Recent Podcast Episodes

David Gornoski on culture and violence in America.

Who should represent physicians when doctors may hold very divergent views on matters of politics, economics, ethics, and even science? Michel Accad and Anish Koka interview Dr. Jane Orient.

It's government — not markets — that intervene to "stimulate" ever greater amounts of spending and consumption. A healthy market economy, meanwhile, relies on both saving and spending.

Dr. Salerno discusses his intellectual roots and scholarly work, as well as his funny adventures with Murray Rothbard.

Professor Peter Klein joins The Human Action Podcast to explain how and why.

Chris Calton recounts a victory that would give the Union access to the Confederate heartland—the capture of Fort Henry. 

Radiology holds a special place in the medical ecosystem. Michel Accad and Anish Koka discuss what its future holds with Dr. Saurabh Jha, Associate Professor of Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.

If climate change effects aren't enough to put a noticeable dent in life expectancy, then why is climate change talked about as an apocalypse?

Many people on the left regard economics as neither a science nor a principled field of study. For them, economics is just a pseudo-science invented as corporate propaganda, and people who push "free-market economics" do so because they are either evil or brainwashed by corporate masters.

Bob Murphy and David Gornoski discuss state violence and some healthy alternatives to a violence-based society.

Chris Calton details Ulysses S. Grant's early actions in the Civil War. 

To understand the marketplace, it is not necessary to believe in the existence of a selfish, profit-maximizing human.

Drug pricing seems to be an irrational and incomprehensible aspect of our economy. Healthcare economist Amitabh Chandra offers some clarity on the matter.

Bob gives the context for his children’s book The Three Lads and the Lizard King, and covers a wide range of related issues.

Dr. Ethan Weiss, an accomplished clinician-scientist, discusses what led him from the lab bench to an interest in dietary interventions.

Chris Calton details the first ever battle between two ironclad warships.

Defense attorneys Kyle Clark and Andrew George shed light on the legal procedures, tactics, and tricks that can send physicians to federal prison.

Bob Murphy and Dave Smith discuss the theory and practice of comedy, Dave’s discovery of Austrian economics, Mises.org, and more.

Chris Calton details the incredible process of constructing the technological marvel The Monitor.

Dr. Milton Packer traces the history of the American medical school from its humble beginnings to its present day turmoils.