other confession i've never read ulysses by james joyce or finnegan's awake are you ready ulysses has to be in my top five”
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Fluke
Fluke by Brian Klaas examines chance, chaos, and the profound impact that small, random events have on everyday life and societal development.
Discussed“his latest book which is our topic for today is fluke chance chaos and why everything we do matters”
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Food Intelligence
Food Intelligence by Julia Belluz and Kevin Hall, PhD explores the intricate science, biology, and politics of weight loss, metabolism, and human nutrition.
Discussed“And I say one of the most the nicest things about your book is it really captures the wonder of how extraordinary the human body is in all of its various dimensions.”
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Frankenstein
Frankenstein by Mary W.
Discussed“so does that narrative matter other than as an entertainment as a way to for us to scare ourselves the equivalent to reading say Frankenstein by Mary Shelley”
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Freakonomics
Freakonomics by Steven D.
Discussed“well i have a complaint because for about five years uh when i tell somebody i was an economist they'd say have you read freakonomics what do you think of it”
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Freddy and Fredericka
Freddy and Fredericka by Mark Helprin is a humorous, satirical comic novel set in the contemporary world that follows the comedic misadventures of its royal protagonists.
Discussed“and there's a lot of humor in your work Freddy and fto in particular is is as you say is a comic”
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Free Will
Free Will is a concise philosophical book by Sam Harris that argues humans do not possess conscious control over their actions.
Discussed“You wrote a book called Free Will. We might talk about it in a few minutes.”
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Freedom and the Law
Discussed“I when I read freedom in the law found myself sometimes thinking well he's just plagiarized this from so and so except that it that's reversed”
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Getting Things Done
Getting Things Done by David Allen is a widely influential productivity and time-management manual designed to alleviate overwhelm through systematic workflow organization.
Discussed“they were pomodoroing 25 minutes on and five minutes after getting things done yes yeah they were David allening their way through the world”
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Gilead
Marilynne Robinson's Pulitzer Prize-winning epistolary novel, Gilead, is a profound meditation on faith, family history, and grace, told through the extended letter of an aging Congregationalist minister to his young son.
Discussed“Just to take an example, uh I love Gilead by uh Marian Robinson. It's not vacation reading.”
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Gödel, Escher, Bach
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R.
Discussed“he confessed when he had written his very influential book Goethe lecture and Bach”
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Goodnight Moon
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown is a classic children's bedtime story featuring a young rabbit saying goodnight to various objects in the great green room.
Discussed“but probably the single best seller is good night Moon I do not like reading that book out loud to my kids although I've done it dozens and dozens of times”
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Great Expectations
Great Expectations is Charles Dickens's classic coming-of-age novel that follows the orphan Pip as he navigates class, ambition, and heartbreak in nineteenth-century England.
Discussed“i couldn't help thinking of great expectations yes by dickens one of my all-time favorite novels where pip the main character is going to have a chance to live in a different world in the world that his his sister who's raising him and his uncle who are raising him”
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Great Ideas for VBS
The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale by John Robert Cutshall is a business and economic publication that examines why certain innovations succeed on a massive scale while others fail to replicate their initial success.
Discussed“Uh the book's called The Voltage Effect, but in many ways, you know, I think of this book, which is a wonderful mix of applied economics and behavioral economics and empirical work as uh illustrating what I think of as uh the truth is elusive.”
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How Much Land Does a Man Need?
How Much Land Does a Man Need? is a philosophical short story by Leo Tolstoy that examines human greed, dissatisfaction, and the ultimate futility of accumulating excessive material wealth.
Discussed“i just want to mention one other tolstoy short story which i love called how much land does a man need”
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I Never Thought of It That Way
Discussed“And our topic for today is I never thought of it that way, how to have fearlessly curious conversations in dangerously divided times.”
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I, Pencil - My Family Tree As Told to Leonard E. Read
Discussed“join the web of interacting human beings called the modern economy, which is sustained mostly through forces that no one controls, the price system that that Leonard Read writes about in I, Pencil or that Hayek writes about in the use of knowledge in society”
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I, Robot
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov is a classic science fiction collection of interconnected short stories exploring the ethical and practical implications of artificial intelligence and robotics.
Discussed“you know it's um i think irobot might go down is the most influential book of the 20th century not counting something like mind comps which is a very different direction”
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Impossible Takes Longer
Discussed“his latest book and the subject of today's conversation is impossible takes longer 75 years after its creation has Israel fulfilled its Founders dreams”
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In Defense of Sunlight
Discussed“His latest book is In Defense of Sunlight, The Surprising Science of Sun Exposure. Rowan, welcome back to EconTalk.”
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In Defense of Troublemakers
Discussed“I'm reminded of episode in 2018 with Charlan Nemeth. Her book was called In Defense of Troublemakers and we had a conversation along these lines.”
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In Search of Lost Time
In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust is a monumental, multi-volume modernist novel that explores memory, time, art, and the profound meaning of human existence through an immersive blend of narrative and philosophical essay.
Critiqued“proust is unbearable and unreadable terrible book, i read volume uh i read in search of lost time i think it's the way it goes right um which is volume one of um no swans away sorry swansway which is the first volume in search of lost time”
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John & Paul
John & Paul by Ian Leslie is a creative biography that examines the legendary musical partnership between John Lennon and Paul McCartney through the lens of a deep artistic romance.
Discussed“his latest book and the subject of today's conversation is John and Paul a love story and songs in”
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Keeping Their Marbles
Discussed“Our topic for today is her most recent book, Keeping Their Marbles: How the Treasures of the Past Ended Up in Museums and Why They Should Stay There.”
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Kidnap
Kidnap: Inside the Ransom Business by Anja Shortland is a deeply researched economic study that explores the mechanics, economics, and risk management strategies behind the global ransom industry.
Discussed“she previously appeared on econ talk in june of 2019 to talk about her book kidnap which was a fantastic book and conversation”
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La Boheme
Discussed“I was in my 20s and I would listen to F by guno labm by Pini Madam Butterfly by Pini”
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Late Admissions
Late Admissions by Glenn C.
Discussed“So, when I'm asked to consider a book of 448 pages, uh which is the length of Late Admissions, I usually just say no right away.”
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Lost in Math
Lost in Math by Sabine Hossenfelder is a science book that critiques the modern theoretical physics community's obsession with mathematical beauty and elegance, arguing that this aesthetic preference has led the field astray and hindered scientific progress.
