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- Jun 19, 20251h 56m
"Affirmative Action Revisited" with Jason Riley
This episode features a live interview with Jason Riley (author of the classic Sowell biography "Maverick") about his new book: "The Affirmative Action Myth: Why Blacks Don’t Need Racial Preferences to Succeed (2025). This interview was conducted before a studio audience live on X and audience members had the opportunity to ask Jason questions in real time. My exploration of Jason's new book took me on a fascinating detour into the TV shows of Norman Lear from the 1970's featuring...
- Feb 4, 20251h 33m
"Trump & Sowell" with James Fishback
In this episode I explore what Thomas Sowell thought about Donald Trump the first time he ran for President in 2015, and I discuss how Sowell's views on Trump evolved over the years. The episode features a live, studio-audience conversation I had with James Fishback about why some people dislike Trump so much and how Trump supporters often view his bugs as features. James Fishback is the founder of IncubateDebate.org, a high school debate league dedicated dedicated to free and open debate and...
- Sep 24, 20241h 49m
"Race, IQ & Sowell" with Nathan Cofnas, Part 2
This is Part 2 of Episode 40, “Race, IQ and Sowell” with Nathan Cofnas. A few weeks after I recorded my original conversation with Nathan Cofnas, which I released in Episode 40, Part 1, I hosted a live conversation with Nathan on X Spaces which opened the floor up to the public and anyone who wanted to get in on the discussion. We had a great group discussion about hereditarianism and we got to hear more about Nathan’s thinking on this controversial subject, and why Nathan thinks ...
- Sep 9, 20242h 27m
"Race, IQ & Sowell" with Nathan Cofnas, Part 1
In today’s episode we explore the theme of "Race and IQ" and whether or not different racial groups have different levels of innate intelligence. Sowell explored this subject in depth in his 2013 book “Intellectuals and Race." Joining me to discuss this controversial topic is Professor Nathan Cofnas, who has written extensively on this subject. I highly recommend you read the following to get the most out of this episode: 1) "Intellectuals and Race" by Thomas Sowell (of course you should rea...
- Apr 22, 20242h 12m
"Honesty & Sowell" with Dan Ariely
In today’s episode we explore the theme of “Honesty.” Sowell wrote about honesty in his latest book “Social Justice Fallacies,” and also in his 2000 classic “Basic Economics.” In addition, his 1993 collection of essays called “Is Reality Optional?” contains an essay about honesty which has a very unexpected spin to it. We learn that honesty is not just a moral virtue, it’s also a form of human capital that varies greatly from culture to culture and from group to group within a p...
- Feb 12, 20241h 31m
"Social Pathologies & Sowell" with Theodore Dalrymple
This episode features a deep dive into Theodore Dalrymple's 2001 masterpiece "Life at the Bottom," one of Thomas Sowell's favorite books, and one of my all time favorites as well. I strongly suggest you read or listen to this book as soon as possible, You can thank me later. I prefer the audiobook to the written book, just because the audiobook narrator does such a fantastic job. I interview Dalrymple about his book and about his thoughts on Sowell's body of work. Notes to help you get t...
- Nov 22, 20231h 53m
"War and Sowell" with Victor Davis Hanson
This episode features: 1) The Causes of WW2: A presentation of Sowell's essay "Intellectuals and War," from Sowell 2010 classic "Intellectuals and Society." In particular, I discuss the 6 causes of WWII, from Sowell's perspective. 2) My conversation with Victor Davis Hanson, (VDH): VDH is a Classicist and Military Historian at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. You can find his books and columns at: VictorHanson.com and I highly recommend you subscribe for premium access to all...
- Oct 18, 20231h 9m
Israel, The Jews & Sowell. With Dennis Prager.
This episode was inspired by the outbreak of war between Israel and the Palestinians which started on October 7, 2023. I explore Sowell's views on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict through two columns written by Sowell, one in 2006 and the other in 2014: 2006 Column: “There is no Middle East Peace Process” 2014 Column: "Cease the Cease Fires" Our special guest for this episode is Dennis Prager. Dennis Prager was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1948. He graduated from Brooklyn College w...
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About The Genius of Thomas Sowell
Thomas Sowell might well be our greatest living Intellectual. His accomplishments span 6 decades and include over 40 books and thousands of columns and articles written on a wide range of topics, from economics to sociology to history to race and culture. It is hard to name another intellectual who has studied and written on as wide a range of topics in such a profound way. This podcast will discuss his ideas and is intended to provide a place for admirers of his work to discuss his contributions with other like minded thinkers.
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