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The Game of Life: Why Religious Faith Works

Bob draws on numerous examples from everyday adult wisdom to explain why religious obedience bestow benefits, perhaps counterintuitively.
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The link for the 2025 ExPat Money Summit.The link for Monetary Metals.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.Evaluating Strategies for Liberty

Adam Haman returns to help Bob critically assess the various strategies for promoting liberty that they and their colleagues have tried.
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The YouTube version of this conversation.The link for the 2025 ExPat Money Summit.This episode’s sponsor, The Swan Brothers.Bob's interview of Patri Friedman on Prospera. His recent interview with Spike Cohen on You Are the Power.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.A Review of GK Chesterton's The Man Who Was Thursday

Adam Haman returns to participate in the 2nd installment of his "book club" with Bob. Last time, they reviewed The Dark Knight Returns, while this time they review The Man Who Was Thursday, a classic philosophical thriller.
Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:
The YouTube version of this conversation.The link for the 2025 ExPat Money Summit.GK Chesterton's The Man Who Was Thursday.This episode’s sponsor, The Swan Brothers.Dave Smith’s Part of the Problem episode 1306.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.Daniel Kuehn on WEB Dubois' Interaction with Bohm-Bawerk

Daniel Kuehn is a labor economist with the Urban Institute. He has an interest in the history of economic thought, and joins Bob to discuss his forthcoming Journal of Economic Perspectives (Vol 39, No 4) article on WEB Dubois' work on marginal productivity theory, when it was still in its infancy.
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The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, ExPatMoneySummit.com.Daniel's page at the Urban Institute.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.Unpacking Dave Smith's Analysis of Jimmy Kimmel

In another crossover, Adam Haman returns to critically assess Dave Smith's intriguing arguments regarding the firing (with FCC pressure) of Jimmy Kimmel.
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The YouTube version of this conversation.The link for the 2025 ExPat Money Summit.This episode’s sponsor, The Swan Brothers.Dave Smith's Part of the Problem episode 1306.Bob's article in The Misesian on identifying businesses allied with the State.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.Spike Cohen Actually Beats City Hall

Spike Cohen returns to the podcast to elaborate on the tremendous success of his organization, You Are the Power. By simply spotlighting particular government officials abusing their position, his network can give people an incentive to do the right thing.
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The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, ExPatMoneySummit.com.The You Are the Power main page.BMS ep 369 featuring Spike Cohen on his adventures.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.Clarifying Controversies in Charlie Kirk Aftermath

Adam Haman returns to discuss various controversies that have arisen in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk assassination.
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The YouTube version of this conversation.The link for the 2025 ExPat Money Summit.This episode’s sponsor, The Swan Brothers.Glenn Greenwald showcasing Charlie Kirk on Netenyahu regime.The Kyle Kulinski discussion of Kirk on stoning gays.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.Jake Boldig Teaches Christianity to American Inmates and African Pastors

Jake Boldig was the one to introduce Bob to two previous BMS guests (Jonathan Menn and Protais Nshogoza). They all work for ECLEA--Equipping Church Leaders in East Africa. Jake tells Bob of his recent adventures in the Congo.
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The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, ExPatMoneySummit.com.The homepage of ECLEA.BMS ep 392 with Jonathan Menn (founder of ECLEA), and BMS ep 411 with Dr. Protais Nshogoza (survivor of Rwandan genocide).Help support the Bob Murphy Show.Trump Loves Motorboating

Adam Haman returns for another cross-over, this time discussing the video and commentary surrounding the US military strike on a motorboat off the coast of Venezuela.
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The YouTube version of this conversation.The link for the 2025 ExPat Money Summit.This episode’s sponsor, The Swan Brothers.The Glenn Greenwald discussion of Rubio and Trump on Venezuela.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.Lee Strobel on Christianity and Near Death Experiences

Pastor and apologist Lee Strobel recently appeared on Tucker Carlson to discuss his new book on angels and demons. But Bob focuses on Strobel's own journey from atheism to faith, and his description of near death experiences.
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The Tucker Carlson interview of Lee Strobel.This episode’s sponsor, ExPatMoneySummit.com.Strobel's new book, Seeing the Supernatural.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.Three Examples of Trump Being a bit of the F-Word

