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EconTalk: Conversations for the Curious is an award-winning weekly podcast hosted by Russ Roberts of Shalem College in Jerusalem and Stanford's Hoover Institution. The eclectic guest list includes authors, doctors, psychologists, historians, philosophers, economists, and more. Learn how the health care system really works, the serenity that comes from humility, the challenge of interpreting data, how potato chips are made, what it's like to run an upscale Manhattan restaurant, what caused the 2008 financial crisis, the nature of consciousness, and more. EconTalk has been taking the Monday out of Mondays since 2006. All 900+ episodes are available in the archive. Go to EconTalk.org for transcripts, related resources, and comments.

EconTalk: Conversations for the Curious is an award-winning weekly podcast hosted by Russ Roberts of Shalem College in Jerusalem and Stanford's Hoover Institution. The eclectic guest list includes authors, doctors, psychologists, historians, philosophers, economists, and more. Learn how the health care system really works, the serenity that comes from humility, the challenge of interpreting data, how potato chips are made, what it's like to run an upscale Manhattan restaurant, what caused the 2008 financial crisis, the nature of consciousness, and more. EconTalk has been taking the Monday out of Mondays since 2006. All 900+ episodes are available in the archive. Go to EconTalk.org for transcripts, related resources, and comments.

 

#1013

Humans Are Overrated (with Christine Webb)

Are humans the most intelligent species, or just the most arrogant? NYU primatologist Chri... more

01 Sep 2025

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:53

01 Sep 2025


#1012

Hemingway, Love, and War (with David Wyatt)

What can Ernest Hemingway teach us today about the morality of war, the eternal and transi... more

25 Aug 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:28

25 Aug 2025


#1011

Tim Ferriss on Tim Ferriss (and much much more)

Cold plunges. Exogenous ketones. Pu-erh tea--but hold the breakfast: it's all par for the ... more

18 Aug 2025

2 HR 06 MINS

2:06:49

18 Aug 2025


#1010

Learning to Think Like Someone Else (with David Marquet)

Former submarine commander David Marquet joins EconTalk's Russ Roberts to explore how dist... more

11 Aug 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:46

11 Aug 2025


#1009

Let Me Be Forgotten (with Lowry Pressly)

What do we lose when every moment is recorded, every action scrutinized, and every past mi... more

04 Aug 2025

1 HR 21 MINS

1:21:00

04 Aug 2025


#1008

Read Like a Champion (with Doug Lemov)

Many students graduate high school today without having read a book cover to cover. Many s... more

28 Jul 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:56

28 Jul 2025


#1007

James Marriott on Reading

Is long form reading a dying pastime? Journalist and cultural critic James Marriott joins ... more

21 Jul 2025

1 HR 25 MINS

1:25:22

21 Jul 2025


#1006

How to Walk the World (with Chris Arnade)

Skip the Mona Lisa when you visit Paris. Don't tour the Coliseum in Rome. Walk, don’t hurr... more

14 Jul 2025

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:38

14 Jul 2025


#1005

What Is Capitalism? (with Mike Munger)

What is capitalism, really? Drawing on Adam Smith, Douglass North, and his own experience ... more

07 Jul 2025

1 HR 19 MINS

1:19:48

07 Jul 2025


#1004

The Deceptive Power of Maps (with Paulina Rowinska)

How can the state of Colorado have nearly 700 sides? Why is a country's coastline as long ... more

30 Jun 2025

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:16

30 Jun 2025


#1003

How to Be a Super Ager (with Eric Topol)

What if we could delay--or even prevent--Alzheimer's, cancer, and heart disease? What if m... more

23 Jun 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:24

23 Jun 2025


#1002

Leon Kass on the Wisdom of Rousseau

Does technology liberate us or enslave us? How do our social interactions affect our sense... more

16 Jun 2025

1 HR 17 MINS

1:17:07

16 Jun 2025


#1001

Two Cheers for Libertarianism and Econ 101 (with Noah Smith)

Economist Noah Smith was so focused on libertarianism's theoretical flaws, he overlooked i... more

09 Jun 2025

1 HR 22 MINS

1:22:06

09 Jun 2025