Essential Scholars

Robert Nozick Part 2: An Examined Life

Dr. Aeon J. Skoble, Professor of Philosophy at Bridgewater State University and author of The Essential Nozick, once again joins host Rosemarie Fike to discuss Nozick's p

Robert Nozick Part 1: Why People Exist for Their Own Sake and Purposes

Dr. Aeon J. Skoble, Professor of Philosophy at Bridgewater State University and author of The Essential Nozick, joins host Rosemarie Fike to talk about Nozick's somewhat

Joseph Schumpeter Part 2: Technology, Innovation, and the Workforce

Russell S. Sobel, co-author of The Essential Joseph Schumpeter and Professor of Economics & Entrepreneurship in the Baker School of Business at The Citadel, once again jo

Joseph Schumpeter Part 1: Why People Come Back for More

Russell S. Sobel, co-author of The Essential Joseph Schumpeter and Professor of Economics & Entrepreneurship in the Baker School of Business at The Citadel, joins host Ro

Milton Friedman Part 2: Government Control and Long-Term Consequences

Steven E. Landsburg, Professor of Economics at the University of Rochester and author of The Essential Milton Friedman, returns to discuss Friedman’s most salient ideas w

Milton Friedman Part 1: Monopolies and Rising Prices

Steven E. Landsburg, Professor of Economics at the University of Rochester and author of The Essential Milton Friedman, joins host Rosemarie Fike to discuss Friedman’s pr

Ronald Coase Part 2: Markets Don’t Fail, They Fail to Exist

Dr. Lynne Kiesling, author of The Essential Ronald Coase, once again joins host Rosemarie Fike to discuss Ronald Coase, specifically his theory of markets and what exactl

Ronald Coase Part 1: Reconciling Theory with Reality

Dr. Lynne Kiesling, author of The Essential Ronald Coase, joins host Rosemarie Fike to discuss Ronald Coase, one of the most influential economic thinkers of the 20th cen

David Hume Part 2: With Prosperity for All

Dr.James R. Otteson, Professor of Business Ethics at the University of Notre Dame and author of The Essential David Hume, joins host Rosemarie Fike once again to discuss

David Hume Part 1: The Good, the Bad, and the Governmental

Dr. James Otteson, John T. Ryan Jr. Professor of Business Ethics at the University of Notre Dame and author of the Essential David Hume, joins host Rosemarie Fike to disc

Essential Scholars: Women of Liberty—Elinor Ostrom and the Bottom-Up Approach to Community Maintenance

Dr. Jayme Lemke, Senior Fellow at George Mason University’s Mercatus Center, and host Rosemarie Fike discuss Nobel Prize winning economist Elinor Ostrom and why community

Austrian Economics Part 2: Government Intervention and the Assumption of Power

Christopher J. Coyne, Professor of Economics at George Mason University and co-author of The Essential Austrian Economics, returns to the podcast to join host Rosemarie F

Austrians Economics Part 1: The Little Things that Keep the World Turning

Christopher J. Coyne, Professor of Economics at George Mason University and co-author of The Essential Austrian Economics, joins host Rosemarie Fike to discuss the contri

James Buchanan Part 2: Self Interest & Rational Ignorance

Randall Holcombe, DeVoe Moore Professor of Economics at Florida State University and co-author of The Essential James Buchanan, joins host Rosemarie Fike once again to br

James Buchanan Part 1: Why What’s “Best For All” Doesn't Work For Everyone

Randall G. Holcombe, DeVoe Moore Professor of Economics at Florida State University and co-author of The Essential James Buchanan, joins host Rosemarie Fike to discuss th

Adam Smith Part 2: Why Care? It’s Only Natural

James R. Otteson, Professor of Business Ethics at the University of Notre Dame and co-author of the Essential Adam Smith, joins host Rosemarie Fike to discuss Smith’s per

Adam Smith Part 1: Through Sympathy There is Progress

James R. Otteson, Professor of Business Ethics at the University of Notre Dame and co-author of The Essential Adam Smith, joins host Rosemarie Fike to discuss Smith’s con

Rose Friedman and Mary Paley Marshall: Neck(s) of the Operation

Lynne Kiesling, co-author of the Essential Women of Liberty, joins host Rosemarie Fike to discuss the critical behind-the-scenes work done by Rose Friedman and Mary Paley

Jane Jacobs: Community impact and why it’s a key metric

Lydia Miljan, Professor of Political Science at the University of Windsor, joins host Rosemarie Fike to discuss Jane Jacobs’ unconventional road to economic thinking thro

Key Insights of UCLA Part 3: Markets and Social Issues

David Henderson⁠—emeritus professor of economics with the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California⁠—and Steve Globerman⁠—professor emeritus at Western Washington