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The Bob Murphy Show features in-depth interviews and solo analysis by Bob Murphy. Much of the content relates to economics in the tradition of the Austrian School, as well as libertarian political theory, but the show covers a broad range of topics. To learn more, visit BobMurphyShow.com
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Ep. 313 David Ramsay Steele on the Spirit World and George Orwell
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David Ramsay Steele has a new collection of essays out, and he joins Bob to discuss. Much of the conversation focuses on whether it makes sense to believe in spirits, as well as the life and changing views of George Orwell. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this interview. The Amazon entry for DRS's new bo…
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Ep. 312 JP Cortez Pushes For Sound Money at the State Level
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JP Cortez is Executive Director of the Sound Money Defense League. He joins Bob to discuss the League's strategy and their various successes. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this interview. The website of the Sound Money Defense League. Robert Murphy's Understanding Money Mechanics. Help support the Bob …
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Ep. 311 Sheldon Richman on Israel and the Libertarian Movement
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Sheldon Richman is an OG of the libertarian cause. Among other positions, he is currently Executive Editor at the Libertarian Institute. He joins Bob to discuss the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, and reflects on his decades in the movement. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this interview. Sheldon's archive…
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Ep. 310 Domenic Scarcella Argues Jesus Is a Good Neighbor But Bad Citizen
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Domenic Scarcella discusses his new book, which makes the case that Jesus' teachings and actions show Christians they should be good neighbors, but (in a sense) bad citizens. Bob pushes back at points to clarify what Domenic's position truly is. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this interview. The Amazon …
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Ep. 309 Gene Callahan on the Failure of Liberal Neutrality
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Gene Callahan teaches computer science at NYU and is the author of Economics for Real People. He joins Bob to discuss the inner contradictions of liberal neutrality. They also discuss AI and whether computers can really learn. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this interview. The crazy fact about colliding…
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Ep. 308 To the Moon! Owen Benjamin Tells Bob Murphy Why Anarchism Fails
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Professional comedian Owen Benjamin joins Bob to discuss the attempt to de-platform him, the shape of the earth, and whether we need a strong State to protect financial integrity and children. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this interview. Owen Benjamin's website and Twitter account. Help support the Bo…
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Ep. 307 All I Needed to Know About Leadership I Learned from the Transformers Movie
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Bob gives a dense commentary on the 1986 animated classic, explaining how the initially reckless Hot Rod rises from the ranks to become the successor to Optimus Prime. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The full Transformers movie (1986). Help support the Bob Murphy Show.Robert Murphy
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Ep. 306 Keith Knight on Progressives' Domestic Imperialism
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In his new book published by the Libertarian Institute, Keith Knight explains why he left progressivism. They could see the problems of foreign imperialism, but they cheered it domestically. A fast-paced discussion. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this interview. Keith Knight's new book. Keith's archive …
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Ep. 305 An Interdisciplinary Commentary on the Gospel Accounts of Jesus Christ: Installment 2, Jesus as Logos
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Bob continues his miniseries, focusing on John 1: 1-5. Bob makes the case that we should be marveling at the unreasonable effectiveness of semantics in the social sciences. There is meaning packed into every field of human inquiry, and this sheds light on the prologue to the gospel of John. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The …
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Ep. 304 An Interdisciplinary Commentary on the Gospel Accounts of Jesus Christ: Installment 1, Introduction
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Bob launches a new miniseries, and starts by summarizing his chapter for a Festschrift in honor of Walter Block. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: [As of release, no information was available on the actual collection in honor of Walter. RPM will update when available.] Callahan and Murphy's critique of Hans Hoppe's argumentation…
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Ep. 303 Jonathan Bartlett Explains How Random Mutations Aren’t Always So Random
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Jonathan Bartlett is a prolific software engineer and textbook author who has published peer-reviewed articles on the information embedded in biological organisms. He joins Bob to discuss two of his recent papers, highlighting a distinction in the term "random mutation" that has great relevance for the Intelligent Design debate. Mentioned in the Ep…
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Bob goes solo to argue that our current institutional framework in the US isn't arbitrary; it was hijacked by the evil one. He illustrates with the recent examples of the Satanic Temple in Iowa and the three university presidents who seemed to excuse calls for genocide. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: Rep. Jon Dunwell's tweet …
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Ep. 301 Max Borders on UNDERthrowing Tyrannical Regimes
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Max Borders is Executive Director of Social Evolution. He has a freewheeling discussion with Bob on UNDERthrowing--rather than overthrowing--unjust regimes. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this interview. Max Borders' organization, Social Evolution. Max's Medium archive. Jordan Peterson's closing speech …
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Ep. 300 David Gornoski on how the Israel/Hamas Propaganda War Shows Triumph of Christ
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David Gornoski uses Rene Girard's mimetic framework to show how the modern world has been transformed by the Christian account. He applies it in this discussion to the propaganda war in the Middle East. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: David Gornoski's WND article on the topic. Gornoski's show, A Neighbor's Choice. A previous G…
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Ep. 299 Bob Murphy Critiques 3 MMT Talking Points
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Bob goes solo to explain and critique three popular arguments put forward by the leaders of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: Phil Labonte's reaction to Nina Turner. A Murphy Medium post showcasing Kelton's claim about checking vs. savings accounts. Bob's review of Kelton's book, The Deficit Myth. H…
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Ep. 298 Steve Landsburg on the Math Genius Grothendieck
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Steve joins Bob to discuss the life and revolutionary approach to mathematicians of Alexander Grothendieck. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this interview. Steve's blog post and here on Grothendieck. Steve's list of articles referencing Grothendieck. Steve's books. Steve's previous appearance on the BMS.…
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Dan Sanchez is Director of Content at the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE). He explains some of FEE's new initiatives to teach free-market economics, but he first details his recently diagnosed medical condition and how his faith has been carrying him through the ordeal. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube versi…
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