The Joe Walker Podcast

AI Factories in the Outback — Tim Nelson [Compute Series] Oct 13, 2026 5338 This episode is best watched on video, as we often refer to some calculations I wrote on a whiteboard.  [Recorded 30 September 2026.] Over the past few weeks, I've been trying to work out what it would take, on the energy side, for Australia to build 10 to 15 gigawatts of AI compute by 2030.So I sat down with Tim Nelson, one of Australia's foremost energy economists. Tim chaired last year's i

The Geostrategic Case for Compute in Australia — Janet Egan [Compute Series] Aug 26, 2026 6254 This is the second episode in a multi-part series called 'Compute in Australia'. Series announcement here. More episodes to follow over the coming month. [Recorded 24 August 2026.] Janet Egan is Senior Fellow and Deputy Director of the Technology and National Security Program at the Center for a New American Security in Washington, DC. Her research focuses on the national security implications of

Australia's Plan to Turn Compute Into Sovereign AI — Dr Andrew Charlton MP [Compute Series] Aug 16, 2026 7226 This is the first episode in a multi-part series called 'Compute in Australia'. Series announcement here. More episodes to follow over the coming month. [Recorded 7 August 2026.] Dr Andrew Charlton MP is an Australian economist, entrepreneur and politician. As Cabinet Secretary and Australia's Assistant Minister for Science, Technology and the Digital Economy, he is one of the key leaders shaping

Compute in Australia: Announcing my new podcast series Aug 16, 2026 405 https://josephnoelwalker.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Just because I consulted doesn't mean I didn't dominate": How prime ministers really govern — Patrick Weller Jun 23, 2026 5802 Patrick Weller is emeritus professor of politics and public policy at Griffith University and the author or editor of some forty books. Pat wrote what was the first (and may still be the only) Westminster-system equivalent to Robert Caro's epic meditation on Lyndon Johnson: a detailed study of how Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser wielded power. First published in 1989, it's a fascinating s

How Can Australia Get a Piece of the AI Action? — Danielle Wood Jun 3, 2026 5928 Danielle Wood is an Australian economist and the current chair of the Australian Productivity Commission. Had a lot of fun chatting with Dani about how she's making sense of AI and its implications for policy. We discuss: whether AI will be more like the internet or the Industrial Revolution, where in the AI stack the profits will ultimately flow (and why it might not be the model layer), why dif

How Australia Actually Selects and Integrates Migrants — Mike Pezzullo [Immigration Series] May 21, 2026 12159 Part 3 of a three-part immigration series this week. Martin Parkinson (economics) available here; Mark Cully (history) available here. Mike Pezzullo ran the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (2013-2014), then the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (2014-2017), then the Department of Home Affairs (2017-2023). For more than a decade across those three roles, he was respon

"Bigger and Different": The Six Decades That Remade Australia — Mark Cully [Immigration Series] May 21, 2026 8873 Part 2 of a three-part immigration series this week. Martin Parkinson (economics) available here; Mike Pezzullo (acculturation, social cohesion, security) drops Friday. Mark Cully was the inaugural chief economist at the Australian Department of Immigration (2009-2012). His forthcoming book, Waves of Plenty (September 2026), is (to my knowledge) the first truly general history of immigration to Au

"We've built an economy that requires 2 million temporary migrants" — Martin Parkinson [Immigration Series] May 19, 2026 8314 Part 1 of a three-part immigration series this week. Mark Cully (history) drops Thursday; Mike Pezzullo (acculturation, social cohesion, security) drops Friday.  Martin Parkinson ran the Australian Treasury (2011-2014), then the Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet (2015-2019). He's also thought deeply about the economics of migration policy, not just in those roles, but also in his pas

2025 Retrospective — A Listener (Zac Gross) Interviews Me Dec 31, 2025 4729 In this special end-of-year episode, the tables are turned: I’m the guest, and I’m interviewed by Zac Gross — an Australian macroeconomist and long-time listener of the show. We reflect on what I learned on the podcast in 2025 and what I changed my mind about. We also discuss the behind-the-scenes work of running the show, and my plans for 2026. Sponsors Vanta: helps businesses

Cabinet is Australia's Operating System — Here's How It Works (Glyn Davis & Terry Moran) Dec 22, 2025 9094 Glyn Davis and Terry Moran are two of the very small number of Australians who have literally sat in the Cabinet Room, week after week, watching the machinery of government operate from the inside. Both served as Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) — the most senior public servant in Australia. Terry held the role from 2008 to 2011 (including during the G

Why Great Powers Sleepwalk to War — A Masterclass with Prof. Hugh White Nov 25, 2025 16292 2,500 years of strategic history, 11 books, one afternoon.  Hugh White is Australia's foremost strategic thinker: former senior adviser to Defence Minister Kim Beazley and Prime Minister Bob Hawke, Deputy Secretary for Strategy and Intelligence in Defence, inaugural Director of ASPI, and principal author of the 2000 Defence White Paper. He is now Emeritus Professor of Strategic Studies at the

Australia's last great act of economic courage — Peter Costello Nov 2, 2025 5914 Peter Costello is the longest-serving Treasurer of Australia (1996–2007). He led the most complex overhaul of Australia's tax system in the postwar era: introducing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) — a value-added consumption tax — while abolishing a range of indirect taxes (notably wholesale sales tax) and cutting income-tax rates. I wanted to learn from Peter what it actually t

The Discovery of The Bacterium Behind 5% of All Cancers — Barry Marshall Aug 26, 2025 8484 One bacterium causes roughly 1 in 20 cancer cases worldwide. It’s the most cancer-causing pathogen we’ve found—and the main cause of peptic ulcers. Its discovery overturned an ironclad medical dogma that the stomach was sterile. Despite infecting about half of humanity, Helicobacter pylori wasn't discovered until 1979 and shown to cause gastritis and peptic ulcer disease in the e

Australia’s ‘Great Stagnation’: Everything You Need to Know About The Productivity Crisis — Greg Kaplan & Michael Brennan Aug 14, 2025 10667 Stagnation! The 2010s witnessed Australia’s weakest productivity growth in six decades. How much of the slowdown is homegrown? How much reflects the broader “great stagnation” plaguing the West? How much is simply an artefact of the way “productivity” is measured? And what would a credible new growth model for Australia—with its distinctive reliance on mining ov

Francis Fukuyama — AGI and the Recommencement of History Jul 31, 2025 4691 Francis Fukuyama is a Stanford political scientist and the author of (among many other works) The End of History and the Last Man—arguably the most influential work in political science of the past half-century. If “History” is driven by technology, how does Fukuyama now view biotech and AI—and their potential to usher in a new, post-human history? These are difficult quest

Laura Deming — On Pausing Biological Time & Preserving the Continuous Self May 20, 2025 4622 Laura Deming is a technologist and venture capitalist focused on anti-ageing and life extension. At 17, she founded The Longevity Fund (followed by age1), the first VC firm dedicated to longevity biotech, after being selected in the initial cohort of Thiel fellows (2011). Today she is also CEO and co-founder of Cradle, a startup pursuing human whole-body reversible cryopreservation. I speak with L

Eight Things I Learned From My Aussie Policy Series May 11, 2025 2889 I share the 8 biggest things I learned from my Australian policy series. The conversations totaled more than 12 hours of discussion. Grateful to my guests and to everyone who attended the live events. Was really fun to meet and hang out with you all!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ken Henry — What Killed the Reform Era? [Aus. Policy Series - LIVE] May 1, 2025 8306 This episode is the seventh instalment of my Australian policy series, recorded live in Sydney on April 29, 2025.  I speak with Ken Henry—former Treasury Secretary and chair of the landmark Henry Tax Review—about why Australia hasn’t achieved major economic reform since the GST, and what must change to restart it.  We discuss how AGI could reshape the public service, in

