Bob Murphy Show

Adam Haman returns, for the first in a series on "Challenging and Defending Liberty." In this one, Bob plays clips from a progressive who uses the Jeffrey Dahmer case to challenge the "prison-industrial complex." Bob argues that this is similar to how antiwar libertarians analyze Putin and the Iranian regime.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.The Olurinatti video on serial killers.This episode’s sponsor, The Scott Horton Academy.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns to help Bob respond to Martyr Made's recent appearance on Jacob Winograd's Biblical Anarchy podcast.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.Darryl's appearance on Jacob Winograd's show.A previous BMS covering Oregon's drug decriminalization.This episode’s sponsor, The Swan Brothers.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Bob first addresses a pro-political process argument from Tom Woods, then spends the balance of the episode analyzing a brain teaser that swept X for 3 days.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this episode.The Tom Woods episode with Clint Russell.Two interesting (one and two) substack posts from Tim Urban.Bob's pamphlet on Texas independence.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns, this time helping Bob to unpack and critique Elon Musk's recent advocacy of UBI as a solution to AI taking our jobs.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, The Swan Brothers.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Back in February, Bob was a guest on the Bad Roman podcast, talking about his booklet Chaos Theory from a Christian point of view. This is a rebroadcast of that discussion.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The Bad Roman podcast.Bob's pamphlet, Chaos Theory.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns to discuss one of his favorite movies. Plus he and Bob share personal stories of when they were conned.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, The Swan Brothers.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Bob continues his commentary on John chapter 3, this time on verses 18 through 36 (finishing the chapter). The emphasis is on the humility of John the Baptist, and the fact that you need a savior.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The previous episode in this series, i.e. BMS ep 487, Installment 11: Whoever Believes in Him.RC Sproul on Jesus as the light.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns to discuss the political vacuum that will be left in a post-Trump America. It's not a pretty picture.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.Bob's pamphlet on Texan independence.This episode’s sponsor, the Scott Horton Academy.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Chance Glasco has over 25 years of experience in game development, including pivotal roles in the Medal of Honor and Call of Duty titles. He joins Bob for a wide-ranging discussion touching on programming mechanics, political pressure on game narratives, and concerns about animated violence.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.Chance Glasco's bio for the Atlantic Council.The link for Bob's course in the Tuttle Twins Academy.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns to discuss Trump's address to the nation on Iran. Bob offers a theory that Trump isn't as much of a puppet of Netanyahu as some cynics claim.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, the Scott Horton Academy.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Bob uses clips from his ZeroHedge debate with Randall Wray, as well as a moment from a forthcoming Human Action podcast, to provide deeper analysis than he had time to cover in the moments.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The ZeroHedge debate between Murphy and Randall Wray.Bob's (quick) critique of the sectoral balance argument.Bob's Human Action episode on Cantillon effects.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns to discuss with Bob the economics of the petrodollar. They also go through some key moments from the recent ZeroHedge debate between Bob and MMT co-founder Randall Wray.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.The ZeroHedge debate.Scott Beyer on the petrodollar.Bob critiques the sectoral balance demonstration, and Kelton's book.This episode’s sponsor, the Scott Horton Academy.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Bob was recently on the "What Is Money?" podcast to probe the philosophical underpinnings of Austrian economics.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.HHH's Economic Science and the Austrian Method (ESAM).BMS ep 7 explaining Godel's theorem.Bob's earlier appearance on "What Is Money?" (recorded on-site at the inaugural ARC conference).Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns to discuss with Bob the legacy to economics left by Murray Rothbard and Roger Garrison, in light of the 100th anniversary of Rothbard's birth and the recent passing of Garrison.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.Rothbard's Man, Economy, and State and Bob's Study Guide to it.Garrison's 1984 journal article. The home base of his amazing PowerPoints.Bob's journal article on Garrison's model related to neoclassical growth theory.This episode’s sponsor, The Swan Brothers.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Michael Fraser is a business consultant on leading LLMs, with an extensive knowledge of praxeology. He joins Bob to discuss the Pentagon's decision to sever ties with Anthropic and even designate them a supply chain risk.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.Anthropic CEO's statement in response to Hegseth decision.Academic paper putting leading LLMs into a wargame.Good examples of "jailbreaking" safeguards on LLMs.The BMS interview of Steve Landsburg discussing Grothendiek.Michael Fraser's interview on the InFi podcast, discussing LLMs as a cauldron, not a crystal ball.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns, this time to discuss a recent paper summarizing the performance of leading LLMs in wargames.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.The NewScientist article reporting (inaccurately) on this research paper.BMS ep 467 on the weaknesses of modern game theory.This episode’s sponsors, the Scott Horton Academy and The Swan Brothers.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Bob continues his commentary on John chapter 3, this time on verses 13 through 17. This includes the famous verse John 3:16, which lays out the recipe for eternal life through belief in Jesus.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The previous episode in this series, i.e. BMS ep 475, Installment 10: Being Born Again.John Piper on Moses lifting up the serpent.John Piper answers: Does God love the non-elect? Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns, this time to help Bob parse the Epstein-Bannon interview footage that was released with the general Epstein file dump. It reveals a glib character who plays fast and loose with his anecdotes.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.The Epstein-Bannon footage.This episode’s sponsors, the Scott Horton Academy and The Swan Brothers.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns to address a small but vocal minority who allege that the Epstein file dump was a big nothingburger, and that there is no evidence for a global trafficking cult.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, Monetary Metals.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns, to help Bob unpack a fascinating article outlining the intersection of stablecoins and monetary compeition among the global powers.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsors, the Scott Horton Academy and The Swan Brothers.Bob's episode on a billionaire bunker, and the leaked briefing to the president.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Robert Bryce is an expert on energy markets and their intersection with geopolitics. He joins Bob to explain the long-standing US hostility toward the Chavez and then Maduro regimes. He also explains the fragility of the Cuban regime, which had depended on Venezuelan exports.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.Robert Bryce's substack column. His previous interview on the InFi podcast talking about rare earths and magnets.The link for this episode’s sponsor, Monetary Metals.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns to help Bob parse three amazing (in different ways) speeches at the WEF, given by Mark Carney, Donald Trump, and Javier Milei.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, the Scott Horton Academy.Links to the WEF speeches by Mark Carney, Donald Trump, and Javier Milei.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Tony Lapidus is blowing up on X, known for his amazing Lex Fridman and other impressions. He showcases them for Bob, and explains his process.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.Tony Lapidus on X, and on YouTube.The link for this episode’s sponsor, Monetary Metals.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns for another crossover, this time discussing the daycare fraud in Minnesota, and how a free market would handle these issues.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, the Scott Horton Academy.Adam Haman's substack posts on MN fraud and LARPing.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

NOTE: THIS IS FICTITIOUS. I am trying to "steelman" the Administration's policies, to try to retroactively make sense of various moves they have made, that initially surprised me. I thought it would be more entertaining to present the material in this way; I didn't realize people might think it was an actual leak.Bob relays leaked audio of a presentation that was apparently given recently to President Trump, outlining various military and economic considerations especially as relates to the China threat. It is essential for understanding the Administration's recent and future moves.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this episode.Dominic Frisby's interview on the InFi podcast, spelling out his case that China holds much larger gold reserves than the official statistics indicate.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns for another installment in the artistic review series. This time he and Bob review Stanley Kubrick's 1975 period piece, "Barry Lyndon."Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, The Swan Brothers.The trailer for Barry Lyndon.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Abigail Hall is an economist at the University of Tampa. She has co-authored several books detailing the dangers of aggressive US foreign policy. In this episode she talks specifically about the Venezuelan operation and the arguments from its proponents.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.Abby Hall and Patrik Ward's op ed on CIA intervention in Latin America.Abby Hall's homepage (with links to her books).The link for this episode’s sponsor, Monetary Metals.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns for another crossover episode, this time to discuss the right-wing commentary on the capture of Nicolas Maduro (and his wife).Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, The Swan Brothers.Ed Feser interview on the Catholic fathers' writings on international law.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Bob covers John 3: 1-12, where Jesus tells Nicodemus that he must be born again to see the kingdom of God.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The previous episode in this series, i.e. BMS ep. 396, Installment 9: Cleansing the Temple.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Responding to the reaction over Elon Musk's recent estimated net worth of some $749 billion, Bob analyzes the economics of financial markets in much greater depth than the critics.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:A news item on Musk being worth $749 billion.The link for this episode’s sponsor, Monetary Metals.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns to discuss an intriguing panel featuring Elon Musk and Nvidia's Jensen Huang as they announced a business deal with Saudi Arabia.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, the Scott Horton Academy.The panel featuring Elon and Jensen Huang.Bob critiques Paul Craig Roberts on MRI outsourcing.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Pontus Rendahl is a neoclassically trained economist who spent a decade at the University of Cambridge, which has a long tradition of hosting heterodox economics. He made good-faith efforts to interact with these outsiders but reports that the attempt bore little fruit.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.The link for this episode’s sponsor, Monetary Metals.Pontus Rendahl's twitter thread on his outreach efforts.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam joins Bob in reviewing Bob's recent conversation with Eric Weinstein, on his work (with Pia Malaney) in applying gauge theory to economics. Bob argues that neoclassical economists but also Austrians should consider Eric's bold proposals.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, the Scott Horton Academy.Bob's original interview of Weinstein on the InFi podcast.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns, this time to help Bob analyze clips from Adam's own show. Specifically, Adam had interviewed two authors (Jobst Landgrebe and Barry Smith) on their book claiming that AI had in-built limits.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, The Swan Brothers.The Haman Nature interview of the authors, and a solo Haman interview of Landgrebe.Bob's interview on the halting problem, his "conversation" with GPT4, his explanation of Godel's Theorem, and his theological explanation of the mysterious success of LLMs. Someone else's great video explaining how LLMs work, The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

