Econtalk
December 1, 2022
Johnathan Bi on Mimesis and René Girard | EconTalk with Russ Robert
Johnathan Bi and Russ Roberts discuss Mimetic Theory, Rene Girard, physical desires vs metaphysical desires, authenticity, positive vs...
October 4, 2022
Erik Hoel on Effective Altruism, Utilitarianism, and the Repugnant Conclusion | Econtalk with Russ Roberts
Erik Hoel questions the Effective Altruism movement, critiques utilitarianism, & explores the repugnant conclusion when EA's applied...
May 23, 2022
Software, Immortality, and Bitcoin | Marc Andreessen on EconTalk with Russ Roberts
Russ and Marc discuss how his 'software eats the world' article has aged, the governments failure to uphold the American Dream, how Bitcoin...
March 2, 2022
First-Hand Food | Tamar Haspel on EconTalk with Russ Roberts
Tamar and Russ discuss how first-hand food can serve as the trojan horse in discovering your true potential and connecting with your...
October 26, 2021
Happiness, Suffering, and The Sweet Spot | Paul Bloom on EconTalk with Russ Roberts
Russ and Paul discuss the positive and dependent relationship between suffering and pleasure as it relates to...
August 25, 2021
Mine! | Michael Heller and James Salzman on EconTalk with Russ Roberts
Michael Heller & James Salzman discuss with Russ Roberts how social norms and the nuance of context influence everyday battles over...
August 5, 2021
The Constitution of Knowledge | Jonathan Rauch on EconTalk with Russ Roberts
Jonathan and Russ discuss The Constitution of Knowledge and how our freedom and civility relies on the institutional support of truth...
July 20, 2021
The Comfort Crisis | Michael Easter on EconTalk with Russ Roberts
Michael Easter and Russ Roberts discuss how society has mismanaged the balance between comfort and struggle and how Misogi experiences...
July 28, 2020
The Pandemic, Power of Masks, Levels of Risk and More | Nassim Nicholas Taleb on EconTalk
Nassim Nicholas Taleb joins Russ Roberts to discuss how to take risks, the power of masks, the limitations of science and...
April 17, 2019
Jordan Peterson: 12 Rules for Life – EconTalk
Jordan B. Peterson is a Canadian clinical psychologist and a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto. He is the author of "12...
December 11, 2018
Econtalk – Michael Munger on Sharing, Transaction Costs, and Tomorrow 3.0
This podcast is all about the sharing economy (like Uber and...