Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Male/Female Wage Gap and This Year's Nobel Laureate
Episode 418
Brian Albrecht joins Bob to discuss the work of this year's Nobel (Memorial) Prize Winner Claudia Goldin, with an emphasis on the male-female wage ga…
2 years, 6 months ago
Diving Deeper into the Fed's Trillion Dollar Loss
Episode 417
Jonathan Newman rejoins Bob to explore more of the mechanics and political implications of the Fed's current state of insolvency.
The Mercatus Articl…2 years, 6 months ago
Inflation in Money or Prices? The Definition Matters
Episode 416
Andreas Granath is a recovering socialist who discovered the truth and beauty of Austrian economics and libertarianism. He joins Bob to discuss his r…
2 years, 6 months ago
How Is the Fed Insolvent and Why Should We Care?
Episode 415
Alex Pollock has decades of experience in financial markets, including a position as President of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago. He explains …
2 years, 7 months ago
Are Workers Being Paid Their Product? Watch Out for Misleading Charts
Episode 414
Dr. Jonathan Newman joins Bob to break down the data used in a popular productivity vs. pay graph. They show why you should be wary of charts coming …
2 years, 7 months ago
Why Plea Deals Are a Miscarriage of Justice
Episode 413
Lawyers for two of the Proud Boys convicted for their role in the January 6 assault on the Capitol are filing appeals claiming that they are being su…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Beltway Libertarians Are Too Smart for Oliver Anthony
Episode 412
Ryan McMaken joins Bob to discuss the surprisingly negative reaction (from a Reason writer and Tyler Cowen) to Oliver Anthony's hit song, "Rich Men N…
2 years, 7 months ago
Updating Böhm-Bawerk and Fixing Finance
Episode 411
Peter Lewin joins Bob to discuss his work with Nicolás Cachanosky on uniting Austrian capital theory with mainstream finance.
Peter's New Book on Cap…2 years, 8 months ago
Is China's Economy Hitting a Roadbump or Quicksand?
Episode 410
Peter St. Onge joins Bob to discuss his latest piece at Mises.org on "China's Doom Loop." They cover a wide range of topics, including the contrast i…
2 years, 8 months ago
Is the Fed Responsible for the Recent Surge and Fall in Price Inflation?
Episode 409
Jonathan Newman joins Bob to discuss the argument being put forth by Alan Blinder, James Galbraith, and other progressive economists, who claim that …
2 years, 8 months ago