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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Yuval Levin on The American Covenant
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09/13/24 • 50 min
Even though I hope you’ve been avoiding the election news like I have (as you would the plague), admittedly, it’s hard to do. It’s like someone is blasting it outside your window at 5 AM. Or like a billboard outside your front door that you can’t help but see every time you step outside. Bummer.
Fortunately, AEI’s wonderful Yuval Levin joins us today to talk about the remedy to the plight of election season and America’s recent malaise (not to echo Jimmy Carter...): the American constitution. Now, I know, you might be rolling your eyes and thinking “Those classical liberals are at it again, always talking about the founding...” But seriously. Remembering and embracing the spirit upon which America was founded—one of intellectual and political dynamism—is key to striking the balance between life, politics, and disagreement that has felt so off-kilter recently.
Levin is the director of Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies at AEI, as well as the founder and editor of National Affairs. He recently released the book American Covenant, which we are talking about today. Join us today for a livelier, timelier version of what you learned in your 7th-grade civics class.
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- How the Constitution Can Bring us Together, an EconTalk podcast with Yuval Levin.
- Yuval Levin on a Time to Build, an EconTalk podcast.
- Darren Staloff on the American Founding, a Great Antidote podcast.
- Christy Lynn Horpedahl, A Skeptic's Guide to the Perfect Commonwealth, at Speaking of Smith.
- Understanding Jefferson: Slavery, Race, and the Declaration of Independence, a Liberty Matters Forum at the Online Library of Liberty.
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Tawni Hunt Ferrarini on Teaching Hayek
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10/25/24 • 44 min
How do you teach about a man who does not fit neatly into a box? Hayek is one such man, and today, we tackle the difficult task of putting him in a box. We conclude that we cannot put someone like F. A. Hayek into boxes such as “economist” or “philosopher” or “political theorist”, because he did it all. How and when do you teach the ideas of a man who did it all?
I’m excited to welcome Tawni Hunt Ferrarini to the podcast today to talk to us about teaching Hayek and his most important ideas. Ferrarini is a co-author of Common Sense Economics and an economic educator worldwide. We go through multiple ideas of in-class examples and places his thought could be applied in the context of modern education. Keep listening to hear me talk about how I, Pencil is scary.
Want to explore more?
- Explore the Common Sense Economics website.
- Tawni Hunt Ferrarini, Real Life Economics: Rational or Complex, at EconTalk.
- Ryan Yonk on the China Dilemma, a Great Antidote podcast.
- Come explore Hayek with us in these two upcoming Online Programs led by Dr. Ferrarini:
- A Timeless [asynchronous] discussion, October 28-November 3 in the LF Portal.
- Dive Deep into Hayek's "Use of Knowledge in Society," a one session Virtual Reading Group, November 13th.
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Russ Roberts on How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life - Rerun
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12/30/22 • 52 min
The Great Antidote is on a break from recording new content right now, but please enjoy this rerun of one of our favorites in the meantime. Happy Holidays and catch you soon with new content!
Russ Roberts, host of EconTalk, author of several books, and research fellow at Hoover Institution, talks to us about his book How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life: An Unexpected Guide to Human Nature and Happiness.
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Dan Klein on Hayek and The Band Man
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06/30/23 • 66 min
Dan Klein is a professor of economics at George Mason University. Today he talks to us about F. A. Hayek’s conception of the Band-Man and our political psychology today. He explains to us that although our modern world looks a lot different from the world in 10,000 BC, that human beings are the same, with similar tendencies and desires. He talks to us about the implications of this idea for politics and the search for meaning in one’s life.
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Jeremy Lott on Comics, Adam Smith, and More
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09/08/23 • 42 min
Jeremy Lott is the managing editor at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, but he also has written several Adam Smith comics for Adam Smith Works, and written an impressively wide range of books, from a novel about William F. Buckley Jr.’s faith to children's books like Growlilocks to comics like Movie Men.
Today, we talk about his experience creating in so many different mediums and the purpose of art, as well as the ideas of Adam Smith and their place in America today.
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Matthew Continetti on The American Right
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10/07/22 • 52 min
Matthew Continetti, is a senior fellow and the Patrick and Charlene Neal Chair in American Prosperity at the American Enterprise Institute. Today, we talk about his new book The Right: The Hundred-Year War for American Conservatism.
Continetti talks to us about the different terminology used to describe right-leaning ideologies, and how they’ve evolved over time. He also gives us a survey of the most important thinkers and events that have contributed to the history of the right.
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John F. Cogan on The National Debt
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10/29/20 • 54 min
John F. Cogan, a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and a professor in the Public Policy Program at Stanford University, joins us to discuss the national debt, the federal budget, and entitlement programs.
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Jennifer Huddleston on Big Tech and Antitrust
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10/22/20 • 45 min
Jennifer Huddeston, director of Technology and Innovation Policy at the American Action Forum, joins us for the second part of the antitrust series to talk about antitrust and big tech.
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Thomas Hazlett on the FCC
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06/21/20 • 61 min
Thomas 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.
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Bruce Caldwell on Hayek: A Life
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10/18/24 • 55 min
It’s often said that if you want to get to know someone, you should look through their garbage. Now, I don’t recommend this method of getting to know someone (it’s kind of gross). But biographers often have the luck of getting to know the people they study by looking through their stuff- that stuff not being actual garbage.
For example, Bruce Caldwell spent time with Hayek’s skis and botanical photographs. You might be thinking, why do I care? Why does anyone care? Hayek didn’t even write about skiing or photography!
That’s exactly the point: the minutia of life, those characteristics that are seemingly irrelevant to the output of an academic can give insight into their uniqueness. Hayek’s context, his family, and youth and involvement in certain political parties, shines a light on what, why, and how he thought, which helps us to better understand him and his ideas.
Join me today in conversation with Bruce Caldwell, one of Hayek’s biographers, to explore the context of Hayek and what it means to be a biographer. Caldwell is a research professor of economics at Duke where he is the Director of the Center for the History of Political Economy. He is also the co-author of the book Hayek: A Life, among other works. He also believes Santa Claus exists (stay tuned to hear why!).
Want to explore more?
- Don Boudreaux on the Essential Hayek, a Great Antidote podcast.
- Bruce Caldwell on Hayek, an EconTalk podcast.
- Rosolino Candela, Using Reason to Understand the Abuse and Decline of Reason, an Econlib Liberty Classic.
- Peter Boettke, Hayek's Nobel at 50, at EconLog.
- Peter Boettke, Hayek's Epistemic Liberalism, in Liberty Matters at the Online Library of Liberty.
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How many episodes does The Great Antidote have?
The Great Antidote currently has 216 episodes available.
What topics does The Great Antidote cover?
The podcast is about Society & Culture, Podcasts, Economics, Social Sciences, Science and Philosophy.
What is the most popular episode on The Great Antidote?
The episode title 'Colin Grabow on The Jones Act 2: Treason and Cruises' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Great Antidote?
The average episode length on The Great Antidote is 49 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Great Antidote released?
Episodes of The Great Antidote are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of The Great Antidote?
The first episode of The Great Antidote was released on Apr 20, 2020.
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