Episodes
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
Ep. 171: Jeremy Horpedahl - Why Do Baptists Need Bootleggers?
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
Alex speaks with Jeremy Horpedahl about the unusual political alliance between Baptists and Bootleggers - both figuratively and literally - and what these ties can tell us about public choice economics.
Sources Referenced:
- Horpedahl, Jeremy. "Bootleggers and Baptists Revisited: A Reply to Critics." Journal of Law and Economics, vol. 62, no. 2, Oct. 2019, pp. 557-576. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/26546700.
- Regulation (Cato Institute Journal) Spring 2021 issue
- "Not So Unlikely Coalitions" article by Thomas W. Hazlett in the Regulation (Cato Institute Journal) Spring 2021 issue.
Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
Ep. 170: Scott Beyer - What Does Urbanism Look Like Around The World?
Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
Alex speaks with Scott Beyer about the insights he's gleaned from traveling the world in search of the most market-friendly urban centers and what other countries can teach us about central planning, solutions to homelessness, and more.
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Ep. 169: Brandon Turner - What Is Conservatism?
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Alex speaks with Brandon Turner about the nature of conservatism and whether or not it constitutes an ideology, the rate of change within conservative thought, and the relationship between conservatism and liberalism.
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Ep. 168: Rachel Lomasky - Can A.I. Be Ethical?
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Alex speaks with Rachel Lomasky about hot-button issues surrounding machine learning and artificial intelligence and the limitations and definitions of each, especially when it comes to ethical decision-making.
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Ep. 167: Geoff Sigalet - What Is The Alberta Sovereignty Act?
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Alex speaks with Geoff Sigalet about Western Alienation and the events that led to the Alberta Sovereignty Act becoming law in Canada in December of 2022.
Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
Special Episode 14: Russ Roberts — How Can Adam Smith Change Your Life?
Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
As you think about your New Year's resolutions, take another listen to Alex's conversation from May 2020 with Russ Roberts as he talks about the ways in which the ideas of Adam Smith can still change your life, even so many years later.
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Ep. 166: 2022 Holiday Wrap-up Episode
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Alex, Sabine and Matt reflect on the year that was 2022.
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Special Episode 13: Lauren Hall — What’s Wrong With Modern Healthcare?
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
In their conversation from December 2019, Alex Aragona talks with Lauren Hall as she explores the problems with modern healthcare systems and some of the possible remedies.
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Ep. 165: Matt Bufton - How Do We Feel About The Monarchy?
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Alex speaks with Matt Bufton about Canada's unique approach to power, monarchy, and government and how happy accidents have led to one of the best-governed and most free countries on earth being ruled by a King - at least symbolically.
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Ep. 164: Peter Jaworski - What Is The Ought-State Gap?
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Alex speaks with frequent guest Peter Jaworski about the gap between a moral obligation and the expectation that some specific institution ought to be the one to realize that moral obligation - especially an institution like the state.
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Ep. 163: Christy Horpedahl - How Can Books Advance Liberal Society?
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Sabine speaks with Christy Horpedahl about the entrepreneurial spirit that imbues Penelope Fitzgerald's "The Bookshop".
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Ep. 162: Alex Aragona - What Is Classical Liberalism (According To Our Host)?
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Sabine speaks with the host of the Curious Task Alex Aragona to find out more about him, especially what he considers classical liberalism to be in its essence.
Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
Ep. 161: Jayme Lemke - Who Was Elinor Ostrom?
Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
Alex speaks with Jayme Lemke about the life, work, and legacy of American Nobel Prize-winning political economist Elinor Ostrom.
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
Ep. 160: Thomas Bunting - What Can Baseball Tell Us About Politics?
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
Alex speaks with Thomas Bunting about politics, democracy, social progress and more as they relate to baseball and athletics more broadly.
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
Ep. 159: Edward Slingerland - How Has Alcohol Influenced Civilization?
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
Alex speaks with Edward Slingerland about the dance that most civilizations have done with alcohol and the delicate balance between worshipping its creative effects and fearing its dangerous consequences.
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
Ep. 158: Scott Scheall - Why Is Spontaneity Important For Liberalism?
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
Alex speaks with Scott Scheall about the importance of spontaneity for liberalism.
Wednesday Oct 12, 2022
Ep. 157: Claudia Williamson - Does Culture Effect Economic Progress?
Wednesday Oct 12, 2022
Wednesday Oct 12, 2022
Alex speaks with Claudia Williamson about what economists mean by culture and how individualism and other elements of culture can effect the economic progress of nations, peoples and groups.
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
Ep. 156: Rosemarie Fike - How Does Inequality Effect Women’s Wellbeing?
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
Sabine speaks with Rosemarie Fike about the relationship between women's rights and economic freedom and the disparities that persist in contemporary economies around the world.
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
Ep. 155: John Wood Jr. - Can’t We All Just Get Along?
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
Sabine speaks with John Wood Jr. about political polarization in America and its effects on democracy, civil rights and activism today.
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
Ep. 154: Brent Orrell - How Can We Flourish At Work?
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
Sabine speaks with Brent Orrell about the current challenges facing the workforce and labour market in America and abroad today.