Sam Roggeveen — Why the US Won't Fight China for Dominance (and What it Means for Australia) [Aus. Policy Series - LIVE] Apr 2, 2025 6871 This episode is the sixth instalment of my Australian policy series, recorded live in Sydney on February 26, 2025. I speak with Sam Roggeveen—Director of the Lowy Institute’s International Security Program, and a former senior analyst at the Office of National Assessments—about why the United States won’t fight China for dominance in Asia, and what that means for an Austral

Peter Tulip — What Will It Actually Take to Solve the Housing Crisis? [Aus. Policy Series - LIVE] Mar 25, 2025 6301 This episode is the fifth instalment of my Australian policy series, recorded live in Sydney on February 12, 2025. I speak with Peter Tulip—Chief Economist at the Centre for Independent Studies, and a former senior researcher at both the Reserve Bank of Australia and the US Federal Reserve. We go deep into what's driving Australia's housing crisis, the problems with heritage rules and height

Judith Brett — How a Benthamite Political Culture Shaped Australia's Electoral System [Aus. Policy Series - LIVE] Mar 14, 2025 5155 Australia stands alone among English-speaking democracies with its compulsory, preferential voting system. But why? This episode is the fourth instalment of my Australian policy series. It was recorded in Melbourne on March 6, 2025. I speak with Judith Brett—Emeritus Professor of Politics at La Trobe University and author of the canonical history of Australia's electoral system, From Secret

Richard Holden & Steven Hamilton — How Australia Gets It Done [Aus. Policy Series - LIVE] Mar 4, 2025 7060 This episode is the third of my live policy salons. It was recorded in Sydney on February 5, 2025. We explore the concept of state capacity—the ability of governments to achieve their policy goals—and ask why Australia outperforms almost every other country in the world in this domain. For the conversation, I'm joined by two of Australia's great public policy economists. Richard Holden

Andrew Leigh — Inequality and Egalitarianism [Aus. Policy Series - LIVE] Feb 14, 2025 5363 This episode is the second of my live policy salons. It was recorded in Sydney on January 29, 2025. What is the relationship between economic equality and egalitarianism in the cultural sense? Where does Australia's egalitarian tradition come from? Are we too egalitarian? Is economic inequality increasing? What's been driving it? And does it even matter? We sit down with Andrew Leigh to discuss th

Abul Rizvi — Inside Immigration Policy [Aus. Policy Series - LIVE] Jan 31, 2025 6125 This episode is the first of my live policy salons. It was recorded in Melbourne on January 23, 2025. In this salon, we go deep into Australia's immigration policy with Abul Rizvi, former Deputy Secretary of the Department of Immigration. Abul managed Australia’s migration program from 1995 to 2007 and played a crucial role in the 2001 policy changes that massively increased the intake of sk

Behind the Scenes of My Interview Research Process — Andy Matuschak Crashes My Crib Jan 25, 2025 6171 This episode is a little different: I’m the one being interviewed—and my interlocutor is Andy Matuschak, an independent applied researcher focused on "tools for thought" (ways to augment human intelligence). Andy founded and led Khan Academy’s Research and Development Lab, and prior to that, he was a senior engineer at Apple where he helped build iOS. I first discovered Andy&rsqu

Eugene Fama — For Whom Is The Market Efficient? Dec 31, 2024 3318 Eugene Fama is a 2013 Nobel laureate in economic sciences, and is widely recognised as the "father of modern finance." He is currently the Robert R. McCormick Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago. Full transcript available at: https://josephnoelwalker.com/eugene-fama-156/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Richard Butler — Nuclear Diplomacy at the End of History Nov 29, 2024 9093 Richard Butler AC is a retired Australian diplomat. He served as Australia's first Ambassador for Disarmament (1983-1988), Australian Ambassador to the United Nations (1992-1997), and Chair of the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) to inspect Iraq for weapons of mass destruction (1997-1999). He also served as Chair of the Canberra Commission on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. Earlier i

