Twitter: @eriktorenberg • @PatrickJBlum
Site: www.spreaker.com/show/big-ideas
55 episodes
2020 to 2023
Average episode: 61 minutes
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Categories: Interview-Style • Philosophy+/Philosophyish/Ideas/Etc. • Two Hosts
Podcaster's summary: Patrick Blumenthal (@PatrickJBlum) interviews some of the world's leading economists, political scientists, and philosophers to discuss their ideas and what they mean for society, technology, and the economy.
| Episodes |
| 2023-Nov-27 • 49 minutes Marian Tupy on Superabundance, Innovation, and Doomerism Marian Tupy (@Marian_L_Tupy) joins Patrick Blumenthal (@PatrickJBlum) to discuss his book Superabundance, innovation, doomerism, and much more. Some highlights: - Do we already live in an Age of Superabundance? - Are the values of the Enlightenment... |
| 2023-Oct-17 • 58 minutes Bilal Zuberi of Lux Capital on Bridging the Gaps Between Technology, Defense, and Policy Bilal Zuberi of Lux Capital (@bznotes) joins Patrick Blumenthal (@PatrickJBlum) to discuss Tech, Defense, Policy, and everything in-between. Some highlights: - What Bilal looks for in a founder as a Lux GP - What makes a great DefenseTech founder? -... |
| 2023-Jun-19 • 93 minutes Byrne Hobart and Tobias Huber on the Future of AI and the Existential Risk of Safetyism Byrne Hobart (@byrnehobart) and Tobias Huber (@TobiasAHuber) join Patrick Blumenthal (@PatrickJBlum) to discuss the future of Artificial Intelligence. They cover: - Is AI going to kill us? Is AI going to take all of our jobs and cause massive... |
| 2023-Apr-11 • 43 minutes Bill Martin of Raging Capital Ventures on SVB's Collapse and What Happens Next Bill Martin of Raging Capital Ventures (@RagingVentures) joins Patrick Blumenthal (@PatrickJBlum) to discuss his prediction of SVB's collapse and his views on the state of the world. Some highlights: - How Did Bill Predict SVB’s Collapse? - His Other... |
| 2022-Nov-28 • 55 minutes Michael Gibson on The Thiel Fellowship and The Future of Education and Innovation Michael Gibson (@William_Blake) of 1517 Fund joins Patrick Blumenthal (@PatrickJBlum) to discuss his new book, “Paper Belt on Fire: How Renegade Investors Sparked a Revolt Against the University.” They discuss: - What is the Paper Belt, and Why... |
| 2022-Oct-18 • 49 minutes Eli Dourado and Austin Vernon on Energy Superabundance and Creating a Prosperous 21st Century Eli Dourado (@elidourado) and Austin Vernon (@vernon3austin) join Patrick Blumenthal (@patrickjblum) to discuss their recent paper, Energy Superabundance: How Cheap, Abundant Energy Will Shape Our Future. Other topics discussed: - How Energy... |
| 2022-Sep-15 • 66 minutes Vitalik Buterin on the Future of Crypto and Technology Vitalik Buterin (@VitalikButerin), co-founder of Ethereum, joins Patrick Blumenthal (@PatrickJBlum) to discuss the future of crypto and technology. Topics discussed:- How is crypto starting to influence mainstream culture and corporations?- Is crypto positive or negative for nation states?- How much of crypto is innovation versus regulatory arbitrage?- Should we be reforming existing institutions to adopt crypto, or forming new ones?- How is exit possible in 2022? What role could DAOs play?- Vitalik’s thoug... |
| 2022-Apr-24 • 199 minutes Wes Yang on the Culture War |
| 2021-Jan-22 • 60 minutes Eric Cline on 1177 B.C. & The Late Bronze Age Eric Cline (@digkabri) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) and Patrick Blumenthal (@patrickjblum) to discuss 1177 B.C. and the late Bronze Age. |
| 2021-Jan-22 • 82 minutes Ole Jacob Madsen on The Therapeutic Turn Ole Jacob Madsen joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss his book "The Therapeutic Turn" and the rise of therapy culture. |
| 2021-Jan-22 • 79 minutes Stephen Hicks on Postmodernism Stephen Hicks (@SRCHicks) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss postmodernism. |
| 2021-Jan-22 • 56 minutes Adrian Goldsworthy on Ancient Rome Adrian Goldsworthy joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) and Patrick Blumenthal (@patrickjblum) to discuss ancient Rome. |
| 2021-Jan-22 • 74 minutes Deirdre McCloskey on Innovism vs. Capitalism Deirdre McCloskey (@DeirdreMcClosk) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss "innovism" vs. capitalism. |
| 2021-Jan-22 • 78 minutes Michael Millerman on The Relationship Between Politics and Metaphysics Michael Millerman joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss the relationship between politics and metaphysics. |
