

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


Luca Dellanna on Compulsion, Self-deception, and the Brain

Michael Eisenberg on the Start-Up Nation, Storytelling, and the Power of Technology

John Taylor on Inflation, the Fed, and the Taylor Rule

Moshe Koppel on Norms, Tradition, and Resilient Societies

Penny Lane on Loving and Loathing Kenny G

Tyler Cowen and Russ Roberts on Nation, Immigration, and Israel

Gregory Zuckerman on the Crazy Race to Create the COVID Vaccine

Lorne Buchman on Creativity, Leadership, and Art

Megan McArdle on Belonging, Home, and National Identity

Michael Munger on Constitutions

Frank Rose on Internet Narratives

Michael Faye and Paul Niehaus on GiveDirectly

Nina Kraus on Hearing, Noise, and Of Sound Mind

Eric Jacobus on the Art and Science of Violence

Emily Oster on the Family Firm

Sandra Faber on the Future of the Earth

Jennifer Frey on Education, Philosophy, and the University

Paul Bloom on Happiness, Suffering, and the Sweet Spot

Rowan Jacobsen on Truffle Hound
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