Hayek Program Podcast

Epizode

• The Hayekian Triangle: The Wealth of Nations at 250 27.05.2026 1h 32min

  Welcome to our new series, The Hayekian Triangle. This series will feature a range of conversations between our hosts: Virgil Storr, Chris Coyne, and Peter Boettke. On this episode, the three sit down to mark the 250th anniversary of Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations.
• Liya Palagashvili on the Startup Mindset: How to Build a Career in Economics 13.05.2026 55min

  On this episode of the Hayek Program Podcast, Peter Boettke and Liya Palagashvili reflect on her journey from undergraduate student organizer to public intellectual, policy analyst, and Director of the Labor Policy Project.
• Violent Saviors: A Conversation With Bill Easterly 29.04.2026 58min

  On this episode of the Hayek Program Podcast, Peter Boettke talks with Bill Easterly about his new book, Violent Saviors: The West’s Conquest of the Rest.
• Chandran Kukathas — 2023 Markets and Society Conference Keynote 15.04.2026 42min

  On this episode of the Hayek Program Podcast, Chandran Kukathas delivers a keynote lecture at the 2023 Markets & Society conference arguing that an open society is best understood as a regime of toleration.
• Senator Phil Gramm and Don Boudreaux on the Triumph of Economic Freedom 01.04.2026 57min

  On this episode of the Hayek Program Podcast, Peter Boettke talks with former U.S. Senator Phil Gramm and Don Boudreaux about their new book, The Triumph of Economic Freedom.
• David Schmidtz — 2024 Markets and Society Conference Keynote 18.03.2026 41min

  On this episode of the Hayek Program Podcast, David Schmidtz delivers a keynote lecture at the 2024 Markets & Society conference on the idea of self-governance.
• Reconsidering FDR With David Beito 04.03.2026 59min

  On this episode of the Hayek Program Podcast, Peter Boettke speaks with historian David T. Beito about his new biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
• Perspectives on Peace — Taboo Lines and the Process of Peace 18.02.2026 1h 38min

  On this episode of the Hayek Program Podcast, Chris Coyne talks with Abigail Hall and Jayme Lemke about Kenneth and Elise Boulding’s insights into what it means to build and sustain peace.
• Chris Coyne — 2023 Markets and Society Conference Keynote 04.02.2026 41min

  On this episode of the Hayek Program Podcast, Chris Coyne delivers a keynote lecture at the 2023 Markets & Society conference on the foundations of peace.
• Perspectives on Peace — What Should Economists Teach? 21.01.2026 49min

  On this episode of the Hayek Program Podcast, Chris Coyne speaks with Amy Crockett and Erwin Dekker about how economics shapes our understanding of peace, conflict, and cooperation.
• Mario Small — 2024 Markets and Society Conference Keynote 07.01.2026 1h 1min

  Mario Small delivers a keynote lecture at the 2024 Markets & Society conference on financial institutions and racial inequality—using payday lenders as a lens to understand how place and institutional context shape economic life.
• Perspectives on Peace – From Milorg to El Salvador: Kenneth Boulding’s Lessons on War and Peace 10.12.2025 45min

  Chris Coyne chats with Brigitta Jones, Nathan Goodman, and Karla Segovia about Kenneth Boulding’s insights on war, peace, and the political economy of conflict.
• Inside the Moral and Political Economy Program at Johns Hopkins University with Burgin, Halliday, and Liu 26.11.2025 1h 1min

  Peter Boettke chats with Angus Burgin, Simon Halliday, and Glory Liu about their involvement in the creation of a new undergraduate program, Adam Smith, and more.
• Perspectives on Peace — Kenneth Boulding and the Everyday Practice of Peace 12.11.2025 1h 27min

  Chris Coyne chats with Michael Romero, Mikayla Novak, and Anna Claire Flowers on how we can practice stable peace in markets, minds, and families.
• Nina Bandelj — 2023 Markets and Society Conference Keynote 29.10.2025 44min

  Bandelj examines how the financialization of parenting turns children into human capital investments and calls for viewing them as a shared social responsibility.
• Perspectives on Peace — Peter Boettke on the Life and Legacy of Kenneth E. Boulding 15.10.2025 1h 19min

  Chris Coyne and Peter Boettke chat about Kenneth E. Boulding's life and academic legacy, Boettke's time with Boulding at George Mason University, and why a "Boulding school" hasn't emerged.
• Chandran Kukathas on Capitalism, Human Nature, and the Meaning of Life 01.10.2025 52min

  Chandran Kukathas delivers a lecture at the Mercatus Center on capitalism, human nature, and the meaning of life.
• Michael Clemens on the Trillion-Dollar Question of Immigration 17.09.2025 57min

  Michael Clemens and Nathan Goodman chat about how immigration impacts economic growth and culture.
• Chandran Kukathas on "Dialogues on Immigration and the Open Society" 03.09.2025 1h 6min

  Peter Boettke chats with political theorist Chandran Kukathas on his book entitled "Dialogues on Immigration and the Open Society" (2025).
• Timothy J. Dunn on Migrant Deaths and the Human Cost of Border Militarization 20.08.2025 1h 34min

  Nathan Goodman interviews sociologist Timothy Dunn on the militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border and its consequences for human rights.