| 2021-Jan-22 • 58 minutes Patrick Wyman on Communication & Mobility Throughout History Patrick Wyman (@Patrick_Wyman) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) and Patrick Blumenthal (@patrickjblum) to discuss communication & mobility throughout history. |
| 2021-Jan-22 • 50 minutes Bryan Ward-Perkins on Late Antiquity Bryan Ward-Perkins joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) and Patrick Blumenthal (@patrickjblum) to discuss late antiquity. |
| 2021-Jan-22 • 64 minutes Rod Dreher on the Culture War Rod Dreher (@roddreher) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss the culture war. |
| 2021-Jan-22 • 36 minutes Collin Hansen on the Decline of Christianity in Western Culture Collin Hansen (@collinhansen) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss the decline of Christianity in western culture. |
| 2021-Jan-22 • 53 minutes Kyle Sammin on American Conservatism Kyle Sammin (@kylesammin) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss American Conservatism. |
| 2021-Jan-22 • 57 minutes Alexis Coe on George Washington & American History Alexis Coe (@AlexisCoe) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss George Washington & American History. |
| 2021-Jan-22 • 65 minutes James K.A. Smith on How (Not) to Be Secular James K.A. Smith (@james_ka_smith) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss How (Not) to Be Secular. |
| 2021-Jan-22 • 48 minutes Rudyard Lynch on Alternate History Rudyard Lynch (https://www.youtube.com/user/WhatifAltH... joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) and Patrick Blumenthal (@patrickjblum) to discuss alternate history. |
| 2021-Jan-22 • 60 minutes Carl Trueman on The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self Carl Trueman joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self. |
| 2020-Feb-12 • 53 minutes Matt Ridley on the Evolution of Everything Matt Riddley (@mattwridley) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) and Laura Deming (@laurademing) to discuss the Evolution of Everything. |
| 2020-Feb-12 • 58 minutes Sean Carroll on the Questions of the Universe Sean Carroll (@seanmcarroll) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) and Laura Deming (@laurademing) to discuss humanism, reconciling science and morality, and the role of physics in evolution. |
| 2020-Feb-12 • 61 minutes Geoffrey West on Scale & Exponential Growth Geoffrey West joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) and Laura Deming (@laurademing) to discuss scale, exponential growth, and cross pollination in scientific research. |
| 2020-Feb-12 • 56 minutes Raghuram Rajan on Growth and Sustainable Development Raghuram Rajan (@GRaghuramRajan) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss his views on growth and sustainable development. |
| 2020-Feb-12 • 58 minutes Donald Hoffman on The Illusion of Reality Don Hoffman (@donalddhoffman) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) and Laura Deming (@laurademing) to discuss the Illusion of Reality, Religion, and Morality. |
| 2020-Feb-12 • 66 minutes Jonathan Pageau on Religion & Society Jonathan Pageau (@PageauJonathan) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss his views on religion and society. |
| 2020-Feb-12 • 63 minutes Gary Basin on How Trading Works Gary Basin (@garybasin) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss how algorithmic trading crypto works. |
| 2020-Feb-12 • 63 minutes John Horgan on Consciousness and the Upper Limits of Science John Horgan (@jjhorgan) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss consciousness and the upper limits of science. |
| 2020-Feb-11 • 70 minutes Soumaya Keynes on the State of Trade Soumaya Keynes (@SoumayaKeynes) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) for this episode to discuss trade. They cover:- Does trade lead to job loss- Policies of the Trump administration- The future of the WTO and the rising trend of protectionism- Will future administrations become more closed off- Is the dollar being strong a good thing for the global economy- Did NAFTA achieve its goals- Should the WTO have been harder on China- The importance of the WTO’s dispute settlement system- The biggest unanswered q... |
| 2020-Feb-11 • 75 minutes Samuel Hammond on Welfare Policy Samuel Hammond (@hamandcheese) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss welfare policy and neo-medievalism. |
| 2020-Feb-11 • 35 minutes Doug Irwin on Trade Policy Doug Irwin (@D_A_Irwin) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss U.S. trade policy. |
| 2020-Feb-11 • 68 minutes Sevilla King on Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Sevilla King (@aqualityx) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. |
