Episodes
-
Jeffrey Rogers Hummel on the 2nd Edition of 'Emancipating Slaves, Enslaving Free Men'.
Jeffrey Hummel, professor of economics at San Jose State University, talks about the release of the 2nd edition of his book - "Emancipating Slaves, Enslaving Free Men: A History of the American Civil War."
-
Kevin Gutzman on the Career of James Madison
Historian Kevin Gutzman talks about his most recent book, James Madison and the Making of America.
-
Behavorial Economics with Erik Angner
George Mason University Economist and Philosopher Erik Angner talks about behavorial economics.
-
Thaddeus Russell - A Renegade History of the United States
Historian and cultural critic Thaddeus Russell talks about his book - A Renengade History of the United States. www.kosmosonline.org
-
Howard Baetjer Jr. - Free Our Markets
IHS Program officer Phil Magness interviews Towson University Economics Professor Howard Baetjer Jr about this latest book - Free our Markets: A Citizens' Guide to Essential Economics. www.kosmosonline.org.
-
Kevin Currie-Knight: 20th Century Education Policy & Market Libertarianism
Dr. Phil Magness interviews Kevin Currie-Knight on the topic of his dissertation - dealing specifically with the thoughts and prescriptions of prominent 20th century market libertarians for education policy, featuring among others Milton Friedman, Ayn Rand, and Murray Rothbard. Kevin is a fourth...
-
Glen Whitman On New Paternalism and Behavorial Economics
In this Kosmos Online Podcast, IHS Philosophy Program Officer Bill Glod interviews Glen Whitman of California Statue University, Northridge and www.agoraphilia.blogspot.com. They discuss Dr. Whitman's current work on "nudge," otherwise known as "libertarian" or "new paternalism" within the…
more -
Jason Brennan on his New Book "Libertarianism"
In this Kosmos Online podcast, IHS philosophy program officer Bill Glod interviews Georgetown professor Jason Brennan on his new book "Libertarianism: What Everyone Needs to Know." Apologies for the background noise in the recording. Visit www.kosmosonline.org for more podcasts with libertarian...
-
Nick Buccola and Phil Magness On Frederick Douglass and Liberalism
IHS History Program Officer Dr. Phil Magness interviews Professor Nick Buccola on his recent book The Political Thought of Frederick Douglass: In Pursuit of American Liberty. They discuss the origins of Dr. Buccola's project, Douglass' philosophical influences, classical liberalism and...
-
Forgotten Libertarians of American History
Have you heard of Moorfield Storey, Edward Atkinson, or Simon Bolivar Buckner? If you haven’t, you’re not alone! Dr. Stephen Davies introduces the best kept secrets of the libertarian tradition. For those of you who were at yesterday's Living Liberty Series lecture, this is the full length...
-
Economics is About People: Interview with Peter Boettke, Part 2
We continue our interview with Professor Peter Boettke of George Mason University. In this half of the interview, Professor Boettke talks about Keynes, the history of Keynesian policy, and the necessity for economists to be effective communicators of their research in a continued discussion of…
more -
Economics is About People: Interview with Peter Boettke, Part 1
Jeanne Hoffman interviews Professor Peter Boettke of George Mason University on his new book Living Economics:Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.Professor Boettke talks about some of the thought behind this book, his thoughts on the field of economics, teaching economics, and how he hopes that it…
more -
A Professor's Perspective: Prepping for the Job Market
Jeanne Hoffman interviews Professor Kevin Grier, Professor of Economics at University of Oklahoma about how he prepares and assesses his PhD students for the academic job market.
-
How Libertarian are the Hunger Games?
Jeanne Hoffman talks with Professor Ilya Somin aboutThe Hunger Games, and the themes of liberty and politics that he finds in the popular series of novels.
-
The History of the Chicago School with Steven Medema
Phil Magness interviews Professor Steven Medema of the University of Colorado Denver about the Chicago School of economics and its history. Note: The audio quality of this podcast is not as good as usual, our apologies for this.
-
Advice for a Young Scholar: Dr. Aeon Skoble
In this week's Kosmos podcast, Jeanne Hoffman talks with Dr. Aeon Skoble who offers his advice on what a young scholar needs to be thinking about and doing to set themselves up for success in academia.
-
How to Deal With Unprepared Students
Jeanne Hoffman talks with IHS Program Officers Dr. James Harrigan and Dr. Phil Magness on the difficulty and best approaches for dealing with unprepared students.
-
Submitting Papers to Journals: History
Jeanne Hoffman talks to Phil Magness about the submission process and guidelines for History journals.
-
Can I Afford to Attend This Conference?
