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Podcast: Turkey Book Talk (LS 40 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: Mustafa Aksakal on World War I and the end of the Ottoman EmpirePub date: 2026-03-17Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationMustafa Aksakal, associate professor of history at Georgetown University, on “The War that Made the Middle East: World War I and the End of the Ottoman Empire” (Princeton University Press) Please support Turkey Book Talk on Patreon or Substack. Supporters get a 35% discount on all Turkey/Ottoman History books published by IB Tauris/Bloomsbury, transcripts of every interview, and links to articles related to each episode.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from William Armstrong, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: The Nature & Nurture PodcastEpisode: Nature & Nurture #164: Dr. Matt Zwolinski - The History of LibertarianismPub date: 2026-03-10Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationDr. Matt Zwolinski is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of San Diego specializing in Political Philosophy and Applied Ethics. He is the director of USD’s Center for Ethics, Economics, and Public Policy, and co-author, together with John Tomasi, of The Individualists: Radicals, Reactionaries, and the Struggle for the Soul of Libertarianism.In this episode we discuss the intellectual history of libertarianism as it relates to human progress exploring six core values of libertarianism and related philosophies as discussed in The Individualists: private property, skepticism of authority, free markets, individualism, spontaneous order, and individual liberty. The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Adam Omary, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: The Dissenter (LS 40 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: #1294 Harry Reis - How to Feel Loved: The Five Mindsets That Get You More of What Matters MostPub date: 2026-08-17Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarization******Support the channel******Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedissenterPayPal: paypal.me/thedissenterPayPal Subscription 1 Dollar: https://tinyurl.com/yb3acuuyPayPal Subscription 3 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ybn6bg9lPayPal Subscription 5 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ycmr9gpzPayPal Subscription 10 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y9r3fc9mPayPal Subscription 20 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y95uvkao ******Follow me on******Website: https://www.thedissenter.net/The Dissenter Goodreads list: https://shorturl.at/7BMoBFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedissenteryt/Twitter: https://x.com/TheDissenterYT This show is sponsored by Enlites, Learning & Development done differently. Check the website here: http://enlites.com/ Dr. Harry Reis is Dean’s Professor in Arts and Sciences, and Professor of Psychology at the University of Rochester. Dr. Reis' research interests involve social interaction and close relationships. Dr. Reis studies the factors that influence the quantity and closeness of social interaction, and the consequences of different patterns of socializing for health and psychological well-being. He is the author (together with Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky) of How to Feel Loved: The Five Mindsets That Get You More of What Matters Most. In this episode, we focus on How to Feel Loved. We discuss what is love, and what it is like to feel loved. We talk about the consequences of not feeling loved. We discuss whether there really is a loneliness epidemic, and what constitutes real connection. We tackle five misconceptions about what makes one feel loved. We discuss what it means to “be yourself”, and the importance of reciprocity. We explore the five mindsets to help us get the love we crave. We talk about opening, undersharing, and oversharing. We discuss the influence of culture and gender differences. We discuss whether we can find real connection with AI chatbots. Finally, we talk about polyamory and other consensual non-monogamous relationships.--A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS/SUPPORTERS: PER HELGE LARSEN, BERNARDO SEIXAS, ADAM KESSEL, MATTHEW WHITINGBIRD, ARNAUD WOLFF, TIM HOLLOSY, HENRIK AHLENIUS, ROBERT WINDHAGER, RUI INACIO, ZOOP, MARCO NEVES, COLIN HOLBROOK, PHIL KAVANAGH, SAMUEL ANDREEFF, FRANCIS FORDE, TIAGO NUNES, FERGAL CUSSEN, HAL HERZOG, NUNO MACHADO, JONATHAN LEIBRANT, JOÃO LINHARES, STANTON T, SAMUEL CORREA, ERIK HAINES, MARK SMITH, JOÃO EIRA, TOM HUMMEL, SARDUS FRANCE, DAVID SLOAN WILSON, YACILA DEZA-ARAUJO, ROMAIN ROCH, YANICK PUNTER, CHARLOTTE BLEASE, NICOLE BARBARO, PAWEL OSTASZEWSKI, NELLEKE BAK, GUY MADISON, GARY G HELLMANN, SAIMA AFZAL, ADRIAN JAEGGI, JOÃO BARBOSA, JULIAN PRICE, HEDIN BRØNNER, FRANCA BORTOLOTTI, URSULA LITZCKE, SCOTT, ZACHARY FISH, TIM DUFFY, SUNNY SMITH, JON WISMAN, WILLIAM BUCKNER, LUKE GLOWACKI, GEORGIOS THEOPHANOUS, CHRIS WILLIAMSON, PETER WOLOSZYN, DAVID WILLIAMS, DIOGO COSTA, ALEX CHAU, CORALIE CHEVALLIER, BANGALORE ATHEISTS, LARRY D. LEE JR., DAN SPERBER, ROBERT GRESSIS, JEFF MCMAHAN, JAKE ZUEHL, MARK CAMPBELL, TOMAS DAUBNER, LUKE NISSEN, KIMBERLY JOHNSON, JESSICA NOWICKI, LINDA BRANDIN, VALENTIN STEINMANN, ALEXANDER HUBBARD, BR, JONAS HERTNER, URSULA GOODENOUGH, DAVID PINSOF, SEAN NELSON, MIKE LAVIGNE, JOS KNECHT, LUCY, MANVIR SINGH, PETRA WEIMANN, CAROLA FEEST, MAURO JÚNIOR, TONY BARRETT, NIKOLAI VISHNEVSKY, STEVEN GANGESTAD, TED FARRIS, HUGO B., JORDAN MANSFIELD, CHARLOTTE ALLEN, DAVID TONNER, PATRICK DALTON-HOLMES, NICK KRASNEY, RACHEL ZAK, DENNIS XAVIER, CHINMAYA BHAT, RHYS, ALEX MACLEOD, HAIDAR, JULIEN PORCHER, ROBERT SUNDSTRÖM, JON STEWART, JAMES DORLING, AND JULIEN PORCHER!A SPECIAL THANKS TO MY PRODUCERS, YZAR WEHBE, JIM FRANK, ŁUKASZ STAFINIAK, TOM VANEGDOM, BERNARD HUGUENEY, CURTIS DIXON, THOMAS TRUMBLE, KATHRINE AND PATRICK TOBIN, JONCARLO MONTENEGRO, NICK GOLDEN, CHRISTINE GLASS, IGOR NIKIFOROVSKI, PER KRAULIS, ADAM HUNT, AND JOÃO BARBOSA!AND TO MY EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS, MATTHEW LAVENDER,SERGIU CODREANU, AND GREGORY HASTINGS!The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Ricardo Lopes, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Open Source with Christopher Lydon (LS 55 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: America’s OrwellPub date: 2026-06-11Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationWe’re unearthing a model writer for an anxious America. Dwight Macdonald was his own eccentric voice through the Cold War politics and culture of the 1950s and 60s. He was a peacenik at heart, otherwise unpredictable, a New York intellectual of his own school. So in this podcast, we’re just reading Dwight Macdonald aloud with John Summers, who has edited a collection he calls Atrocities of the Mind: Essays on Violence and Politics in the American Century. John Summers. The premise in our conversation is that a certain urgent music in Dwight Macdonald’s prose still sounds clearly enough for a world that has nobody with quite like his range today. Who was Dwight MacDonald—the pedigreed populist, sometime Trotskyite, hard left, who came to call himself a conservative anarchist? The post America’s Orwell appeared first on Open Source with Christopher Lydon.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Christopher Lydon, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Axelbank Reports History and Today (LS 34 · TOP 3% what is this?)Episode: #140: Drew McKevitt: "Gun Country"Pub date: 2023-11-07Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationIn 2021, there were 48,830 people in America who were killed by bullets fired from guns. Some of those deaths were purposeful, others accidental, and still others self-inflicted. The bullets were fired from a share of the 400 million guns owned by - or stolen from - Americans. In "Gun Country: Gun Capitalism, Culture and Control in Cold War America," Dr. Drew McKevitt argues that the choice to have that many guns is not so much determined by Constitution as it is the unavoidable consequence of politicians allowing a consumer culture, where guns are seen as a lifestyle product, to run relatively unfettered. Dr. McKevitt explores how capitalism following World War II allowed guns to be seen and sold as an accessory to everyday life, and how that culture brought deadly consequences to millions of people.Drew McKevitt is on the website formerly known as Twitter at https://x.com/drewmckevittHis website can be found at https://andrewcmckevitt.com/about/Information on his book from The University of North Carolina Press can be found at https://uncpress.org/book/9781469677248/gun-country/Support our show at https://patreon.com/axelbankhistory**A portion of every contribution is given to a charity for children's literacy** "Axelbank Reports History and Today" can be found on social media at https://twitter.com/axelbankhistory https://instagram.com/axelbankhistoryhttps://facebook.com/axelbankhistoryThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Evan Axelbank, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Capitalisn't (LS 53 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: How Washington Privatized The Capital Market - ft. Renée JonesPub date: 2026-08-06Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationAmazon went public three years after it was founded. SpaceX stayed private for 24 years. What changed and why does it matter? The standard story is that companies avoid an IPO because public markets carry too many government rules and too many lawyers looking to sue. Renee Jones, law professor, former SEC official, and author of the new book Untamed Unicorns: Why Startup Finance Is Broken and How to Fix It, makes the opposite case. Jones argues what changed was the deregulation of private markets, driven by decades of industry lobbying. Due to decisions in Washington, companies became