Bob Murphy Show

Epizode

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  Ep. 523 Adam Haman Asks Bob Murphy All About the US Debt 25.07.2026 1h 10min

  As the federal debt held by the public surpasses GDP, Adam Haman asks Bob Murphy what it means and the options going forward.
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  Ep. 522 Jim Bovard Explains What the Government Did at Ruby Ridge 22.07.2026 41min

  Jim Bovard is a Senior Fellow with the Libertarian Institute. He tells what happened to the Weaver family in 1992 when they were assaulted by federal agents.
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  Ep. 521 Why Don't You Libertarians Move to Somalia 15.07.2026 51min

  Adam Haman returns for a fun episode, responding to two satirical bits (one video, one in print) mocking radical libertarians.
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  Ep. 520 Mitchell Suchner on the Arkpad Vision for Floating Freedom 13.07.2026 39min

  Mitchell Suchner is the director of Arkpad, which produces floating cabins that can be deployed in modular fashion to create mobile communities. This is not theoretical; Mitchell conducts the interview from such a unit located off the coast of the Philippines.
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  Ep. 519 Darryl Cooper's Strikeout on US Labor History 11.07.2026 1h 19min

  Adam Haman returns to help Bob give a loving yet forceful pushback against Darryl Cooper's discussion (on the Jim Webb podcast) of US labor history.
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  Ep. 518 The Airing of Grievances: Murphy Extends His Critique of Three Economists 08.07.2026 58min

  Bob does a nerdy follow-up to prior interactions with George Selgin, Bryan Caplan, and Brad DeLong.
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  Ep. 517 Bob Murphy Asks: Why Did I Lose My SoHo Forum Debate on Fractional Reserve Banking? 02.07.2026 1h 16min

  Adam returns to tell Bob why he lost his debate to George Selgin.
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  Ep. 516 Bob Murphy Interviewed About the Future of AI 01.07.2026 1h 5min

  Bob recently appeared on the "Human Reaction" podcast, where host David Rand asked him various questions concerning the economics of AI. Although frequent BMS listeners will have heard these themes before, there is new material in this discussion.
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  Ep. 515 The "Crime of '73" and Other Episodes in US Economic History 26.06.2026 1h 16min

  Adam Haman returns to further discuss US monetary and economic history, with an emphasis on understanding the designs of the "American System" (propounded by Hamilton and later Clay).
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  Ep. 514 Bryan Caplan on the Strengths and Weaknesses of Rothbard's "For a New Liberty" 23.06.2026 1h

  GMU economics professor Bryan Caplan discusses his recent substack series going through Rothbard's classic, For a New Liberty, chapter by chapter.
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  Ep. 513 What Defines an Asset Bubble? What Got Us Out of the Depression? 17.06.2026 1h 23min

  Adam Haman helps Bob dissect a recent episode of the Coleman Hughes show, where he interviewed Iman Virjee on his new book on asset bubbles. Bob clarifies the description, and then pushes back on Virjee's analysis of the Great Depression.
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  Ep. 512 The Rise and Fall of the Labor Theory of Value 15.06.2026 35min

  Relying on his Journal of Libertarian Studies review essay of Kevin Carson' book on mutualism, Bob first explains--and then critiques--the labor (and cost) theory of economic value. This was not exclusively a Marxist idea; it was held by Adam Smith and other classical economists.
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  Ep. 511 Adam Haman and Bob Murphy Review McMurtry's "Lonesome Dove" 12.06.2026 1h 17min

  Adam Haman returns for another literary episode, this one reviewing Larry McMurtry's classic Western, "Lonesome Dove." He and Bob praise not just the story, but the novel's writing too.
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  Ep. 510 Brian Albrecht Shows a Flaw in the "Waterbed" Critique of Market Power 07.06.2026 1h

  Economist Brian Albrecht explains his discovery of a surprising--but critical--missing link in a popular argument against market power. Specifically, Brian shows that the standard work in this literature doesn't even allow consumer harm as a possibility of firms merging.
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  Ep. 509 Responding to Jeremy Kauffman on Libertarian Party Strategy 05.06.2026 1h 5min

  Adam Haman returns to help Bob offer praise and criticism for Jeremy Kauffman's recent speech at the Libertarian Party's national convention, as well as his appearance on the Tom Woods Show.
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  Ep. 508 Gene Callahan Argues Murphy's AnCap Vision Is Just a State 29.05.2026 1h 10min

  Drawing on the work of British idealist philosopher Bernard Bosanquet, Callahan argues that standard depictions of an "anarcho-capitalist" society, whether practical or not, would constitute a "State."
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  Ep. 507 A Critique of Hamilton's American System 28.05.2026 1h 15min

  Adam Haman joins Bob to critique a substack post making an Austrian case for Alexander Hamilton's "American System." Specifically, the plan favored national banking, protective tariffs, assumption of state debts, a preference for "productive" credit, and infrastructure projects. Bob pushes back.
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  Ep 506 Abby Hall on Her New Book Introducing Austrian Economics 25.05.2026 58min

  With co-author Chris Coyne, Abby Hall has a new book serving as an introduction to the Austrian School. As she and Bob discuss, the book fills a niche in the existing options of this genre.
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  Ep. 505 Highlighting Scott Horton on Joe Rogan 22.05.2026 1h 1min

  Adam Haman returns to help Bob trumpet the amazing performance of Scott Horton on the JRE.
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  Ep. 504 Thomas Massie on Tucker 16.05.2026 1h 21min

  Adam Haman returns to help Bob analyze the recent Tucker Carlson monologue and then interview of Thomas Massie. Although they are fans of both men, Adam and Bob do have some misgivings about the episode.