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Back to SearchPaul Romer on the COVID-19 Pandemic
Episode 736
In this bonus episode of EconTalk, economist and Nobel Laureate Paul Romer discusses the coronavirus pandemic with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Romer …
6 years, 3 months ago
Branko Milanovic on Capitalism, Alone
Episode 735
Economist and author Branko Milanovic of the Graduate Center, CUNY, talks about his book, Capitalism, Alone, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. They di…
6 years, 3 months ago
L.A. Paul on Vampires, Life Choices, and Transformation
Episode 734
Philosopher and author L.A. Paul talks about her book Transformative Experience with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Paul explores the uncertainties that…
6 years, 4 months ago
Alan Lightman on Stardust, Meaning, Religion, and Science
Episode 733
Physicist and author Alan Lightman talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the origins of the universe, meaning, transcendence, and the relations…
6 years, 4 months ago
Vinay Prasad on Cancer Drugs, Medical Ethics, and Malignant
Episode 732
Oncologist, author, and podcaster Vinay Prasad talks about his book Malignant with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Prasad lays out the conflicts of inter…
6 years, 4 months ago
Ed Leamer on Manufacturing, Effort, and Inequality
Episode 731
Economist Ed Leamer of UCLA talks about manufacturing, effort, and inequality with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. The conversation draws on recent empir…
6 years, 4 months ago
Arnold Kling on the Three Languages of Politics, Revisited
Episode 730
Economist and author Arnold Kling talks about the revised edition of his book The Three Languages of Politics in front of a live audience at the Cato…
6 years, 4 months ago
Jenny Schuetz on Land Regulation and the Housing Market
Episode 729
Jenny Schuetz of the Brookings Institution talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about zoning, boarding houses, real estate development, and the hous…
6 years, 5 months ago
Azra Raza on The First Cell
Episode 728
Author and oncologist Azra Raza talks about her book The First Cell with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Raza argues that we have made little progress in…
6 years, 5 months ago
Tyler Cowen on the COVID-19 Pandemic
Episode 727
Economist and infovore Tyler Cowen of George Mason University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the political, social, and economic aspects…
6 years, 5 months ago