Podcasts Archives

The Great Antidote: William B. Allen on The State of Black America

September 9, 2022

The Great Antidote: Extras: Matthew Mitchell on the Continuing Punishment of Criminals Records

September 4, 2022

Juliette Sellgren welcomes Matthew Mitchell back to the podcast to talk about how state job regulations hold back innovation and harm individuals - especially those who have completed criminal sentences.

The Great Antidote: Matthew Mitchell on the Continuing Punishment of Criminal Records

September 2, 2022

Your criminal sentence doesn’t necessarily end when you get out of jail. Criminal records prevent many Americans from entering jobs requiring occupational licensing. 66 million Americans have criminal records; 30% of jobs require occupational licensing. Licensed jobs range from electrician to medical professional to hair braider.

The Great Antidote: Archive: Sarah Skwire on Pro-Market Literature and Feminism

August 28, 2022

Literature people and women hate liberty, right? Nope. Sarah Skwire and Juliette Sellgren are here to set the record straight.

The Great Antidote: Archive: Sally Satel on Addiction

August 19, 2022

Sellgren talks with guest Sally Satel about painkillers, addiction, public misconceptions, and possible solutions

The Great Antidote: Archive: Tevi Troy on the U.S. Presidency

August 12, 2022

As a historian, Troy's interest in peaked when he hears something is "unprecedented." Is it really?

The Great Antidote: Favorites Five Months In

August 7, 2022

20 episodes. 30,700 downloads. Check out the Great Antidote fan favorites and find one of your own.

The Great Antidote: Archive: Don Boudreaux on Antitrust Laws

August 5, 2022

While antitrust legislation is often presented as a means of combating monopolies, the goal is to limit competition and give the government more power. Don Boudreaux talks about this and more in this episode from the Great Antidote Archive.

The Great Antidote: Deep Dive: Jon Murphy on The Jones Act and Adam Smith

July 31, 2022

What would Adam Smith do? About the Jones Act, that is. The WN talks about the British Acts of Navigation. What can we learn from them to help us think through modern trade issues?

The Great Antidote: Jon Murphy on The Jones Act and Adam Smith

July 29, 2022

The Great Antidote: Deep Dive: Weifeng Zhong on China's Propaganda

July 24, 2022

What does it feel like to learn that historical truths have been hidden from you? Weifeng Zhong talks about this and how he turned his early experiences into a project to better understand the past, the present, and (with some help from his algorithms) the future.

The Great Antidote: Weifeng Zhong on China's Propaganda

July 22, 2022