Minimalists and Hoarders (with Michael Easter)

Podcast: EconTalk (LS 69 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: Minimalists and Hoarders (with Michael Easter)Pub date: 2025-02-10Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationWhy do we buy stuff we don't need? Maybe for the same reason that some people can't stand stuff at all. Listen as author Michael Easter speaks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about how two seemingly opposed approaches to our possessions--minimalism and hoarding--may stem from the same impulse to cope with uncertainty. They also discuss the downsides of minimalism and how to figure out whether we're really buying the right things.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Russ Roberts, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.