Bob Murphy Show

Allie Clough is a frequent participant in Twitter's war between the sexes, though she usually acts to de-escalate and provide comfort to the wounded. After discussing such juicy issues, she also talks to Bob about free-market environmentalism. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version  of this interview. Allie's Twitter . Details for the 2024  ExPat M...

Darryl Cooper is an amateur historian with a very popular podcast, "Martyr Made." He recently appeared on Tucker Carlson's show to promote his forthcoming series on WW2. During the conversation, Cooper argued Churchill was the "chief villain" of the war. Bob explains Cooper's perspective and defends him from claims of Holocaust denial. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The 3-mi...

Texas-based economist Vance Ginn explains his proposals on constraining the growth in spending by state governments. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version  of this interview. Vance Ginn's homepage . The Sustainable Budget project . Details for the 2024  ExPat Money Summit . Help support  the Bob Murphy Show.

Bob Burnett is the Founder and CEO of Barefoot Mining, with decades of experience in computers, including 13 years as the CTO of Gateway. He discusses his talk at the recent Nashville Bitcoin conference, which focused on the concentration of power in Bitcoin mining. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The  YouTube version  of this interview. Burnett's Barefoot Mini...

Bob covers John 1: 19-31 in his Bible commentary series. He states that a lamb was not a "scapegoat" in terms of Jewish animalistic sacrifice for the propitiation of sins (using an RC Sproul clip to explain). Then Bob gives various justifications for the use of a sacrificial lamb, since it seemingly violates our intuitive sense of justice. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The...

Bob goes solo to give the standard critique of price ceilings, and then addresses specific responses from progressive supporters of Harris. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: Bob's infineo article critiquing Harris' proposal. An academic paper justifying "price controls" in Germany that weren't really price controls. Details for the 2024  ExPat Money Summit . Help support &...

Along with Kerry Baldwin, Gregory Baus co-hosts the Reformed Libertarians podcast. After first explaining Reformed theology in relation to other Christian perspectives, Greg discusses its relevance for libertarians. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The  YouTube version  of this interview. The  Monetary Metals 12% silver  opportunity. Details for the 2024 Ex...

Bob weighs the pros and cons of Senator Lummis' recent proposal to build up a strategic Bitcoin reserve. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: Bob's article on a strategic Bitcoin reserve. The  Monetary Metals 12% silver  opportunity. Details for the 2024 ExPat Money Summit . Press release from Senator Lummis on her BITCOIN Act. Bob's article on the USD as reserve currenc...

David Gornoski, host of A Neighbor's Choice, rejoins Bob to explain how mimetic theorist Rene Girard influence Trump's running mate, via Peter Thiel. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The  YouTube version  of this interview. The  Monetary Metals 12% silver  opportunity. JD Vance's essay on his conversion. David Gornoski's A Neighbor's Choice . Dan...

Bob covers John 1: 14-18 in his Bible commentary series. He explains his approach to the rest of the commentary series. In this episode he expounds on the grace of Jesus. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The previous episode in this series, i.e. BMS ep. 330, Installment 3: Towards a Grand Unified Theology, the Case of John the Baptist. Help support  the Bob Murphy Show.

Scott Horton is director of the Libertarian Institute. Prompted by questions from Bob, he explains why Benjamin Netanyahu deliberately propped up Hamas, a strategy that backfired horribly on October 7, 2023. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The  YouTube version  of this interview. The  Monetary Metals 12% silver  opportunity. Donate to the Libertarian Insti...

Attorney and co-host of the California Underground podcast Phil Mauriello joins Bob to explain the original Supreme Court Chevron ruling, the impact it had, and the legal rationale behind the recent overturning of the doctrine. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The  YouTube version  of this interview. The  Monetary Metals 12% silver  opportunity. Phil Maurie...

Dan Kish is Senior Vice President of Policy at the Institute for Energy Research (IER). After a career in DC and the energy industry, he shares his war stories with Bob. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The  YouTube version  of this interview. The Monetary Metals 12% silver opportunity. Dan Kish's page at the Institute for Energy Research. The "North American Energy...

Bob covers John 1: 6-13 in his Bible commentary series. He likens the Arminian vs. Calvinist divide to General Relativity vs. quantum theory in physics, where both approaches are correct in their realm but--in their current versions--are incompatible. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The previous episode in this series, i.e. BMS 305, Installment 2, Jesus as Logos . The BMS epi...

Steve Patterson returns, this time trying to solve the mind-body problem with Bob. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The  YouTube version  of this interview. Steve Patterson's attempted solution to the mind-body problem. Steve's website . Murphy's talk about dualism in Mises. "Voltaire vs. Leibniz" (in verse). An explainer on Leibniz's optimism . The EPR paradox . Hel...

David Angelo is a stand-up comedian in New York City. He joins Bob to discuss his career in comedy, with a focus on his new special, "New York Legend." Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The  YouTube version  of this interview. David Angelo's special "New York Legend." His "Brain Attack" analysis of the media, and his "Without Taxes, Who Would Build the Roads??" David'...

Bob reacts to a recent exchange between Michael Malice and Angela McArdle, in which they described Jacob Hornberger as insane for his views on the Covid lockdowns and school vouchers. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: " Your Welcome" ep. 314 with Angela McArdle. The LP debate in Georgia. Clint Russell asks his question starting around 1h35m mark. Murray Rothbard in For a New Li...

Luke Avery has Bob on to discuss a "Choose Your Own Adventure" series of questions, ranging from UBI to artificial intelligence to elite theory. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version  of this interview. Help support  the Bob Murphy Show.

In BMS ep. 322, Bob criticized a recent interview of George Selgin regarding the lack of historical examples of 100% reserve banking. In this episode, Bob responses to George's pushback (on Twitter) and also Larry White's in-print response to Rothbard's old critique of the Scottish "free banking" episode. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: What started this fiasco: BMS ep. 322 ,...

Clint Russell is host of the Liberty Lockdown podcast, and recently ran to be the Vice Presidential candidate for the Libertarian Party. As a former mortgage broker, Clint also discusses the housing market. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version  of this interview. Clint Russell's podcast Liberty Lockdown , and his Twitter account . Help support  the Bo...

Ed Mabrie founded the Faith By Reason platform to show how the findings of modern science dovetail with a Biblical worldview. He discusses his background and some of the major themes with Bob. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version  of this interview. Ed Mabrie's Faith By Reason website . Help support  the Bob Murphy Show.

Bob responds to a recent interview where George Selgin says the historical record proves that fractional reserve banking is a market outcome. Bob gives two separate reasons, and ironically plays different Selgin clips to validate each of them. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: Selgin's interview on free banking . His debate with Murphy at the Soho Forum. And his recent intervie...

Bob reviews his interviews with Dave Smith and then Simon Guenzl on whether libertarians should support Open Borders. Specifically, Bob focuses on the status of government-controlled property vis-a-vis libertarian theory. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: Bob's Human Action podcast interviews with Dave Smith (anti Open Borders) and Simon Guenzl (pro). Guenzl's paper (pdf) on th...

With a PhD from Rutgers, University of Colorado Professor Michael Huemer joins Bob to discuss his approach to anarcho-capitalism laid out in his book, The Problem of Political Authority. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version  of this interview. Michael Huemer's website and his blog . Huemer's Amazon author page . The link to  Monetary Metals . Help sup...

Bob gives an overview of the Intelligent Design landscape, focusing on three of its leading members: Michael Behe, William Dembski, and Stephen Meyer. He explains what ID is, some of its major concepts, and tackles some common objections. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: Stephen Meyer talking about the return of the God hypothesis. Short video on the bacterial flagellum ....