able to raise billions privately and there was no reason to go public . You could get the capital and keep total control, without ever having to disclose anything to regulators. If you've never bought a share of a startup, you might assume none of this touches you. But most of the money flowing into these private markets comes from pension funds and retirement accounts, meaning ordinary savers are already invested in companies whose books they'll never see. Connect with us: 📺 Subscribe to our YouTube Channel 📱 Follow Capitalisn’t on Instagram & TikTok ✉️ Email your questions and comments to [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from University of Chicago Podcast Network, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas (LS 69 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: 364 | Stuart Firestein on How Science Relies on Ignorance and FailurePub date: 2026-08-17Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationOne of the paradoxes of science is that it seeks objectively true understanding of the world, but its methodology is driven by ignorance, failure, and uncertainty. Some phenomena we understand pretty well, but interesting research happens at the boundary of what we do and don't know. And there is no foolproof algorithm for moving in the right direction; we need to make conjectures and test them against the world. Biologist Stuart Firestein has been advocating for a better public understanding of the true methods of science, most recently in his new book It Could Be Otherwise: Science In the Age of Uncertainty. Stop piecing your software together. Go to Odoo.com/mindscape to learn more. #ad Mindscape listeners can try StatsKey Pro free for one month with code MINDSCAPE. After that, it's $4.99 per month unless canceled. #ad Blog post with transcript: https://preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2026/08/17/364-stuart-firestein-on-how-science-relies-on-ignorance-and-failure/ Support Mindscape on Patreon(opens in new tab). Stuart Firestein received his Ph.D. in neurobiology from the University of California, Berkeley. He is currently Professor of Neuroscience at in the Department of Biological Sciences at Columbia University, and Fractal Faculty at the Santa Fe Institute. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Sloan Foundation, and the Guggenheim Foundation. His research studies cellular mechanisms of signal transduction and olfaction. His previous books include Ignorance: How It Drives Science and Failure: Why Science Is So Successful. Columbia web page Google Scholar publications Amazon author page Wikipedia The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Sean Carroll, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Plain English with Derek Thompson (LS 62 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: Higher Education’s Age of ‘Insufferable Hypocrisy’Pub date: 2026-08-18Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationHigher Education’s Age of "Insufferable Hypocrisy" It would be an understatement to say that higher education is in crisis, as it faces attacks from both the current presidential administration as well as issues of its own making, like diversity politics. Today, Derek talks with Tyler Austin Harper, author of the viral essay “Confessions of a Token Black Professor,” about his critique of DEI and “wokeism” from the left. They discuss how good intentions and institutional self-interest led universities astray, and what it means for academic freedom, economic justice, and the future of higher education. Subscribe to our YouTube channel here:https://www.youtube.com/@PlainEnglishwithDerekThompson If you have questions, observations, or ideas for future episodes, email us at [email protected]. Host: Derek Thompson Guest: Tyler Austin Harper Producer: Devon Baroldi Additional Production Support: Ben Glicksman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Ringer, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: The Next Big Idea (LS 59 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: Your Mind Is a PropagandistPub date: 2026-08-17Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationYour brain is a master storyteller. The problem? It’s also an unreliable narrator. We like to think our beliefs are built on facts, logic, and careful reasoning. But psychologist and author Owen Fitzpatrick argues that the process often works in reverse: we decide what feels true, then search for evidence that proves us right. This can reinforce limiting beliefs, fuel political polarization, and make us surprisingly susceptible to propaganda. In this conversation with guest host Michael Kovnat, Owen explores how these narratives shape our confidence, identity, and decisions — and what it takes to change them. 📖 Inner Propaganda: Leading Hearts and Minds Through Turbulent Times by Owen Fitzpatrick 🎥 The Next Big Idea is now on YouTube! 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Podcast: The Sunday Session with Francesca RudkinEpisode: Kiri Allan: former Labour Minister talks memoir Go Hard or Go HomePub date: 2026-08-09Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationBack in 2023, former Labour Minister Kiri Allan hit a low point - and had to step down from politics. After crashing her car while over the alcohol limit, she resigned from Labour and her political career came to an end. She's shared her story and opened up about what happened that night in Wellington in her new memoir, Go Hard or Go Home. "I carried a lot of shame, guilt...as the book says, my world shattered down and it's all my fault. So I carried that for quite a long time, and it was very hard to come out of the cave, knowing that you'd let so many people down. So it was a long period of healing."  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Newstalk ZB, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: EconTalk (LS 69 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: The Hidden Cause of the Industrial Revolution (with Ben Southwood)Pub date: 2026-08-17Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationWhat if the Industrial Revolution wasn't sparked by the steam engine, but by a quiet legal revolution in how England handled property rights? Ben Southwood of Works in Progress argues that the Glorious Revolution of the 1680s unleashed British growth by empowering a Parliament composed of landowners who simplified their own tangled, inefficient property rights. Through thousands of case-by-case acts, they freed up land for investment, consolidated inefficient farm ownership, and enabled a boom in privately-built roads, canals, and navigable rivers that created national markets. Along the way you'll learn why roads once moved at 1.5 miles per hour, and how these centuries-old lessons about buying off holdouts might solve today's housing and infrastructure gridlock.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Russ Roberts, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: The Dissenter (LS 40 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: #1293 Amy McPhie Allebest: Breaking Down PatriarchyPub date: 2026-08-14Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarization******Support the channel******Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedissenterPayPal: paypal.me/thedissenterPayPal Subscription 1 Dollar: https://tinyurl.com/yb3acuuyPayPal Subscription 3 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ybn6bg9lPayPal Subscription 5 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ycmr9gpzPayPal Subscription 10 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y9r3fc9mPayPal Subscription 20 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y95uvkao ******Follow me on******Website: https://www.thedissenter.net/The Dissenter Goodreads list: https://shorturl.at/7BMoBFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedissenteryt/Twitter: https://x.com/TheDissenterYT This show is sponsored by Enlites, Learning & Development done differently. Check the website here: http://enlites.com/ Amy McPhie Allebest is the host of the Breaking Down Patriarchy podcast and YouTube channel. She has a BA in English from Brigham Young University, where she studied abroad in Israel, Egypt, and Jordan, and spent a year and a half in Chile. She also has a master's degree in liberal arts from Stanford University, where she gained the training to analyze and write about literature, philosophy, and history. She is currently a PhD student at the University of Utah, studying Education, Culture, and Society. In this episode, we start by defining feminism, and talking about the different types of feminism. We discuss what patriarchy is, and how it originated and spread across the globe. We talk about the role of religion and capitalism. We discuss how patriarchy also affects men, and the rise and spread of the manosphere. Finally, we talk about whether men can be feminists themselves, and how to reconcile the genders.