Haman Nature

This week Adam Haman and economist Bob Murphy are breaking down an appearance by economist Richard Werner on Tucker Carlson's show. Werner said a lot of stuff about banking and credit and the creation of money and why the CIA is after him. It gets pretty intense, trust us. 00:00 — Intro. Re-examining Werner on Carlson: Where does money come from? 04:03 — Provocative things Richard Werner said to T...

Join Adam Haman and Tyrone the Porcupine Hobo as they answer the most pressing issue of our time! Why do our shows and movies just... suck these days? Why are the characters so shallow and stupid? What happened? 00:00 — Intro. And introducing our new sponsor, "TheSwanBrothers.com/cross"! Also, Tyrone shows off his fancy new Haman Nature t-shirt! 02:29 — Things are so bad with modern TV and movies...

This week Adam Haman and economist Bob Murphy are breaking down an appearance by Peter Thiel on the show Interesting Times with Ross Douthat. Peter Thiel is a famous "libertarian" investor and tech guru, known for co-founding PayPal and Palantir. 00:00 — Intro. What should we libertarians think about Peter Thiel, seastead promoter and Gawker slayer? What about Palantir CEO Alex Karp? 07:35 — Clip...

Welcome to the third episode of Adam and Tyrone's exploration of 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. Is this Adult Education? Are we eligible for a government grant? 01:09 — Let's read Lesson Two:...

This week Adam Haman and economist Bob Murphy are taking on right-wing paternalism, as embodied by Charlie Kirk of Turning Point USA and Saagar Enjeti of the popular online show Breaking Points. Both appeared on the Tucker Carlson show recently and sounded a lot like... leftists! 00:00 — Intro. Yay! More Tucker Carlson clips! 02:34 — Clip 1: Charlie Kirk says the youth want their "economic reality...

Adam Haman welcomes patent attorney and libertarian legal theorist Stephan Kinsella back to the show to talk about why prescription drugs are so expensive in the US and what can (and should) be done about it. Even "free market" economists like George Mason University's Alex Tabarrok get this wrong! 00:00 — Intro. Welcoming my friend and verifiably smart person, Stephan Kinsella! 00:44 — Is Trump's...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit hamannature.substack.com Hello and good morning to our very dear paid subscribers! If you feel like you’re living in a time warp or an alternate universe (appropriate to the theme of this bonus episode) that’s because I accidently sent out this episode to you a few hours ago without show notes! Terribly sorry. I blame either our future...

Adam Haman and economist Bob Murphy welcome gambler and YouTube star John "W2Jesus" Pollak to the show to talk about odds, edges, and viral views! Enjoy! 00:00 — Intro. Introducing professional gambler and YouTuber John "W2Jesus" Pollak! 02:10 — John is part of the "Vegas Matt" YouTube channel. Why are they so successful? How does all this "work" in a busy casino? What is the business model? How d...

Adam welcomes to the show national treasure Scott Horton of antiwar.com and the Libertarian Institute (links below) to talk about the 2025 movie Warfare as well as all the horrifying real-world warfare going on right now. Enjoy? 00:00 — Intro. Welcome libertarian foreign policy expert Scott Horton! And please donate to LibertarianInstitute.org and AntiWar.com! 04:11 — Spoiler alert! Let's break do...

Adam Haman and Bob Murphy welcome Jacob Hornberger on the show to discuss the libertarian approach to immigration and border policy. Let the sparks fly! Jacob is president and founder of the great Future of Freedom Foundation (https://www.fff.org/) 00:00 — Intro. Hey! Jacob infiltrated our border! Podcast wars! 04:04 — Let's talk immigration. What is the libertarian position? How does the existenc...

Join Adam Haman and Tyrone the Porcupine Hobo as they respond to the great Tom Woods on the subject of reparations for the sins of the past. Are they justified? Could they ever be justified? 00:00 — Intro. Tyrone's got his grindstone out! Hey Tom Woods, your fly is down! 00:46 — Tyrone reads from Tom's email newsletter. Grok3 sez we have to wait 250 years before the sins of slavery are so dissipat...

Do we need a state? Can a society have peace, prosperity, law & order, etc without a centralized sovereign entity doling these things out? While most people shrink from such a conclusion, economist and theorist Bob Murphy says we can! In this episode Adam Haman asks Bob to justify his crazy opinions! (Spoiler alert: Bob is right) 00:00 — Intro. See? I told you we aren't just a clip show! 01:35 — M...

Welcome to the second episode of Adam and Tyrone's exploration of 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. Tyrone's feeling nerdy! Let's learn economics! 01:46 — Let's read Lesson Two: The Free Price S...

