Recent Podcast Episodes

Is the Federal Reserve truly independent? Jonathan Newman uncovers the myths behind the 1951 Treasury-Fed Accord.

Ron Unz critically reassesses the established narrative of World War II.

With the resurrection of Saudi Arabia's Jeddah Tower project set for completion around 2027, could another global economic crisis be imminent?

Phillip Tourney provides a first-hand account of the 1967 USS Liberty incident.

Did the Marshall Plan save Europe or enrich crony capitalists? Patrick Newman exposes how corporate welfare, hidden deals, and corruption shaped postwar policy, with effects still felt today.

David Gordon explores historian Charles Beard’s forgotten warnings and their lasting lessons on liberty and foreign policy.

Why did the South lose the Civil War? Mark Thornton argues Vicksburg—not Gettysburg—was key, revealing how Confederate economic failures sealed their fate.

Hunt Tooley reveals how artillery, arms dealers, and bankers turned war into profitable, prolonged carnage.

Scott Horton exposes how US foreign policy disasters threaten peace, prosperity, and freedom.

Tom DiLorenzo exposes the dangerous "Treasury of Virtue" that justifies endless wars and imperialism.

Ilana Mercer dismantles Israel’s "Hasbara" myths, exposing harsh truths behind Gaza’s suffering—and the moral complicity of America in enabling atrocities.

Political Scientist Joseph Solis-Mullen joins Ryan McMaken to review Ralph Raico's newly published lectures on politics in the West. We recommend this book for all who want a pro-freedom history of political thought.

While Trump has not yet turned to price controls to address America‘s absurdly high drug prices, Monday‘s executive order suggests that he soon may.

A free market economy does not generate jobs or money. Instead, it creates wealth through exchange and production. Government intervention, contrary to what mainstream economists believe, does not enhance wealth, but instead destroys it.

Bob Murphy digs into the latest GDP numbers, questions Peter St. Onge’s optimistic spin, and shows what the data really says about tariffs, trade, and recession fears.

Mark Thornton digs into the gold-silver ratio—its wild swings, its history, and what it might mean for investors and the world at large.

California economist and resident/victim William Anderson joins us to talk about the absurdity of California's bullet train plan, and how it ignores economic realities. 

Real ID is the latest example of the government using 9/11 as an excuse to grab more power.

Jonathan Newman joins Bob Murphy to explore what economics really is, why it matters, and how the revamped Mises Academy is helping teach it the right way.

Mark Thornton cuts through the noise to explore the real economic threats facing America.