Podcasts Archives

The Great Antidote: Katherine Mangu-Ward on AI: Reality, Concerns, and Optimism

What's the most exciting thing we have to look forward to in a world with AI? What valid concerns should we have? And how can we tell better stories about AI that help mitigate some of our less rational fears?

The Great Antidote: Ryan Yonk on the China Dilemma

What IS the "China Dilemma," and how should the US formulate a policy for dealing with China? What advice would Adam Smith offer policy makers in today's interconnected world?

The Great Antidote: Erik Matson on Adam Smith, David Hume, and the New Paternalists

What would Adam Smith and David Hume say about mandatory savings accounts or calorie counts on menus? Does their 18th century understanding of rationality have anything in common with today's paternalists?

The Great Antidote: Extras: Steven Teles on Liberaltarianism

Lavery explains and questions Teles' views on bringing Democratic party liberals and libertarians together over shared values in the broader liberal tradition.

The Great Antidote: Extras: David Henderson on Robert Solow

May 9, 2024

Temnick ponders how to learn from and teach her students past economists and their ideas.

The Great Antidote: Alice Temnick on Adam Smith as an Educator

May 3, 2024

What might it have been like to be a student of Adam Smith, and if he hadn't quit teaching, would we have ever gotten The Wealth of Nations? Host Juliette Sellgren explores these questions and more with master teacher Alice Temnick.

The Great Antidote: Russell Sobel on the Economics of Entrepreneurship

April 26, 2024

What make entrepreneurs so unique, and why should we want more of them? Can you teach someone to become an entrepreneur? Host Juliette Sellgren asks these questions and more.

The Great Antidote: Byron Carson on Malaria's Collective Action Problem

April 19, 2024

The Great Antidote: Extras: David Boaz on Liberalism and the Continuing Progress of the Enlightenment

"Materially, people in the United States are much better off. But they’ve also progressed in ways important to liberalism, which stands against racism, sexism, antisemitism, and laws oppressing gay people."

The Great Antidote: Matt Mitchell on the Realities of Socialism in Estonia

April 12, 2024

The Great Antidote: Kristi Kendall on Human Action and Inspiring Through Ideas

April 5, 2024

The Great Antidote: Tyler Cowen on the Greatest Economist of All Time (GOAT)

April 2, 2024

Competition is good, right? Buchanan looks at who the top contenders are in the battle to discover the great economist of all time (GOAT) using Tyler Cowen's book with generative AI.