The Human Action Podcast
Mises Institute
Show overview
The Human Action Podcast has been publishing since 2023, and across the 3 years since has built a catalogue of 168 episodes. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language News show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 31 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Mises Institute.
From the publisher
The Human Action Podcast features in-depth interviews on current topics in economics through an Austro libertarian lens.
Latest Episodes
View all 168 episodesPatrick Newman on the Rise of the Corporatist State
Why Mises Thought Fractional Reserve Banking Caused the Boom-Bust Cycle
Rothbard vs. the Free Bankers
Keith Knight's Top Ten Problems with Democratic Socialism
Does the Free Market Naturally Lead to Price Deflation?
Greenspan's Legacy: Did the Fed Cause the Housing Bubble?
Slavery Was Propped Up by Government: A Misesian Analysis
From 2008 to the Coming Reset: Larry Lepard's Case for Sound Money
A Harvard Economist Tests Austrian Capital Theory
The Fed's Real Job: Propping Up Dollar Reserve Currency Status
A Scholarly Takedown of MMT: Emmanuel Maggiori on the Theory's Fatal Flaws
How Future Supply Moves Today's Prices
Why Socialism Fails: From Mises's 1920 Article to Today
Making Sense of the Trump Administration's "Hail Mary" on Iran
Responding to Geochartalism: Did Mosler Complete Menger?
Robert Aro on the Fed's Reverse Repo Trick
Luke Gromen on the Strait of Hormuz and Supply Chain Collapse
Bob Responds to Randall Wray on Sectoral Balances
Ep 544Cantillon Effects and the Politics of Money Creation
This week, Bob explains Cantillon effects: the insight that new money doesn't raise all prices equally or simultaneously, but flows through the economy in a sequence that benefits early recipients at the expense of everyone else. Then, he shows why this phenomenon is the foundation on which the entire Austrian theory of the business cycle is built.Related:Richard Cantillon, An Essay on Economic Theory: Mises.org/HAP544aThe Mises Institute is giving away 100,000 copies of Hayek for the 21st Century. Get your free copy at Mises.org/HAPodFree
Ep 543Can AI Solve the Socialist Calculation Problem?
Bob untangles two arguments that even Austrian economists sometimes conflate: Mises' calculation problem and Hayek's knowledge problem. Then, he explains why the distinction matters, especially in light of recent claims that AI and modern computing could finally make central planning viable.Related:Bob's Article, "Socialism: The Calculation Problem Is Not the Knowledge Problem": Mises.org/HAP543aThe Mises Institute is giving away 100,000 copies of Hayek for the 21st Century. Get your free copy at Mises.org/HAPodFree