

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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Jun 30, 2020 • 44min
Brent Skorup on Drones
Send us a textBrent Skorup, senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at GMU, talks to us about the future of technology, specifically drones, flying cars, and self driving cars. Support the showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Jun 29, 2020 • 51min
Peter Van Doren on The Value of Life
Send us a textPeter Van Doren, editor of Regulation, talks to us about the value of life and other science-y things. Support the showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Jun 24, 2020 • 43min
Matthew Feeney on Section 230
Send us a textMatthew Feeney, director of Cato Institute's Project on Emerging Technologies, talks to us about section 230 of the communications decency act and many common misunderstandings about it from all sides of the political spectrum. Support the showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Jun 21, 2020 • 1h 2min
Thomas Hazlett on the FCC
Send us a textThomas Hazlett, former economic director of the Federal Communications Commission and Hugh Macaulay endowed professor of economics at Clemson, talks to us about the FCC, section 230, and the ways the government intervenes in technology. Support the showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Jun 16, 2020 • 38min
George Will on Conservatism and Baseball
Send us a textGeorge Will, columnist for the Washington Post, talks to us about conservatism, the current state of congress, the importance of a dynamic economy, and baseball. Support the showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Jun 14, 2020 • 45min
Baylen Linnekin on food regulation
Send us a textBaylen Linnekin, food lawyer and author, talks to us about the different silly ways the government regulates food. Support the showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Jun 9, 2020 • 44min
Deirdre McCloskey on How We Got Rich
Send us a textDeirdre McCloskey, author of many books, a professor of many topics, and columnist, talks to us about how we got rich, liberalism, and her sex change. Support the showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Jun 8, 2020 • 42min
Andrea O'Sullivan on Bitcoin
Send us a textAndrea O'Sullivan, director of the Center for Technology and Innovation at the James Madison Institute, talks to us about bitcoin and other crypto currenciesSupport the showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Jun 4, 2020 • 35min
Clark Neily on Police Abuse and What to do About It
Send us a textIn this special episode, Clark Neily, vice president for criminal justice at Cato Institute, talks to us about recent police abuse events, how we got here, and what to do about it.Support the showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Jun 2, 2020 • 42min
Ed Glaeser on the Unseen Beauty of Cities
Send us a textEd Glaeser, economics professor at Harvard University, talks to us about the housing crisis and the advantages brought on by urban life. Support the showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.


