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Violent Saviors: A Conversation With Bill Easterly
Apr 29, 2026
58m 27s
Chandran Kukathas — 2023 Markets and Society Conference Keynote
Apr 15, 2026
42m 49s
Senator Phil Gramm and Don Boudreaux on the Triumph of Economic Freedom
Apr 1, 2026
57m 04s
David Schmidtz — 2024 Markets and Society Conference Keynote
Mar 18, 2026
41m 48s
Reconsidering FDR With David Beito
Mar 4, 2026
59m 13s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/29/26 | Violent Saviors: A Conversation With Bill Easterly✨ | book discussionWestern influence+3 | Bill Easterly | Violent Saviors: The West’s Conquest of the Rest | — | Bill EasterlyViolent Saviors+3 | — | 58m 27s | |
| 4/15/26 | Chandran Kukathas — 2023 Markets and Society Conference Keynote✨ | open societytoleration+3 | Chandran Kukathas | Hayek Program PodcastMercatus Center at George Mason University | — | Chandran Kukathasopen society+3 | — | 42m 49s | |
| 4/1/26 | Senator Phil Gramm and Don Boudreaux on the Triumph of Economic Freedom✨ | economic freedompolitics+3 | Phil GrammDon Boudreaux | Mercatus Center at George Mason UniversityThe Triumph of Economic Freedom | — | economic freedomPhil Gramm+3 | — | 57m 04s | |
| 3/18/26 | David Schmidtz — 2024 Markets and Society Conference Keynote✨ | self-governancemarkets+3 | David Schmidtz | Hayek Program PodcastMercatus Center at George Mason University | — | self-governanceDavid Schmidtz+3 | — | 41m 48s | |
| 3/4/26 | Reconsidering FDR With David Beito✨ | FDRbiography+3 | David T. Beito | biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt | — | FDRFranklin D. Roosevelt+3 | — | 59m 13s | |
| 2/18/26 | Perspectives on Peace — Taboo Lines and the Process of Peace✨ | peaceconflict resolution+3 | Abigail HallJayme Lemke | — | — | peaceBoulding+3 | — | 1h 38m 55s | |
| 2/4/26 | Chris Coyne — 2023 Markets and Society Conference Keynote✨ | peacemarkets+4 | Chris Coyne | Hayek Program PodcastMercatus Center at George Mason University+1 | — | Chris CoyneMarkets and Society+4 | — | 41m 37s | |
| 1/21/26 | Perspectives on Peace — What Should Economists Teach?✨ | economicspeace+3 | Amy CrockettErwin Dekker | Hayek Program PodcastMercatus Center at George Mason University | — | economicspeace+3 | — | 49m 45s | |
| 1/7/26 | Mario Small — 2024 Markets and Society Conference Keynote✨ | financial institutionsracial inequality+4 | Mario Small | payday lendersMercatus Center at George Mason University | — | financial institutionsracial inequality+3 | — | 1h 01m 34s | |
| 12/10/25 | Perspectives on Peace – From Milorg to El Salvador: Kenneth Boulding’s Lessons on War and Peace✨ | warpeace+3 | Brigitta JonesNathan Goodman+1 | — | — | Kenneth Bouldingwar+4 | — | 45m 42s | |
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| 11/26/25 | Inside the Moral and Political Economy Program at Johns Hopkins University with Burgin, Halliday, and Liu✨ | moral economypolitical economy+3 | Angus BurginSimon Halliday+1 | Johns Hopkins UniversityAdam Smith | — | moral economypolitical economy+3 | — | 1h 01m 29s | |
| 11/12/25 | Perspectives on Peace — Kenneth Boulding and the Everyday Practice of Peace | Chris Coyne chats with Michael Romero, Mikayla Novak, and Anna Claire Flowers on how we can practice stable peace in markets, minds, and families. | — | ||||||
| 10/29/25 | Nina Bandelj — 2023 Markets and Society Conference Keynote | Bandelj examines how the financialization of parenting turns children into human capital investments and calls for viewing them as a shared social responsibility. | — | ||||||
| 10/15/25 | Perspectives on Peace — Peter Boettke on the Life and Legacy of Kenneth E. Boulding | Chris Coyne and Peter Boettke chat about Kenneth E. Boulding's life and academic legacy, Boettke's time with Boulding at George Mason University, and why a "Boulding school" hasn't emerged. | — | ||||||