Larry Summers — AGI and the Next Industrial Revolution Oct 21, 2024 2932 Larry Summers is a former US Treasury Secretary (1999-2001), Chief Economist at the World Bank (1991-1993), and Director of the National Economic Council under President Obama (2009-2010). He also served as President of Harvard University (2001-2006). Currently, he is the Charles W. Eliot University Professor at Harvard University, and he sits on the board of directors at OpenAI, one of the fastes

Nassim Taleb — Meditations on Extremistan Sep 19, 2024 7505 Nassim Taleb is trader, researcher and essayist. He is the author of the Incerto, a multi-volume philosophical and practical meditation on uncertainty. Full transcript available at: https://josephnoelwalker.com/nassim-taleb-158/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert Boyd & Peter Richerson — How Ice Age Climate Chaos Made Humans Cultural Animals Aug 13, 2024 8639 Robert Boyd and Peter Richerson are anthropologists based in America. Their partnership was central to the development of Dual-Inheritance Theory, a framework that applies Darwinian evolution to culture and explains how genes and culture have intertwined to shape our species. This is their first ever joint interview. Full transcript available at: josephnoelwalker.com/boyd-and-richerson/See omnystu

Lucy Turnbull — Urbanism, YIMBYism, and Solutions to Australia's Housing Crisis (Bonus Live Episode) May 30, 2024 2803 Lucy Turnbull is an urbanist, businesswoman and philanthropist. She was the first female Lord Mayor of Sydney, from 2003-4. From 2015-20, she was the inaugural Chief Commissioner of the Greater Sydney Commission, tasked with delivering strategic planning for the whole of metropolitan Sydney.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bryan Caplan — The Economics of Housing Abundance May 13, 2024 6614 Bryan Caplan is Professor of Economics at George Mason University. A bestselling author, his books include The Case Against Education, Open Borders, and Build, Baby, Build: The Science and Ethics of Housing Deregulation. Full transcript available at: josephnoelwalker.com/bryan-caplan-155See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2023 Retrospective — A Listener Interviews Me Dec 29, 2023 6468 In this special episode, the tables are turned as I'm interviewed by a listener of the show, DJ Thornton from Sydney. We reflect on the progress of the show in 2023, what I learned from this year's guests, and what's in store for 2024. Full transcript available at: josephnoelwalker.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Deutsch & Steven Pinker (First Ever Public Dialogue) — AGI, P(Doom), & The Enemies of Progress Dec 19, 2023 6940 At a time when the Enlightenment is under attack from without and within, I bring together two of the most thoughtful defenders of progress and reason, for their first ever public dialogue. Steven Pinker is the Johnstone Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. I think of him as providing the strongest empirical defence of the Enlightenment (as seen in his book Enlightenment Now). David Deut

Shruti Rajagopalan — On Spotting Talent, And Making Sense of Rising India Nov 28, 2023 9900 Shruti Rajagopalan is an Indian-American economist. She leads the Indian political economy research program and Emergent Ventures India at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. She also hosts the Ideas of India podcast. Full transcript available at: jnwpod.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Raghuram Rajan — Debt, Monetary Policy, and Unintended Consequences Nov 1, 2023 6710 What were the deep causes of the global financial crisis and great recession? Has unconventional monetary policy in the wake of the crisis done more harm than good? And should monetary policy target financial stability? I discuss these questions and more with Indian economist and Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Raghuram Rajan. Raghuram Rajan was chief economist at the IMF from 20

