Podcast appearances and mentions of Jared Diamond

Would World War II have happened without Hitler? Would someone else have built Apple without Steve Jobs? Jared Diamond joins Michael Shermer to ask how much history depends on particular people. From Darwin's discoveries to the rise of Christianity, Diamond considers when someone is truly irreplaceable, when someone else would have done much the same thing, and how we can tell the difference. Jared Diamond is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the seminal million-copy-bestseller Guns, Germs, and Steel, which was named one of Time magazine's best non-fiction books of all time, Collapse, a No. 1 international bestseller, and The World Until Yesterday, among other books. A professor of geography at UCLA and noted polymath, Diamond's work has been influential in the fields of anthropology, biology, ornithology, ecology and history, among others. His new book is Profits, Prophets, Coaches, and Kings: (When) Do Leaders Matter?

Pulitzer Prize winner Jared Diamond comes on to discuss his book, Profits, Prophets, Coaches and Kings. Can one person change the world? What qualities determine effective leadership? How do individual talent and historical circumstances combine to shape great leaders? Mr. Diamond uses numerous historical examples to explore these questions. This episode is sponsored by Coveron. One scam can cost you everything. Protect yourself now. The first 100 users get 20% off with code thehistory20 at coveron.com/thehistory20. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On March 13, 1930, Adolf Hitler was sitting in the passenger seat of his chauffeur-driven car when a trailer truck sped through an intersection and struck the vehicle, pushing it across the road and stopping just short of crushing it. Everyone survived. Three years later, Hitler became chancellor of Germany. Would tens of millions of people still have died if the truck had killed him? To many people, the answer is obviously yes, because Hitler was uniquely evil. To many others, the answer is obviously no, because the Treaty of Versailles and hyperinflation had already created the conditions for catastrophe. Jared Diamond spent decades trying to figure out who is right, and his answer is: it depends on the circumstances, and we can actually test it. Today's guest is Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs, and Steel and now Profits, Prophets, Coaches, and Kings: (When) Do Leaders Matter? We discuss how the inbreeding of European royal families created a natural experiment proving that monarchs' intelligence directly affected national outcomes, why Botswana's founding president is the clearest modern example of an irreplaceable leader because only he could have given away his own tribe's diamond rights without starting a civil war, and why Genghis Khan's conquests depended on rainfall patterns revealed by tree rings. We also see that Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Steve Jobs all made a difference but none of them passes what he calls the Hamlet test. Diamond's framework applies across politics, business, sports, and religion, and his conclusion is that leaders matter most when three conditions align: high discretion, genuine choices between balanced alternatives, and no one else who could have made the same decisions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is leadership overrated? That's one simple reading of what Jared Diamond argues in his new book. Asked by Tyler to name the least replaceable leader in human history, Jared declines to name one — not Christ, the Roman Empire having had prophets to spare — and observes that even Genghis Khan happened to be born at an auspicious moment for a conqueror of the steppes. Conditions ripen; somebody turns up. So which leaders do make a difference?   Tyler and Jared debate that question, including conditions what a religious founder needs to succeed, whether destructive leaders matter more than constructive ones, why individual leaders have mattered so little in Papua New Guinea, whether we undervalue preventers, how much Rachel Carson and the Resnicks really mattered, whether Botswana's success will endure, Jared's own place in intellectual history, and what he'd tell an ambitious 25-year-old about how to become consequential. They go on to cover whether New Guineans are smarter, his reasons for why the Industrial Revolution started in England, what he learned from Jim Robinson about natural experiments, why he's more optimistic about the environment than when he wrote Collapse, what he'd do about nuclear risk, the 189 bird species on his street in Los Angeles, why the MacArthur "genius grant" left him depressed for a week, why he's listening to one Bach cantata a week, what he hopes to work on as he enters his nineties, and more. Read a transcript enhanced with helpful links, or watch the full video on YouTube. Recorded August 21st, 2026. Other ways to connect Follow us on X and Instagram Follow Tyler on X Sign up for our newsletter Join our Discord Email us: cowenconvos@mercatus.gmu.edu  Learn more about Conversations with Tyler and other Mercatus Center podcasts here. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:11 - On whether any leader is irreplaceable 00:21:35 - On his own replaceability 00:24:55 - On the decline of face-to-face skills 00:29:02 - On intelligence and genetics 00:32:57 - On why the Industrial Revolution began in England 00:36:38 - On environmental optimism 00:41:11 - On nuclear risk and the Dvorak keyboard 00:42:55 - On birdwatching 00:44:07 - On writing and productivity 00:47:06 - On what his parents gave him 00:49:51 - On what comes next 00:51:36 - Outro

Why Nations Fail, de Daron Acemoglu y James Robinson, es uno de los libros más influyentes de las últimas décadas sobre desarrollo económico. Su tesis: las instituciones políticas y económicas, no la geografía ni la cultura, son las que determinan si un país prospera o fracasa.En este episodio explicamos esa teoría con sus ejemplos centrales, y la ponemos a prueba con las críticas de cuatro pensadores clave, Jeffrey Sachs, Francis Fukuyama, Jared Diamond y Martin Wolf, además de los casos de Japón y China, que la desafían desde ángulos distintos.¡Apóyanos y Síguenos!