| 2020-Feb-09 • 45 minutes Margaret Peters on the Politics of Immigration Margaret Peters (@migrationnerd) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss the politics of migration, both in historical periods and in modern times, and why U.S. policy has shifted. |
| 2020-Feb-09 • 46 minutes Buster Benson on the Art of Productive Disagreement Buster Benson (@buster) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss the idea of productive disagreements, Buster's thoughts on nonviolent communication, and conflict theory. |
| 2020-Feb-09 • 68 minutes Agnes Callard on Reconciling Egalitarianism & Meritocracy Agnes Callard (@AgnesCallard) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss the weakness of human will and various contradictions of the mind — especially the reconciliation between egalitarianism and meritocracy. |
| 2020-Feb-09 • 58 minutes Yuval Levin on the Past, Present and Future of Conservatism Yuval Levin joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss conservatism, the future of various institutions, and how social media is affecting institutions. You can find a copy of his new book, "A Time to Build: From Family and Community to... |
| 2020-Feb-09 • 51 minutes Scott Sumner on the History of Monetary Policy Scott Sumner (https://www.themoneyillusion.com/) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss the Fed, historical financial crises, and the economic outcomes of war. |
| 2020-Feb-09 • 56 minutes Matt Prewitt on Radical Markets Matt Prewitt (@m_t_prewitt) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss RadicalxChange, the future of nation states and corporations, data privacy, and improving democracy. |
| 2020-Feb-09 • 51 minutes Dinny McMahon on the Chinese Economy Dinny McMahon (@DinnyMcMahon) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss China's debt, monetary policy, and the future of the Chinese economy. |
| 2020-Feb-09 • 57 minutes Daron Acemoglu on Government and Economy Daron Acemoglu (@DrDaronAcemoglu) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss the state of democracy, China's model, charter cities, and why nations fail. |
| 2020-Feb-09 • 58 minutes Brian Nosek on Open Science & The Replication Crisis Brian Nosek (@BrianNosek) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) and Laura Deming (@laurademing) to open science, the replication crisis, and incentives in scientific research. |
| 2020-Feb-09 • 63 minutes Jared Bernstein on the Fed & the Financial Crisis Jared Bernstein (@econjared) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss the Fed, the biggest lessons in fiscal policy from the past decade, and the financial crisis. |
| 2020-Feb-09 • 67 minutes Frederick Crews on the Legacy of Freud Frederick Crews joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss the legacy of Freud, why he persists in popularity, and his thoughts on Carl Jung. |
| 2020-Feb-09 • 71 minutes Daniel Kaufman on the Problems in Philosophy Daniel Kaufman (@ElectricAgora) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss the various problems in philosophy. |
| 2020-Feb-09 • 55 minutes Bryan Cutsinger on Monetary Policy & the Gold Standard Bryan Cutsinger (@BryanCutsinger) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss monetary policy in the U.S. as well as the gold standard. |
| 2020-Feb-09 • 42 minutes Donald Kohn on the History of the Fed Donald Kohn joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss the history of the Fed. |
| 2020-Feb-09 • 47 minutes Carola Binder on the Policy of the Fed Carola Binder (@cconces) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss the policy of the Fed. |
| 2020-Feb-09 • 45 minutes Binyamin Appelbaum on How Economists Have Shaped the World Binyamin Appelbaum (@BCAppelbaum) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss how economists have shaped the world. |
| 2020-Feb-09 • 55 minutes Massimo Pigliucci on Stoicism Massimo Pigliucci (@MPigliucci) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss his views on Stoicism and how it can help us in our lives. |
| 2020-Feb-09 • 76 minutes John Mearsheimer on American Foreign Policy John Mearsheimer joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss his views on American foreign policy. |
| 2020-Feb-09 • 52 minutes Ioana Marinescu on the Future of Economic Policy Ioana Marinescu (@mioana) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss the future of Economic Policy. |
| 2020-Feb-09 • 57 minutes Crispin Sartwell on Aesthetics & Philosophy Crispin Sartwell (@CrispinSartwell) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss his views on aesthetics and philosophy. |