Episode 64

Progress Toward What and For Whom? ft. Matthew B. Crawford

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January 15th, 2024

1 hr 14 mins 39 secs

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About this Episode

Author and mechanic Matthew B. Crawford joined me to talk about the nature of progress, our over designed world, the limits of laissez faire, safetyism, the current golden age of hotrodding, and so much more.

Here are the pieces we discussed:

Misanthropic Use of the Nudge by Matthew B. Crawford
A $5,600 Taillight Repair? by Matthew B. Crawford

For a way more thorough look into Chernobyl, which comes up towards the end, check out this thread from my friend Madi Hilly which has tons of links to resources etc. if you want a way better explanation of what happened than what I give here.