
Cato Audio
Every month, CatoAudio puts you right in the middle of important policy debates in Washington. Through highlights from the Cato Institute’s dynamic Policy Forums, speeches, debates, and conferences, you can listen to in-depth discussions from well-known political leaders, authors, political experts, pundits, journalists, and other nationally respected scholars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest episodes

Jun 1, 2023 • 57min
June 2023
Introduction: Caleb O. BrownFriedman Prize keynote address by William McGurn or the acceptance speech by Sebastian Lai.Senator Pat Toomey on inflation and mismanagement of monetary policy.Eric R. Claeys on Lockean approach to property.Exclusive: Jennifer Huddleston on internet safety legislation and freedom of speech encroachment Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 5, 2023 • 1h 15min
May 2023
Introduction: Caleb O. BrownJennifer Huddleston and Will Duffield on social media regulations and big tech policySenator Tim Kaine on repealing the 1991 and 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force against IraqFormer U.S. Secretary of Defense Chris Miller and Justin Logan on cutting the defense budgetMark Calabria, Dana Wade and Norbert Michel on challenges faced at the Federal Housing Finance AgencyExclusive: Thomas Berry on executive power and the administrative state Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 6, 2023 • 59min
April 2023
Introduction: Caleb O. BrownAdam Michel and Michael Cannon on President Biden’s proposed federal budget.Rep. Tom Emmer on the risk of central bank digital currencies.Rep. John Rose on the need to reform the Bank Secrecy Act; and Kat Timpf, Norbert Michel, and Aaron Klein discuss the impact of the Act on financial privacy.Thomas Berry, Nicole Saad Bembridge and Jess Miers on how SCOTUS responded to Gonzalez v. Google. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 6, 2023 • 1h 5min
March 2023
Introduction: Caleb O. BrownIan Vasquez and Johan Norberg on global freedom during COVID-19Tiffany J. Smith and Dane Lund on regulating decentralized financeJay Schweikert on police accountabilityClark Neily on jury trials and plea bargaining Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 2, 2023 • 1h 1min
February 2023
1. Introduction: Caleb O. Brown2. Romina Boccia and Scott Lincicome on the 118th Congress3. Martin A. Makary and Ari N. Schulman on how the CDC handled COVID-194. Scott Lincicome on independent workers5. Emily Ekins on the 2022 Housing Affordability National Survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 1, 2023 • 1h
January 2023
1.Introduction: Caleb O. Brown2. Jennifer Schulp and Jack Solowey on crypto regulation3. Mark Uyeda, SEC Commissioner on4. The Right Honourable Kemi Badenoch MP on trade5. Patrick Eddington on government transparency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 5, 2022 • 56min
December 2022
Show Notes:Introduction by Caleb O. BrownThomas A. Berry and Andy Craig on The Electoral Count ActNeal McCluskey and Darcy Olsen on 20 years of the Center for Educational FreedomTed Galen Carpenter on media coverage of foreign policy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 1, 2022 • 1h 8min
November 2022
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Oct 3, 2022 • 1h 3min
October 2022
Introduction: Caleb O. BrownA Conversation between Fed. Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Peter GoettlerLawrence H. Summers on the new book SuperabundanceNeal McCluskey on the new book The Fractured Schoolhouse Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 2, 2022 • 1h 2min
September 2022
Introduction: Caleb O. BrownClark Neily and Trevor Burrus on the Supreme Court’s 2021-2022 termDr. Jeffrey Singer and Johan Norberg on Pandemic Policy Postmortem: Lessons from SwedenSahar Khan on the Taliban today Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.