Doug Irwin on US Trade Policy
Tyler thinks Douglas Irwin has just released the best history of American trade policy ever written. So for this conversation Tyler went easy on Doug, asking softball questions like: Have tariffs ever...
29 Marras 201757min
Sujatha Gidla on Being an Ant Amongst the Elephants (Live)
Sujatha Gidla was an untouchable in India, but moved to the United States at the age of 26 and is now the first Indian woman to be employed as a conductor on the New York City Subway. In her memoir An...
15 Marras 20171h 2min
Steve Teles and Brink Lindsey on *The Captured Economy*
What happens when a liberal and a libertarian get together? In the case of Steve Teles and Brink Lindsey, they write a book. And then Tyler separates them for a podcast interview about that book, pri...
1 Marras 201752min
Mary Roach on Disgust, Death, and Danger (Live at Mason)
Legal writing was never Mary Roach's thing. She describes that short-lived stint as an inscrutable "bringing forth of multisyllabic words." Instead, she's forged a career by letting curiosity lead the...
18 Loka 20171h 15min
Larry Summers on Macroeconomics, Mentorship, and Avoiding Complacency (Live)
The economist, President Emeritus at Harvard University, and former Treasury Secretary joins Tyler to discuss innovation in higher education, Herman Melville, the Fed, Mexico, Russia, China, the Larry...
20 Syys 20171h 13min
Dave Barry on Humor, Writing, and Life as a Florida Man
Though most know him first as a humor columnist, Dave Barry's career has spanned many forms of media, including books, movies, TV, and music. Driving this relentless output, says Barry, is the constan...
16 Elo 201757min
Dave Rubin on Digital Media, Crowdfunding, and Comedy (Live)
Today many YouTube channels have more influence than traditional TV shows. This fact is not lost on Dave Rubin, who started his talk show career in traditional media, but soon decided to strike out on...
2 Elo 201732min
Atul Gawande on Priorities, Big and Small
The surgeon, researcher, and celebrated writer joined Tyler for a conversation on why Watson will never diagnose your illness, what George Church's narcolepsy teaches us about CRISPR, what's missing i...
19 Heinä 201757min