--A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS/SUPPORTERS: PER HELGE LARSEN, BERNARDO SEIXAS, ADAM KESSEL, MATTHEW WHITINGBIRD, ARNAUD WOLFF, TIM HOLLOSY, HENRIK AHLENIUS, ROBERT WINDHAGER, RUI INACIO, ZOOP, MARCO NEVES, COLIN HOLBROOK, PHIL KAVANAGH, SAMUEL ANDREEFF, FRANCIS FORDE, TIAGO NUNES, FERGAL CUSSEN, HAL HERZOG, NUNO MACHADO, JONATHAN LEIBRANT, JOÃO LINHARES, STANTON T, SAMUEL CORREA, ERIK HAINES, MARK SMITH, JOÃO EIRA, TOM HUMMEL, SARDUS FRANCE, DAVID SLOAN WILSON, YACILA DEZA-ARAUJO, ROMAIN ROCH, YANICK PUNTER, CHARLOTTE BLEASE, NICOLE BARBARO, PAWEL OSTASZEWSKI, NELLEKE BAK, GUY MADISON, GARY G HELLMANN, SAIMA AFZAL, ADRIAN JAEGGI, JOÃO BARBOSA, JULIAN PRICE, HEDIN BRØNNER, FRANCA BORTOLOTTI, URSULA LITZCKE, SCOTT, ZACHARY FISH, TIM DUFFY, SUNNY SMITH, JON WISMAN, WILLIAM BUCKNER, LUKE GLOWACKI, GEORGIOS THEOPHANOUS, CHRIS WILLIAMSON, PETER WOLOSZYN, DAVID WILLIAMS, DIOGO COSTA, ALEX CHAU, CORALIE CHEVALLIER, BANGALORE ATHEISTS, LARRY D. LEE JR., DAN SPERBER, ROBERT GRESSIS, JEFF MCMAHAN, JAKE ZUEHL, MARK CAMPBELL, TOMAS DAUBNER, LUKE NISSEN, KIMBERLY JOHNSON, JESSICA NOWICKI, LINDA BRANDIN, VALENTIN STEINMANN, ALEXANDER HUBBARD, BR, JONAS HERTNER, URSULA GOODENOUGH, DAVID PINSOF, SEAN NELSON, MIKE LAVIGNE, JOS KNECHT, LUCY, MANVIR SINGH, PETRA WEIMANN, CAROLA FEEST, MAURO JÚNIOR, TONY BARRETT, NIKOLAI VISHNEVSKY, STEVEN GANGESTAD, TED FARRIS, HUGO B., JORDAN MANSFIELD, CHARLOTTE ALLEN, DAVID TONNER, PATRICK DALTON-HOLMES, NICK KRASNEY, RACHEL ZAK, DENNIS XAVIER, CHINMAYA BHAT, RHYS, ALEX MACLEOD, HAIDAR, JULIEN PORCHER, ROBERT SUNDSTRÖM, JON STEWART, JAMES DORLING, AND JULIEN PORCHER!A SPECIAL THANKS TO MY PRODUCERS, YZAR WEHBE, JIM FRANK, ŁUKASZ STAFINIAK, TOM VANEGDOM, BERNARD HUGUENEY, CURTIS DIXON, THOMAS TRUMBLE, KATHRINE AND PATRICK TOBIN, JONCARLO MONTENEGRO, NICK GOLDEN, CHRISTINE GLASS, IGOR NIKIFOROVSKI, PER KRAULIS, ADAM HUNT, AND JOÃO BARBOSA!AND TO MY EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS, MATTHEW LAVENDER,SERGIU CODREANU, AND GREGORY HASTINGS!The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Ricardo Lopes, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Horsepower Heritage (LS 37 · TOP 2.5% what is this?)Episode: "The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel" with Douglas BruntPub date: 2023-10-18Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationThe Diesel engine has powered cars, trucks, trains and massive ships- and it's the choice for heavy work around the world. But how much do you know about the man who invented it? In his new book "The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel", New York Times bestselling author Douglas Brunt chronicles the life of this brilliant engineer, tracing his rise to fame and fortune and ultimately his shocking disappearance on September 29, 1913. Doug's Website:https://douglasbrunt-author.comListen to "Dedicated" with Doug Brunt:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dedicated-with-doug-brunt/id1650390838SUPPORT THE POD:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hpheritageINSTAGRAM: @horsepowerheritageYOUTUBE:https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=horsepower+heritageHORSEPOWER HERITAGE IS NOW ON TWITTER:https://twitter.com/TargaStorioSUPPORT OUR SPONSORS:http://modelcitizendiecast.comhttps://www.drivetowardacure.orgFIND US ON THE WEB:https://www.horsepowerheritage.comSupport the showHELP us grow the audience! SHARE the Podcast with your friends!The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Maurice Merrick, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: The Booking Club (LS 34 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: The Dawn of a Post-Literate Society, with James MarriottPub date: 2026-08-14Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationBooks are dying. Across the world the number of people reading is in free fall. Literacy is declining or stagnating in most developed countries. At universities, students are unable to read the books assigned to them by their teachers. Addictive digital entertainment technologies have colonised our free time with infantilising ‘slop’. The golden chain of knowledge linking reader to reader through the centuries is breaking for the first time since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire ushered in the Dark Ages.The New Dark Ages is an impassioned attack on the trivial and meaningless culture of the screen and a defence of the written word. Drawing on history and classic works of literature and theory, The New Dark Ages argues that reading and writing are essential for innovation, creativity and critical thinking.Above all, the culture of print is essential to the functioning of modern democracies which require their citizens to grapple with ideas at length and in depth. And as print dies, we risk returning to the chaos, tribalism, and rage of a pre-literate society. (Penguin)James met Jack at Larry's beneath London's National Portrait Gallery.Follow and subscribe to The Booking Club:YouTube: @bookingclubpodTwitter/X: @bookingclubpodBlue Sky: @bookingclubpod.bsky.socialInstagram: @bookingclubpodTikTok: @bookingclubpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Jack Aldane, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: AMSEcastEpisode: The Story Of Rapa Nui: AMSEcast with Mike PittsPub date: 2026-07-29Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationOn this episode of AMSEcast, host and American Museum of Science and Energy executive director Alan Lowe sits down with Mike Pitts to discuss the history of Rapa Nui, commonly referred to as Easter Island. Although not everything can be discerned about the story of this complex and history-rich island, much of the picture can be painted!The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from American Museum of Science and Energy, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: The Iran Breakdown with Mark Dubowitz (LS 41 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: Stolen Revolution: Behind Iran's Protest Movements (feat. Bozorgmehr Sharafedin)Pub date: 2026-06-03Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationEvery Iranian revolution begins with an ordinary life hitting an extraordinary wall. Stolen Revolution captures those moments — the personal reckonings with a regime that promised faith and delivered suffocation. Co-authored by award-winning journalists Yeganeh Torbati and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, the book traces six Iranians living the full arc of modern Iranian history: a Khomeini devotee cast from power, a poet who gave voice to a generation's shattered dreams, a bureaucrat who risked everything to expose state corruption, an entrepreneur crushed by the security apparatus, and two young women who joined the Woman, Life, Freedom uprising.Iran International's Bozorgmehr Sharafedin joins FDD Iran Program Senior Director Behnam Ben Taleblu to unpack the human stories behind Iran's seismic shift from reform to revolution, and what they reveal about life under the Islamic Republic.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from FDD, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Radius of Reason (LS 24 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: Solving the Metacrisis with a Theory of Everyone | Michael MuthukrishnaPub date: 2025-12-16Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationWhat if more growth is paradoxically the only way out of the problems created by growth? Dr. Michael Muthukrishna—author of A Theory of Everyone —joins us to explain how understanding human nature, energy, and evolution can guide practical, scalable solutions to the metacrisis that align with our psychological, social, and technological realities. GUEST INFO: Dr. Michael Muthukrishna Professor of Economic Psychology, London School of Economics Professor of Psychology, NYU (Starting in 2026) Author, A Theory of Everyone: https://a.co/d/gpRDNAzThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Levon & Andrey, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan (LS 48 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: Marine Le Pen's bid for power and the history of France's far rightPub date: 2026-07-13Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationLast week an appeals court opened the way for Marine Le Pen of French far-right party National Rally to stand in next year's presidential election. If the far right comes to power in Paris it will be the culmination of a long journey that is outlined in The Dark Side of France: A History of the Far Right, a new book by Irish journalist Enda O’Doherty. Hugh talks to O’Doherty about his book and what a Le Pen victory would mean. They discuss tensions within National Rally between economically liberal conservatism and its working-class base and trace the far right’s roots from the Dreyfus Affair and antisemitism through Action Française, Vichy collaboration, the Algeria crisis and how Marine’s father Jean-Marie Le Pen built up National Rally, then called Front National.Would you like to receive daily insights into world events delivered to your inbox? Sign up for Denis Staunton's Global Briefing newsletter here: irishtimes.com/newsletters/global-briefing/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Irish Times, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: New Books in the History of Science (LS 27 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: Bernd Roeck, "The World at First Light: A New History of the Renaissance" (Princeton UP, 2025)Pub date: 2025-06-22Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationToday I’m speaking with Bernd Roeck about his book, The World at First Light: A New History of the Renaissance (Princeton University Press, 2025). Bernd is professor of modern history at the University of Zurich and director of the German Centre for Venetian Studies in Venice. Translated by Patrick Baker, The World at First Light is a truly magisterial work. Much ink and paint has been spilled illuminating and interpreting the cultural flourishing known as Europe’s rebirth. The Renaissance was chiefly marked by a revival in classical literature and philosophy, artistic and scientific innovations embodied by polymaths like Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo Galilei, and William Shakespeare. In exploring this historical period, Bernd offers the most authoritative and up-to-date treatment of the Renaissance. Caleb Zakarin is editor of the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from New Books Network, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Open Book with Anthony Scaramucci (LS 49 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: He Repaired My Marriage And Then We Lost Him Forever - Mike MaimonePub date: 2026-07-30Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationI got fired from the White House, my marriage was falling apart, and the guy who talked me off the ledge was my publicist, Howard Bragman, a man so full of life he'd call you 'numbnuts' one minute and heal your family