David Brady Jr joins Bob to discuss his essay on the new neoconservatives, including such figures as Douglas Murray and James Lindsay.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.The link for this episode’s sponsor, Monetary Metals.David's article on the new neoconservatives, and his article on woke baiting.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Economist Steve Landsburg gives a presentation based on his new book, which uses intuitive analogies to really explain the slowdown in time and other odd implications of the theory of special relativity.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.Order Steve Landsburg's books.A great "Mechanical Universe" episode showing Lorentz transformations with intuitive animations.BMS interview with Landsburg on the math genius Grothendieck.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns for another crossover. In this episode, they give the brief history and a critique of formal game theory.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, The Swan Brothers.Bob's article on A Beautiful Mind.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Keith Smith is founder of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma. He returns to the podcast to summarize his recent testimony on medical costs.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.The CSPAN video of the testimony.The Surgery Center of Oklahoma. The Free Market Medical Association (FMMA). Matt Ohrt's appearance on the BMS.The Tuttle Twins Academy (with Black Friday discount).Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Founder of the Libertarian Institute, Scott Horton, joins Bob to discuss the new online academy dedicated to revisionist history. Along the way, he explains why he had no trouble being a right-wing antiwar ideologue in his formative years.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.The link for Scott Horton Academy (use promo code "BOB").Scott's page at the Libertarian Institute.The trailer for The Bibi Files.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Steve Patterson joins Bob to analyze a recent interview of Curtis Yarvin, in which he favorably discusses Mises' views on money and banking.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this episode.Yarvin on the Peter McCormack show.Bob's prior critique of Yarvis on libertarianism and finance.Bagus and Howden responding to Block and Barnett on maturity mismatching.Steve Patterson on three paradoxes in mathematics.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns to assess clips a recent ZeroHedge debate between Keith Knight and Jim Holland, on whether the Allies should have entered World War II.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, The Swan Brothers.The link to the ZeroHedge debate between Keith Knight and Jim Holland.Bob's source for WW2 production figures.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Kyle Anzalone joins Bob to discuss the details behind US strikes on boats off the coast of Venezuela, including the release of the survivors. Kyle then summarizes some other foreign policy hotspots.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.The link for this episode’s sponsor, Monetary Metals.Kyle's page at the Libertarian Institute.DEA report (from 2020) on the sources of fentanyl into the US.The Kyle Anzalone Show, as well as his show Conflicts of Interest.Max Blumenthal interview on the Bay of Piglets.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Bob gives a friendly critique to Clint Russell and other antiwar podcasters for unwittingly conceding the framing of Ben Shapiro and James Lindsay, when it comes to the place of Nick Fuentes in their ranks.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this episode.Clint Russell's episode on Fuentes conquering TPUSA. Ben Shapiro on Tucker Carlson as the bad guy.Bobby Darin performance that rivals any German dictator.Bob's earlier episode responding to Fuentes' arguments.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns to critically assess clips from Stefan Molyneux (on the morality of war) and Tucker Carlson (and the allegedly insidious role of libertarian economists in hurting Americans).Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, The Swan Brothers.The link to Stefan's episode. The link to Tucker's episode.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Bob has a delightful discussion with one of his NYU professors on the recent controversy regarding the use of math in economics.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.Paul Romer's critique of "mathiness" in the theory of economic growth.Bob's doctoral dissertation, with mathematical appendix showing the problems with assuming the real rate of interest equals the marginal product of capital. (The punchline is equation [4] on page 190.)The link for this episode’s sponsor, Monetary Metals.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns to help Bob unpack the juicy economic history from a recent Hoover Institution interview of Arthur Laffer.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.The Hoover Institution interview of Arthur Laffer.Bob's book Understanding Money Mechanics.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Matt Ohrt is the Executive Director of the Free Market Medical Association. He tells Bob various stories from his experience in helping companies save millions by opting out of the conventional government/insurance health care system.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.The Free Market Medical Association (FMMA) homepage.Matt Ohrt's book, Save Your Company! Don't Feed the Beast.The link for this episode's sponsor, Monetary Metals.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Reason producer Zach Weissmueller joins Bob for a tough but informative discussion on why rolling back the drug war is more nuanced than what many libertarians might believe. Zach produced a documentary and just debated at the SoHo Forum on why Oregon's drug decriminalization was overturned.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.Zach Weismueller's post-decrim documentary.The SoHo Forum debate on Oregon's decrim experiment.The link for the New American magazine.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, The Swan Brothers.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

In a recent episode, Adam Haman joined Bob to critically assess a clip from Nick Fuentes. His fans flooded the comments, saying that we ran from the actual debate. In this episode, Bob explains his objections.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:BMS ep. 453 in which Adam Haman and Bob criticized Fuentes.Bob's takedown of Lincoln's argument for tariffs.The link for Monetary Metals.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.