People I (Mostly) Admire
Episodes
40. Harold Pollack on Why Managing Your Money is as Easy as Taking Out the Garbage
Harold Pollack, a public policy professor, argues that personal finance is simple and that the billion-dollar wealth management industry adds little value.
39. Aicha Evans Wants You to Take Your Eyes Off the Road
Steve Levitt interviews Aisha Evans, CEO of Zoox, a company developing fully autonomous, electric robotaxis without steering wheels or drivers.
38. Sendhil Mullainathan Explains How to Generate an Idea a Minute (Part 2)
Steve Levitt continues his interview with economist Sendhil Mullainathan, exploring the psychology of scarcity and how financial stress reduces cognitive bandwidth.
37. Sendhil Mullainathan Thinks Messing Around Is the Best Use of Your Time
Steve Levitt interviews economist Sendhil Mullainathan, discussing VR’s potential to transform education and work by creating immersive, memorable experiences.
36. How Rahm Emanuel Would Run the World
In this inaugural episode of People I Mostly Admire, host Steve Levitt interviews Rahm Emanuel, recorded in March 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic began.
35. David Epstein Knows Something About Almost Everything
Steve Levitt interviews author David Epstein about his book *Range*, which champions generalists over specialists in a complex world.
34. Maya Shankar Is Changing People’s Behavior — and Her Own
Maya Shankar discusses building the Obama administration’s behavioral sciences team from scratch with zero budget, leveraging small nudges to achieve massive policy impacts.