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Mentioned in 4 episodes

The Great Escape

Why Making More Money Doesn't Mean You Have to Pay More on Taxes

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Mentioned by

Martha Nussbaum

Walter Scheidel

Mentioned in 4 episodes

Recommended to learn more about The Escape from Camp Papago Park.

Daring Prison Escapes | Nazis in the Arizona Desert | 4

Mentioned by

Martha Nussbaum

in relation to his views on the effectiveness of foreign aid in improving health outcomes.

The capabilities approach to welfare (with Martha Nussbaum)

Mentioned by

Buck Joffrey

as the book written by his guest,

Eric Pierre

, covering personal and small business taxes.

493: Tax Strategies for High Paid Professionals

Mentioned by

Michael Munger

when discussing the problem of the BA divide and the difference between having a college degree and not having one.

Michael Munger on the Future of Higher Education

Mentioned by

Steve Lamacq

as an example of an album with a badly track listed album.

The Weeknd’s big streaming milestone; ABBA Gold’s long chart run; Ready for friends to slide into your Spotify DMs?; Apple Music Radio expands; and Radiohead’s ‘Let Down’ gets a TikTok boost.Th

Mentioned by

Angus Deaton

as a very optimistic book, saying that ever since the enlightenment, things have gotten better.

The challenge to optimism | Angus Deaton

Mentioned by Matt as a movie he watched as a child that contains something similar to the word shibboleth.

Episode 62: Gourmand, insipid, pareidolia, and more!

Recommended by

Nick Martell

, telling the stories of Allied prisoners who attempted to escape.

German POWs in America

Mentioned by the host in relation to

Walter Scheidel

's counterfactual history work.

Walter Scheidel, "What Is Ancient History?" (Princeton UP, 2025)

Mentioned as an example of counterfactual stuff that

Walter Scheidel

does.

Walter Scheidel, "What Is Ancient History?" (Princeton UP, 2025)

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