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The Debt Dialogues

In this weekly podcast series, Don Watkins, fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute, talks to a diverse range of guests about the welfare state crisis and what to do about it.

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Episode 53: Jared Meyer on Uber

Episode 53: Jared Meyer on Uber

In this episode, I interview Manhattan Institute fellow Jared Meyer on the ride-sharing company Uber.

20 Oct 2015

34mins

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Episode 52: Margaret Malewski on Value Creation

Episode 52: Margaret Malewski on Value Creation

In this episode, I interview Margaret Malewski, the executive director of STRIVE Clubs, a nationwide student organizatio... Read more

13 Oct 2015

29mins

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Episode 51: Don Watkins on Challenging the Inequality Alarmists

Episode 51: Don Watkins on Challenging the Inequality Alarmists

In this episode, my colleague Amanda Maxham sits in as guest host, as we discuss my recent article, co-authored with Yar... Read more

6 Oct 2015

46mins

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Episode 50: Yaron Brook on Finance (Part 3)

Episode 50: Yaron Brook on Finance (Part 3)

In this episode, the third of a three-part interview, I talk to ARI's executive director Yaron Brook about the financial... Read more

29 Sep 2015

25mins

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Episode 49: Yaron Brook on Finance (Part 2)

Episode 49: Yaron Brook on Finance (Part 2)

In this episode, the second of a three-part interview, I talk to ARI's executive director Yaron Brook about the financia... Read more

22 Sep 2015

34mins

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Episode 48: Yaron Brook on Finance (Part 1)

Episode 48: Yaron Brook on Finance (Part 1)

In this episode, the first of a three-part interview, I talk to ARI's executive director Yaron Brook about the financial... Read more

15 Sep 2015

23mins

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Episode 47: R.J. Renza, Jr. on Social Security

Episode 47: R.J. Renza, Jr. on Social Security

I interview R.J. Renza Jr., author of How Are You Not Angry Yet? How Social Security is Destroying the Futures, Finances... Read more

1 Sep 2015

36mins

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Episode 46: Lawrence W. Reed on Myths of Progressivism

Episode 46: Lawrence W. Reed on Myths of Progressivism

In this episode, I interview Lawrence W. Reed, president of the Foundation for Economic Education, on his new book Excus... Read more

25 Aug 2015

32mins

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Episode 45: Walter Williams on Race and Education

Episode 45: Walter Williams on Race and Education

In this episode, I interview Walter Williams, George Mason University economist and nationally syndicated columnist, on ... Read more

18 Aug 2015

26mins

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Episode 44: Peter Schwartz on Paternalism

Episode 44: Peter Schwartz on Paternalism

In this episode, I interview ARI distinguished fellow Peter Schwartz on paternalism, altruism, and the welfare state.

11 Aug 2015

32mins

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