Ruth Scurr on the Art of Biography
The most challenging part of being a biographer for Ruth Scurr is finding the best form to tell a life. "You can't go in there with a workmanlike attitude saying, 'I'm going to do cradle to grave.' Yo...
1 Dec 202151min
David Rubenstein on Private Equity, Public Art, and Philanthropy
Baltimore native David Rubenstein is a founding figure in private equity, a prolific philanthropist, and author. From leveraged buyouts to his patriotic philanthropy to his leadership roles within ins...
17 Nov 202156min
David Salle on the Experience of Art
When the audience for visual art expanded from small circles of artists and collectors into broader culture, the way art was experienced shifted from aesthetics to explanation. Art, it became thought,...
3 Nov 202146min
Stanley McChrystal on the Military, Leadership, and Risk
Stan McChrystal has spent a long career considering questions of risk, leadership, and the role of America's military, having risen through the Army's ranks ultimately to take command of all US and NA...
20 Okt 202153min
Claudia Goldin on the Economics of Inequality
Harvard professor Claudia Goldin has made a name for herself tackling difficult questions. What was the full economic cost of the American Civil War? Does education increase or lessen income inequalit...
6 Okt 202149min
Amia Srinivasan on Utopian Feminism
What is our right to be desired? How are our sexual desires shaped by the society around us? Is consent sufficient for a sexual relationship? In the wake of the #MeToo movement, public debates about s...
22 Sep 20211h 5min
David Cutler and Ed Glaeser on the Health and Wealth of Cities
With remote work becoming more common and cities competing for businesses it's become easier than ever before for educated Americans to relocate, leaving cities more vulnerable than they've ever been....
8 Sep 20211h 19min
Zeynep Tufekci on the Sociology of The Moment (Live)
When Zeynep Tufekci penned a New York Times op-ed at the onset of the pandemic challenging the prevailing public health guidance that ordinary people should not wear masks, she thought it was the end...
25 Aug 20211h 5min
