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Smith and Marx Walk into a Bar: A History of Economics Podcast

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Smith and Marx Walk into a Bar is hosted by historians of economic thought Jennifer Jhun, François Allisson, and Çınla Akdere. Each month, the hosts discuss themes related to economics, its history and methodology, and its relevance to contemporary affairs.

Latest episodes

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Episode 102: Adventures in HET Podcasting with Maria Bach and Scott Scheall

In this first-ever crossover episode with our friends at Ceteris Never Paribus: The History of Economic Thought Podcast, François interviews our producer and former co-ho

Jul 15
1 h 07 min

Episode 101: Aida Ramos

Çinla and Jennifer interview Aida Ramos, Professor of Economics at the University of Dallas, about her work on Jonathan Swift's economic thought, Sir James Steuart, Adam

Jun 15
1 h 05 min

Episode One Hundred

To celebrate our 100th episode, Jennifer, Çınla, and François welcome back former co-hosts Scott Scheall, Gerardo Serra, and Carlos Eduardo Suprinyak to discuss the past,

May 15
1 h 12 min

Episode Ninety Nine

In this episode, François, Jennifer, and Çınla speak with Benoît Walraevens, Lecturer in Economics at the University of Caen Normandy, about his work on Adam Smith, John

Apr 15
46 min

Episode Ninety Eight

Çınla, François, and Jennifer interview Paul Dudenhefer, Managing Editor of both Politics & Society, a quarterly journal published by Sage, and History of Political Econo

Mar 15
53 min

Episode Ninety Seven

Jennifer and François Allisson chat with Verena Halsmayer, University Assistant in the Department of History at the University of Vienna. The conversation focuses on Dr.

Feb 15
55 min

Episode Ninety Six

Jennifer and François are joined by our first return guest, Catherine Herfeld, Professor of Philosophy and History of Economics at the Institute of Philosophy at Leibniz

Jan 16
53 min

Episode Ninety Five

François, Jennifer, and Çınla discuss a few recent additions to the literature. If you are interested in reading the papers discussed in this episode, here they are (un

Nov 15 2025
42 min

Episode Ninety Four

The co-hosts are joined by three Junior Fellows at Duke University's Center for the History of Political Economy, Benjamin Brisson, Eva Jacob, and Raphaël Orange-Leroy, t

Oct 17 2025
1 h 20 min

Episode Ninety Three

François and Jennifer are joined by Peter Boettke, Distinguished University Professor of Economics and Philosophy at George Mason University (among other titles), to disc

Sep 15 2025
1 h 03 min

Episode Ninety Two

The hosts meet with Harro Maas, Professor in the Walras-Pareto Centre for the History of Economic and Political Thought at the University of Lausanne, to discuss several

Jul 15 2025
1 h 23 min

Episode Ninety One

In this month's episode, Jennifer, Çınla, and François interview Giandomenica Becchio, Professor in the Department of Economics, Social Sciences, Mathematics, and Statist

Jun 16 2025
54 min

Episode Ninety

François, Jenn, and Çınla speak with Jennifer Burns, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Admissions in the History Department at Stanford University, about her b

May 15 2025
58 min

Episode Eighty Nine

Çınla, François, and Jennifer are joined by Alexander Linsbichler, Senior Postdoc with the Institute of Philosophy and Scientific Method at Johannes Kepler University in

Apr 15 2025
1 h 20 min

Episode Eighty Eight

Jennifer, Çınla, and François talk with André Lapidus, Professor Emeritus of the History of Economic Thought in the Laboratoire PHARE at University of Paris 1 Panthéon-So

Mar 15 2025
1 h 23 min

Episode Eighty Seven

The co-hosts are joined by Professor Sandra Peart to discuss her many and varied contributions to the history of economic thought. Professor Peart is Dean and E. Claiborn

Feb 15 2025
1 h 16 min

Episode Eighty Six

Jennifer, François, and Çınla talk with Professor Kayoko Misaki, Professor of Economics at Shiga University in Hikone, Japan, about her recent book, Léon Walras's Economi

Jan 15 2025
39 min

Episode Eighty Five

Çınla, François, and Jennifer discuss a number of recent additions to the literature. If you are interested in reading the papers discussed in this episode, here they a

Dec 15 2024
49 min

Episode Eighty Four

In another of our occasional early-career scholars episodes, Çınla, Jennifer, and François speak with Hannah Glasson and Dominic Walker, both currently fellows at Duke Un

Nov 15 2024
56 min

Episode Eighty Three

In this month's episode of Smith and Marx Walk into a Bar, François, Çınla, and Jennifer sit down with Marcel Boumans, Past President of the History of Economics Society,

Oct 15 2024
37 min

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