Recent Podcast Episodes

If climate change effects aren't enough to put a noticeable dent in life expectancy, then why is climate change talked about as an apocalypse?

Bob Murphy and David Gornoski discuss state violence and some healthy alternatives to a violence-based society.

Many people on the left regard economics as neither a science nor a principled field of study. For them, economics is just a pseudo-science invented as corporate propaganda, and people who push "free-market economics" do so because they are either evil or brainwashed by corporate masters.

Chris Calton details Ulysses S. Grant's early actions in the Civil War. 

To understand the marketplace, it is not necessary to believe in the existence of a selfish, profit-maximizing human.

Drug pricing seems to be an irrational and incomprehensible aspect of our economy. Healthcare economist Amitabh Chandra offers some clarity on the matter.

Bob gives the context for his children’s book The Three Lads and the Lizard King, and covers a wide range of related issues.

Dr. Ethan Weiss, an accomplished clinician-scientist, discusses what led him from the lab bench to an interest in dietary interventions.

Chris Calton details the first ever battle between two ironclad warships.

Defense attorneys Kyle Clark and Andrew George shed light on the legal procedures, tactics, and tricks that can send physicians to federal prison.

Bob Murphy and Dave Smith discuss the theory and practice of comedy, Dave’s discovery of Austrian economics, Mises.org, and more.

Chris Calton details the incredible process of constructing the technological marvel The Monitor.

Dr. Milton Packer traces the history of the American medical school from its humble beginnings to its present day turmoils.

Billions of healthcare dollars hinge on theories from a field of human inquiry that combines the precision of mathematics with the accuracy of astrology. Michel Accad and Anish Koka interview Dr. Michael Acree, a data scientist and a teacher of statistical science.

Join Jeff for the final Mises Weekends episode!

Gene Epstein and Bob Murphy cover a variety of topics, including how Gene's reading of Rothbard’s Man, Economy, and State lead him to become a free-market libertarian.

Chris Calton details the incredible life of the Swedish engineer who created the Union's first iron warship.

Jeff Deist and Dr. Joe Salerno examine Ludwig von Mises's views on nationalism and immigration.

Bob provides an introductory framework on how to analyze the economics of immigration.