Podcast Episodes

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, 2 months ago

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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, 3 months ago

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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, 3 months ago

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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, 3 months ago

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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, 3 months ago

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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, 4 months ago

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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, 4 months ago

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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, 4 months ago

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Adam Davidson on Hollywood and the Future of Work

Episode 477

What's it like to hang out with Brad Pitt, Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, and Steve Carell for two months? Adam Davidson, who writes for the New York …

11 years, 4 months ago

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Nathaniel Popper on Bitcoin and Digital Gold

Episode 476

Nathaniel Popper of the New York Times and the author of Digital Gold talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about Bitcoin. Can Bitcoin make it? What …

11 years, 4 months ago

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