The course of history is affected by many things, including the political and social situations of large groups of people, their biological and physical abilities, and their geographical and environmental contexts. Sometimes, it would seem, history -- or corporations, or religions, or sports teams -- can be affected by the actions of just a few influential persons. In his new book, Profits, Prophets, Coaches, and Kings, Jared Diamond asks what effect leaders can have, and what it is that makes them successful (or not). Right now, Babbel is offering listeners who want to learn a new language up to 60% off. Go to https://babbel.com/MINDSCAPE. #ad Preserve your online privacy at Incogni and get 60% off an annual plan at https://incogni.com/MINDSCAPE. #ad Monthly pledges to FarmKind to help fight factory farming will be boosted by 50% at https://farmkind.giving/MINDSCAPE. #ad Blog post with transcript: https://preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2026/09/07/367-jared-diamond-on-the-course-of-history-and-the-role-of-leaders/ Support Mindscape on Patreon. Jared Diamond received a Ph.D. in physiology from the University of Cambridge. He is currently a professor of geography at the University of California, Los Angeles. Among his awards are the U.S. National Medal of Science, the MacArthur Fellowship, and the Pulitzer Prize. His international bestseller Guns, Germs, and Steel has sold over seven million copies. Web site UCLA web page Amazon author page Wikipedia

As we remember 9/11, the Mets travel to Yankee Stadium to play a subway series. Ed Kasputis interviews Jared Diamond from the Wall Street Journal about all things baseball. Let us never forget.

Yascha Mounk and Jared Diamond discuss the age-old question of structure versus agency—and when individual leaders truly change the course of events. Jared Diamond is a professor of geography at the University of California, Los Angeles. His books include Guns, Germs, and Steel, The Third Chimpanzee, and Profits, Prophets, Coaches and Kings: (When) Do Leaders Make a Difference? In this week's conversation, Yascha Mounk and Jared Diamond discuss how to measure the true impact of individual leaders, why the institutional environment determines how much difference a leader can make, and whether societies are better served by systems that constrain leaders or empower them.  If you have not yet signed up for our podcast, please do so now by following ⁠this link on your phone⁠. Email: leonora.barclay@persuasion.community Podcast production by Jack Shields and Leonora Barclay. Connect with us! ⁠Spotify⁠ | ⁠Apple⁠ | ⁠Google⁠ X: ⁠@Yascha_Mounk⁠ & ⁠@JoinPersuasion⁠ YouTube: ⁠Yascha Mounk⁠, ⁠Persuasion⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠Persuasion Community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jared Diamond, PhD, is a professor, scientist, historian, and author of several books, including “Guns, Germs, and Steel,” “Collapse,” and “Why Is Sex Fun?” His latest book, “Profits, Prophets, Coaches, and Kings,” is available now.www.harpercollins.com/products/profits-prophets-coaches-and-kings-jared-diamondwww.jareddiamond.org Perplexity: Download the app or ask Perplexity anything at https://pplx.ai/rogan. Visit https://ketone.com/Rogan for 30% OFF, or find Ketone-IQ at Target nationwide. Get 30% off + 2 free gifts at https://ARMRA.com/rogan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How much does a leader actually matter to an organization's success? We tend to credit CEOs, founders, and other powerful figures with shaping the institutions they lead, but historian Jared Diamond argues that we often underestimate the role of timing, circumstance, industry, and plain luck. Diamond explains his “Hamlet test,” which asks whether someone else could have achieved the same outcome or whether the leader was uniquely qualified to do it, and how it applies to many business leaders. He also explains why some leaders are able to seize a fleeting moment of opportunity, why founders can have an outsized influence on institutions, and why boards may overestimate the impact of replacing a struggling CEO. Diamond is author of Prophets, Profits, Coaches, and Kings: (When) Do Leaders Matter?

