Today’s podcast is titled, “Turkey’s New Geo-strategic Role.” Recorded in 1993, RAND members Graham Fuller, Senior Political Scientist, and Ian Lesser of the International Policy Department discuss how the collapse of the Soviet Union offers the opportunity for Turkey to redefine its role as a military presence and to expand its influence on world affairs. Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.

Today’s podcast is titled, “Conversation with Twins, Ed and Fred Farran.” Recorded in 1987, identical twin brothers, Ed and Fred Farran discuss “twin” feelings and how to make a career in music. They share degrees from the University of Michigan, membership in the university’s Glee Club, and The Arbors–a professional vocal quartet. Ed Farran is also a composer of some of the McDonaldland jingles. Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.

Today’s podcast is titled, “DNA, Protein, and Disease.” Recorded in 1999, Dr. Renato Dulbecco, President Emeritus, Salk Institute, 1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine, and Dr. Joseph P. Noel, Assistant Professor, Salk Institute, discuss the relationship between DNA, proteins, and disease. Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.

Today’s podcast is titled, “Dark Matter.” Recorded in 1994, Dr. Marc Davis, Professor of Physics and Astronomy at UC Berkeley and Dr. Bernard Sadoulet, Director of the Center for Particle Astrophysics at UC Berkeley, explain how we know what we know about the nature of the universe, discuss theories that had yet to be proved, and predict the emphasis of future research into the science of dark matter. Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.

Today’s podcast is titled, “Parenthood Paradox.” Recorded in 1992, Case Western Reserve University’s professors Roy Baumeister, Ph.D., Psychology, and Jetse Sprey, Ph.D., Sociology, contemplate the paradoxical question of parenthood – if having children reduces happiness and stresses marriages, why do people do it?  Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.

Today’s podcast is titled, “Another 40 or 50 Years.” From 1997, winners of the 1990 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences,  Dr. William F. Sharpe, Chairman, Financial Engines, Inc., and Dr. Harry Markowitz, President, Harry Markowitz Company, contemplate the next 40 or 50 years in modern portfolio management. Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.

Today’s podcast is titled, “Global Warming.” Recorded in 1997, Professor S. Fred Singer, President, The Science & Environmental Policy Project (SEPP) and Independent Institute Fellow, and Professor Thomas C. Schelling, Economics, University of Maryland, discuss the numerous models, theories, and methods used to try and explain the notion of global warming. Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.

Today’s podcast is titled, “The Work of Science Fiction Author Jack Williamson.” Jack Williamson has been publishing science fiction stories and novels since 1928. Over his long career, Williamson has written 52 novels. In this conversation from 1997, biographer and editor, Richard A. Hauptmann leads Williamson through a series of questions that trace the publication history of the author’s novels and short stories.  Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.

Today’s podcast is titled, “A Conversation with Author and Investor, John Train.” Meet philanthropist and humanitarian, John Train, graduate of Groton School and Harvard University, freelance writer for the New York Times and Washington Post, best-selling author of Money Masters of Our Time and The Midas Touch, and founder of Train, Smith Investment Counsel. Train discusses his life’s experiences and shares his expertise on investing and wealth creation. Recorded in 1987. Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.

Today’s podcast is titled, “Why Are Science Fiction Movies So Bad?” In this conversation from the year 2000, movie and television producer, David Goodman, and Gregory Benford, Professor of Physics at the University of California, Irvine, discuss why science fiction movies are so bad. Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.