Adam Haman returns to discuss three recent news items involving the Trump Administration: the Intel acquisition, the firing of and lawsuit by Fed Governor Lisa Cook, and the possible judicial repeal of some of the tariffs.
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The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, The Swan Brothers.Bob's recent appearance on reason's Just Asking Questions podcast, to discuss Intel.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.Ray March on RFK's Disappointing Use of AI in Health Reform

Ray March is an economist with the Free Market Institute (where he studied under Murphy years ago) and a Research Fellow at the Independent Institute. He joins the podcast to discuss his recent op ed in the Washington Post.
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The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, ExPatMoneySummit.com.Ray March's Washington Post op ed.Ray March's Texas Tech page.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.Ian Deters Studies Free Banking with a Computer Simulation

Mathematician Ian Deters returns to the podcast to summarize the results of his computer simulations of a simple model of "free banking," as guided by Bob's instructions. His report has some good news and bad news for Bob.
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The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, ExPatMoneySummit.com.The website of Ian Deters, including contact info. Ian Deters' appearance on the BMS ep. 287 defending the use of infinite sets in higher mathematics.Bob's recent Human Action podcast episode explaining the Rothbardian view of free banking (and...Adam Haman and Bob Murphy Analyze Batman, the Dark Knight Returns

In a new type of crossover episode, Adam Haman and Bob Murphy provide an in-depth analysis of Frank Miller's classic graphic novel, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. They also relate Miller's depiction to other treatments of the world's greatest detective.
Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:
The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, The Swan Brothers.The anniversary edition of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (graphic novel).Links to old Batman clips (one and two). The YouTube version of the animated Dark Knight Returns (Part I and Part II).The HamanN...Bob Murphy on Why Christians Should Care About the Fed

Alex Bernardo hosts the Protestant Libertarian podcast. He recently had Bob on, to explain why American Christians should care about the Federal Reserve.
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The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, PersistSEO.com.The homepage of the Protestant Libertarian podcast.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.Is Nuclear Power Safe?

Adam Haman returns for another crossover, this time reviewing a fascinating, 18-minute video which makes a strong case that "they've been lying to us about nuclear power." As always, Adam and Bob don't trust anybody, even the fellow YouTuber.
Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:
The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, The Swan Brothers.The "Maxinomics" YouTube video making the case for nuclear power.Links on the Navy rates of cancer, pop article and journal article.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.David R. Henderson Reminisces About His Case Against Invading Iraq

David R. Henderson is a Research Fellow with the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. He joins Bob to discuss a recent substack post, in which he reproduced the article Hoover ran in the lead-up to the 2003 US invasion of Iraq. David and Bob then discuss parallels with current events.
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The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, PersistSEO.com.David R. Henderson's substack.An article explaining the Niger yellowcake forgeries.Daniel Ellsberg's book on the US nuclear weapons program.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.Adam Haman Asks Tough Questions About Richard Werner on Banking

In another crossover episode, Adam Haman asks Bob about his doubts/concerns on various parts of Richard Werner's recent appearance on the Tucker Carlson show. This discussion is on the heels of Bob's episode of the Human Action podcast with Jonathan Newman, where they responded to Werner's interview from an Austrian economics perspective.
Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:
The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, The Swan Brothers.The Richard Werner appearance on Tucker Carlson.Bob's Human Action podcast episode with Jonathan Newman, discussing Werner.Bob's infineo blog post going...Martha Bueno on Lyn Ulbricht's New Organization, Mothers Against Cruel Sentencing

Martha Bueno is a popular advocate for liberty whose parents fled communist Cuba. She is part of Lyn Ulbricht's new organization dedicated to freeing nonviolent offenders suffering from cruel sentencing.
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The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, PersistSEO.com.The homepage for MACS (Mothers Against Cruel Sentencing).Martha Bueno's X profile; the profile for MACS.Lyn Ulbricht's interview on the BMS.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.Patri Friedman on His Current Project for Free Cities

Patri Friedman has a long career in promoting real-world projects for creating free cities. Originally he was associated with seasteading, but he has since focused on an opportunity provided in Honduras.
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The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, PersistSEO.com.Patri's Twitter account. The homepage for Pronomos Capital.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.Peter Thiel's Thoughts on AI and the Antichrist

