
The Joe Walker Podcast
Joe Walker hosts refreshingly in-depth conversations with founders, scientists, scholars, economists, and public intellectuals.
(Formerly 'The Jolly Swagman Podcast'.)
Latest episodes

Sep 5, 2021 • 58min
The Lessons Of Afghanistan — William Dalrymple
William Dalrymple is an acclaimed historian and writer. Show notes available at: josephnoelwalker.com/138-afghanistanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 30, 2021 • 1h 55min
The Race That Stopped The Nation — Richard Holden & Steven Hamilton
Richard Holden is Professor of Economics at UNSW. Steven Hamilton is an Assistant Professor of Economics at The George Washington University. Full transcript available at: josephnoelwalker.com/holden-hamiltonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Aug 23, 2021 • 2h 9min
Ergodicity — Ole Peters
Ole Peters is a physicist and a Fellow at the London Mathematical Laboratory. Show notes available at: josephnoelwalker.com/136-ergodicitySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 22, 2021 • 1h 5min
The Tyranny Of Merit — Michael Sandel
Michael Sandel teaches political philosophy at Harvard University, where he is the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government Theory. His course “Justice” is the first Harvard course to be made freely available online and on television and has been viewed by tens of millions of people around the world.Full transcript available at: josephnoelwalker.com/michael-sandelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 14, 2021 • 53min
The Spectre Of Havoc — Graham Allison
Graham Allison is an American political scientist and the Douglas Dillon Professor of Government Harvard University.Full transcript available at: josephnoelwalker.com/graham-allisonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 6, 2021 • 1h 9min
A General Theory Of Catastrophe — Niall Ferguson
Niall Ferguson is one of the world's most renowned historians. He is the Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and a senior faculty fellow of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard. He is the author of sixteen books, including most recently Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe.Full transcript available at: josephnoelwalker.com/niall-fergusonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 24, 2021 • 2h 10min
Policy In An Age Of Politics — John Hewson
John Hewson is a former Australian politician and was leader of the Liberal Party from 1990 to 1994.Full transcript available at: josephnoelwalker.com/john-hewsonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 17, 2021 • 35min
A Practical Guide To Coping With Uncertainty — John Kay
John Kay is one of Britain's leading economists.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 10, 2021 • 1h 21min
Is Science Reaching Its Limits? — John Horgan
John Horgan is a science journalist and Director of the Center for Science Writings at the Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey. He was senior writer at Scientific American from 1986-1997 and is the author of the bestselling book The End of Science.Full transcript available at: josephnoelwalker.com/horganSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 4, 2021 • 1h 9min
Marvellous Melbourne And Australia's Darkest Depression — Graeme Davison
Graeme Davison is Australia's most eminent urban historian.Full transcript available at: josephnoelwalker.com/graeme-davisonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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