

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


How the Constitution Can Bring Us Together (with Yuval Levin)

Injustice and the "Letter from Birmingham Jail" (with Dwayne Betts)

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Covid Vaccine (with Vinay Prasad)

Purpose, Pleasure, and Meaning in a World Without Work (with Nicholas Bostrom)

Glenn Loury Tells All

Living with the Constitution (with A.J. Jacobs)

The Top EconTalk Conversations of 2023 (with Russ Roberts)

Seeking Immortality (with Paul Bloom)

When Prediction Is Not Enough (with Teppo Felin)

Rituals Without Religion (with Michael Norton)

A User's Guide to Our Emotional Thermostat (with Adam Mastroianni)
This podcast episode explores the paradox of happiness and the stability of happiness levels across countries and individuals. It delves into the concept of psychological adaptation, the existence of a control system for maintaining stability in happiness levels, and the evolutionary reasons behind mood modulation. The...

What Does "Unbiased" Mean in the Digital World? (with Megan McArdle)

Voices from Gaza (with Ahmed Alkhatib)

Living with Exponential Change (with Azeem Azhar)

How to Avoid Lying With Statistics (with Jeremy Weber)

The Secrets of Great Conversation (with Charles Duhigg)
This EconTalk interview podcast features Russ Roberts interviewing Charles Duhigg, author of "Supercommunicators," about the skills and techniques of effective communication. The conversation explores the concept of "super communicators," individuals who excel at connecting with others, emphasizing that these skills a...

A Lively Debate on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (with Robert Wright)

Year Zero of the Arab-Israeli Conflict (with Hillel Cohen)

Should Israel Depend on the US? (with Michael Oren)
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