Adam returns for another crossover, this time to discuss Peter Thiel's fascinating conversation with Ross Douthat.
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The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode's sponsor, The Swan Brothers.The Thiel/Douthat interview.BMS ep 421, building a billionaire's bunker.Bob's article explaining the distinction between Hayek's knowledge problem and Mises' calculation problem (of socialism).The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.How a Lady on Twitter Exposed the Bogus Arrest File on Gaza Whistleblower Tony Aguilar

Mel Whitte--who goes by the humorous Twitter handle @Villgecrazylady--was perfectly poised to realize the ostensible arrest file on Gaza whistleblower Tony Aguilar was an obvious fake. She explains to Bob how she realized Aguilar's critics were lying.
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The YouTube version of this interview.Tony Aguilar's first and then second appearance on Tucker Carlson.Mel Whitte (@VillgeCrazyLady)'s thread on X. Bob's argument with "Green Beret Nap Time" about the street address.This episode’s sponsor, PersistSEO.com.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.Bob Murphy Reviews the New Superman Movie

Bob gives a mixed review of James Gunn's 2025 Superman, in particular contrasting it with the 1978 classic.
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Bob’s review of the Transformers (animated) movie.This episode’s sponsor, PersistSEO.com.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.Tucker and Charlie Kirk's Economic Paternalism

Adam Haman returns to help Bob critique two recent Tucker Carlson interviews, featuring Charlie Kirk and Saagar Enjeti. Although the conversations contained much to praise, Adam and Bob focus on the unfortunate economic paternalism in both.
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The YouTube version of this conversation.The Tucker interview of Charlie Kirk, and of Saagar Enjeti.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.Scott Horton on Knowing They're Lying About the Wars

Scott Horton talks to Bob about his recent Tucker Carlson performance, as well as identifying key lies about US foreign policy.
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The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, PersistSEO.com.Scott Horton's appearance on the Tucker Carlson show.Scott's archives at the Libertarian Institute. Scott's books.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.Gaming for Fun and Profit: A Conversation with John "W2Jesus" Pollak

Adam Haman returns to talk to a fellow Vegas entrepreneur, John "W2Jesus" Pollak, who is affiliated with the popular "Vegas Matt" YouTube channel. A fun discussion all around.
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The YouTube version of this conversation.The "Vegas Matt" YouTube channel.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.Why a Married Conservative Christian Changed Her Mind on the Drug War

Christina Dent was raised a conservative Christian who was first homeschooled and then went to college to earn a degree in Biblical studies. She had always endorsed a punitive approach to drugs until she met the mother of a foster child, who shattered Christina's preconceptions.
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The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, PersistSEO.com.The link for Christina's free book.The main page for EndItForGood. Christina's book, Curious. Christina's TEDx talk.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.Hornberger in the Hot Seat Fleshing Out Libertarian Positions on Immigration

Adam Haman and Bob Murphy interview Jacob Hornberger to get to the bottom of their differing views on libertarianism and immigration.
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The YouTube version of this conversation.BMS ep 416, which was a response to Hornberger's original critique of Adam and Bob. Jacob's response to them.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.Stefan Molyneux on His Return to Twitter and Newfound Respect for Christianity

Stefan Molyneux's Freedomain platform hosts the world's largest online community devoted to philosophical inquiry and personal liberty. He joins Bob to discuss several topics, including Stefan's return (after exile) to Twitter, his advice to young men, and his evolving views on Christianity.
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The YouTube version of this conversation.The freedomain home page.A popular video (reposted after Stefan banned from YT) from Stefan back in the day.Bob's roast of Stefan at Porcfest.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.Can a Right-Winger Be Antiwar? A History Lesson from Tom Woods

Tom Woods returns to the show to discuss being an academic vs. entrepreneur, the proud history of foreign non-interventionism on the American Right, and the sorry state of our public intellectuals.
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The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, PersistSEO.com.Scott Horton's magnificent appearance on Tucker Carlson.Tom's (free) history courses.Tom's antiwar book with Murray Polner.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.Answering Common Objections to Private Law

