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EconTalk
EconTalk
Russ Roberts

EconTalk: Conversations for the Curious is an award-winning weekly podcast hosted by Russ Roberts of Shalem College in Jerusalem and Stanford's Hoover... more

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Episodes

Coase, the Rules of the Game, and the Costs of Perfection (with Daisy Christodoulou)

Surely perfection is better than imperfection. But applying technology to improve decision-making can backfire. Listen as ed-tech innovator Daisy Christodoulou and... more

03 Feb 2025 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
Why AI Is Good for Humans (with Reid Hoffman)

Should we worry about the human future in a world of AI? Reid Hoffman is unafraid and even optimistic. He... more

27 Jan 2025 · 1 hour, 21 minutes
Weep, Shudder, Die: The Secret of Opera Revealed (with Dana Gioia)

How can opera, with words we rarely understand, make us cry? Why does opera, filled with melodrama, move us? Listen... more

20 Jan 2025 · 1 hour, 18 minutes
Will DOGE and Musk Make a Difference? (with Michael Munger)

Can Musk use DOGE to reduce the size and power of the bureaucracy and big government? Michael Munger of Duke University thinks... more

13 Jan 2025 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
Understanding the Settler Colonialism Movement (with Adam Kirsch)

Under settler colonialism, you're either a settler or indigenous and the sin of the founding of America, Australia, and Israel,... more

06 Jan 2025 · 59 minutes
The Power of Nuance: Lessons for Public Health (with Emily Oster)

Public health officials should tell the truth, even when it's complicated. Even when some people might misunderstand. Otherwise, says economist... more

30 Dec 2024 · 56 minutes
Fixing Sick Cities (with Alain Bertaud)

Why are European cities charming and American cities often so charmless? Simple, says urbanist Alain Bertaud: most American cities are... more

23 Dec 2024 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
Is This War With Lebanon Different? (with Matti Friedman)

Is Israel's war with Lebanon going to end differently from past attempts to secure Israel's northern border? Journalist Matti Friedman,... more

16 Dec 2024 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
Why Industrial Policy Is (Almost) Always a Bad Idea (with Scott Sumner)

Tariffs are in the air. Will they help or hurt Americans? Listen as economist Scott Sumner makes the case against... more

09 Dec 2024 · 1 hour, 29 minutes
Translating Life and Fate (with Robert Chandler)

What does it take to translate a 900-page Russian novel written before the fall of the Soviet Union? For Robert... more

02 Dec 2024 · 1 hour, 18 minutes
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Coase, the Rules of the Game, and the Costs of Perfection (with Daisy Christodoulou)
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