Recent Podcast Episodes

Bob interviews Alex Tabarrok, professor of economics at George Mason University and co-author of the popular Marginal Revolution blog.

David Gornoski on culture and violence in America.

Jeff Deist on the state of political life in America.

Bob Murphy on the current state of the U.S. economy.

Lena Wang on the state of higher education in America.

Can we ever go back to a time when communities took care of the medical needs of their members without the intervention of governments and without the corrupting influence of health insurance? Accad and Koka interview Dale Bellis, founder of Liberty Healthshare.

Who should represent physicians when doctors may hold very divergent views on matters of politics, economics, ethics, and even science? Michel Accad and Anish Koka interview Dr. Jane Orient.

It's government — not markets — that intervene to "stimulate" ever greater amounts of spending and consumption. A healthy market economy, meanwhile, relies on both saving and spending.

Professor Peter Klein joins The Human Action Podcast to explain how and why.

Chris Calton recounts a victory that would give the Union access to the Confederate heartland—the capture of Fort Henry. 

Dr. Salerno discusses his intellectual roots and scholarly work, as well as his funny adventures with Murray Rothbard.

Radiology holds a special place in the medical ecosystem. Michel Accad and Anish Koka discuss what its future holds with Dr. Saurabh Jha, Associate Professor of Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.

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?

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.

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

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

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

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.