Discussed“and she is the author of the book lost in math how beauty leads physics astray”
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Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E.
Discussed“and certainly viktor frankl's book man's search for meaning is a an example of what you're talking about about you know things happen to you but how you respond to them are up to you”
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Mapmatics: A Mathematician's Guide to Navigating the World
Discussed“Her book, which is our topic for today, is Mapmatics, A Mathematician's Guide to Navigating the World.”
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Meet Me at the Lighthouse
Discussed“I will just mention Dana that I have the copy I have your book on on Kindle on my Kindle”
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Melting Point: Family, Memory and the Search for a Promised Land: A Groundbreaking Family History for Fans of Edmund de Waal and Philippe Sands
Discussed“My guest is author Rachel Cochel. Her book, which is the subject of today's conversation, is The Melting Point: Family Memory and the Search for a Promised Land.”
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Memoirs of the Second World War
Discussed“people who are watching this on YouTube can see on my top shelf my the five volumes of Churchill's memoirs of of World War II.”
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Milton Friedman
Milton Friedman by Jennifer Burns is a comprehensive biography exploring the life, ideas, and intellectual legacy of the influential conservative economist.
Discussed“and the topic of today's conversation is Milton fredman the last conservative”
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MOBY-DICK; or, THE WHALE
Herman Melville's Moby-Dick; or, The Whale explores the obsessive, destructive quest of Captain Ahab to hunt down the white whale that maimed him, weaving a sprawling narrative that blends high-seas adventure, philosophical inquiry, and encyclopedic maritime lore.
Discussed“Why Why do your Why do the inmates in a maximum security prison want to go through this ordeal to learn Moby Dick and The Iliad and whatever else they study?”
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Moneyball
Moneyball by Michael Lewis is a groundbreaking non-fiction book that explores how the Oakland Athletics baseball team leveraged advanced statistical analytics to compete against wealthier franchises with larger payrolls.
Discussed“we've talked about moneyball on the program michael lewis's book the bill james phenomenon”
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My Brilliant Friend
My Brilliant Friend by Chiara Lagani, Elena Ferrante, and Mara Cerri is the acclaimed opening volume of the Neapolitan quartet tracking the lifelong friendship of two women in Italy.
Discussed“um my brilliant friend, right? It's the first one in the trilogy.”
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My Father Left Me Ireland
Discussed“I vividly remember talking to Michael Brendan Dy about his book uh I think am I get the name wrong my father left me Ireland is that the name of it I hope hope that's the name of it”
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Nanosystems
Discussed“For those not watching on YouTube, it's a copy of a book called Nanosystems. Uh but for those who are um listening at home rather than watching at home, Eliezer, tell us why that's significant.”
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Nicomachean Ethics
Aristotle's classical treatise on virtue, happiness, and human flourishing remains a cornerstone of philosophical inquiry and ethical discussion.
Discussed“and we will draw on aristotle's the nekomakian ethics and an essay of leon's on the topic human flourishing and human excellence the truths of aristotle's nicomachean ethics”
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Normative Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, and Value Alignment
Discussed“uh back in 2014 I interviewed Nicholas Bostrom but his book super intelligence where he argued AI could get so smart it could trick us into doing its bidding because it would understand us so well”
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On Writing
Stephen King's On Writing is a celebrated hybrid of memoir and practical manual that chronicles the author's formative struggles and recovery while offering direct, invaluable advice for aspiring writers on craft, discipline, and the mechanics of prose.
Discussed“I like that Stephen King's book on writing uh I'm not a big Stephen King fan all right but uh his book on writing is quite I think thoughtful and he similarly Works a fixed amount of time”
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey is a classic novel set in a psychiatric hospital that explores themes of institutional control, rebellion, and individual freedom through the conflict between Randle McMurphy and Nurse Ratchet.
Discussed“The Ken Kesey reference is a reference to the book One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.”
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Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost by John Milton is a monumental epic poem that explores the biblical fall of man, the temptation of Adam and Eve by Satan, and the ultimate loss of Eden.
Discussed“I can't read Milton you've confessed similarly I I've tried re-paradise lost can't do it I even have a book that he happened to have bought before he took the course called reading Paradise losses was to help you”
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Peter Pan
Peter Pan by J.
Discussed“there's two great moments in um there's probably more than two but two of my favorite moments in h literature if I can use that term very broadly the the very last Calvin and Hobs cartoon and the end of AA Winnie the Pooh series Christopher Robin series... and Peter Pan is an obvious another example”
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Power, Faith, and Fantasy
Discussed“uh you're a former ambassador of the United States in 2011 you published uh Power faith and fantasy America in the Middle East 1776 to the present”
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Price Theory
Discussed“somewhere on this shelf is price Theory by Milton Friedman which was a sasot a a compendium of his notes that his students eventually turned into a book”
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Principles of Political Economy
Principles of Political Economy by John Stuart Mill is a foundational nineteenth-century treatise exploring classical economics, production, distribution, and the role of government in society.
Discussed“now one of the clever parts of this book and delightful Parts is that most people he did write a book called the principles of political economy that has e economy in the title”
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Quit
Quit by Annie Duke is a strategic decision-making guide that explores the psychological barriers to walking away from failing endeavors and champions the power of knowing when to pivot.
Discussed“we talked about that with Annie Duke and her book quitting which is a nice book”
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Radetzky march
The Radetzky March by Joseph Roth is a sweeping, classic novel that chronicles the decline and fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire through the lens of a single family.
Discussed“So I mentioned reading the Radetzky March by Joseph Roth.”
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Random Acts of Medicine
Random Acts of Medicine by Anupam B.
Discussed“his book Is Random Acts of medicine the hidden forces that sway doctors impact patients and shape our health written with Christopher Worsham Papu thanks for being part of econ talk”
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Rationality
"Rationality" by Steven Pinker examines what rationality is, why it seems in short supply, and why it matters for individual and collective decision-making.
Discussed“Pinker in his recent book rationality has this great quote I don't believe in anything you have to believe in”
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Reclaiming Conversation
Reclaiming Conversation by Sherry Turkle is a nonfiction book exploring how digital devices, social media, and texting diminish human empathy and undermine the capacity for deep personal connection.
