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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 16 - Charles Murray on Self-Reliance

Episode 16 - Charles Murray on Self-Reliance

Episode 16 - Charles Murray on Self-Reliance

24 Jun 2014

37mins

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Episode 29: Max Borders on Entrepreneurship and Inequality

Episode 29: Max Borders on Entrepreneurship and Inequality

The Debt Dialogues is a weekly podcast that aims to educate young people about the welfare state and how it will affect ... Read more

30 Sep 2014

46mins

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Episode 24: Jagadeesh Gokhale on America's Debt Disaster

Episode 24: Jagadeesh Gokhale on America's Debt Disaster

The Debt Dialogues is a weekly podcast that aims to educate young people about the welfare state and how it will affect ... Read more

26 Aug 2014

35mins

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Episode 25: Onkar Ghate on Individual Rights

Episode 25: Onkar Ghate on Individual Rights

In this episode, I interview ARI senior fellow and chief content officer Onkar Ghate on how the concept of individual ri... Read more

2 Sep 2014

43mins

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Episode 31: Don Watkins on the Debt Draft

Episode 31: Don Watkins on the Debt Draft

The Debt Dialogues is a weekly podcast that aims to educate young people about the welfare state and how it will affect ... Read more

29 Oct 2014

1hr 22mins

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Episode 34: Stephen Moore on Taxes

Episode 34: Stephen Moore on Taxes

The Debt Dialogues is a weekly podcast that aims to educate young people about the welfare state and how it will affect ... Read more

9 Dec 2014

29mins

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Episode 17: Don Watkins on "Generational Theft"

Episode 17: Don Watkins on "Generational Theft"

In this episode of The Debt Dialogues, I contrast my own approach to the welfare state crisis with those who label it “g... Read more

8 Jul 2014

30mins

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Episode 33: Scott Winship on Inequality and Economic Growth

Episode 33: Scott Winship on Inequality and Economic Growth

The Debt Dialogues is a weekly podcast that aims to educate young people about the welfare state and how it will affect ... Read more

3 Dec 2014

34mins

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Episode 20: Sylvester Schieber On America's So-Called Retirement Crisis

Episode 20: Sylvester Schieber On America's So-Called Retirement Crisis

In this episode, I interview Sylvester Schieber.

29 Jul 2014

31mins

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Episode 12: Debate - Don Watkins vs. Harry van der Linden on the Welfare State

Episode 12: Debate - Don Watkins vs. Harry van der Linden on the Welfare State

In this episode of the Debt Dialogues, I debate Butler University professor of philosophy Harry van der Linden on the mo... Read more

27 May 2014

1hr 26mins

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Episode 13: William Voegeli on the Welfare State

Episode 13: William Voegeli on the Welfare State

In this episode of The Debt Dialogues, I interview Claremont Review of Books senior editor William Voegeli on the questi... Read more

3 Jun 2014

47mins

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Episode 18: Yaron Brook On Inequality

Episode 18: Yaron Brook On Inequality

In this episode of The Debt Dialogues, I interview Ayn Rand Institute president Yaron Brook on Thomas Piketty and the de... Read more

15 Jul 2014

47mins

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Episode 21: Lee Ohanian On The State Of The Economy

Episode 21: Lee Ohanian On The State Of The Economy

In this episode, I interview Lee Ohanian, Professor of Economics at UCLA, on the state of the economy.

5 Aug 2014

39mins

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Episode 19: Tara Smith on Happiness

Episode 19: Tara Smith on Happiness

In this episode, I interview Tara Smith, a professor of philosophy at the University of Texas, and author of Ayn Rand's ... Read more

22 Jul 2014

37mins

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Episode 26: George Will on Progressivism

Episode 26: George Will on Progressivism

The Debt Dialogues is a weekly podcast that aims to educate young people about the welfare state and how it will affect ... Read more

9 Sep 2014

26mins

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Episode 14: Michael Cannon on Obamacare

Episode 14: Michael Cannon on Obamacare

In this episode of The Debt Dialogues, I interview the Cato Institute's director of health policy studies, Michael Canno... Read more

10 Jun 2014

37mins

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Episode 23: Scott Winship on Inequality, Mobility, and the American Dream

Episode 23: Scott Winship on Inequality, Mobility, and the American Dream

In this episode, I interview Manhattan Institute fellow Scott Winship on economic inequality, mobility, and the American... Read more

19 Aug 2014

35mins

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Episode 35: Steve Simpson on Inequality, Democracy, and Money in Politics

Episode 35: Steve Simpson on Inequality, Democracy, and Money in Politics

The Debt Dialogues is a weekly podcast that aims to educate young people about the welfare state and how it will affect ... Read more

16 Dec 2014

38mins

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Episode 15 - Matt Kibbe on Political Change

Episode 15 - Matt Kibbe on Political Change

In this episode of the Debt Dialogues, I interview FreedomWorks president Matt Kibbe about how the welfare state is draf... Read more

17 Jun 2014

29mins

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Episode 27: Gregory Salmieri on Justice

Episode 27: Gregory Salmieri on Justice

The Debt Dialogues is a weekly podcast that aims to educate young people about the welfare state and how it will affect ... Read more

16 Sep 2014

58mins

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