the next. On this episode of Open Book, musician Mike Maimone tells me what it was like to love Howard, lose him, and turn that grief into the most honest book I've read all year. Mike Maimone is a singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer. He has written and published more than two hundred songs, many heard on TV, in movies, and on the radio. He has played festivals such as Lollapalooza, headlined legendary venues like the Metro and the Troubador, performed on keys with Stevie Wonder, and toured in support of OK Go, Plain White T's, Blues Traveler, and more. I loved his late husband, Howard Bragman, and I loved this book, Guess What? I Love You , which I recommend you pick up ASAP. Anthony Scaramucci is the founder and managing partner of SkyBridge, a global alternative investment firm, and founder and chairman of SALT, a global thought leadership forum and venture studio. Pre-order my next book, All the Wrong Moves: How Three Catastrophic Decisions Led to the Rise of Trump, out on the 17th of September in the UK and the 22nd of September in the US: ⁠https://www.scaramucci.net/allthewrongmoves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from SALT & Goalhanger , which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: The Joe Walker Podcast (LS 56 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: The Reign Of Keynes, Part II — Lord Robert SkidelskyPub date: 2021-03-22Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationRobert 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.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Joe Walker, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Conversations with Tyler (LS 65 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: Julia Ioffe on Russian Women, Missing Men, and the Roots of AutocracyPub date: 2026-08-05Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarization Julia Ioffe left the USSR as a child and came back as an adult journalist to find that the confident, credentialed women she remembered from her Soviet childhood had largely been supplanted by those chasing marriage and domesticity instead. That disorienting reversal is the engine of her book Motherland, a National Book Award finalist that reconstructs modern Russian history almost entirely through its women. Her account, drawn from her own family's history as well as the archives, keeps returning to one plain observation: Soviet policy pushed women into the workforce, the medical schools, and even into combat, while asking so little of men that low expectations became self-fulfilling—and Russia is still living with the results. Julia joined Tyler to discuss why so many of Russia's great constructivist painters were women, why the tsarist government established women's medical courses in 1872, changing attitudes towards abortion and birth control in the 20th century, why the Soviet regime turned prudish, how Khrushchev's plan to "replace the dead" institutionalized single motherhood, Russian superwomen, why Jewish men were a prized commodity amid rampant antisemitism, the cultural significance of flowers, why a few Russian names still dominate, why Russian women think Western feminists have their priorities backwards, how gender attitudes and autocracy feed into each other, three underrated Russian novels, what she wants to write about next, and more. Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links, or watch the full video on YouTube. Recorded April 7th, 2026. Other ways to connect Follow us on X and Instagram Follow Tyler on X Follow Julia on X Sign up for our newsletter Join our Discord Email us: [email protected] Learn more about Conversations with Tyler and other Mercatus Center podcasts here. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:06:38 - Bolshevik feminism 00:08:41 - Birth control, abortion, and prudery 00:14:48 - The Russian mating market 00:23:06 - Russian superwomen 00:32:02 - The importance of flowers 00:37:35 - Common Russian names 00:39:51 - Russian vs. American feminism 00:44:23 - Gender attitudes and Russian politics 00:49:54 - Russian novels 00:54:33 - Outro Photo credit: Max AvdeevThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Mercatus Center at George Mason University, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: EconTalk (LS 69 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: The Political Economy of Palestine (with Hussein Aboubakr Mansour)Pub date: 2026-08-03Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationMost discourses about Israel or Palestine are morality plays of good guys vs bad guys. Egyptian-born Hussein Aboubakr Mansour takes a different approach, seeing the conflict as a self-reproducing system of political and economic extraction where Arab regimes, opposition movements, rival states, Western academics, NGOs, and Gulf monarchies like Qatar all convert Palestinian victimhood into their own forms of power, money, and meaning. Listen as Mansour speaks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about his childhood in an Egypt organized around the liberation of Palestine and explores why any exit from the system must run not through policy, but rather through the human need for meaning itself.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Russ Roberts, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: How To Academy Podcast (LS 47 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: Catharine Edwards - The Life of Cicero and the Fall of the Roman RepublicPub date: 2026-08-04Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationRising from provincial obscurity to the highest elected office in Rome, Cicero became the greatest orator of his age. Yet Cicero was far more than a master of rhetoric. His long and turbulent life unfolded alongside the collapse of the Roman Republic. Catharine Edwards, one of the world’s foremost experts on Roman history, joins bestselling novelist Robert Harris to trace the many facets of Cicero’s life and legacy – his phenomenal oratory, his political ambitions, his philosophical undertakings, and his ultimate demise. Together, they explore how his uneasy response to the rise of autocratic power continues to provoke admiration and debate today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from How To Academy, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: The Book Club (LS 49 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Tim Whitmarsh: Augustus, Empire and the Making of ChristianityPub date: 2026-07-14Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationMy guest on this week’s Book Club podcast is Tim Whitmarsh, Regius Professor of Greek at Cambridge and author of Rome’s Age of Revolution: Augustus, Empire and the Making of Christianity. He tells me why, contrary to what we may have learnt at Sunday school, early Christianity flourished not despite the Roman empire, but because of it.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcastsContact us: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Spectator, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Statecraft (LS 37 · TOP 2.5% what is this?)Episode: The James C. Scott Memorial EpisodePub date: 2026-07-30Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationToday, my guest is writer, thinker, and friend Dan Wang. He was on Statecraft a year ago, but this time, we're talking about a scholar who has shaped both of our thinking: the late great James C. Scott, author of (among many other classics) Seeing Like a State.We discuss:* How Scott’s fieldwork helped him understand peasant life and state capacity* How mountains impede state power, in Southeast Asia and the USA* How peasants and civil servants resist authority* The advantages of tubers over rice* Dan’s guiding principles for a career in an era of large language modelsFor the full transcript of this conversation, go to www.statecraft.pub. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.statecraft.pubThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Santi Ruiz, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: The Spillover (LS 34 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: Jordan Schneider Thinks the Real AI Race Is About Compute, Not ModelsPub date: 2026-07-28Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationIn this episode of The Spillover, host Sebastian Mallaby sits down with Jordan Schneider, founder and editor-in-chief of the ChinaTalk podcast and newsletter, to discuss AI progress and security, as well as the U.S.-China AI rivalry.   Hosts: Sebastian Mallaby, Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)    Guest: Jordan Schneider, Founder and Editor in Chief, ChinaTalk   Mentioned on the Episode: Jordan Schneider, “ChinaTalk” podcast and newsletter   “DeepSeek: The Quiet Giant Leading China’s AI Race,” translation of Liang Wenfeng’s interview with Waves   Want to keep up with The Spillover? Sign up to receive an email alert when new episodes are released.   