Today’s podcast is titled, “The Soviet Collapse.” Richard Pipes, Professor of History at Harvard University and Adam Ulam, Director of the Russian Research Center and Gurney Professor of History and Political Science at Harvard University, discuss the events and conditions which led to the collapse of the Soviet Union. Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.
Episode 192 – Why is there Evil? (Podcast)
Today’s podcast is titled, “Why is there Evil?” Ulysses Torassa, Journalist for the San Francisco Examiner and Dr. Roy F. Baumeister, Professor of Psychology, Case Western Reserve University, discuss the origins of evil and why it exists. Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.
Episode 191 – Teaching Economics from a Historical Perspective (Podcast)
Today’s podcast is titled, “Teaching Economics from a Historical Perspective.” Professor Hanna H. Gray, President Emerita, University of Chicago and Professor Robert W. Fogel, Director, Center for Population Economics, University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, and 1993 Nobel Prize winner in Economics, discuss teaching economics from a historical perspective. Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.
Episode 190 – Is There a Distinct “American Culture?” (Podcast)
Today’s podcast is titled, “Is There a Distinct American Culture?” Herb London, John M. Olin Professor of Humanities at New York University and John O’Sullivan, Editor for The National Review, discuss how to determine if there is a distinct American culture.Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.
Episode 189 – Africa’s Agriculture Crisis (Podcast)
Today’s podcast is titled, “Africa’s Agriculture Crisis.” Dr. Norman Borlaug, 1970 Nobel Peace Prize Winner and Founder of the International Wheat and Maize Institute, Dr. Robert Chandler Jr., Founding Director Emeritus of the International Rice Research Institute, and Dr. Nyle Brady, International Development Consultant for the World Bank and United Nations discuss Africa’s agriculture crisis. Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.
Episode 188 – New Statistics – Without Tears (Podcast)
Today’s podcast is titled, “New Statistics – Without Tears.” Peter C. Bruce, Director of the Resampling Project at the University of Maryland and Julian L. Simon, Professor of Business Administration at the University of Maryland present the history and ramifications of the new statistics of resampling. Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.
Episode 187 – The Causes and Prevention of Cancer (Podcast)
Today’s podcast is titled, “The Causes and Prevention of Cancer.” Dr. Lois Swirsky Gold, Director of the Carcinogenic Potency Project, University of California – Berkeley and Professor Bruce Ames, Director of the Environmental Health Sciences Center, University of California – Berkeley discuss the causes and prevention of cancer. Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.
Episode 186 – Issues in Economics: Then & Now (Podcast)
Today’s podcast is titled, “Issues in Economics: Then & Now.” 1981 Nobelist (Economics) James Tobin, Sterling Professor Emeritus at Yale University and William C. Brainard, Arthur M. Okun Professor of Economics of the Cowles Foundation, discuss historical and current issues in economics. Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.
Episode 185 – Polymorphism and Human Disease (Podcast)
Today’s podcast is titled, “Polymorphism and Human Disease.” Dr. Baruch S. Blumberg, Fox Chase Cancer Center, winner of the 1976 Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine, and Prof. H. Sharat Chandra, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, discuss polymorphism and human disease. Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.
Episode 184 – Crime, Law and Order, and Legislative Solutions (Podcast)
Today’s podcast is titled, “Crime, Law and Order, and Legislative Solutions.” Dr. Alex Inkeles, Senior Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution and Dr. Joseph McNamara, Research Fellow, also at the Hoover Institution, discuss crime, law and order, and legislative solutions. Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.