Dwarkesh PodcastMay 22, 2020

Bryan Caplan - Nurturing Orphaned Ideas

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Guest: Bryan Caplan

Notable books mentioned: How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie, Poverty: Who to Blame, Build, Baby, Build: The Science and Ethics of Housing Regulation by Bryan Caplan and Ady Branzei, Open Borders

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How to Win Friends and Influence People

Dale Carnegie

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Poverty: Who to Blame

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Build, Baby, Build: The Science and Ethics of Housing Regulation

Bryan Caplan and Ady Branzei

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Bryan Caplan - Nurturing Orphaned Ideas mentions How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie, Poverty: Who to Blame, Build, Baby, Build: The Science and Ethics of Housing Regulation by Bryan Caplan and Ady Branzei, and Open Borders with timestamps, quotes, and episode context.

How to Win Friends and Influence People Poverty: Who to Blame Build, Baby, Build: The Science and Ethics of Housing Regulation Open Borders

Guest: Bryan Caplan

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Bryan Caplan is a Professor of Economics at George Mason University and a New York Times Bestselling author. His most famous works include: The Myth of the Rational Voter , Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids , The Case Against Education , and Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration . I talk to Bryan about open borders, the idea trap, UBI, appeasement, China, the education system, and Bryan Caplan's next two books on poverty and housing regulation. Watch on YouTube . Listen on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , or any other podcast platform. Follow Bryan on Twitter . Follow me on Twitter for updates on future episodes. Get full access to Dwarkesh Podcast at www.dwarkesh.com/subscribe

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The conversation centers on housing regulation.
A second recurring theme is immigration policy.
Referenced books include How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie and Poverty: Who to Blame.
The strongest audience signal points to Young people prone to confrontation and anyone wanting to improve social skills and Listeners interested in discussions of poverty, social policy, and blame attribution.

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How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie, Poverty: Who to Blame, and Build, Baby, Build: The Science and Ethics of Housing Regulation by Bryan Caplan and Ady Branzei are the clearest linked books in this episode, each tied back to transcript timestamps and quote cards.

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housing regulation(1)immigration policy(1)poverty blame(1)teen arrogance(1)

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Young people prone to confrontation and anyone wanting to improve social skillsListeners interested in discussions of poverty, social policy, and blame attributionReaders interested in housing policy and ethics, and those curious about accessible explanations of housing regulation (e.g., general public and advocates)People interested in immigration reform, public policy theorists, and readers curious about ideas that influence long-term societal change

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How to Win Friends and Influence People

Dale Carnegie

Best for Young people prone to confrontation and anyone wanting to improve social skillsOften cited around teen arrogance

“because around that same time I did read Dale Carnegie's classic how to win friends and influence people and when I read it I knew it was true”

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Sentiment: Highly Recommended

Trigger: teen arrogance

For: Young people prone to confrontation and anyone wanting to improve social skills

Key quote: “I did read Dale Carnegie's classic how to win friends and influence people and when I read it I knew it was true I just didn't care I wasn't ready to listen”

The host describes being confrontational and alienating at 17 and says they read Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People around that time. They acknowledge the book's truth but admit they weren't ready to apply its lessons until later.

ASIN: B0006IU7JK

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Poverty: Who to Blame

Best for Listeners interested in discussions of poverty, social policy, and blame attributionOften cited around poverty blame

“Mention of the new book the speaker is writing called poverty who to blame and the book does a few different things”

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Sentiment: Passing Reference

Trigger: poverty blame

For: Listeners interested in discussions of poverty, social policy, and blame attribution

Key quote: “Mention of the new book the speaker is writing called poverty who to blame and the book does a few different things”

The host briefly mentions a new book they are writing titled Poverty: Who to Blame and indicates it covers multiple aspects. They do not elaborate on specifics in this segment, only noting the book's existence and scope in broad terms.

ASIN: B005NTNIFC

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Build, Baby, Build: The Science and Ethics of Housing Regulation

Bryan Caplan and Ady Branzei

Best for Readers interested in housing policy and ethics, and those curious about accessible explanations of housing regulation (e.g., general public and advocates)Often cited around housing regulation

“Mention of a tentative title for a graphic novel on housing regulation: "the tentative title is to build baby build the science and ethics of housing"”

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Sentiment: Passing Reference

Trigger: housing regulation

For: Readers interested in housing policy and ethics, and those curious about accessible explanations of housing regulation (e.g., general public and advocates)

Key quote: “the tentative title is to build baby build the science and ethics of housing”

The host briefly mentions a tentative title for a graphic novel, using the book's title to frame the project about housing regulation. The mention is casual and serves to signal the theme and ethical perspective the graphic novel will explore rather than a detailed discussion of the book itself.

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Open Borders

Best for People interested in immigration reform, public policy theorists, and readers curious about ideas that influence long-term societal changeOften cited around immigration policy

“Mentioned as a graphic novel format, described as 'not just an interesting read' and recommended for kids; price and formats (paperback/Kindle) discussed.”

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Sentiment: Critical Analysis

Trigger: immigration policy

For: People interested in immigration reform, public policy theorists, and readers curious about ideas that influence long-term societal change

Key quote: “I don't think that step three is likely to follow from step one alone if you have a thousand things like step one altogether then maybe.”

The host mentions Open Borders while questioning how a single influential book could trigger major policy changes like radical immigration liberalization. They argue that writing alone is unlikely to produce step-change policy without broad, long-term persuasion especially among younger people and many reinforcing factors.

ASIN: 1250316979

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The Godfather

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“reference to the scene of the beginning of the first Godfather movie where Sonny Corleone gets mad and a photographer grabs his camera and smashes it”

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