Independent Study: Personal Renewal by John W. Gardner (Speech)
Independent Study is a series of bonus episodes to accompany the interviews on Dialectic. I read essays and other writing that has influenced me. "Personal Renewal" was given as a speech by John W....
16 Sep 29min
56: Miles Grimshaw - Back Down the Mountain
Miles Grimshaw (X, LinkedIn) is an investor at Thrive Capital. He’s spent most of his career there, there, partnering with founders at the early stages of company building, including Cursor, Turbopuff...
1 Sep 1h 53min
Independent Study: Art is For Seeing Evil by Agnes Callard (Essay)
“Art is For Seeing Evil” was published by Agnes Callard for The Point Magazine on July 15, 2022. My thanks to Agnes and The Point for permission to share this audio version of her essay on Dialectic’...
25 Aug 26min
54: Ian Rogers - Never a Spectator
Full transcript and all links and references: dialectic.fm/ian-rogers. Ian and I made a playlist with albums/songs mentioned here (Apple, Spotify). Ian Rogers (X, LinkedIn) is Chief Human Agency O...
18 Aug 2h 37min
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55: Dan Lilienthal & José Chayet - As [untitled] as it Comes
Dan Lilienthal (X, LinkedIn) and José Chayet (X, LinkedIn) are childhood friends and cofounders of [untitled] (X, Instagram), a platform for musicians that they describe as a sacred place for work-in-...
18 Aug 2h 10min
53: Zhengdong Wang - Feeling the Wave
Zhengdong Wang (Website, X, LinkedIn) is an AI researcher based in London. He writes annual letters (inspired by Dan Wang), mainly about AI progress, and his 2025 letter blew me away and inspired me ...
29 Juli 2h 7min
52: Jack Conte - Draw the Next Page
Full transcript and all links: dialectic.fm/jack-conte Jack Conte (Patreon, YouTube, YouTube Pt2, X, LinkedIn) is the co-founder and CEO of Patreon. He is also a lifelong artist and musician, who a...
21 Juli 1h 51min
51: Nan Ransohoff - Power Laws for Philanthropy
Nan Ransohoff (X, Substack, Website) is Head of Public Goods and former Head of Climate at Stripe. This includes Frontier (which she co-founded): an advance market commitment that accelerates carbon r...
14 Juli 2h 11min
