The Jim Rutt Show

Recent Episodes

EP 271 Lorraine Besser on the Art of the Interesting

Posted November 5, 2024 • 01:26:49

Jim talks with Lorraine Besser about the ideas in her book The Art of the Interesting: What We Miss in the Pursuit of the Good Life and How to Cultivate...

EP 270 Nancy Jacobson on No Labels and the 2024 Election

Posted October 30, 2024 • 00:18:27

Jim talks with Nancy Jacobson, the founder and CEO of the No Labels political organization, in the last of four conversations featuring non-partisan...

EP 269 Alex Ebert on the War on Genius

Posted October 29, 2024 •

Jim talks with Alex Ebert about his recent essay "Suboptimal Revolution: In Defense of Inefficiencies." They discuss what optimization does, genius...

EP 268 Brendan Graham Dempsey on the Evolution of Meaning

Posted October 25, 2024 •

Jim talks with Brendan Graham Dempsey about the ideas in his new book, The Evolution of Meaning: A Universal Learning Process. They discuss Jim's...

EP 267 Richard Hanania on the Presidential Election and More

Posted October 23, 2024 • 00:52:56

Jim talks with Richard Hanania in the third of four interviews with heterodox political thinkers on the upcoming US presidential election. They discuss...