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Adam Haman returns to complain about the Drake Equation as well as Nick Bostrom's argument that we are almost certainly living in a simulation. Bob provides amplification and devil's advocate feedback.
Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:
The YouTube version of this episode.The Haman Nature page.Bob's July 2008 smarta$$ answer to Brad Sherman's question about oil prices. (Start video at 4:12 mark.)The BMS episode featuring his "red dot on the movie screen" argument.A recent InFi episode making the case against self-aware computers.A quick explainer on the Boltzmann Brain argument.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
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Keith, a fellow Hillsdale grad, joins Bob to discuss his new book, which is technically historical fiction but uses the New Testament accounts to construct Paul's journal.
Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:
The YouTube version of this interview.The website for Paul's Journal.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
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Adam Haman returns for another crossover, this time discussing Bob's decision to write in "Jesus of Nazareth" for the presidential election.
Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:
The YouTube version of this episode.Bob's 2016 talk making the case against voting "strategically but immorally."Adam Haman substack and podcast.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
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The 1925 Scopes Trial ostensibly featured the triumph of science over fundamentalist religion. Bob gives some surprising facts that may change your assessment, including long excerpts from Clarence Darrow's famous cross-examination of William Jennings Bryan.
Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:
The complete transcript of the 1925 Scopes trial.The History Channel short on the trial.Excerpt from the Civic Biology textbook that Scopes used.Was Jonah swallowed by a fish or a whale?Bryan's final statement (that he didn't get to deliver to the court).Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
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Keith Knight of the Libertarian Institute gives the uncomfortable facts about the US entry into World War 2.
Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:
The YouTube version of this interview.Keith Knight's article on atomic bombs and Pearl Harbor.Keith's archive at the Libertarian Institute.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
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Adam rejoins Bob to discuss SpaceX's recent accomplishment, and how libertarians should assess Elon Musk.
Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:
The YouTube version of this interview.Video on economic viability of Martian colony. Bill Burr on Buzz Aldrin. The movie Capricorn One.BMS episode with Owen Benjamin (questioning the moon landing).Adam Haman substack and podcast.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
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Bob goes solo to explain Adam Smith's absolute advantage versus David Ricardo's comparative advantage. This important concept underpins civilization itself.
Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:
The infineo post on this numerical example.Bob’s book Lessons for the Young Economist has a discussion of comparative advantage (see chapters 8 and 19).Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
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Haman returns, this time to discuss a recent controversy over the libertarian case for drug legalization.
Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:
The YouTube version of this interview.Haman's episode on Portland.Thornton on Prohibition, an NBER journal article, and Bob's book Lessons for the Young Economist.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
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Jason Fry discusses his new book, making the case for a peaceful secession.
Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:
The YouTube version of this interview.The website for National Divorce: A Plan for Peace.Details for the 2024 ExPat Money Summit.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
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Susanne Gibbs joins Bob to discuss her new book.
Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:
The YouTube version of this interview.Pre-order Susanne Gibbs' book, The Homeschooling Quick Start.Details for the 2024 ExPat Money Summit.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
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In another crossover episode with Adam Haman, Bob fields questions--both novice and expert level--on money, through the lens of the Austrian School. They cover the regression theorem, the status of Bitcoin, and the proposal for a trillion dollar platinum coin.
Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:
The YouTube version of this interview.Murphy explanation of Mises' regression theorem.Murphy and Barta pamphlet on Bitcoin.Murphy article on Graeber's critique of Menger.Haman NatureDetails for the 2024 ExPat Money Summit.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
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Teasing the release of his forthcoming book Provoked, Scott Horton returns to the show to talk about the disastrous role of the US in Russia's transition from communism to capitalism. He also discusses the open American interference in Yeltsin's 1996 reelection.
Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:
The YouTube version of this interview.The Libertarian Institute. Scott's archives.Scott's previous BMS appearance on Waco.Details for the 2024 ExPat Money Summit.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
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Adam Haman is a professional poker player and amateur libertarian. He and Bob inaugurate a crossover series where they discuss issues relevant to an Austrian crowd. In this episode the topic is the FBI visit to Jeremy Kauffman's home.
Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:
The YouTube version of this interview.The video of the FBI encounter with Kauffman.Adam's post and Bob's episode on the topic.Haman NatureDetails for the 2024 ExPat Money Summit.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
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In an unusual episode, Bob replays the actual footage of Trump talking about "very fine people" and JD Vance saying "we created stories" to show their progressive critics are simply lying. Then Bob reads from the Wikipedia entry on Allen Dulles to highlight the plausibility of "conspiracy theories" about JFK.
Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:
Trump's "very fine people" remarks.The Dana Bash interview of JD Vance.The Wikipedia entry for Allen Dulles.Details for the 2024 ExPat Money Summit.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
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Bob quotes from Dave Smith saying Kauffman's viral encounter with two FBI agents was "flawless," and then proceeds to document Jeremy's flaws.
Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:
Dave Smith's interview of Jeremy Kauffman.Michael Malice interviews Robby Starbuck.Details for the 2024 ExPat Money Summit.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
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Allie Clough is a frequent participant in Twitter's war between the sexes, though she usually acts to de-escalate and provide comfort to the wounded. After discussing such juicy issues, she also talks to Bob about free-market environmentalism.
Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:
The YouTube version of this interview.Allie's Twitter.Details for the 2024 ExPat Money Summit.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
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Darryl Cooper is an amateur historian with a very popular podcast, "Martyr Made." He recently appeared on Tucker Carlson's show to promote his forthcoming series on WW2. During the conversation, Cooper argued Churchill was the "chief villain" of the war. Bob explains Cooper's perspective and defends him from claims of Holocaust denial.
Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:
The 3-minute clip of Cooper on Tucker.The full Cooper interview on Tucker Carlson.Dave Smith on the US empire's origin story.Cooper's tweet-thread on why he thinks Churchill was the chief villain.The Martyr Made podcast.Details for the 2024 ExPat Money Summit.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
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Texas-based economist Vance Ginn explains his proposals on constraining the growth in spending by state governments.
Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:
The YouTube version of this interview.Vance Ginn's homepage.The Sustainable Budget project.Details for the 2024 ExPat Money Summit.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
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Bob Burnett is the Founder and CEO of Barefoot Mining, with decades of experience in computers, including 13 years as the CTO of Gateway. He discusses his talk at the recent Nashville Bitcoin conference, which focused on the concentration of power in Bitcoin mining.
Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:
The YouTube version of this interview.Burnett's Barefoot Mining team.Details for the 2024 ExPat Money Summit.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
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Bob covers John 1: 19-31 in his Bible commentary series. He states that a lamb was not a "scapegoat" in terms of Jewish animalistic sacrifice for the propitiation of sins (using an RC Sproul clip to explain). Then Bob gives various justifications for the use of a sacrificial lamb, since it seemingly violates our intuitive sense of justice.
Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:
The previous episode in this series, i.e. BMS ep 334, Installment 4: the Word Became Flesh.The RC Sproul sermon on Jesus as the Lamb of God.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
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