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“The breadth and depth of topics is unparalleled, presenting a wonderful way to indulge curiosity and gain exposure to all sorts of ideas. Tyler is a pleasure to listen to and questions are always intriguing.”
TylerGolato via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/30/24
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“...compelling discussions, with Tyler's incisive questions allowing for clear responses from each guest, whilst leaving room for serendipitous exchanges and unexpected learnings.”Read full review »
Atsow via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/23/24
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“I listen no matter the topic and they are broad ranging. Always learning and I love Tyler’s style of interviewing and his preparedness.”
Nelly_12 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/17/24
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“Listening to this podcast about Brazil was full of stereotypes and random opinions 🙊 omg, please do some research and don’t say they have more joy in life while commuting 5h per day in crowded buses. What you say about the music and cinema culture is horrendous. The brazilian music scene is as...”Read full review »
S.Tockbrot2 via Apple Podcasts ·
Germany ·
10/09/24
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“I have listened to every single podcast, at least once. My horizons have been expanded, my knowledge increased, my life changed. It is simply the best podcast anywhere.”
mickbarn50 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/12/24
“The podcast universe is overpopulated. But Tyler is one of the early entrants, so perhaps he is a pioneer of sorts. But there is so much variety and so many hidden gems that Tyler seems dated and predictable. Even though he tries to surprise us with his abrupt shifts in tone and questioning...”Read full review »
sidneyhart via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/30/24
“Always good. Some guests don’t work for me but on the whole some brilliant conversations in a short format podcast.”
DPWilson via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/07/24
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“Consistently excellent podcasts with persons known and unknown (to me).”
Graham Zabel via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/05/24
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“Great podcast! Thank you, Tyler!”
Konsta Ivanov via Apple Podcasts ·
United Arab Emirates ·
07/28/24
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“It’s not as much conversations with Tyler as it is more choppy interviews with Tyler. There’s no flow. It’s not organic or natural as a conversation. The material is ok but Tyler comes off as aristocratic”
Wellnesslife via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/26/24
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“Tyler is the most interesting and intelligent person I have ever heard. Every episode is very interesting and entertaining.”
רועי5757 via Apple Podcasts ·
Israel ·
06/26/24
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“Yikes. Who thought she would be a good guest? Back to drawing boards guys and gals.”
Beavis67 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/12/24
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“I was a regular listener until the episodes with Marilynne Robinson and Jonathan Haidt. Both are highly articulate thinkers who can develop extended arguments when they have an interlocutor who is able to listen carefully and follow with their thought process. Tyler’s form of engagement, however,...”Read full review »
JB20152015 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/10/24
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“Congrats on the amazing podcast!!”
Manny CR via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/08/24
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“Tyler uses a fascinating method, rhythm to elicit answers from fascinating guests.
Thank you for the education.”
SVA85 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/21/24
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“As an infrequent listener, I was intrigued by the guest in episode 210: Peter Thiel.
Given the podcast’s mission to connect academic and real world ideas, this particular topic interview failed.
Peter Thiel appears to have little intellectual cred.
He deserves a platform, sure, but he needs...”Read full review »
wiggy woggy via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
04/20/24
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“Tyler is insightful and direct. This is one of the most intelligent podcasts out there.”
jimgunther via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/14/24
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“Great selection of guests with usually interesting questions, but sometimes Tyler is so off-the-wall with his random questions he sounds like a college Freshman showing off that he did the reading. Also, for how smart and well-read he clearly is, he sometimes comes across as lacking any common...”Read full review »
David Spitz via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/05/24
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“Cowen has access to a remarkable set of influential people who accept to speak with him DESPITE his obnoxiousness and his outdated dogmatic views. That’s why he gets 2 stars and not zero.
I find two major flaws in his podcast, one stylistic and one more substantial.
The stylistic one is his...”Read full review »
ADorigo via Apple Podcasts ·
Italy ·
04/03/24
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“Similar format in that very smart guests talk at length. Difference is the hosts is smart and prepared. One of the last places to hear conservative American ideas without also getting scams and a cult of personality”
yng_breezy via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/27/24
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“One can learn a lot about the world and it’s people from this podcast.”
vetmike92 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/08/24
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“Which is why I found the interview with Rebecca Kuang remarkable. She seemed young and not smart. The sort of college student who can babble on selected abstract subjects but if asked directly what she ate for breakfast, takes a long pause then starts, "Well, I'm not a historian..."...”Read full review »
brainslikepickles via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/25/24
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“weirdly argumentative and condescending interview style”
annie444annie via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
01/18/24
“I think Paul did a great job, finding time to think about very in-depth questions that did not seem joined together in a natural way.
