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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

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Does Market Failure Justify Government Intervention? (with Michael Munger)

17 Jun 2024
1h 8m
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How the Constitution Can Bring Us Together (with Yuval Levin)

10 Jun 2024
1h 2m
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Injustice and the "Letter from Birmingham Jail" (with Dwayne Betts)

03 Jun 2024
1h 4m
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Covid Vaccine (with Vinay Prasad)

27 May 2024
1h 27m
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Purpose, Pleasure, and Meaning in a World Without Work (with Nicholas Bostrom)

20 May 2024
1h 16m
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Glenn Loury Tells All

13 May 2024
1h 30m
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Living with the Constitution (with A.J. Jacobs)

06 May 2024
1h 8m
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The Top EconTalk Conversations of 2023 (with Russ Roberts)

29 Apr 2024
42m
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Seeking Immortality (with Paul Bloom)

22 Apr 2024
1h 13m
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When Prediction Is Not Enough (with Teppo Felin)

15 Apr 2024
1h 7m
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Rituals Without Religion (with Michael Norton)

08 Apr 2024
1h 0m
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A User's Guide to Our Emotional Thermostat (with Adam Mastroianni)

01 Apr 2024
1h 3m
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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...

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

25 Mar 2024
1h 12m
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Voices from Gaza (with Ahmed Alkhatib)

18 Mar 2024
1h 12m
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Living with Exponential Change (with Azeem Azhar)

11 Mar 2024
1h 14m
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How to Avoid Lying With Statistics (with Jeremy Weber)

04 Mar 2024
1h 12m
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The Secrets of Great Conversation (with Charles Duhigg)

26 Feb 2024
1h 23m
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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...

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

19 Feb 2024
1h 46m
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Year Zero of the Arab-Israeli Conflict (with Hillel Cohen)

12 Feb 2024
1h 8m
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Should Israel Depend on the US? (with Michael Oren)

05 Feb 2024
1h 13m
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