| 10/1/25 | Chandran Kukathas on Capitalism, Human Nature, and the Meaning of Life | Chandran Kukathas delivers a lecture at the Mercatus Center on capitalism, human nature, and the meaning of life. | — | ||||||
| 9/17/25 | Michael Clemens on the Trillion-Dollar Question of Immigration | Michael Clemens and Nathan Goodman chat about how immigration impacts economic growth and culture. | — | ||||||
| 9/3/25 | Chandran Kukathas on "Dialogues on Immigration and the Open Society" | Peter Boettke chats with political theorist Chandran Kukathas on his book entitled "Dialogues on Immigration and the Open Society" (2025). | — | ||||||
| 8/20/25 | Timothy J. Dunn on Migrant Deaths and the Human Cost of Border Militarization | Nathan Goodman interviews sociologist Timothy Dunn on the militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border and its consequences for human rights. | — | ||||||
| 8/6/25 | Jacob T. Levy on Tensions Between Immigration Control and the Rule of Law | Nathan Goodman and Jacob Levy chat about the rule of law and modern immigration enforcement. | — | ||||||
| 7/23/25 | Mark Pennington on Foucault’s Lessons for Liberal Political Economy | Peter Boettke and Mark Pennington chat about Mark's latest book, "Foucault and Liberal Political Economy" | — | ||||||
| 7/9/25 | Abigail Hall on the Boomerang Effect and the Unintended Consequences of U.S. Immigration Policy | Nathan Goodman and Abigail Hall chat about the challenges of immigration restriction and the need for reform. | — | ||||||
| 6/25/25 | Ben Powell on Why Immigration Improves Economic Freedom and Institutions | On this episode, Nathan Goodman chats with economist Ben Powell about common myths surrounding mass immigration, including fears of job loss, wage suppression, and fiscal burdens. Drawing from his book, Wretched Refuse?: The Political Economy of Immigration and Institutions, Powell presents cross-country evidence showing that immigration does not undermine culture, institutions, or productivity. Instead, it often correlates with improvements in economic freedom and institutional quality. He also highlights the importance of focusing on targeted policy solutions rather than broad restrictions.Dr. Benjamin Powell is the Executive Director of the Free Market Institute at Texas Tech University, a Professor of Economics in the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University, and a Senior Fellow with the Independent Institute. He is the Secretary-Treasurer of both the Southern Economic Association and the Association of Private Enterprise Education and the Treasurer of the Mont Pelerin Society.If you like the show, please subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and tell others about the show! We're available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and wherever you get your podcasts.Virtual Sentiments, a podcast series from the Hayek Program, is streaming. Subscribe today and listen to season three, releasing now!Follow the Hayek Program on Twitter: @HayekProgramLearn more about Academic & Student ProgramsFollow the Mercatus Center on Twitter: @mercatusCC Music: Twisterium | — | ||||||
| 6/11/25 | Abigail Hall on "How to Run Wars" and Reaching New Audiences | Stefanie Haeffele and Abigail Hall chat about the various media forms in which Hall brings academic research to a broader audience. | — | ||||||
| 5/28/25 | Director Tomasz Agencki on Carl Menger and the Making of "Notes on the Margin" | Erwin Dekker chats with Director Tomasz Agencki on the making of his full length documentary on the life and legacy of Carl Menger. | — | ||||||
| 5/14/25 | Peter Boettke’s Meditations on Life After Graduation | Peter Boettke reflects on the lessons he learned and how to be a successful academic. | — | ||||||
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12 placements across 11 markets.
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12 placements across 11 markets.