

The Great Antidote
Juliette Sellgren
Adam Smith said, "Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition." So join us for interviews with the leading experts on today's biggest issues to learn more about economics, policy, and much more.
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Apr 1, 2021 • 41min
Jason Riley on Black America
Send us a textJason Riley, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, journalist, and author joins us this week to discuss the history of black America, the civil rights era, and the future of black empowerment.Support the showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Mar 25, 2021 • 56min
Will Rinehart on Broadband Internet
Send us a textWill Rinehart, Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Growth and Opportunity, joins us this week to discuss broadband access, broadband adaption, and plans to connect the "unconnected" and rural communities.Support the showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Mar 18, 2021 • 1h 3min
Lisa Snell on School Choice
Send us a textLisa Snell, the director of K-12 education policy partnerships at the Charles Koch Institute, joins us this week to discuss funding for schools, the current state of education, and school choice.Support the showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Mar 11, 2021 • 57min
Adam Michel on Taxes
Send us a textHappy tax season! Adam Michel, Senior Policy Analyst at the Heritage Foundation, joins us this week to discuss the federal tax system, expenditures, and potential tax policy improvements. Support the showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Mar 4, 2021 • 56min
Shoshana Weissmann on Positivity in Politics
Send us a textShoshana Weissmann, Senior Manager of Digital Communications and Policy Fellow at R-Street, joins us this week to discuss occupational licensing reform, quiet research, Section 230, and how to Twitter. Support the showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Feb 25, 2021 • 1h 8min
Lenore Skenazy on Free Range Kids
Send us a textLenore Skenazy, co-founder and President of Let Grow and author of "Free-Range Kids", joins us this week to discuss modern parenting, the nanny state, and the revolutionary free-range kids movement.Support the showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Feb 18, 2021 • 52min
Todd Zywicki on Law and Economics
Send us a textTodd Zywicki, Professor of Law at George Mason University, Senior Fellow of the Cato Institute, and former Executive Director of the GMU Law and Economics Center, joins us this week to discuss the national debt, financial regulation, minimum wage, and Law & Economics. Support the showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Feb 11, 2021 • 59min
Brian Riedl on the Federal Budget
Send us a textBrian Riedl, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and former staff director of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth, joins us this week to discuss the federal budget, tax reform, the national debt, and the future of U.S. economic policy.Support the showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Feb 4, 2021 • 1h 3min
Radley Balko on Criminal Justice
Send us a textRadley Balko, journalist, author, and criminal justice blogger, joins us this week to discuss the U.S. criminal justice system as a whole, the problems with crime labs, the militarization of the police, and the future of enforcement.Support the showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Jan 28, 2021 • 47min
Ronald Bailey on Human Progress and the "End of Doom"
Send us a textWelcome to Season 2 of the Great Antidote! Ron Bailey, the science correspondent for Reason Magazine, joins us this week to discuss human progress, the supposed impending apocalypse, COVID-19 innovations, and his new book "The End of Doom: Environmental Renewal in the Twenty-first Century." Support the showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.