Bob Murphy Show

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  Ep. 533 Pushing Back Against Neil deGrasse Tyson on Science Funding 19.09.2026 59мин

  Adam Haman returns to help Bob dissect Neil deGrasse Tyson's recent complaints about the lack of government funding for science.
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  Ep. 532 David Beckworth Helps Breakdown Dinesh D’Souza’s Calvinism Debate 18.09.2026 1ч 35мин

  Economist David Beckworth joins Bob to analyze a recent debate on Calvinism between Dinesh D'Souza and Guillaume Bignon, hosted on the Gospel Truth podcast. Both David and Bob approach the issue as Molinists.
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  Ep. 531 Dave Smith KOs Alan Dershowitz on Iran 10.09.2026 1ч 22мин

  Adam Haman returns to help Bob analyze the ZeroHedge debate on the Iran war between Dave Smith and Alan Dershowitz. The famous lawyer had but one argument, and it was ridiculous at that. Dave also displayed quick-witted responses.
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  Ep. 530 Responding to Dinesh D'Souza on the Alleged Problems of Calvinism 07.09.2026 1ч 2мин

  On Twitter and YouTube, Dinesh D'Souza has been criticizing Calvinism (i.e. Reformed theology) for weeks, leveling both scriptural but also philosophical and moral objections. Bob adopts his version of Molinism to argue that God's sovereignty can be reconciled with man's free will (and hence moral culpability).
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  Ep. 529 The Walls Are Contracting on George Selgin's Credit 31.08.2026 48мин

  Taking a recent Twitter exchange as a springboard, Bob argues that George Selgin has unwittingly conceded the entire argument they had at the SoHo Forum: namely, fractional reserve banking by its very essence causes a mismatch between the community's saving and the funds made available for loans via the banks.
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  Ep. 528 The Yen Bailout and Failure of Keynesian Policies 23.08.2026 53мин

  Adam Haman returns to discuss the Japan/US bailout of the yen, and Japan's relation to the US position. What does it signify for QE and deficit spending?
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  Ep. 527 Analyzing Luke Gromen on Fiscal Dominance 14.08.2026 1ч 15мин

  Adam Haman helps Bob analyze Luke Gromen's recent interview, in which he argued that high inflation was the only way to end "fiscal dominance" in the US.
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  Ep. 526 Haman and Murphy Review Nolan's "The Odyssey" 09.08.2026 1ч 14мин

  Adam Haman returns to help Bob analyze Nolan's latest blockbuster. Hint: the right-wingers lied to you.
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  Ep. 525 Gene Callahan Asks: If LLMs Are Thinking, What Are They Thinking About? 08.08.2026 1ч 15мин

  Frequent guest Gene Callahan returns to present a talk he's been giving in academic circles, which relies on standard computer science to argue that LLMs can't possibly be thinking "about" the external world in the same way humans do. Economist and philosopher Kevin Vallier joins the discussion.
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  Ep. 524 Reviewing Carl Jung’s Answer to Job 02.08.2026 1ч 15мин

  Adam Haman returns, this time helping Bob critique Carl Jung's "Answer to Job."
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  Ep. 523 Adam Haman Asks Bob Murphy All About the US Debt 25.07.2026 1ч 10мин

  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 41мин

  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 51мин

  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 39мин

  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 1ч 19мин

  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 58мин

  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 1ч 16мин

  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 1ч 5мин

  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 1ч 16мин

  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 1ч

  GMU economics professor Bryan Caplan discusses his recent substack series going through Rothbard's classic, For a New Liberty, chapter by chapter.