Russ Roberts is the host for EconTalk. In addition to selecting guest speakers, he sometimes does a podcast solo, listed below. You can contact him via email or read the Bio for Russ Roberts
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Roberts on the Least Pleasant JobsApril 21, 2008, Featuring Russ RobertsEconTalk host Russ Roberts talks about the claim that for capitalism to succeed there have to be people at the bottom to do the unpleasant tasks and that the rich thrive because of the suffering of those at the bottom. He critiques the idea that capitalism is a zero sum game where to get ahead, someone has to fall back. He also looks at the evolution of the least pleasant jobs over time and how technology interacts with rising productivity to make the least pleasant jobs more pleasant. Time: 1:03:39
Size: 29.2 MB
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MORE: Posted by Russ Roberts. Permanent Link | Comments (70) Ticket Prices and ScalpingJuly 16, 2007, Featuring Russ RobertsEconTalk host Russ Roberts talks about scalping and visits AT&T Park hours before Major League Baseball's All-Star Game to talk with a scalper, a merchandiser, a fan, and the police about prices, tickets, baseball and the law. Time: 40:29
Size: 18.6 MB
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MORE: Posted by Russ Roberts. Permanent Link | Comments (17) Intermittent Explosive Disorder: Mental Illness or Made-Up Malady?June 16, 2006, Featuring Russ RobertsRuss Roberts looks at the economics and science of intermittent explosive disorder—violent rage out of proportion to its cause. Was the recent study that discovered this problem good science or unreliable? Was the media coverage of the study accurate? How do state insurance regulations create incentives for intellectual dishonesty? Time: 24.1
Size: 5.6 MB
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