The Soho Forum Debates
Reason presents a libertarian-themed debate series recorded monthly before a live audience in New York City. Moderated by former Barron's Economics Editor Gene Epstein, the Soho Forum features Nobel prize winners, radica...
Insights from recent episode analysis
On the show
- Zephyr Teachout1 ep
- John Ketcham1 ep
- Terence Kealey1 ep
Also: Jeffrey Flier, Naomi Schaefer Riley, Martin Guggenheim, Matt Stoller, Geoffrey A. Manne, Jason Riley, Paul Frymer, Kevin Sabet, Zach Weissmueller, Melanie Thompson, Kaytlin Bailey, Glenn Greenwald, Anna Gorisch, Jacob Hacker, David Goldhill, Simon Hankinson, Bryan Caplan
Audience Interest
Podcast Focus
Publishing Consistency
Insights are generated by CastFox AI using publicly available data, episode content, and proprietary models.
Most discussed topics
Brands & references
Total monthly reach
Based on 1 signal.
Built from
By chart position
- 🇧🇷Brazil · News Commentary#1815K to 80K
- 🇸🇪Sweden · News Commentary#18240 to 211
- 🇮🇸Iceland · News Commentary#6834 to 181
- 🇨🇿CZ · News Commentary#16621 to 110
- 🇮🇱IL · News Commentary#18718 to 98
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
15K to 80K🎙 Monthly cadence·48 episodes·Last published 2w ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
17K to 89K🇺🇸71%🇧🇷28% - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
6.8K to 36K
Market Insights
Platform Distribution
Reach across major podcast platforms, updated hourly
Total Followers
—
Total Plays
—
Total Reviews
—
* Data sourced directly from platform APIs and aggregated hourly across all major podcast directories.
| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/9/26 | Will Mamdani Make Housing More Affordable? | Emily Eisner and Kenny Burgos debate Zohran Mamdani's housing policies. | 1h 24m 09s | ||||||
| 9/11/26 | Are We Winning the Trade Wars? | Economists Stephen Moore and Scott Lincicome debate tariffs as a foreign policy tool. | 1h 21m 47s | ||||||
| 8/19/26 | gun controlsafety+3 | Aaron BrownRobert Spitzer | — | — | gun controlsafety+5 | — | 1h 34m 59s | ||
| 7/17/26 | Epstein scandalmoral panic+3 | Michael TraceyMarcella Szablewicz | The Soho Forum Debates | — | Epsteinscandal+3 | — | 1h 40m 20s | ||
| 6/10/26 | immigrationdeportation+3 | Simon HankinsonBryan Caplan | ICE | — | ICEillegal aliens+3 | — | 1h 26m 03s | ||
| 5/22/26 | taxationbillionaires+3 | Natasha SarinAdam Michel | Cato Institute | — | billionairestaxes+4 | — | 1h 31m 22s | ||
| 4/24/26 | affordabilitydebate+3 | Zephyr TeachoutJohn Ketcham | — | NYCBig Apple | affordabilitydebate+3 | — | 1h 28m 44s | ||
| 3/5/26 | health policygovernment funding+3 | Terence KealeyJeffrey Flier | National Institutes of Health | — | NIHabolition+3 | — | — | ||
| 1/30/26 | artificial intelligencesocietal benefits+3 | — | artificial intelligenceThe Soho Forum | — | AIartificial intelligence+3 | — | 1h 41m 56s | ||
| 1/9/26 | child protective servicesdebate+3 | Naomi Schaefer RileyMartin Guggenheim | Child Protective Services | — | child protective servicesdebate+3 | — | 1h 50m 52s | ||
Want analysis for the episodes below?Free for Pro Submit a request, we'll have your selected episodes analyzed within an hour. Free, at no cost to you, for Pro users. | |||||||||
| 12/19/25 | Big Techantitrust law+3 | Matt StollerGeoffrey A. Manne | Big Techantitrust law | — | Big Techantitrust+3 | — | 1h 37m 48s | ||
| 11/21/25 | affirmative actionSupreme Court+3 | Jason RileyPaul Frymer | Supreme Court | — | affirmative actionSupreme Court+4 | — | 1h 37m 39s | ||
| 10/24/25 | drug decriminalizationdebate+3 | Kevin SabetZach Weissmueller | The Drug Policy InstituteReason | Oregon | drug policydecriminalization+3 | — | 1h 25m 13s | ||
