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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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Is There a Difference Between Inequality and Wealth?

When your podcast first came out, I think I got really excited. One of the things I remember that changed my mind dramatically is your take on inequality. You can't just compare inequality from today to 40, 50 years ago because marriage rates have changed dramatically. The makeup of people has changed dramatically. And at the higher end, there's more people well off. But it turns out, no one really cares about that. No, no.

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