EconTalk
by Russ Roberts
Is this your podcast?Russ Roberts is a prominent economist and educator known for his work at Shalem College in Jerusalem and the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. He is recognized for his ability to distill complex economic concepts into engaging disc…
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Audience Interest
- health care system insights
- data interpretation challenges
Podcast Focus
- conversations with diverse experts
- exploration of social issues
Publishing Consistency
- weekly episodes for 19 years
- over 1000 episodes produced
Platform Reach
- available on major podcast platforms
- growing listener base
Insights are generated by CastFox AI using publicly available data, episode content, and proprietary models.
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Total monthly reach
Estimated from 39 chart positions in 39 markets.
By chart position
- 🇺🇸US · Courses#21M to 3M
- 🇨🇦CA · Courses#31M to 3M
- 🇦🇺AU · Courses#31M to 3M
- 🇩🇪DE · Courses#16300K to 1M
- 🇮🇳IN · Courses#2300K to 800K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
1.5M to 4.5M🎙 Daily cadence·1,000 episodes·Last published 2d ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
4.9M to 15M🇺🇸20%🇨🇦20%🇦🇺20%+36 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
1.5M to 4.5M90K real followers tracked across platforms
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From 22 epsHost
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Recent episodes
Savage Landscapes (with Cal Flyn)
Jul 27, 2026
Unknown duration
Dwayne Betts on the Iliad
Jul 20, 2026
1h 28m 50s
From Sawdust to Paw Patrol: The Spin Master Story (with Ronnen Harary)
Jul 13, 2026
1h 09m 20s
EconTalk Book Club on the Iliad (with Ido Hevroni)
Jul 6, 2026
1h 10m 02s
Do Less, Heal More: The Case for Medical Conservatism (with John Mandrola)
Jun 29, 2026
59m 44s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/27/26 | Savage Landscapes (with Cal Flyn) | What is wilderness when seven billion people share the planet and nowhere remains truly untouched? Author and journalist Cal Flyn discusses her book The Savage Landscape with EconTalk host Russ Roberts, weaving together journeys to some of Earth's most remote places, including a live volcanic eruption in Iceland she hiked toward despite the danger. Flyn rejects the myth of pristine, unpeopled wilderness, revealing that the wildest-looking landscapes have been shaped by humans for centuries. She explores spiritual quests at Mount Sinai, the return of predators to Europe, the uncomfortable economics of trophy hunting, and why we secretly crave discomfort in an age of endless comfort. | — | ||||||
| 7/20/26 | poetrywar+5 | Dwayne Betts | Iliad | — | IliadDwayne Betts+7 | — | 1h 28m 50s | ||
| 7/13/26 | toy industryentrepreneurship+3 | Ronnen Harary | Paw PatrolDevil Sticks+4 | — | toy companyentrepreneur+5 | — | 1h 09m 20s | ||
| 7/6/26 | HomerIliad+4 | Ido Hevroni | Shalem CollegeIliad | — | HomerIliad+5 | — | 1h 10m 02s | ||
| 6/29/26 | medical conservatismplacebo effect+3 | John Mandrola | EconTalk | — | knee surgerysham surgery+3 | — | 59m 44s | ||
| 6/22/26 | mobile technologyeconomic development+4 | Philip Auerswald | — | — | mobile phonesBangladesh+5 | — | 1h 19m 35s | ||
| 6/15/26 | health benefits of sunshineskin cancer+3 | Rowan Jacobsen | heliotherapyrickets+3 | — | sunshineskin cancer+3 | — | 1h 05m 58s | ||
| 6/8/26 | communitysocial pressures+3 | Luke Burgis | Great Books | — | communitysocial contagion+5 | — | 1h 11m 06s | ||
| 6/1/26 | career advicemeaningful work+3 | Benjamin Todd | 80,000 Hours | — | 80,000 Hourscareer fulfillment+3 | — | 1h 07m 02s | ||
| 5/25/26 | deathatheism+4 | Sebastian Junger | In My Time of Dying | — | Sebastian Jungernear-death experience+4 | — | 1h 06m 33s | ||
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| 5/18/26 | digital ageembodied knowledge+3 | Aled Maclean-Jones | WazeTom Cruise's Body of Work | — | Tom Cruiseembodied knowledge+5 | — | 1h 08m 28s | ||
| 5/11/26 | creativityboundaries+3 | David Epstein | iPhoneperiodic table | — | creativityboundaries+5 | — | 1h 10m 49s | ||
| 5/4/26 | golfsolitude+4 | Gary Belsky | ESPN The Magazine | — | golfing alonemental benefits+3 | — | 59m 45s | ||
| 4/27/26 | AI and militaryautonomous weapons+4 | Dean Ball | ClaudeAnthropic+1 | — | AImilitary operations+5 | — | 1h 17m 23s | ||
| 4/20/26 | Adam Smithwealth+5 | Ross Levine | Stanford's Hoover InstitutionAdam Smith+1 | — | Adam Smithwealth+6 | — | 1h 03m 46s | ||
| 4/13/26 | AI revolutiontechnology+3 | Stephen Witt | NVIDIA | — | NVIDIAJensen Huang+5 | — | 1h 04m 25s | ||
| 4/6/26 | maintenancecivilization+4 | Stewart Brand | M-16Model T+2 | Israel | maintenancecivilization+6 | — | 1h 27m 08s | ||
| 3/30/26 | AI in educationfuture of work+3 | Tyler Cowen | — | — | AIhigher education+5 | — | 1h 02m 13s | ||
| 3/23/26 | Hannah SeneshHolocaust+4 | Matti Friedman | Out of the Sky | HungaryIsrael+1 | Hannah SeneshMatti Friedman+5 | — | 1h 10m 19s | ||
| 3/16/26 | economicsscarcity+4 | Michael Munger | Duke UniversityUNC | — | scarcityDuke University+5 | — | 1h 06m 08s | ||
| 3/9/26 | moralitycooperation+4 | Hanno Sauer | The Invention of Good and Evil | Israel | moralitycooperation+6 | — | 1h 14m 10s | ||
| 3/2/26 | introversionsolitude+4 | Susan Cain | Quiet | — | introvertsshyness+5 | — | 1h 08m 03s | ||