Discussed“you've written quite a few but your other recent book reclaiming conversation um”
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Richard II
Richard II by William Shakespeare is a historical play depicting the downfall and deposition of the English monarch.
Discussed“and yet uh uneasy lies the head that wears the crown and uh i assume that shakespeare is it shakespeare do you know do you know just a second okay richard's second”
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Rule Makers, Rule Breakers
Rule Makers, Rule Breakers by Michele Gelfand investigates how tight and loose cultural norms shape nations, organizations, and human behavior around the globe.
Discussed“she is the author of rule makers rule breakers how tight and loose cultures wire the world which is our topic for today”
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Sheppey
Discussed“Uh but the most eloquent version of it is told by Somerset Maugham in a play uh that he wrote in 1933 called uh Sheppey.”
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Social
Social by Matthew D.
Discussed“I came across a great book called Social, written by Matthew Lieberman, and he makes the point that what mammals in general, cuz most mammals are social, and we humans in particular, we hijack the mammalian pain system for social purposes.”
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Socialism
Socialism by Ludwig Von Mises is a 1922 treatise that offers a rigorous economic critique of socialist systems and central planning.
Discussed“and then he writes a book called socialism in 1922 ... and uh that book is is still in print”
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Strangers and Intimates
Discussed“Her latest book, which is our topic for today, is Strangers and Intimates: The Rise and Fall of Private Life.”
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Stubborn Attachments
Stubborn Attachments by Tyler Cowen is a philosophical and economics book that argues sustained long-term economic growth is a moral imperative essential for human flourishing.
Discussed“and I thought of you when I was reading that because in your book stubborn attachments that we talked about in a recent episode of econ talk you made the case for growth as a welfare human flourishing requirement but but advocating for it and you make a very powerful case for it”
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Superagency
Discussed“our topic for today is re's new book with Greg biato a super agency what could possibly go right with our AI future”
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Supercommunicators
Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg is an insightful guide to the hidden dynamics of human connection and effective conversation.
Discussed“today is January 29th 2024 and my guest is journalist and author Charles doig his latest book is super communicators how to unlock the secret language of connection and that is the subject of our conversation today”
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Swan Lake
Discussed“but it's the the the first volume of Swan Lake um probably remember the names”
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The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power by Shoshana Zuboff is an influential economic and sociological study exploring how tech giants harvest human experience as behavioral data for profit.
Discussed“her latest book in the subject of today's episode is the age of surveillance capitalism the fight for a human future at the new frontier of power”
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THE ALLIANCE
THE ALLIANCE by Reid Hoffman, Ben Casnocha, Chris Yeh, and Miguel Marqués Muñoz is a business book that reframes the employer-employee relationship around the concept of tours of duty in the modern startup era.
Discussed“He was last year in long time ago August of 2014 alongside Ben Koka discussing LinkedIn in their book The Alliance”
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The antitrust paradox
The Antitrust Paradox by Robert H.
Discussed“so this raises the question the the heinous criminals of that tried to change antitrust during the 1970s and 80s like robert bork his book the anti-trust paradox what was his standard for the anti the post merger industry structure”
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The Arrogant Ape
Discussed“Uh we're the only animal that writes books like this uh like the arrogant ape.”
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The Art of Immersion: How the Digital Generation Is Remaking Hollywood, Madison Avenue, and the Way We Tell Stories
The Art of Immersion: How the Digital Generation Is Remaking Hollywood, Madison Avenue, and the Way We Tell Stories by Frank Rose is a forward-thinking examination of how digital technology is transforming modern narratives, entertainment, and media consumption.
Discussed“he was here in october of 2011 long time ago discussing his book the art of immersion”
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The Conservative Sensibility
The Conservative Sensibility by George F.
Discussed“in fact I'm sure you say so somewhere in the book that we are living in Wilson's world not the world where human nature is plastic”
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The Consolation of Philosophy
The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius is a foundational medieval philosophical classic written as the Roman statesman awaited execution, addressing the nature of fortune, free will, and true happiness.
Discussed“you know, there's this a small section of the book about Boethius, you know, who is a Roman consul and and philosopher and this is around, you know, the fall of Rome and the beginning of the Dark Ages and he writes a really famous book, one of the best in medieval literature, called The Consolation of Philosophy, while he's”
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The Dawn of Everything
The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow is a sweeping historical and anthropological reevaluation of human social evolution, challenging long-held assumptions about the origins of inequality and the development of civilizations.
Discussed“so there there is a um a book called The Dawn of everything by David Graber and David wengro which um uh I've thought about reading I I started I've looked at it”
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The Economists' Hour
Binyamin Appelbaum's economic history investigates the rise of market-oriented economic dominance and the influence of economists on public policy.
Discussed“modern narrative that's increasingly common that the current state of the US economy just interviewed in you mean Appelbaum about his book The Economist hour”
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The Emergent Mind: How Intelligence Arises in People and Machines
Discussed“He's the co-author with Jay Mlullen of the book The Emergent Mind: How Intelligence Arises in People and Machines, which is our topic for today.”
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The Empathy Diaries
The Empathy Diaries by Sherry Turkle is a deeply moving and revealing memoir that traces the author's personal journey, family dynamics, and intellectual evolution as a pioneering scholar of technology and human psychology.
Discussed“it's a heartbreaking book in many passages it is an illuminating book in others it's a it's um it's an incredible read uh you you mention how um your mother divorced your birth father when you were young and kept the two of you apart for reasons you eventually come to appreciate and talk about the book”
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The Eudaemonic Pie
Discussed“Uh it happened to be something I'd read about in another book called The Eudaemonic Pie by Thomas Bass.”
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The Forgotten Man
Discussed“those are the sort of things that Amity schles talked about in The Forgotten man as being one of the reasons why the uh Great Depression the the lasted for so long because we were never sure what the industrial policy was going to be”
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The Geek Way
Discussed“Our topic for today is his latest book, The Geek Way, the radical mindset that drives extraordinary results.”
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The Gift of the Magi
The Gift of the Magi by O.
Discussed“I was going to ask you about I was just thinking about the Oh Henry short story, which I can't believe I'm blanking on the name of, but you know the one I'm talking about, Gift of the Magi. That's it. The Gift of the Magi.”
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The Great Good Place
The Great Good Place by Ray Oldenburg is a sociology book that examines the importance of informal public gathering spaces outside of home and work.
