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Back to SearchThe Real Adam Smith: Sympathy, Self-Interest, and the Invisible Hand
Episode 1160
Join us as we explore the life of the Scottish philosopher often hailed as the "father of economics" and the "father of capitalism". We trace his journey from his birth in Kirkcaldy—where he was brie…
Published on 2 days, 22 hours ago
The Economic Revolutionary: The Life and Legacy of John Maynard Keynes
Episode 1159
In this episode, we profile John Maynard Keynes, the English thinker widely regarded as the "father of macroeconomics" and one of the most influential economists of the 20th century. We trace his jou…
Published on 2 days, 22 hours ago
The Architect of Free Markets: Milton Friedman’s Century
Episode 1158
In this episode, we explore the life and legacy of Milton Friedman, the Nobel Prize-winning economist who challenged the Keynesian consensus and became the "guru" of the Reagan administration. From h…
Published on 2 days, 22 hours ago
Manufacturing Dissent: The Dual Legacy of Noam Chomsky
Episode 1157
In this episode, we explore the colossal and polarized life of Avram Noam Chomsky, a figure who fundamentally reshaped two distinct worlds: cognitive science and political activism. We trace his jour…
Published on 2 days, 22 hours ago
Jordan Peterson: Psychology, Controversy, and the Search for Meaning
Episode 1156
This episode explores the complex trajectory of Jordan Peterson, a Canadian clinical psychologist and professor who evolved from an academic at Harvard and the University of Toronto into one of the m…
Published on 2 days, 22 hours ago
Carl Jung: Archetypes, the Red Book, and Mapping the Collective Unconscious
Episode 1155
In this episode, we explore the life and legacy of Carl Gustav Jung, the Swiss psychiatrist who founded analytical psychology and permanently altered our understanding of the human psyche. We begin b…
Published on 2 days, 23 hours ago
Constructing the Child’s Mind: The Life, Stages, and Legacy of Jean Piaget
Episode 1154
How do we learn to think? In this episode, we explore the revolutionary work of Jean Piaget, the Swiss psychologist who transformed our understanding of human intelligence by proving that children ar…
Published on 2 days, 23 hours ago
Inside the Skinner Box: The Life, Inventions, and Radical Behaviorism of B. F. Skinner
Episode 1153
Join us as we explore the life and legacy of B. F. Skinner, the man voted the most influential psychologist of the 20th century in a 2002 survey. In this episode, we break down Skinner's philosophy o…
Published on 2 days, 23 hours ago
Beyond the Bell: Digestion, Dogs, and the Real Ivan Pavlov
Episode 1152
Most people associate Ivan Pavlov with a ringing bell, but the truth is much more complex. In this episode, we debunk the popular image of the "Pavlovian bell"—a device some scholars doubt he ever us…
Published on 2 days, 23 hours ago
Margaret Mead: Coming of Age, Gender Roles, and the Sexual Revolution
Episode 1151
Join pplpod as we explore the life of Margaret Mead, arguably the twentieth century’s most significant public voice in anthropology. From her groundbreaking fieldwork in the South Pacific to her stat…
Published on 2 days, 23 hours ago