Bob Murphy Show - TopPodcast.com

View Top 200 Chart

Back to Rankings Page

Bob Murphy Show — Education
Bob Murphy Show

The podcast promoting free markets, free minds, and grateful souls.

Copyright: © Copyright 2022 Robert Murphy

Latest Episodes:

Ep. 423 Can a Right-Winger Be Antiwar? A History Lesson from Tom Woods Jul 12, 2025

Show notes

Tom Woods returns to the show to discuss being an academic vs. entrepreneur, the proud history of foreign non-interventionism on the American Right, and the sorry state of our public intellectuals.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

The YouTube version of this conversation.
This episode’s sponsor, PersistSEO.com.
Scott Horton's magnificent appearance on Tucker Carlson.
Tom's (free) history courses.
Tom's antiwar book with Murray Polner.
Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Ep. 422 Answering Common Objections to Private Law Jul 10, 2025

Show notes

Adam Haman returns to help Bob respond to a common string of objections he recently received, as feedback on a lecture given to the Menger Institute.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

The YouTube version of this conversation.
Bob's lecture to the Menger Institute on private law (and defense).
Bob's articles on warlords and the mafia.
BMS ep 166 on Arrow's Theorem. Adam and Tyrone discuss Arrow.
The HamanNature substack.
Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Ep. 421 Building a Billionaire's Ultimate Safe Room Jul 09, 2025

Show notes

Bob elaborates on the vision he recently painted on the Tom Woods Show, explaining a plausible path by which today's multi-billionaires might eventually sit on the same playing field as the leaders of nation States.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

Bob's appearance on the Tom Woods Show talking about AI and robotics.
This episode’s sponsor, PersistSEO.com.
Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Ep. 420 Unpacking Darryl Cooper's Religious Heresies Jul 03, 2025

Show notes

Adam Haman returns. This time he and Bob discuss a fascinating interview in which Darryl Cooper gives his "heretical" takes on God and the devil.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

The YouTube version of this conversation.
Darryl Cooper's appearance on the Duncan Trussell Family Hour podcast.
The HamanNature substack.
Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Ep. 419 Bomb Bomb Bomb Iran Jun 26, 2025

Show notes

Adam Haman returns to discuss various clips on the Israel/US conflict with Iran.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

The YouTube version of this conversation.
Tulsi Gabbard's clarification on her March testimony.
The Tucker/Cruz interview.
Dave Smith's "funeral" for Ben Shapiro.
Dave Smith vs. Konstantin Kisin on Piers Morgan.
The HamanNature substack.
Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Ep. 418 Steve Keen Sides With MAGA over MMT on Trade Deficits Jun 22, 2025

Show notes

Steve Keen is an iconoclast economist who is sympathetic to MMT claims that right-wingers worry too much about government budget deficits. However, in a recent post Keen says that Trump Admin economists (such as Stephen Miran) make more sense on trade deficits than Warren Mosler does.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

The YouTube version of this conversation.
This episode’s sponsor, PersistSEO.com.
Steve Keen's free book and subscription-based online course.
Steve's post on trade deficits, Trump, and MMT.
Murphy and Hendrickson give qualified support to Miran's paper on tariffs.
Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Ep. 417 Kristian Fors on How to Fix Homeowners Insurance in California Jun 17, 2025

Show notes

Kristian Fors is a research fellow with the Independent Institute. He joins Bob to discuss his new policy report, which explains why so many insurers are pulling out of the California homeowners market, and how to fix it.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

The YouTube version of this interview.
Kristian Fors' policy report on the CA homeowners insurance crisis. Independent Institute's Golden Fleece awards.
The link for Monetary-Metals.com.
Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Ep. 416 Adam Haman and Bob Murphy Respond to Jacob Hornberger on Immigration Jun 12, 2025

Show notes

Adam Haman returns, this time to discuss Jacob Hornberger's recent video, where he critiques the Haman/Murphy/Dave Smith takes on immigration.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

The YouTube version of this conversation.
Jacob Hornberger's critique of Haman/Murphy/Smith.
The SoHo Forum immigration debate between Dave Smith and Alex Nowrasteh. Adam and Bob's original analysis of the SoHo Forum immigration debate. Bob's breakdown of it on Human Action podcast. Bob's interview of Nowrasteh on the debate.
The HamanNature substack.
Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Ep. 415 Alex Nowrasteh Explains the Data and Theory Behind His SoHo Forum Immigration Performance Jun 11, 2025

Show notes

Alex Nowrasteh is Vice President for Economic and Social Policy Studies at the Cato Institute. After Bob (on the Human Action podcast) summarized the recent SoHo forum immigration debate between Alex and Dave Smith, Alex had written a substack article responding to Bob's critique. Alex joins Bob to discuss the controversy, covering the empirical studies, the Hoppean argument concerning government-controlled property, and the current situation in LA.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

The YouTube version of this conversation.
This episode's sponsor, PersistSEO.com.
The SoHo Forum immigration debate.
Alex Nowrasteh's substack column pushing back against Bob's critique. The list of CATO studies (co-)authored by Alex Nowrasteh.
Bob and Adam Haman comment on the SoHo debate. Bob goes solo on the Human Action podcast to parse Dave Smith's arguments and to question Alex's empirical claims.
Bob's episode talking about blockades and immigration in a free society (with reference to his novel, Minerva).
Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Ep. 414 Life Lessons from a Professional Gambler and an Economist Jun 05, 2025

Show notes

Adam Haman returns. In this episode he and Bob share life lessons from their respective fields of expertise (card-playing and economics).

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

The YouTube version of this conversation.
The HamanNature substack.
Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Related Podcasts