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Are They Funny?

Jerry Seinfeld and McKinsey.

Interview with Richard Rhodes, on the Making of the Atomic Bomb

An interview with author Richard Rhodes on the Manhattan Project, nuclear weapons, AI, and more.

Read later Apps with Tristan Homsi and Dan Doyon

A discussion on Readwise with the founders.

Patrick Collison and Sam Altman at Sohn 2023

Patrick Collison interviews OpenAI's Sam Altman at the Sohn 2023 Conference.

Devon Zuegel on Inflation, Argentina, and Crypto

A fascinating look into the effects of decades-long inflation problems in Argentina.

Daniel Gross and Nat Friedman on AI

An Interview With Daniel Gross and Nat Friedman About the Democratization of AI

Tools and Craft with Andy Matuschak

The latest episode of Tools and Craft, Devon Zuegel talks with Andy Matuschak.

Permission to Leap

Noubar Afeyan is a co-founder of Moderna, one of the pioneers of biotech.

Ben Thompson Interview with John Collison

An interview with Stripe President John Collison on their launch of Stripe Capital and Stripe Treasury.

Profile of Arsène Wenger

In-depth profile and Q+A of Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger.

Systems and Constraints

A brief interview with Alicia Juarrero on the properties of complex systems.

The Future of Media: Movies, the Metaverse, and More

Wide-ranging interview with Matthew Ball on gaming, media, digital content, and especially astute observations on Epic.

Science, Innovation, and Longevity

Venture Stories interview with Jose Luis Ricon.

An Oral History of Deus Ex

Investor's Field Guide with John Collison

Patrick O'Shaughnessy interviews Stripe co-founder John Collison.

The Torch of Progress with Tyler Cowen

Video interview with Tyler Cowen on human progress.

Martin Gurri on EconTalk

Martin Gurri talks with Russ Roberts about his book.

Stalin, Putin, and the Nature of Power

An interview with Stephen Kotkin on the Artificial Intelligence podcast.

President Goop's Ultralight Beam Vaccine

North Star Podcast: Eugene Wei

Eugene Wei on David Perell's podcast.

David Deutsch on Brexit and Error Correction

On resilience, error correction, Brexit, Karl Popper, and more.

Michele Gelfand on Tight and Loose Cultures

The difference between 'tight' and 'loose' cultures — conformists vs. non-conformists.

EconTalk Archive

The archive of all EconTalk episodes.

How Elite Institutions Lost Their Legitimacy

A discussion between economist Arnold Kling and author Martin Gurri.

Daniel Kahneman on AI Podcast

Interview with psychologist Daniel Kahneman.

On Atlassian's Unique Sales Model

A unique bottom-up business model from a company now worth billions.

Rory Sutherland on Alchemy

Venkatesh Rao on Waldenponding

Weekend Reading: Ted Chiang, Renewable Energy, and ColorBox

An interview with Ted Chiang, renewables outlook around the world, and a tool for color generation.

Russ Roberts on Key Economic Concepts for Founders

An interview with EconTalk's Russ Roberts on the Y Combinator podcast.

David Deppner on Leadership, Confidence, and Humility

A thought-provoking discussion on what qualities are ideal for leaders.

Weekend Reading: nvUltra, Progress, and Comma.ai

nvULTRA notes editor, creating a science of progress, and George Hotz on Comma.ai.

Interview with Keith Flaherty, MD

An awesome deep dive interview with Dr. Keith Flaherty on the history of oncology, cancer treatment, and targeted therapies.

Jonathan Haidt on the Righteous Mind

Interview with Jonathan Haidt from EconTalk.

Entrepreneurs, Then and Now

Conversation with a16z's founder.s

The Thousand Brains Theory of Intelligence

Interview with Naval Ravikant

“Interesting interview with tech investor and founder Naval Ravikant.”

Mental Models: A Conversation with Shane Parrish

Shane Parrish and Sam Harris discuss mental models.

David Foster Wallace Interview with Charlie Rose

“An insightful interview with the late David Foster Wallace.”

Weekend Reading: Wind Turbines, Bruce Sterling, and Economic Ideas

The US Wind Turbine Database, an interview with Bruce Sterling, and EconTalk's Russ Roberts on economic history.