Conversations with Tyler
Tyler Cowen engages today's deepest thinkers in wide-ranging explorations of their work, the world, and everything in between. New conversations every other Wednesday. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
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Jared Diamond on Leaders, Luck, and Irreplaceability
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Prophets, Prophets, Coaches and Kings: When Do Leaders Matter?
Jared Diamond
he has a new and notable book out called prophets prophets coaches and kings when do leaders matter ▶ tap to play from here
Guns, Germs, and Steel
Jared Diamond
is it correct to think of your new book again prophets prophets coaches and kings as in essence the error term for guns germs and steel ▶ tap to play from here
On the Origin of Species
Charles Darwin
that book and darwin's origin of species are probably the two books by scientists that have had the biggest impact in the last century ▶ tap to play from here
The Third Chimpanzee
Jared Diamond
my first book the third chimpanzee had chapters on things that then ended up being auto books ▶ tap to play from here
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
Jared Diamond
another chapter of my book the third gemini got expanded into collapsed ▶ tap to play from here
Why Is Sex Fun?
Jared Diamond
still another chapter got expanded into why is sex fun ▶ tap to play from here
Michael Moritz on Origin Stories, Exile, and Obsessive Curiosity
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The First Study of Apple
Michael Moritz
before that he was a very active and successful journalist with several books to his credit including the first study of apple and an excellent work on alex ferguson ▶ tap to play from here
Leading
Sir Alex Ferguson and Michael Moritz
including the first study of apple and an excellent work on alex ferguson of manchester united ▶ tap to play from here
Slender: One Family's Journey of Escape and Exile
Michael Moritz
michael has a new and excellent book out called how slandered one family story of escape and exile which i absolutely recommend to you all ▶ tap to play from here
Luke Burgis on Mimetic Desire, Catholicism, and the Age of Social Contagion
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Wanting
Luke Burgess
he's author of the best selling book wanting and his recent work is just coming out ▶ tap to play from here
The One and the Ninety-Nine: Forging Identity in the Age of Social Contagion
Luke Burgess
it is called the one and the ninety nine forging identity in the age of social contagion ▶ tap to play from here
The Burnout Society
Byung-Chul Han
in his book the burnout society which is one of my favorite books i think he diagnoses the problem very well ▶ tap to play from here
Demons
Fyodor Dostoevsky
his book demons diagnoses what can happen at a psychic and spiritual level when social contagion runs rampant ▶ tap to play from here
The Glory of the Lord: A Theological Aesthetics
Hans Urs von Balthasar
von balthazar wrote a whole aesthetic treatise right the theological aesthetics ▶ tap to play from here
Daron Acemoglu on Liberalism, Automation, and the Educated Elite
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What happened to liberal democracy?
Jerome Azimoglu
what happened to liberal democracy this is a major work ▶ tap to play from here
Julia Ioffe on Russian Women, Missing Men, and the Roots of Autocracy
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Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia from Revolution to Autocracy
Julia Yoffey
it is called motherland a feminist history of modern russia from revolution to autocracy ▶ tap to play from here
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Zuleikha Opens Her Eyes
Guzel Yakhina
the first i would recommend is zulecha by ▶ tap to play from here
Secondhand Time
Svetlana Alexievich
the book secondhand time completely turn my head around and made me realize that i had been writing about russia all wrong ▶ tap to play from here
The Unwomanly Face of War
Svetlana Alexievich
which is about these teenage soviet girls joining the fight in world war two as machine gunners as fighter pilots as uh paratroopers and what's amazing about it ▶ tap to play from here
Mary
Vladimir Nabokov
and then the th the third that i would recommend is mary by vladimir nabokov ▶ tap to play from here
Andrew Graham-Dixon on Vermeer, a Forgotten Sect, and Underrated Artists
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Vermeer: A Life Lost and Found
Andrew Graham-Dixon
it's called vermeer a life lost and found ▶ tap to play from here
À la recherche du temps perdu
Marcel Proust
marcel proust writes his great novel a la recherche du tonperdue ▶ tap to play from here
A History of British Art
Andrew Graham-Dixon
i'm a big fan of your book a history of british art ▶ tap to play from here
Chase Koch on Principles, Music, and Overcoming Entropy
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Becoming a Principle-Driven Leader: How Charles Koch Built One of the World's Largest Private Companies
Charles Koch and Chase Koch
it is called becoming a principle driven leader subtitled forty one principles to build an enduring business ▶ tap to play from here
The Obstacle Is the Way
Ryan Holiday
one of the books that had a huge in influence on me was the obstacle is the way ▶ tap to play from here
Joel Mokyr on Clans, Corporations, and a Culture of Growth
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Two Paths to Prosperity, Culture and Institutions in Europe and China. One thousand to two thousand
Joel Mokyr
he has a wonderful new book out called two paths to prosperity culture and institutions in europe and china one thousand to two thousand ▶ tap to play from here
Trust: The Social Virtues and the Creation of Prosperity
Francis Fukuyama
so i recall in the nineteen nineties reading frank fukiyama's book trust ▶ tap to play from here
The WEIRDEST People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous
Joseph Henrich
that's essentially the you know the tenor of joe hendrick's book called you know the weirdest people in which he he points this out ▶ tap to play from here
Two Paths to Prosperity: Comparing Europe and China
Joel Mokyr (spelled Mulkeir in transcript)
i'm a big fan of your new book with grife and tabalini two paths to prosperity comparing europe and china ▶ tap to play from here
Joanne Paul on Thomas More and the Tudor World
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Thomas More: A Life
Joanne Paul
i very much enjoyed her latest book called thomas more a life which is on sale now ▶ tap to play from here
In Praise of Folly
Desiderius Erasmus
now as you know erasmus wrote quite a bit about thomas moore including a dedicatory letter in in praise of folly ▶ tap to play from here
Utopia
Thomas More
and do you read thomas moore's utopia as satire or book two ▶ tap to play from here
Dave Baszucki on Roblox, Teen Entrepreneurs, and the Future of Play
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Mutiny on the Bounty
Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall
why is mutiny on the bounty one of your favorite books ▶ tap to play from here
Katja Hoyer on Weimar, the GDR, and the German Character
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Weimar: The Rise and Fall of the German Republic 1918-1933
Katja Hoyer
she just published a new and very interesting book called weimar life on the edge of catastrophe ▶ tap to play from here
Beyond the Wall
Katja Hoya
she's well known for her history of east germany called beyond the wall ▶ tap to play from here
Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871–1918
Katja Hoyer
and a broader book on earlier german history called blood and iron the rise and fall of the german empire ▶ tap to play from here
Divided Heaven
Christa Wolf
so if you take christopher wolf for example who wrote famous book called divided heaven ▶ tap to play from here
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Der Osten ist eine Erfindung des Westens
Dirk Oschmann
there was a book that came out at the same time as mine by doug oshman called der osten ist eine erfindung des westens ▶ tap to play from here
Toby Wilkinson on Ptolemaic Egypt and the First Great Commercial Civilization
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Bob Spitz on the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, and the Art of Biography
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Craig Newmark on Institutional Maintenance, Giving Away Control, and the Internet We Were Promised
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Kim Bowes on the Economic Lives of Rome's Ninety Percent
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Arthur Brooks on Reinvention, Religion, and the Science of Happiness
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Paul Gillingham on Why Mexico Stays Together
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Harvey Mansfield on Machiavelli, Straussianism, and the Character of Liberal Democracy
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Henry Oliver on Measure for Measure, Late Bloomers, and the Smartest Writers in English
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Joe Studwell on Africa, Asia, and What Development Actually Requires
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