Palladium Podcast
The Palladium Podcast explores the future of governance and society. Hosted by Jonah Bennett, Wolf Tivy, and Ash Milton.
Palladium Podcast 41: Byrne Hobart on the Economy After COVID
9 Sep 2020
Byrne Hobart comes on the podcast to talk to Wolf Tivy about what parts of the American economy are real, the phenomenon of inequality increasing during crises, and the impact of COVID-19 on the real
Palladium Podcast 40: Matt Parlmer on State Legitimacy in America
26 Aug 2020
Matt Parlmer talks with Wolf Tivy about the recent protests, their effects on state legitimacy in America, and whether Christopher Dahlke's 2018 article Mass Political Violence Won't Happen in
Digital Salon with Bruno Maçães: The Future Is in a New America
18 Aug 2020
Bruno Maçães joins Wolf Tivy and Ash Milton to discuss why America is ripe for a re-founding, stagnation in Europe and China, and why liberalism has stopped delivering on progress. Bruno
Digital Salon with Stephen Wolfram: Building a New Kind of Science
3 Aug 2020
Wolf Tivy and Ash Milton talk with Stephen Wolfram about the role institutions play in generating intellectual progress in science, as well as his development of a new computational paradigm for
Palladium Podcast 39: Saffron Huang on New Elite Education
31 Jul 2020
Saffron Huang joins Wolf Tivy to expand on her recent Palladium article on Harvard, particularly about the ways in which elite education can be re-imagined to route around the problem of
Digital Salon with Samo Burja: Great Founders Build Civilization
13 Jul 2020
Samo Burja joins Wolf Tivy and Ash Milton to discuss how great founders make history through the institutions they create, how political transitions actually work, and what intellectual dark matter
Digital Salon with Michael Lind: The New Class War
1 Jul 2020
Author and professor Michael Lind joins Wolf Tivy and Matt Ellison to discuss economic pluralism, the new class war between America's elites and its working class, and how to fix it. Michael is the
Palladium Podcast 38: Marc Fasteau and Ian Fletcher on the Return of Nation State Capitalism
19 Jun 2020
Marc Fasteau and Ian Fletcher join Wolf Tivy to discuss the economic foundations of industrial policy, why manufacturing is more valuable than other economic activity, and what went wrong in the
Palladium Podcast 37: Luka Jukic on Ukraine's Struggle for Destiny
14 Jun 2020
Luka Jukic comes on the podcast to talk with Matt Ellison about his recent reporting in Ukraine and the war for the country's soul. Luka Jukic is a graduate student at the UCL School of Slavonic and
Digital Salon with Vitalik Buterin: Mechanism Design in Political Theory
9 Jun 2020
Political theorist and Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin joins Wolf Tivy and Ash Milton to discuss mechanism design, governance, and blockchain technology. Vitalik Buterin is best known for
Palladium Podcast 36: Isaac Wilks and Natalia Dashan on Ivy League Stagnation
5 Jun 2020
Isaac Wilks and Natalia Dashan join Ash Milton to discuss the Ivy Leagues and elite culture. Topics include the future of Yale, the death of Skull and Bones, how universities maintain their power,
Digital Salon with Jaan Tallinn: The Big Risks in AI
4 Jun 2020
Founder, investor and philanthropist Jaan Tallinn joins Wolf Tivy and Ash Milton to discuss the frontier of artificial intelligence research and what an A.I. future means for humanity. Jaan Tallinn
Palladium Podcast 35: Jeremiah Johnson on the Neoliberal Project
28 May 2020
Jeremiah Johnson and Ash Milton discuss the Neoliberal Project. Topics include democratic peace theory, housing maximalism, the roots of institutional decay, and why the west coast is bad at
Digital Salon with Michael Shellenberger: Nuclear Power Is the Real Green Energy
21 May 2020
Award-winning environmentalist and author Michael Shellenberger joins Wolf Tivy and Ash Milton to discuss ecomodernism, the history of the atomic age, and why nuclear is the real green energy. On
Digital Salon with John Vervaeke: The Meaning Crisis
14 May 2020
Professor John Vervaeke joins Wolf Tivy and Ash Milton to discuss the contemporary crisis of social meaning. We explore the specter of death during pandemic, how to surpass self-deception, and the
Palladium Podcast 34: Samuel Hammond on China, Tech Optimism, and America's Future
13 May 2020
Ash Milton and Samuel Hammond discuss America, China, and the future. Topics include tech optimism, whether the Bay Area can remake American politics, whether China thinks like Confucius or Marx,
Digital Salon 3: Coronavirus Insurance with Robin Hanson
7 May 2020
Wolf Tivy and Ash Milton hold a digital salon with Robin Hanson to discuss possible coronavirus insurance mechanisms, prediction markets, and ideology Robin Hanson is an associate professor of
Palladium Podcast 33: Bitcoin as a Disciplinary Force
1 May 2020
Fiat currency has made it easy for states to get away with unbalanced spending and hidden inflation. Nic Carter joins Wolf Tivy to discuss how Bitcoin disciplines monetary policy and can benefit
Digital Salon 2: Here's How We Get to Mars
27 Apr 2020
Wolf Tivy and Ash Milton hold a digital salon with Robert Zubrin and a few select audience guests to discuss how humanity can settle Mars. Robert Zubrin is President of Pioneer Astronautics, an
Palladium Podcast 32: We Need a Holistic Political Economy
17 Apr 2020
Palladium editors Wolf Tivy, Ash Milton, and Matt Ellison discuss Ash's recent article on decentralization. They contemplate a new paradigm of renewed functionality in government and industry.
