Glenn Loury on the Cover Story and the Real Story
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🗓️ 8 February 2023
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Economist and public intellectual Glenn Loury joined Tyler to discuss the soundtrack of Glenn’s life, Glenn's early career in theoretical economics, his favorite Thomas Schelling story, the best place to raise a family in the US, the seeming worsening mental health issues among undergraduates, what he learned about himself while writing his memoir, what his right-wing fans most misunderstand about race, the key difference he has with John McWhorter, his evolving relationship with Christianity, the lasting influence of his late wife, his favorite novels and movies, how well he thinks he will face death, and more.
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Recorded January 11th, 2023
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| 0:26.3 | Hello everyone and welcome back to ConversationsWithTyler. |
| 0:29.8 | Today I'm here with Glen Lary who needs no introduction. |
| 0:32.9 | Glen, welcome. |
| 0:34.3 | Thank you, Tyler. Good to be with you. |
| 0:36.6 | Would you like to start with economics or with music? |
| 0:39.5 | Well, we start with music. |
| 0:40.6 | I'm not sure what you have in mind, but I'm game. |
| 0:43.4 | Let's try some music questions. |
| 0:45.4 | Let's say that your views, the Glen Lary worldview, |
| 0:48.6 | where writ large is a political movement. |
| 0:51.0 | What would the music be for that movement? |
| 0:54.5 | It would be a bebop era jazz, late 50s, early 60s. |
| 0:59.9 | It would be Charles Mingus, it would be Miles Davis, |
| 1:03.3 | it would be a young John Coltrane, it would be a young McCoy Tiner, |
| 1:08.1 | it would be Thelonius Monk, it would be in that space. |
| 1:11.9 | And why is that music the correct association with your political movement? |
| 1:17.3 | Oh, actually it's association with my life's story and upbringing |
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