Discussed“in the series, TV series, The Good Place, a show I enjoyed immensely, one of the characters Chidi is a philosopher in the show and he is forced through a snap of the fingers to find he finds himself in a trolley barreling down on some workers.”
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The High Cost of Free Parking
The High Cost of Free Parking by Donald C.
Discussed“uh you have written extensively on parking including an 800 page book the high cost of free parking”
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The Hill We Climb
The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman is the stirring inaugural poem that captured international attention when it was recited at the presidential inauguration of Joe Biden.
Discussed“Well, this week was the inauguration of of Joe Biden and Amanda Gorman recited her poem The Hill We Climb.”
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The Inevitable
Discussed“the book you wrote in 2016 the inevitable that we talked about on the program and that was a very optimistic book about technology and the future”
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The Innovator's Dilemma
The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton M.
Discussed“You talk about the influence of Clayton Christensen on Jensen Huang's thinking and it's a little bit different than the one that you attribute to to Jensen Huang.”
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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo is a popular self-help guide advocating for minimalist organization and discarding household items that fail to bring personal joy.
Discussed“do you remember i'm sure you do uh the marie condo best seller the life-changing magic of tidying up”
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The Lobotomist
The Lobotomist by Jack El-Hai is a biographical examination of Walter Freeman and the history of the lobotomy procedure.
Discussed“and the biography that that you draw on mostly is by Jack El-Hai, is that how you say it? That's correct.”
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The Lost Art of Dying
Discussed“her latest book which is the subject of today's episode is the Lost Art of dying Reviving forgotten wisdom”
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The Method
Discussed“there's a new book out called the method which is about stanislowski and modern acting uh which very Russian”
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The Moral Animal
The Moral Animal by Robert Wright is an influential exploration of evolutionary psychology that examines how natural selection has shaped human nature, morality, relationships, and social behavior.
Discussed“And I've got a little description that I took out the first book I ever learned about it in which was the moral Animal by Robert Wright from 1993.”
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The Moral Circle
Discussed“Our topic for today's conversation is his new book, The Moral Circle: Who Matters, What Matters, and Why.”
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The Myth of the Rational Voter
The Myth of the Rational Voter by Bryan Caplan is an influential economic and political science text that examines voter behavior and the phenomenon of political irrationality.
Discussed“i remember when i read uh brian kaplan or my former colleague your current colleague his book the myth of the rational voter”
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The Oceans and the Stars
The Oceans and the Stars by Mark Helprin is a sweeping contemporary novel that weaves together elements of a traditional sea story, a gripping war narrative, and a profound love story.
Discussed“our topic for today among other things is his latest book the oceans and the Stars a sea story a war story a love story”
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The Perfect Tuba
Discussed“Our topic for today is his latest book, The Perfect Tuba: Forging Fulfillment from the Basshorn, Band and Hard Work.”
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The Philosophical Dilemma and the Conception of Truth
Discussed“we get to a world that William James in a very provocative article called The Dilemma of determinism which we'll I would say we'll put a link up to it but I don't think we have a uh an uncopy”
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The Price We Pay
The Price We Pay by Marty Makary is an eye-opening investigation into what broke American healthcare and practical ways to fix the system.
Discussed“it's something that we talked a lot with Marty Meharry about when we talked about his book the price we pay and it's you know it's an economist”
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The Republic
The Republic by Plato is a foundational work of ancient Greek philosophy that explores justice, the structure of an ideal state, and the nature of the soul.
Discussed“is it comfort those you want to reread after many years so tocqueville plato's republic adam smith the very best books”
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The Scaling Era
Discussed“At the end of the first chapter, you say uh this book's knowledge cutoff is November 2024.”
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The Scapegoat
Discussed“you know and this last in his book the scapegoat his last sentence is we must forgive one another while there is still time if we wait too long there will not be time enough”
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The Scout Mindset
The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef is a popular book that explores cognitive biases and examines why certain people perceive reality clearly while others fall victim to motivated reasoning.
Discussed“She hosts Rationally Speaking, which she has done since its inception in 2010, and she has just published her first book, which is the subject of today's episode, The Scout Mindset. Why some people see things clearly and others don't.”
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The Screwtape Letters
The Screwtape Letters is an epistolary novel by C.S.
Discussed“You know, one thing that's interesting I I for some reason I was rereading um uh uh I was rereading this this bit of The Screwtape Letters. Do you know this text by C.S. Lewis of an older demon to a younger demon and how to like tempt uh human beings away from Christianity?”
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The season
Discussed“I happen to stumble on another book he wrote called the season where he attended I think every Broadway play a musical that opened for in a particular a single year of Hollywood excuse me a Broadway”
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The Shepherd's Life
Discussed“our topic for today is the life of the sheep farmer depicted in his first book The Shepherd's life which was published in 2015”
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The Soul of Civility
Discussed“her substack is Civic Renaissance and she is the author of the soul of Civility Timeless principles to Hill society and ourselves which is our topic today”
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The storm of war
The Storm of War by Andrew Roberts is a sweeping, comprehensive historical account of the Second World War that details the immense global conflicts, military strategies, and human elements of the era.
Discussed“among his other books are history of world war ii the storm of war and napoleon”
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S.
Discussed“you know was Thomas Kuhn and the structure of scientific revolutions I think I have this right basically argued that you know science advances through death”
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The Ulysses Theme
Discussed“one of the great books of British scholarship WB St the ulyses theme Oxford reissued 1968”
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The Use of Knowledge in Society
The Use of Knowledge in Society by Friedrich August Hayek is a seminal economic essay that explores how decentralized mechanisms and price systems coordinate dispersed knowledge within a market economy.
Discussed“join the web of interacting human beings called the modern economy, which is sustained mostly through forces that no one controls, the price system that that Leonard Read writes about in I, Pencil or that Hayek writes about in the use of knowledge in society”
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle is a universally beloved children's picture book that follows a ravenous insect's journey from a tiny egg to a beautiful butterfly, teaching young readers about counting, days of the week, and metamorphosis.
Discussed“I just have to mention I I'm sure Carl is a fine person who wrote The Very Hungry Caterpillar but and and we do own it but I it is not one of my favorite books to read to my toddler or to my grandchild or my kids when they were younger”
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The Voltage Effect
The Voltage Effect by John A.
