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EconTalk

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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 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.

#997

The Past and Present of Privacy and Public Life (with Tiffany Jenkins)

A paradox of our time is our willingness to bare all to strangers while worrying about who... more

12 May 2025

1 HR 22 MINS

1:22:59

12 May 2025

#996

The Economics of Tariffs and Trade (with Doug Irwin)

Is the United States victimized by trade? What causes trade deficits? Are higher tariffs a... more

05 May 2025

1 HR 32 MINS

1:32:53

05 May 2025

#995

The Past and Future of AI (with Dwarkesh Patel)

Dwarkesh Patel interviewed the most influential thinkers and leaders in the world of AI an... more

28 Apr 2025

1 HR 36 MINS

1:36:44

28 Apr 2025

#994

Why Christianity Needs to Help Save Democracy (with Jonathan Rauch)

How does a nice Jewish boy who is also a gay atheist have the chutzpah to lecture Christia... more

21 Apr 2025

1 HR 20 MINS

1:20:08

21 Apr 2025

#993

Rational and Religious (with Ross Douthat)

How can we explain the world's underlying order? How does consciousness emerge? And why do... more

14 Apr 2025

1 HR 17 MINS

1:17:31

14 Apr 2025

#992

The Music and Magic of John and Paul (with Ian Leslie)

At the heart of the success of the Beatles was the creative chemistry and volatile friends... more

07 Apr 2025

1 HR 17 MINS

1:17:48

07 Apr 2025

#991

Do All Creatures, Great and Small, and Made From Silicon, Have Rights? (with Jeff Sebo)

Should monkeys have the same rights as humans? What about elephants, ants, or invertebrate... more

31 Mar 2025

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:13

31 Mar 2025

#990

Bird Brains, Bird Sex, and All Kinds of Beauty (with Matt Ridley)

Bright colors, long tails, and dances of seduction: they may hurt a bird's chances of surv... more

24 Mar 2025

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:45

24 Mar 2025

#989

How Better Feedback Can Revolutionize Education (with Daisy Christodoulou)

Feedback on exams and papers--grades and comments--should be more than an assessment. It s... more

17 Mar 2025

1 HR 27 MINS

1:27:32

17 Mar 2025

#988

Will Guidara on Unreasonable Hospitality

What can the restaurant business teach us about leadership and management? Listen as Will ... more

10 Mar 2025

58 MINS

58:13

10 Mar 2025

#987

The Unusual World of Israeli Democracy (with Rachel Gur)

Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East but it seems a lot more alien and chaotic ... more

03 Mar 2025

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:10

03 Mar 2025

#986

The Struggle That Shaped the Middle East (with James Barr)

Until the end of WWI, the Middle East as we know it didn't exist. No Israel, Lebanon, Syri... more

24 Feb 2025

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:24

24 Feb 2025

#985

Who Won the Socialist Calculation Debate (with Peter Boettke)

For more than a century, some economists have insisted that central planning can outperfor... more

17 Feb 2025

1 HR 21 MINS

1:21:17

17 Feb 2025

#984

Minimalists and Hoarders (with Michael Easter)

Why do we buy stuff we don't need? Maybe for the same reason that some people can't stand ... more

10 Feb 2025

55 MINS

55:05

10 Feb 2025

#983

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... more

03 Feb 2025

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:25

03 Feb 2025

#982

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... more

27 Jan 2025

1 HR 21 MINS

1:21:03

27 Jan 2025

#981

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 m... more

20 Jan 2025