Why do you want the things you want?
Desire is social, contagious, and malleable. Why do we unconsciously imitate the desires of others—and how do our "mimetic desires" shape our values and affect the way we live? Luke Burgis, author of ...
14 Aug 202336min
The Politics of Vulnerability
Professor, author, and lawyer Asma Uddin sits down with Andrew for a deep dive into the complex nuances of the Muslim American experience. What is a "mega identity" and how does it influence us? How c...
7 Aug 202338min
How to Create Entrepreneurs
As Lt. Gov. of Massachusetts, Kerry Healey worked with Gov. Mitt Romney to implement universal health care, fight gang violence, and protect victims of abuse. Today, Kerry sits down with Andrew to tal...
31 Jul 202347min
AI and the Arc of History
MIT economics professor Daron Acemoglu joins Andrew to analyze the impact of new technology on society based on hundreds of years of historical data. Daron and Andrew talk about AI through the lens of...
24 Jul 202335min
Trump the Sequel
Miles Taylor, former Trump administration official and whistleblower, joins Andrew to share what he's learned through dozens of interviews with ex-Trump aides and predicts what could happen inside the...
17 Jul 202348min
Andrew Yang on a new kind of politics at the 2023 Aspen Ideas Festival
In this wide-ranging conversation recorded live at the 2023 Aspen Ideas Festival, Andrew Yang and NBC News anchor Savannah Sellers take a deep dive into the current state of U.S. politics. Andrew and ...
10 Jul 20231h 2min
Can Math Predict the End Times?
Peter Turchin is a social scientist at the University of Connecticut who studies the math of social integration and disintegration. Peter created the field of Cliodynamics and delves into how he predi...
3 Jul 202345min
Gary Marcus on AI's hallucination problem
AI expert Gary Marcus joins Andrew to cut through the noise and hype. Gary and Andrew talk about AI's difficulty with causal reasoning, what reasonable AI regulation looks like, stock market manipulat...
26 Jun 202340min
