Podcast Episodes

Robert Rosenkranz: How To Use Stoicism To Build a Meaningful Life

Are you part of the growing stoicism movement? Built on virtue, reason, and self-control, the ancient Roman philosophy is gaining popularity in a world that just se

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Richard Dawkins: Why Atheism Is Winning

Today's guest is evolutionary biologist and outspoken atheist Richard Dawkins, whom Reason's Nick Gillespie interviewed last fall in Milwaukee as part of his "Final Bow" tour. Gillespie and Dawkins t…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Billionaire Cliff Asness: Can Technology Outrun 'Stupider and Stupider' Government?

"I feel fear… because they're somewhat vindictive people. I don't care who you are, having this set of people mad at you is not comfortable." That's today's guest, Cliff Asness, talking about Preside…

Published on 4 months ago

Steven Pinker: Can Harvard Be Saved?

Today's guest is Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker. Pinker and Reason's Nick Gillespie discuss recent shifts at Harvard toward greater institutional neutrality and free speech, while warning that th…

Published on 4 months ago

John Arnold: Government Can't Be Trusted To Fix Any Problems

Today's guest is John Arnold—the former Enron wunderkind and billionaire philanthropist (and Reason Foundation supporter) who's determined to hack America's most expensive and least accountable publi…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Jeffrey Singer: Get Government Out of Health Care

Jeffrey Singer, a Cato Institute fellow and longtime surgeon, argues that government overreach in health care undermines patient autonomy, which should be the guiding principle in medical decision ma…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Jason Furman: Why Everyone Is Wrong About the Economy

Today's guest is Harvard economist Jason Furman, who was one of former President Barack Obama's chief economic advisers and an architect of the

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Mark Clifford: A Political Prisoner Fights for Free Speech in China

Today's guest is Mark Clifford, former editor in chief of the South China Morning Post whose recent book, The Troublemaker, chronicles the life of Jimmy Lai, a man who escaped mainland Communist Chin…

Published on 5 months ago

Leigh Stein and Julius Taranto: Did Wokeness and Trump Kill Literary Satire?

Satire is a powerful force for political and cultural change. But is it even possible in a world that outstrips our imagination on a daily—or even hourly—basis?

Today's guests are two young novelists…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

James Fadiman and Jordan Gruber: Psychedelics Legalization Will Continue No Matter Who Is President

You've probably heard about microdosing, which involves taking a small, "sub-perceptual" dose of psychedelics like LSD or psilocybin on a regular basis to ward off dep…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago