Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchGlobal Trade: The Race to the Top with Gregg Easterbrook
Season 1 Episode 29
Are we in an unprecedented era of military peace on the seas? Gregg Easterbrook, a prolific author and a writer and editor at The Atlantic for over 4…
4 years, 3 months ago
Pandemic "Retrospective" with Nicholas Christakis and Ezekiel Emanuel
Season 1 Episode 28
Are we moving "out of the pandemic phase" of COVID-19? Today we talk with the Director of the Human Nature Lab at Yale University, Nicholas Christaki…
4 years, 4 months ago
The Information Horizon with Tyler Cowen
Season 1 Episode 27
What's coming next? We sit down with a modern renaissance man, economist, and podcaster Tyler Cowen to participate in what he calls his greatest plea…
4 years, 4 months ago
The World Post-Putin with Anne-Marie Slaughter
Season 1 Episode 26
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been framed as a global inflection point. It may or may not be in actuality, but it is certainly a moment that ch…
4 years, 4 months ago
The Happiness Rebellion with Arthur C. Brooks
Season 1 Episode 25
What is happiness, and why does it feel so difficult to find? The path to purpose, meaning, love, and contentment is actually no mystery, says Harvar…
4 years, 4 months ago
Does Work Work Anymore? with Roy Bahat
Season 1 Episode 24
Work ain’t what it used to be—just ask the millions of Americans who are part of the “Great Resignation.” Venture capitalist and head of Bloomberg Be…
4 years, 5 months ago
The Progress Movement with Jason Crawford
Season 1 Episode 23
Is progress still possible? We believe so, and we're not alone. Jason Crawford, founder of The Roots of Progress, sits down with us to talk about the…
4 years, 5 months ago
"What Could Go Right?" Season 2
Season 2 of "What Could Go Right?" returns on March 30, 2022, continuing to examine the world and ask about the role of optimism vs. pessimism, hope …
4 years, 5 months ago
The Plague Cycle (Bonus)
Season 1 Episode 22
It might seem counterintuitive to ask in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, but is humanity winning the fight against infectious disease? Charles K…
4 years, 6 months ago
Bridging Our Divides (Bonus)
Season 1 Episode 21
The United States is a country divided, characterized by collapsing levels of trust in our institutions, in our politics, and in each other. How did …
4 years, 6 months ago