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Tom Tugendhat on Modernizing the UK and Political Reform
Episode 223
Tom Tugendhat has served as a Member of Parliament since 2015, holding roles such as Security Minister and chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Commit…
1 year, 5 months ago
Kyla Scanlon on Communicating Economic Ideas through Social Media
Episode 222
Kyla Scanlon has made it her personal mission to bring economics education to a larger audience through social media. She publishes daily content acr…
1 year, 5 months ago
Tobi Lütke on Creating Shopify for Americans as a German in Canada
Episode 221
Tobi Lütke is the CEO and co-founder of Shopify. 20 years ago, he was just a German coder who emigrated to Canada to launch some ecommerce platform w…
1 year, 6 months ago
Philip Ball on the Interplay of Science, Society, and the Quest for Understanding
Episode 220
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Philip Ball is an award-winning science writer who has penned over 30 books on a dizzying variety of subjects. H…
1 year, 6 months ago
Nate Silver on Risk-takers, Politicians, and Poker Players
Episode 219
In his second appearance, Nate Silver joins the show to cover the intersections of predictions, politics, and poker with Tyler. They tackle how coin …
1 year, 7 months ago
Paul Bloom on the Psychology of Children, and the Morality of Empathy and Disgust
Episode 218
Paul Bloom is a renowned psychologist and writer specializing in moral psychology, particularly how moral thoughts and actions develop in children. B…
1 year, 7 months ago
Alan Taylor on Revolutionary Ironies and the Continental Civil War
Episode 217
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Alan Taylor is Tyler's pick for one of the greatest living historians. His many books cover the early American Republ…
1 year, 8 months ago
Brian Winter on Brazil, Argentina, and the Future of Latin America
Episode 216
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It's not just the churrasco that made him fall in love with Brazil. Brian Winter has been studying and writing a…
1 year, 8 months ago
Joseph Stiglitz on Pioneering Economic Theories, Policy Challenges, and His Intellectual Legacy
Episode 215
Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz joined Tyler for a discussion that weaves through Joe's career and key contributions, including what he…
1 year, 8 months ago
Velina Tchakarova on China, Russia, and the Future of Geopolitics
Episode 214
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1 year, 9 months ago