

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


Bryan Caplan on Discrimination and Labor Markets

Virginia Postrel on Style

Stanley Engerman on Slavery

Sam Peltzman on Regulation

Richard Thaler on Libertarian Paternalism

Clint Bolick Defends Judicial Activism

Skip Sauer on the Economics of Moneyball

Walter Williams on Life, Liberty and Economics

Larry Iannaccone on the Economics of Religion

Michael Munger on Private vs. Public Risk-Taking

Darius Lakdawalla on the Economics of Obesity

Ed Glaeser on the Economics of Paternalism

Richard Epstein on Legislators vs. Wal-Mart

Milton Friedman on Capitalism and Freedom

Milton Friedman on Money

The Political Economy of Power

Chris Anderson and the Long Tail

John Cogan on Improving the Health Care System

Making Schools Better: A Conversation with Rick Hanushek
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