The Pathless Path with Paul Millerd

#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

Mar 13, 2023

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Russ Roberts

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Conversations - A Beautiful Metaphor for Life

04:09

Wanting to Be Lovely

05:24

The Greatest Creative Project of Your Life, Don Cox

05:39

Introduction

2min

What Are Your Expectations as an Adult?

3min

Is Your Dad a Smart Man?

2min

How Much Did You Have a Curiosity About Your Dad?

2min

I Don't Think Academic Theory Is Like Science

2min

Is There a Difference Between Inequality and Wealth?

2min

Is There More Than Economics?

3min

I Don't Know if I'll Give You an Hour of My Time.

2min

How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life?

5min

10.

Wanting to Be Lovely

5min

11.

The Greatest Creative Project of Your Life, Don Cox

6min

12.

Pathless Path Podcast

4min

13.

The First Self-Help Thing I'd Ever Seen

2min

14.

The Invisible Heart

3min

15.

You Moved to a Foreign Country?

3min

16.

Teaching a Course Not for Credit, Not for Pay

3min

17.

What Do Academics Not Get About the Internet and What Do Internet People Not Appreciate About Academic Life?

4min

18.

Do You Want to Go Deeper on Your Podcast?

3min

19.

Conversations - A Beautiful Metaphor for Life

4min

20.

Do You Have a Path Role Model Right Now?

2min

21.

Paying Attention as a Parent

4min

22.

I'd Love to Interview Mark Knopfler and Tom Stoppard

2min

23.

What's Next for Economists?

2min

24.

The Pathless Path Podcast - Russ and Paul

2min

Russ is an economist, a research fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution and president of Shalem College in Jerusalem. One of pioneers of podcasting, he's been hosting EconTalk since 2006.

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⌛TIMESTAMPS

(03:25) - The influence of Russ' father
(11:13) - What modern economics often fails to observe
(16:15) - Adam Smith and human nature
(27:05) - Starting EconTalk in 2006
(40:42) - Moving to Israel in his 60's
(45:35) - How people misunderstand the Academia
(49:43) - How Russ' approach to his podcast developed over time
(53:01) - The metaphor of a conversation
(57:11) - Mortality & fatherhood
(01:03:49) - Russ' dream guest and what's next

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