# Episode 130: Glenn Loury - My American Dream Story

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Published: 2024-11-22T10:00:26+00:00
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## Resource

Glenn Loury‬ is an economist, a professor at Brown University, a podcaster, an essayist, and is the author of " Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black Conservative " and the essay " The Case for Black Patriotism ." A rebroadcast from 2022. ------------ Book Dan to do an interview or a meeting ------------ Keep Talking Substack Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media and all episodes ------------ Support via Venmo Support on Substack Support on Patreon ------------ (00:00) Intro (01:01) Get to know Glenn Loury (03:56) South Side of Chicago culture when Glenn was a boy (06:11) Fatherhood at 18, working at RR Donnelley & Sons, and Mr. Andres (15:01) Opportunity launches Glenn to Northwestern and MIT (19:34) The culture and opportunity of MIT (28:48) The first African-American tenured economics professor in Harvard, at 33 (37:30) Glenn's interest in politics and his heterodox political philosophy (47:44) A memorable incident with Glenn's uncle Alfred (55:35) How Glenn's conservatism informs his views on the campus (01:01:57) Glenn's defense of Western culture (01:06:43) "The Case for Black Patriotism" (01:23:17) An American Living "The American Dream"

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