I liked the questions and I liked how Paul answered them…
but I think letting him know you were going to ask some of those questions would’ve led to better...”Read full review »
Dragion via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/01/24
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“I learn something new from every episode. The show is full of curiosity and unexpected questions. Self recommending.”
headintheclouds1 via Apple Podcasts ·
Poland ·
12/28/23
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“There’s not much by way of onboarding for this podcast. It is an acquired taste, but for me it only took a few episodes to become a disciple.
Tyler’s respect and concern for others are underrated qualities of his. Those attributes paired with his general brilliance are what impressed me most...”Read full review »
Nathan98az via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/20/23
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“I love this calming and clever podcast.”
Montier01 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/19/23
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“Greatly enjoyed hearing Jennings’s perspective on life in Kenya and the challenges of developing infrastructure there and generally in Africa. Lots of helpful insights and the interviewer did an excellent job!”
CharlesMAnderson via Apple Podcasts ·
Switzerland ·
11/13/23
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“Enjoyed the Koppleman interview. Would Dr. Cowen share his opera list with us?”
GMac1776 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/09/23
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“Terrific high speed podcast episode 👏👏👏 I’m now dripping with utilitarianism 😉👍🌺”
aus der Ferne via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
10/02/23
“Tyler Cowen, Professor of Economics, could really be called Professor of Knowledge, with interests in many topics both highbrow and lowbrow. It is a pleasure to learn from him about many different subjects and to hear how highly intelligent and influential people engage with his challenging...”Read full review »
Matt Bengtson via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/29/23
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“I’m very grateful that such smart and talented people can share their ideas in a friendly way. I’m not very smart and I don’t often understand a lot of the background material but I feel smarter and better after every podcast. Thanks!”
Ingatz via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
09/19/23
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“So so happy to find this podcast. Wonderfully refreshing to simply hear smart people conversing without any ideological smugness.”
sophiemirralefens via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/19/23
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“Super smart guy asking fantastic questions and letting the guest talk. Love this show, 10 stars!”
Paul k france via Apple Podcasts ·
France ·
09/02/23
“I’ve been listening to “Conversations With Tyler” for the past five years or so, usually through earbuds while going on long walks. The guests are invariably brilliant, hyper articulate and usually willing to go along with Tyler’s off the wall interviewing style, which involves scanning every...”Read full review »
waxblum via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/15/23
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“Wow it’s all so smart! Tyler is a smart guy!”
Adam Spong via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/14/23
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“He researches and ask important questions of his terrific guests. Tyler would have been a great journalist if he weren’t busy being a genius.”
littlest cowboy via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/22/23
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“I found this podcast recently and I really liked it. The host is great at asking relevant questions.”
Palunargar via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/08/23
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“Professor Cowen has the best interview approach. Great diversity of guests and topics and yet an undertone of classical liberalism often shines through.”
HDieterD via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/04/23
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“I don’t usually read economists, so I didn’t know anything about Tyler Cowen, and from what I gather from listening to most of the episodes of this pod, I probably won’t, because he seems like a typical economist douche who rushes to simplify any situation into quantifiable terms while missing...”Read full review »
Bellinater via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/10/23
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“Interesting people having stimulating conversations.”
JVE888 via Apple Podcasts ·
South Africa ·
02/08/23
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“No one he interviews matches or exceeds Tyler’s breadth of knowledge and his knack for asking pertinent, interesting questions that get to the essence of the interviewee. He is a real polymath.”
aliceyogs via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/24/23
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“Mistakes in the judgement of character were made,
“But not by me".
Incredibly knowledgeable host *****, five stars.
Great interviewer and communicator, *****.
Yet, Poor judgment, and preparation in depth of the
alleged fraudster SBF.
Would be fair to expect that Tyler C. would admit...”Read full review »
a Spiral via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
12/29/22
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“Fast paced, original questions, never boring. Tyler draws on knowledge from almost every field when coming up with questions.
If you like a rapid format with no faff in between questions this is the best podcast out there.”
Aksel leichman via Apple Podcasts ·
Norway ·
12/22/22
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“Cowan asks penetrating, informed, often amusing, questions of his extraordinarily interesting guests. The range of topics is breathtaking.”
27brooks35 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/16/22
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“Tyler, the host, is incredibly knowledgeable and personable. The show’s title contains the word “conversions”, but the format is more ‘rapid fire 20 questions’ than a true conversation. The stream of questions aren’t always the most organic, but they are thoughtful and interesting.”
JPHLDFR via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
12/09/22
“Not sure I’d want to have this kind of conversation with Tyler myself, but I sure do enjoy listening to them. I admire and appreciate the variety of guests and eclecticness of the questions. Not all the topics catch my fancy, but sometimes I’m surprised by the ones that do, which to me is extra...”Read full review »
Blahoot via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
12/07/22
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