Do great leaders actually matter? Or are they just being carried along by bigger forces – from timing to sheer dumb luck? It's the question that underpins almost every argument about politics, business and sport. And it's one that Jared Diamond, the UCLA professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, has spent years trying to answer. He joins Emma Kennedy to reveal when leaders can – and cannot – bring about effective change. • Buy Jared's book Profits, Prophets, Coaches and Kings: (When) Do Leaders Matter? from our affiliate bookshop and you'll help fund the podcast by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org's fees help support independent bookshops too.• Get tickets for Origin Story Live! at Islington's Union Chapel on Tuesday, September 1 • Back us on Patreon – www.patreon.com/bunkercastWritten and presented by Emma Kennedy. Producer: James Liddell. Audio production: Robin Leeburn. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Music by Kenny Dickinson. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production.www.podmasters.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sho Alli and Daniele Franceschi sub in for Blake Murphy to talk about Nathan Lukes' big time performance on Saturday, Dylan Cease's start, Jose Soriano and the 6th inning on Sunday and the inconsistent offence from Toronto. Afterwards, Sportsnet's MLB insider Ben Nicholson-Smith (29:24) breaks down how the Jays could deploy Spencer Arrighetti for the remainder of the season, Charles McAdoo's recent play, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s season. Following that, Sho and Daniele present their lineups if Vladdy was moved down the batting order to provide the Jays with more stable production (49:36). In the final segment, Jared Diamond (1:16:38) of Wall Street Journal talks about some of the most intriguing awards races, the letdown seasons of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Cal Raleigh's and more. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Marco de Vincenzo è uno dei talenti più limpidi della moda italiana contemporanea e con il suo lavoro si muove con disinvoltura tra moda istituzionale e progetti indipendenti.Inizia la sua carriera a 21 anni da Fendi, dove resta fino a diventare direttore degli accessori. Nel 2009 nasce il suo marchio eponimo e dal 2022 al 2026 è direttore creativo di Etro. Da qualche mese guida il settore accessori di Givenchy, sotto la direzione di Sarah Burton.Con Marco andiamo alla scoperta di un mondo fatto di simboli e tessuti, di contrasti visivi e armonie geometriche, di grazia e di gravitas; un mondo in cui - nel solco della tradizione più autentica del design italiano - l'artigianato va a braccetto con l'industria. Peché non c'è invenzione senza collaborazione.------------------Il link dell'episodio:Il sito di Marco de Vincenzo https://marcodevincenzo.comIl libro "Mondovisione" https://www.electa.it/prodotto/mondovisione/La puntata di Paorola Progetto con Deanna Ferretti Veroni https://www.parolaprogetto.com/podcast-episode/deanna-ferretti-veroni-con-la-maglia-si-puo-fare-tutto/La puntata di Parola Progetto con Numero Cromatico https://www.parolaprogetto.com/podcast-episode/numero-cromatico-lartista-e-un-organismo-che-ricerca/La puntata di Paorola Progetto con Agostino Iacurci https://www.parolaprogetto.com/podcast-episode/agostino-iacurci-nulla-dies-sine-linea/Il libro suggerito da Marco, "Armi, acciaio e malattie. Breve storia del mondo negli ultimi tredicimila anni" di Jared Diamond https://www.einaudi.it/catalogo-libri/storia/storia-antica/armi-acciaio-e-malattie-jared-diamond-9788806219222/

Featuring Mary Kay Cabot, Jason Lloyd, Jared Diamond, Danny Green, and Phil Steele.

Featuring Mary Kay Cabot, Jason Lloyd, Jared Diamond, Danny Green, and Phil Steele.

Featuring Mary Kay Cabot, Jason Lloyd, Jared Diamond, Danny Green, and Phil Steele.

Jared Diamond joined Baskin and Phelps to talk about how the Guardians have stayed competitive despite not having top-tier offensive production. He also discussed Kyle Manzardo's role on the team, how important Jose Ramirez is to their success, as well as what the front office needs to do at the trade deadline in order to be competitive.

Hour 3 of Baskin and Phelps

โลกใบนี้ไม่มีคำว่า "แฟร์" แล้วทำไมมนุษย์ถึงเจริญไม่เท่ากัน?  . หลายคนมักเชื่อว่า ความสำเร็จหรือความล้าหลังของแต่ละอารยธรรมเกิดจากสติปัญญา ชาติพันธุ์ หรือความขยันที่ต่างกัน แต่หนังสือระดับตำนานอย่าง "Guns, Germs, and Steel" (ปืน เชื้อโรค และเหล็กกล้า) โดย Jared Diamond จะพาทุกคนไปเปิดประวัติศาสตร์แห่งความเหลื่อมล้ำที่ยาวนานกว่า 13,000 ปี เพื่อพิสูจน์ว่า แท้จริงแล้ว "โชคชะตาทางภูมิศาสตร์" ต่างหาก ที่แจกไพ่เริ่มต้นให้มนุษย์แต่ละกลุ่มไม่เท่ากัน! . ทำไมคนยุโรปเพียงร้อยกว่าคนถึงล้มอาณาจักรอินคาที่มีคนเป็นล้านได้? ทำไมพืชและสัตว์บางชนิดถึงเปลี่ยนโลก? และทำไมมหาอำนาจในอดีตอย่างจีนถึงไม่ได้เป็นผู้นำในการล่าอาณานิคม? . มาร่วมถอดรหัสความจริงอันโหดร้ายของประวัติศาสตร์มนุษยชาติที่จะทำให้คุณมองความเหลื่อมล้ำบนโลกใบนี้ไม่เหมือนเดิมอีกต่อไป  . #สรุปหนังสือ  #GunsGermsAndSteel  #ความเหลื่อมล้ำ  #ประวัติศาสตร์โลก  #MissionToTheMoon #MissionToTheMoonPodcast 

Wall Street Journal sports reporter Jared Diamond joins Chris and Amy following his front page story on the Cardinals 'Tarps off' phenomena; Plus" How will MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred's tenure be viewed?; Jared also previews what is expected to be a 'transition' press conference for the Cardinals today.

