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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. 496 America After Trump
Apr 900:49:47Tap to summarizeAdam Haman returns to discuss the political vacuum that will be left in a post-Trump America. It's not a pretty picture.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.Bob's pamphlet on Texan independence.This episode’s sponsor, the Scott Horton Academy.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
Transcribe →Ep. 495 A Conversation With One of the Creators of Call of Duty
Apr 800:51:37Tap to summarizeChance Glasco has over 25 years of experience in game development, including pivotal roles in the Medal of Honor and Call of Duty titles. He joins Bob for a wide-ranging discussion touching on programming mechanics, political pressure on game narratives, and concerns about animated violence.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.Chance Glasco's bio for the Atlantic Council.The link for Bob's course in the Tuttle Twins Academy.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
Transcribe →Ep. 494 Trump Tries to Find Exit Ramp From Iran
Apr 401:01:42Tap to summarizeAdam Haman returns to discuss Trump's address to the nation on Iran. Bob offers a theory that Trump isn't as much of a puppet of Netanyahu as some cynics claim.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, the Scott Horton Academy.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
Transcribe →Ep. 493 Three Deeper Dives Into Fiscal and Monetary Economics
Apr 301:03:05Tap to summarizeBob uses clips from his ZeroHedge debate with Randall Wray, as well as a moment from a forthcoming Human Action podcast, to provide deeper analysis than he had time to cover in the moments.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The ZeroHedge debate between Murphy and Randall Wray.Bob's (quick) critique of the sectoral balance argument.Bob's Human Action episode on Cantillon effects.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
Transcribe →Ep. 492 Economics of the Petrodollar and ZeroHedge Debate Murphy vs Wray
Mar 2801:13:15Tap to summarizeAdam Haman returns to discuss with Bob the economics of the petrodollar. They also go through some key moments from the recent ZeroHedge debate between Bob and MMT co-founder Randall Wray.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.The ZeroHedge debate.Scott Beyer on the petrodollar.Bob critiques the sectoral balance demonstration, and Kelton's book.This episode’s sponsor, the Scott Horton Academy.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
Transcribe →Ep. 491 Robert Breedlove Asks Murphy for a Deep Dive into Praxeology
Mar 2202:10:51Tap to summarizeBob was recently on the "What Is Money?" podcast to probe the philosophical underpinnings of Austrian economics.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.HHH's Economic Science and the Austrian Method (ESAM).BMS ep 7 explaining Godel's theorem.Bob's earlier appearance on "What Is Money?" (recorded on-site at the inaugural ARC conference).Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
Transcribe →Ep. 490 Remembering the Economic Contributions of Rothbard and Garrison
Mar 1301:18:04Tap to summarizeAdam Haman returns to discuss with Bob the legacy to economics left by Murray Rothbard and Roger Garrison, in light of the 100th anniversary of Rothbard's birth and the recent passing of Garrison.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.Rothbard's Man, Economy, and State and Bob's Study Guide to it.Garrison's 1984 journal article. The home base of his amazing PowerPoints.Bob's journal article on Garrison's model related to neoclassical growth theory.This episode’s sponsor, The Swan Brothers.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
Transcribe →Ep. 489 Michael Fraser Explains the Pentagon Decision to Dump Claude
Mar 1201:36:38Tap to summarizeMichael Fraser is a business consultant on leading LLMs, with an extensive knowledge of praxeology. He joins Bob to discuss the Pentagon's decision to sever ties with Anthropic and even designate them a supply chain risk.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.Anthropic CEO's statement in response to Hegseth decision.Academic paper putting leading LLMs into a wargame.Good examples of "jailbreaking" safeguards on LLMs.The BMS interview of Steve Landsburg discussing Grothendiek.Michael Fraser's interview on the InFi podcast, discussing LLMs as a cauldron, not a crystal ball.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
Transcribe →Ep. 488 Do LLMs Always Escalate to Nuclear War?
Mar 701:02:44Tap to summarizeAdam Haman returns, this time to discuss a recent paper summarizing the performance of leading LLMs in wargames.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.The NewScientist article reporting (inaccurately) on this research paper.BMS ep 467 on the weaknesses of modern game theory.This episode’s sponsors, the Scott Horton Academy and The Swan Brothers.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
Transcribe →Ep. 487 An Interdisciplinary Commentary on the Gospel Accounts of Jesus Christ: Installment 11, Whoever Believes in Him
Mar 501:20:05Tap to summarizeBob continues his commentary on John chapter 3, this time on verses 13 through 17. This includes the famous verse John 3:16, which lays out the recipe for eternal life through belief in Jesus.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The previous episode in this series, i.e. BMS ep 475, Installment 10: Being Born Again.John Piper on Moses lifting up the serpent.John Piper answers: Does God love the non-elect? Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
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