The Henry George School Podcast

Today’s discussion was recorded in October of 2023, where we were joined by our returning guest, Dr. Aleksandr Gevorkyan Dr. Gevorkyan received his bachelor’s degree in International Trade and Finance from Louisiana State University, two master's in Economics from The New School and Louisiana State University, and his Ph. D. in economics from New School. He is an expert on Central Eastern Euro...

Today’s discussion was recorded in September of 2021, where we were joined by our returning guest, and long-time faculty member of the school, Ed Dodson. Mr. Dodson attended Shippensburg University and Temple University where he received an economics degree. Ed worked for Fannie Mae, a public-private partnership to help distribute home mortgage loans. During his time at Fannie Mae, Mr. Dodson held...

Snapshot is a more brief format for introducing listeners to complex concepts they may not be familiar with. We take big ideas and distill them into a bite-sized format so you can get an understanding of these ideas through a particular lens. We’ll explore ideas like moneterism, historical materialism, or opportunity cost, and how they are relevant to the real world. You don’t have to be an expert...

Rethinking Economics is all about questioning the core foundations of economics. This series questions economic orthodoxy to better understand the forces and shifts shaping our society and the world. Together, we’ll interrogate things like the efficacy of economic models, if mainstream assumptions are always correct, and why the ideas and concepts you learn about in textbooks may lead you astray....

Today’s episode our discussion came from our most recent seminar, McGirt v Oklahoma: Unraveling the Impact on Tribal Economics and Sovereignty . Our conversation was recorded in February of 2024 and is hosted by Ed Dodson, a long-time faculty member, who is joined by our guest, Dr. Brian Hosmer. Dr. Hosmer is the head of the History department at Oklahoma State University and previously held the H...

Today's discussion came from our most recent seminar and was recorded in January of 2024. Our talk is hosted by Ed Dodson, a long-time faculty member here at the Henry George School. To celebrate Black History Month, we wanted to pause our regular content and give our listeners a special series on the political economy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This week’s talk will conclude our 3-part se...

Today's discussion came from our archives and was recorded in January of 2023. Our talk is hosted by Ed Dodson, a long-time faculty member here at the Henry George School. To celebrate Black History Month, we wanted to pause our regular content and give our listeners a special series on the political economy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. For the next two episodes, we’ll continue our 3-part se...

Today's discussion came from our archives and was recorded in January of 2022. Our talk is hosted by Ed Dodson, a long-time faculty member here at the Henry George School. To celebrate Black History Month, we wanted to pause our regular content and give our listeners a special series on the political economy of Martin Luther King. For the next few episodes, we’ll have a 3-part series exploring...

Dr. Chappe is a Decentralized Finance economist and Director of R&D and Strategy at DeVol Network, a cryptocurrency platform. Dr. Chappe is also an economic advisor for The Predistribution Initiative, a non-profit that supports creating investment structures that better distributes wealth with workers and communities. Dr. Chappe is also a Research Fellow with the Open Society Foundation. Dr. C...

Dr. Horn is a philosopher who uses his philosophical training to analyze public policy. Writing for journals such as The Journal of Philosophy and Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, Walter has published many articles on topics such as metaphysics, epistemology, or the psychology of religion. He is also the author of Democratic Theory Naturalized , which deeply examines populism and power re...

Today's discussion came from our archives and was recorded in October of 2023. Our talk is hosted by Ed Dodson, a long-time faculty member here at the Henry George School, who is joined by our guest Dr. Willi Semmler. Dr. Semmler is the Arnhold Professor of International Cooperation and Development at the New School in New York City, where he researches macroeconomics, the economics of climate...

Today's discussion came from our archives and was recorded in July of 2023. Our talk is hosted by Ed Dodson, a long-time faculty member here at the Henry George School, who is joined by our guest Mr. Lars Doucet. Mr. Doucet is a consultant, blogger, entrepreneur, game developer, and currently the Director of Outreach for Common Ground USA. As a consultant, Lars has been accredited with develop...

Today's discussion came from our archives and was recorded in June of 2023. Our talk is hosted by Ed Dodson, a long-time faculty member here at the Henry George School, who is joined by our returning guest Mr. Mark Mollineaux. Mark is an artist, radio host, and researcher who focuses on metropolitan resilience, urbanization, and housing affordability. Mr. Mollineaux is a lifelong Georgist and...