The 'Tarps off' phenom is pretty popular nationwide says the Wall Street Journal's Jared Diamond; a new way to look at those abandoned cars, give them to homeless people?; Blues make a major move ahead of the draft; and what is the best way to ask for a call back?

Chris and Amy chat with Jen Wade from MoDot about the downtown sinkhole and when it will be fixed; Scott MacFarlane live in Washington, DC; Cardinals radio voice John Rooney; Jared Diamond from the Wall Street Journal; and Matthew DeFranks with the Post-Dispatch. Plus 'Did you see this?' and discussions about the Cardinals planned presser.

Che viviamo un periodo di crisi e di grandi cambiamenti a livello globale ormai è un fatto accertato. Come stiamo affrontando questa particolare fase della storia dell'umanità? Cosa possiamo fare per non rassegnarci e assistere impotenti a quanto avviene sopra le nostre treste? Lo chiediamo a Giovanni Lo Storto, autore di un saggio-intervista con l'antropologo e studioso di civiltà Jared Diamond.

P.M. Edition for June 3. Many New Yorkers looking to watch the Knicks play in the NBA Finals are finding themselves priced out of Madison Square Garden. We speak to Journal sports reporter Jared Diamond about what's got prices so high, as well as a few Knicks fans who found it more cost-effective to travel to San Antonio to see their team play the Spurs. Plus, Meta launches artificial intelligence agents for businesses. WSJ tech reporter Meghan Bobrowsky discusses Meta's enterprise ambitions. And, federal regulators are investigating whether former Congressman George Santos traded illegally on prediction markets. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Denver is great but the Rockies are not. Our PhD Committee discusses the first stage of negotiations between the Players Association and the Owners. Ed Kasputis interviews Jared Diamond from the Wall Street Journal about nanoneedles and much more.

Today we're talking client red flags, school lunchroom pizza and old fad diets! And yes, I know it's Dustin Diamond, not Jared Diamond, but we get caught up in the moment.Be part of the show!https://www.speakpipe.com/InTheWeedsWithBenRandallhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/774902433251568https://www.instagram.com/chefbrandall/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-weeds-with-ben-randall/id869521547intheweedswbr.comhttps://www.redbubble.com/people/enzwell/shopintheweedswbr@gmail.com

On this podcast: Dave Steinwedel, Payton Girod and Kevin Pearce are back to talk:Paytons review of a Dallas Hotel room (1:13-4:50)Pro Football Network NFL Draft Analyst Ian Cummings joins the guys to discuss the Ty Simpson pick, some of the other picks that stood out, how the Jets and Giants did, which rookie QB starts and more. (4:51-44:45)Jared Diamond of the Wall Street joins the show to discuss the Dodgers strong start, who is a threat to them, the ABS system and more. (44:46-END)

Ben & Woods open the 9am hour by welcoming AJ Preller back to the show as the President of Baseball Operations checks in on a Friar Friday to discuss his team's 8 game winning streak here 3 weeks into the season! Then the guys briefly discuss the weekend series up in Anaheim against the Angels before Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal who broke the story today that the Seidler family is nearing an agreement to sell the Padres to Jose E. Feliciano and Kwanza Jones for a reported $3.9 billion! Listen here!

