Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHans Hoppe is No Revolutionary
Episode 135
Is Hans-Hermann Hoppe a firebrand revolutionary, or something very different? On this episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton traces Hoppe’s American …
8 months ago
Charlie Kirk on Drugs: Addicted to Progressive Values?
Episode 131
On this episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton responds to Charlie Kirk’s “most controversial take” on cannabis and drug policy. Mark contrasts Kirk’…
8 months, 1 week ago
Stuck in Jackson Hole
Episode 131
As central bankers descend on Jackson Hole for their annual gathering, Mark Thornton explores the history, politics, and pageantry of the world’s mos…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Capital Consumption
Episode 131
What happens when a society consumes its seed corn? What is capital consumption, and why does it matter? In this episode, Mark Thornton examines how …
8 months, 3 weeks ago
The Great Precious Metal Premium Conspiracy
Episode 131
Why do gold and silver coins often cost more than the spot price, and why do those premiums seem to disappear when you try to sell? On this episode, …
9 months ago
Inflation: True or Out of the Blue
Episode 123
On this episode, Mark Thornton gives a crash course on the sleight-of-hand world of inflation, how it really works, why the official story doesn’t ad…
9 months, 1 week ago
Why Jay Powell’s Fed Will Not Cut Interest Rates
Episode 123
In this episode, Mark Thornton breaks down the political pressure from Trump, market demands for cheap money, and the Federal Reserve’s real fears: a…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Who Invented Money?
Episode 123
In the latest episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton unpacks a deceptively simple question and follows its answer deep into the heart of economic his…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Who Really Invented Bitcoin?
Episode 123
In this episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton revisits a prophetic 1970s address by Nobel laureate F.A. Hayek that laid the intellectual groundwork …
9 months, 4 weeks ago
The War They Promised Not to Start
Episode 123
In this episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton features his recent appearance on the Liberty and Finance podcast. Mark pulls back the curtain on the …
10 months ago