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192. TIME: Principles of Economics online course Lecture 3 Oct 24, 2023

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This week's podcast is the full lecture 3 of the Principles of Economics online course, and its topic is Time! Find out why time is the ultimate resource and why all scarcity stems from the scarcity of time! Sign up to saifedean.com to study this online course, with a new lecture every 2 weeks and live discussion seminars!
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191. Bitcoin and Islamic Law with Muaawiyah Tucker Oct 17, 2023

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Bitcoiner, programmer, and Islamic scholar Muaawiyah Tucker joins to discuss his journey into Islam and bitcoin, why bitcoin is compatible with Islamic law, and why fiat is not.

References:

Muaawiyah's website to teach bitcoin - cryptohashreview.com
Muaawiyah's newer website for charitable activity and bitcoin circular economy - MetaMadeenah.com
Muaawiyah's Qur'aan teaching platform - KeenOnDeen.com
Muaawiyah's Twitter - https://twitter.com/c_hashreview
Muaawiyah's Nostr - npub1h34n29f3wqvcht0jyhnd36jxcdmljyqjv4vdjfrd69nhxhrdvvnsgwr4h0

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190. How to think about Economics with Per Bylund Oct 10, 2023

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Austrian school economist Per Bylund joins to discuss learning Austrian economics, and his free brief primer book: How To Think About The Economy.

References:

Per Bylund's Mises Profile: https://mises.org/profile/bylund
How to Think about the Economy: A Primer - Per Bylund - https://mises.org/library/how-think-about-economy-primer
Per's website: perbylund.com
How to Think about the Economy: A Primer on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/How-Think-about-Economy-Primer-ebook/dp/B0BB8N2L78/ref=sr_1_1

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189. Fiat Food with Matthew Lysiak Oct 03, 2023

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Investigative journalist Matthew Lysiak has written a fascinating inquiry into how the world's diet has changed over the past century, and the characters and institutions that have brought about this change. The book is being published today by Saifedean's publishing house, The Saif House, and it contains an introduction and two chapters by Saifedean. He joins the podcast to discuss the amazing stories he learned while looking into the crime of the century!
Fiat Food is available in cloth hardcover from TheSaifHouse.com as well as Amazon.com via link: https://a.co/d/6AAVqk1
References:

America's Great Depression, Murray Rothbard - http://mises.org/rothbard/agd.pdf
John Yudkin - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Yudkin
Matthew Lysiak's books - https://www.amazon.com/stores/Matthew-Lysiak/author/B00FF0S5DE?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true
Matthew's twitter - https://twitter.com/Matthewlysiak
Saifedean's thread on climate science - https://twitter.com/saifedean/status/1500851593570394115

188. HUMAN ACTION Principles of Economics Lecture 1 Sep 30, 2023

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Human Action is the first lecture of Saifedean's new online course, based on his latest book, Principles of Economics. In this lecture, Saifedean explains the Austrian approach to economics, how it differs from mainstream economic approaches, and why the concept of human action is so important to understanding economics. The course will have 18 lectures, with a new lecture every two weeks, running until June. Sign up now on saifedean.com, and get all the lectures and join the live discussion seminars!
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187. CONCEIVED IN LIBERTY PART 2 with Michael Saylor & Patrick Newman on Murray Rothbard Sep 23, 2023

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Conceived in Liberty, Murray Rothbard - https://mises.org/library/conceived-liberty-2
Murray Rothbard's books - https://mises.org/profile/murray-n-rothbard
The State in Third Millenium, Prince Hans Adam - https://www.amazon.com/State-Third-Millennium-Prince-Hans-Adam/dp/3905881047
Conquests and Cultures, Thomas Sowell - https://www.amazon.com/Conquests-Cultures-International-Thomas-Sowell/dp/0465014003
Essays on Colonies, Adam Smith - https://www.amazon.com/Essay-Colonies-Adam-Smith/dp/0898757843
Cronyism: Liberty versus Power in Early America, 1607–1849, Patrick Newman - https://mises.org/library/cronyism-liberty-versus-power-early-america-1607-1849
Farewell to Alms, Gregory Clark - https://faculty.econ.ucdavis.edu/faculty/gclark/papers/FTA2006-1.pdf
The Transatlantic Persuasion: Liberal-Democratic Mind in the Age of Gladstone, Robert Kelley - https://www.amazon.com/Transatlantic-Persuasion-Liberal-Democratic-Mind-Gladstone/dp/0887386350

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186. CONCEIVED IN LIBERTY with Michael Saylor & Patrick Newman on Murray Rothbard Sep 19, 2023

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Michael Saylor has read Murray Rothbard's magnificent history of the USA: Conceived in Liberty, and he is joined by Patrick Newman, Mises Institute Fellow and editor of the fifth volume of Conceived in Liberty, to discuss American colonial history, the American revolution, and economic freedom!
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185. Fiat Ruins Everything with Jimmy Song Sep 12, 2023

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Bitcoin coder Jimmy Song joins us to discuss his wonderful new book: Fiat Ruins Everything.
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184. Nuclear Power Revival with Ryan MacLeod Sep 05, 2023

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Just how dangerous and how expensive is nuclear power? Is the fear of nuclear justified? Why is nuclear making a big comeback, and can it be used for bitcoin mining? Ryan MacLeod is a bitcoiner who works in the nuclear industry and has very interesting thoughts on these questions and more.
Resources:

The NEA Small Modular Reactor Dashboard - https://www.oecd-nea.org/jcms/pl_78743/the-nea-small-modular-reactor-dashboard?details=true
The NEA Small Modular Reactor Dashboard Volume II - https://www.oecd-nea.org/jcms/pl_78743/the-nea-small-modular-reactor-dashboard?details=true
Ramsar, Iran: the most radioactive city on the planet - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsar,_Iran#:~:text=Meteorological%20Organization%20(records)-,Radioactivity,building%20materials%20originating%20from%20them

183. The Case for Capitalism. Interview with Natalie Brunell Aug 29, 2023

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Natalie Brunell interviews Saifedean to discuss his new book Principles of Economics, where he makes the case for capitalism and discusses why the money supply does not need to be increased.
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