Bob Murphy Show

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

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July 13, 202639 min

Ep. 520 Mitchell Suchner on the Arkpad Vision for Floating Freedom

Mitchell Suchner is the director of Arkpad, which produces floating cabins that can be deployed in modular fashion to create mobile communities. This is not theoretical; Mitchell conducts the interview from such a unit located off the coast of the Philippines.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this episode.The webpage for Reef Resort.Bob's 2025 interview of Patri Friedman, an early proponent of seasteading.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

July 11, 20261 hr 19 min

Ep. 519 Darryl Cooper's Strikeout on US Labor History

Adam Haman returns to help Bob give a loving yet forceful pushback against Darryl Cooper's discussion (on the Jim Webb podcast) of US labor history.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this episode.Darryl's appearance on the Jim Webb podcast.This episode’s sponsor, the Scott Horton Academy.Patrick Newman's article on the Crash of 1873. A pro-union description of the 1877 railway strike. The price level from 1860-1939. Ben Powell talk on sweatshops. George Selgin's book Less Than Zero. Hayek's collection Capitalism and the Historians.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

July 8, 202658 min

Ep. 518 The Airing of Grievances: Murphy Extends His Critique of Three Economists

Bob does a nerdy follow-up to prior interactions with George Selgin, Bryan Caplan, and Brad DeLong.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The BMS analyzing the SoHo Forum debate on FRB, Bob's recent interview of Bryan Caplan, and Brad DeLong's congressional testimony. Bob's blog post responding to DeLong.Bob's much earlier post on Hoover's memoirs.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

July 2, 20261 hr 16 min

Ep. 517 Bob Murphy Asks: Why Did I Lose My SoHo Forum Debate on Fractional Reserve Banking?

Adam returns to tell Bob why he lost his debate to George Selgin.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this episode.The SoHo Forum debate between Murphy and Selgin.This episode’s sponsor, the free Plan-B guide from ExPatMoney.Bob’s article on FRB.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

July 1, 20261 hr 5 min

Ep. 516 Bob Murphy Interviewed About the Future of AI

Bob recently appeared on the "Human Reaction" podcast, where host David Rand asked him various questions concerning the economics of AI. Although frequent BMS listeners will have heard these themes before, there is new material in this discussion.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this episode.The Human Reaction YT channel.This episode’s sponsor, the free Plan-B guide from ExPatMoney.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

June 26, 20261 hr 16 min

Ep. 515 The "Crime of '73" and Other Episodes in US Economic History

Adam Haman returns to further discuss US monetary and economic history, with an emphasis on understanding the designs of the "American System" (propounded by Hamilton and later Clay).Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this episode.The previous BMS ep. 507 on this topic. The Phoenician League archives.This episode’s sponsor, the free Plan-B guide from ExPatMoney.Bob's Understanding Money Mechanics. Bob's aggressive plan for US fiscal reform. Bob's case for Texas secession.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

June 23, 20261 hr 0 min

Ep. 514 Bryan Caplan on the Strengths and Weaknesses of Rothbard's "For a New Liberty"

GMU economics professor Bryan Caplan discusses his recent substack series going through Rothbard's classic, For a New Liberty, chapter by chapter.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this episode.The cited chapter summaries from Bryan Caplan's review of Rothbard: nine, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, and fifteen.This episode’s sponsor, the free Plan-B guide from ExPatMoney.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

June 17, 20261 hr 23 min

Ep. 513 What Defines an Asset Bubble? What Got Us Out of the Depression?

Adam Haman helps Bob dissect a recent episode of the Coleman Hughes show, where he interviewed Iman Virjee on his new book on asset bubbles. Bob clarifies the description, and then pushes back on Virjee's analysis of the Great Depression.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this episode.Coleman Hughes' interview of Aman Virjee.This episode’s sponsor, the free Plan-B guide from ExPatMoney.Bob's article on the Depression of 1920-1921. Bob's book on the Great Depression. Bob's presentation on theories of the Depression.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

June 15, 202635 min

Ep. 512 The Rise and Fall of the Labor Theory of Value

Relying on his Journal of Libertarian Studies review essay of Kevin Carson' book on mutualism, Bob first explains--and then critiques--the labor (and cost) theory of economic value. This was not exclusively a Marxist idea; it was held by Adam Smith and other classical economists.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:Bob's paper in the JLS critiquing the labor theory of value.This episode’s sponsor, the free Plan-B guide from ExPatMoney.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

June 12, 20261 hr 17 min

Ep. 511 Adam Haman and Bob Murphy Review McMurtry's "Lonesome Dove"

Adam Haman returns for another literary episode, this one reviewing Larry McMurtry's classic Western, "Lonesome Dove." He and Bob praise not just the story, but the novel's writing too.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this episode.This episode’s sponsor, the free Plan-B guide from ExPatMoney.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

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