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Conversations with Tyler

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Mercatus Center at George Mason University

Tyler Cowen engages today's deepest thinkers in wide-ranging explorations of their work, the world, and everything in between. New conversations every other Wednesday. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

#271

Donald S. Lopez Jr. on Buddhism

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12 Nov 2025

57 MINS

57:04

12 Nov 2025

#270

Sam Altman on Trust, Persuasion, and the Future of Intelligence - Live at the Progress Conference

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05 Nov 2025

54 MINS

54:53

05 Nov 2025

#269

Jonny Steinberg on South African Crime and Punishment, the Mandelas' Marriage, and the Post-Aparthei...

Tyler considers Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage one of the best books of the las... more

28 Oct 2025

52 MINS

52:04

28 Oct 2025

#268

George Selgin on the New Deal, Regime Uncertainty, and What Really Ended the Great Depression

George Selgin has spent over four decades thinking about money, banking, and economic hist... more

15 Oct 2025

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:42

15 Oct 2025

#267

John Amaechi on Leadership, the NBA, and Being Gay in Professional Sports

John Amaechi is a former NBA forward/center who became a chartered scientist, professor of... more

01 Oct 2025

59 MINS

59:32

01 Oct 2025

#266

Steven Pinker on Coordination, Common Knowledge, and the Retreat of Liberal Enlightenment

Steven Pinker returns to Conversations with Tyler with an argument that common knowledge—t... more

24 Sep 2025

45 MINS

45:58

24 Sep 2025

#265

David Commins on Saudi Arabia, Wahhabism, and the Future of the Gulf States

David Commins, author of the new book Saudi Arabia: A Modern History, brings decades of sc... more

17 Sep 2025

51 MINS

51:07

17 Sep 2025

#264

Seamus Murphy on Photographing Patterns Across Cultures

Seamus Murphy is an Irish photographer and filmmaker who has spent decades documenting lif... more

03 Sep 2025

54 MINS

54:41

03 Sep 2025

#263

David Brooks on Audacity, AI, and the American Psyche (Live at 92NY)

David Brooks returns to the show with a stark diagnosis of American culture. Having evolve... more

20 Aug 2025

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:18

20 Aug 2025

#262

Nate Silver on Life's Mixed Strategies

In his third appearance on Conversations with Tyler, Nate Silver looks back at past predic... more

13 Aug 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:43

13 Aug 2025

#261

Annie Jacobsen on Nuclear War, Intelligence Operations, and Conspiracy Realities

Annie Jacobsen has a favorite word for America's nuclear doctrine: madness. It's madness t... more

06 Aug 2025

57 MINS

57:38

06 Aug 2025

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