Made You Think

102: From Fighter Jets to Rocket Ships: The Right Stuff

101: Everything Is One: The Upanishads

This podcast episode explores various topics ranging from the Upanishads' spiritual and philosophical concepts to ancient history, modern cities, housing affordability, Georgism, religious ideas, and space exploration. It also delves into the recent changes on Twitter, the low price of wild Alaskan salmon, and the sign...

100: The Creative Act (Kinda)

99: Roosevelt’s Last Adventure: The River of Doubt

98: What Your Food Ate

This podcast episode highlights the critical relationship between food quality and health, emphasizing insights from the book "What Your Food Ate." It underscores how modern agricultural practices have diminished the nutrient density of food, revealing a complex web of dependence among soil health, plant nutrition, ani...

97: Country Driving: A Chinese Road Trip

96: Crony Beliefs by Kevin Simler

This podcast episode delves into the intricate dynamics of beliefs, particularly focusing on "Crony Beliefs" and their impact on individual and collective behavior within the context of modern culture and media. The speakers highlight the interplay between individual agency and broader societal influences, illustrating...

95: The Secret to Happiness: The Courage to Be Disliked

This podcast episode dives deep into the transformative ideas presented in "The Courage to Be Disliked," emphasizing personal agency as a pivotal theme that contrasts sharply with traditional psychological perspectives. The hosts challenge the book's titular concept, exploring the marketing savvy behind it, while highl...

94: Sunset for Humanity: The Three-Body Problem

This podcast episode delves into the immersive and intricate world of the Three-Body Problem series, highlighting its captivating plot twists, genre-bending elements, and profound reflections on humanity, technology, and the unknown. The hosts celebrate the series' ability to challenge perceptions of human nature throu...

93: The First History Book: History of the Peloponnesian War

92: The Lessons of History

This podcast episode delves into the profound insights presented in Will and Ariel Durant's "The Lessons of History," emphasizing the cyclical nature of historical progress and the nuanced relationship between freedom and equality. Through engaging discussions on authorial success, the complexities of concise nonfictio...

91: Digital Immortality: Permutation City

90: It Is a Possibility: Where’s My Flying Car?

This podcast episode delves into the complex interplay of technological stagnation, societal ambitions, and their reflections on various aspects of contemporary life, from the nuances of podcast analytics to the challenges posed by UFO sightings and the future of innovations like nanotechnology and space elevators. The...

89: The Art of War by Sun Tzu

88: The Mind-Body Connection: How The Body Keeps The Score

87: Lessons from The Master: The Analects of Confucius

86: Comfort is Killing Us: The Comfort Crisis

85: Lessons from Laozi, the Tao Te Ching

84: The Tangent Episode

83: The (Anti) Hero's Journey: The Odyssey