Discussed“Uh the book's called The Voltage Effect, but in many ways, you know, I think of this book, which is a wonderful mix of applied economics and behavioral economics and empirical work as uh illustrating what I think of as uh the truth is elusive.”
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To the Lighthouse
To the Lighthouse is a landmark modernist novel by Virginia Woolf that explores themes of loss, subjectivity, and the passage of time through the experiences of the Ramsay family.
Discussed“that also reference uh i think it's in virginia woolf's novel to the lighthouse is that the name of the book is it to the light i think it's to the white house”
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Tribal
Discussed“uh let's start with the title of the book um we have we have discussed the book tribe on this program okay uh and it is a by Sebastian Jer and tribe and tribal and tribalism uh have I would say neutral interpretations they have negative interpretations and I think you're trying to reclaimed the word tribal”
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Ulysses
James Joyce's landmark modernist novel Ulysses chronicles an ordinary day in the life of Leopold Bloom in Dublin, mapping human consciousness and daily existence through a revolutionary stream-of-consciousness technique.
Discussed“and by the way my other confession i've never read ulysses by james joyce or finnegan's awake are you ready”
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Universal Economics
Discussed“I'm reminded of a wonderful analysis in Alchin and Allen's textbook which I now think has been called is called universal economics.”
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Utilitarianism
Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill is a foundational philosophical text that articulates the ethical framework emphasizing the greatest happiness principle and the moral significance of actions.
Discussed“so john stuart mill in his book utilitarianism said it is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied”
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Violent Saviors
Discussed“His latest book is Violent Saviors, the West's Conquest of the Rest, which is the subject of today's conversation.”
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Walden
Walden by Henry David Thoreau is a classic transcendentalist masterwork detailing the author's experiences living in a cabin near Concord, Massachusetts, while reflecting on nature, solitude, and self-reliance.
Critiqued“i think you know so i it is beyond me how this book entered the canon because all he does is just assert how superior he is to all of his neighbors”
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War and Peace
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy is a sprawling Russian epic novel that chronicles elite society and military conflict during the Napoleonic era.
Discussed“war and peace worm piece excellent book loved it”
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What Is Art?
Discussed“um for reasons I don't fully understand I found myself reading the other day a book by Toll story called what is art yes and it's a remarkable book”
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Year Zero of the Arab-Israeli Conflict 1929
Discussed“in 2015 he published year zero of the Arab Israeli conflict 1929 which is our topic for today”
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Books Russ Roberts wrote
- Will and Attention
- Flourish
- Wild Problems
- Free Agents
- Violent Saviors
- The Perfect Tuba
- Primal Intelligence
- The Railway Empires of Tokyo
- Anointed
- Food Intelligence
- When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows...
- The Arrogant Ape
- Distancing
- The Teach Like a Champion Guide to the Science of Reading
- Super Agers
- Gambling with Other People's Money
- How Adam Smith can change your life
- Believe
- I Can't Stop Thinking About VAR
- Weep, Shudder, Die: On Opera and Poetry
- On Settler Colonialism
- The Choice
- The Miraculous from the Material
- Tribal
- What an Owl Knows
- Of Boys and Men
- Making Sense of Chaos
- His Greatest Speeches
- American Covenant
- Late Admissions
- The Year of Living Constitutionally
- The Crooked Timber of Democracy in Israel
- Pumpkinflowers
- A City on Mars
- Scarcity Brain
- Determined
- The Soul of Civility
- Outlive the Science and Art of Longevity
- Random Acts of Medicine
- Power and Progress
- The World Behind the World
- The Lost Art of Dying
- Glaucon's Fate: History, Myth, and Character in Plato's Republic
- Hands of Time
- Ergodicity
- Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness
- Meet Me at the Lighthouse
- Excellent Advice for Living
- Bea Wolf
- Psych
- Redaction
- Quit
- How Minds Change
- Talent
- The Voltage Effect
- Great Ideas for VBS
- The Curiosity Cabinet
- The Family Firm
- The Sweet Spot
- Truffle Hound
- The Lonely Century
- The Constitution of Knowledge
- The Comfort Crisis
- Maverick
- The Scout Mindset
- Studying with Miss Bishop
- Aspiration
- The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
- A Time to Build
- The Price We Pay
- Artificial Intelligence
- The Economists' Hour
- The Conservative Sensibility
- Churchill
- Dignity
- Superforecasting
Appearances
Other mentions (224: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Today is September 14th, 2026, and my guest is author Megan O'Giblin. Her latest book, the subject of today's conversation, is Will and Attention, a Memoir. Megan, welcome to EconTalk.”
“My guest today has been Rowan Jacobson. His book is of Sunlight.”
“His latest book is Flourish: The Art of Building Meaning, Joy, and Fulfillment.”
“And uh I hope to be interviewing um Susan Kaine in the coming weeks on her book Quiet which is about the fact that some people like to be alone sometimes.”
“They have a problem, something they need to work through. Of course, you're going to give them my book, Wild Problems, and everything's going to be fine.”
“Our topic today isn't the interesting books that you've written, The Fabric of Reality, The Beginning of Infinity.”
“Our topic today isn't the interesting books that you've written, The Fabric of Reality, The Beginning of Infinity.”
“His latest book is Free Agents: How Evolution Gave Us Free Will.”
“His book is free agents. Kevin, thanks for being part of Econ Talk.”
“My guest today has been William Easterly. His book is Violent Saviors. Bill, thanks for being part of Econ Talk.”
“He was last here in October of 2021 talking about his book, The Least of Us.”
“His book is The Perfect Tuba. Sam, thanks for being part of Econ Talk as always, Russ.”
“His latest book which is the subject of today's episode is Primal Intelligence. You are smarter than you know.”
“um you know if you had ended your story with the hundred couples every single one of those couples got divorced I can't figure it out you know that that's like oh wow that's amazing in a bad way but I think at the same time so we do like surprises and and my you know many of the things”
“My guest today has been Angus Fletcher. The book is Primal Intelligence.”
“His book is Mathematica, a secret world of intuition and curiosity.”
“My guest today has been David Bessis. His book is Mathematica.”
“He is the author with economist Steven Levit of Frecon economics, a rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything, which is now coming out with a 20th anniversary edition”
“My guest today has been Stephen Dubner. His book with Steve Levit is free for economics. Stephen, thanks for being part of Econ Talk.”
“My guest today has been Joe Mcrenolds. His book is Emergent Tokyo. Joe, thanks for being part of Econ Talk.”
