Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHumans Are Overrated (with Christine Webb)
Episode 1013
Are humans the most intelligent species, or just the most arrogant? NYU primatologist Christine Webb, author of The Arrogant Ape, believes that human…
1 year, 1 month ago
Hemingway, Love, and War (with David Wyatt)
Episode 1012
What can Ernest Hemingway teach us today about the morality of war, the eternal and transient nature of love, and how to write a masterpiece? Listen …
1 year, 2 months ago
Tim Ferriss on Tim Ferriss (and much much more)
Episode 1011
Cold plunges. Exogenous ketones. Pu-erh tea--but hold the breakfast: it's all par for the morning routine, at least if you're entrepreneur, self-expe…
1 year, 2 months ago
Learning to Think Like Someone Else (with David Marquet)
Episode 1010
Former submarine commander David Marquet joins EconTalk's Russ Roberts to explore how distancing--thinking like someone else, somewhere else, or some…
1 year, 2 months ago
Let Me Be Forgotten (with Lowry Pressly)
Episode 1009
What do we lose when every moment is recorded, every action scrutinized, and every past mistake preserved? Philosopher and author Lowry Pressly joins…
1 year, 2 months ago
Read Like a Champion (with Doug Lemov)
Episode 1008
Many students graduate high school today without having read a book cover to cover. Many students struggle to learn to read at all. How did this happ…
1 year, 3 months ago
James Marriott on Reading
Episode 1007
Is long form reading a dying pastime? Journalist and cultural critic James Marriott joins EconTalk's Russ Roberts to defend the increasingly quaint a…
1 year, 3 months ago
How to Walk the World (with Chris Arnade)
Episode 1006
Skip the Mona Lisa when you visit Paris. Don't tour the Coliseum in Rome. Walk, don’t hurry. Chris Arnade speaks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about a…
1 year, 3 months ago
What Is Capitalism? (with Mike Munger)
Episode 1005
What is capitalism, really? Drawing on Adam Smith, Douglass North, and his own experience as a teacher and economist, economist Michael Munger of Duk…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Deceptive Power of Maps (with Paulina Rowinska)
Episode 1004
How can the state of Colorado have nearly 700 sides? Why is a country's coastline as long as you want it to be? And how is it that your UPS driver ha…
1 year, 4 months ago