### Podcast Title "Navigating Complex Systems: From Software Engineering to Real Estate" ### Summary In this episode of Narratives, host William Jarvis is joined by co-host Lars Doucet and special guest Patrick McKenzie. Patrick shares his journey from moving to Japan due to a misleading Wall Street Journal article to becoming a notable figure in t…

In this episode, we're joined by Molly Mielke to talk about agency. How to cultivate it, curate it and nurture it. ImagesAv Will Jarvis

Malcolm’s background. (0:05) The problem of population collapse. (2:00) Demographics is destiny and gender equality. (8:17) How far along are we with artificial wombs? (11:25) The stock market is a safe place to store your assets. (16:05) Fertility rates and their impact on asset prices. (18:56) The collapse of fertility in China. (23:26) Cultural …

Brent’s background. 0:01 Introduction to assessment matters podcast. Brent's bio and big ideas for the future. How is the digitization of land records in the Us? 1:44 In the United States, the 1850 system has been digitized. The challenge of standardizing the process. Lack of standards across state to state. 3:21 Lack of standards across state to s…

narratives - nathan finalSummary Nathan’s background. 0:05 Introduction to the podcast and the guest. Nathan's bio and his interest in urbanism. Stumbling into the discourse of urbanism. How he first got interested in the topic. Nathan’s marketing background. 4:02 Nathan talks about marketing and movement. Nathan shares his take on marketing. How t…

Dan Katz - ESG and Asset Management. Dan’s background. (0:05) How well do you rate the performance of the federal government? (4:14) What was the impact of the pandemic on the Us? (8:17) The problem with Esg and how Esg has changed. (14:53) Active vs passive investing. (18:48) The shift from active investing to indexing. (25:35) The problem with Es…

Christopher England received his Ph.D. from Georgetown in 2015. His research and teaching focus on U.S. social movements, economic thought, and communications. He has taught at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Loyola University Maryland, and Stanford University. His forthcoming book, Land and Liberty: Henry George and the Crafting of Modern Lib…

In this episode, I'm joined by Neil Chilson to talk about: Impact of imposed legibility.4:48 The problem with platform monopolies and network effects.10:51Content moderation on social media.17:02What challenges will Elon face when taking twitter private?21:44The truth about government policy and how individuals can help.27:19The power of the wave a…

In this episode we're joined by UC Boulder philosophy professor Alex Priou, and Russ Green to discuss Technology, Progress and History.Av Will Jarvis

In this episode we're joined by writer Ed West to discuss the decline of the UK, the future of Europe, and where we go from here. This episode was cohosted by Lars Doucet.Av Will Jarvis

In this episode, we're joined by Cameron Murray, an Australian economist to discuss corruption, property, and the economics of Australia.Av Will Jarvis

We cover: David’s background.0:05 What’s the right kind of partnership?2:44 The trade-off between speed of building infrastructure and the negative externalities.8:44 Inefficiencies in the environmental process.10:16 Public engagement through digital channels and digital channels.15:11 Broadband gaps in the Us.17:54 When will autonomous vehicles re…

In this episode, we're joined by Jeremiah Johnson, the creator of the Neoliberal movement.Av Will Jarvis

In this episode, we're joined by Dartmouth student Jeremy Hadfield to talk about x-risks, Nietzsche, Degrowth, and a whole lot more.Av Will Jarvis

In this episode, we're joined by Stand Together CTO Mark Johnson. We discuss: Mark’s background, the problem with tech transfers from basic research, the cultural differences between Silicon Valley and San Francisco, how can we encourage a bottom up approach to philanthropy, how to manage well, and a whole lot more.…

In this episode we discuss: When to throw in the towel and when not to, the commonalities between the best and worst founders, the bottleneck to innovation in tech, dealing with pressure to grow bigger funds, venture as an access game and a whole lot more.Av Will Jarvis

In this episode, we're joined by Eli Dourado to discuss his recent article Heretical thoughts on AI. How LLMs will interact with the culture war, how alignment can make the great stagnation worse, and a whole lot more.Av Will Jarvis

In this episode, we're joined by previous guest Ben Reinhardt to discuss his newest venture, Speculative Technologies. https://www.spec.tech/library/introducing-speculative-technologies We also discuss the ins and outs of starting a new organization, how to bootstrap legitimacy, the second order effects of technology, large language models, and the…

In this episode, we're joined by On Deck cofounder Julian Weisser to discuss the right framework for finding new ideas, lessons for founders to draw from the past, aligning on values before aligning on ideas, founding pairs that work well, the role of defensibility, the role of no code, distributed ownership vs. concentrated ownership, and a whole …

In this episode, we're joined by Misha Saul to discuss geographic determinism and inevitability, how Misha thinks about finding alpha. Retrofitted narratives and how they work, the domestication of men.The importance of symbolic ceremonial traditional things. The importance of knowing the jewish tradition, and a whole lot more.…

In this episode, we're joined by Garrett Langley of Flock Safety to discuss the nature of crime in our society. How to decrease crime, and how to build a hyper-growth startup outside of the major hubs.Av Will Jarvis

In this episode, we're joined by Joey Politano to discuss the state of the global economy, what happened in 1971, his blog Aprictas Economics and a whole lot more.Av Will Jarvis

In this episode, we're joined by Devon Zuegel to talk about Prospera, urban sprawl, James Scott's Against the Grain, Georgism and more.Av Will Jarvis

In this episode, we're joined by Zach Caraces to talk about startup cities, what has gone wrong with American cities? What can we do to fix them? The lack of customer service culture in the cities industry. Platform vs. product cities, why Americans love to travel in Latin American cities. The overlap between what the AI field is learning and urban…

