The Curious Task
by Institute for Liberal Studies
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Mark Mercer - What’s Wrong With Universities?
Jul 15, 2026
1h 08m 34s
Dennis Rasmussen - Did America Fail?
Jul 8, 2026
57m 14s
Moshe Lander - Should Taxpayers Fund The FIFA World Cup?
Jul 1, 2026
1h 02m 56s
Darrell Bricker - Is Canada At A Breaking Point?
Jun 24, 2026
1h 05m 22s
James Harrigan - What Does Pop Culture Say About A Society?
Jun 17, 2026
59m 31s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/15/26 | academic freedomuniversities+4 | Mark Mercer | C2C JournalSt. Mary’s+3 | — | academic freedomuniversities+5 | — | 1h 08m 34s | ||
| 7/8/26 | American Founding Fatherspolitical philosophy+3 | Dennis Rasmussen | Institute for Liberal StudiesHamilton+2 | — | American Founding FathersDennis Rasmussen+5 | — | 57m 14s | ||
| 7/1/26 | taxpayer fundingFIFA World Cup+4 | Moshe Lander | FIFAParliamentary Budget Officer+2 | Canada | FIFAWorld Cup+5 | — | 1h 02m 56s | ||
| 6/24/26 | Canadaeconomic stagnation+3 | Darrell Bricker | Statistics CanadaCanada Energy Regulator+2 | — | Canadaeconomic stagnation+5 | — | 1h 05m 22s | ||
| 6/17/26 | pop culturesocial change+3 | James Harrigan | Brown v. Board of EducationRoe v. Wade | — | pop culturesocial change+3 | — | 59m 31s | ||
| 6/10/26 | marketscoercion+3 | Matt Zwolinski | Are markets coercive?Coercion and Distribution in a Supposedly Non-Coercive State+3 | — | marketscoercion+3 | — | 1h 11m 44s | ||
| 6/3/26 | AIliberal education+3 | Matt Dinan | Institute for Liberal StudiesMarginal Revolution | — | AIliberal education+5 | — | 1h 00m 16s | ||
| 5/27/26 | inflationeconomics+3 | Moin Yahya | Institute for Liberal StudiesCato Institute+2 | — | inflationeconomics+3 | — | 59m 24s | ||
| 5/20/26 | free speechcensorship+3 | Nadine Strossen | Foundation for Individual Rights and ExpressionThe Future of Free Speech+4 | — | free speechcensorship+3 | — | 53m 22s | ||
| 5/13/26 | educationalternative schooling+3 | Casey Kennedy | Acton Academy Calgary CentralActon Academy+3 | — | Acton AcademySocratic discussions+3 | — | 45m 40s | ||
| 5/7/26 | social mediachildren+5 | James Czerniawski | Institute for Liberal StudiesConsumer Choice Center+3 | UK | social media banchildren+5 | — | 56m 50s | ||
| 4/29/26 | Investigative JournalismAccountability Journalism+4 | Holly Doan | Blacklock’sThe Hub+2 | — | Investigative JournalismAccountability Journalism+3 | — | 1h 10m 06s | ||
| 4/22/26 | clientelismdemocracy+3 | Aris Trantidis | ClientelismThe Calculus of Consent+3 | — | clientelismpolitics+3 | — | 1h 04m 14s | ||
| 4/15/26 | trade warfree trade+3 | Dan Griswold | U.S Department of CommerceOffice of the United States Trade Representative+3 | — | trade warfree trade+3 | — | 56m 58s | ||
| 4/8/26 | politicsdemocracy+3 | Thomas Bunting | baseballathletics | — | baseballpolitics+3 | — | 44m 44s | ||
| 4/1/26 | corporate governancepublic markets+4 | Bryce Tingle | University of CalgaryReturning Markets To The Centre Of Corporate Law+3 | — | regulationscorporate governance+5 | — | 1h 16m 01s | ||
| 3/25/26 | libertyclassical liberalism+3 | Nigel Ashford | Institute for Liberal Studies | — | libertyclassical liberalism+3 | — | 54m 02s | ||
| 3/18/26 | educationexams+4 | Nick Cowen | An Examined EducationThe Theory of Moral Sentiments+1 | — | examined educationself-assessment+3 | — | 1h 03m 26s | ||
| 3/11/26 | communityeconomics+3 | Stefanie Haeffele | Living Better TogetherNonneutrality of Money in a Social Perspective+4 | — | communityElinor Ostrom+3 | — | 41m 08s | ||
| 3/4/26 | philosophyanarchism+3 | Eric Mack | Anarchy, State and UtopiaWhy Not Socialism?+1 | — | AnarchyState+6 | — | 50m 24s | ||
| 2/25/26 | natural rights theoryphilosophical libertarianism+3 | Eric Mack | Anarchy, State, and Utopia | — | Anarchy State and UtopiaRobert Nozick+3 | — | 54m 06s | ||
| 2/18/26 | post-liberalismsocio-political future+3 | Eric Schliesser | University of AmsterdamHarvard Law School+1 | — | post-liberalismliberalism+3 | — | 1h 12m 42s |
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