Mr. Morial is the former mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, and current President and CEO of the National Urban League. The National Urban League is a civil rights group that promotes equality, social justice, and economic empowerment. The National Urban League spearheads social programs, public policy research, and advocacy efforts in over 300 communities across the U.S. to shrink the wealth gap in...

Today's discussion came from our archives and was recorded in April of 2023. Our talk is hosted by Ed Dodson, who is joined by our guest, Dr. Christopher England. Dr. England is an Adjunct Lecturer at Georgetown University, and has also taught at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Loyola University, Maryland, and Stanford University. His courses focus on US history, the history of economic t...

Today's discussion came from our archives and was recorded in November of 2023. Our talk is hosted by our Director of Education, Ibrahima Drame, who is joined our guest, Dr. Nataliia Bychkova.   Dr. Bychkova is currently a Karl Loewenstein Fellow at Amherst College, where she is also an associate professor of Political Science. She is also a visiting professor at the University of Bologna, in...

Today's discussion came from our archives and was recorded in February of 2023. Our talk is hosted by Ed Dodson, who joined our guest, Mr. Dave Wetzel.   Dave Wetzel has had a long career in transportation, working as a bus conductor and official in the 1960s. Shortly after, Mr. Wetzel became a political organizer of the London Co-operative Society between 1974 and 1981. He was elected as a La...

To celebrate our 100th episode, we wanted to do a special podcast on Henry George and Georgism. It was recorded in November of 2023 by Nathan Greene, a researcher at the Henry George School, and Ed Dodson, a long-time faculty member. Ed is an expert on Henry George and all things Georgism. As a long-time subscriber of George, land value taxation, and land use reform, he is an excellent person to t...

Today, our discussion comes from our archived seminar: In Quest of a Multipolar Economic World Order – Promises and Perils , which was recorded in March of 2021. Our talk is hosted by our Director of Education, Dr. Ibrahima Drame, and Alana Hartzok, an environmental activist and ethicist. For our talk today we’re joined by Dr. Michael Hudson and Mr. Pepe Escobar.   Dr. Hudson is the president of t...

Today our discussion comes from our archived seminar: A Hard Look at Rent and Rent Seeking , recorded in December 2020. Our Talk is hosted by our Director of Education, Ibrahima Drame, who is joined by Dr. Michael Hudson and Mr. Pepe Escobar. Our talk today was jointly hosted by us at the Henry George School and the International Union for Land Value Taxation . Dr. Hudson is the president of the I...

Often when we talk about competition between two nations, the US and China is the perfect example for today, we get arguments that are boiled down to broad ideas; like East vs the West and capitalism vs communism. But when we do this, we often lose a lot of nuance and miss some important details. Not too long ago, the US and the West were competing with the USSR and pooled their resources towards...

Today our discussion comes from our most recent annual conference: Why is Housing so Unaffordable? Causes and Solutions . This is our final episode for the conference and will conclude our annual conference content. We hope you enjoyed it, and we’re looking forward to seeing you at next year’s conference. Today we will be talking with Dr. Marty Rowland. He served in the New York City Department of...

Today our discussion comes from our most recent annual conference: Why is Housing so Unaffordable? Causes and Solutions . These next 2 episodes will conclude our annual conference content. We hope you enjoyed it, and we’re looking forward to seeing you at next year’s conference. We were joined today by Rick Rybeck. Rick is the founder and Director of Just Economics LLC, a firm founded in order to...

Today our discussion comes from our most recent annual conference: Why is Housing so Unaffordable? Causes and Solutions . These next 3 episodes will conclude our annual conference content. We hope you enjoyed it, and we’re looking forward to seeing you at next year’s conference. For our program today, we were joined by Ms. Katelin Penner. Currently, Ms. Penner is an urban planner for NYC HPD's...

Today our discussion comes from our most recent annual conference: Why is Housing so Unaffordable? Causes and Solutions . These next 4 episodes will conclude our annual conference content. We hope you enjoyed it, and we’re looking forward to seeing you at next year’s conference. For our program today, we were joined by Mr. Tom Rossman. Mr. Rossman is a financier and investor, who specializes in de...