Why Roddy Piper Was Too Rowdy in ‘They Live’
Bob Murphy analyzes John Carpenter’s 1988 cult classic They Live, starring Roddy Piper.
Recent Podcast Episodes
Bob Graboyes: From Fortress to Frontier in American Healthcare
Bob Graboyes on why American healthcare is stuck in a hundred-year-old mentality that stifles innovation, constrains medical advances, and yields low quality care.
Patrick Newman Cracks the Code to Publish a New Rothbard Manuscript
Economist Patrick Newman relays his adventurous tale of deciphering Murray Rothbard’s handwritten manuscript on early American history.
Bob Explains the Highlights of His New QJAE Article on Fractional Reserve Banking
Bob shows why Ludwig von Mises thought any issuance of fiduciary media caused the boom-bust cycle.
Economist Ben Powell Reports on His Worldwide Tour of Socialist Countries
Bob Murphy and Ben Powell discuss Ben's newly-released book Socialism Sucks, co-authored with Robert Lawson.
The Stupidity of the American Healthcare Consumer?
Dr. Keith Smith offers insights into the chasm that exists between the way healthcare policy makers conceive of medical practice and how ordinary patients actually seek the best possible healthcare value.
The State of Economics Education
Jeff Deist and Dr. Liliana Stern discuss the state of economics education on this special live episode of the Human Action Podcast.
Trump’s 7/10 Executive Order: A Turning Point for Nephrology?
Dr. Joel Topf shares his insights on the good and bad of Trump's executive order, and on the state and future of kidney disease in the United States.
