The Good Life podcast episodes.
On today’s show, Sean Murray talks with Richard Robb, a university of Chicago trained economist turned trader who went on to found the hedge fund Christofferson, Robb & Company with $5 Billion under management. Robb is also a professor at Columbia University and the author of Willfull: How We Choose What We Do. Robb has thought a lot about decision making, both in investing and in life, and he shares his insights into how can improve our own decision making.
TGL006: A Guide to the Good Life w/ William Irvine
On today’s show, Sean Murray talks with William B. Irvine, professor of philosophy at Wright State University and the author of A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy and more recently, The Stoic Challenge: A Philosopher’s Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer and More Resilient. Professor Irvine has taken the ancient philosophy of Stoicism out of the classroom and adopted it as his philosophy of life. He shares his experience practicing Stoicism and how it’s helping him move a little closer to the Good Life.
TGL005: Learning from Literature w/ Elizabeth Samet
On today’s show, Sean Murray talks with Elizabeth Samet, Professor of English at the United State Military Academy at West Point and author of the anthology Leadership: Essential Writings by Our Greatest Thinkers. Samet uses literature to teach cadets how to lead in the grand sense; that is, how to be thoughtful, strategic, ethical, principled and purposeful.
TGL004: Life Lessons from Legendary Investors w/ Jacob Taylor
On today’s show, Sean Murray talks with Jacob Taylor, the CEO of Farnman Street Investments and the author of the novel, The Rebel Allocator. The book follows a young man who is mentored by a legendary business leader and a master of capital allocation. Charlie Munger liked the novel so much he called up the author to discuss it and encouraged him to make it into a movie.