Darryl Cooper of the Martyr Made podcast isn't just all about history and foreign policy. He also has fascinating stories and personal anecdotes — and very interesting interpretations of Christianity and the Bible. Adam and Bob tackle all of it. Enjoy! 00:00 — Intro. (sigh) Fine, we're a clip show. We admit it. 00:39 — Who is this Darryl Cooper, and why is this conversation so interesting? 02:24 —...

Adam welcomes Comedian Robbie "The Fire" Bernstein to the show to talk about comedy and politics and sandwiches and porches. Robbie hosts the Run Your Mouth Podcast and co-hosts the Part of the Problem podcast with comedian Dave Smith. Enjoy! 00:00 — Intro. Introducing the one and only Robbie "The Fire" Bernstein! 01:34 — What's Haman Nature all about? Also, Adam asks THE question of the day. 03:4...

The recent rockets and bombs exchanged between Israel and Iran (with a couple bunker-busters dropped on Iran by the US) has caused a big split between former MAGA-aligned allies. Adam Haman and Bob Murphy have lots to say on the subject. This one goes DEEP! Enjoy! 00:00 — Intro. Don't blame the Iran/Israel "12-day war" on Adam. He was in Tahoe! 01:00 — We recorded this Monday, June 23, 2025 for a...

Adam welcomes Bernie Jackson to the show to talk about how Forbidden Numbers Ate the poor fellas Brain. It's a fascinating tale of mathematical heretics and the true nature of math itself. It ain't about "turning the crank", it's about finding new ways to view reality. Enjoy! 00:00 — Intro. Introducing Bernie Jackson, an all-around smart fella. What secrets can he show us? 03:09 — Who was Hippasus...

Adam welcomes Matthew Sands of the Nations of Sanity Project to talk about our statist world and how we can find sanity. What would it look like if we all just... stopped being statist lunatics? 00:00 — Intro. Who is Matthew Sands and what is he all about? 05:43 — What is the Nations of Sanity Project? 10:18 — How can we grope our way towards freedom in this statist world? 14:15 — How can we have...

A podcast about podcasts reacting to podcasts! Adam is joined once again by economist Bob Murphy and they respond to some objections and questions raised by Jacob Hornberger of the Future of Freedom Foundation on the currently hot subject of immigration and governmental border policy. 00:00 — Intro. We promise, we had nothing to do with the riots in LA! 04:07 — Clip 1: We love you too, Jacob! 07:4...

Welcome to the first episode of Adam and Tyrone's exploration of 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! 00:00 — Intro. Introducing Economics in Three Lessons by Hunter Lewis! (linked below) 01:52 — Why are we doing this series? 04:54 — Let's read Le...

Since we've been dealing with such deep, dark, serious topics on these crossover episodes lately, this time economist Bob Murphy and poker player Adam Haman share some stories from their personal and professional lives that each illuminate some sort of parable or moral teaching. (Or maybe that's just their excuse to share some fun stories.) 00:00 — Intro. Debates and deep conversations are stressf...

Adam and Tyrone do a deep dive into the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its creepy control over Hollywood's film industry. Why do they have so much influence, and why? 00:00 — Intro. Tyrone the Porcupine Hobo is all about the Asian culture! 01:21 — Adam doesn't care for the CCP and is gonna tell ya why! Also, what is the truth about the CCP's greatest atrocities? Organ harvesting? Slave labor? 1...

00:00 — Intro. This week there's DOUBLE the podcast analysis! 02:31 — Dave Smith asks: How should government "manage" public property? Also, who "owns" public property? 10:12 — Adam and Bob respond: Public property is an abomination before God and man. The "institution" itself makes coherent management policies impossible. Minarchism is trash. 26:22 — Bob unintentionally sparks a discussion about...

Economist Bob Murphy is back and he and Adam react to the arguments made by right-wing economist and think-tanker Oren Cass about what conservatism is (and should do) and what US trade policy should be. 00:00 — Intro. Are Adam and Bob in a rut? 02:02 — Introducing Oren Cass and an interesting conversation between he and Tucker Carlson (link below) 08:22 — Cass and Tucker claim that free trade has...

Adam and Tyrone take a close look at Alex Karp, the CEO of defense tech data analytics firm Palantir. He was interviewed recently by Bari Weiss and said a lot of very weird and interesting things that are worth examining. Enjoy! 00:00 — Intro. What's up with Palantir, anyway? Should this be a Conspiracy Corner episode (available to paid subscribers on Substack!)? 01:41 — Tyrone brings up the Haman...