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Chuck Klosterman on Writing the Past and Relishing the Present
Episode 144
How do you go about writing a book on an era that is, for many, recent history? When Chuck Klosterman set out to write his new book, The Nineties, h…
4 years, 1 month ago
Sebastian Mallaby on Venture Capital
Episode 143
Venture capital powered the tech revolution, but what powers venture capital? With his in-depth knowledge and coverage of the sector you'd be forgive…
4 years, 1 month ago
Stewart Brand on Starting Things and Staying Curious
Episode 142
From psychedelics to cyberculture, hippie communes to commercial startups, and the Whole Earth Catalog to the Long Now Foundation, Stewart Brand has …
4 years, 1 month ago
Russ Roberts on Israel and Life as an Immigrant
Episode 141
In this special crossover special with EconTalk, Tyler interviews Russ Roberts about his new life in Israel as president of Shalem College. They disc…
4 years, 2 months ago
Ana Vidović on Prodigies, Performance, and Perseverance
Episode 140
Is genius born or made? For Croatian-born classical guitarist Ana Vidović the answer is both. Born into a musical family, she began playing guitar at…
4 years, 2 months ago
Conversations with Tyler 2021 Retrospective
Episode 139
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On this special year-in-review episode, Tyler and producer Jeff Holmes talk about the …
4 years, 2 months ago
Ray Dalio on Investing, Management, and the Changing World Order
Episode 138
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When Ray Dalio was 23, President Nixon announced that the United States would no longer…
4 years, 3 months ago
Ruth Scurr on the Art of Biography
Episode 137
The most challenging part of being a biographer for Ruth Scurr is finding the best form to tell a life. "You can't go in there with a workmanlike att…
4 years, 3 months ago
David Rubenstein on Private Equity, Public Art, and Philanthropy
Episode 136
Baltimore native David Rubenstein is a founding figure in private equity, a prolific philanthropist, and author. From leveraged buyouts to his patrio…
4 years, 4 months ago
David Salle on the Experience of Art
Episode 135
When the audience for visual art expanded from small circles of artists and collectors into broader culture, the way art was experienced shifted from…
4 years, 4 months ago