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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Every guest on Conversations with Tyler

269 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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   Cass Sunstein

   Cass Sunstein on Liberalism and Rights in the Age of AI · 2 episodes

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   Daron Acemoglu

   Daron Acemoglu on Liberalism, Automation, and the Educated Elite · 2 episodes

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   Garry Kasparov

   Garry Kasparov on AI, Chess, and the Future of Creativity · May 2017

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   John Gray

   John Gray on Pessimism, Liberalism, and Theism · Nov 2023

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   Matthew Ball

   Matthew Ball on the Metaverse and Gaming · Jul 2022

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   Michele Gelfand

   Michele Gelfand on Tight and Loose Cultures · Sep 2018

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   Ross Douthat

   Ross Douthat on Why Religion Makes More Sense Than You Think · 3 episodes

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   Stanley McChrystal

   Stanley McChrystal on the Military, Leadership, and Risk · Oct 2021

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   Zeynep Tufekci

   Zeynep Tufekci on the Sociology of The Moment (Live) · Aug 2021

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    Margaret Atwood

    Margaret Atwood on Canada, Writing, and Invention (Live at Mason) · Apr 2019

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    Martina Navratilova

    Martina Navratilova on Shaping Herself (Live at Mason) · Mar 2018

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    Samantha Power

    Samantha Power on Learning How to Make a Difference · Sep 2019

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    Alex Ross

    Alex Ross on Music, Culture, and Criticism · Sep 2020

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    Ben Thompson

    Ben Thompson on Business and Tech · Oct 2018

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    Blake Scholl

    Blake Scholl on Supersonic Flight and Fixing Broken Infrastructure - Live at the Progress Conference · Nov 2025

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    Brendan Foody

    Brendan Foody on Teaching AI and the Future of Knowledge Work · Jan 2026

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    Chris Dixon

    Chris Dixon on Blockchains, AI, and the Future of the Internet · Apr 2025

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    Cliff Asness

    Cliff Asness on Comics and Why Never to Share a Gym with Cirque du Soleil (Live at Mason) · Nov 2015

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    Daniel Gross

    Tyler and Daniel Gross Talk Talent · May 2022

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    David Rubenstein

    David Rubenstein on Private Equity, Public Art, and Philanthropy · Nov 2021

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    Emily Wilson

    Emily Wilson on Translations and Language · Mar 2019

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    Gaurav Kapadia

    Gaurav Kapadia on New York City, Investing, and Contemporary Art · Dec 2025

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    Jack Clark

    Jack Clark on AI's Uneven Impact · May 2025

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    Jeremy Grantham

    Jeremy Grantham on Investing in Green Tech · Nov 2022

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    Jhumpa Lahiri

    Jhumpa Lahiri on Writing, Translation, and Crossing Between Cultures (Live at Mason) · Jan 2017

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    John Arnold

    John Arnold on Trading, Energy, and Evidence-Based Philanthropy · Jun 2025

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    Joseph Stiglitz

    Joseph Stiglitz on Pioneering Economic Theories, Policy Challenges, and His Intellectual Legacy · Jun 2024

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    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Fighting Bruce Lee, Growing Up in Harlem, and Basketball (Live at Mason) · Feb 2016

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    Larry Summers

    Larry Summers on Macroeconomics, Mentorship, and Avoiding Complacency (Live) · Sep 2017

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    Mark Carney

    Mark Carney on Central Banking and Shared Values · May 2021

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    Tobi Lutke

    Tobi Lütke on Creating Shopify for Americans as a German in Canada · Sep 2024

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    Walter Russell Mead

    Walter Russell Mead on the Past and Future of American Foreign Policy · Oct 2022

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    Abhijit Banerjee

    Abhijit Banerjee on Theory, Practice, and India · Dec 2019

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    Agnes Callard

    Agnes Callard on the Theory of Everything · Apr 2018

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    Alison Gopnik

    Alison Gopnik on Childhood Learning, AI as a Cultural Technology, and Rethinking Nature vs. Nurture · Dec 2025

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    Amia Srinivasan

    Amia Srinivasan on Utopian Feminism · Sep 2021

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    Byron Auguste

    Byron Auguste On Rewiring the U.S. Labor Market · Sep 2022

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    Claire Lehmann

    Claire Lehmann on Speaking Freely · Aug 2018

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    Claudia Goldin

    Re-release: Claudia Goldin on the Economics of Inequality · 2 episodes

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    Craig Newmark

    Craig Newmark on Institutional Maintenance, Giving Away Control, and the Internet We Were Promised (Live at 92NY) · Apr 2026

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