Haman Nature

Adam welcomes back to the show sci-fi author John C Wright (author of Adam's favorite sci-fi trilogy The Golden Age) for a free-wheeling discussion of dystopian/political themes in the genre of science fiction. Enjoy!00:00 — Intro. Welcoming back John C Wright!01:14 — What is the history of the sci-fi genre in terms of political philosophy?11:19 — Do authors tend towards (or away) from a socialist...

Poker pro Adam Haman and economist Bob Murphy are the perfect duo for this topic! Will AI systems who are good at aggressive poker recommend launching the nukes at the drop of a hat when international conflicts arise? Also, what on earth did Marco Rubio admit before the world about who runs US foreign policy? This is a wild one, folks, strap in!00:00 — Intro. Adam shares a relevant clip from one o...

Adam welcomes Brent Freeman of the Aiming Up podcast to continue their discussion (on his show) of Life, the Universe, and Everything. Strap in and let's go deep! What is this existence, anyway? How can psychedelics help us figure things out?00:00 — Intro. Welcoming my "best friend" ever, Brent Freeman!01:15 — Who is Brent Freeman? How on earth does somebody get this way? 13:44 — What was Brent's...

This episode was originally published on 11/1/25 as a bonus episode only available to our paid subscribers. Consider upgrading to a paid subscriber to view episodes like this when they are first published and access all of our additional bonus content. In this episode, we dive deeper into the bizarre (and possibly demonic) Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) program of our northern neighbor, Canada...

This is a replay of the Feb. 7th, 2026 YouTube livestream of the Haman Nature 200th episode celebration event with enhanced audio and edited for a more enjoyable viewing experience. Adam Haman and Tyrone the Porcupine Hobo were proud to be joined by Scott Horton, Stephan Kinsella, Doc Dixon, Brian O’Leary, Domenic Scarcella, Mark Maresca, Mark Puls, and Jason Lawler. Plus, fun, games, the premier...

In the recent DOJ Epstein Files dump, there's an amazing shelved interview of Jeffrey Epstein by Steve Bannon. Poker pro Adam Haman and economist Bob Murphy think it's the most amazing interview they've ever seen, and that you will too! Who was this Epstein guy? Was he a "genius"?00:00 — Intro. Adam is agog at how bonkers Epstein is in this interview with Bannon.02:25 — Bob is still shocked about...

Adam welcomes drone expert Eric Grumling to the show to educate us on this critically important and relatively new introduction to our lives. These things are everywhere now!00:00 — Intro. Welcome Eric Grumling! How did Eric get into this subject?03:37 — What is the history of unmanned aerial toys and tools?07:08 — What are drones used for, and why?14:35 — What is the current state of drone operat...

On this crossover episode of Haman Nature, poker pro Adam Haman and economist Bob Murphy take aim at the recent Epstein Files dump and the bizarre social media reactions/defenses put out by some on the political right. What the heck is motivating the people that are trying to cover this thing up? 00:00 — Intro. Pretty slow news week, right? Epstein who?01:23 — Some people say this is all a witch h...

This is a replay of the Feb. 7th, 2026 YouTube livestream of the Haman Nature 200th episode celebration event. Adam Haman and Tyrone the Porcupine Hobo were proud to be joined by Scott Horton, Stephan Kinsella, Doc Dixon, Brian O'Leary, Domenic Scarcella, Mark Maresca, Mark Puls, and Jason Lawler. Plus, fun, games, the premier of a Haman Nature Records music video, and much more! Enjoy! 00:00 — In...

On this crossover episode of Haman Nature, poker pro Adam Haman asks economist Bob Murphy to please explain what the heck "gold-linked" cryptocurrency is. Is the future of global money about to get really interesting? 00:00 — Intro. Adam mocks Bob for living in a wintery hellscape. 01:24 — Is gold-backed crypto going to become the new global money? What does it mean that Tether is buying up so muc...

Adam welcomes fellow poker player and Las Vegas libertarian Dave Havlicek to the show to talk about conflict and why so many of us are bad at it. A muscle that is never used atrophies, so get out there and assert yourself!00:00 — Intro. Welcoming Dave Havlicek, professional software engineer, amateur poker player, and half of the Canary in the Cage podcast!03:14 — Dave says people need to learn to...

Welcome to the final installment of Adam and Tyrone’s exploration of the book, “Economic in Three Lessons” by Hunter Lewis. Henry Hazlitt’s masterpiece has been upgraded, and here on Haman Nature we will guide you through the entirety of this great new book on economics! (links to earlier episodes below)00:00 — Intro. Special introductory message from the Porcupine! 04:06 — Lesson Three, Chapter 1...

On this crossover episode of Haman Nature, poker pro Adam Haman and economist Bob Murphy react to three of the most amazing speeches ever given at the annual World Economic Forum summit in Davos Switzerland. Heads will explode!00:00 — Intro. In a tender moment, Adam tests his relationship with Bob, who makes a sick brag.03:13 — Clip 1: Canada's PM Mark Carney admits the truth of the "rules based o...