“Our topic for today is his book Anointed, the extraordinary effects of social status in a winner takemost world. Toby, welcome to Econ Talk.”
“my guest today has been Toby Stewart his book is anointed”
“She is the author along with Kevin Hall of Food Intelligence: The Science of How Food Both Nourishes and Harms Us, which is our topic for today.”
“Her book co-authored with Kevin Hall is food intelligence.”
“His latest book and the subject of today's conversation is when everyone knows that everyone knows common knowledge and the mysteries of money power and everyday life.”
“She's the author of The Arrogant Ape: The Myth of Human Exceptionalism and Why It Matters, which is our topic for today.”
“My guest today has been Christine Webb. Her book is The Arrogant Ape. Christine, thanks for being part of Econ Talk.”
“His books, which include the 4-hour work week, Tribe of Mentors, Tools of Titans, have sold millions of copies.”
“His books, which include the 4-hour work week, Tribe of Mentors, Tools of Titans, have sold millions of copies.”
“His books, which include the 4-hour work week, Tribe of Mentors, Tools of Titans, have sold millions of copies.”
“So you interviewed me 3 years ago about my book, Wild Problems and I did go back and look at some of that before we did this...”
“His latest book co-author co-authored with Michael Gillespie is Distancing: How Great Leaders Reframe to Make Better Decisions.”
“Uh we're going to talk about reading again today, specifically based on uh his new book co-authored with Colin Driggs and Erica Woolway, the Teach Like a Champion Guide to the Science of Reading.”
“I have a friend who reads To Kill a Mockingbird every year.”
“sorry I have read uh all three volumes of the goule archipelago by snniten.”
“He was last here in June of 2019 talking about deep medicine.”
“Our topic for today is his new book, Super Agers, an evidence-based approach to longevity.”
“His book is Super Raiders.”
“And as a result of that, I wrote a book Gambling with Other People's Money, trying to understand the incentives that may have contributed to the financial crisis.”
“and then you know related to these issues are the challenges we have in decision-making and the episode I did with Agnes Callard and then the one I did on with L.A. Paul both with the Burton book and those of others ended up leading to my last most recent book Wild Problems and I just I'm so grateful for”
“and of course that inspired inspired me to write my own book, How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life.”
“He is the author with Gavin Leech of the scaling era, an oral history of AI 2019 to 2025, which is our topic for today along with many other things I suspect.”
“that Ross Douthat, who's recently interviewed on the episode hasn't aired, can write a book called Believe is is has a very new feel to it.”
“He is an opinion columnist for the New York Times and our topic for today is his latest book, Believe, Why Everyone Should Be Religious.”
“the book is John and Paul's a love story and songs”
“His book is The Moral Circle.”
“Her latest book, which is our topic for today is I can't stop thinking about VAR.”
“I'm sure I've quoted this on the program before and I think it's in my book, Wild Problems, but it's carved into stone, or it was when I was there at the University of Chicago, this quote from Lord Kelvin.”
“our topic for today is his latest book weep shudder die on Opera and poetry”
“his latest book published this year and our topic for today on settler colonialism ideology violence and Justice”
“she was last year in November of 2021 talking about the family firm”
“his book is pumpkin flowers”
“my first book which is on all these topics we're talking about we'll link to it is was called the choice a fable of free trade and protectionism”
“Um it's not a traditional novel akin to War and Peace or akin to other Russian novels such as uh The Brothers Karamazov or In the First Circle, which we talked about here on the program uh previously.”
“Um it's not a traditional novel akin to War and Peace or akin to other Russian novels such as uh The Brothers Karamazov or In the First Circle, which we talked about here on the program uh previously.”
“You know, in this case, another thing that that Grossman captures, I thought, with such accuracy and and lets you feel it is the exhilaration of scientific discovery.”
“His latest book and the topic for today's discussion is The Miraculous from the Material, Understanding the Wonders of Nature.”
“His book is The Miraculous from the Material.”
“her first book was quiet her most recent book and the subject of today's conversation is Bittersweet”
“her book is Bittersweet Susan thanks for being part of econ talk”
“uh let's start with the title of the book um we have we have discussed the book tribe on this program okay uh and it is a by Sebastian Jer”
“my guest today has been Michael Morris his book is tribal Michael thanks for being part of econ talk”
“Her latest book, and the topic of today's conversation, is What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds.”
“he was last year in February of 2020 discussing his New York Times best-selling book the price we pay”
“his book is blind spots Marty thanks for being part of econ talk”
“His most recent book is of boys and men, why the modern male is struggling, why it matters, and what to do about it.”
“He is the author of Making Sense of Chaos: A Better Economics for a Better World, which is our topic for today.”
“His book is "Making Sense Chaos a Better Economics for a Better World".”
“her latest book which is our topic for today is his greatest speeches how Lincoln moved the nation”
“I think I got this from Gary Will's book on Gettysburg”
“her book is his greatest speeches how Lincoln moved the nation”
“Mark was here on June of 2009 talking about his book digital barbarism”
“he was last year in March of 2020 discussing his book a time to build our topic”
“for today is his newest book American Covenant how the Constitution unified our nation and could again you've all welcome back to econ talk”
“my guest today has Ben youal ofin his book is American Covenant you all thanks for being part of eon talk”
“although I am more of a nosic guy than a Rolls guy I have to confess and I wor I suspect nok's not in the library but that's a separate question that's a separate question Anarchy state in Utopia”
“Our topic for today is his memoir, Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black Conservative.”
“my guest today has been AJ Jacobs his book is the Year of Living constitutionally”
“and, you know, we had a conversation a long time ago, which got into my book, ended up in my book Wild Problems, about whether it's better to be a a philosopher or pig, whether it's better to live the life examined, the examined life of the philosopher, or to be cavorting, and enjoying a physical life.”
