• Robert Nozick Part 2: An Examined Life
    Dec 13 2023

    Dr. Aeon J. Skoble, Professor of Philosophy at Bridgewater State University and author of The Essential Nozick, once again joins host Rosemarie Fike to discuss Nozick's perennial philosophical insights and how they might be applied today, including personal autonomy, the inherent morality in limited government, and even what a future society based on these core principles could look like.

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    44 mins
  • Robert Nozick Part 1: Why People Exist for Their Own Sake and Purposes
    Dec 6 2023

    Dr. Aeon J. Skoble, Professor of Philosophy at Bridgewater State University and author of The Essential Nozick, joins host Rosemarie Fike to talk about Nozick's somewhat unconventional rise to prominence in the field of philosophy, as well as discuss Nozick’s key insights on morality, individual rights, limited government and the free market.

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    43 mins
  • Joseph Schumpeter Part 2: Technology, Innovation, and the Workforce
    Nov 15 2023

    Russell S. Sobel, co-author of The Essential Joseph Schumpeter and Professor of Economics & Entrepreneurship in the Baker School of Business at The Citadel, once again joins host Rosemarie Fike to discuss Joseph Schumpeter's most enduring and often prescient insights, including how contrary to popular belief, "creative destruction" and the technological innovation that embodies it in modern life doesn't equal mass unemployment.

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    55 mins
  • Joseph Schumpeter Part 1: Why People Come Back for More
    Oct 30 2023

    Russell S. Sobel, co-author of The Essential Joseph Schumpeter and Professor of Economics & Entrepreneurship in the Baker School of Business at The Citadel, joins host Rosemarie Fike to discuss Joseph Schumpeter's life and most novel contributions to the field of economics, including "creative destruction" and how entrepreneurs allow consumers to better determine preferences. 

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    54 mins
  • Milton Friedman Part 2: Government Control and Long-Term Consequences
    Oct 16 2023

    Steven E. Landsburg, Professor of Economics at the University of Rochester and author of The Essential Milton Friedman, returns to discuss Friedman’s most salient ideas with host Rosemarie Fike, specifically how the expansion of government power may enable positive change but can just as easily enable negative societal change, ultimately removing choice from people and consumers. 

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    44 mins
  • Milton Friedman Part 1: Monopolies and Rising Prices
    Oct 4 2023

    Steven E. Landsburg, Professor of Economics at the University of Rochester and author of The Essential Milton Friedman, joins host Rosemarie Fike to discuss Friedman’s profound contributions to the field of economics throughout the 20th century, including his work on monopolies and the impact of rising prices.

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    42 mins
  • Ronald Coase Part 2: Markets Don’t Fail, They Fail to Exist
    Sep 20 2023

    Dr. Lynne Kiesling, author of The Essential Ronald Coase, once again joins host Rosemarie Fike to discuss Ronald Coase, specifically his theory of markets and what exactly prevents them from naturally emerging. 

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    47 mins
  • Ronald Coase Part 1: Reconciling Theory with Reality
    Sep 6 2023

    Dr. Lynne Kiesling, author of The Essential Ronald Coase, joins host Rosemarie Fike to discuss Ronald Coase, one of the most influential economic thinkers of the 20th century, including his dissection of Price Theory in favour of real market evidence and tenure at the University of Chicago Law School that eventually lead to his Nobel Prize.

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    45 mins