EconTalk - Raj Chetty: Economic Mobility Raj’s research explores the power of networks through the lens of class diversity in neighbourhoods.
The Daily Stoic - Paul Bloom: Why We Need Heroes Ryan and Paul had a nuanced conversation about competing values when judging action.
Making Sense - #293: What I Really Think About Trump and Media Bias Toby messaged me about the controversy yesterday, and Sam defended himself adequately.
Freakonomics, MD - #50: What Can We Do About the Hardest Patients Healthcare systems fail confronted with complexity, such as a patient with 2 or more problems. In retrospect, my deepest frustrations with the NHS are that they fail to treat me because I have multiple issues.
Best of The Spectator - The Edition: Lockdown files Rishi Sunak was a lone ignored advocate for considering the trade-offs of lockdown policies. The female guest discussing the failure of the West in Africa came to the correct conclusion via an economically illiterate route.
The Brendan O’Neill Show - #111: Why fossil fuels are the future | Alex Epstein Alex’s counter-narrative framing of fossil fuels is refreshing and provokes thought.
Freakonomics Radio - #513: Should Public Transport Be Free? I was open-minded about the benefits until I realised the elasticity in demand for public transport to price.
Planet Money - Wake up and smell the fraud Nina Kollars s the rare person who d more than she purchased at an already heavily reduced rate and feels uneasy.
Radiolab - Gigaverse The various stories about the gig economy were more nuanced than I’d expect from a left-leaning show.
The Fifth Column - #370: Going Commando | Occasionally Reliable Sources I almost can’t believe Biden is pushing through the indefensible student loan forgiveness program.