Fridays are all about podcast links here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a discussion of mobster education.
The biz
Finance
- Barry Ritholtz talks with Sebastian Mallaby author of the biography "The Man Who Knew: The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan." (ritholtz.com)
- Patrick O'Shaughnessy talks with Morningstar ($MORN) founder and executive chairman Joe Manuseto on the rise of the 'closet indexers.' (investorfieldguide.com)
- Meb Faber talks with Ed Thorp author of "A Man for All Markets: From Last Vegas to Wall Street." (mebfaber.com)
Economy
- Russ Roberts talks with Mark Warshawsky about how health care costs skew income data and income inequality. (econtalk.org)
- David Brooks talks with Cass Sustein about nudges and "The World According to Star Wars." (ritholtz.com)
- Patrick Wyman talks about the powerhouse that was the Roman economy. (theconcourse.deadspin.com)
Episodes
- Brian Koppelman talks with Evan McMullin about the future of our democracy. (slate.com)
- Cardiff Garcia talks with Steven Johnson author of "Wonderland: How Play Shaped the Modern World." (ftalphaville.ft.com)
- James Altucher talks with Spanx founder Sarah Blakely. (jamesaltucher.com)
- A surprising Glenn Beck talk at the Upfront Summit. (bothsidesofthetable.com)
- Jordan Harbinger talks with Steve Kotler author of "Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work." (theartofcharm.com)
- Russ Roberts talks with Gary Taubes author of "The Case Against Sugar." (overcast.fm)
- How autonomous vehicles will change cities and society. (a16z.com)
- Eagles love (to eat) chicken. (npr.org)