# Jared Diamond

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Joe Rogan Experience _ Jared Diamond

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Joe Rogan sits down with Jared Diamond, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel and Collapse. They explore the rise and fall of civilizations, human evolution, geography, environmental challenges, and the historical forces that shaped modern societies. An insightful conversation…

What Makes Great Leaders & How to Live an Extraordinary Life | Dr. Jared Diamond

Dr. Jared Diamond, PhD, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, physiologist, evolutionary biologist and Professor at UCLA. We discuss the surprising and often chance events that shaped human history and leadership in politics, religion, business and athletics. As one of the most influential public-fac…

Do Great Men Actually Matter? With Jared Diamond

Did any single man change the course of the 20th century? Jared Diamond, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies, says the biographies can’t answer that, but the data can. He walks us through Winston Churchill’s dayslong fight to keep Britain in the…

AI and Religion with Tyler Cowen

Economist Tyler Cowen joins David Wolpe for a conversation about AI, religion, and what makes us human. Tyler makes the case that AI’s biggest impact may be on status: who gains it, who loses it, and what happens to experts like rabbis when anyone can ask ChatGPT all their questions. He also sugges…

The scramble to save the internet from a catastrophic threat

The Guardian’s Robert Booth takes us inside the global scramble to fix a code vulnerability threatening 70% of websites. Minnesota hasn’t elected a Republican statewide in decades, but an open Senate seat there is looking surprisingly competitive. Minnesota Public Radio’s Dana Ferguson breaks down…

Into the Breach: A Soldier's Journey

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with General Wayne Eyre about his new book titled "Into the Breach: A Soldier's Journey". // Guest bios: General Wayne Eyre is a retired Canadian Forces officer who served as the chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) from 2021 to 2024. //…

S2 Ep2387: PASSION STRUCK John R. Miles: Jared Diamond on Leadership

(Airs 11/2/2026)What Makes a Great Leader is a question that seems straightforward until we examine the forces that surround every consequential decision: circumstance, timing, opportunity, character, and the alternatives that might have existed if someone else had been in the same position. In t…

Jared Diamond on Evolution, Human Sexuality & Why Is Sex Fun?

Pulitzer Prize-winning and bestselling author Jared Diamond joins David M. Rubenstein for a fascinating conversation about the origins of life on Earth, the science of the animal kingdom, and the evolution of human behavior. Diamond also discusses his book, Why Is Sex Fun?, exploring the surprising…

ABC: Jared Diamond on Evolution, Human Sexuality & Why Is Sex Fun?

Pulitzer Prize-winning and bestselling author Jared Diamond joins David M. Rubenstein for a fascinating conversation about the origins of life on Earth, the science of the animal kingdom, and the evolution of human behavior. Diamond also discusses his book, Why Is Sex Fun?, exploring the surprising…