Podcast Episodes

John Arnold on Trading, Energy, and Evidence-Based Philanthropy

Episode 244

John Arnold built his fortune in energy trading by surrounding himself with smart people, maintaining emotional detachment, sensing market imbalances through first-principles analysis, and focusing w…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Theodore Schwartz on Neurosurgery, Consciousness, and Brain-Computer Interfaces

Episode 243

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Theodore Schwartz stands at the pinnacle of neurosurgical expertise. With over 500 published articles, 200 pieces of commentary, and 5 pate…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Jack Clark on AI's Uneven Impact

Episode 242

Few understand both the promise and limitations of artificial general intelligence better than Jack Clark, co-founder of Anthropic. With a background in journalism and the humanities that sets him a…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Kenneth Rogoff on Monetary Moves, Fiscal Gambits, and Classical Chess

Episode 241

Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff approaches global finance with the same strategic foresight that made him a chess grandmaster. Author of the new book Our Dollar, Your Problem, Rogoff doesn't sugarc…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Chris Dixon on Blockchains, AI, and the Future of the Internet

Episode 240

Chris Dixon believes we're at a pivotal inflection point in the internet's evolution. As a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz and author of Read Write Own, Chris believes the current internet, do…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ian Leslie on McCartney, Lennon, and the Greatest Creative Partnership of All Time

Episode 239

It’s Beatles day! In this deep dive into one of music's most legendary partnerships, Ian Leslie and Tyler unpack the complex relationship between John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Leslie, whose book …

Published on 5 months ago

Jennifer Pahlka on Reforming Government

Episode 238

Jennifer Pahlka believes America's bureaucratic dysfunction is deeply rooted in outdated processes and misaligned incentives. As the founder of Code for America and co-founder of the United States Di…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Sheilagh Ogilvie on Epidemics, Guilds, and the Persistence of Bad Institutions

Episode 237

Sheilagh Ogilvie has spent decades examining the institutional structures that shaped European economic history, challenging conventional wisdom about everything from guilds to marriage patterns. In …

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Ezra Klein on the Abundance Agenda

Episode 236

What happens when a liberal thinker shifts his attention from polarization to economic abundance? Ezra Klein’s new book with Derek Thompson, Abundance, argues for an agenda of increased housing, inf…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

Carl Zimmer on the Hidden Life in the Air We Breathe

Episode 235

Carl Zimmer is one of the finest science communicators of our time, having spent decades writing about biology, evolution, and heredity. His latest (and 16th) book, Air-Borne: The Hidden History of …

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago