The JSP is a weekly exploration of questions that are both important and overlooked. Joe Walker, a former political speechwriter helping to build a Y Combinator-backed startup, hosts refreshingly in-depth conversations. Topics cover capitalism, science, business, culture and politics. Guests include Nobel laureates, former prime ministers, authors, entrepreneurs, investors and thought-leaders. Australia's best long-form podcast. A space for curious contrarians.
Larry Summers — AGI and the Next Industrial Revolution
Larry Summers is a former US Treasury Secretary (1999-2001), Chief Economist at the World Bank (1991-1993), and Director of the National Economic Council under President Obama (2009-2010). He also served as President of Harvard University (2001-2006). Currently, he is the Charles W. Eliot University Professor at Harvard University, and he sits on the board of directors at OpenAI, one of the fastest-growing companies in history. Full transcript and video available at: https://josephnoelwalker.com/larry-summers-159/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10/21/2024 • 48 minutes, 52 seconds
Nassim Taleb — Meditations on Extremistan
Nassim Taleb is trader, researcher and essayist. He is the author of the Incerto, a multi-volume philosophical and practical meditation on uncertainty. Full transcript available at: https://josephnoelwalker.com/nassim-taleb-158/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9/19/2024 • 2 hours, 5 minutes, 5 seconds
Robert Boyd & Peter Richerson — How Culture Drove Human Brain Size, Allowed Us To Dominate Earth, And Is Leading Us Astray
Robert Boyd and Peter Richerson are anthropologists based in America. Their partnership was central to the development of Dual-Inheritance Theory, a framework that applies Darwinian evolution to culture and explains how genes and culture have intertwined to shape our species. This is their first ever joint interview. Full transcript available at: josephnoelwalker.com/boyd-and-richerson/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8/13/2024 • 2 hours, 23 minutes, 59 seconds
Lucy Turnbull — Urbanism, YIMBYism, and How to Solve Australia's Housing Crisis (Bonus Live Episode)
Lucy Turnbull is an urbanist, businesswoman and philanthropist.
She was the first female Lord Mayor of Sydney, from 2003-4.
From 2015-20, she was the inaugural Chief Commissioner of the Greater Sydney Commission, tasked with delivering strategic planning for the whole of metropolitan Sydney.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
5/30/2024 • 46 minutes, 43 seconds
Bryan Caplan — The Economics of Housing Abundance
Bryan Caplan is Professor of Economics at George Mason University. A bestselling author, his books include The Case Against Education, Open Borders, and Build, Baby, Build: The Science and Ethics of Housing Deregulation.
Full transcript available at: josephnoelwalker.com/bryan-caplan-155See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
