Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAre Private Equity Firms Really Driving Home Prices?
Episode 518
In this solo episode, Bob challenges the populist narrative that private equity ownership of homes is the main driver of rising housing costs. He exp…
7 months, 1 week ago
Inflation’s Impact on Marriage and Children
Episode 517
Bob talks with economist Jeff Degner about his new book Inflation and the Family. Drawing inspiration from Guido Hülsmann’s The Ethics of Money Produ…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Why the Fed Isn’t Really Independent
Episode 516
This week, Bob takes on the hot-button debate over Federal Reserve “independence” in light of Trump’s moves against Fed Governor Lisa Cook. He explai…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Peter Klein on Hayek for the 21st Century
Episode 515
Bob is joined by Dr. Peter Klein to take a look at the Mises Institute's new book, Hayek for the 21st Century. The discussion highlights Hayek’s insi…
8 months ago
Why Rothbard Thought the Fed Eliminated Market Safeguards Against Bank Inflation
Episode 513
In his underappreciated work The Mystery of Banking, Murray Rothbard first explained how a regime of "free banking" would put strict limits on the ab…
8 months, 1 week ago
How Private Banks Can Create Money, But Not Like the Fed Can
Episode 513
Bob explains the mechanics of modern banking and how liabilities and assets on bank balance sheets differ from popular assumptions. He shows how inte…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Why Zohran Mamdani’s Socialist Supermarkets Won't Feed NYC
Episode 512
Bob takes on a proposal for New York City to run its own grocery stores, dismantling the historical myths, economic fallacies, and rhetorical tricks …
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Responding to Richard Werner on Banking
Episode 511
Bob and Jonathan Newman respond in detail to Richard Werner’s highly discussed interview with Tucker Carlson. They examine Werner's claims about cred…
9 months ago
Understanding Stablecoins and US Crypto Policy
Episode 510
Recorded live at the 2025 Mises University, Bob talks to PhD student Jason Priddle to understand the GENIUS Act—a landmark piece of legislation aimed…
9 months, 1 week ago
An Actual Plan to Close the Fed and Tie the Dollar Back to Gold
Episode 509
This week, Bob returns to the topic of how the United States could practically abolish the Federal Reserve and transition to a stable monetary system…
9 months, 2 weeks ago