“u know the idea that i write about this in my book wild problems”
“he is the author of statistics for Public Policy a practical guide to being mostly right or at least respectably wrong which is the topic of our conversation Jeremy welcome to econ talk thanks so much for having to me”
“my guest today has been Jeremy Weber of the University of Pittsburgh he is the author of statistics for Public Policy Jeremy thanks for being part of econ talk”
“my guest today has been Charles dooh his book is super communicators Charles thanks for being part of beon talk and thanks for connecting”
“she is the author of The Crooked Timber of democracy in Israel which forms the backdrop for our conversation today”
“those of you out there who read my book Wild problems you know part of my the theme in that book is that and it's a theme in your book Brian is uncertainty is not something to be conquered it's something to be embraced”
“our topic for today is The Wealth of Nations not the book uh but the concept”
“u you were a um I'll just put in a plug for your book pumpkin flowers which is about your personal experience in the Lebanese War which is one of the best books on war I've ever read uh it's short and powerful and and it's really a masterpiece so I encourage uh listeners to read it”
“Danny was last here in April of 2023 discussing his latest book impossible takes longer”
“this is Paul's fifth appearance on Eon talk last here in February of this year talking about his book psych Paul welcome back to econ talk”
“He was last here in October of 2019 talking about his book More from Less.”
“The book is The Geek Way and hey, thanks for being part of EconTalk.”
“her book is Milton Freedman the last conservative”
“he was last year in March of 2023 talking about his book Beowolf”
“my guest today has been Zack weinersmith his book written with his wife Kelly weiners Smith is a city on Mars”
“this is Michael's second appearance on Eon talk first here in July of 2021 discussing his book The Comfort crisis our topic for for today is his new book The scarcity brain”
“our topic for for today is his new book The scarcity brain fix your craving mindset and rewire your habits to thrive with enough Michael welcome back to econ talk”
“and you don't talk much about the Comfort crisis in this new book but clearly these pre digital forms of gambling addictive behavior”
“his latest book is determined a science of life without Free Will”
“her book is the soul of Civility”
“his podcast is the drive and he is the author with Bill Gifford of outlive the science and art of longevity which is our topic for today”
“he is also the author along with Christopher Worsham of the book random acts of medicine the hidden forces that sway doctors impact patients and shape our health which is our topic for today”
“I think about this because you know I wrote a book called wild problems supposed to help you make decisions think about decision making I think deep down somewhere in my thinking about the book I thought you know this is going to be a book that older and wiser people like grandparents will give to their younger grandchildren”
“we'll be referring to his new book with Simon Johnson power and progress our Thousand-Year struggle with technology and prosperity along with some other work that Daron has done on Twitter”
“my guest today has been to our own smoglu his book with Simon Johnson is power and progress Tron thanks for being part of econ talk”
“His latest book and the subject of today's conversation is The World Behind the World: Consciousness, Free Will, and the Limits of Science.”
“His book is The World Behind the World, Consciousness, Free Will, and the Limits of Science.”
“you know I interviewed Michael Brendan Doherty about his book my father left me Ireland”
“her book is the Lost Art of dying”
“my guest today has been James rebanks his book is the shepherd's life”
“uh his second book is called English pastoral it's also I think been issued on with under the title pastoral song is right”
“his latest book is glaucon's fate history myth and character in Plato's Republic”
“his latest book is glaucon's fate history myth and character in Plato's Republic”
“number four Immortals on a gentleman in Moscow in the writer's craft”
“She is the author of Hands of Time, a Watchmaker's History, and that is our subject for today.”
“My guest today has been Rebecca Struthers. Her book is Hands of Time. Rebecca, thanks for being part of EconTalk.”
“our topic for today is his book ergadicity a word I suspect many of you listening have never heard of despite the strangeness of the title I think it's an incredibly interesting concept an incredibly important concept and a lovely book”
“He was last here in August of 2022 talking about his book with Daniel Gross titled Talent.”
“the first is author and neuroscientist Patrick house he was here on the program in December of 2022 talking about his book 19 ways of looking at Consciousness that book is framed around a one-page paper in nature from 1998”
“we're going to look at those topics using a couple of poems from your new collection of poetry meet me at the Lighthouse and I'm sure we're going to get into some other topics along the way”
“he was last here in June of 2016 talking about his book The Inevitable”
“his latest book is excellent advice for living wisdom”
“he was last year in January 2018 talking about his book soonish”
“uh you have a book coming out called be a wolf two words first word Bia as in the short version of the name Beatrice second word wolf as in the animal”
“it could send Anarchy State Utopia that's right and um I'm giving a talk tonight and I'm quoting it”
“let's close with uh with Bia wolf yearbook you did this I think you say and I believe you that this was a labor of love”
“it was last year in October of 2021 talking about his book The Sweet Spot”
“our topic for today is his latest book psych psych”
“um because the book I was written by McCloskey called if you're so smart”
“and then we're going to talk about your latest book which is quite unusual in many dimensions that book is redaction is the name of it”
“let's turn to your latest project which is um a book called redaction uh it's collaboration with you and an artist”
“If I had to give one convers- piece of advice about conversation one instruction or I something I I write about in my book Wild Problems, I would say and this is almost impossible advice to take by the way.”
“Today is October 31st, 2022 and my guest is neuroscientist and author Patrick House. He is the author of 19 ways of looking at consciousness, which is our topic for today.”
“her latest book and the subject of today's conversation is quit the power of Knowing When to Walk Away”
“he was last here in October talking about his book Stillness is the key”
“have you had David Epstein on his book rain oh yeah”
“one of the reasons is that they overlay the entire experience of life I argue in the in my book they give texture to Everyday Life in it”
“his latest book and topic for today's conversation is how minds change the surprising science of belief opinion and persuasion”
“in 2011 at 46 he published his first book Rules of Civility was a big hit was followed in 2016 by a gentleman in Moscow and then in 2021 the Lincoln Highway”
“in 2011 at 46 he published his first book Rules of Civility was a big hit was followed in 2016 by a gentleman in Moscow and then in 2021 the Lincoln Highway”
“in 2011 at 46 he published his first book Rules of Civility was a big hit was followed in 2016 by a gentleman in Moscow and then in 2021 the Lincoln Highway”
“and our topic for today is his new book Talent co-authored with Daniel gross”
“my guest today has been Tyler Cowan his book is Talent”
“That book is Wild Problems, A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us.”
“The What the book is about is um what I call the decisions in life where data are not helpful.”
“So, if that isn't you, don't buy this book.”
“i'll tell you tim book comes out on august 9th and i've already had people write me and say can you get me a copy”
“gared was last here in december of 2019 talking about his book gut feelings”
“His latest book is The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale.”
“His latest book is The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale.”
“His book is Who By Fire. Matti, thanks for being part of EconTalk.”
“My guest today has been Ian Leslie. His book is called Curiosity, and thanks for being part of EconTalk.”
“i'll mention in passing they have different titles sometimes in america um the first if this is a man is also called in america survival in auschwitz”
“i use it in my new book uh wild problems is my new book”
“my new book wild problems which is this insight of of harry frankfurt that uh we don't just have wants or desires we have desires about our desires”
“i'm writing a book on decision making in life it's called wild problems”
“No, I'm I'm talking about Law, Legislation and Liberty. I think you're referring to volume I think I'm thinking of volume two.”
“No, I'm I'm talking about Law, Legislation and Liberty. I think you're referring to volume I think I'm thinking of volume two.”
“he was here on the program in june of 2014 to talk about his book the frackers”
“my guest today has been maggie mcardle we've been talking about the book where we are by roger scrutin megan thanks for being part of econ talk”
“there are some papers that we'll link to that talk about the connection of mirror neurons to adam smith's work and the theory of moral sentiments”
“our topic for today is her new book the family firm”
“i think when this episode airs you could pre-order it on amazon it's called wild problems and i'm critical in there and emily as it turns out has actually read a manuscript to the book which is very cool which i appreciate it's really good everybody should pre-order it”
“and he's back to talk about suffering in his new book the sweet spot the pleasures of suffering in the search for meaning”
“so this book is is you know however this might pain my publicist to hear this not a self-help book it's just an exploration but but i i got some i got something out of writing it my guest today has been paul bloom his book is the sweet spot”
“he has written books on apple's oysters and now his latest book and our subject for today is truffle hound on the trail of the world's most seductive scent with dreamers schemers and some extraordinary dogs”
“yeah the movie ratatouille is is certainly a tribute to that absolutely experience”
“Sam was last here in January of 2017 talking about opioids and heroin in his book Dreamland.”
“in april of 2020 we took a fresh look at his book the three languages of politics”
“Her latest book is The Lonely Century, Coming Together in a World That's Pulling Apart.”
“My guest today has been Noreena Hertz. Her book is The Lonely Century.”
“my book gambling with other people's money”
“today we see how utterly mistaken was the milton friedman notion that a market system can regulate itself”
“his latest book and the topic of today's conversation is the constitution of knowledge”
“my guest today has been jonathan rauch his book is the constitution of knowledge jonathan thanks for being part of econ talk”
“his book is the comfort crisis”
“i'm a big fan of the odyssey uh by homer uh i have not read the iliad shame on me but on the surface it doesn't seem worth reading”
“his latest book is called freedom which is our topic for today”
“he was last here in december of 2018 talking about his book tribe”
“my guest today has been sebastian younger his book is freedom”
“he writes the newsletter the ruffian and his latest book is conflicted”
“my guest today has been ian leslie his book is conflicted in thanks for being part of econ talk”
“his latest book coming out soon is maverick a biography of thomas soule”
“My guest today has been Julia Galef. Her book is The Scout Mindset. Julia, thanks for being part of EconTalk.”
“her latest book is the empathy diaries a memoir”
“she's also the author of reclaiming conversation the power of talk in a digital age”
“her book is the empathy diary”
“number 10 a tie between yuval of in on a time to build and tyler count on the pandemic”
“stephen levitt on freakonomics and the state of economics and dwayne betts on reading prison and the million brook project”
“well uh i have to confess i've never read the aristotle um i did download a kindle sample of the nicomachean ethics which i wish i will turn to after this conversation if you convince me”
“His latest book is Studying with Miss Bishop, Memoirs from a Young Writer's Life.”
“His book is Studying with Miss Bishop.”
“He is a senior fellow at the University of Virginia's Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture and author of Shop Class as Soulcraft.”
“My guest today has been Matthew Crawford. His book is Why We Drive. Matthew, thanks for being part of EconTalk.”
“her last time here was april of 2019 to talk about her most recent book crib sheet her data driven guide to parenting”
“and with stephen dubner he is the author of the free economic the book for economics and the creators of all things freakonomic”
“his most recent poetry collection is felon published in 2019”
“uh i have a copy of felon”
“our topic for today is her book aspiration the agency of becoming agnes”
“agnes cal her book is aspiration”
“he was last here in february 2016 talking about his about his book the evolution of everything”
“he is the author of the incerto his collection of books anti-fragile the black swan fooled by randomness the better”
“he is the author of the incerto his collection of books anti-fragile the black swan fooled by randomness the better per crusty's skin in the game”
“the black swan fooled by randomness the better per crusty's skin in the game”
“the black swan fooled by randomness the better per crusty's skin in the game”
“my guest is philosopher and author Agnes Callard of the University of Chicago she's the author of aspiration the agency of becoming”
“He is a former CIA analyst and the author of The Revolt of the Public.”
“At the same time, you know, after I wrote my book on Adam Smith, uh which I think came out in 2014, if I remember correctly, which is in the middle of this this un-motoring of the world turned upside down. I I used to joke with friends, I'd say, "You know, I think I I feel like going back”
“My guest today has been Martin Gurri. His book is The Revolt of the Public.”
“I interviewed Yuval Levin about his book, A Time to Build.”
“his latest book which is the subject of today's conversation is a time to build”
“his book is the life you could say if Peter thanks for being part of UConn talk”
“he is the author of the price we pay what broke American healthcare and how to fix it which is our topic for today's conversation”
“his book is the price we pay already”
“included in those nine previous experiences is a six-part conversation we had about Adam Smith's masterpiece the Theory of Moral Sentiments which taught me a great deal about that book and about Adam Smith and eventually inspired me to write my book how Adam Smith can change your life”
“her latest book in the subject of today's episode is artificial intelligence a guide for thinking humans”
“he is the author of The Economist's our false prophets free markets in the fracture of society”
“my guest today has been worry Sutherland his book is alchemy Rory thanks for being part of econ talk”
“I guess the day has been Michelle gelfand her book is rule makers role breakers shell thanks for being part of econ talk”
“He was last here in April of 2018 talking about his book Conspiracy.”
“His book is Stillness is the key.”
“his latest book is the conservative sensibility which is our topic for today”
“today is July 19th 2019 and my guest is Andrew Roberts his latest book is churchill walking with destiny”
“today we're talking about his new book dignity seeking respect in back-row America”
“He is the author, along with Dan Gardner, of Superforecasting, the Art and Science of Prediction,”