ROCKING OUR PRIORS Podcast
1) Are Men & Women Scrolling Apart? John Burn-Murdoch
John Burn-Murdoch (the FT's Chief Data Reporter) and I discuss gendered ideological polarisation. - Does this hold worldwide? - Which groups are most polarised? - Is there a rise in hostile sexism?...Show More
2) The Making of the Modern Muslim State: Professor Malika Zeghal
The Making of the Modern Muslim State: Professor Malika Zeghal by Dr Alice Evans
3) riverside_copy_of jared & alice _ mar 20, 2025 001_alice_evans's studio
riverside_copy_of jared & alice _ mar 20, 2025 001_alice_evans's studio by Dr Alice Evans
4) What caused the Islamic Revival? Professor Jared Rubin
Professor Jared Rubin has authored two superb books, “Rulers, Religion and Riches” and “How the World Became Rich”. He joined my podcast, to discuss: - Why did the Middle East Fall Behind? - What cau...Show More
5) "Raised to Obey": Agustina Paglayan
Professor Agustina Paglayan has a fascinating new book: “Raised to Obey”! She contends that mass primary education systems were primarily established to consolidate state authority and maintain soci...Show More
6) How does Low Fertility Affect Economic Growth, Worldwide? Jesús Fernández-Villaverde
How exactly does low fertility affect economic growth, are UN population predictions accurate, what’s driving the decline in fertility, and what can be done? To answer these questions, I’m joined by...Show More
How does Low Fertility Affect Economic Growth, Worldwide? Jesús Fernández-Villaverde
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7) Daron Acemoglu, V4.0: Rebooting Culture & Economics!
Professor Daron Acemoglu is famous for his careful empirical research, demonstrating the economic importance of institutions. But actually, he’s done a 180 to embrace culture! In this podcast we disc...Show More
8) How did East Asia Get Rich?
Dr Oliver Kim has completed his PhD at Berkeley, recently appointed at Open Philanthropy. He does awesome research, carefully examining the drivers of structural transformation. We discussed: Why do ...Show More
9) Netflix and Change: Tracking Cultural Flux in Autocracies
“Vikings is no. 1 from all the Saudi men 😂”. Leila chuckled as we browsed top hits on Netflix. For only 30 Riyals (8 USD) a month, Saudis can tune into stories about uncovered pagans. A global feast...Show More
10) Culture isn't a fossil, it's a fist-fight!
Culture is not a static inheritance, but a dynamic arena of ongoing struggle. From the mosques of Jakarta to the classrooms of Louisiana, from TikTok feeds to university lecture halls, ideological war...Show More