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Ep. 3 Tucker Carlson Is Wrong About Amazon

In this episode Bob flies solo, taking on the popular idea–embodied in a TV clip by Tucker Carlson but also Bernie Sanders’ “Stop BEZOS’ Act”–that Amazon, Walmart, and other giant employers offload some of their labor costs onto the taxpayers through the food stamp and similar programs. Bob actually argues that, if anything, these federal…

Ep. 2 A Conversation With Carlos Lara

In this episode, Bob talks to his old friend (and co-author) Carlos Lara. They discuss Carlos’ move from Mexico to Texas as a young boy, Carlos’ surprising relationship to the JFK assassination, suing the Marines, and how Carlos learned Austrian economics–the hard way.           Mentioned in the Episode: The joint website…

Ep. 1 A Conversation With Tom Woods

In this inaugural episode of The Bob Murphy Show, Bob talks to his old friend Tom Woods. They discuss the pros and cons of being captain of the math team, what makes a good historian, and how to give a great speech.         Mentioned in the Episode: Tom’s sketch of Aquinas’ proof…