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EconTalk
EconTalk: Conversations for the Curious is an award-winning weekly podcast hosted by Russ Roberts of Shalem College in Jerusalem and Stanford's Hoover Institution. The eclectic guest list includes authors, doctors, psychologists, historians, philosophers, economists, and more. Learn how the health care system really works, the serenity that comes from humility, the challenge of interpreting data, how potato chips are made, what it's like to run an upscale Manhattan restaurant, what caused the 2008 financial crisis, the nature of consciousness, and more. EconTalk has been taking the Monday...
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4.7 stars from 5,202 ratings
I listen to this podcast for the fantastic guests, but the almost laughable lack of any concrete understanding of real people in real situations on the part of the host makes it painful to listen to. Facile back-of-the envelope math based on averages and ‘should mean’ theory-based conclusions...Read full review »
MeghanSF via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 07/13/24
Delusional and racist
Some epidsodes featuring Roberts and some of his guests like Kontorovich are deeply troubling and reprehensible. By advocating for the genocide of Palestinians, they not only promote a heinous and inhumane agenda but also distort facts and manipulate language to justify their abhorrent views....Read full review »
ErayKaanK via Apple Podcasts · Turkey · 07/08/24
I used to love this show.
But i cannot bare listening to this pro-israel mumbo jumbo nonstop. Russ should stop sacrificing the show. But his show, his choice. I don’t need to listen. It’s a shame.
camtmo via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 07/02/24
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