Choosing Better

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Conversations about wacky ideas, economics, and the art of living well.

  1. 30 ENE

    You Are What You Love: How Our Desires Shape Who We Are

    Our desires define us. From how we spend our money, use our time, talk with our friends, or dominate our thoughts, our passions consume our resources and form our lives. But what shapes our desires and how can we choose better passions to guide our lives? Join Enoch and Tim as they discuss the overarching loves of our lives and propose strategies to recognized disordered loves and how to be intentional with our formation. Credits: Drew Elliot (music) with additional thanks to the ⁠Wheaton Center for Faith, Politics & Economics⁠. Recording Date: December 16, 2025

    45 min

  2. 23 ENE

    [Bonus Episode] Analyzing Trump’s Grab for Greenland

    Throughout his second term, President Trump has wanted the United States to own Greenland. Beginning with offers to buy the island, his demands have escalated through threatening to use military force. The crisis over Greenland reaches far beyond the Arctic and Denmark as old alliances are challenged. Join Enoch and Tim as they discuss why President Trump wants the United States to own Greenland and how the effects ripple across North America and Europe. Credits: Drew Elliot (music) with additional thanks to the Wheaton Center for Faith, Politics & Economics. Recording Date: January 22, 2026

    34 min

  3. 16 ENE

    Economics and Life Hacks: Using Economic Thinking to Make Better Decisions (Part 1)

    How can thinking like an economist improve your decision-making? Join Enoch and Tim as they discuss several common pitfalls people fall into in making decisions. Whether it’s buying and selling stocks, choosing to start a business, or simply deciding to keep reading an arduous novel, we often make irrational decisions. Sunk costs, loss aversion, and the endowment effect are explored in this first of a multiple episode series on using economic thinking to improve your decisions. Credits: Drew Elliot (music) with additional thanks to the Wheaton Center for Faith, Politics & Economics. Recording Date: November 20, 2025

    46 min

  4. 9 ENE

    [Bonus Episode] The Venezuela Operation: Inside the U.S. Mission to Capture Nicolás Maduro

    On January 3, 2026, President Donald Trump authorized the United States military and CIA to capture and extradite Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro to face federal criminal charges. The operation was completed within five hours with few casualties—no Americans were killed in the operation. Join Enoch and Tim in this special current events episode as they break down the operation, discuss Venezuela's devastating economic collapse over the past decade, and explore the implications for America's future role in the country. Credits: Drew Elliot (music) with additional thanks to the Wheaton Center for Faith, Politics & Economics. Recording Date: January 8, 2026

    45 min

  5. 2 ENE

    Uneven Information: Helpful Strategies When Information Is One-Sided

    How can we know if the car we want to buy is not a lemon? Or how can we sincerely communicate how much we love a romantic partner? Oftentimes in life we encounter information asymmetries. We struggle to make ideal decisions with incomplete knowledge or even to signal our own intentions when an audience may not believe us. Enoch and Tim talk about examples in or everyday lives and discuss strategies to help live in a world with uneven information. Credits: Drew Elliot (music) with additional thanks to the Wheaton Center for Faith, Politics & Economics. Recording Date: November 7, 2025

    55 min

  6. 19/12/2025

    Special Christmas Episode: The Economics of Gift Giving

    In this episode, Enoch and Tim explore the fascinating and sometimes controversial economics of gift giving. They breakdown the “deadweight loss of Christmas” to explain the inefficiency of gift exchange. But these two grinches explain why giving gifts does so much more than retail cost valuations insofar as the process of finding and buying a gift demonstrates a unique act of love and care. Credits: Drew Elliot (music) with additional thanks to the Wheaton Center for Faith, Politics & Economics. Recording Date: December 16, 2025

    38 min

  7. 12/12/2025

    What We Can Learn from the Saints (with Matthew Milliner)

    The saints are more than folk tales and stories for children. They are true lives of Christian men and women who lived faithfully. Professor of Art History at Wheaton College, Dr. Matthew Milliner, joins Enoch and Tim as they discuss how we can benefit from learning deeply from the saints. They compare the Catholic and Protestant traditions and share how choosing to be influenced by examples of saints may form and strengthen our faith. Credits: Drew Elliot (music) with additional thanks to the Wheaton Center for Faith, Politics & Economics. Recording Date: October 29, 2025

    1 h y 3 min

  8. 28/11/2025

    DDNR: Digital Do Not Resuscitate

    In this episode, Enoch and Tim explore the emerging practice of using AI and deepfake technology to create interactive digital replicas of deceased people. While these tools are marketed as aids to grief and memory preservation, we examine the philosophical and moral hazards of digitally "resurrecting" the dead—from questions of consent and exploitation to concerns about whether such practices impede genuine grief work and erode the meaning we make from mortality itself. Credits: Drew Elliot (music) with additional thanks to the Wheaton Center for Faith, Politics & Economics. Recording Date: October 9, 2025

    49 min
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Conversations about wacky ideas, economics, and the art of living well.

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  • Creador
    Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor
  • Años de actividad
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodios
    61
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