The Spillover is a production of the Council on Foreign Relations. The opinions expressed on the show are solely those of the hosts and guests, not of the Council, which takes no institutional positions on matters of policy. The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Council on Foreign Relations, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: The Meb Faber Show - Better Investing (LS 59 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: Liaquat Ahamed on the Railroad Bubble That Crashed the World | #642Pub date: 2026-07-31Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationToday’s guest is Liaquat Ahamed, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World, one of the greatest financial history books ever written. His new book is called 1873: The Rothschilds, the First Great Depression, and the Making of the Modern World. In today’s episode, Liaquat shares the story of the world’s first truly global financial crisis. He walks through the Rothschild-led bond boom that funded railroads on three continents, the German IPO mania sparked by French war reparations, and the monetary blunder of abandoning silver that turned a crash into twenty years of deflation. (0:00) Starts (1:03) The 1873 financial crisis: causes and global impact (3:25) Railroads and the rise of the Rothschilds (6:37) Stock market mania and bubbles in Germany (10:58) The role of precious metals (15:20) The economic, political, and societal effects of deflation (26:05) Comparisons to modern financial crises and populist movements (32:48) Lessons from history: Lords of Finance (36:46) Modern currency systems ----- Follow Meb on X, LinkedIn and YouTube For detailed show notes, click here To learn more about our funds and follow us, subscribe to our mailing list or visit us at cambriainvestments.com ----- Follow The Idea Farm: X | LinkedIn | Instagram | TikTok ----- Interested in sponsoring the show? Email us at [email protected] ----- Past guests include Ed Thorp, Richard Thaler, Jeremy Grantham, Joel Greenblatt, Campbell Harvey, Ivy Zelman, Kathryn Kaminski, Jason Calacanis, Whitney Baker, Aswath Damodaran, Howard Marks, Tom Barton, and many more.  ----- Meb's invested in some awesome startups that have passed along discounts to our listeners. Check them out here!  ----- Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (https://thepodcastconsultant.com). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Idea Farm, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: History with Jackson (LS 37 · TOP 2.5% what is this?)Episode: The Scramble for America with Clement KnoxPub date: 2026-07-11Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationEver wonder how the US became an empire without anyone really noticing? We are led to believe in the peaceful, founding story of America, is instead a relentless scramble for land and power from the Louisiana Purchase to the conquest of California, this wasn’t just expansion—it was an empire in disguise. This history challenges everything you think you know about the US's borders and sovereignty.Grab a copy of Scramble for America https://uk.bookshop.org/a/14692/9780008447274Keep up to date with Clement via his newsletter https://clementknox.substack.com/If you want to get in touch with History with Jackson email: [email protected] support History with Jackson to carry on creating content subscribe to History with Jackson+ on Apple Podcasts or support us on our Patreon - https://patreon.com/HistorywithJackson?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkTo catch up on everything to do with History with Jackson head to www.HistorywithJackson.co.ukFollow us on Facebook at @HistorywithJacksonFollow us on Instagram at @HistorywithJacksonFollow us on X/Twitter at @HistorywJacksonFollow us on TikTok at @HistorywithJackson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from History with Jackson, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Asian Review of Books (LS 27 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: Olivier Hein, "Borneo: The History of an Enigma" (Hurst, 2026)Pub date: 2026-03-12Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationBorneo—split between two countries, home to some of the world’s oldest rainforests and a vast array of animal and plant life—is back in the news. The island is set to be home to Nusantara, Indonesia’s new planned political capital set to, maybe, open in 2028. And the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak—different from the rest of Peninsular Malaysia—are griping for more rights and authority to control its own wealth. Author Olivier Hein tackles the long history of Borneo in his latest book titled, appropriately, Borneo: The History of an Enigma (Hurst, 2025). He tackles Borneo’s indigenous communities; the spread of Hindu, Chinese, Muslim and European influence; the rise of the White Rajah; and how Borneo is treated by today’s modern nations. A former diplomat with the UN, the OSCE and the UK, Olivier Hein has undertaken postings in Kosovo, Turkmenistan, the USA and France. He is also the author of Star and Key: The Historical Adventure of Mauritius and Mother of the World: The Remarkable History of Turkmenistan. He is also a regular contributor to The Chap magazine. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of Borneo. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/asian-reviewThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from New Books Network, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas (LS 69 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: 362 | Luis Bettencourt on the Universal Properties of Self-Organizing CitiesPub date: 2026-07-27Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationPeople who live in large cities produce more patents per person than those who live in small towns. They also walk faster down the street, and use less infrastructure per person. Indeed, the relationships between these quantities and city population obey power laws with apparently universal exponents, reminiscent of scaling laws is biological organisms? Luis Bettencourt argues that they can be explained in similar ways, using ideas from complex systems and network theory. Blog post with transcript: https://preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2026/07/27/362-luis-bettencourt-on-the-universal-properties-of-self-organizing-cities/ Support Mindscape on Patreon. Luis Bettencourt received a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Imperial College London. He is currently the Lorna Puttkammer Straus Professor Department of Ecology and Evolution & Data Sciences Institute, as well as Associate Faculty and Special Friend in the Department of Sociology, at the University of Chicago. He is the author of Introduction to Urban Science: Evidence and Theory of Cities as Complex Systems. Web site University of Chicago web page Google Scholar publications Wikipedia The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Sean Carroll, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Reasonably Optimistic (LS 43 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: How populists turn distrust into powerPub date: 2026-07-08Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationPopulist candidates have a way of making politics feel simple. They tell voters that the problem is obvious, the villains are known and the solution is to break through corrupt institutions standing in the way. That message can be emotionally powerful, but what happens after populists win? Why do they so often win the crowd but lose the plot?Host Megan McArdle is joined by Richard Hanania, a political scientist and writer whose ideological journey has taken many turns. His new book, "Kakistocracy," argues that populism tends to produce worse leaders, weaker institutions, more corruption and a politics driven by resentment and conspiratorial thinking. They discuss why populism is so appealing and whether liberal democracy can rebuild trust.Subscribe to The Washington Post here.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Washington Post, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Peoples & Things (LS 33 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: Lana Swartz on Digital Money and Digital Cultures of MoneyPub date: 2026-07-27Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationPeoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel, talks with Lana Swartz, Associate Professor of Media Studies and Shannon Mid-Career at the University of Virginia, where she runs the Digital Cultures and Economies Lab. Swartz is a creative and wide-ranging thinker and researcher. The pair focuses on Swartz's book, New Money: How Payment Became social media, and talks about her recent work on youth money cultures and on the rich business and media dimensions of contemporary nail artists and salons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Peoples & Things, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Thinking Class (LS 30 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: #136 - Katharine Birbalsingh - Why Britain Stopped Believing Children Need DisciplinePub date: 2026-07-16Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationKatharine Birbalsingh is the headmistress and founder of Michaela Community School in Wembley, and a former UK Social Mobility Commissioner.She built the most successful school in Britain from nothing — in one of London's poorest boroughs — by insisting on the things the educational establishment now treats as radical: discipline, gratitude, knowledge, and the belief that every child is capable of excellence. Her results are extraordinary. Almost nobody in the profession will copy her.In this conversation, we think out loud about:Why Katharine believes children are born naughty rather than good — and why saying so out loud triggered a national media stormWhy the most progressive schools in Britain are often the expensive private ones, not the state schools everyone assumes are failingWhat actually happens inside a school that treats children as capable of excellence rather than victims of circumstanceThe ARC speech that caused a stir — on minoritarian victimhood, institutional shame, and why she thinks a certain group of people in Britain need to simply "take a break"Her real disagreement with Connor Tomlinson — whether ancestry or shared values are what actually holds a nation togetherWhy she believes schools now shape children more powerfully than families do — and what that means for the future of the countryFind Katharine Birbalsingh:- Strictly Education: https://www.youtube.com/@StrictlyEdPod- Michaela School: https://www.michaela.education/Related episodes:- Lord Tony Sewell — Life At The Bottom In Broken Britain: https://youtu.be/WKf26_Va_yM?si=AjIKvZdCndHSyTx4- Frank Furedi — In Defence of Populism: https://youtu.be/qTdxAR40T4E?si=MREy9eLow-XGWoS4Jonathan Rose — What The British Working Class Lost And Who Is Responsible: https://youtu.be/OKHcEo2QrJg?si=cE6cr_Ypgs6geVyhThe Call of England — a documentary series retracing a 1927 journey through England to discover what remains of the national inheritance. Watch Episode 1 here: https://youtu.be/muBQWIP6ZQQ?si=y2zHLbn8juRbQidlThinking Class is a long-form interview podcast on the cultural, historical and civilisational forces shaping England, Britain, the Anglosphere and the wider West. Hosted by John Gillam.