Listening to Russ Roberts’ Econtalk podcast for the last 5 years has given me a whole new perspective on the world. Roberts has exposed me to a whole new way of economic thinking, refined my scientific skepticism, and introduced me to copious topics and scholars.
Here are episodes from over the years that I’ve particularly enjoyed.
- The Economics of Organ Donations
- Making Schools Better: A Conversation with Rick Hanushek
- Boudreaux on the Economics of “Buy Local”
- Deer on Autism, Vaccination, and Scientific Fraud
- O’Donohoe on Potato Chips and Salty Snacks
- David Owen on the Environment, Unintended Consequences, and The Conundrum
- Cowen on Food
- Lisa Turner on Organic Farming
- Narlikar on Fair Trade and Free Trade
- Velasquez-Manoff on Autoimmune Disease, Parasites, and Complexity
- David Skarbek on Prison Gangs and the Social Order of the Underworld
- Jonah Lehrer on Creativity and Imagine
- Scott Atlas on American Health Care
- Terry Anderson on the Environment and Property Rights
- Leonard Wong on Honesty and Ethics in the Military
- Eric Topol on the Power of Patients in a Digital World
- Adam Davidson on Hollywood and the Future of Work
- Matt Ridley on Climate Change
- Lee Ohanian, Arnold Kling, and John Cochrane on the Future of Freedom, Democracy, and Prosperity
- Rachel Laudan on the History of Food and Cuisine
- William MacAskill on Effective Altruism and Doing Good Better
- Jayson Lusk on Food, Technology, and Unnaturally Delicious
One of my favorite guests is Duke economist Mike Munger. Here are some great interviews with him:
Incidentally, Priceonomics recently published a great article on Roberts and Econtalk.