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Robert Murphy hosts Bob Murphy Show, a education show with 200 episodes published.
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Ep. 527 Analyzing Luke Gromen on Fiscal Dominance
Aug 14, 20261h 15mEp. 527
Adam Haman helps Bob analyze Luke Gromen's recent interview, in which he argued that high inflation was the only way to end "fiscal dominance" in the US. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube
Ep. 526 Haman and Murphy Review Nolan's "The Odyssey"
Aug 9, 20261h 14mEp. 526
Adam Haman returns to help Bob analyze Nolan's latest blockbuster. Hint: the right-wingers lied to you. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this episode. The HamanNature substack
Ep. 525 Gene Callahan Asks: If LLMs Are Thinking, What Are They Thinking About?
Aug 8, 20261h 15mEp. 525
Frequent guest Gene Callahan returns to present a talk he's been giving in academic circles, which relies on standard computer science to argue that LLMs can't possibly be thinking "about" the external world in the same
Adam Haman returns, this time helping Bob critique Carl Jung's "Answer to Job." Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this episode. Carl Jung's "Answer to Job." This episode's featu
Ep. 523 Adam Haman Asks Bob Murphy All About the US Debt
Jul 25, 20261h 10mEp. 523
As the federal debt held by the public surpasses GDP, Adam Haman asks Bob Murphy what it means and the options going forward. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this episode. Bob
Ep. 522 Jim Bovard Explains What the Government Did at Ruby Ridge
Jul 22, 202641mEp. 522
Jim Bovard is a Senior Fellow with the Libertarian Institute. He tells what happened to the Weaver family in 1992 when they were assaulted by federal agents. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouT
Ep. 521 Why Don't You Libertarians Move to Somalia
Jul 15, 202651mEp. 521
Adam Haman returns for a fun episode, responding to two satirical bits (one video, one in print) mocking radical libertarians. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this episode. Ad
Ep. 520 Mitchell Suchner on the Arkpad Vision for Floating Freedom
Jul 13, 202639mEp. 520
Mitchell Suchner is the director of Arkpad, which produces floating cabins that can be deployed in modular fashion to create mobile communities. This is not theoretical; Mitchell conducts the interview from such a unit l
Ep. 519 Darryl Cooper's Strikeout on US Labor History
Jul 11, 20261h 19mEp. 519
Adam Haman returns to help Bob give a loving yet forceful pushback against Darryl Cooper's discussion (on the Jim Webb podcast) of US labor history. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube versi
Ep. 518 The Airing of Grievances: Murphy Extends His Critique of Three Economists
Jul 8, 202658mEp. 518
Bob does a nerdy follow-up to prior interactions with George Selgin, Bryan Caplan, and Brad DeLong. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The BMS analyzing the SoHo Forum debate on FRB , Bob's recent inte
Ep. 517 Bob Murphy Asks: Why Did I Lose My SoHo Forum Debate on Fractional Reserve Banking?
Jul 2, 20261h 16mEp. 517
Adam returns to tell Bob why he lost his debate to George Selgin. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this episode. The SoHo Forum debate between Murphy and Selgin. This episode’s
Ep. 516 Bob Murphy Interviewed About the Future of AI
Jul 1, 20261h 5mEp. 516
Bob recently appeared on the "Human Reaction" podcast, where host David Rand asked him various questions concerning the economics of AI. Although frequent BMS listeners will have heard these themes before, there is new m
Ep. 515 The "Crime of '73" and Other Episodes in US Economic History
Jun 26, 20261h 16mEp. 515
Adam Haman returns to further discuss US monetary and economic history, with an emphasis on understanding the designs of the "American System" (propounded by Hamilton and later Clay). Mentioned in the Episode and Other L
Ep. 514 Bryan Caplan on the Strengths and Weaknesses of Rothbard's "For a New Liberty"
Jun 23, 20261h 0mEp. 514
GMU economics professor Bryan Caplan discusses his recent substack series going through Rothbard's classic, For a New Liberty, chapter by chapter. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version
Ep. 513 What Defines an Asset Bubble? What Got Us Out of the Depression?
Jun 17, 20261h 23mEp. 513
Adam Haman helps Bob dissect a recent episode of the Coleman Hughes show, where he interviewed Iman Virjee on his new book on asset bubbles. Bob clarifies the description, and then pushes back on Virjee's analysis of the
Ep. 512 The Rise and Fall of the Labor Theory of Value
Jun 15, 202635mEp. 512
Relying on his Journal of Libertarian Studies review essay of Kevin Carson' book on mutualism, Bob first explains--and then critiques--the labor (and cost) theory of economic value. This was not exclusively a Marxist ide
Ep. 511 Adam Haman and Bob Murphy Review McMurtry's "Lonesome Dove"
Jun 12, 20261h 17mEp. 511
Adam Haman returns for another literary episode, this one reviewing Larry McMurtry's classic Western, "Lonesome Dove." He and Bob praise not just the story, but the novel's writing too. Mentioned in the Episode and Other
Brian Albrecht Shows a Flaw in the "Waterbed" Critique of Market Power
Jun 7, 20261h 0mEp. 5100
Economist Brian Albrecht explains his discovery of a surprising--but critical--missing link in a popular argument against market power. Specifically, Brian shows that the standard work in this literature doesn't even all
Responding to Jeremy Kauffman on Libertarian Party Strategy
Jun 5, 20261h 5mEp. 5090
Adam Haman returns to help Bob offer praise and criticism for Jeremy Kauffman's recent speech at the Libertarian Party's national convention, as well as his appearance on the Tom Woods Show. Mentioned in the Episode and
Gene Callahan Argues Murphy's AnCap Vision Is Just a State
May 29, 20261h 10mEp. 5080
Drawing on the work of British idealist philosopher Bernard Bosanquet, Callahan argues that standard depictions of an "anarcho-capitalist" society, whether practical or not, would constitute a "State." Mentioned in the E
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