| 2/23/26 | Saudi ArabiaCrown Prince+3 | Karen Elliott House | EconTalkSaudi Arabia | — | Mohammed bin SalmanSaudi Arabia+3 | — | 1h 16m 58s | ||
| 2/16/26 | Seiko, Swatch, and the Swiss Watch Industry (with Aled Maclean-Jones) | How did an industry survive a technology that should have made it obsolete? Aled Maclean-Jones explains to EconTalk's Russ Roberts how Japanese quartz watches nearly wiped out Swiss watchmaking with cheaper, more accurate alternatives--and how the Swiss redefined the value of a watch to recover market dominance. Maclean-Jones discusses the Japanese innovations that led to the Swiss industry's collapse; the brilliant decision by a pair of Swiss mavericks to change the narrative around mechanical watches; and the consolidation and standardization of Swiss watchmaking undertaken by Swatch founder Nicolas Hayek. | — | ||||||
| 2/9/26 | A Military Analysis of Israel's War in Gaza (with Andrew Fox) | What does war look like when fought under the harshest scrutiny? Veteran soldier and military researcher Andrew Fox talks about his first-hand experience in Gaza with EconTalk's Russ Roberts. He and Roberts explore the challenges of reporting and understanding the war amid the challenges of disinformation, and why Fox believes that the IDF had few tactical alternatives to destroying infrastructure and buildings in the Gaza Strip. Fox also addresses the claims that Israel deliberately targeted Gazan children and wielded starvation as a weapon, and explains why he believes that Israel succeeded in achieving its strategic war goals. | — | ||||||
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Distribution & Reach
About the show, platforms, and key insights.
Distribution & Reach
About the show, platforms, and key insights.
Russ Roberts is a prominent economist and educator known for his work at Shalem College in Jerusalem and the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. He is recognized for his ability to distill complex economic concepts into engaging discussions, making him a respected voice in the field of economics. EconTalk stands out as an award-winning podcast that features a diverse array of guests, including authors, psychologists, and historians, covering a wide range of topics from healthcare and data interpretation to the culinary arts. The conversational format encourages deep exploration of ideas, appealing to intellectually curious listeners who seek to understand the nuances of various subjects. The podcast attracts a broad audience, estimated between 7.2 million and 22 million listeners, drawn by its insightful discussions that blend economics with everyday life. Listeners value the depth of conversation and the opportunity to engage with complex ideas in an accessible manner, enriching their understanding of both the world and the economic principles that shape it.
By the numbers
- Total followers: 90K
- Total plays: 3.7M
- Total reviews: 4.4K
Platforms
TuneIn
- Followers: 5.3K
Castbox
- Followers: 45K
- Plays: 1.1M
- Reviews: 141
YouTube
- Subscribers: 31K
- Views: 2.6M
- Videos: 1.8K
Podcast App
- Followers: 4.3K
- Reviews: 4.2K
Podcast Republic
- Followers: 5.0K
- Reviews: 20
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Audience
family, professionals
Key insights
What the show covers
- conversations with diverse experts
- exploration of social issues
- education on economic concepts
- science and philosophy discussions
Audience interests
- health care system insights
- data interpretation challenges
- Middle East history conflicts
- financial crisis causes
Platform reach
- available on major podcast platforms
- growing listener base
- accessible to global audience
- no specific platforms listed yet
Publishing consistency
- weekly episodes for 19 years
- over 1000 episodes produced
- consistent release schedule
- long-standing podcast presence
Estimated Audience
Who listens to EconTalk, estimated by CastFox AI.
Estimated Audience
Who listens to EconTalk, estimated by CastFox AI.
Listeners are typically educated individuals interested in economics and social issues. They seek deep insights into complex topics and enjoy intellectual discussions.
- economics
- health care
- history
- data analysis
- social science
Full demographic breakdown (age, gender, income, countries) is available in the Audience tab. Estimated from chart performance, episode topics, and platform reach. Not measured listener data.
Chart history for EconTalk
Peaked at #1 in CL, top 10 in 14 of 50 tracked markets, currently #1 in CL.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
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| CL | — | #1 | #1 | — |
| South Africa | — | #1 | #1 | — |
| United States | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| IS | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| India | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| Canada | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| Australia | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| South Korea | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| Finland | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| Ireland | — | #6 | #6 | — |
| HK | — | #6 | #6 | — |
| GR | — | #7 | #7 | — |
| AR | — | #8 | #8 | — |
| CZ | — | #11 | #11 | — |
| KE | — | #11 | #11 | — |
| IL | — | #12 | #12 | — |
| TH | — | #13 | #13 | — |
| PH | — | #14 | #14 | — |
| Denmark | — | #15 | #15 | — |
Chart Positions
50 placements across 39 markets.
Chart Positions
50 placements across 39 markets.