Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAI, Jobs, and the Value of Ideas w/ Benjamin Shiller, Brandeis University
Episode 313
AI can write essays, generate code, and assist with research, but does that mean it will replace human workers? Economist Benjamin Shiller, author of…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Why Productivity Matters for Living Standards | Australia’s Productivity Problem
Episode 312
Australia’s productivity growth has slowed to its weakest rate in decades — and that matters because productivity ultimately drives rising living sta…
7 months ago
Argentina’s Radical Economic Turnaround
Episode 311
Argentina was on the brink: inflation near 300% a year, real wages collapsing, poverty rising, and a large fiscal deficit. Voters elected libertarian…
7 months, 1 week ago
A Pro-Growth Tax Reform Agenda for Australia
Episode 310
What would tax reform look like if the goal were higher wages and stronger long-term growth — rather than more revenue? In this episode, Gene Tunny a…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
What Would Adam Smith Make of Australia? | A C+ Scorecard
Episode 309
Adam Smith is often invoked as the intellectual godfather of modern capitalism — but he was also a moral philosopher. Judo Bank founder and former CE…
8 months ago
What Counts as Economic Activity — and What Doesn’t
Episode 308
What do we actually count as economic activity — and what do we leave out? In this episode, Gene speaks with economist Misty Heggeness about Swiftyno…
8 months ago
Why Economists Defend Free Speech
Episode 307
What does free speech have to do with economics? A lot more than you might think. In this episode, Gene Tunny is joined by John Humphreys to explore …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Auckland Upzoning: Hype or Housing Fix?
Episode 306
Auckland’s upzoning reforms have become a global case study in housing policy. Gene Tunny and John August dig into the data behind claims that loosen…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
AI, Power & the Future of Politics w/ Bruce Schneier, Harvard Kennedy School
Episode 305
Show host Gene Tunny speaks with cybersecurity expert Bruce Schneier of the Harvard Kennedy School about his new book, Rewiring Democracy, which expl…
9 months ago
Why Roman Interest Rates Collapsed After Augustus Won | Fertility Economics Questions Answered | Friedman & Reagan on the Gold Standard – ep 304
Episode 304
Gene responds to thoughtful listener feedback on record-low fertility rates and explores why childcare, IVF, and returning to work for fortysomething…
10 months, 2 weeks ago