

Free To Choose Media Podcast
Free To Choose Media
The Free To Choose Media Podcast takes some of the greatest thinkers of the 20th Century and brings them right to your streaming device. Hear the ideas of Milton Friedman, along with several other Nobel Laureates, as they conduct speeches and hold conversations about the very freedoms we are still fighting for today. Come back each week to see why these truly are not just ideas for our time, but ideas for all time.
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Jul 31, 2025 • 0sec
Episode 246 – An Intimate Conversation with Jim Lehrer, Part Two (Podcast)
Today’s podcast is titled “An Intimate Conversation with Jim Lehrer, Part Two.” Recorded in 2007, Dennis McCuistion, former Clinical Professor of Corporate Governance and Executive Director of the Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance at the University of Texas at Dallas, continues his interview with Jim Lehrer, anchor and executive editor of PBS’s The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.

Jul 17, 2025 • 0sec
Episode 245 – An Intimate Conversation with Jim Lehrer, Part One (Podcast)
Today’s podcast is titled “An Intimate Conversation with Jim Lehrer, Part One.” Recorded in 2002, Dennis McCuistion, former Clinical Professor of Corporate Governance and Executive Director of the Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance at the University of Texas at Dallas interviews Jim Lehrer, anchor and executive editor of PBS’s The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer”. Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.

Jul 3, 2025 • 0sec
Episode 244 – The Morality of Capitalism (Podcast)
Today’s podcast is titled “The Morality of Capitalism.” Recorded in 2007, Dennis McCuistion, former Clinical Professor of Corporate Governance and Executive Director of the Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance at the University of Texas at Dallas, Tibor Machan, Hoover Institution research fellow, professor emeritus of philosophy at Auburn University, professor of business ethics at Chapman University, and co-founder of Reason magazine, and Tom Palmer, Senior fellow at the Cato Institute, discuss the morality of capitalism. Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.

Jun 19, 2025 • 0sec
Episode 243 – Examining Income Inequality in America (Podcast)
Today’s podcast is titled “Examining Income Inequality in America.” Recorded in 2007, Dennis McCuistion, former Clinical Professor of Corporate Governance and Executive Director of the Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance at the University of Texas at Dallas, Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor under President Clinton and professor at UC Berkeley, and Byron Schlomach, chief economist for the Texas Public Policy Foundation, discuss income inequality and the American middle class. Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.

Jun 5, 2025 • 0sec
Episode 242 – The 2008 Subprime Mortgage Crisis (Podcast)
Today’s podcast is titled “The 2008 Subprime Mortgage Crisis.” Recorded in 2008, Dennis McCuistion, former Clinical Professor of Corporate Governance and Executive Director of the Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance at the University of Texas at Dallas, speaks with a panel of finance and banking professionals about the credit and subprime mortgage crisis and their predictions about a recession or depression. Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.

May 22, 2025 • 0sec
Episode 241 – Real Education and Education Myths (Podcast)
Today’s podcast is titled “Real Education and Education Myths.” Recorded in 2008, Dennis McCuistion, former Clinical Professor of Corporate Governance and Executive Director of the Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance at the University of Texas at Dallas, and Charles Murray, the W.H. Brady Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, discuss Mr. Murray’s book, Real Education, and his critiques of the American educational system. Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.

May 8, 2025 • 0sec
Episode 240 – Human Accomplishment: The Pursuit of Excellence with Charles Murray (Podcast)
Today’s podcast is titled “Human Accomplishment: The Pursuit of Excellence with Charles Murray.” Recorded in 2004, Dennis McCuistion, former Clinical Professor of Corporate Governance and Executive Director of the Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance at the University of Texas at Dallas, and Charles Murray, the W.H. Brady Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, discuss Mr. Murray’s views on government policy, culture, achievement, and human potential, with particular emphasis on his book, Human Accomplishment. Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.

Apr 24, 2025 • 0sec
Episode 239 – Defining Public Policy in a Free Society (Podcast)
Today’s podcast is titled “Defining Public Policy in a Free Society.” Recorded in 2006, Dennis McCuistion, former Clinical Professor of Corporate Governance and Executive Director of the Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance at the University of Texas at Dallas, Tibor Machan, research fellow at the Hoover Institution, professor emeritus at Auburn University, professor of business ethics at Chapman University, and co-founder of Reason magazine, and Tom G. Palmer, Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute discuss public policy in a free society, examining both domestic and foreign policy issues. Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week …

Apr 10, 2025 • 0sec
Episode 238 – Is Capitalism the Cause or the Solution to the Financial Crisis? (Podcast)
Today’s podcast is titled “Is Capitalism the Cause or the Solution to the Financial Crisis?” Recorded in 2009, Dennis McCuistion, former Clinical Professor of Corporate Governance and Executive Director of the Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance at the University of Texas at Dallas, Steve Forbes, Editor-in-Chief and CEO of Forbes Magazine, and Tom Woods, author and Senior Fellow with the Mises Institute examine whether capitalism was the cause of the 2008 financial crisis or if it could be the solution to the economic problems. Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media …

Mar 27, 2025 • 0sec
Episode 237 – Bill Moyers: The Man and His Myths (Podcast)
Today’s podcast is titled “Bill Moyers: The Man and His Myths.” Recorded in 1997, Dennis McCuistion, former Clinical Professor of Corporate Governance and Executive Director of the Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance at the University of Texas at Dallas, and renowned PBS journalist and former White House Press Secretary Bill Moyers discuss Mr. Moyers’ life, his time in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, and his journalism career. Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.