| 9/16/25 | sex worklegalization+3 | Melanie ThompsonKaytlin Bailey | — | — | paying for sexcrime+3 | — | 1h 34m 11s | ||
| 8/12/25 | deportationconstitutional law+3 | Glenn GreenwaldAnna Gorisch | — | — | Trumpdeportation+3 | — | 1h 38m 10s | ||
| 7/18/25 | public health insurancegovernment-run healthcare+3 | Jacob HackerDavid Goldhill | YaleSesame | — | public health insurancegovernment healthcare+4 | — | 1h 49m 58s | ||
| 6/19/25 | Was the Cold War a Deception? | The American Enterprise Institute's Hal Brands and investigative journalist Gareth Porter debate the necessity of the Cold War. | 1h 28m 48s | ||||||
| 5/21/25 |  Dave Smith and Alex Nowrasteh Debate Immigration | Is it consistently libertarian to support government restrictions on immigration? | 1h 44m 07s | ||||||
| 5/2/25 |  Should Libertarians Prioritize Their Own Communities? | Eric Brakey and Andrew Heaton debate whether libertarians should prioritize building local liberty-focused societies like the Free State Project or focus on reforming the federal government. | 1h 12m 23s | ||||||
| 3/22/25 |  Are the Palestinians Systematically Oppressed? | City University of New York professor Peter Beinart and AEI's Michael Rubin debate Israel and Palestine. | 1h 26m 53s | ||||||
| 2/8/25 |  Did the U.S. Provoke Russia's Invasion of Ukraine? | Antiwar.com's Scott Horton and The Free Press's Eli Lake debate U.S. foreign policy and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. | 1h 50m 48s | ||||||
| 1/27/25 |  El Salvador's Bukele: Authoritarian or Model President? | Frontier magazine's Peter Gietl and Salvadoran journalist Ricardo Avelar debate the merits of Nayib Bukele's criminal justice policies. | 1h 22m 24s | ||||||
| 12/13/24 | Was the Supreme Court Wrong About Presidential Immunity? | Glenn Greenwald and Elizabeth Price Foley debate Trump v. United States and its implications for presidential powers. | 1h 55m 07s | ||||||
| 11/22/24 |  Is Javier Milei Actually Improving Argentina? | Two Argentine pundits debate the success of Javier Milei. | 1h 41m 48s | ||||||
| 10/25/24 |  Are American Living Standards In Decline? | David Leonhardt and John Early debate stagnation, inequality, and how people feel about the economy. | 1h 40m 08s | ||||||
Showing 25 of 48
Pitch Fit is a Pro feature
See how bookable this show is for guests, which brands already advertise, the per-episode ad value, and the best-fit guest and sponsor profile. The numbers are blurred on the free plan.
How readily this show books outside guests like you.
How proven this show is for host-read sponsorships.
For Guests
ProFor Advertisers
ProUpgrade to Pro to unlock guest cadence, sponsor categories, fit scores, and per-episode ad value for this show.
Similar Audience Demographics
Podcasts that attract a similar listener profile
Just Asking Questions
Reason
The Best of Reason Magazine
The Best of Reason Magazine
The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie
The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie
The Reason Rundown With Peter Suderman
The Reason Rundown With Peter Suderman
The Reason Roundtable
The Reason Roundtable
Why We Can't Have Nice Things
Why We Can't Have Nice Things
Chart history for The Soho Forum Debates
Peaked at #18 in Brazil, currently #18 in Brazil.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | — | #18 | #18 | — |
| IS | — | #68 | #68 | — |
| Brazil | — | #149 | #149 | — |
| CZ | — | #166 | #166 | — |
| Sweden | — | #182 | #182 | — |
| SG | — | #185 | #185 | — |
| IL | — | #187 | #187 | — |
Chart Positions
7 placements across 6 markets.
Chart Positions
7 placements across 6 markets.