Bob Murphy Show

In this episode, Bob talks to Mises Institute president Jeff Deist.

They discuss Jeff's original goal of being a professor, his time as an attorney, his work as Ron Paul's Chief of Staff, and his insider knowledge of DC politics.

In this episode Bob flies solo, taking on the popular idea--embodied in a TV clip by Tucker Carlson but also Bernie Sanders' "Stop BEZOS' Act"--that Amazon, Walmart, and other giant employers offload some of their labor costs onto the taxpayers through the food stamp and similar programs.

Bob actually argues that, if anything, these federal programs probably lead Bezos et al. to pay higher hourly wages to workers, especially those in unpleasant jobs.

In this episode, Bob talks to his old friend (and co-author) Carlos Lara.

They discuss Carlos' move from Mexico to Texas as a young boy, Carlos' surprising relationship to the JFK assassination, suing the Marines, and how Carlos learned Austrian economics--the hard way.

In this inaugural episode of The Bob Murphy Show, Bob talks to his old friend Tom Woods. They discuss the pros and cons of being captain of the math team, what makes a good historian, and how to give a great speech.