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The ages of 18-30 can be challenging, confusing, and exciting all at once. As followers of Jesus, we’re called to look to him as the ultimate example of how to live. Throughout the show, we’ll look at different issues and topics that we as young adults face in our day-to-day lives. If you enjoy the show, give us a follow and share with a friend so we can all better navigate life with Jesus!
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Blake Scholl on Supersonic Flight and Fixing Broken Infrastructure - Live at the Progress Conference
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Blake Scholl is one of the leading figures working to bring back civilian supersonic flight. As the founder and CEO of Boom Supersonic, he's building a new generation of supersonic aircraft and pushing for the policies needed to make commercial supersonic travel viable again. But he's equally as impressive as someone who thinks systematically about…
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Register for the Austin listener meetup Donald S. Lopez Jr. is among the foremost scholars of Buddhism, whose work consistently distinguishes Buddhist reality from Western fantasy. A professor at the University of Michigan and author of numerous essential books on Buddhist thought and practice, he's spent decades studying Sanskrit and Tibetan texts…
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Sam Altman on Trust, Persuasion, and the Future of Intelligence - Live at the Progress Conference
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Register for the Austin listener meetup Sam Altman makes his second appearance on the show to discuss how he's managing OpenAI's explosive growth, what he's learned about hiring hardware people, what makes roon special, how far they are from an AI-driven replacement to Slack, what GPT-6 might enable for scientific research, when we'll see entire di…
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🎙️ Rodtrips Podcast Season 7, Episode 4 — “Consumerism: The Hunger That Never Satisfies” Episode Summary: In this episode, Tyler and Sam tackle the topic of consumerism—what it is, how it warps our hearts, and how followers of Jesus can resist it. They define consumerism as the belief that buying or owning will bring happiness and fulfillment, comp…
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Jonny Steinberg on South African Crime and Punishment, the Mandelas' Marriage, and the Post-Apartheid Era
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Tyler considers Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage one of the best books of the last decade, and its author Jonny Steinberg one of the most underrated writers and thinkers—in North America, at least. Steinberg's particular genius lies in getting uncomfortably close to difficult truths through immersive research—spending 350 hours in police r…
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COUNTERING CULTURE: SOCIAL MEDIA WITH ANDREW WARNES...Part 2
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Roadtrips Podcast – Season 7, Episode 3 Guest: Andrew Warnes Host: Tyler Waugh Episode Title: COUNTERING CULTURE: SOCIAL MEDIA WITH ANDREW WARNES...Part 2 In this second part of their conversation, Tyler Waugh sits down with Andrew Warnes for an honest and practical discussion about how Christians can navigate the world of social media with wisdom,…
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George Selgin on the New Deal, Regime Uncertainty, and What Really Ended the Great Depression
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George Selgin has spent over four decades thinking about money, banking, and economic history, and Tyler has known him for nearly all of it. Selgin's new book False Dawn: The New Deal and the Promise of Recovery, 1933–1947 examines what the New Deal actually accomplished—and failed to accomplish—in confronting the Great Depression. Tyler and George…
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Countering Culture: Social Media (Part One) with Andrew Warnes
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Road Trips Podcast Episode Title: Countering Culture: Social Media (Part One) Season 7, Episode 2 Guest: Andrew Warnes Description: In this episode of Road Trips, Tyler sits down with Andrew Warnes to tackle a topic that impacts nearly every part of our daily lives — social media. Together, they explore both the blessings and challenges that come w…
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Countering Anger and Rage Culture with Daniel Dalp
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John Amaechi on Leadership, the NBA, and Being Gay in Professional Sports
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John Amaechi is a former NBA forward/center who became a chartered scientist, professor of leadership at Exeter Business School, and New York Times bestselling author. His newest book, It's Not Magic: The Ordinary Skills of Exceptional Leaders, argues that leadership isn't bestowed or innate, it's earned through deliberate skill development. Tyler …
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In this conversation, Tyler and Zachary Waugh explore the theme of loyalty to God as followers of Jesus. They define loyalty as unswerving allegiance and discuss its implications in decision-making, using biblical examples such as Joseph and Daniel. The conversation also addresses the challenges of remaining loyal in a world filled with distraction…
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In this conversation, Tyler Waugh and JP Wamble explore the complex themes of regret, guilt, and redemption from a spiritual perspective. They discuss how regret can serve as a catalyst for growth and repentance, emphasizing the importance of confession and community support. The dialogue delves into the distinction between guilt and shame, highlig…
