Bob Murphy Show

Economist Steve Landsburg gives a presentation based on his new book, which uses intuitive analogies to really explain the slowdown in time and other odd implications of the theory of special relativity. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The  YouTube version  of this interview. Order Steve Landsburg's books . A great "Mechanical Universe" episode showing Lorentz...

Adam Haman returns for another crossover. In this episode, they give the brief history and a critique of formal game theory. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The  YouTube version  of this conversation. This episode’s sponsor,  The Swan Brothers . Bob's article on A Beautiful Mind . The  HamanNature substack . Help support  the Bob Murphy Show.

Keith Smith is founder of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma. He returns to the podcast to summarize his recent testimony on medical costs. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The  YouTube version  of this interview. The CSPAN video of the testimony. The Surgery Center of Oklahoma. The Free Market Medical Association ( FMMA ). Matt Ohrt's appearance on the BMS. The Tuttle T...

Founder of the Libertarian Institute, Scott Horton, joins Bob to discuss the new online academy dedicated to revisionist history. Along the way, he explains why he had no trouble being a right-wing antiwar ideologue in his formative years. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The  YouTube version  of this interview. The link for Scott Horton Academy (use promo code "BOB"...

Steve Patterson joins Bob to analyze a recent interview of Curtis Yarvin, in which he favorably discusses Mises' views on money and banking. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The  YouTube version  of this episode. Yarvin on the Peter McCormack show. Bob's prior critique of Yarvis on libertarianism and finance . Bagus and Howden responding to Block and Barnett on matur...

Adam Haman returns to assess clips a recent ZeroHedge debate between Keith Knight and Jim Holland, on whether the Allies should have entered World War II. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The  YouTube version  of this conversation. This episode’s sponsor,  The Swan Brothers . The link to the ZeroHedge debate between Keith Knight and Jim Holland. Bob's source for...

Kyle Anzalone joins Bob to discuss the details behind US strikes on boats off the coast of Venezuela, including the release of the survivors. Kyle then summarizes some other foreign policy hotspots. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The  YouTube version  of this interview. The link for this episode’s sponsor,  Monetary Metals . Kyle's page at the Libertarian Inst...

Bob gives a friendly critique to Clint Russell and other antiwar podcasters for unwittingly conceding the framing of Ben Shapiro and James Lindsay, when it comes to the place of Nick Fuentes in their ranks. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The  YouTube version  of this episode. Clint Russell's episode on Fuentes conquering TPUSA. Ben Shapiro on Tucker Carlson as the...

Adam Haman returns to critically assess clips from Stefan Molyneux (on the morality of war) and Tucker Carlson (and the allegedly insidious role of libertarian economists in hurting Americans). Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The  YouTube version of this conversation. This episode’s sponsor,  The Swan Brothers . The link to Stefan's episode . The link to Tucker's ep...

Bob has a delightful discussion with one of his NYU professors on the recent controversy regarding the use of math in economics. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The  YouTube version of this interview. Paul Romer's critique of "mathiness" in the theory of economic growth. Bob's doctoral dissertation , with mathematical appendix showing the problems with assuming the...

Adam Haman returns to help Bob unpack the juicy economic history from a recent Hoover Institution interview of Arthur Laffer. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version  of this conversation. The Hoover Institution interview of Arthur Laffer. Bob's book Understanding Money Mechanics . The  HamanNature substack . Help support  the Bob Murphy Show.

Matt Ohrt is the Executive Director of the Free Market Medical Association. He tells Bob various stories from his experience in helping companies save millions by opting out of the conventional government/insurance health care system. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version  of this interview. The Free Market Medical Association (FMMA) homepage. Matt Ohr...

Reason producer Zach Weissmueller joins Bob for a tough but informative discussion on why rolling back the drug war is more nuanced than what many libertarians might believe. Zach produced a documentary and just debated at the SoHo Forum on why Oregon's drug decriminalization was overturned. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this interview. Zach Weismuell...

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version  of this conversation. This episode’s sponsor,  The Swan Brothers . The  HamanNature substack . Help support  the Bob Murphy Show.

In a recent episode, Adam Haman joined Bob to critically assess a clip from Nick Fuentes. His fans flooded the comments, saying that we ran from the actual debate. In this episode, Bob explains his objections. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: BMS ep. 453 in which Adam Haman and Bob criticized Fuentes. Bob's takedown of Lincoln's argument for tariffs. The link for  Mo...

Adam Haman returns to first comment on the recent Nick Fuentes rehabilitation tour, and then the main event: Analyzing the Coleman Hughes vs. Dave Smith debate. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The  YouTube version  of this conversation. Coleman Hughes vs. Dave Smith . Dave Smith responds to the "seven countries in five years" challenge. This episode’s sponsor, ...

Bob draws on numerous examples from everyday adult wisdom to explain why religious obedience bestow benefits, perhaps counterintuitively. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The link for the  2025 ExPat Money Summit . The link for Monetary Metals . Help support  the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns to help Bob critically assess the various strategies for promoting liberty that they and their colleagues have tried. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The  YouTube version  of this conversation. The link for the  2025 ExPat Money Summit . This episode’s sponsor,  The Swan Brothers . Bob's interview of Patri Friedman on Prospera. His recen...

Adam Haman returns to participate in the 2nd installment of his "book club" with Bob. Last time, they reviewed The Dark Knight Returns, while this time they review The Man Who Was Thursday, a classic philosophical thriller. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The  YouTube version  of this conversation. The link for the  2025 ExPat Money Summit . GK Chesterton's The...

Daniel Kuehn is a labor economist with the Urban Institute. He has an interest in the history of economic thought, and joins Bob to discuss his forthcoming Journal of Economic Perspectives (Vol 39, No 4) article on WEB Dubois' work on marginal productivity theory, when it was still in its infancy. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The  YouTube version  of this convers...

In another crossover, Adam Haman returns to critically assess Dave Smith's intriguing arguments regarding the firing (with FCC pressure) of Jimmy Kimmel. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The  YouTube version  of this conversation. The link for the  2025 ExPat Money Summit . This episode’s sponsor,  The Swan Brothers . Dave Smith's Part of the Problem episod...

Spike Cohen returns to the podcast to elaborate on the tremendous success of his organization, You Are the Power. By simply spotlighting particular government officials abusing their position, his network can give people an incentive to do the right thing. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The  YouTube version  of this conversation. This episode’s sponsor,  ExPat...

Adam Haman returns to discuss various controversies that have arisen in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk assassination. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The  YouTube version  of this conversation. The link for the  2025 ExPat Money Summit . This episode’s sponsor,  The Swan Brothers . Glenn Greenwald showcasing Charlie Kirk on Netenyahu regime. The Kyle Ku...

Jake Boldig was the one to introduce Bob to two previous BMS guests (Jonathan Menn and Protais Nshogoza). They all work for ECLEA--Equipping Church Leaders in East Africa. Jake tells Bob of his recent adventures in the Congo. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The  YouTube version  of this conversation. This episode’s sponsor,  ExPatMoneySummit.com . The homepage...

Adam Haman returns for another cross-over, this time discussing the video and commentary surrounding the US military strike on a motorboat off the coast of Venezuela. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version  of this conversation. The link for the 2025 ExPat Money Summit . This episode’s sponsor,  The Swan Brothers . The Glenn Greenwald discussion of Rubi...