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Oct 26, 2024 | 
econtalk.org | Alice Temnick |Adam Smith
The universe, points out economist Noah Smith, is always trying to kill us, whether through asteroids hurtling through space or our every-few-hours hunger pains. Why, then, should we expect anything but a gravitational pull toward poverty? In this episode, Russ Roberts and Noah Smith reflect on films and TV shows that depict the “good old days-” nostalgia for the particular era of the 1950’s.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
frontporchrepublic.com | Adam Smith |in Dubuque
People used to talk about whether something would “play in Peoria.” I don’t know if it matters anymore. Caterpillar left the city for Deerfield in 2017 (and then left Deerfield for Texas). A few years later, the proverbial center of American normalcy was one of the country’s fastest shrinking cities. When most people leave, how normal are the ones who stay? Every summer we camp with family at a farm not far from Peoria.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
econtalk.org | Daniel Kahneman |Adam Smith |Gary Becker
0:37Intro. [Recording date: September 3, 2024.]Russ Roberts: Today is September 3rd, 2024. My guest is cultural psychologist and author Michael Morris of Columbia University. His latest book and the subject of today's conversation is Tribal: How the Cultural Instincts that Divide Us Can Help Bring Us Together. Michael, welcome to EconTalk. Michael Morris: Thanks so much. It's really an honor to be here.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
econtalk.org | James Buchanan |Milton Friedman |Adam Smith
0:37Intro. [Recording date: September 4, 2024.]Russ Roberts: Today is September 4th, 2024, and my guest is Mike Munger of Duke University. This is Mike's 48th appearance on EconTalk. Forty-eight. That's 12 times four. That's amazing. He was last here in June of 2024, talking about government failure and market failure. Our topic for today is Bruno Leoni, his life and his ideas. Bruno Leoni was a political economist you may not have heard of.
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Sep 15, 2024 | 
cpa.org.au | Adam Smith
The Guardian • Current Issue The Princeby MachiavelliMachiavelli is mainly remembered by an adjective, ‘machiavellian,’ describing people who are devious and self-serving, but his short readable book is a classic in people management, and is more about being realistic than ruthless.
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May 27, 2024 | 
econtalk.org | Adam Smith
TimePodcast Episode Highlights0:37Intro. [Recording date: May 8, 2024.]Russ Roberts: Today is May 8, 2024, and my guest is oncologist and Professor of Epidemiology, Vinay Prasad, of the University of California, San Francisco. This is Vinay's fifth appearance on EconTalk. He was last here in August of 2023 talking about cancer screening. Both of his 2023 appearances made the top 10 of your favorite episodes of last year. Vinay, welcome back to EconTalk.
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Apr 22, 2024 | 
econtalk.org | Adam Smith |David Hume
0:37Intro. [Recording date: March 27, 2024.]Russ Roberts: Today is March 27th, 2024, and my guest is psychologist Paul Bloom of the University of Toronto. His Substack is called Small Potatoes, and I love it. This is Paul's sixth appearance on EconTalk. He was last here in December of 2023, talking about whether artificial intelligence can be moral. Paul, welcome back to EconTalk. Paul Bloom: Glad to be back. Thanks for having me.
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Mar 11, 2024 | 
econtalk.org | Alfred Marshall |Adam Smith |George Stigler
0:37Intro. [Recording date: February 20, 2024.]Russ Roberts: Today is February 20th, 2024, and my guest is author and technology expert Azeem Azhar. He is the author of Exponential: Order and Chaos in an Age of Accelerating Technology, which is our general topic for today along with what is coming next. His Substack is Exponential View. Azeem, welcome to EconTalk. Azeem Azhar: Russ, it's really great to be on the show. Thank you. 1:01Russ Roberts: What is your background?
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Jan 25, 2024 | 
delicious-audio.com | Adam Smith
Now Shipping: Fish Circuit Lunatique Updated May. 5, 2024 | by Adam Smith The Fish Circuit Lunatique is an aggressive gated fuzz pedal, that has octave-up and ring modulation qualities when cranked. The pedal features four controls: Chaos, Body, Level, and Fuzz. The chaos control adjusts the amount of fuzz in the signal, while the fuzz and body control shapes the sound. This is the second pedal released by Fish Circuit after the very well-received Model One Overdrive.
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Jan 23, 2024 | 
frontporchrepublic.com | Adam Smith |in Dubuque
These summers were long ago, so long ago that cigarettes were given to high school students by cigarette companies as a way to get them started and hooked; so long ago nobody had televisions and there were shows on the radio to listen to in the nights, back when portable radios cost an arm and a leg and took close to four pounds of batteries just to keep the tubes going for an hour and a half; and African-American people were kept from voting in the South and other places and did not have...
