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Robert Murphy
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Nov 14, 2023 • 1h
Ep. 296 Jacob Winograd Explores What Exactly We're Supposed to Render to Caesar
Jacob Winograd is the creator of the Biblical Anarchy podcast under the auspices of the Libertarian Christian Institute. He joins Bob to discuss the famous passages from the New Testament where Christians are ostensibly told to pay their taxes and obey the government.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.Jacob's Biblical Anarchy Podcast.Jeff Barr's article on rendering unto Caesar.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Oct 29, 2023 • 1h 43min
Ep. 295 Christian Hubbs Presents the Historical Evidence for Jesus’ Resurrection
Christian Hubbs has a PhD in machine learning from Carnegie Mellon, and a Masters in Christian philosophy and apologetics from Biola. He makes a secular case for the resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.Bob's analysis of William Lane Craig's opening statement against Christopher Hitchens.William Lane Craig responses to Bart Ehrman.Lutheran satire on Ishtar Ruins Easter!Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Oct 21, 2023 • 1h 22min
Ep. 294 Steve Keen on What’s Wrong With Neoclassical Economics
Steve Keen joins Bob to commiserate on the poverty of Paul Krugman, and to make the case for Hyman Minksy. An all around fun, informative conversation.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.Steve Keen's substack and Patreon.Steve Keen's Debunking Economics podcast.Bob's recent appearance on the Steve Keen & Friends podcast.Gene Callahan and Bob Murphy review of Keen's Debunking Economics.Bob's article on Paul Samuelson's "A Summing Up" (from the Cambridge Capital Controversy).Bob's article on Eugene Fama on the housing bubble.Bob's critique of Nordhaus' DICE model.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Oct 17, 2023 • 42min
Ep. 293 Ron Simmons on Succeeding in Life and Business
Ron Simmons joins Bob for a delightful discussion about his new book Life Lessons from the Little Red Wagon, full of wisdom and common sense.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.Ron Simmons' new book, Life Lessons from the Little Red Wagon.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Oct 11, 2023 • 1h 23min
Ep. 292 Adam Haman on Why Robert Redford Is a Better Looker Than Poker Player
In this frolicking episode, professional poker player Adam Haman comes on to discuss movie depictions of poker. He also talks with Bob about his activity in the LP, and then deeper issues of epistemology and theology.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.Adam's (co-hosted) podcast Natural Order.Trailer for the movie "Havana."Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Oct 3, 2023 • 1h 47min
Ep. 291 Douglas Robert Uses MMT to Challenge Bob’s Recession Call
Douglas Robert is a recovering Austrian who subscribes to the MMT framework as being the most useful for trading. He has a friendly debate with Bob over the inverted yield curve and whether a recession is at hand.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.Douglas Robert's critique of Bob Murphy on yield curve.Douglas Robert's YouTube channel.Bob's article on Canadian expansionary austerity.Warren Mosler versus Robert Murphy debate.BMS episode featuring Warren Mosler.Bob's recent critique of Mosler's view on interest rates.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Sep 25, 2023 • 50min
Ep. 290 Robert Barnes on the Proud Boys Jan. 6 Convictions
Robert Barnes is a lawyer specializing in constitutional issues, who has defended several celebrity clients including Wesley Snipes and Alex Jones. He joins Bob to discuss the legal perversions surrounding the recent convictions of several Proud Boys members for their role in the Jan. 6 protest/riot at the Capitol.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.Robert Barnes' Locals community. His law practice website.Bob Murphy's critique of plea deals in context of Proud Boys.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Sep 16, 2023 • 1h 43min
Ep. 289 Gene Epstein Takes Bob to the Woodshed Over Dubious Wage Data
Gene Epstein is disappointed in Bob's kid-glove treatment of Oren Cass' critique of American capitalism, and explains some of the problems with the data that Oren relied upon to make his case.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.Oren Cass' controversial interview on BMS ep. 283.Oren Cass debates Cato scholar at Soho Foum on government intervention in manufacturing.Main website for Gene Epstein's Soho Forum.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Sep 6, 2023 • 60min
Ep. 288 Do Libertarian Conspiracy Theories Violate Austrian Economics?
Bob uses a recent exchange between Dave Smith and reason's Liz Wolfe to analyze the apparent tension between libertarian allegations of coordinated skullduggery and the Austrian critique of socialism.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The Part of the Problem episode featuring Liz Wolfe.Bob's pamphlet Chaos Theory, his Libertarian Papers article on private military defense, and a Mises U lecture on private military defense.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.The audio production for this episode was provided by Podsworth Media.

Sep 5, 2023 • 2h 2min
Ep. 287 Ian Deters Defends the Use of Infinity in Higher Mathematics
Back on BMS ep. 229, Bob invited Steve Patterson back to the show to discuss Riemann's Rearrangement Theorem, which was such a counterintuitive result that Bob changed his mind and agreed with Steve that mathematicians had smuggled nonsense into their field. Math PhD Ian Deters now joins Bob to defend the use of infinity in higher mathematics.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview (with mathematical images overlaid).The BMS ep 229 featuring Steve Patterson's critique of infinity.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.The audio production for this episode was provided by Podsworth Media.