Topic
interview
- Thermostats all the way down
In a recent episode of EconTalk, with guest author Stewart Brand, Stewart had a throwaway line I loved. The exchange went like this: Russ Roberts: Yeah, I said when I was running, I was paying attention. I think the b…
- Orson Welles on Citizen Kane
Orson Welles discusses making Citizen Kane at age 25. I love his comments in deference to his cinematographer on Kane, Gregg Toland. He credits him with giving him the confidence to create from his imagination, withou…
- Essay Architecture
I just watched this excellent interview with Michael Dean on the How I Write podcast. Michael is an architect and writer, and his writing project is fascinating. He's built a framework for thinking about writing that…
- Joe Henrich And Dwarkesh Patel
Great interview with the author of one of my favorite books from the last several years, Joe Henrich. _The WEIRDest People in the World_ is a fascinating look at the origins of human culture and the evolution of human…
- Oscar Peterson Andre Previn
Jazz legend Oscar Peterson talks and plays with Andre Previn.
- How the Constitution Can Bring Us Together
A great interview with AEI's Yuval Levin ahead of the release of his latest book, _American Covenant: How the Constitution Unified our Nation — And Could Again_. Yuval is one of the greatest minds we have working toda…
- Amor Towles
Amor Towles is one of the most articulate and interesting writers working. I loved this conversation from EconTalk. The discussion on constraints and the meaning hidden in “inconveniences” was great.
- The Deutsch Files Iii
Part 3 of Naval’s recent discussion series with David Deutsch.