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Back to SearchSebastian 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, 2 months ago
Anja Shortland on Lost Art
Episode 794
Economist and author Anja Shortland of King's College London talks about her new book, Lost Art, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. When a famous paint…
5 years, 2 months ago
Donald Shoup on the Economics of Parking
Episode 793
Author and economist Donald Shoup of UCLA talks about destructive parking policies with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Shoup argues that most parking po…
5 years, 2 months ago
Ian Leslie on Conflicted
Episode 792
Author Ian Leslie talks about his book Conflicted with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Leslie argues that, far from being a negative thing, conflict is o…
5 years, 2 months ago
Bruce Meyer on Poverty
Episode 791
Economist Bruce Meyer of the University of Chicago talks about poverty with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. In recent years, a number of scholars have cl…
5 years, 3 months ago
Jason Riley on Race in America
Episode 790
Journalist and author Jason Riley talks about race with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Riley argues that the challenges facing Black America go beyond r…
5 years, 3 months ago
Julia Galef on the Scout Mindset
Episode 789
Podcaster and author Julia Galef talks about her book The Scout Mindset with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Galef urges us to be more rational--to be op…
5 years, 3 months ago
Agnes Callard on Anger
Episode 788
Philosopher Agnes Callard of the University of Chicago talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about anger. Is anger something we should vilify and str…
5 years, 3 months ago
Katy Milkman on How to Change
Episode 787
Behavioral scientist Katy Milkman of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania talks about her book How to Change with EconTalk host Russ …
5 years, 4 months ago
Roya Hakakian on A Beginner's Guide to America
Episode 786
Author and poet Roya Hakakian talks about her latest book, A Beginner's Guide to America: For the Immigrant and the Curious with EconTalk host Russ R…
5 years, 4 months ago