Palladium Podcast 31: Towards a Healthy Postmodernism with Mary Harrington
9 Apr 2020
Wolf Tivy and Mary Harrington discuss her experience learning to recover meaning within postmodernism, and the larger philosophical growing pains we are facing as a society.
Palladium Podcast 30: Dan Faggella on AI as a Superweapon
3 Apr 2020
AI technology will increasingly be a superweapon for totalitarian social and geopolitical control. Wolf Tivy and Daniel Faggella discuss this disturbing potential impact, geopolitical strife, and the
Palladium Podcast 29: Nicholas Paul Brysiewicz on Pandemic Reflections
27 Mar 2020
Wolf Tivy talks to Nicholas Paul Brysiewicz from the Long Now Foundation about philosophical reflections on the pandemic. It is a chance to step back into a longer now, listen to what the world
Digital Salon 1: Coronavirus Response with William Eden and Matt Parlmer
22 Mar 2020
Palladium senior editor Wolf Tivy holds a digital salon with William Eden, Matt Parlmer, and a few select audience guests, to discuss the coronavirus pandemic, why we took it seriously early on, and
Palladium Podcast 28: Mwiya Musokotwane on Building a New City in Zambia
13 Mar 2020
Jonah Bennett interviews Mwiya Musokotwane, who is building Nkwashi, a new city in Zambia.
Palladium Podcast 27: Restoring the Ice Age Mammoth Steppe to Beat Climate Change
2 Mar 2020
Deep in Siberia, Nikita Zimov is restoring the Pleistocene ecosystem to combat climate change and undo the damage done by ancient over-hunting. Wolf Tivy interviews him to find out how and why. To
Palladium Podcast 26: Adventures in East Africa with Sean Pawley
25 Feb 2020
Jonah Bennett and Wolf Tivy interview Sean Pawley on his work developing a new bank in East Africa, how Rwanda has developed under a Singapore-style model since 1994, and Chinese geopolitical
Palladium Podcast 25: How to Build Industrial Sovereignty
18 Feb 2020
Wolf Tivy interviews Ben Landau-Taylor and Oberon Dixon-Luinenburg on their recent Palladium piece about state-directed industrialization around the world, the relationship between economics and
Palladium Podcast 24: Jason Crawford on the Concept of Progress Studies
27 Jan 2020
Ash Milton interviews Jason Crawford, author of the blog The Roots of Progress, about the development of progress studies as a new field of research and community.
Palladium Podcast 23: Bachelor's Degrees Are The New Citizenship
17 Jan 2020
Jonah Bennett and Wolf Tivy discuss Seth Largo's article The University System Isn't Going Anywhere, why the bachelor's degree is the new citizenship, and what it would take to actually build a
Palladium Podcast 22: AI Grand Strategy And Digital Totalitarianism
9 Jan 2020
Wolf Tivy and Pasha Kamyshev discuss Pasha's latest article on AI grand strategy, and the deeper foundations of the problem: we are building digital totalitarianism, but we don't know how to
Palladium Podcast 21: The Battleground Of Economic Value
29 Nov 2019
Ash Milton discusses his review of economist Mariana Mazzucato's tour de force book The Value of Everything with Jonah Bennett and Wolf Tivy and further dives into the topics of the economic value
Palladium Podcast 20: Grappling With The Rise Of China
7 Nov 2019
Jonah Bennett, Wolf Tivy, and Ash Milton are joined by Palladium writer Jean Fan to discuss her recent narrative piece on the psychological experience of observing rapid progress and change in China.
