<p>Author Amor Towles talks about his book, <i>A Gentleman in Moscow</i>, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Along the way they discuss the craft of writing, the wellsprings of persistence, and Towles's reading habits.</p>

Will MacAskill on Longtermism and What We Owe the Future

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