Podcasts Archives

The Great Antidote: Jo Jenson on Anxiety, Audiences, and Action

Juliette Sellgren and guest Jo Jensen talk about the anxiety of her generation and how to unplug, attempting to grow comfortable with discomfort. They talk about how things have changed and how we can become more active, willing to take leaps that will either succeed or teach us fundamentally important lessons.

The Great Antidote: Extras: Anne Bradley on the Political Economy of Terrorism

What happens if we acknowledge that terrorists are rational actors and that they, like the rest of us, are also responding predictably to incentives? Kevin Lavery listens in to a Great Antidote episode that takes that insight seriously. Find out more about the Political Economy of Terrorism with Anne Bradley and Juliette Sellgren.

The Great Antidote: Peter Van Doren on Universal Basic Income

What is Universal Basic Income (UBI) and why is it so popular among economists and freedom lovers relative to other types of poverty policy solutions? What does it even mean to “solve a problem” or to “learn” in the social sciences?

The Great Antidote: Charlotte Thomas on Learning and the Liberal Arts

Join us to find out what it truly means to be “educated” and how to do it.

The Great Antidote: Brad Wilcox on Get Married

The most common statistic cited regarding marriage and relationships in the United States is that the 50% of all marriages end in divorce. Another one that is gaining traction is that more Americans than ever before will end up unmarried and alone.

Nobody likes these statistics.

The Great Antidote: Extras: Samuel Gregg on National Security and Industrial Policy

When government officials pick winners and losers people are poorer and less secure. Kevin Lavery listens in to Samuel Gregg and Juliette Sellgren and offers up lessons on what can happen when national security is badly used as justification for industrial policy.

The Great Antidote: Cara Rogers Stevens on Thomas Jefferson and Slavery

Thomas Jefferson was a complicated figure. Essential to the start of our country and the university I attend, he is impossible to ignore. Yet, he held slaves, and at the same time said “all men are created equal.” What’s up with that?!?

The Great Antidote: Extra: Alice Temnick on Teaching, Learning, and Adam Smith's Education

Students often need guidance. Great teachers are great guides. Nancy Vander Veer listens in and shares what she learned. You're next!

The Great Antidote: Douglas Irwin on Talking about Trade and Commerce

Trade is all the rage these days. Or, at least, raging about trade is. Today, we unpack what trade and free trade are, and how to talk about it. We also address the abundance of lawyers in trade policy.

The Great Antidote: Anna Claire Flowers on F. A. Hayek and Social Structures

Today, I am excited to host Anna Claire Flowers to discuss F. A. Hayek and the mesocosmos. The mesocosmos is a fancy way to describe all the social groupings on the spectrum between the extremes of individualism and society. Think families, neighborhoods, farmers markets, firms, and universities.

The Great Antidote: Extra: Alain Bertaud on Urban Planning and Cities

Diversity in cities creates challenges but the largeness of cities make them great places to address those challenges.

The Great Antidote: Eric Leeper on Volcker, Friedman, and the Fiscal Theory of the Price Level

Welcome back to an all NEW season of the Great Antidote! Happy New Year! Glad to be back! Come one, come all!