Narratives w/Will Jarvis

In this episode, I talk with Richard Hanania about political polarization, what we could have done better in Afghanistan, how to manage great power conflict, and a whole lot more. You can find Richard's work at https://richardhanania.substack.com/

In this episode, I talk with Motionhall co-founder and CEO Rachael Craig to talk about biotech, the state of R+D, how drugs get commercialized, the rate of innovation int he life sciences, and a whole lot more. You can visit motionhall at https://motionhall.com/

In this episode, I'm joined by Craig Fratrik and Co-CEO of Open Philanthropy Holden Karnofsky to discuss AI, Philanthropy and the Future. We also discuss how the variance of future outcomes is much higher than people presume, and the consequences of that fact.

In this episode, we discuss Charles Murray's book Coming Apart, socio-cultural norms, social class and how they have changed in the US.  

Economist Paul Schmelzing, who specializes in long-run trends in interest rates, dives deep into an 800-year decline in rates and its implications. He shares how historical events, from the end of feudalism to World War I, shaped capital markets and investment behaviors. Schmelzing highlights rising government interventions in banking crises, noting costs have surged dramatically. The conversation also touches on the impact of low interest rates on investments, driving trends toward alternatives like bitcoin. A fascinating blend of history and economics!

In this episode we talk with Jacob about rationality, dating, the hot hand fallacy and more. Jacob blogs at https://putanumonit.com/

In this episode, I'm joined by Josh Vincent to talk his work implementing land value taxes across the nation. Joshua is the President of the Center for the Study of Economics. Lars Doucet co-hosted this episode. 

In this episode, I'm joined by Kai Micah Mills to talk about Cryonics, life extension and his experience dropping out of high school to build tech companies. Kai is currently building the cryonics startup Cryopets, which you can find at https://cryopets.com/

In this episode, I'm joined by Nolan Gray and my friend Lars Doucet to discuss zoning, city planning and land value taxes.  Nolan is the author of the upcoming book about Zoning, Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It. 

In this episode, we're joined by Wanted author Luke Burgis to talk about the nature of desire, Rene Girard, and a whole lot more. You can find Luke's work at https://lukeburgis.com/wanting/