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23 Dec 2025 Conversations with Tyler Conversations with Tyler 2025 Retrospective
“The ones where it’s a single topic, I learned more from the prep because I know what to prepare.”
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- Tyler Cowen
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- preference
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- 23 Dec 2025
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- Conversations with Tyler
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…Yes. The ones where it’s a single topic, I learned more from the prep because I know what to prepare. The Steven Pinker episode was good, but I already know Steven Pinker. We already recorded with him. I didn’t really have to prepare Steven Pinker. I can just show up and be myself, and it’s pretty good, right? Yes. That may be what I’m responding to in listening to it as well, is you’re having that person on because that topic interests you, and that person is one of the best on that topic. Hearing your enthusiasm, just hearing what a very smart, curious person wants to know about that topic is notable of itself, and just listening to what kinds of questions is Tyler asking about Buddhism or Saudi Arabia.…
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