Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchPenny Lane on Loving and Loathing Kenny G
Episode 825
Love it or hate it, but you've definitely heard it: the so-called "smooth jazz" of saxophonist Kenny G. Filmmaker Penny Lane talks about her document…
4 years, 7 months ago
Tyler Cowen and Russ Roberts on Nation, Immigration, and Israel
Episode 824
Can Israeli society survive the loss of universal military service? Will the deregulation of Israel's kosher supervision spell the end of its Jewish …
4 years, 7 months ago
Gregory Zuckerman on the Crazy Race to Create the COVID Vaccine
Episode 823
In the race for a COVID vaccine, how did a couple of companies who had never produced a successful vaccine make it to the finish line so quickly? Gre…
4 years, 7 months ago
Lorne Buchman on Creativity, Leadership, and Art
Episode 822
When we see Michaelangelo's David or the design of the Apple Store, we assume a genius with a predetermined vision was the key to the outcome. Yet as…
4 years, 8 months ago
Megan McArdle on Belonging, Home, and National Identity
Episode 821
After being stranded with a bunch of Brits for eight hours at a German airport in 2016, journalist Megan McArdle felt that Brexit was going to happen…
4 years, 8 months ago
Michael Munger on Constitutions
Episode 820
More than we need rules, argues Michael Munger, we need rules about the rules. So does the United States need a new Constitution? Listen as the Duke …
4 years, 8 months ago
Frank Rose on Internet Narratives
Episode 819
Once it was The Shadow radio show; now it's the podcast Serial. Is every old storytelling medium new again? Frank Rose, author of The Sea We Swim In,…
4 years, 8 months ago
Michael Faye and Paul Niehaus on GiveDirectly
Episode 818
Economic theory teaches that people make choices that provide them with the greatest benefit. So why not extend this idea to the realm of charity? Ec…
4 years, 8 months ago
Nina Kraus on Hearing, Noise, and Of Sound Mind
Episode 817
We undervalue our sense of hearing and we under-appreciate the impact sweet sounds and disturbing noises have on our well-being. Neuroscientist Nina …
4 years, 9 months ago
Eric Jacobus on the Art and Science of Violence
Episode 816
Stuntman and action designer Eric Jacobus joins EconTalk host Russ Roberts for a no-holds-barred discussion of the biological basis for violence and …
4 years, 9 months ago