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On this crossover episode, Adam Haman and economist Bob Murphy talk about Darryl Cooper (Martyr Made) and his recent appearance on Jim Webb's podcast. Darryl's take on the history of the labor movement is... um... less than ideal.00:00 — Intro. Darryl Cooper is great and we love his work, but...02:45 — Clip 1: Darryl on the labor movement in the 1870s.08:28 — Clip 2: Who starts the violence in the...

Germania Rodriguez Poleo talks about her amazing family and personal history, a great article she just wrote, and a new documentary she is involved with called Escaping Venezuela -- directed by Jim Epstein, son of the great Gene Epstein. Enjoy! 00:00 — Intro. Welcoming Germania! Also, where, when, and how to watch Escaping Venezuela. 07:10 — How (and why) Germania’s family escaped Venezuela. 11:19...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit hamannature.substack.com We dive in to the second half of the book “Economics In Three Lessons and 100 Economic Laws” by Hunter Lewis and read through of Economic Law #8. We will present each economic law as a standalone BONUS episode for our paid subscribers only. Thank you for your support and we hope you enjoy!

On this crossover episode, Adam Haman and economist Bob Murphy take the Wayback Machine to a 2018 Soho Forum debate between Bob and economist George Selgin about whether Fractional Reserve Banking (FRB) poses a threat to the stability of market economies. Bob makes of Adam a simple request: "Tell me why I lost this debate."00:00 — Intro. The topic for this episode is bonkers!02:55 — What was this...

Adam Haman invites Matthew Sands from the Nations of Sanity project back to the show to discuss what an anarcho-libertarian society might look like by analyzing Adam's "Alex in AnCapville" article. What would it really be like, and how do we get there?00:00 — Intro. Welcoming Matthew Sands!00:53 — Responding to a video Matt made recently (linked below). How can we implement the Nations of Sanity p...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit hamannature.substack.com We dive in to the second half of the book “Economics In Three Lessons and 100 Economic Laws” by Hunter Lewis and read through of Economic Law #7. We will present each economic law as a standalone BONUS episode for our paid subscribers only. Thank you for your support and we hope you enjoy!

On this crossover episode, Adam Haman and economist Bob Murphy take a second bite at critiquing/analyzing The American System, using the essays of Joe Withrow (phoenicianleague.com) as a launching off point. Does the system have any real merits? What about versus the available political alternatives? Wisdom and nuance inside!00:00 — Intro. Adam apologies for a misconstrual. Bob apologies for not b...

On this crossover episode, Adam Haman and economist Bob Murphy analyze an interesting discussion about asset bubbles, their causes and effects, the Great Depression, and the housing bubble that popped leading into the 2008 crisis. Can asset bubbles actually be a good thing? What is the truth of it? Answers inside!00:00 — Intro. God v Gremlins01:02 — Coleman Hughes recently interviewed Aman Verjee....

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit hamannature.substack.com We dive in to the second half of the book “Economics In Three Lessons and 100 Economic Laws” by Hunter Lewis and read through of Economic Law #6. We will present each economic law as a standalone BONUS episode for our paid subscribers only. Thank you for your support and we hope you enjoy!

Adam Haman and Tyrone the Porcupine Hobo dive a little deeper into one of Adam's recent Substack articles, "A Day in the Life of Alex in AnCapville" (linked below). People who cannot be persuaded by polemics and academic treatises can often be reached through simple narratives. After all, stories are our native structure. They are literally how we think, learn, and live. 00:00 — Intro. Follow us o...

Adam Haman and economist Bob Murphy are back to analyzing books and movies on this crossover episode! On tap today is the 1985 novel Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry. This classic Western has it all! We also play a couple clips from the TV miniseries from 1989. Enjoy!00:00 — Intro. Adam and Bob's Crossover Book and Movie Club presents: Lonesome Dove!00:52 — Let's dive in! What are the initial thoug...

Adam welcomes to Haman Nature Michael Fraser, co-founder of Action/Insight and a man very familiar with both Austrian economics and the inner workings and capabilities of the Large Language Models (LLMs) we are calling Artificial Intelligence these days. Michael has a fascinating claim for us to explore. Are these LLMs more than "just" machines? Are they Misesian actors? Let's find out!00:00 — Int...

On this crossover episode, Adam Haman and economist Bob Murphy comment on the controversies at the 2026 Libertarian Party National Convention surrounding the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire and its fiery chair, Jeremy Kauffman, who spoke about these matters recently on the Tom Woods Show.00:00 — Intro. Two housekeeping items: 1) Adam's face and 2) Bob's compulsion.02:30 — Clip 1: A portion of t...