Peter Singer — Moral Truths and Moral Secrets Sep 19, 2023 6879 Peter Singer is the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University. He is widely regarded as the world's most influential living philosopher. Full transcript available at: jnwpod.com Episode recorded on 26 April 2023.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Peter Turchin — Why Societies Fall Apart (And Why the US May Be Next) Aug 30, 2023 6105 Peter Turchin is a complexity scientist and one of the founders of cliodynamics — a new, cross-disciplinary field that applies mathematics and big data to test historical theories. Full transcript available at: jnwpod.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stephen Wolfram — Constructing the Computational Paradigm Aug 16, 2023 15846 Stephen Wolfram is a physicist, computer scientist and businessman. He is the founder and CEO of Wolfram Research, the creator of Mathematica and Wolfram Alpha, and the author of A New Kind of Science. Full transcript available at: jnwpod.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katalin Karikó — Forging the mRNA Revolution Aug 1, 2023 7430 Katalin Karikó is a Hungarian-American biochemist. She is one of the inventors of mRNA technology. Full transcript available at: thejspod.com. Episode recorded on 15 February 2023.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Richard Rhodes — The Making of the Atomic Bomb Jul 25, 2023 13340 Richard Rhodes is an American historian and the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb. Full transcript available at: thejspod.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ken Henry — An Economic Odyssey May 9, 2023 16509 Dr Ken Henry is an Australian economist who served as Secretary of Australia's Treasury from 2001 to 2011. He was instrumental in helping Australia avoid recession during the 2008 Global Financial Crisis — Australia was the only major advanced economy to do so. Full transcript available at: thejspod.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Palmer Luckey — Science (Non)fiction Apr 25, 2023 5959 Palmer Luckey is an American tech entrepreneur and billionaire. He has founded two companies: Oculus VR (acquired by Facebook for $2 billion in 2014), and Anduril (recently valued at $8.5 billion). He has been described as the real-life Tony Stark. Full transcript available at: www.thejspod.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel Kahneman — Dyads, And Other Mysteries Apr 13, 2023 4387 Daniel Kahneman is widely regarded as the most influential psychologist alive. He won the Nobel Prize in Economics (2002) for his work on judgment and decision-making under uncertainty, much of it done jointly with his late collaborator Amos Tversky. He is the author of the bestselling books Thinking, Fast and Slow and Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment (written with Olivier Sibony and Cass Sunstein)

Talent Is That Which Is Scarce — Tyler Cowen Dec 31, 2022 2901 In the long run, talent allocation is almost everything. But as a society, we're not actually very good at it. The question of how to reliably match people with jobs they are well suited for is one of the big unsolved problems of our times. Joe catches up with return guest Tyler Cowen to discuss the art of identifying talent. Tyler is a professor of economics at George Mason University and host o

Intellectual Exoskeletons — Andy Matuschak Dec 23, 2022 7734 From language and writing to the Hindu-Arabic numeral system, computers and Adobe Photoshop, our species has a history of inventing tools for augmenting our own intelligence. But what comes next? Andy Matuschak is a developer and designer. He helped build iOS at Apple, founded and led Khan Academy's R&D lab, and now works as an independent researcher investigating 'tools for thought' — that is

Rationality And Its Opposite — Steven Pinker Dec 14, 2022 3152 How rational are we? How can a species smart enough to set foot on the moon also be prone to conspiracy theories that the moon landing was fake? Joe speaks with Steven Pinker to discuss rationality — and its opposite. Steven Pinker is the Johnstone Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. He is a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, an elected to the National Academy of Sciences and one of Time

Against Bayesianism — David Deutsch Apr 24, 2022 5942 Bayesianism, the doctrine that it's always rational to represent our beliefs in terms of probabilities, dominates the intellectual world, from decision theory to the philosophy of science. But does it make sense to quantify our beliefs about such ineffable things as scientific theories or the future? And what separates empty prophecy from legitimate prediction? David Deutsch is a British physicist

The Lessons Of Afghanistan — William Dalrymple Sep 5, 2021 3492 William Dalrymple is an acclaimed historian and writer. Show notes available at: josephnoelwalker.com/138-afghanistanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Race That Stopped The Nation — Richard Holden & Steven Hamilton Aug 30, 2021 6917 Richard Holden is Professor of Economics at UNSW. Steven Hamilton is an Assistant Professor of Economics at The George Washington University. Full transcript available at: josephnoelwalker.com/holden-hamiltonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ergodicity — Ole Peters Aug 23, 2021 7763 Ole Peters is a physicist and a Fellow at the London Mathematical Laboratory. Show notes available at: josephnoelwalker.com/136-ergodicitySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tyranny Of Merit — Michael Sandel Jun 22, 2021 3890 Michael Sandel teaches political philosophy at Harvard University, where he is the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government Theory. His course “Justice” is the first Harvard course to be made freely available online and on television and has been viewed by tens of millions of people around the world.Full transcript available at: josephnoelwalker.com/michael-sandelSee omnystudio.com/liste

