Episodes
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.
Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
Ep. 153: Rachel Davison Humphries - What Is Education For A Free Society?
Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
Sabine speaks with Rachel Davison Humphries about various schools of thought in the study of education and how they may offer alternatives to learning more compatible with a free society.
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Ep. 152: Sarah Skwire - Can Literature Influence Liberalism?
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Sabine speaks with Sarah Skwire about the role of liberalism in literature and ways in which all forms of literature can influence our ideas about markets, trust, and the value of others.
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
Ep. 151: Paige MacPherson - What Does School Choice Look Like?
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
Alex speaks with Paige MacPherson about school choice - and the lack thereof - in each of Canada's provinces today.
Wednesday Aug 24, 2022
Ep. 150: Emily Chamlee-Wright - Why Work To Advance Liberalism?
Wednesday Aug 24, 2022
Wednesday Aug 24, 2022
Alex speaks with Emily Chamlee-Wright about what exactly liberalism is and why it is worth defending in a world that can no longer take it for granted.
Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
Ep. 149: Chris Freiman - Why Not Anarchism?
Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
Alex speaks with Chris Freiman about ideal theory and the case for no state being the best state in a perfect world.
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Ep. 148: Lauren Hall - How Do Libertarians Approach The Family?
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Alex speaks with Lauren Hall about the unique approach that libertarians and classical liberals take when it comes to questions of consent, rights, and agency with respect to family and children.
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Ep. 147: Moin Yahya - What Is Inflation Really?
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Alex speaks with Moin Yahya about debates both new and old surrounding the causes and history of inflation.
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
Special Episode 12: Jen Dirmeyer - What Do Markets Do For Us?
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
Alex Aragona speaks with Jen Dirmeyer as she explores what markets do for us and the different ways they impact our lives.
Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
Special Episode 11: Graeme Thompson - What Is Canadian Liberalism?
Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
Alex Aragona speaks with Graeme Thompson about the classical liberal tradition in Canada, and what the evolution of that tradition has looked like.
Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
Special Episode 10: Peter Jaworski — What Is Libertarianism?
Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
Alex Aragona speaks with Peter Jaworski as he explores his definition of libertarianism, and how different kinds of morality can lead to certain conclusions about libertarian institutions.
Wednesday Jul 06, 2022
Special Episode 9: Janet Bufton - Are Libertarians Liberals?
Wednesday Jul 06, 2022
Wednesday Jul 06, 2022
Alex Aragona speaks with Janet Bufton as she explores where and how the tenets of classical liberalism come into play for those who call themselves libertarians.
Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
Special Episode 8: Jacob Levy — What Is Academic Freedom?
Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
As we shift into our break, our first special episode is one of our recent favourites, Alex's chat with McGill University professor Jacob Levy about how he looks at the issue of academic freedom.
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
Ep. 146: Eric Mack - Why Read Anarchy, State and Utopia? (Part Two)
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
Alex speaks again with philosopher Eric Mack about "Anarchy, State and Utopia", this time touching on some of the challenges to Nozick's theory and Eric's own personal connection to Robert Nozick during his life.
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Ep. 145: Eric Mack - Why Read Anarchy, State and Utopia?
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Alex speaks with Philosopher Eric Mack about Robert Nozick's "Anarchy State and Utopia" and how the book shaped the conversation around natural rights theory, philosophical libertarianism, and the study of political utopias for decades to come.
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Ep. 144: Abigail Hall - How Does Government Propaganda Manufacture Militarism?
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Alex speaks with Abigail Hall about propaganda - an elusive and at times far-reaching concept that can be found everywhere: from overt wartime speeches by presidents to covert uses of sports and film to promote the ends of state militarism.
Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
Ep. 143: Kevin Munger - Why Do Baby Boomers Still Dominate Politics and Culture?
Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
Alex speaks with Kevin Munger about why the oft-parodied and dismissed subject of inter-generational conflict may help us to better understand current economic and policy trends in America and abroad.