Academic conferences can be expensive, especially for grad students on limited budgets. In this Kosmos Online podcast Phil Magness shares tips on attending conferences cheaply as a graduate student and how to best utilize your grant money and make the most of a conference trip. Also, don't forget...
-
Innovative Teaching Techniques with Peter Jaworski
In this Kosmos Online podcast, Dr. Phil Magness talks with Peter Jaworski, a visiting instructor at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University, about some of the teaching techniques that he uses in his courses.
-
Drinking Etiquette for Graduate Students with Professor Jeremy Horpedahl
In this Kosmos Online podcast, Jeanne Hoffman talks with Professor Jeremy Horpedahl of Buena Vista University. Professor Horpedahl offers some perspectives and advice on how you should approach alcohol in social situations as a graduate student with professors and colleagues.
-
Submitting Papers to Journals: Philosophy
Jeanne Hoffman talks with IHS Program Officer, Dr. Bill Glod about the journal submission process for Philosophy. This is the first in a series of episodes we will be doing on submitting papers to journals by discipline.
-
Nicholas Buccola on Frederick Douglass and Liberty
In this Kosmos podcast, Jeanne Hoffman interviews Professor Nick Buccola about his upcoming book, "The Political Thought of Frederick Dogulass: In Pursuit of American Liberty." Professor Buccola has written an excellent account of the political philosophy of Frederick Douglass, arguing that...
-
Harry Potter and Liberty with Benjamin Barton
In this Kosmos podcast, Professor Benjamin Barton of the University of Tennessee College of Law expands on his article Harry Potter and the Half-Crazed Bureaucracy to discuss themes of liberty in the Harry Potter series. Professor Barton sees lots of relevant ideas to public choice theory in the...
-
Jason King on God, Work and Money
In this Kosmos Online podcast, Dr. Jason King of Saint Vincent College talks about a course he teaches, titled "God, Work and Money".
-
Are Prescription Drugs Getting More Expensive?
In this Kosmos podcast, I speak with Professor Jeremy Horpedahl about prescription drug prices. He elaborates on his research regarding the historical prices of prescription drugs, the effect patents have on prices, and provides some forecasting on what this means for the future of health care...
-
Should You Teach A Course on Libertarianism?
In this Kosmos Podcast, Dr. Ben Powell, associate professor of economics at Suffolk University and Senior Economist at the Beacon Hill Institute, shares some lessons learned from his first semester teaching a course on Libertarianism. You can find the syllabus ot the course in our Syllabus Bank.
-
Payday Loans and Health Care Litigation
In this Kosmos podcast, I'm joined by Humane Studies Fellowship winner and PhD/JD Candidate at the University of Alabama, AK Shauku. AK is currently doing research on payday loans and the ongoing litigation surrounding the health care reforms.
-
Why Should You Teach An Interdisciplinary Course?
In this Kosmos podcast, I speak with Dr. Jason King, assistant professor of theology at St. Vincent's College, about why you should teach an interdisciplinary course, and how it can benefit both you and the students.
-
The Meet Market: Applying for a Legal Academic Job
In this Kosmos podcast, newly-appointed professor Josh Blackman runs me through the process of applying for, interviewing, and hopefully accepting a position as a law professor.
-
Neuroscience and Liberty: How Can the Hard Sciences Advance Liberty?
In this Kosmos podcast, I speak with Nikki Sullivan, graduate student in neuroscience at the California Institute of Technology, former IHS employee, and current Humane Studies Fellow. She shares some details about her research, and how the hard sciences can be used to advance liberty.
-
Federalist Society Conference Recap
In this Kosmos podcast, I'm joined by Anthony Deardurff, Deputy Director of the Federalist Society Faculty Division, recapping the Federalist Society Conference that was held in Washington, D.C. We talk about the various panels that were held and some of the major ideas that were presented at the...
-
Steve Horwitz: Why You Should Be An Interdisciplinary Teacher
In this Kosmos podcast, Dr. James Harrigan speaks with Dr. Steve Horwitz about interdisciplinary teaching. Dr. Horwitz explains the many benefits and some of the drawbacks of incorporating other disciplines into your teaching, and how to approach faculty from other departments.
-
Professor David Friedman On Being An Interdisciplinary Intellectual and Science Fiction Writer
In this Kosmos podcast, Professor David Friedman covers a wide range of topics, from his unconventional but successful academic route to his science fiction writing.
-
The Arab Spring, Institutional Reform and Leadercentrism
In this Kosmos podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Ajume Wingo, professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado. Dr. Wingo has done extensive research on the concept of leadercentrism and institutional reform in African nations, and how it relates to the Arab Spring.
