Noah Smith & Brad DeLong Record the Podcast We, at Least, Would Like to Listen to!; Aspirationally Semi-Weekly; Aspirationally an hour or less. Key Insights:

1. Yes, it is possible to talk about everything in an hour…
2. We are not very far apart on what the Fed is doing and should be doing—there is only a 100 basis-point disagreement…
3. Miles would be 100% right about the proper stance of monetary policy if he were in control of the Fed…
4. Miles is not in control of the Fed…
5. Thus Brad thinks that asymmetric risks strongly militate for pausing for six months, and then moving rapidly…
6. Smart people need to think much more about how to increase love…
7. Remember Robot Tarktil!
8. Noah Smith’s mother is a good friend of “Murderbot” author Martha Wells… Hexapodia!!

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