The Spectre Of Havoc — Graham Allison Jun 14, 2021 3178 Graham Allison is an American political scientist and the Douglas Dillon Professor of Government Harvard University.Full transcript available at: josephnoelwalker.com/graham-allisonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A General Theory Of Catastrophe — Niall Ferguson Jun 6, 2021 4117 Niall Ferguson is one of the world's most renowned historians. He is the Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and a senior faculty fellow of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard. He is the author of sixteen books, including most recently Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe.Full transcript available at: josephnoelwalker.com/niall-f

Policy In An Age Of Politics — John Hewson May 24, 2021 7807 John Hewson is a former Australian politician and was leader of the Liberal Party from 1990 to 1994.Full transcript available at: josephnoelwalker.com/john-hewsonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Practical Guide To Coping With Uncertainty — John Kay May 17, 2021 2104 John Kay is one of Britain's leading economists.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is Science Reaching Its Limits? — John Horgan May 10, 2021 4866 John Horgan is a science journalist and Director of the Center for Science Writings at the Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey. He was senior writer at Scientific American from 1986-1997 and is the author of the bestselling book The End of Science.Full transcript available at: josephnoelwalker.com/horganSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marvellous Melbourne And Australia's Darkest Depression — Graeme Davison May 4, 2021 4124 Graeme Davison is Australia's most eminent urban historian.Full transcript available at: josephnoelwalker.com/graeme-davisonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Forgotten Genius — Cheryl Misak Apr 28, 2021 4317 Cheryl Misak is a Canadian philosopher and the author of Frank Ramsey: A Sheer Excess of Powers.Full transcript available at: josephnoelwalker.com/misakSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Progress And Planet — Malcolm Turnbull Apr 12, 2021 3620 Malcolm Turnbull was the 29th Prime Minister of Australia.Full transcript available at: josephnoelwalker.com/malcolm-turnbullSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Craft Of Comedy And The Art Of A Lasting Partnership — Andy Lee Mar 28, 2021 5768 Andy Lee is one half of iconic Australian comedy duo Hamish & Andy.Full transcript available at: josephnoelwalker.com/andy-leeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Reign Of Keynes, Part II — Lord Robert Skidelsky Mar 22, 2021 5114 Robert Skidelsky, FBA is a British economic historian. He is the author of a three-volume award-winning biography of British economist John Maynard Keynes.Full transcript available at: josephnoelwalker.com/skidelskySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Recollections Of A Wild Man In The Wings — Noam Chomsky Mar 17, 2021 3775 Noam Chomsky is the father of modern linguistics and one of the most cited scholars in modern history. He is also one of the most influential public intellectuals in the world, having written more than 150 books.Full transcript available at: josephnoelwalker.com/chomskySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There Is Such A Thing As Society — Sir Paul Collier Mar 8, 2021 4129 Sir Paul Collier is a British development economist. He is currently a professor of economics at the University of Oxford and was the Director of the Development Research Group at the World Bank between 1998 and 2003. Paul has authored numerous books, including The Bottom Billion, The Plundered Planet, and The Future of Capitalism. His latest book, co-authored with John Kay, is Greed is Dead: Poli