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Steven Pinker on Coordination, Common Knowledge, and the Retreat of Liberal Enlightenment
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Steven Pinker returns to Conversations with Tyler with an argument that common knowledge—those infinite loops of "I know that you know that I know"—is the hidden infrastructure that enables human coordination, from accepting paper money to toppling dictators. But Tyler wonders: if most real-world coordination works fine without recursively looping …
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David Commins on Saudi Arabia, Wahhabism, and the Future of the Gulf States
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David Commins, author of the new book Saudi Arabia: A Modern History, brings decades of scholarship and firsthand experience to explain the kingdom's unlikely rise. Tyler and David discuss why Wahhabism was essential for Saudi state-building, the treatment of Shiites in the Eastern Province and whether discrimination has truly ended, why the Saudi …
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Community and Decisions with Walker Howell
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In this conversation, Tyler and Walker Howell explore the multifaceted role of church community in decision-making, emphasizing the importance of prayer, support, and involvement. They discuss how to find the right church, the significance of personal gifts, and the Biblical examples that guide decision-making. The conversation also addresses confl…
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Seamus Murphy on Photographing Patterns Across Cultures
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Seamus Murphy is an Irish photographer and filmmaker who has spent decades documenting life in some of the world's most challenging places—from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan to Nigeria's Boko Haram territories. Having left recession-era Ireland in the 1980s to teach himself photography in American darkrooms, Murphy has become that rare artist who …
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Making Decisions Better with Garrett Bernethy (Part Two)
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In this conversation, Tyler Waugh and Garrett Bernethy explore the intricacies of decision-making, particularly for young adults. They discuss the importance of wisdom, the role of prayer, and the necessity of seeking counsel in making decisions. The conversation emphasizes that every decision, big or small, is significant and should be approached …
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Making Decisions Better with Garrett Bernethy (Part One)
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In this conversation, Tyler Waugh and Garrett Bernethy explore the intricacies of decision-making, particularly for young adults. They discuss the importance of wisdom, the role of prayer, and the necessity of seeking counsel in making decisions. The conversation emphasizes that every decision, big or small, is significant and should be approached …
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David Brooks on Audacity, AI, and the American Psyche (Live at 92NY)
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David Brooks returns to the show with a stark diagnosis of American culture. Having evolved from a Democratic socialist to a neoconservative to what he now calls "the rightward edge of the leftward tendency," Brooks argues that America's core problems aren't economic but sociological—rooted in the destruction of our "secure base" of family, communi…
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Offering Our Whole Selves to God With Wes McAdams
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In this conversation, Tyler and Wes McAdams explore the theme of life decisions, particularly in the context of young adulthood. They discuss the importance of offering every aspect of our lives to God, the dangers of compartmentalization, and the presence of idols that can distract us from our faith. The conversation emphasizes the need for a holi…
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Nate Silver on Life's Mixed Strategies
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In his third appearance on Conversations with Tyler, Nate Silver looks back at past predictions, weighs how academic ideas such as expected utility theory fare in practice, and examines the world of sports through the lens of risk and prediction. Tyler and Nate dive into expected utility theory and random Nash equilibria in poker, whether Silver's …
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Annie Jacobsen on Nuclear War, Intelligence Operations, and Conspiracy Realities
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Annie Jacobsen has a favorite word for America's nuclear doctrine: madness. It's madness that any single person has six minutes to decide the fate of civilization, madness that we've built weapons capable of ending the world in 72 minutes, and madness that everything hangs by the thread of deterrence. But to Tyler, life is "a lot of different kinds…
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Helen Castor on Medieval Power and Personalities
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Helen Castor is a British historian and BBC broadcaster who left Cambridge because she wanted to write narrative history focused on individuals rather than the analytical style typical of academia. As someone interested in individual psychology and the functioning of power, Castor finds medieval England offers the perfect setting because its sophis…
