EconTalk

My weekly podcast where I interview authors, economists, innovators, and people from all walks of life. Past guests include Jill Lepore, Eric Topol, Martha Nussbaum, Milton Friedman, Thomas Piketty, Angela Duckworth, Sebastian Junger, Christopher Hitchens, Bill James, Emily Oster, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Stephen Kotkin, A.J. Jacobs, Mariana Mazzucato, Alan Lightman, and Michael Lewis.

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January 20, 2020

Janine Barchas on the Lost Books of Jane Austen

Author and professor Janine Barchas of the University of Texas talks about her book, The Lost Books of Jane Austen,…

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January 13, 2020

Adam Minter on Secondhand

Journalist and author Adam Minter talks about his book Secondhand with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Minter explores the strange and…

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January 6, 2020

Melanie Mitchell on Artificial Intelligence

Computer Scientist and author Melanie Mitchell of Portland State University and the Santa Fe Institute talks about her book Artificial…

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December 30, 2019

Kimberly Clausing on Open and the Progressive Case for Free Trade

Economist and author Kimberly Clausing of Reed College talks about her book Open with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Clausing, a…

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December 23, 2019

Joe Posnanski on the Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini

Journalist and author Joe Posnanski talks about his book, The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini, with EconTalk host Russ…

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December 16, 2019

Binyamin Appelbaum on the Economists’ Hour

Journalist and author Binyamin Appelbaum of the New York Times talks about his book, The Economists’ Hour, with EconTalk host…

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December 9, 2019

Terry Moe on Educational Reform, Katrina, and Hidden Power

Political Scientist and author Terry Moe of Stanford University talks about his book, The Politics of Institutional Reform with EconTalk…

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December 2, 2019

Gerd Gigerenzer on Gut Feelings

Psychologist and author Gerd Gigerenzer of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development talks about his book Gut Feelings with…

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November 25, 2019

Susan Mayer on What Money Can’t Buy

Sociologist Susan Mayer of the University of Chicago talks about her book What Money Can’t Buy with EconTalk host Russ…

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November 18, 2019

Keith Smith on Free Market Health Care

Entrepreneur and Anesthesiologist Keith Smith of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma talks with host Russ Roberts about what it’s like…

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