-
Steve Horwitz: Using social media to your advantage as an academic
In this KosmosOnline podcast, Jeanne Hoffman talks with Professor Steve Horwitz about using social media to your advantage as an academic. Dr. Horwitz is the Charles A. Dana Professor and Chair of Economics at St. Lawrence University.
-
The Roots of Early American Political Theory
In this Kosmos podcast, Dr. Craig Yirush talks about his new book Settlers, Liberty and Empire: The Roots of Early American Political Theory 1675 to 1775. Dr. Yirush, an associate professor of history at UCLA, tries to get away from the standard narrative of early American political theory which...
-
Introducing Jennifer Thompson
Jeanne Hoffman interviews the new director of educational programs at the Institute for Humane Studies, Dr. Jennifer Thompson. Dr. Thompson discusses her new role and her path to IHS
-
James Stacey Taylor, Bone Marrow Donations, and You
In this Kosmos Podcast, Dr. James Stacey Taylor, author of Stakes and Kidneys: Why Markets in Human Body Parts Are Morally Imperative, dives into the philosophical and moral details of the recent court decision legalizing compensation for bone marrow donations. Dr. Taylor (shockingly) thinks this...
-
Team Teaching: The Advantages of Teaching A Course with Other Professors
In this Kosmos podcast, Dr. Phil Magness brings along his friend Dr. Paul Weissberg to talk about teaching a course with another professor. Dr. Magness and Dr. Weissberg shared duties in teaching administrative policy at American University in 2008. Currently, Dr. Weissberg is an assistant...
-
Podcast: Political Economy of Prison Gangs
In this Kosmos Online podcast, I'm joined by Dr. David Skarbek, a Searle visiting assistant professor in political science at Duke University. Dr. Skarbek has done extensive research in prison gangs, and joins us to talk about how prison gangs provide "governance in the absence of government"…
more -
Podcast: Writing for the Media as Academics
In this Kosmos Online podcast, I have the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Steve Horwitz and Dr. Art Carden about writing for the media as academics. Dr. Carden is a professor of economics at Rhodes College and a contributor at Forbes, and Dr. Horwitz is the Charles A. Dana Professor and Chair of...
-
Starting A Joint Program: Advice from Dr. Geoffrey Sayre-McCord
In this Kosmos podcast, our guest host, Dr. James Harrigan, speaks with Dr. Geoffrey Sayre-McCord, co-director of the joint UNC-Duke Philosophy, Politics and Economics program. Dr. Sayre-McCord shares how the program got started, what some of the challenges were, shares some successes, and gives...
-
Podcast: Recapping the Southern Economic Association Conference
In this Kosmos podcast, Dan D'Amico, Phil Magness and Adam Martin recap the Southern Economic Association's annual meeting in Washington, D.C. The three scholars discuss the most interesting panels, The Menger Essay Contest winners, the increased attendance at the IHS reception and the Society…
more -
Podcast: Classroom Assignments with Kevin Grier
In this Kosmos podcast, Dr. Kevin Grier of the University of Oklahoma shares his classroom assignment where he had students role play the Argentinian debt crisis. Dr. Grier explains how he structured the assignment, why he incorporates creative assignments in some of his economics courses, and...
-
Podcast: Game of Thrones and Liberty
In this Kosmos Online Podcast, I'm discussing themes of liberty in the popular fiction and TV series, Game of Thrones. Our guest is Game of Thrones expert Amber Taylor, who has written about the series for The Atlantic and blogs at Prettier Than Napoleon.
-
Podcast: Creating A Classical Liberal Community As Faculty
In this Kosmos Online podcast, I'm once again speaking with economics professor Dr. Dan D'Amico of Loyola University in New Orleans. Dr. D'Amico builds off his previous podcast about creating a libertarian community as a graduate student to give some advice on what to do once you become faculty…
more -
Podcast: Speaking for the Media As an Academic
In this Kosmos Online podcast, Dr. Dan D'Amico and Dr. Steve Horwitz give the complete story on making media appearances as an academic. They discuss how they got involved in appearing in the media, how they prepare for their appearances, why they value these appearances, and how a tenure…
more -
Podcast: Third Thing You Should Do When You Have a Research Idea
What's the third thing you should do when you get a research idea? Dr. Bill Glod and Dr. Phil Magness have (very!) short answers. (If you missed the first and second thing you should do when you get a research idea, you can find the first here and the second here).
-
Podcast: Creating A Classical Liberal Community in Graduate School
In this Kosmos Online podcast, I interview Dr. Dan D'Amico of Loyola University in New Orleans about cultivating a libertarian community in your graduate program. He discusses how reading groups can benefit the students both inside and outside the classroom, and echos some of the same sentiments...