Fighting Crime Like an Economist
How can we make America safer and save money to boot? What approaches don't work and what can we steal from other countries? Jennifer Doleac is the executive vice president at Arnold Ventures in charg...
13 Maj 1h 3min
The Non-Profit Industrial Complex
Is it a charity or a tax loophole? That's what Steve Hodge, President Emeritus of the Tax Foundation, is concerned with. And if there are effectively large corporations, which get tax breaks due to su...
6 Maj 1h 8min
Hahaha! Warrant? What Warrant?!
Naomi Brockwell is the President and Founder of the Ludlow Institute, a non-profit dedicated to advancing freedom through technology. She is a privacy advocate and expert, who has come on to scare us ...
29 Apr 1h 5min
Your Friends Are Wrong About the Supreme Court: Sarah Isgur
The Supreme Court is significantly less partisan than advertised. And there are three blocs in it, not two parties. In her new book "Last Branch Standing" Sarah Isgur demystifies the Supreme Court, gi...
22 Apr 1h 13min
War Without Coffins
Why now? Why did the United States go to war with Iran this year, as opposed to last year, or ten years ago? Michael Tint is a data scientist and aerospace expert, and is here to talk about the Iran W...
15 Apr 44min
The Travails of Afroman and Lindy West (WSPN)
The World's Smartest Podcast Network returns to discuss: Universities dumping peripheral majors in favor of practical ones The trials, tribulations, and musical comeback of Afroman Lindy West, a...
9 Apr 1h 12min
How To Deal with Political Lizard People
Sociopaths and narcissists are both drawn to politics. How do we spot folks with faulty moral compasses before they get elected, and what do we do when they slip by? Bill Eddy is a therapist, lawyer, ...
1 Apr 1h 30min
Interview with the Mega Warden
Randall Liberty is the Commissioner for Maine's Department of Corrections, overseeing the state's entire prison system, after previously serving as a warden, and a sheriff. He's largely responsible fo...
27 Mars 1h 9min
