27 Episodes

  1. 26. Is Professional Licensing a Racket?

    Published: 2/7/2025
  2. 25. How to Make Something from Nothing

    Published: 12/19/2024
  3. 24. Is the U.S. Sleeping on Threats from Russia and China?

    Published: 12/5/2024
  4. 23. Confessions of a Black Conservative

    Published: 5/16/2024
  5. 22. How Does the Lost World of Vienna Still Shape Our Lives?

    Published: 5/2/2024
  6. EXTRA: Remembering Daniel Kahneman

    Published: 4/9/2024
  7. 21. Are We Living Through the Most Revolutionary Period in History?

    Published: 4/4/2024
  8. 20. Why Are People So Mad at Michael Lewis?

    Published: 12/14/2023
  9. 19. The Facts Are In: Two Parents Are Better Than One

    Published: 9/21/2023
  10. 18. “Insurance Is Sexy.” Discuss.

    Published: 3/23/2023
  11. 17. Samin Nosrat Always Wanted to Be Famous

    Published: 1/16/2023
  12. 16. Did Michael Lewis Just Get Lucky with “Moneyball”?

    Published: 11/24/2022
  13. 15. Does Philosophy Still Matter?

    Published: 7/28/2022
  14. 14. Why Do Most Ideas Fail to Scale?

    Published: 2/24/2022
  15. 13. What’s Wrong With Shortcuts?

    Published: 11/18/2021
  16. 12. “This Didn't End the Way It’s Supposed to End.”

    Published: 9/27/2021
  17. 11. The Mom Who Stole the Blueprints for the Atomic Bomb

    Published: 9/25/2021
  18. 10. Check the Data: It’s a Man’s World

    Published: 9/25/2021
  19. 9. All You Need Is Nudge

    Published: 9/9/2021
  20. 8. Is the Future of Farming in the Ocean?

    Published: 6/24/2021

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