Tyler Cowen held a Conversations with Tyler episode with Diarmaid MacCulloch, published by 2026-01-21.
Resolved true The record shows it happened or was so.
Factual: Statements about the present or the past, checked against the record: did they hold up?
What would count as true or false
True: a Conversations with Tyler episode with Diarmaid MacCulloch was published on or before 21 January 2026. Mostly true: the episode exists and its publication date is within a day or so of 21 January 2026, with a minor discrepancy. Mostly false: the conversation took place but was not a Conversations with Tyler episode, or it was published after 21 January 2026. False: no such episode exists.
Set before the research began.
Evidence (3)
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E1 Diarmaid MacCulloch on Christianity, Sex, and Unsettling Settled Facts Apple Podcasts (listing for Conversations with Tyler) · 21 January 2026 Own record
“PublishedJanuary 21, 2026 at 1:00 PM UTC”
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E2 My Conversation with Diarmaid MacCulloch - Marginal REVOLUTION Marginal Revolution (Tyler Cowen's blog) · 22 January 2026 Own record
“Here is the audio, video, and transcript. Here is part of the episode summary:”
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E3 Tyler Cowen (solo) on Conversations with Tyler — Summary & Key Ideas Canon Cannon · 21 January 2026
“Conversations with Tyler · January 21, 2026 · 1h”
Reasoning
The Apple Podcasts listing for Conversations with Tyler shows the episode "Diarmaid MacCulloch on Christianity, Sex, and Unsettling Settled Facts" published January 21, 2026 at 1:00 PM UTC [E1]. An independent episode aggregator also lists this episode under Conversations with Tyler, dated January 21, 2026 [E3]. Cowen's blog post links to the audio, video and transcript of the episode [E2]. Together these show the episode was published on or before 21 January 2026.
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Tyler Cowen, “Tyler Cowen held a Conversations with Tyler episode with Diarmaid MacCulloch, published by 2026-01-21.” (said 21 January 2026). Verdict: resolved true. Reliability API, claim c_5e541ed73d9a, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_5e541ed73d9a
This claim is in dataset release v1.1.2, with the same verdict.
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