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Bob Murphy Show
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The podcast promoting free markets, free minds, and grateful souls.
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Ep. 526 Haman and Murphy Review Nolan's "The Odyssey"
3d ago01:14:20Tap to summarizeAdam 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.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
Transcribe →Ep. 525 Gene Callahan Asks: If LLMs Are Thinking, What Are They Thinking About?
4d ago01:15:26Tap to summarizeFrequent 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 way humans do. Economist and philosopher Kevin Vallier joins the discussion.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this episode.Gene Callahan on the ghost in the AI machine.Callahan's homepage. Vallier's homepage.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
Transcribe →Ep. 524 Reviewing Carl Jung’s Answer to Job
1w ago01:15:50Tap to summarizeAdam 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 featured company, Jackery.RC Sproul on Job.BMS ep. 420 unpacking Darryl Cooper's religious heresies.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
Transcribe →Ep. 523 Adam Haman Asks Bob Murphy All About the US Debt
3w ago01:10:39Tap to summarizeAs 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's proposal for reforming federal finances. His proposal for letting people opt out of Social Security. His lecture on debt burdens on future generations.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
Transcribe →Ep. 522 Jim Bovard Explains What the Government Did at Ruby Ridge
3w ago00:41:05Tap to summarizeJim 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 YouTube version of this episode.Jim Bovard's page at the Libertarian Institute. A specific article on Ruby Ridge.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
Transcribe →Ep. 521 Why Don't You Libertarians Move to Somalia
4w ago00:51:58Tap to summarizeAdam 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 for a Somali vacation. The Libertarian Police Dept.This episode's sponsor, The Swan Bros.Ben Powell et al.'s article on Somalia. Pete Leeson's article on Somalia.Bob's booklet Chaos Theory. Adam's post on Ancapistan.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
Transcribe →Ep. 520 Mitchell Suchner on the Arkpad Vision for Floating Freedom
Jul 1300:39:43Tap to summarizeMitchell 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 located off the coast of the Philippines.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this episode.The webpage for Reef Resort.Bob's 2025 interview of Patri Friedman, an early proponent of seasteading.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
Transcribe →Ep. 519 Darryl Cooper's Strikeout on US Labor History
Jul 1101:19:03Tap to summarizeAdam 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 version of this episode.Darryl's appearance on the Jim Webb podcast.This episode’s sponsor, the Scott Horton Academy.Patrick Newman's article on the Crash of 1873. A pro-union description of the 1877 railway strike. The price level from 1860-1939. Ben Powell talk on sweatshops. George Selgin's book Less Than Zero. Hayek's collection Capitalism and the Historians.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
Transcribe →Ep. 518 The Airing of Grievances: Murphy Extends His Critique of Three Economists
Jul 800:58:14Tap to summarizeBob 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 interview of Bryan Caplan, and Brad DeLong's congressional testimony. Bob's blog post responding to DeLong.Bob's much earlier post on Hoover's memoirs.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
Transcribe →Ep. 517 Bob Murphy Asks: Why Did I Lose My SoHo Forum Debate on Fractional Reserve Banking?
Jul 201:16:46Tap to summarizeAdam 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 sponsor, the free Plan-B guide from ExPatMoney.Bob’s article on FRB.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
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