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Tom Holland on History, Christianity, and the Value of the Countryside
Episode 174
Historian Tom Holland joined Tyler to discuss in what ways his Christianity is influenced by Lord Byron, how the Book of Revelation precipitated a re…
3 years ago
Yasheng Huang on the Development of the Chinese State
Episode 173
Yasheng Huang has written two of Tyler's favorite books on China: Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics, which contrasts an entrepreneurial rural …
3 years ago
Brad DeLong on Intellectual and Technical Progress
Episode 172
Brad DeLong, professor of economics at UC Berkley, OG econ blogger, and Tyler's Harvard classmate, joins the show to discuss Slouching Towards Utopi…
3 years, 1 month ago
Glenn Loury on the Cover Story and the Real Story
Episode 171
Economist and public intellectual Glenn Loury joined Tyler to discuss the soundtrack of Glenn's life, Glenn's early career in theoretical economics, …
3 years, 1 month ago
Paul Salopek on Walking the World
Episode 170
Paul Salopek is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and National Geographic fellow who, at the age of 50, set out on foot to retrace the steps of the…
3 years, 2 months ago
Rick Rubin on Listening, Taste, and the Act of Noticing
Episode 169
Rick Rubin has been behind some of the most iconic and successful albums in music history, and his unique approach to production and artist developme…
3 years, 2 months ago
Katherine Rundell on the Art of Words
Episode 168
Katherine Rundell is, in a word, enthusiastic. She's enthusiastic about John Donne. She's enthusiastic about walking along rooftops. She's enthusiast…
3 years, 2 months ago
Conversations with Tyler 2022 Retrospective
Episode 167
On this special year-in-review episode, Tyler and producer Jeff Holmes talk about the past year on the show, including which guests he'd like to have…
3 years, 2 months ago
John Adams on Composing and Creative Freedom
Episode 166
Is classical music dying? For John Adams the answer is an emphatic no. Considered by Tyler to be America's greatest living composer, he may well be o…
3 years, 3 months ago
Jeremy Grantham on Investing in Green Tech
Episode 165
When it comes to fighting climate change Jeremy Grantham is optimistic about technology – but worried about timing. Known widely for his acuity in id…
3 years, 3 months ago