Palladium Podcast 19: 'Land Is A Scam' With Siavash Tahan
29 Oct 2019
Jonah Bennett, Wolf Tivy, and Ash Milton are joined by Palladium writer Siavash Tahan to discuss his recent piece on urban housing politics in California. Topics include the class dynamics of
Palladium Podcast 18: Building A Country Through Storytelling
7 Oct 2019
Welcome to the eighteenth episode of the Palladium Podcast, where we explore the future of governance and society. Jonah Bennett and Ash Milton are joined by Palladium writers Avetis Muradyan and
Palladium Podcast 17: Ben Westhoff On The Fentanyl Crisis
1 Oct 2019
Welcome to the seventeenth episode of the Palladium Podcast, where we explore the future of governance and society. Jonah Bennett and Wolf Tivy interview award-winning investigative journalist Ben
Palladium Podcast 16: Integration, Social Fabric, And Liberalism
25 Sep 2019
Welcome to the sixteenth episode of the Palladium Podcast, where we explore the future of governance and society. Jonah Bennett, Wolf Tivy, and Ash Milton discuss the themes of social alienation and
Palladium Podcast 15: Glen Weyl On Radical Solutions To Property And Voting
13 Aug 2019
Welcome to the fifteenth episode of the Palladium Podcast, where we explore the future of governance and society. This week, Jonah Bennett, Wolf Tivy, and Ash Milton interview Glen Weyl, founder and
Palladium Podcast 14: Hannu Rajaniemi On Science Fiction
24 Jul 2019
Welcome to the fourteenth episode of the Palladium Podcast, where we explore the future of governance and society. This week, Jonah Bennett and Wolf Tivy talk about science fiction with Hannu
Palladium Podcast 13: Gladden Pappin On Liberalism And The State
8 Jul 2019
Welcome to the thirteenth episode of the Palladium Podcast, where we explore the future of governance and society. This week, Jonah Bennett, Wolf Tivy, and Ash Milton interview Gladden Pappin,
Palladium Podcast Ep. 12: The National Security State vs. Huawei
24 Jun 2019
Welcome to the twelfth episode of the Palladium Podcast, where we explore the future of governance and society. This week, Jonah Bennett, Wolf Tivy, and Ash Milton discuss Jonah's recent article on
Palladium Podcast Ep. 11
17 Jun 2019
Welcome to the eleventh episode of the Palladium Podcast, where we explore the future of governance and society. This week, Jonah Bennett and Wolf Tivy interview Nick Cassimatis, a former tenured AI
Palladium Podcast Ep. 10
3 Jun 2019
Welcome to the tenth episode of the Palladium Podcast, where we explore the future of governance and society. This week, Jonah Bennett, Wolf Tivy, and Ash Milton interview Mark Lutter, founder of the
Palladium Podcast Ep. 9
20 May 2019
Welcome to the ninth episode of the Palladium Podcast, where we explore the future of governance and society. This week, Jonah Bennett and Wolf Tivy interview Samo Burja, founder of Bismarck
Palladium Podcast Ep. 8
13 May 2019
Welcome to the eighth episode of the Palladium Podcast, where we explore the future of governance and society. This week, Wolf Tivy interviews Will Eden, a biotech investor at Thiel Capital, on the
Palladium Podcast Ep. 7
7 May 2019
Welcome to the seventh episode of the Palladium Podcast, where we explore the future of governance and society. This week, Jonah Bennett, Wolf Tivy, and Ash Milton discuss the recent coup in
Palladium Popdcast Ep. 6
29 Apr 2019
Welcome to the sixth episode of the Palladium Podcast, where we explore the future of governance and society. This week, Jonah Bennett, Wolf Tivy, and Ash Milton interview Matt Ellison, author of the
Palladium Popdcast Ep. 5
15 Apr 2019
This week, Wolf Tivy interviews Nick Pinkston, founder of Plethora, a rapid manufacturing company in San Francisco, about manufacturing and industrial policy.
Palladium Podcast Ep. 4
26 Mar 2019
This week, Jonah Bennett, Ash Milton, and Wolf Tivy discuss the role of romantic adventurism at the end of history and also Daniel Weissman’s fantastic piece on post-globalization Istanbul.
Palladium Podcast Ep. 3
11 Mar 2019
This week, Jonah Bennett, Ash Milton, Wolf Tivy, and Miguel Morel discuss Miguel’s on-the-ground Venezuela article and the Palladium team’s experiences in Caracas, Bogotá, and Buenos Aires. The