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The Great Antidote

Hosted by Juliette Sellgren · society · EN

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About this Podcast:

Adam Smith said, "Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition." So join us for interviews with the leading experts on today's biggest issues to learn more about economics, policy, and much more.

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What is The Great Antidote about?

Adam Smith said, "Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition." So join us for interviews with the leading experts on today's biggest issues to learn more about economics, policy, and much more.

Who hosts The Great Antidote?

The Great Antidote is hosted by Juliette Sellgren. The show has published 235 episodes to date.

What has The Great Antidote covered recently?

Recent episodes include "The Story of The Great Antidote: A Conversation with Veronique de Rugy" (19 December 2025, 37 minutes), "How Definitions Change Debates: Freedom, Rights, and Equality with Rebecca Lowe" (5 December 2025, 50 minutes), and "Innovation on Trial: Jack Nicastro on Empower’s Fight to Exist" (21 November 2025, 54 minutes).

How often does The Great Antidote publish?

The Great Antidote publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 51 minutes across 235 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on The Great Antidote?

Booking probability for The Great Antidote is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Great Antidote requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Great Antidote's contact route on record: verified email.

About the host

Juliette Sellgren hosts The Great Antidote, a society podcast with 235 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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    The Story of The Great Antidote: A Conversation with Veronique de Rugy

    Dec 19, 202537 min

    Send us Fan Mail In this final episode of The Great Antidote , I sit down with my mom, Veronique de Rugy (does this feel like a Mr. Big name reveal for some of you?!), to reflect on the podcast and the remarkable...

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    How Definitions Change Debates: Freedom, Rights, and Equality with Rebecca Lowe

    Dec 5, 202550 min

    Send us Fan Mail Philosopher Rebecca Lowe (Mercatus Center) joins me to do an ideas-only deep dive: what freedom really is, why it matters, how it intersects with equality, and how to tell coercion from choice. We talk...

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    Innovation on Trial: Jack Nicastro on Empower’s Fight to Exist

    Nov 21, 202554 min

    Send us Fan Mail Why is D.C. trying to shut down a rideshare app that pays drivers more and charges riders less? Jack Nicastro of Reason joins to unpack Empower’s battle with regulators, what “innovation vs. permission”...

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    Tech Panic, Then and Now: Judge Glock on AI, Regulation, and Real Harms

    Nov 7, 202552 min

    Send us Fan Mail Is tech panic new—or just history on repeat? Judge Glock (Manhattan Institute) walks through what past tech scares (lead gasoline, CFCs, TV) got right and wrong, why “ externalities ” matter more than...

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    Why Markets Run on Trust: Tawni Ferrarini on Honesty, Reputation, and Decentralization in the Information Age

    Oct 24, 202547 min

    Send us Fan Mail Markets don’t work without trust. Tawni Ferrarini joins Juliette Sellgren to explore how honesty and reputation make exchange possible — from medieval trade networks to blockchain and Amazon reviews —...

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    Is China Really a Threat? Derek Scissors on China’s Economic Reality

    Oct 10, 202557 min

    Send us Fan Mail AEI Economist Derek Scissors joins Juliette Sellgren to unpack the reality of China’s economy, U.S.–China relations, and whether China is truly a threat. From demographics to debt and political control...

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    Empowering the Next Generation: Economics Olympiad & Common Sense Economics

    Sep 26, 202547 min

    Send us Fan Mail This week, Juliette Sellgren sits down with Martina Bacik, the 21-year-old founder of the Economics Olympiad that has grown to 120,000 students in 35+ countries, and Tawni Hunt Ferrarini, coauthor of...

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    Why Freedom Matters: Tom Palmer on Authoritarianism and January 6th

    Sep 12, 202551 min

    Send us Fan Mail Why does freedom matter? How can we defend it in an age of rising authoritarianism? In this episode, I sit down with Tom Palmer to explore the ideas, virtues, and strategies that keep liberty alive. We...

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    It’s Not Goodbye, It’s See You in September with Amy Willis

    May 23, 202534 min

    Send us Fan Mail In this special episode of The Great Antidote , Amy Willis of Liberty Fund takes the mic to interview Juliette Sellgren, the voice behind the show. Together, they reflect on the evolution of the...

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    Targeted Incentives: Who Wins, Who Loses, and Why It Persists with Peter Calcagno

    May 2, 202554 min

    Send us Fan Mail Remember the Amazon HQ2 frenzy? When nearly every U.S. state competed to become Amazon’s next home, offering billions in tax breaks and incentives? I do — I grew up right next door to Crystal City...

  • Apr 25, 202551 min

    Send us Fan Mail What if modern economics has overlooked what truly makes us human? In this episode, Bart Wilson joins us to explore humanomics —an approach to economics that reintroduces meaning, culture, and moral...

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    Ryan Streeter on the Civitas Institute and Cultural Communities

    Apr 11, 202554 min

    Send us Fan Mail Ryan Streeter is the executive director of the Civitas Institute at the University of Texas at Austin. Today, he tells us about his time in the intersection of think tanks, government, and academic...

  • Mar 28, 202557 min

    Send us Fan Mail Join us today for a fun conversation about all things government, UK and US, with Lord Daniel Hannan of Kingsclere! Lord Hannan is a member of the House of Lords. Today, we talk about how the U.K.’s...

  • Mar 21, 202559 min

    Send us Fan Mail Bob Ewing is the founder of the Ewing School and hosts a Substack called Talking Big Ideas (go check it out). He has also gifted me most of the great books that I’ve read. Today, we talk about how he...

  • Mar 7, 20251h 4m

    Send us Fan Mail Jo Jensen is the founder of MovieGoer and she’s currently the SVP of Digital and Entertainment Strategy at Touchdown Strategies, a PR firm. and is an Aspen Institute Civil Society Fellow. Since all...

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