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Back to SearchMichael Matheson Miller on Poverty, Inc
Episode 497
Michael Matheson Miller of the Acton Institute and the Director of the documentary Poverty, Inc., talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his awa…
10 years, 10 months ago
Cesar Hidalgo on Why Information Grows
Episode 496
Cesar Hidalgo of MIT and the author of Why Information Grows talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the growth of knowledge and know-how in the …
10 years, 10 months ago
Yuval Harari on Sapiens
Episode 495
Yuval Harari of Hebrew University and author of Sapiens talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the history of humanity. Topics discussed include…
10 years, 10 months ago
Peter Boettke on Katrina, Ten Years After
Episode 494
Pete Boettke of George Mason University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the political and economic lessons he has learned as program dire…
10 years, 10 months ago
Tim O'Reilly on Technology and Work
Episode 493
Tim O'Reilly of O'Reilly Media talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his career in technology and media and the challenges facing low-wage work…
10 years, 11 months ago
Pete Geddes on the American Prairie Reserve
Episode 492
When Lewis and Clark crossed through Montana, they encountered an extraordinary cornucopia of wildlife. Most of that ecosystem and the animals that o…
10 years, 11 months ago
Tina Rosenberg on the Kidney Market in Iran
Episode 491
There is only one country in the world where a person can sell a kidney to another citizen who buys it. That country is Iran. Tina Rosenberg of The N…
10 years, 11 months ago
Mitch Weiss on the Business of Broadway
Episode 490
Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes at a Broadway show? This week's EconTalk lifts the curtain on the magical world of Broadway: Mitch Weiss, …
10 years, 11 months ago
William MacAskill on Effective Altruism and Doing Good Better
Episode 489
How much care do you take when you make a donation to a charity? What careers make the biggest difference when it comes to helping others? William Ma…
11 years ago
Paul Robinson on Cooperation, Punishment and the Criminal Justice System
Episode 488
Are human beings naturally cooperative or selfish? Can people thrive without government law? Paul Robinson of the University of Pennsylvania and auth…
11 years ago