Dans cet épisode, je reçois Fanny Picard, associée fondatrice d'Alter Equity, pour une discussion autour de la finance à impact, de ce que ça signifie concrètement d'investir avec une thèse sociale et environnementale — et de la ténacité que ça demande.Nous avons parlé :De la création d'Alter Equity avant l'existence même du terme "finance à impact" : en 2007, ni les institutionnels, ni le grand public ne connaissaient ce vocabulaire Des 9 années nécessaires pour lever le premier fonds de seulement 41,5 millions d'euros, et des raisons pour lesquelles les institutionnels refusaient d'y croire — dont l'idée, alors dominante, que la seule responsabilité de l'entreprise est de maximiser son profit Du "business plan extra-financier" : un outil propriétaire qu'Alter Equity impose à ses participations, avec 12 critères RSE obligatoires, un référentiel sur-mesure, et une pondération des résultats qui conditionne la rémunération variable des dirigeants — et de l'équipe d'Alter Equity elle-mêmeDe deux investissements emblématiques : Murphy, qui a changé le comportement des consommateurs face à la réparation de l'électroménager, et Open Airlines, revendue plus de dix fois la mise, qui a permis d'éviter l'émission de 6,9 millions de tonnes de CO2 — soit environ 2% des émissions annuelles de la FranceDu paradoxe du marché actuel de la levée de fonds : plus de fonds cherchent à lever, mais les investisseurs reçoivent en moyenne moitié moins de retours qu'historiquement — et pourtant Alter Equity lève son troisième fonds au-dessus du niveau du précédentDe la double philosophie qui structure l'équipe : rigueur héritée du monde des fusions-acquisitions chez Rothschild, et bienveillance ancrée dans une conception du respect inspirée de Lévinas — "face au visage de l'autre, ma responsabilité est infinie"Du regard de Fanny sur l'écosystème européen de la finance durable face au backlash américain : 78% des Français attachés à la transition énergétique, 95% souhaitant que les marques s'engagent en RSE — et la Chine, discrètement, en train de devenir pionnière sur le photovoltaïque et le véhicule électriqueUn épisode dense, exigeant et humain, porté par une conviction que Fanny a mise deux décennies à voir reconnue.Recommandation de notre invité : "Effondrement" de Jared Diamond https://share.google/0ejkHLaBiAdfPHJIdLiens utiles:Fanny Picard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fanny-picard-6507a35/Alter Equity: http://alter-equity.com***************************Finscale, c'est bien plus qu'un podcast. C'est un écosystème qui connecte les acteurs clés du secteur financier à travers du Networking, du coaching et des partenariats.

Welcome to episode 367 of Growers Daily! We cover: we're asking if agriculture was the biggest mistake in history, we're taking a question about switching to a greenhouse from an…. In-the-house, and the mighty (useful) auger bit We are a Non-Profit! 

(00:00) Fred and Hardy share some tips on tipping(21:07.843) Jared Diamond covers the MLB for the Wall Street Journal - He joins the show to talk about the Red Sox, opening day and much more!(34:18.053) Please note: Timecodes may shift by a few minutes due to inserted ads. Because of copyright restrictions, portions—or entire segments—may not be included in the podcast.CONNECT WITH TOUCHER & HARDY: linktr.ee/ToucherandHardyFor the latest updates, visit the show page on 985thesportshub.com. Follow 98.5 The Sports Hub on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Watch the show every morning on YouTube, and subscribe to stay up-to-date with all the best moments from Boston's home for sports!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Earlier this year, federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment alleging a widespread cheating scandal in D1 college basketball. WSJ's Jared Diamond reports on how this scandal unfolded, where endorsement deals come in, and how it might affect this year's March Madness tournament. Ryan Knutson hosts. Further Listening: - How Gambling Scandals Are Rocking Sports Leagues - How a Psychiatrist Lost $400,000 on Gambling AppsSign up for WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We celebrate our 800th episode as Ed reports back from the World Baseball Classic in Miami as he and Farley remember our first 800 episodes. The podcast concludes as Ed interviews Jared Diamond from The Wall Street Journal about his recent articles about baseball.

After years of fighting for legal sports betting, FanDuel and DraftKings are now facing unforeseen competition in the form of prediction markets—platforms that let users bet on the outcome of a plethora of events. WSJ sports reporter Jared Diamond explains how that's led to a bitter rivalry ahead of the Super Bowl. Plus, WSJ markets reporter Sam Goldfarb explains why software stocks are declining in an AI-dominated tech market. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After five years, Levitt is ending People I (Mostly) Admire, and will start hosting the occasional Freakonomics Radio episode. We couldn't be happier. SOURCES:Steve Levitt, co-author of Freakonomics and host of People I (Mostly) Admire. RESOURCES:"How to Help Kids Succeed," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2025)."Feeling Sound and Hearing Color," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024)."Richard Dawkins on God, Genes, and Murderous Baby Cuckoos," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024)."Arnold Schwarzenegger Has Some Advice for You," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024)."Drawing from Life (and Death)," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2023)."Yuval Noah Harari Thinks Life is Meaningless and Amazing," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2022)."Is This the Future of High School?," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2022)."Does Death Have to Be a Death Sentence?," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2022)."Sal Khan: 'If It Works for 15 Cousins, It Could Work for a Billion People.'" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2021)."Jared Diamond on the Downfall of Civilizations — and His Optimism for Ours," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2021)."Amanda & Lily Levitt Share What It's Like to be Steve's Daughters," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2021)."How Rahm Emanuel Would Run the World," by Freakonomics Radio (2020).The Levitt Lab. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ancient geography, not inherent superiority, explains global power imbalances. This book summary reveals the surprising origins of societal dominance.

In the last episode of the podcast, Stephen Dubner turns the microphone on Steve Levitt. They talk about Levitt's favorite — and least favorite — moments from the show's five-year run, his quest to reform education, and his next podcasting gig. SOURCES:Stephen Dubner, host of Freakonomics Radio, co-author of Freakonomics books. RESOURCES:"How to Help Kids Succeed," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2025)."Feeling Sound and Hearing Color," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024)."Richard Dawkins on God, Genes, and Murderous Baby Cuckoos," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024)."Arnold Schwarzenegger Has Some Advice for You," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024)."Werner Herzog Thinks His Films Are a Distraction," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2023)."Drawing from Life (and Death)," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2023)."Yuval Noah Harari Thinks Life is Meaningless and Amazing," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2022)."Is This the Future of High School?," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2022)."Does Death Have to Be a Death Sentence?," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2022)."Sal Khan: 'If It Works for 15 Cousins, It Could Work for a Billion People.'" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2021)."Jared Diamond on the Downfall of Civilizations — and His Optimism for Ours," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2021)."Amanda & Lily Levitt Share What It's Like to be Steve's Daughters," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2021)."How Rahm Emanuel Would Run the World," by Freakonomics Radio (2020).The Levitt Lab. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

“I’m interested in writing because I don’t want to sleepwalk through life. I feel like we have an appallingly brief time on earth, and we’re here to see and understand and do as much good as we can before we’re gone.” –Anthony Doerr In this episode of Deviate, Rolf and Anthony talk about how the pace of travel changes the experience of travel, and what it’s like to travel as a writer (2:45); how to manage the local and the global, the specific and the universal, the concrete and the speculative, in one’s writing (12:30); how the idea of “home” influences one’s craft as a writer who travels (23:00); common mistakes writers make when writing about places and cultures they don’t know well, and humiliating travel (and book-tour) experiences (31:00). Anthony Doerr is a novelist and essayist, and short story writer. His 2014 novel All the Light We Cannot See won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and was made into a Netflix miniseries in 2023. Books and authors mentioned: Four Seasons in Rome, by Anthony Doerr (book) The Vagabond’s Way, by Rolf Potts (book) Daniel Woodrell (novelist) Aimee Nezhukumatathil (poet and essayist) Benjamin Percy (author, essayist and comic book writer) Paul Theroux (travel writer and novelist) Bob Shacochis (novelist and literary journalist) Peter Hessler (travel writer and journalist) Tony D’Souza (novelist) Marco Polo Didn’t Go There, by Rolf Potts (book) Travels in Alaska, by John Muir (book) Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov (book) Joseph Conrad (Polish-British novelist) Wade Davis (Canadian author and anthropologist) Jared Diamond (author and historian) Gina Ochsner (novelist and short story writer) Other links: Downton Abbey (British historical drama TV series) “My Beirut Hostage Crisis,” by Rolf Potts (travel essay) “The Hunter’s Wife,” by Anthony Doerr (short story) “Querencia,” by Suzannah Lessard (New Yorker article) Querencia (Spanish mystical concept) Jardin des Plantes (botanical garden in Paris) Corsac fox (steppe fox found in Mongolia) Pantheon (ancient Roman temple) “On Native Ground,” by Wade Davis (essay) “The Deep,” by Anthony Doerr (short story) The Deviate theme music comes from the title track of Cedar Van Tassel's 2017 album Lumber. Note: We don't host a “comments” section, but we're happy to hear your questions and insights via email, at deviate@rolfpotts.com.

Rich Man, Poor Man, Beggar Man, Thief, Bitter, Bettor, No Tax Relief… Everyone is feeling a sense of entitlement this week – from the mayor's race in NYC to the recipients of government benefits to millionaire athletes caught up in gambling scandals. We welcome Wall Street Journal baseball writer Jared Diamond, who takes a break from […]

Rich Man, Poor Man,Beggar Man, Thief,Bitter, Bettor, No Tax Relief...Everyone is feeling a sense of entitlement this week - from the mayor's race in NYC to the recipients of government benefits to millionaire athletes caught up in gambling scandals.We welcome Wall Street Journal baseball writer Jared Diamond, who takes a break from covering the wonder that is Shohei Ohtani, to talk about his other beat, the world of legalized sports betting and why the NBA arrests may be the canary in a very deep coal mine.

