Podcast Episodes

• By: Richard Morrison
• 02/05/2026

This week we talk about satellite shot clocks at the Federal Communications Commission, Federal Reserve nominee Kevin Warsh’s digital-dollar beliefs, the burden of aluminum tariffs,...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 01/29/2026

This week we talk about the last 50 years of regulatory reform, a new study on climate adaptation, and reforms to Kentucky’s property tax system....

• By: Kevin D. Williamson
• 01/28/2026

Kevin Williamson is joined by Jason Samuels, a former train conductor and Marine Corps veteran now working in leadership within the American rail industry. They...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 01/22/2026

This week we talk about making a living in podcasting, confronting our mounting national debt, and assessing President Trump’s new healthcare plan. Our guest this...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 01/15/2026

This week we talk about Trump’s 10% credit card interest proposal (and the dangers of populist economics in general), a new report on debanking from...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 01/08/2026

This week we talk about communist housing policy in New York City, the best economics and history books to read in 2026, a legal setback...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 01/01/2026

This week we talk about corporate real estate investing, woke pension funds, changing fuel economy rules, and questions about a possible Trump Federal Reserve nominee....

• By: Kevin D. Williamson
• 12/24/2025

Kevin Williamson is joined by Scott Jones, a resident at UVA Emergency Medicine with a diverse background including law, military service, and emergency medicine. Scott...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 12/11/2025

This week we talk about the economic impact of net-zero policies in blue states and Europe, top targets for environmental policy reform in 2026, a...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 12/04/2025

This week we talk about our 150th episode anniversary party, the documentary "Dear Mr. President: The Letters of Julia Sand," the new $140,000-a-year poverty level,...

• By: Kevin D. Williamson
• 11/26/2025

Kevin D. Williamson is joined by Professor James Otteson of Notre Dame. They discuss the meaning of work, Adam Smith’s moral philosophy, and how Smith’s...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 11/20/2025

This week we celebrate the show’s sesquicentennial anniversary – that is, our 150th episode. We look back at the dozens of smart, funny, passionate, and...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 11/13/2025

This week we talk about changes in consumer credit, disappearing fast-food jobs in California, and six things the climate movement gets wrong about China. Our...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 11/06/2025

This week we talk about Social Security’s cost of living, conserving rare earth minerals, and why California keeps losing tech jobs. Our guest this week...

• By: Kevin D. Williamson
• 10/31/2025

Kevin D. Williamson is joined by Steve DelBianco, president and CEO of NetChoice, a trade association that works to make the Internet safe for free...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/09/2025

This week we talk about the need to build more infrastructure in the UK, an award for public finance leadership in Oklahoma, teaching students to...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/02/2025

This week we cover a new study on pharmaceutical tariffs, whether to expect a new Great Depression (via Phil Magness and Marc Wheat in National...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/25/2025

This week we cover the future of financial regulation, the end of the left vs. right distinction in politics, and how we all just dodged...

• By: Kevin D. Williamson
• 09/24/2025

Kevin D. Williamson is joined by Tyler Griffin, founder of SwiftPro, a successful family-owned HVAC and plumbing business located in Northern Virginia. They discuss the...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/18/2025

This week we cover potential changes to quarterly reporting for public companies, state-level AI regulations, spiking gas prices in California, and cosmetology licenses for sale...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/11/2025

This week we cover the latest jobs numbers, the emergent community of abundance fans, the limits to taxing billionaires, and eliminating an illegal federal agency....

• By: Kevin D. Williamson, Richard Morrison
• 09/04/2025

This week we cover the Trump tariffs being struck down, Biden’s competition order being vacated, and new research on housing affordability. Our interview this week...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 08/28/2025

This week we cover Ray Dalio’s Big Debt Cycle, scandal in climate finance, jobs destroyed by tariffs, why AI can’t replace free markets, and the...

• By: Kevin D. Williamson
• 08/27/2025

Kevin D. Williamson is joined by Rachel Barkley, Director of Able Americans, a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank project dedicated to advancing innovative, free-market solutions that...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 08/14/2025

This week we cover new inflation data, public attitudes about Social Security, and California’s self-inflicted energy crisis. Our interview this week is with Kevin Corinth,...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 08/07/2025

This week we cover controversy at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, myths of the auto industry, and a new SPAC from the Trump kids. Our...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 07/31/2025

This week we cover the Trump administration’s AI action plan, Detroit’s unlikely rebirth, pushing back on EU tech regulation, and why the golden age of...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 07/24/2025

This week we cover Dodd-Frank’s 15th anniversary, a victory for homeowners in Oregon, and an alternative to socialist grocery stores in New York City. Our...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 07/17/2025

This week we cover Trump tariffs, Obama’s endorsement of housing abundance, and why the green energy industry needs more market discipline. Our interview this week...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 07/10/2025

This week’s episode features Corbin Barthold, Internet Policy Counsel at TechFreedom and host of the Tech Policy Podcast. This is a special dual episode of...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 07/03/2025

This week we cover housing abundance in California, the meaning of a market economy, union privileges for government workers, and the decline in heart attack...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 06/26/2025

This week we cover the failure of postal banking, Trump (again) pausing the TikTok ban, and the political crack-up between unions and the Democratic party....

• By: Kevin D. Williamson
• 06/26/2025

Kevin D. Williamson is joined by Matthew Polstein, owner and operator of the New England Outdoor Center in Millinocket, Maine. The NEOC, founded in 1982,...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 06/19/2025

This week we cover FreedomFest 2025, the FDA’s block on effective sunblock, good news about critical minerals, and Walmart’s expanding drone fleet. Our interview this...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 06/12/2025

This week we cover reforms to the Endangered Species Act, attacks on U.S. tech firms, nuclear power innovation, and an exciting new book on environmental,...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 06/05/2025

This week we cover donor privacy, the DOGE legacy, and the impact of import taxes on the auto industry. Our interview this week is...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 05/29/2025

This week we cover new research on trade and tariffs, how to understand market forces, and good news for coral reefs. Our interview this week...

• By: Kevin D. Williamson
• 05/28/2025

Kevin D. Williamson is joined by Mike Masnick, founder and editor of Techdirt. They discuss the evolving challenges of content moderation, the day-to-day realities of...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 05/22/2025

This week we cover Jamie Dimon on tariff jitters, the Tax Foundation on the One Big Beautiful Bill, Jesse Walker on Biden cheapfake accusations, and...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 05/15/2025

This week we cover farm tariffs, the decline in green investing, and the effort to stop state governments from regulating AI. Our interview this week...

• By: Destry Edwards, Richard Morrison
• 05/08/2025

This week we cover the economic slowdown from tariffs, more accountability for independent agencies in the federal government, and riding the rails with the Department...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 05/01/2025

This week we cover workplace injuries, MAGA antitrust in theory and practice, portable benefits for gig workers, and the new book Crushing Capitalism: How Populist...

• By: Kevin D. Williamson
• 04/30/2025

Kevin D. Williamson is joined by Miranda Rinaldi, owner and head baker of Nino’s Bakery in Washington, D.C., and a former Foreign Service Officer who...

• By: Richard Morrison, Clyde Wayne Crews
• 04/24/2025

This week we cover the political roots of totalitarianism, why we should put Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac out to pasture, the World Bank’s pivot...