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#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

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How Much Did You Have a Curiosity About Your Dad?

He had a very strong curiosity. Because he was not an academic, he did not have access directly to academics to ask questions. He would often write them. And maybe the habits of mind that he embedded in me early on with those kinds of questions and observations. I certainly got some of my curiosity from him. There's no doubt about it.

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