P.M. Edition for Oct. 23. More than 30 people, including Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, were charged today in an investigation into illegal gambling, rigged poker games, and match-fixing in the NBA. We hear from WSJ sports reporter Jared Diamond about what this means for the league, and the role that legal gambling platforms may have played in the alleged crimes. Plus, in an exclusive, we report that President Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, which may pave the way for the world's largest crypto exchange to return to the U.S. And struggling food company Beyond Meat became one of the most traded stocks in the U.S. yesterday. WSJ markets reporter Hannah Erin Lang joins to discuss why the company's stock is the latest to become a meme, and what it means for the company in the long term. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Quand on pense au luxe français, certaines maisons incarnent à elles seules un mélange rare : indépendance, transmission familiale et capacité à se réinventer sans jamais perdre leur âme. Longchamp en fait partie.Pour la première fois dans ce podcast, j'ai choisi de donner la parole à 2 voix : Jean Cassegrain, président de Longchamp à l'échelle mondiale, et son fils Hector Cassegrain, directeur France.Dans cet échange, on a parlé de ce qui fait la singularité d'une maison familiale devenue une icône du luxe. Comment transmettre un héritage sans jamais le figer ? Comment préserver une identité forte tout en osant la réinventer ? Comment transformer une boutique en véritable lieu d'expérience ? Et bien sûr, comment un sac comme le Pliage peut devenir à la fois un symbole de continuité et d'audace.Mais au-delà de ces questions de stratégie, Jean et Hector se livrent avec une sincérité rare : sur leurs valeurs, leur attachement profond à la France, leur rapport au temps long… et ce que cela implique, très concrètement, de travailler en famille.C'est une plongée unique dans les coulisses d'une maison que j'admire profondément, et dont l'histoire résonne bien au-delà du monde du luxe.Bonne écoute !Notes et références de l'épisode :

Hi friends! We're taking a much-needed summer pause—we'll have new episodes for you later in September. In the meanwhile, enjoy this pick from our archives! ------- [originally aired June 1, 2023] There's a common story about the human past that goes something like this. For a few hundred thousand years during the Stone Age we were kind of limping along as a species, in a bit of a cognitive rut, let's say. But then, quite suddenly, around 30 or 40 thousand years ago in Europe, we really started to come into our own. All of a sudden we became masters of art and ornament, of symbolism and abstract thinking. This story of a kind of "cognitive revolution" in the Upper Paleolithic has been a mainstay of popular discourse for decades. I'm guessing you're familiar with it. It's been discussed in influential books by Jared Diamond and Yuval Harari; you can read about it on Wikipedia. What you may not know is that this story, compelling as it may be, is almost certainly wrong. My first guest today is Dr. Eleanor Scerri, an archaeologist at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, where she heads the Pan-African Evolution research group. My second guest is Dr. Manuel Will, an archaeologist and Lecturer at the University of Tübingen in Germany. Together, Eleanor and Manuel are authors of a new paper titled 'The revolution that still isn't: The origins of behavioral complexity in Homo sapiens.' In the paper, they pull together a wealth of evidence showing that there really was no cognitive revolution—no one watershed moment in time and space. Rather, the origins of modern human cognition and culture are to be found not in one part of Europe but across Africa. And they're also to be found much earlier than that classic picture suggests.  Here, we talk about the “cognitive revolution" model and why it has endured. We discuss a seminal paper from the year 2000 that first influentially challenged the revolution model. We talk about the latest evidence of complex cognition from the Middle Stone Age in Africa—including the perforation of marine shells to make necklaces; and the use of ochre for engraving, painting, and even sunblock. We discuss how, though the same complex cognitive abilities were likely in place for the last few hundred thousand years, those abilities were often expressed patchily in different parts of the world at different times. And we consider the factors that led to this patchy expression, especially changes in population size.   I confess I was always a bit taken with this whole "cognitive revolution" idea. It had a certain mystery and allure. This new picture that's taking its place is certainly a bit messier, but no less fascinating. And, more importantly, it's truer to the complexities of the human saga.  Alright friends, on to my conversation with Eleanor Scerri & Manuel Will. Enjoy!   A transcript of this episode is available here.   Notes and links 3:30 – The paper by Dr. Scerri and Dr. Will we discuss in this episode is here. Their paper updates and pays tribute to a classic paper by McBrearty and Brooks, published in 2000. 6:00 – The classic “cognitive revolution” model sometimes discussed under the banner of “behavioral modernity” or the “Great Leap Forward.” It has been recently featured, for instance, in Harari's Sapiens. 11:00 – Dr. Scerri has written extensively on debates about where humans evolved within Africa—see, e.g., this paper.  18:00 – A study of perforated marine shells in North Africa during the Middle Stone Age. A paper by Dr. Will and colleagues about the use of various marine resources during this period.  23:00 – A paper describing the uses of ochre across Africa during the Middle Stone Age. Another paper describing evidence for ochre processing 100,000 years ago at Blombos Cave in South Africa. At the same site, engraved pieces of ochre have been found. 27:00 – A study examining the evidence that ochre was used as an adhesive. 30:00 – For a recent review of the concept of “cumulative culture,” see here. We discussed the concept of “cumulative culture” in our earlier episode with Dr. Cristine Legare.  37:00 – For an overview of the career of the human brain and the timing of various changes, see our earlier episode with Dr. Jeremy DeSilva. 38:00 – An influential study on the role of demography in the emergence of complex human behavior. 41:00 – On the idea that distinctive human intelligence is due in large part to culture and our abilities to acquire cultural knowledge, see Henrich's The Secret of Our Success. See also our earlier episode with Dr. Michael Muthukrishna.  45:00 – For discussion of the Neanderthals and why they may have died out, see our earlier episode with Dr. Rebecca Wragg Sykes.    Recommendations Dr. Scerri recommends research on the oldest Homo sapiens fossils, found in Morocco and described here, and new research on the evidence for the widespread burning of landscapes in Malawi, described here.  Dr. Will recommends the forthcoming update of Peter Mitchell's book, The Archaeology of Southern Africa. See Twitter for more updates from Dr. Scerri and Dr. Will.   Many Minds is a project of the Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute, which is made possible by a generous grant from the John Templeton Foundation to Indiana University. The show is hosted and produced by Kensy Cooperrider, with help from Assistant Producer Urte Laukaityte and with creative support from DISI Directors Erica Cartmill and Jacob Foster. Our artwork is by Ben Oldroyd. Our transcripts are created by Sarah Dopierala. Subscribe to Many Minds on Apple, Stitcher, Spotify, Pocket Casts, Google Play, or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also now subscribe to the Many Minds newsletter here! We welcome your comments, questions, and suggestions. Feel free to email us at: manymindspodcast@gmail.com. For updates about the show, visit our website or follow us on Twitter (@ManyMindsPod) or Bluesky (@manymindspod.bsky.social).

