

EconTalk
EconTalk: Conversations for the Curious is an award-winning weekly podcast hosted by Russ Roberts of Shalem College in Jerusalem and Stanford's Hoover Institution. The eclectic guest list includes authors, doctors, psychologists, historians, philosophers, economists, and more. Learn how the health care system really works, the serenity that comes from humility, the challenge of interpreting data, how potato chips are made, what it's like to run an upscale Manhattan restaurant, what caused the 2008 financial crisis, the nature of consciousness, the conflicts and history of the Middle East, and more. EconTalk has been taking the Monday out of Mondays since 2006. All 1000+ episodes are available in the archive. Go to EconTalk.org for transcripts, related resources, and comments.
Episodes


Annie Duke on the Power of Quitting

Johnathan Bi on Mimesis and René Girard

Agnes Callard on Meaning, the Human Quest, and the Aims of Education

Jessica Todd Harper on Beauty, Family, and Photography

Michael Munger on Industrial Policy

Ryan Holiday on Discipline Is Destiny

Devon Zuegel on Inflation, Argentina, and Crypto

Roland Fryer on Educational Reform

Sonat Birnecker Hart on Whiskey

Erik Hoel on Effective Altruism, Utilitarianism, and the Repugnant Conclusion

Kieran Setiya on Midlife

David McRaney on How Minds Change

Will MacAskill on Longtermism and What We Owe the Future

Amor Towles on A Gentleman in Moscow and the Writer's Craft

Raj Chetty on Economic Mobility

Tyler Cowen on Talent

Russ Roberts and Mike Munger on Wild Problems

Gerd Gigerenzer on How to Stay Smart in a Smart World

John List on Scale, Uber, and the Voltage Effect
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