Ááron Sepúlveda-Cué: A Bullfighter's Son Becomes an Economist
KEY MOMENTS
0:00 – Intro: economist Aarón Sepúlveda Cue
1:05 – A father who fought bulls
2:42 – Big Mexican families and the role of aunts and uncles
6:07 – Leading by example: what kids learn from actions
8:41 – Monterrey, northern Mexico, and calling adults tío
11:22 – Growing up middle class among the working class
14:02 – Secondhand clothes and learning to appreciate travel
15:34 – A brother in MMA and choosing public school
16:59 – Social capital matters more than financial capital
18:21 – Elinor Ostrom and the tragedy of the commons
21:09 – Shared spaces, customs, and immigration
22:46 – Lou's first bullfight in Madrid
26:00 – Is bullfighting a sport or an art?
29:52 – How a poor kid became a bullfighter
33:38 – A father who never paid a tax
36:00 – Social capital, rule-breaking, and Javier Milei
39:04 – Protests, blocked streets, and Argentina
42:21 – Running away to Mexico City at age 11
44:59 – The Latin lover manager and the matador's walk
48:15 – A fake hunger strike to sell tickets
50:51 – Hemingway, Sidney Franklin, and novillos vs. bulls
53:23 – Gored, and chased by an Amazon tribe
59:32 – "I'm proud of you": a father's legacy
1:02:44 – Picturing his father before a big TV moment
1:04:06 – Why fathers matter, and wrap-up
ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Ááron Sepúlveda-Cué's father was a bullfighter. Instead of following his dad into the plaza de toros, Ááron took a more dangerous job, economist, and he joins Lou to talk about his father's life in the ring, big Mexican families, and why social capital matters more than financial capital.
We also get into growing up middle class in Monterrey, a brother in MMA, Elinor Ostrom and the tragedy of the commons, Lou's first bullfight in Madrid, whether bullfighting is a sport or an art, a father who never paid a tax, Javier Milei and Argentina, a fake hunger strike to sell tickets, Hemingway and Sidney Franklin, getting gored and chased by an Amazon tribe, and why fathers matter.