In this episode I'm joined by Emily Harrawood. Emily is an early-childhood educator and founder with extensive knowledge of the childcare industry. We discuss the current problems with the industry, how it originally came about, how to improve it, and what the future of childcare looks like in the United States.…

In this episode, we're joined by Jai Malik, GP of Countdown Capital to discuss how we can rebuild America's industrial base.Av Will Jarvis

In this episode we are joined by John Manoochehri and Shawnee Foster to discuss the spatial web, the future of the metaverse, the state of architecture, the nature of art and a whole lot more. You can find John and Shawnee's work at https://treasury.space/Av Will Jarvis

In this episode, we're joined by Cam Wiese to discuss his new World's Fair project https://worldsfair.co/. We also discuss how to change culture, break stagnation, and build a better future.Av Will Jarvis

In this episode, I'm joined by my friend Jeff Huber to discuss just what comes after modernity. We also discuss the current moment, can we build a definite vision of the future, Peter Thiel, the role of Christianity, and a whole lot more. You can check out Jeff's work at https://twitter.com/jeffreyhuber…

In this episode we're joined by Mr. Beat, a renowned teacher and educator who now runs the youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@iammrbeat We discuss the best methods to teach someone anything, the state of youtube for content creators, Mr. Beat's recent interest in the economist Henry George and more. This episode was cohosted by Lars Doucet.…

In this episode, we're joined byReed Shafer-Ray to talk about moral entrepreneurship, his new effort called Mountaintop, how to reshape the culture of American elites and a whole lot more. Reed is a Harvard grad who cofounded Lead for America.Av Will Jarvis

In this episode, we're joined by Resident Contrarian to discuss being poor in America, the state of Christianity, social conservatism, and a whole lot more. Resident blogs at: https://www.residentcontrarian.com/Av Will Jarvis

In this episode, I'm joined by Zohar Atkins to discuss the future of Liberalism, hierarchy, AI, religion and a whole lot more.Av Will Jarvis

In this episode, we are joined by Rohit Krishanan to talk about EA, the value of management consultants, the common traits of companies that last a long time, and where all of the Beethoven's went. Rohit blogs at https://www.strangeloopcanon.com/Av Will Jarvis

I recorded an episode with Marshall Kosloff about theories of change and progress, what outsiders get right and wrong about the American political system, why politicians should wear suits, and a whole lot more. This episode was cohosted by Lars Doucet. You can find Marshall's podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-realignment/id14746…

In this episode, I'm joined by Jeffrey Ladish to discuss AI alignment, the possibility of abundance and how information security matters for alignment. Jeffrey blogs at https://jeffreyladish.com/Av Will Jarvis

In this episode, we're joined by Lars Doucet to discuss his new book, Land Is A Big Deal. You can buy it here: https://www.shacksimplepress.com/product-page/land-is-a-big-dealAv Will Jarvis

In this episode, we're joined by urban economist Stephen Hoskins to discuss the relationship between zoning and land value. This episode was cohosted by Lars Doucet. https://progressandpoverty.substack.com/p/land-and-the-liberty-to-build-onAv Will Jarvis

In this episode we're joined by early stage investor Minn Kim to talk about Industrial Progress, Immigration and the American Dream. We also cover the future of frontier tech, and how to enable more successful hard tech companies through better policy.Av Will Jarvis

In this episode we are joined by Trevor Klee. Trevor is the founder of Highway Pharmaceuticals is a biotech startup creating drugs for autoimmune diseases. Right now, they're running a pilot trial of our drug in feline stomatitis. Feline stomatitis is a serious autoimmune disease that affects 1 million cats per year in the US. The only treatment fo…

In this episode, I talk with Stuart about metascience, why the age of NIH grantees has risen so much, how to improve science, and how well our current funding organizations work. Stuart runs the Good Science Project. https://goodscienceproject.org/Av Will Jarvis

In this episode, we're joined by Emad Mostaque, founder and CEO of Stability.ai to talk about his recent release of Stable Diffusion (an open source transformer language model), AI ethics, AI alignment, and what large language models mean for the fuutre. This episode was co-hosted by Lars Doucet.Av Will Jarvis

In this episode we're joined by Nathan Baschez, cofounder of Every. We discuss business strategy, how win with content, and the art of writing well.Av Will Jarvis

In this episode, we are joined by Sam Bowman to talk about the housing theory of everything, the slowdown in science and technology, the long term economic future of the UK, and a whole lot more.Av Will Jarvis

In this episode we are joined by Founders Pledge CEO David Goldberg to discuss philanthropy, how best to do good, and how startup founders should think about prioritizing their charitable giving.Av Will Jarvis

In this episode we're joined by Noah Smith to talk about Georgism, why we need abundant energy, housing, heathcare and dignity, and the success of the YIMBY movement. Noah Smith is an economist who blogs at https://noahpinion.substack.com/ This episode was co-hosted by Lars Doucet.Av Will Jarvis

In this episode of Narratives, we're joined by Byrne Hobart to discuss finance, bubbles, reflexivity, George Soros, the EMH and a whole lot more. Byrne blogs at the https://www.thediff.co/Av Will Jarvis

In this episode, we are joined by the demographer Paul Morland to discuss his new book Tomorrow's People. We discuss the decline in infant mortality, the lack of population growth in the developed world and what has caused it, urbanization, fertility, population decline in the West, and a whole lot more.…

In this episode, we're joined by NYU professor Arpit Gupta to talk about transit, zoning, land value taxes and housing. We also discuss land value capture and public transit. This episode features my friend Lars Doucet as a co-host.Av Will Jarvis

In this episode, we're joined by Matt Clifford to talk about the history of ambition, his work building Entrepreneur First, cofounder matching, talent investing, and how to direct more talented people into better career paths.Av Will Jarvis