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Russ Roberts
FollowHost of the EconTalk podcast; president of Shalem College; economist
The latest interviews, podcast appearances, and blog posts from Russ Roberts, updated daily.
3 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)
3 months ago
Jun 15
The Case for Sunshine (with Rowan Jacobsen)
Skin cancer comes from the sun. But so do many good things, according to author Rowan Jacobsen.
EconTalk (weekly podcast hosted by Russ Roberts)
4 months ago
Jun 8
The Self, the Crowd, and Social Contagion (with Luke Burgis) - Econlib
Finding community can be difficult. But author Luke Burgis thinks the real challenge begins once we’ve found it and we’re subject to social pressures to conform.
Econlib
4 months ago
Jun 1
Making Your 80,000 Hours Count (with Benjamin Todd)
If you want to change the world, how you spend your 80,000 working hours may be the most important decision you can make.
EconTalk (weekly podcast hosted by Russ Roberts)
4 months ago
May 25
Facing Death (with Sebastian Junger)
What does a lifelong atheist do when his dead father appears above him in the emergency room?
EconTalk (weekly podcast hosted by Russ Roberts)
4 months ago
May 18
Tom Cruise's Body of Work (with Aled Maclean-Jones) - Econlib
What can Tom Cruise’s last impossible mission teach us about usefulness in the digital age?
Econlib
4 months ago
May 11
Thinking Inside the Box (with David Epstein)
What do the inventor of the periodic table, the novelist Isabel Allende, and the almost-creators of the iPhone have in common?
EconTalk (weekly podcast hosted by Russ Roberts)
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