Podcast Episodes

Nicholas Crafts, Luis Garicano, and Luigi Zingales on the Economic Future of Europe

Episode 567

What is the future of the European economy? What are the challenges facing Europe? What are the implications of Brexit for the United Kingdom and the…

9 years, 6 months ago

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Paul Bloom on Empathy

Episode 566

Psychologist Paul Bloom of Yale University talks about his book Against Empathy with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Bloom argues that empathy--the abili…

9 years, 6 months ago

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Tom Wainwright on Narconomics

Episode 565

When fighting the war on drugs, governments typically devote enormous resources trying to reduce the supply. But is this effective? Journalist and au…

9 years, 6 months ago

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Jim Epstein on Bitcoin, the Blockchain, and Freedom in Latin America

Episode 564

Writer, reporter, and film producer Jim Epstein talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about mining Bitcoins in Venezuela as a way to import food. Ven…

9 years, 6 months ago

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Gary Taubes on the Case Against Sugar

Episode 563

Sugar appears to have no nutritional value. But is it more than just empty calories? Is it actually bad for us? Author and journalist Gary Taubes tal…

9 years, 7 months ago

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George Borjas on Immigration and We Wanted Workers

Episode 562

George Borjas of Harvard University and author of We Wanted Workers talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about immigration and the challenges of mea…

9 years, 7 months ago

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Sam Quinones on Heroin, the Opioid Epidemic, and Dreamland

Episode 561

How did heroin spread beyond big cities in America? What's the connection between heroin and America's opioid problem? Sam Quinones, author of Dreaml…

9 years, 7 months ago

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Michael Munger on the Basic Income Guarantee

Episode 560

Michael Munger of Duke University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the virtues and negatives of a basic guaranteed income--giving every Am…

9 years, 7 months ago

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Robert Hall on Recession, Stagnation, and Monetary Policy

Episode 559

Economist Robert Hall of Stanford University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the current state of the U.S. economy and what we know and d…

9 years, 7 months ago

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Mark Warshawsky on Compensation, Health Care Costs, and Inequality

Episode 558

Economist and author Mark Warshawsky of George Mason Univerity's Mercatus Center talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his work on the role hea…

9 years, 8 months ago

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