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Apr 28, 2023 • 56min
Ep. 2324 Artificial Intelligence: Promise and Perils
Steve Patterson and I discuss the world of ChatGPT and beyond, and what it portends for the human experience. Sponsor: Converso Show notes for Ep. 2324
Apr 27, 2023 • 28min
Ep. 2323 De-Zombifying Conformist Youth
Aaron Sobczak of the Libertarian Youth Caucus discusses the challenges of getting younger people to think independently rather than adopting the establishment position on pretty much everything. Sponsor: Persist SEO Show notes for Ep. 2323
Apr 26, 2023 • 49min
Ep. 2322 Was I Wrong About Fiat Money? Gene Epstein Corrects Me
In a previous episode I made a claim about the unique difficulty of saving for retirement under a fiat money system. Gene Epstein emailed to say I was wrong. When he persisted in the argument over lunch in New York City, I decided to go ahead and invite our old friend on to discuss it. Sponsor: Converso Show notes for Ep. 2322
Apr 22, 2023 • 35min
Ep. 2321 Kevin Gutzman on Today's History Profession
Distinguished Jefferson and Madison biographer Kevin Gutzman discusses the sad state of our profession. Sponsor: Converso Show notes for Ep. 2321
Apr 22, 2023 • 45min
Ep. 2320 The Egalitarian Trap
Wanjiru Njoya of the law school at the University of Essex warns that the pursuit of "equality" ends in totalitarianism. Sponsors: Converso - ConversoApp.com Blinkist - Blinkist.com/Woods Show notes for Ep. 2320
Apr 20, 2023 • 30min
Ep. 2319 Against the Medical Establishment
Sarah Thompson discusses homeopathy as an alternative to the medical establishment with a skeptical but open-minded Tom. Sponsor: Converso - ConversoApp.com Show notes for Ep. 2319
Apr 19, 2023 • 44min
Ep. 2318 When Race Trumps Merit
The Manhattan Institute's Heather Mac Donald discusses the society-wide assault on the arts, education, medicine, the legal system, and more, on the alleged basis of racial equity. Sponsor: Policy Genius Show notes for Ep. 2318
Apr 15, 2023 • 51min
Ep. 2317 A Libertarian Journalist in a Non-Libertarian Profession Tells His Stories
Veteran journalist Bill Steigerwald, a libertarian who interviewed people across the spectrum -- like George McGovern, Robert McNamara, Christopher Hitchens, Newt Gingrich, Pat Buchanan, Ron Paul, and yours truly -- talks about being the ideological oddball in his profession. Plus, how to be a good writer, what advice he has for aspiring journalists, who the most interesting people he interviewed were, and more. Book Discussed: Grandpa Bear Goes to Washington Show notes for Ep. 2317
Apr 14, 2023 • 46min
Ep. 2316 A Chronicle of the Madness: Recording the Insanity of the Past Three Years
"Follow the Science: Lockdowns Go Viral" is a top-notch documentary series covering the full gamut of the Covid response, in order to help ensure nothing like this ever happens again. It is the record of events we need so that far into the future people will know exactly what happened, and what a load of b.s. it all was. Director Hawk Jensen and host Clifton Duncan join us to discuss. Special Offer: Happily date box: Take 50% off your first date at TomWoods.com/Date Documentary Premiere: TomWoods.com/Documentary Show notes for Ep. 2316
Apr 13, 2023 • 40min
Ep. 2315 Why We're Getting Killed in the World of Ideas
Author Moriah Jovan discusses the importance of the arts in the transmission of ideas, and the best and worst ways to convey those ideas via the arts. Laura Ingalls Wilder, Rose Wilder Lane, and Ayn Rand are discussed. Sponsor: Persist SEO Show notes for Ep. 2315