On this crossover episode of Haman Nature, poker pro Adam Haman and economist Bob Murphy take a look at the seeming epidemic of fraud in Minnesota's government welfare/charity programs and why the problem is much more systemic than people tend to think.00:00 — Intro. This episode brought to you by "The Quality Learing Center"!02:07 — What's up with the fraud in MN? Also, Adam mis-spells "LEARING"...

On this episode of Haman Nature, libertarian poker pro and amateur smart person Adam Haman is joined by scientist and philosopher Barry Smith to talk about the essential (yet oft overlooked) discipline of ontology. Enjoy!00:00 — Intro. Adam welcomes professor Barry Smith!01:54 — Barry's backstory: A tale of mathematics, German philosophy, libertarianism!08:32 — Exploring Barry's interest in German...

On this crossover episode, Adam Haman and economist Bob Murphy return to their series of film/literary analysis with a "hidden" gem by the great Stanley Kubrick. Who the heck is Barry Lyndon, anyway?00:00 — Intro and first impressions. This is a film you'll probably want to watch twice! Also, some background on the making of this film.08:45 — Clip 1: A young Redmond Barry is in love! 17:55 — Clip...

On this episode, Adam is joined by smart person Charles Melchin to compare and contrast two movies tackling the same topic, corporate takeovers: Wall Street (1987 - featuring Michael Douglas) and Other People's Money (1991 - featuring Danny DeVito). And always remember: "Haman Nature - for lack of a better term - is good. Haman Nature is right. Haman Nature works."00:00 — Intro. Remember Wall Stre...

On this crossover episode of Haman Nature, poker pro Adam Haman and economist Bob Murphy take a look at the "regime change" kidnapping of Maduro in Venezuela. What is this all about? How did we get here, and what comes next? Enjoy!00:00 — Intro. Happy Holidays and welcome to 2026! Also, Swedish invasion alert!02:47 — Just kidding. Actually, the US just kidnapped Maduro. 03:46 — Clip 1: Kat Timpf o...

Happy New Year! On this episode of Haman Nature, Adam is joined by anonymous Brazilian libertarian "AnCap Joker" for a free-wheeling discussion of libertarianism around the world. Why so serious? Why can't we all just get along? (Recorded December 19, 2025)00:00 — Intro. Adam Welcomes AnCap Joker!01:55 — How did Joker come to his libertarian views? 06:00 — What does the liberty movement look like...

On this episode of Haman Nature, libertarian poker pro and amateur smart person Adam Haman is joined by author John C. Wright, who wrote Adam's favorite sci-fi trilogy! The Golden Age is set in a far future libertarian society and is just a brilliant, thrilling read. Enjoy!00:00 — Intro. Adam Welcomes John C. Wright!02:31 — How did John come to be a sci-fi/fantasy author and what's the business li...

On this crossover episode of Haman Nature, poker pro Adam Haman and economist Bob Murphy break down some amazing things Elon Musk (of Tesla, X, etc) and Jensen Hwang (of NVIDIA) recently said about the future of AI, robotics, human work, money, and much much more. Enjoy!00:00 — Intro. Adam’s just a big kid. Also, What’s the US-Saudi Investment Forum?04:33 — Clip 1: Is Elon “disrupting” industries?...

On this episode of Haman Nature, libertarian poker pro and amateur smart person Adam Haman is joined by physicist, economist, and anarchist David Friedman (son of the great Milton Friedman!) to discuss morality, law, economics, and other things of interest. Enjoy!00:00 — Intro. Adam fulfills a promise and gives David an apology. Plus, PorcFest!02:55 — How does David view the Non-Aggression Princip...

On this crossover episode of Haman Nature, poker pro Adam Haman and economist Bob Murphy review an amazing interview Bob had with controversial intellectual table-flipper Eric Weinstein. Eric has applied gauge theory in a way that might just revolutionize neoclassical economics!00:00 — Intro. We’re going meta with a clip show again! Bob begins with some general thoughts about his conversation with...

On this episode of Haman Nature, libertarian poker pro Adam Haman is joined once again by libertarian legal theorist (and patent attorney who despises IP) Stephan Kinsella about his new creation: The Universal Principles of Liberty. (apologies, folks - my mic was a bit wonky on this one)00:00 — Intro. Welcoming author, attorney, world-traveler, and all-around great guy Stephan Kinsella! 02:54 — Wh...

On this crossover episode of Haman Nature, poker pro Adam Haman and economist Bob Murphy Dive into Artificial Intelligence and metaphysics by analyzing a recent Haman Nature video featuring Jobst Landgrebe and Barry Smith. This one gets meta! 00:00 — Intro. When your own interview is so good it merits a clip show about it!04:50 — Clip 1: What does “Clever Hans” have to tell us about minds and AI a...