Podcast Episodes

The Causes and Cures for Gen Z's Economic Illness

Episode 1

Dr. Jeffery L. Degner explains how an “inflation culture” reshapes marriage, adulthood, and family life for Gen Z and contrasts it with a path of courageous independence, sound saving, and earlier fa…

Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago

Gen Z's Economic Disadvantage and What They Can Do About It

Episode 2

Dr. Mark Brandly examines what’s genuinely hard and what’s overstated about Gen Z’s economic situation, arguing that inflation, regulation, and a bloated welfare–bureaucratic state are driving their …

Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago

The Siren Call of Right-Wing Progressivism

Episode 3

Connor O’Keeffe explains why the New Right’s economic populists have adopted a progressive myth of “laissez-faire gone wrong,” and instead shows how a century of inflation, bailouts, regulation, and …

Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago

What Does the Fed Mean To You?

Episode 4

Mises Senior Fellow Alex J. Pollock explains how the post-1971 “Nixonian” paper-money world makes the Fed both the engine of inflation and a prop for an oversized state, urging students to see centra…

Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago

Why Banning Hate Speech Is Evil

Marion Millar has been charged in Scotland with the crime of “malicious communication” due to tweets criticizing gender self-identification. 

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-banning…

Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago

The Intra-Austrian Debate over Milei and the Central Bank

Episode 529

This week, Bob walks through two related debates: Hoppe’s criticism of Argentina's President Milei for not immediately closing Argentina’s central bank, and the follow-up exchange between Guido Hülsm…

Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago

The Government Is Lying About Inflation

Inflation isn’t an economic metric—it’s a political tactic. When governments lie about inflation, they’re not miscalculating; they’re stealing from you. Mises Fellow Karl-Friedrich Israel explains to…

Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago

The K-Shaped Economy

Episode 135

On the latest episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton takes apart the media’s “K-shaped economy” cliché. He explains the divergence the Austrian way: Cantillon effects from decades of deficit spending…

Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago

Why Does Trump Want War with Venezuela?

The US regime is gearing up for another war. Get ready for another regime-change disaster like we got in Afghanistan, Libya, and Syria. 

Be sure to follow the Loot and Lobby podcast at Mises.org/LL

Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago

John Mearsheimer and Europe's Bleak Future

Episode 227

This week Ryan and Zachary Yost take a look at international relations scholar John Mearsheimer's claim that Europe faces a bleak future as the United States pivots away from NATO. Can Europe thrive …

Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago