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My weekly podcast where I interview authors, economists, innovators, and people from all walks of life. Past guests include Jill Lepore, Eric Topol, Martha Nussbaum, Milton Friedman, Thomas Piketty, Angela Duckworth, Sebastian Junger, Christopher Hitchens, Bill James, Emily Oster, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Stephen Kotkin, A.J. Jacobs, Mariana Mazzucato, Alan Lightman, and Michael Lewis.

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May 10, 2021

Agnes Callard on Anger

Philosopher Agnes Callard of the University of Chicago talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about anger. Is anger something we…

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May 3, 2021

Katy Milkman on How to Change

Behavioral scientist Katy Milkman of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania talks about her book How to Change…

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April 26, 2021

Roya Hakakian on A Beginner’s Guide to America

Author and poet Roya Hakakian talks about her latest book, A Beginner’s Guide to America: For the Immigrant and the Curious…

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April 19, 2021

Mark Rank on Poverty and Poorly Understood

Sociologist and author Mark Rank talks about his book, Poorly Understood, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Rank looks at a wide variety…

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April 12, 2021

Emiliana Simon-Thomas on Happiness

Psychologist Emiliana Simon-Thomas of the University of California, Berkeley talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the science of happiness–what…

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April 5, 2021

Tyler Cowen on the Pandemic, Revisited

Blogger, author, podcaster, economist Tyler Cowen of George Mason University discusses the lessons learned from the pandemic with EconTalk host Russ…

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March 29, 2021

Max Kenner on Crime, Education, and the Bard Prison Initiative

Max Kenner, founder and executive director of the Bard Prison Initiative–which offers college degrees to prisoners–talks with EconTalk host Russ…

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March 22, 2021

Megan McArdle on Catastrophes and the Pandemic

Whether it’s a pandemic or a Texas-sized ice storm that leaves millions of people without power, we’d like to avoid…

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March 15, 2021

Sherry Turkle on Family, Artificial Intelligence, and the Empathy Diaries

Psychologist and author Sherry Turkle of MIT talks about her book, The Empathy Diaries, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. The…

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March 8, 2021

Leon Kass on Human Flourishing, Living Well, and Aristotle

Leon Kass, long-time teacher of classic works at the University of Chicago and now Dean of Faculty at Shalem College…

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