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Russ Roberts

Host of the EconTalk podcast; president of Shalem College; economist

The latest interviews, podcast appearances, and blog posts from Russ Roberts, updated daily.

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3 months ago
Aug 10

Ben Sasse on Faith, Family, and Facing Death - Econlib

Six months into a stage-four pancreatic cancer diagnosis that gave him 90 days to live, Ben Sasse sits down with EconTalk’s Russ Roberts for a conversation that refuses easy comfort. The former U. S.

Econlib
3 months ago
Aug 7

The Question They Cannot Answer

How and why I opened a very ugly can of…

Listening to the Sirens
3 months ago
Aug 3

The Political Economy of Palestine (with Hussein Aboubakr Mansour)

Most discourses about Israel or Palestine are morality plays of good guys vs bad guys.

EconTalk (weekly podcast hosted by Russ Roberts)
3 months ago
Jul 28

Will We Ever Learn?

Why history…

Listening to the Sirens
3 months ago
Jul 27

Savage Landscapes (with Cal Flyn) - Econlib

What is wilderness when seven billion people share the planet and nowhere remains truly untouched?

Econlib
4 months ago
Jul 20

Dwayne Betts on the Iliad

What happens when a poet who survived prison sits down with the world’s oldest war story–and reads it in three sleepless, wandering days?

EconTalk (weekly podcast hosted by Russ Roberts)
4 months ago
Jul 13

From Sawdust to Paw Patrol: The Spin Master Story (with Ronnen Harary)

A nylon stocking filled with sawdust that grows grass for hair launched one of the most successful toy companies in the world.

EconTalk (weekly podcast hosted by Russ Roberts)
4 months ago
Jul 6

EconTalk Book Club on the Iliad (with Ido Hevroni)

Ego, pride, wrath, fear, gods, superheroes, mortals, and lots of killing.

EconTalk (weekly podcast hosted by Russ Roberts)
4 months ago
Jun 29

Do Less, Heal More: The Case for Medical Conservatism (with John Mandrola)

What if the surgery that fixed your knee did no better than fake surgery? EconTalk host Russ Roberts speaks with Dr.

EconTalk (weekly podcast hosted by Russ Roberts)
5 months ago
Jun 22

Can a Phone Be a Cow? (with Philip Auerswald)

Can a phone be a cow? It could in 1990s Bangladesh.

EconTalk (weekly podcast hosted by Russ Roberts)
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