#137 Life as Conversation - Russ Roberts on his relationship with his father, starting the EconTalk podcast in 2006, Adam Smith, why people want to be "lovely", aiming high, why it's hard to have fun, misunderstandings of the academic world, and moving to Israel in his 60's

0:00 – Video intro
0:53 – Introduction
1:56 – The scripts that Russ grew up with
4:15 – Russ on his dad
8:06 – The doubting, ever-questioning spirit
11:28 – What modern economics often fails to observe
16:30 – Adam Smith
21:11 – Why people want to be “lovely”, aiming high
24:22 – Why it’s hard for people to have fun all the time
27:22 – Starting Econ Talk
32:52 – Taking the leap into the uncharted territory
38:26 – Fear and the need for comfort
41:02 – Moved to Israel in his 60’s
43:22 – The curiosity of the students and academics at his university
45:59 – How people misunderstand the academic process
50:15 – How Russ’ approach to his podcast developed over time
53:35 – The metaphor of a conversation
57:48 – Russ’ path role model? Mortality
1:00:15 – Fatherhood
1:04:39 – Russ’ dream guests on his podcast
1:06:48 – What’s next for Russ?
1:09:12 – Video outro

Russ is an economist, a research fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution and president of Shalem College in Jerusalem. One of pioneers of podcasting, he’s been hosting EconTalk since 2006.

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