Ranked #1
Posner on the Financial Crisis
Posner on the Financial Crisis
Richard Posner, federal judge and prolific author, discusses the financial crisis with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Posne... Read more
16 Nov 2009
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #2
Wales on Wikipedia
Wales on Wikipedia
Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the birth and growth of Wikipedia. He tal... Read more
9 Mar 2009
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41mins
Ranked #3
Epstein on the Rule of Law
Epstein on the Rule of Law
Richard Epstein of the University of Chicago and Stanford University's Hoover Institution talks with EconTalk host Russ ... Read more
1 Jun 2009
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1hr 6mins
Ranked #4
Rebonato on Risk Management and the Crisis
Rebonato on Risk Management and the Crisis
Riccardo Rebonato of the Royal Bank of Scotland and author of Plight of the Fortune Tellers talks with EconTalk host Rus... Read more
8 Jun 2009
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #5
Reinhart on Financial Crises
Reinhart on Financial Crises
Carmen Reinhart of the University of Maryland talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the ideas in her book This Tim... Read more
23 Nov 2009
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1hr 7mins
Ranked #6
Sumner on Monetary Policy
Sumner on Monetary Policy
Scott Sumner of Bentley University and the blog The Money Illusion talks with host Russ Roberts about monetary policy an... Read more
9 Nov 2009
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1hr 9mins
Ranked #7
Heller on Gridlock and the Tragedy of the Anticommons
Heller on Gridlock and the Tragedy of the Anticommons
Michael Heller of Columbia Law School and author of The Gridlock Economy talks to EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the b... Read more
2 Nov 2009
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58mins
Ranked #8
Calomiris on the Financial Crisis
Calomiris on the Financial Crisis
Charles Calomiris of Columbia Business School talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the financial crisis. Calomiri... Read more
26 Oct 2009
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1hr 28mins
Ranked #9
Munger on Shortages, Prices, and Competition
Munger on Shortages, Prices, and Competition
Mike Munger of Duke University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the limits of prices and markets, especially ... Read more
19 Oct 2009
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1hr 8mins
Ranked #10
Willingham on Education, School, and Neuroscience
Willingham on Education, School, and Neuroscience
Daniel Willingham of the University of Virginia and author of the book Why Don't Students Like School? talks with EconTa... Read more
12 Oct 2009
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #11
Gary Stern on Too Big to Fail
Gary Stern on Too Big to Fail
Gary Stern, former President of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about Stern'... Read more
5 Oct 2009
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1hr 7mins
Ranked #12
Cohan on the Life and Death of Bear Stearns
Cohan on the Life and Death of Bear Stearns
William Cohan, author of House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Steet, talks with EconTalk host Ru... Read more
28 Sep 2009
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1hr 5mins
Ranked #13
Buchheit on Google, Friendfeed, and Start-ups
Buchheit on Google, Friendfeed, and Start-ups
Paul Buchheit, developer of Gmail and founder of FriendFeed, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the evolution o... Read more
21 Sep 2009
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1hr 1min
Ranked #14
Nye on the Great Depression, Political Economy, and the Evolution of the State
Nye on the Great Depression, Political Economy, and the Evolution of the State
John Nye of George Mason University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the Great Depression, the evolution of t... Read more
14 Sep 2009
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58mins
Ranked #15
Cowen on Culture, Autism, and Creating Your Own Economy
Cowen on Culture, Autism, and Creating Your Own Economy
Tyler Cowen of George Mason University and author of Create Your Own Economy talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about... Read more
7 Sep 2009
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56mins
Ranked #16
Munger on Cultural Norms
Munger on Cultural Norms
Michael Munger of Duke University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about cultural norms--the subtle signals we send... Read more
31 Aug 2009
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58mins
Ranked #17
Brady on Health Care Reform, Public Opinion, and Party Politics
Brady on Health Care Reform, Public Opinion, and Party Politics
David Brady of Stanford University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about American public opinion on changing the h... Read more
24 Aug 2009
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1hr 10mins
Ranked #18
Hitchens on Orwell
Hitchens on Orwell
Christopher Hitchens talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about George Orwell. Drawing on his book Why Orwell Matters, ... Read more
17 Aug 2009
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1hr 9mins
Ranked #19
Hanushek on Test-based Accountability, Federal Funding, and School Finance
Hanushek on Test-based Accountability, Federal Funding, and School Finance
Eric Hanushek of Stanford University's Hoover Institution talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the current state ... Read more
10 Aug 2009
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #20
Graham on Start-ups, Innovation, and Creativity
Graham on Start-ups, Innovation, and Creativity
Paul Graham, essayist, programmer and partner in the y-combinator talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about start-ups,... Read more
3 Aug 2009
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1hr 2mins