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David Robertson on Conducting, Pierre Boulez, and Musical Interpretation
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David Robertson is a rare conductor who unites avant-garde complexity with accessibility. After serving as music director of the Ensemble Intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez's storied contemporary-music ensemble, he went on to rejuvenate the St. Louis Symphony. Robertson combines a fearless approach to challenging scores with a deep empathy for audien…
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Austan Goolsbee on Central Banking as a Data Dog
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Austan Goolsbee is one of Tyler Cowen's favorite economists—not because they always agree, but because Goolsbee embodies what it means to think like an economist. Whether he's analyzing productivity slowdowns in the construction sector, exploring the impact of taxes on digital commerce, or poking holes in overconfident macro narratives, Goolsbee is…
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Most people who leave Wall Street after twenty years either retire or find another way to make a lot of money. Chris Arnade chose to walk through cities most travelers never truly see. What emerged from this approach is a unique form of street-level sociology that has attracted a devoted following on Substack. Arnade's work suggests that our most s…
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Any Austin on the Hermeneutics of Video Games
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Any Austin has carved a unique niche for himself on YouTube: analyzing seemingly mundane or otherwise overlooked details in video games with the seriousness of an art critic examining Renaissance sculptures. With millions of viewers hanging on his every word about fluvial flows in Breath of the Wild or unemployment rates in the towns of Skyrim, Aus…
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John Arnold on Trading, Energy, and Evidence-Based Philanthropy
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John Arnold built his fortune in energy trading by surrounding himself with smart people, maintaining emotional detachment, sensing market imbalances through first-principles analysis, and focusing with laser intensity on a single niche until he dominated it completely. Now he's applying that same analytical rigor to philanthropy, where he's discov…
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Being Generous With Our Time with Zachary Waugh
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In this conversation, Tyler and Zachary discuss the concept of 'time generosity,' exploring how individuals can be intentional with their time to serve others without expecting anything in return. They emphasize the importance of managing one's own time effectively to create space for generosity, referencing various scriptures that highlight the va…
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Discipline and Motivation with Caleb Horne
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In this conversation, Tyler Waugh and Caleb Horne explore the relationship between discipline and motivation within the context of Christian faith. They discuss how motivation can inspire discipline, the importance of spiritual disciplines, and the role of time management in nurturing a consistent faith. The conversation emphasizes practical steps …
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Theodore Schwartz on Neurosurgery, Consciousness, and Brain-Computer Interfaces
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Get tickets to the CWT live show at 92NY with David Brooks! Theodore Schwartz stands at the pinnacle of neurosurgical expertise. With over 500 published articles, 200 pieces of commentary, and 5 patents to his name—effectively producing a scholarly work every two weeks for three decades—Schwartz spent most of his career at Weill Cornell Medicine, w…
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In this conversation, Tyler Waugh and Sam McClarty explore the concept of contentment from a Christian perspective. They discuss the importance of understanding contentment as a learned process, the purpose of life in relation to contentment, and the dangers of comparison that lead to discontentment. They also emphasize the significance of investin…
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Managing Distractions with Robert Hatfield
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In this conversation, Tyler Waugh and Robert Hatfield explore the pervasive issue of distraction in modern life, particularly among young adults. They discuss how distractions, often stemming from technology and societal pressures, can pull individuals away from their spiritual focus and priorities. The dialogue emphasizes the importance of sober-m…
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Few understand both the promise and limitations of artificial general intelligence better than Jack Clark, co-founder of Anthropic. With a background in journalism and the humanities that sets him apart in Silicon Valley, Clark offers a refreshingly sober assessment of AI's economic impact—predicting growth of 3-5% rather than the 20-30% touted by …
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Making the Best Use of Our Time with Chris McCurley
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In this conversation, Tyler Waugh and Chris McCurley discuss the significance of time management from a Christian perspective. They explore scriptural insights on how to prioritize time, identify distractions, and maintain a balance between good and better activities. The discussion emphasizes the importance of keeping God at the center of our live…
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