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Zadie Smith and the revenge of beauty
Listen now (11 mins) | It’s no use worrying about Time
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Noah Smith interview
Listen now (66 mins) | Motivation is everything
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Anna Gát, startup founder and late bloomer
Listen now (76 mins) | "The more important things in my life always take a long time."
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Robin Hanson, interview
Listen now (85 mins) | This conversation with economist and late bloomer Robin Hanson probably peaks towards the end, when we were bouncing ideas…
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Sarah Harkness, late bloomer
Listen now (45 mins) | It was such a pleasure to talk to Sarah Harkness. Sarah is a former partner at Arthur Andersen who had a career in corporate…
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Helen Lewis interview
Listen now | How to be difficult...
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Charles Moore interview
Listen now (38 mins) | I was very pleased to talk to Charles Moore, who I have read admiringly for many years. His three volume biography of Margaret…
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