Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchJesse Ausubel on Agriculture, Technology, and the Return of Nature
Episode 487
Thousands of bears in New Jersey. Humpback whales near New York City. Acres devoted to farming stable or declining even as food production soars. Jes…
11 years ago
Rachel Laudan on the History of Food and Cuisine
Episode 486
Rachel Laudan, visiting scholar at the University of Texas and author of Cuisine and Empire, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the history …
11 years ago
Summer Brennan on Wilderness, Politics and the Oyster War
Episode 485
Summer Brennan, author of The Oyster War, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about her book and the fight between the Drakes Bay Oyster Company an…
11 years ago
Roger Berkowitz on Fish, Food, and Legal Sea Foods
Episode 484
Seafood is highly perishable and supply is often uncertain. Roger Berkowitz, CEO of Legal Sea Foods talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the c…
11 years, 1 month ago
Eric Hanushek on the Education, Skills, and the Millennium Development Goals
Episode 483
How important are basic skills for economic success and growth? Eric Hanushek of Stanford University's Hoover Institution talks with EconTalk host Ru…
11 years, 1 month ago
Wences Casares on Bitcoin and Xapo
Episode 482
Wences Casares, bitcoin evangelist and founder and CEO of Xapo, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about how bitcoin works, the genius of bitcoin'…
11 years, 1 month ago
Lee Ohanian, Arnold Kling, and John Cochrane on the Future of Freedom, Democracy, and Prosperity
Episode 481
Lee Ohanian, Arnold Kling, and John Cochrane talk with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the future of freedom, democracy, and prosperity. Recorded in…
11 years, 1 month ago
Alvin Roth on Matching Markets
Episode 480
Nobel Laureate Alvin Roth of Stanford University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his work on matching markets. Examples include marriage,…
11 years, 2 months ago
Matt Ridley on Climate Change
Episode 479
Science writer and author Matt Ridley discusses climate change with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Based on his reading of the scientific evidence, Ridl…
11 years, 2 months ago
Morten Jerven on African Economic Growth
Episode 478
Morten Jerven of Simon Frasier University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his new book, Africa: Why Economists Get It Wrong. Jerven, who …
11 years, 2 months ago