Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Economics of Tariffs and Trade (with Doug Irwin)
Episode 996
Is the United States victimized by trade? What causes trade deficits? Are higher tariffs a good idea? Can manufacturing jobs return to the United States? Economist Doug Irwin of Dartmouth College ans…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
The Past and Future of AI (with Dwarkesh Patel)
Episode 995
Dwarkesh Patel interviewed the most influential thinkers and leaders in the world of AI and chronicled the history of AI up to now in his book, The Scaling Era. Listen as he talks to EconTalk's Russ …
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Christianity Needs to Help Save Democracy (with Jonathan Rauch)
Episode 994
How does a nice Jewish boy who is also a gay atheist have the chutzpah to lecture Christianity on its obligations to democracy? Listen to author Jonathan Rauch talk about his book Cross Purposes with…
Published on 5 months ago
Rational and Religious (with Ross Douthat)
Episode 993
How can we explain the world's underlying order? How does consciousness emerge? And why do people from such different cultures have such similar near-death experiences? Listen as Ross Douthat, New Yo…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
The Music and Magic of John and Paul (with Ian Leslie)
Episode 992
At the heart of the success of the Beatles was the creative chemistry and volatile friendship between John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Listen as author Ian Leslie discusses his book, John & Paul: A Lo…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Do All Creatures, Great and Small, and Made From Silicon, Have Rights? (with Jeff Sebo)
Episode 991
Should monkeys have the same rights as humans? What about elephants, ants, or invertebrates? NYU philosopher Jeff Sebo makes the case for expanding your moral circle to many more beings than you migh…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Bird Brains, Bird Sex, and All Kinds of Beauty (with Matt Ridley)
Episode 990
Bright colors, long tails, and dances of seduction: they may hurt a bird's chances of survival in the wild, but they seem to increase the chances of reproduction. Is this all part of natural selectio…
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
How Better Feedback Can Revolutionize Education (with Daisy Christodoulou)
Episode 989
Feedback on exams and papers--grades and comments--should be more than an assessment. It should point the way to improvement. So argues educational consultant Daisy Christodoulou, emphasizing that ac…
Published on 6 months ago
Will Guidara on Unreasonable Hospitality
Episode 988
What can the restaurant business teach us about leadership and management? Listen as Will Guidara, the former owner of Eleven Madison Park, explains to EconTalk's Russ Roberts how his restaurant beca…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
The Unusual World of Israeli Democracy (with Rachel Gur)
Episode 987
Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East but it seems a lot more alien and chaotic than many of the older democracies of the West. Hear Rachel Gur of Reichman University explain to EconTalk's …
Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago