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Back to SearchBret Devereaux on Ancient Greece and Rome
Episode 804
Historian Bret Devereaux of the University of North Carolina talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about our understanding of the ancient Greeks and …
5 years, 2 months ago
Michael Heller and James Salzman on Mine!
Episode 803
Law professors Michael Heller and James Salzman talk about their book, Mine! with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Heller and Salzman argue that ownership…
5 years, 2 months ago
Nicholas Wapshott on Samuelson and Friedman
Episode 802
Journalist and author Nicholas Wapshott talks about his book Samuelson Friedman with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Milton Friedman and Paul Samuelson w…
5 years, 2 months ago
Michael Munger on Free Markets
Episode 801
Author and economist Michael Munger of Duke University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the virtues--and the flaws--of free markets. Munge…
5 years, 2 months ago
Jonathan Rauch on the Constitution of Knowledge
Episode 800
Journalist and author Jonathan Rauch talks about his book The Constitution of Knowledge with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Rauch argues that the const…
5 years, 3 months ago
James Heckman on Inequality and Economic Mobility
Episode 799
Economist and Nobel Laureate James Heckman of the University of Chicago talks about inequality and economic mobility with EconTalk host Russ Roberts.…
5 years, 3 months ago
Michael Easter on the Comfort Crisis
Episode 798
Journalist and author Michael Easter talks about his book The Comfort Crisis with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Easter thinks modern life is too easy, …
5 years, 3 months ago
Don Boudreaux on the Pandemic
Episode 797
Economist Don Boudreaux of George Mason University talks about the pandemic with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Boudreaux argues that a perfect storm of…
5 years, 3 months ago
Claudia Hauer on War, Education, and Strategic Humanism
Episode 796
Claudia Hauer of St. John's College and the Air Force Academy talks about her book Strategic Humanism with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Topics discuss…
5 years, 4 months ago
Sebastian Junger on Freedom
Episode 795
Journalist and author Sebastian Junger talks about his book, Freedom, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. The book and conversation are based on a 400-m…
5 years, 4 months ago