#137 Life as Conversation - Russ Roberts on his relationship with his father, starting the EconTalk podcast in 2006, Adam Smith, why people want to be "lovely", aiming high, why it's hard to have fun, misunderstandings of the academic world, and moving to Israel in his 60's
The Pathless Path with Paul Millerd
Do You Want to Go Deeper on Your Podcast?
In the early days of econ talk, I foolishly thought my audience was people who were interested in economics. That's not true. My market was actually people who wanted to listen to podcasts. And it almost didn't matter what it was about: They wanted diversion, they wanted education and intellectual stimulation.
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