Podcast Episodes

Contagion

Episode 135

Mark Thornton dissects “contagion” hype and argues it’s not a market pathology. He shows why, in a free market, failures reallocate customers, labor,…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

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The Seven Deadly Economic Sins

Episode 135

Mark Thornton traces seven headline “problems” back to one engine: monetary inflation. Drawing on Austrian insights, Mark explains how new money dist…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Minor Issues, Major Conversations: Mark Thornton’s Four-Interview Roundup

Episode 135

On this marathon episode of Minor Issues, Mark stitches together four recent interviews for a fast-moving tour of today’s economy: why gold spiked wh…

2 months ago

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Silver: Manipulation or Fundamentals?

Episode 135

Is silver “manipulated,” or are fundamentals doing the work? Mark Thornton sifts the evidence and finds a simpler story. Big players have gamed marke…

2 months, 1 week ago

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Nothing Good Starts at the Top

Episode 135

Speaking at the recent Mises Institute Supporters Summit, Mark Thornton argues that lasting reform comes from the bottom up, not from political edict…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Reading Markets the Austrian Way

Episode 135

Mark Thornton reviews David Howden’s data-driven guide to long-horizon investing in commodities, useful even for Austrians wary of statistics. Mark e…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

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Silver’s $50 Moment

Episode 135

Mark Thornton shares a timely conversation from the Liberty & Finance podcast with Elijah K. Johnson. Mark explains why $50 silver is a psychological…

2 months, 4 weeks ago

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Monetary Metals 101: How Gold and Silver Work in a Free Market

Episode 135

Mark Thornton lays the groundwork for understanding gold and silver before politics gets involved. Mark explains why monetary metals emerge from mark…

3 months ago

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Vitamins vs. Technocracy: Lessons from MK-7

Episode 135

On the latest episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton uses vitamin K2 (MK-7) as a case study in how technocracy goes wrong, elevating cutting-edge fin…

3 months, 1 week ago

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Silver, Subsidies, and the Green Paradox

Episode 135

On the latest episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton critiques “green” mandates through the seen–unseen lens, contrasting them with conservation grou…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

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