▶ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThinkingClass✍ Substack: https://thinkingclass.substack.com🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/37vvzrlxpo8eORDoTDRtbH🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/thinking-class/id1717021615🐦 X: https://x.com/thinkingclassesNew episodes every Thursday at 3pm.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from John Gillam, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Book Club with Michael Smerconish (LS 40 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: Dr. Jared Horvath: "The Digital Delusion"Pub date: 2026-07-17Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationMichael speaks with neuroscientist and educator Dr. Jared Horvath about his provocative book, "The Digital Delusion:How Classroom Technology Harms Our Kids' Learning–and How to Help Them Thrive Again." Drawing on cognitive science and classroom data, Horvath argues that the widespread use of laptops, tablets, and other digital devices in schools is harming students' ability to learn, remember, and think critically. They explore why reading on paper still matters, the decline in cognitive performance among younger generations, and whether it's time to put the screens away and bring pencils back to the classroom. Original air date 16 July 2026. Book Publish Date 18 August 2026. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from SiriusXM, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: What's Your Problem? (LS 48 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: How AI Could Actually Make the World BetterPub date: 2026-06-25Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationJosh Tyrangiel is the author of “AI for Good: How Real People Are Using Artificial Intelligence to Fix Things That Matter.” On today’s show, Josh talks about some of these real people and the problems they’re working on: a professor trying to understand her nonverbal son, a general who delivered millions of Covid vaccines in 2021, and a hospital CEO trying to reduce the rate of deadly infections.  In this episode, Josh explains:  Where AI is helping to reduce hospital infections (and where it’s struggling) Why distributing the Covid vaccine was almost as hard as creating it Why convincing people to use AI is often the hardest problem to solve  Why we should use nuclear weapons as a model for regulating AI Connect with us: Follow Jacob Goldstein on LinkedIn, X and Instagram Email us at [email protected]  Follow Pushkin on Instagram, LinkedIn or X  Listen to Jacob’s other show, Business History  To listen to the show early and ad free, sign up for Pushkin+ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from iHeartPodcasts and Pushkin Industries, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc (LS 41 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: 669. Liberalism and Discontent: Exploring Modern Democracy with Francis FukuyamaPub date: 2026-07-21Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationFrancis Fukuyama is the Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI), and a faculty member of FSI's Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL). He is also Director of Stanford's Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy, and a professor (by courtesy) of Political Science. In addition he is the author of several books. His most recent titles are Liberalism and Its Discontents, Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment, and the upcoming In the Realm of the Last Man: A Memoir. Greg and Francis talk about Frank’s “End of History” thesis and later work on liberalism, identity, trust, and political order. Fukuyama argues long-run historical progress is visible in the gap between developed and developing societies, but he still sees no coherent “higher” alternative to liberal democracy and market society. He also explains that modern discontent through generational forgetting of 20th-century horrors and a deeper human desire for recognition and struggle (thymos), including megalothymia - the drive for superiority, which can turn tyrannical.  They discuss how modern prosperity arose from Europe’s unique mix of innovation culture, political fragmentation, religious schism, and family changes that fostered individualism. Frank contrasts state strength with constraint, and traces democracy’s path through England to parliament and common law, critiques American anti-statism in state-building, and examines China vs India. They also discuss war’s effects on state capacity, the internet’s role in polarization and factual disagreement, and the need for shared liberal norms. *unSILOed Podcast is produced by University FM.* Episode Quotes: The collapse of a shared factual basis  [47:23] Liberal societies need to tolerate viewpoint diversity, but what we're seeing goes way beyond this. This is kind of empirical, factual diversity where people don't accept the same factual basis of the nature of the world. So, you know, are vaccines safe? Well, we used to think there was consensus about that because you have this whole accepted scientific system for empirical testing of propositions like that, and for some reason now people don't trust that anymore, or, you know, who won the last election, sort of, issue. Very hard to have a democracy if you disagree about whether you had a free and fair election, right? And these, again, I think would not have existed in the pre-internet age, that kind of disagreement over just simple factual information. The absence of a higher alternative to liberal democracy  [05:18] A lot of people have lost faith in liberal democracy, but I still don't see anyone posing a real alternative of a higher society. Does the rule of law hold without shared norms? [54:46] One thing that the last few years have taught me is that, in a way, you know, we used to think there's law and there are norms, and the norms are basically more flighty and less weighty, but the law is really a big barrier to bad action. And I think we're realizing that's not true. Everything is normative. Why the drive for superiority can't simply be eliminated [12:42] It was Bob Iger or some big CEO who wanted to climb the seven highest mountains in the world, you know? So there's a lot of ways that you can demonstrate your superiority that are basically, if not socially constructive, they're at least peaceful; you know, they're not going to harm other people. But it turns out that for Donald Trump, at least that wasn't enough. And I think that's a basic problem. You want outlets for this, what I call "megalothumia." This is the desire to be recognized as superior, and basically you can't have a society without that. I mean, you're not going to have any great baseball players, musicians, you know, philosophers if you don't have people that want to be excellent at something. But that also unleashes a kind of tyrannical desire to simply dominate, and I think that's the problem we're dealing with right now. Show Links: Recommended Resources: United States Agency for International Development Karl Marx Liberalism Thumos Bob Iger Choosing the Right Pond: Human Behavior and the Quest for Status Joel Mokyr Roman Empire Reformation Caesaropapism Henry II of England Estates of the Realm Oliver Cromwell Glorious Revolution Assize of Novel Disseisin Code of Justinian Neal Stephenson Robert D. Putnam Guest Profile: Faculty Profile at Stanford University Wikipedia Profile Social Profile on X Guest Work: Amazon Author Page In the Realm of the Last Man: A Memoir Liberalism and Its Discontents Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment State Building: Governance and World Order in the 21st Century Political Order and Political Decay: From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of Democracy The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution Our Posthuman Future: Consequences of the Biotechnology Revolution Trust: The Social Virtues and the Creation of Prosperity End of History and the Last Man Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Greg La Blanc, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Rationally Speaking Podcast (LS 58 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Rationally Speaking #165 - Robert Frank on "Success and Luck"Pub date: 2016-08-07Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationIf someone asks you, "What caused your success (in finance, your career, etc.)?" what probably comes to mind for you is a story about how you worked hard and made smart choices. Which is likely true -- but what you don't see are all the people who also worked hard and made smart choices, but didn't succeed because luck wasn't on their side. In this episode, Julia chats with professor of economics Robert Frank about his latest book, Success and Luck: The Myth of the Modern Meritocracy. They explore questions like: Why do we discount the role of luck in success? Has luck become more important in recent years? And would acknowledging luck's importance sap our motivation to try?The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from New York City Skeptics, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: AMSEcastEpisode: How Life Works: AMSEcast with Philip BallPub date: 2026-07-15Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationOn this episode of AMSEcast, host and American Museum of Science and Energy executive director Alan Lowe discusses the science of life with Philip Ball, taking an in-depth dive into Ball's newest book, How Life Works: A User's Guide to the New Biology.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from American Museum of Science and Energy, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Optimists Make Money (LS 27 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: Matt Ridley Knows How to Stop the AI ApocalypsePub date: 2026-07-15Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationMatt Ridley has spent decades studying evolution, innovation, energy, genetics, and the forces that shape human progress. In this conversation, he argues that many of today's biggest debates about AI, energy, biotechnology, and economic growth are missing the bigger picture. We discuss why AI is more likely to evolve through competition than domination, why America may be entering a new era of physical innovation, how breakthroughs in gene editing and medicine could transform healthcare, and why slowing innovation may be the greatest cost we impose on future generations. Whether you're interested in AI, startups, energy, biotechnology, or the future of civilization, this conversation from SIC 2026 offers a refreshingly optimistic, evidence-based perspective on what's coming next. Chapters 00:00 Cold Open 01:05 Is America's Innovation Famine Finally Over? 05:00 Why AI Won't Become One Superintelligence 07:48 Using AI to Defend Against AI 08:10 AI's Massive Energy Demand and the Future of Power 10:50 Nuclear, Fusion, and the Rise of Private Innovation 13:00 Why AI Is Changing the Energy Debate 14:36 The Biotech Revolution Is Here 18:23 Can We Finally Beat Cancer? 19:32 Europe, America, and the Future of Innovation 20:37 Why Slowing Innovation Hurts Future Generations 21:59 What Would Matt Ridley Change First? 22:22 Can America Sustain an Innovation Boom? 24:39 Why Civilization Is More Resilient Than We Think 27:01 What Happens If We Discover Alien Life? 27:47 Closing Thoughts The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Stephen McBride, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: New Books in Politics and Polemics (LS 24 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: Carl R. Trueman, "The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution" (Crossway, 2020)Pub date: 2020-12-07Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarization“My aim is to explain how and why a certain notion of the self has come to dominate the culture of the West, why this self finds its most obvious manifestation in the transformation of sexual mores, and what the wider implications of this transformation are and may well be in the future.” So writes Carl Trueman in the introduction to his 2020 book, The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution (Crossway Books, 2020)This is a book that progressives should read in order to better understand how social conservatives perceive the massive societal changes, particularly in the realm of sexual politics and identity, of the last 60 years or so.It is a book that social conservatives, particularly Christian ones, should read so as to understand the sexual revolution and, in particular, the normalization of transgenderism. Trueman argues that transgenderism cannot be properly understood without a grasp of a centuries-long transformation in how people in Western societies came to understand the nature of human selfhood.Trueman charts the rise of expressive individualism and how that worldview affects nearly every niche of our lives.He writes, “The sexual revolution does not simply represent a growth in the routine transgression of traditional sexual codes or even a modest expansion of the boundaries of what is and is not acceptable sexual behavior; rather, it involves the abolition of such codes in their entirety. More than that, it has come in certain areas, such as that of homosexuality, to require the positive repudiation of traditional sexual mores to the point where belief in, or maintenance of, such traditional views has come to be seen as ridiculous and even a sign of serious mental or moral deficiency.”Trueman elucidates in depth the ideas of three philosophers of the modern condition: Philip Rieff, Charles Taylor, and Alasdair MacIntyre. He traces as well the impact on our own times of a range of thinkers and movements including Rousseau, Wilhelm Reich, Herbert Marcuse, the Romantics, Nietzsche, Marx, Darwin, Freud, surrealism, Hugh Hefner, Anthony Kennedy, Peter Singer, Adrienne Rich, Judith Butler, and LGBTQ+ activists.Whatever your political or religious views, this book will endow you with an understanding of the origins of current and future debates about free speech and religious liberty and to judge the merits of the arguments of both sides with humanity.Give a listen.Hope J. Leman is a grants researcher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/politics-and-polemicsThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Marshall Poe, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Personal Landscapes (LS 34 · TOP 3% what is this?)Episode: Tom Feiling on Japan’s warning for the futurePub date: 2026-05-19Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationWhen Tom Feiling lived in Tokyo in the early 1990s, Japan was a vision of the future: prosperous, peaceful, and incredibly high tech. A place where science fiction existed next to centuries old Shinto shrines.He returned to the country nearly twenty-five years later to find some of the shine had worn off. Japan still looks like the future, but it is a troubling future, and a warning.Its population is aging and shrinking. Inflation is finally setting in after decades of economic stagnation. People are choosing solitude over companionship. And countryside villages are being abandoned as their last residents die off.Why are couples ceasing to pair up and have children? How will Japan pay for the needs of its rapidly aging population, and who will look after them? Will robots save the day? Feiling asked these questions in villages and farms, city coffee shops and seedy bars, and he interviewed people affected by this crisis and those who are trying to fix it.Some similar version of demographic decline is only a couple decades away for Western Europe and North America. What’s happening in Japan will affect us all.Tom Feiling is the author of Alone in Japan, Short Walks From Bogota, and The Candy Machine: How Cocaine Took Over the World. You can read more about him on his website.We spoke about Japan’s culture of overwork, extreme forms of solitude, sex doll showrooms, and attempts to save village life and big city prosperity.These are the books we mentioned in the podcast:Alone in Japan: A Journey to the FutureYou can listen to Personal Landscapes: Conversations on Books About Place on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Podbean, Google Podcasts, Audible, PlayerFM, and TuneIn + Alexa.Please subscribe, and rate the podcast or leave a review.Your support is greatly appreciated.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Ryan Murdock, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: The Lede (LS 36 · TOP 2.5% what is this?)Episode: Inside the Rise of France’s Far RightPub date: 2026-01-12Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationThe Financial Times journalist and writer Victor Mallet joins Faisal Al Yafai on the podcast to discuss the rise of the far right in France, the prospects of victory for Marine Le Pen’s National Rally, and his new book, “Far-Right France.” Produced by Finbar AndersonThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from New Lines Magazine, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: FRDH Podcast with Michael Goldfarb (LS 43 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: Jan Morris, Traveler, Author, Enigma: A Conversation With Biographer Sara WheelerPub date: 2026-04-05Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationJan Morris was one of the best known travel writers since World War 2, yet despite her fame she is an engima. The reason is simple. At the height of her success in the early 1970s she transitioned from male to female. The reasons for her going through what was still a fairly primitive risky procedure were clear to her but not to the world at large and other than one book of memoir Morris rarely spoke about it again. Sara Wheeler is herself a successful travel writer and biographer and in this FRDH podcast she speaks with host Michael Goldfarb about her authorized biography of Morris and the complicated and stupendously productive life she led. Give us 54 minutes to tell you all about it.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from FRDH Podcast with Michael Goldfarb, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Conversations with Tyler (LS 65 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: Joel Mokyr on Clans, Corporations, and a Culture of GrowthPub date: 2026-07-08Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationJoel Mokyr co-won the 2025 economics Nobel for exploring the question that traces back to the beginning of economics: how did sustained economic growth suddenly become normal? For nearly all of human history, cleverness didn't compound. What changed, according to Mokyr, was twofold: first, you need to know why something works, so that one advance can seed the next; second, you need a culture willing to tolerate the disruption. His new book contrasts Europe with China, showing how Europeans learned to cooperate with people they weren't related to, in guilds, monasteries, cities, and universities, while China organized itself around the extended clan. One path led to internal stability and peace; the other, more restless and outward-looking, was the one that decided the world could always be made better. Tyler and Joel discuss European corporations vs. Chinese clans, why the Catholic Church became obsessed with cousin-marriage, how persistent cultural trends really are, why Chinese cities became so populous relative to Europe, why it took so long for European living standards to surpass China's, why sinified invaders kept getting swallowed by the dynasties they conquered, how geography kept Europe fragmented and China unified, where India fits into the story, why the Romans never made spectacles, why British soldiers stood two inches taller than the French, what powered the sudden rise of 19th-century German science, how disruptive winning a Nobel is, and much more. Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links, or watch the full video on the new dedicated Conversations with Tyler channel. Recorded February 20th, 2026. This episode was made possible through the support of the John Templeton Foundation. Other ways to connect Follow us on X and Instagram Follow Tyler on X Sign up for our newsletter Join our Discord Email us: [email protected] Learn more about Conversations with Tyler and other Mercatus Center podcasts here. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:54 - Europe vs. China's Paths to Prosperity 00:10:22 - China's Growth 00:13:24 - Europe's Growth 00:18:56 - The Fall of Song China 00:21:56 - India 00:25:08 - Industrial Revolution 00:39:52 - 19th-Century German Science 00:43:37 - Being a Nobel Laureate 00:45:29 - Outro Photo Credit: Shane CollinsThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Mercatus Center at George Mason University, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: The Ezra Klein Show (LS 76 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)Episode: What Xi Jinping WantsPub date: 2026-07-14Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationYou can’t understand China today without understanding its president, Xi Jinping. Since coming to power in 2012, Xi has doubled down on communist ideology and significantly consolidated his own power while transforming China into an industrial juggernaut unrivaled in the world. And Xi’s ambitions for China go far beyond that. So what does Xi want for China in the coming years? And how should the United States respond? Kevin Rudd has a unique perspective on these questions. He first met Xi in the 1980s, when Rudd was a China analyst in Australia’s foreign service and Xi was a local party official. Decades later, when Rudd was the prime minister of Australia and Xi was China’s vice president, the two men got to know each other better. And after leaving office, Rudd decided to really try to understand Xi; his latest book, “On Xi Jinping: How Xi’s Marxist Nationalism Is Shaping China and the World,” is built off the doctorate he pursued at Oxford after his time as prime minister. Rudd recently finished a stint as Australia’s ambassador to the United States and is now the global president and chief executive of the Asia Society. In this conversation, Rudd explains Xi’s ideology and the forces that shaped it, his ambitions for China and strategy for achieving them, and what Xi thinks of the United States and Trump. Mentioned: On Xi Jinping by Kevin Rudd The Avoidable War by Kevin Rudd Book Recommendations The Party’s Interests Come First by Joseph Torigian The Souls of China by Ian Johnson Magnifica Humanitas by Pope Leo XIV Thoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at [email protected]. You can find the transcript and more episodes of “The Ezra Klein Show” at nytimes.com/ezra-klein-podcast. Book recommendations from all our guests are listed at https://www.nytimes.com/article/ezra-klein-show-book-recs.html This episode of “The Ezra Klein Show” was produced by Rollin Hu. Fact-checking by Michelle Harris, with Kate Sinclair and Mary Marge Locker. Our senior engineer is Jeff Geld, with additional mixing by Johnny Simon. Our recording engineer is Johnny Simon. Cinematography by Marina King. Video editing by Steph Khoury, Dani Dillon and Kristen Williamson. Our executive producer is Claire Gordon. The show’s production team also includes Marie Cascione, Annie Galvin, Kristin Lin, Emma Kehlbeck and Jack McCordick. Original music by Pat McCusker and Diane Wong. Audience strategy by Shannon Busta. The director of New York Times Opinion Shows is Annie-Rose Strasser. And special thanks to Joseph Torigian and Eyck Freymann. Transcript editing by Sarah Murphy and Marlaine Glicksman. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from New York Times Opinion, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Capitalisn't (LS 53 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Our Personal Finance Mistakes Are The Industry's Profits - ft. John Campbell & Tarun RamadoraiPub date: 2026-07-02Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationIs personal finance rigged against ordinary people? Economists John Campbell and Tarun Ramadorai argue the system rewards the wealthy and financially savvy at the expense of everyone else.  Their book Fixed points to a troubling pattern: the fees you avoid by never overdrafting, or by refinancing on time, are paid for by people who don't, and they warn that the resulting resentment is fueling political discontent. But there is a tension at the heart of their argument. They don't want the government running finance or setting prices, yet they call for far more muscular rules. So what exactly are they proposing, and why do they insist it would expand your choices rather than limit them? Connect with us: 📺 Subscribe to our YouTube Channel 📱 Follow Capitalisn’t on Instagram & TikTok ✉️ Email your questions and comments to [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from University of Chicago Podcast Network, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: HistoryExtra podcast (LS 70 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: How warhorses transformed medieval EnglandPub date: 2025-12-01Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationWilliam the Conqueror used them to devastating effect in 1066. Robert the Bruce worked out how to neutralise them. And when Richard III was knocked from his, England would never be the same again. Here, in conversation with Spencer Mizen, Robert Liddiard and Oliver H Creighton discuss the decisive role of the warhorse in key turning points of medieval history (Ad) Robert Liddiard and Oliver H Creighton are editors of Medieval Warhorse: Equestrian Landscapes, Material Culture and Zooarchaeology in Britain, AD 800–1550 (Liverpool University Press, 2025). Buy it now from Waterstones: https://go.skimresources.com?id=71026X1535947&xcust=historyextra-social-histboty&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterstones.com%2Fbook%2Fmedieval-warhorse%2Foliver-h-creighton%2Frobert-liddiard%2F9781836243359. The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Immediate, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Plain English with Derek Thompson (LS 62 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: A Surprising Theory About the Future of WarPub date: 2026-06-30Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationFrom the bombing campaigns of World War II to the precision strikes of the modern era, for 80 years air power has defined modern warfare. But today, a new technology is changing the battlefield: drones. From Ukraine to the Middle East, cheap drones are transforming how wars are fought, giving countries and even small groups capabilities that once belonged only to the world's most powerful militaries. They’re changing not just how wars are fought, but who can fight them. Today, Derek is joined by Erik Lin-Greenberg, an MIT professor and author of 'The Remote Revolution: Drones and Modern Statecraft,' to explore how drones are reshaping modern warfare and what this new era could mean for the future of conflict. Subscribe to our YouTube channel here:https://www.youtube.com/@PlainEnglishwithDerekThompson If you have questions, observations, or ideas for future episodes, email us at [email protected]. Host: Derek Thompson Guest: Erik Lin-Greenberg Producer: Devon Baroldi Additional Production Support: Ben Glicksman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Ringer, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: New Books in Economic and Business History (LS 32 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: Ciruce A. Movahedi-Lankarani, "Accelerant: Energy Infrastructures and the Natural World in Making Modern Iran" (Stanford UP, 2026)Pub date: 2026-06-24Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationBetween the late 1940s and the end of the twentieth century, natural gas became Iran's bedrock energy source. Billed as a futuristic fuel for a future world power, gas became an avenue for the country's developmentalist ambitions. The ability to build technologically sophisticated infrastructures served as a powerful tool of state legitimation, both before and after the 1979 Revolution, and tied top-down politics of modernization to bottom-up feelings of national belonging. Accelerant: Energy Infrastructures and the Natural World in Making Modern Iran (Stanford UP, 2026) analyzes the interwoven histories of energy, development, and the environment inIran. Following the movement of natural gas from underground deposits, through infrastructures of refining and distribution, and into everyday life, Ciruce Movahedi-Lankarani explores the roles of development planners, oil firms, industrialists, engineers, and consumers—as well as the mountain ranges, sedimentary rock, and natural gas itself—to show how natural gas emerged as a crucial enabler of industrialization and a strong impetus for resource nationalism. Tracing the transformation of gas from a waste product into a vital resource, this book offers a history of anticolonial developmentalism in Iran—revealing a key driver toward intensified energy use that suggests why and how societies in the Global South became voracious consumers of fossil fuel energy. Ciruce Movahedi-Lankarani is the Farhang Foundation Early Career Chair in Iranian Studies and Assistant Professor of Middle East Studies and Environmental Studies at the University of Southern California.Filippo De Chirico is a Ph.D. Candidate in Energy History at Roma Tre University. His research focuses on the history of the Italian natural gas sector. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from New Books Network, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.