Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAvoiding the Identity Trap
Season 2 Episode 148
Johns Hopkins professor and political scientist Yascha Mounk returns to the podcast to chronicle how postmodernism, postcolonialism, and critical rac…
2 years, 3 months ago
Law Professor, Tiger Mom, Novelist
Season 2 Episode 147
Amy Chua, bestselling author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, joins Andrew to talk about tribal dynamics, media narratives, the source of drive, a…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Last Election
Season 2 Episode 143
Andrew welcomes his co-author Stephen Marche to the podcast to discuss their new groundbreaking new political thriller, The Last Election. Stephen an…
2 years, 4 months ago
How to build a strong local economy
Season 2 Episode 142
How do you bring back a city devastated by Hurricane Katrina? What are the mechanisms that drive local economies? Michael Hecht is the CEO of GNO, a …
2 years, 4 months ago
Recoding America
Season 2 Episode 141
Why is the US government failing in the digital age, and how we can do better? In this episode, Andrew sits down with Jennifer Pahlka, former US Depu…
2 years, 4 months ago
Can we talk to each other again?
Season 2 Episode 140
As a student at UC Berkeley, Manu Meel realized he wasn't having deep discussions with peers of different beliefs. Manu started BridgeUSA to spur a n…
2 years, 4 months ago
Why do you want the things you want?
Season 2 Episode 139
Desire is social, contagious, and malleable. Why do we unconsciously imitate the desires of others—and how do our "mimetic desires" shape our values …
2 years, 4 months ago
The Politics of Vulnerability
Season 2 Episode 138
Professor, author, and lawyer Asma Uddin sits down with Andrew for a deep dive into the complex nuances of the Muslim American experience. What is a …
2 years, 5 months ago
How to Create Entrepreneurs
Season 2 Episode 137
As Lt. Gov. of Massachusetts, Kerry Healey worked with Gov. Mitt Romney to implement universal health care, fight gang violence, and protect victims …
2 years, 5 months ago
AI and the Arc of History
Season 2 Episode 136
MIT economics professor Daron Acemoglu joins Andrew to analyze the impact of new technology on society based on hundreds of years of historical data.…
2 years, 5 months ago