The Reign Of Keynes, Part I — Zach Carter Feb 28, 2021 5360 Zach Carter is a senior reporter at The Huffington Post and the author of the New York Times bestseller The Price of Peace: Money, Democracy and the Life of John Maynard Keynes.Full transcript available at: josephnoelwalker.com/zach-carterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Doyen Of Behavioural Genetics On Untangling Nature And Nurture — Robert Plomin Feb 22, 2021 5119 Robert Plomin is one of the world's leading behavioural geneticists. He is currently MRC Research Professor in Behavioural Genetics at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Republic Is In Peril — Jack A. Goldstone Feb 16, 2021 6333 Jack A. Goldstone is an American sociologist and is widely regarded as one of the world's leading experts on the subject of revolutions.Full transcript available at: josephnoelwalker.com/jack-goldstoneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hard-Earned Lessons From A Maverick Who Made It — Mark Cuban Feb 8, 2021 4152 Mark Cuban is an American billionaire investor, entrepreneur and TV personality.Full transcript available at: josephnoelwalker.com/mark-cubanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Wisdom Of Frank Wilczek Jan 31, 2021 6591 Frank Wilczek won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2004 and is considered one of the world’s most eminent theoretical physicists.Full transcript available at: josephnoelwalker.com/frank-wilczekSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Moral Causes And Consequences Of Economic Growth — Benjamin M. Friedman Jan 24, 2021 5076 Benjamin M. Friedman is widely recognised as one of the world's leading macroeconomists. He is currently the William Joseph Maier Professor of Political Economy at Harvard University.Read the full transcript at: josephnoelwalker.com/ben-friedmanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Indiana Jones Of Anthropology On The Origins Of Western Psychology — Joe Henrich Jan 18, 2021 4419 Joe Henrich is Professor and Chair of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University. He is the author of The Secret of Our Success and The Weirdest People in the World.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Deaths Of Despair And The Future Of Capitalism — Angus Deaton Jan 11, 2021 5141 Sir Angus Deaton is a Nobel Prize-winning economist and coauthor of Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism.Read the full transcript at: josephnoelwalker.com/deatonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Ayn Rand, Cooperation, And Successful Societies - David Sloan Wilson Dec 31, 2020 7204 David Sloan Wilson is an evolutionary biologist.Read the full transcript at: https://josephnoelwalker.com/atlashuggedSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What I Learned In 2020 - John Hempton Dec 21, 2020 6367 John Hempton is co-founder and Chief Investment Officer at Bronte Capital.Show notesSelected links Follow John: Blog | Twitter 'Approaches to Studying Policy Representation', paper by David Broockman 'Indebted Demand', paper by Atif Mian, Ludwig Straub and Amir Sufi Topics discussed Lessons from past market cycles. 4:51 Astarra-Trio. 10:43 Retail investors: Welcome to the party. 24:14 When John m

Rational Minds Part 5: Heuristics Make Us Smart - Gerd Gigerenzer Dec 21, 2020 6505 Gerd Gigerenzer is a German psychologist and director emeritus of the Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rational Minds Part 4: The Blind Leading The Blind - David Hirshleifer Dec 20, 2020 3967 David Hirshleifer is a professor of finance and currently holds the Merage chair in Business Growth at the University of California.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rational Minds Part 3: Rethinking Bubbles - Vernon Smith Dec 19, 2020 4768 Vernon Smith won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2002. This is his second appearance on the show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rational Minds Part 2: The Myth Of Tulip Mania - Anne Goldgar Dec 17, 2020 4774 Anne Goldgar is an historian and holds the Van Hunnick Chair in European History at the University of Southern California Dornsife.Show notesSelected links Follow Anne: Website | Twitter Tulipmania: Money, Honor, and Knowledge in the Dutch Golden, by Anne Goldgar See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rational Minds Part 1: A Nation Of Gamblers - Ed Glaeser Dec 15, 2020 1963 Ed Glaeser is the Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics at Harvard University.Show notesSelected links Follow Ed: Website 'A Nation Of Gamblers: Real Estate Speculation And American History', 2013 Ely Lecture by Ed Glaeser One Hundred Years Of Land Values In Chicago, by Homer Hoyt The Land Boomers, by Michael Cannon '25 years of housing trends' report by Aussie Home Loans Topics discuss

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