Adam welcomes the cybersecurity engineer Jacob Lovell on the show to talk about how the internet actually works, its beginnings, and what the future of tech might look like. Note: This was recorded April 30, 2026 -- because tech moves fast!00:00 — Intro. Welcoming smart techy person Jacob Lovell!00:59 — Jacob explains what a Content Delivery Network (CDN) is, and also some impressive facts about h...

On this crossover episode, Adam Haman and economist Bob Murphy talk about the strange resurgence of "The American System" (or elements of it) that originated with Alexander Hamilton and was pushed forward notably by Henry Clay and Abraham Lincoln. What is it? Is it good in any way? Answers inside!00:00 — Intro. Let's talk about increases of the money supply since 2020 and Hamilton's unique financi...

Adam welcomes the great Gene Epstein to the show! Gene wrote for many years at Barron's Magazine about finance and economics. When he retired, he founded the magnificent Soho Forum debate society. Come hear a smart man say very smart things!00:00 — Intro. Welcoming the one-of-a-kind intellectual force of nature, Gene Epstein! 01:07 — Gene and I forgive each other for our respective last names, and...

On this crossover episode, Adam and economist Bob Murphy remark on Scott Horton’s long-anticipated first appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience. Scott was in top form and we break down five of the best clips from the show. Enjoy! 00:00 — Intro. Thomas Massie just lost his primary. Adam and Bob are disappointed by democracy. 03:42 — General thoughts on Scott’s JRE appearance. 05:15 — Clip #1: How s...

Adam welcomes the great libertarian foreign policy expert Scott Horton (as seen on Joe Rogan!) back to the show to discuss his recent trip across the pond to kick ass on Piers Morgan's show and lose his ass in an Oxford-style debate at actual Oxford. 00:00 — Intro. Welcoming the one, the only, the very essential Scott Horton!01:40 — Scott talks about his UK trip and the Oxford debate.13:20 — Adam...

Adam Haman and Bob Murphy react to Thomas Massie’s recent appearance on the Tucker Carlson show. What does his contested primary race mean for the future of the GOP, America first and the MAGA movement going forward. 00:00 Intro 00:15 Synopsis of Thomas Massie’s appearance on the Tucker Carlson show 02:31 Clip #1: Thomas Massie discusses how his bill to release the Epstein Files came about. 05:14...

Who says small shows can't get big guests? Adam Haman is joined by "Trump" to discuss his book, The Art of the Deal -- or at least the first three chapters.00:00 — Introducing, "Trump"! Who says this show isn't serious?03:58 — A deception is revealed. Guess which book has a study guide?06:37 — Chapter 1: A week in the life of the greatest dealmaker ever! 24:25 — Chapter 2: Trump informs the reader...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit hamannature.substack.com We dive in to the second half of the book “Economics In Three Lessons and 100 Economic Laws” by Hunter Lewis with a read through of Economic Law #5. We will present each economic law as a standalone BONUS episode for our paid subscribers only. Thank you for your support and we hope you enjoy!

Adam Haman and Bob Murphy introduce a new kind of topic for their (now) famous crossover episodes. It's called "Challenging and Defending Liberty", and Bob has a doozy of a challenge! Leftists talk about crime (and serial killers in this case) in a certain kind of way that is very unpalatable to "normie" conservatives. Do our leading libertarian voices come off the same way when discussing foreign...

This is a "replay" of a livestream from May 2, 2026 where Adam appeared on Jacob Winograd's Biblical Anarchy podcast. Adam and Bob Murphy had commented on a conversation Jacob had with the great Darryl Cooper (of the Martyr Made podcast). Adam and Jacob talk about both those previous conversations, clean up some misconceptions, and, well... a whole lot more!00:00 — Intro. Jacob's prologue and Adam...

On this crossover episode, Adam Haman and the great Bob Murphy discuss a fascinating conversation between Jacob Winograd and Darryl Cooper on the Biblical Anarchy Podcast (linked below). It's a conversation well worth listening too, but Adam and Bob take issue with how libertarianism was (mis)characterized. Why do so many people misunderstand what libertarian is?00:00 — Intro. Adam pretends he doe...

This is a "replay" of a crossover episode with the great economist Bob Murphy that was livestreamed on 4/22/26. In it, Adam and Bob dive deep into the economic concepts and realities of Universal Basic Income (UBI), which Elon Musk (and many others) have been championing loudly lately. Is UBI in our future? Come find out! 00:00 — Intro. Adam is excited about hell on earth! Also, an apology for Ada...