Adam Haman returns to help Bob respond to a common string of objections he recently received, as feedback on a lecture given to the Menger Institute.
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The YouTube version of this conversation.Bob's lecture to the Menger Institute on private law (and defense).Bob's articles on warlords and the mafia.BMS ep 166 on Arrow's Theorem. Adam and Tyrone discuss Arrow.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.Building a Billionaire's Ultimate Safe Room

Bob elaborates on the vision he recently painted on the Tom Woods Show, explaining a plausible path by which today's multi-billionaires might eventually sit on the same playing field as the leaders of nation States.
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Bob's appearance on the Tom Woods Show talking about AI and robotics.This episode’s sponsor, PersistSEO.com.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.Unpacking Darryl Cooper's Religious Heresies

Adam Haman returns. This time he and Bob discuss a fascinating interview in which Darryl Cooper gives his "heretical" takes on God and the devil.
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The YouTube version of this conversation.Darryl Cooper's appearance on the Duncan Trussell Family Hour podcast.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.Bomb Bomb Bomb Iran

Adam Haman returns to discuss various clips on the Israel/US conflict with Iran.
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The YouTube version of this conversation.Tulsi Gabbard's clarification on her March testimony.The Tucker/Cruz interview.Dave Smith's "funeral" for Ben Shapiro.Dave Smith vs. Konstantin Kisin on Piers Morgan.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.Steve Keen Sides With MAGA over MMT on Trade Deficits

Steve Keen is an iconoclast economist who is sympathetic to MMT claims that right-wingers worry too much about government budget deficits. However, in a recent post Keen says that Trump Admin economists (such as Stephen Miran) make more sense on trade deficits than Warren Mosler does.
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The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, PersistSEO.com.Steve Keen's free book and subscription-based online course.Steve's post on trade deficits, Trump, and MMT.Murphy and Hendrickson give qualified support to Miran's paper on tariffs.Help support the Bo...Kristian Fors on How to Fix Homeowners Insurance in California

Kristian Fors is a research fellow with the Independent Institute. He joins Bob to discuss his new policy report, which explains why so many insurers are pulling out of the California homeowners market, and how to fix it.
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The YouTube version of this interview.Kristian Fors' policy report on the CA homeowners insurance crisis. Independent Institute's Golden Fleece awards.The link for Monetary-Metals.com.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.Haman and Murphy Respond to Hornberger on Immigration

Adam Haman returns, this time to discuss Jacob Hornberger's recent video, where he critiques the Haman/Murphy/Dave Smith takes on immigration.
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The YouTube version of this conversation.Jacob Hornberger's critique of Haman/Murphy/Smith.The SoHo Forum immigration debate between Dave Smith and Alex Nowrasteh. Adam and Bob's original analysis of the SoHo Forum immigration debate. Bob's breakdown of it on Human Action podcast. Bob's interview of Nowrasteh on the debate.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.Alex Nowrasteh Explains the Data and Theory Behind His SoHo Forum Immigration Performance

Alex Nowrasteh is Vice President for Economic and Social Policy Studies at the Cato Institute. After Bob (on the Human Action podcast) summarized the recent SoHo forum immigration debate between Alex and Dave Smith, Alex had written a substack article responding to Bob's critique. Alex joins Bob to discuss the controversy, covering the empirical studies, the Hoppean argument concerning government-controlled property, and the current situation in LA.
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The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode's sponsor, PersistSEO.com.The SoHo Forum immigration debate.Alex Nowrasteh's substack column pu...Life Lessons from a Professional Gambler and an Economist

Adam Haman returns. In this episode he and Bob share life lessons from their respective fields of expertise (card-playing and economics).
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The YouTube version of this conversation.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.The Primacy of Choice in Economics, Theology, Physics, and Even Math

Bob explains the fundamental role that subjective choice plays in various fields, suggesting there is something quite extraordinary about it.
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Bob's book Choice. A recent Human Action podcast episode with Jonathan Newman, discussing Bob's introductory textbook and why action is so important in economic science.BMS ep. 304, the first installment of the Bible commentary, which includes Bob's movie theater analogy for reconciling free will and determinism.BMS ep. 257 laying out Hans Hoppe's case that Mises' action axiom solved the mind-body problem.A good YT video explaining the...