(00:00) The one and only AL Cole from CBS radio is keeping busy by making videos on YouTube. AL Cole is a robot now? Henot only makes YouTube videos, he also makes banger music, imagine that! (17:54) Jared Diamond covers MLB for the WSJ joins the show to talk about what is going on around the league, what trades made the biggest impact at the trade deadline, and the Red Sox playoff hopes. (34:48) One of Fred's friends texted him an AI Psychic reading of him, and is actually slightly accurate. (PLEASE be aware timecodes may shift up to a few minutes due to inserted ads) CONNECT WITH TOUCHER & HARDY: linktr.ee/ToucherandHardy This episode of Toucher & Hardy is brought to you in part by Profluent and then have that linked to https://go.happinessexperiment.com/begin-aff-o2?am_id=podcast2025&utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=michael

On this show: Dave Steinwedel and Payton Girod are back to talk:How Payton is adjusting to Texas (1:12-2:25)Bleacher Report National NBA Writer and Hardwood Knocks Podcast Host Dan Favale joins the show to discuss the Bucks, Knicks hiring Mike Brown, LeBron leaving, why free agency has been dull and more. (2:26-35:30)Wall Street Journal National MLB Writer Jared Diamond joins the guys to talk what MLB All Star Week is like, Ohtani back to being a two way player, second half storylines, Cal Raliegh, MLB Trade Deadline and more. (35:31-END) 

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This Flashback Friday and 10th show is from episode 340, published last Sep 25, 2013. Renowned author, physiologist, evolutionary biologist and bio geographer, Dr. Jared Diamond, joins Jason Hartman for a discussion of his newest book, The World Until Yesterday. Dr. Diamond's unique background has shaped his integrated version of human history. He posits that success – and failure – depends on how well societies adapt to their changing environment. Dr. Diamond is also a medical researcher and professor of physiology at the UCLA School of Medicine. His book "Guns, Germs and Steel" won a Pulitzer Prize and "The Third Chimpanzee" was a best-selling award winner. Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society, Professor Diamond is a MacArthur Fellow who has published over 200 articles in Discover, Natural History, Nature and Geo magazines. In his books Guns, Germs and Steel and Collapse (and the popular PBS and National Geographic documentaries they inspired), big-picture scholar Jared Diamond explores civilizations and why they all seem to fall. Now in his latest book, The World Until Yesterday, Diamond examines the traditional societies of New Guinea -- and discovers that modern civilization is only our latest solution to survival.     Follow Jason on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM & LINKEDIN Twitter.com/JasonHartmanROI Instagram.com/jasonhartman1/ Linkedin.com/in/jasonhartmaninvestor/ Call our Investment Counselors at: 1-800-HARTMAN (US) or visit: https://www.jasonhartman.com/ Free Class:  Easily get up to $250,000 in funding for real estate, business or anything else: http://JasonHartman.com/Fund CYA Protect Your Assets, Save Taxes & Estate Planning: http://JasonHartman.com/Protect Get wholesale real estate deals for investment or build a great business – Free Course: https://www.jasonhartman.com/deals Special Offer from Ron LeGrand: https://JasonHartman.com/Ron Free Mini-Book on Pandemic Investing: https://www.PandemicInvesting.com  

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Dodger Blue Dream podcast host Richard Parks III looks back on a cinematic season. The Wall Street Journal's Jared Diamond explains whether it was enough to revive ratings. This episode was produced by Peter Balonon-Rosen and Eliza Dennis, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Matt Collette, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Rob Byers, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast Support Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/members Fans celebrate the Los Angeles Dodgers' win over the New York Yankees in East L.A. Photo by Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices