Recent Podcast Episodes

Shows how Austrian economics is basis of Skyscraper Index, which has correctly predicted most economic and housing crises of 20th century.

Contrasts Chicago school’s focus on “macroeconomic variations of substantial size and frequency” with Austrian school’s focus on “market forces hid

What is the corporate form of organization, where did it come from, how does it work, and do corporations take advantage of consumers, investors, a

Problems of international development aid and the domestic welfare state. Recorded at Mises University 2010.

Implications of economizing time and time preference in human action; the nature of uncertainty and the role of uncertainty and risk in human actio

Recorded at Mises University 2010. Includes an introduction by Mises Institute founder and chairman, Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. 

Logical mistakes in common economic arguments; confusions about use of ethics in economics. Recorded at Mises University 2010.

Employs graphical analysis to demonstrate many ways in which US minimum-wage legislation caters to special interests and exploits voters’ lack of e

Discusses difficulties presented by government intervention into medical care in two parts: the problems of regulation of pharmaceuticals, and broa

An open discussion of school and career options for Austrians in academia, journalism, policy analysis, and related fields.

Why value-subjectivism in economics doesn’t imply value-subjectivism in ethics, and might even imply the reverse.

Covers the problems of government intervention into pollution and natural resource use issues, emphasizing importance of private property and indiv

Recorded at Mises University 2010. Includes an introduction by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. 

Recorded at Mises University 2010.

Advanced lecture on the theory of pure interest, discussing its pros and cons as compared to other theories, and its relationship with capital theo

Why government is inherently wealth-destroying, compared to free-market entrepreneurship, the source of wealth creaton.

Austrian critique of mainstream analysis of monopoly, monopsony, and perfect competition; the logical contradictions of anti-trust law.

Links between liberty, morality, and economic growth and moral objections to capitalism as greed. Recorded at Mises University 2010.

Looks at causes of the 1929 crash and ensuing depression, with lessons for today. Recorded at Mises University 2010.

Advanced lecture on monetary mechanisms in a growing economy, stressing the central role of debt, and discussing alternative ways to deal with infl