Jeffrey Hummel, professor of economics at San Jose State University, talks about the release of the 2nd edition of his book - "Emancipating Slaves, Enslaving Free Men: A History of the American Civil War."

Kevin Gutzman on the Career of James Madison

Nov 4th, 2013 40m 52s

Historian Kevin Gutzman talks about his most recent book, James Madison and the Making of America.

Behavorial Economics with Erik Angner

Oct 30th, 2013 22m 21s

George Mason University Economist and Philosopher Erik Angner talks about behavorial economics.

Thaddeus Russell - A Renegade History of the United States

Oct 15th, 2013 37m 39s

Historian and cultural critic Thaddeus Russell talks about his book - A Renengade History of the United States. www.kosmosonline.org

Howard Baetjer Jr. - Free Our Markets

Aug 16th, 2013 18m 8s

IHS Program officer Phil Magness interviews Towson University Economics Professor Howard Baetjer Jr about this latest book - Free our Markets: A Citizens' Guide to Essential Economics. www.kosmosonline.org.

Kevin Currie-Knight: 20th Century Education Policy & Market Libertarianism

May 22nd, 2013 16m 9s

Dr. Phil Magness interviews Kevin Currie-Knight on the topic of his dissertation - dealing specifically with the thoughts and prescriptions of prominent 20th century market libertarians for education policy, featuring among others Milton Friedm

Bootleggers and Baptists at 30 with Bruce Yandle

Feb 14th, 2013 22m 59s

Bruce Yandle published his original paper, "Bootleggers and Baptists" in 1983. Looking back on the last 30 years and this important theory of regulation Dr. Yandle was gracious enough to talk with IHS Economics Program Officer Mario Villarreal-

Glen Whitman On New Paternalism and Behavorial Economics

Jan 30th, 2013 24m 55s

In this Kosmos Online Podcast, IHS Philosophy Program Officer Bill Glod interviews Glen Whitman of California Statue University, Northridge and www.agoraphilia.blogspot.com. They discuss Dr. Whitman's current work on "nudge," otherwise known as

Jason Brennan on his New Book "Libertarianism"

Nov 28th, 2012 16m 59s

In this Kosmos Online podcast, IHS philosophy program officer Bill Glod interviews Georgetown professor Jason Brennan on his new book "Libertarianism: What Everyone Needs to Know." Apologies for the background noise in the recording. Visit www

Nick Buccola and Phil Magness On Frederick Douglass and Liberalism

Oct 10th, 2012 29m 54s

IHS History Program Officer Dr. Phil Magness interviews Professor Nick Buccola on his recent book The Political Thought of Frederick Douglass: In Pursuit of American Liberty. They discuss the origins of Dr. Buccola's project, Douglass' philosop

Recap of Mont Pelerin Society Meeting 2012 with Mario Villarreal-Diaz

Sep 26th, 2012 9m 11s

IHS Economics Program Officer, Mario Villarreal-Diaz talks about the Mont Pelerin Society, its history and background, then recounts some of his experience at this year's general meeting in Prague. For more podcasts and career advice for liber

Forgotten Libertarians of American History

Jun 27th, 2012 36m 42s

Have you heard of Moorfield Storey, Edward Atkinson, or Simon Bolivar Buckner? If you haven’t, you’re not alone! Dr. Stephen Davies introduces the best kept secrets of the libertarian tradition. For those of you who were at yesterday's Living L

Economics is About People: Interview with Peter Boettke, Part 2

Jun 20th, 2012 30m 40s

We continue our interview with Professor Peter Boettke of George Mason University. In this half of the interview, Professor Boettke talks about Keynes, the history of Keynesian policy, and the necessity for economists to be effective communicat

Introducing New IHS Program Officer Mario Villarreal-Diaz

Jun 6th, 2012 7m 9s

Phil Magness interviews new IHS program officer in economics, Mario Villarreal-Diaz. Mario joins us after serving regularly as seminar faculty. He shares what he will be doing as a program officer and mentor and also shares about his personal j

Economics is About People: Interview with Peter Boettke, Part 1

May 25th, 2012 28m 13s

Jeanne Hoffman interviews Professor Peter Boettke of George Mason University on his new book Living Economics:Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.Professor Boettke talks about some of the thought behind this book, his thoughts on the field of econom

A Professor's Perspective: Prepping for the Job Market

May 9th, 2012 12m 48s

Jeanne Hoffman interviews Professor Kevin Grier, Professor of Economics at University of Oklahoma about how he prepares and assesses his PhD students for the academic job market.

How Libertarian are the Hunger Games?

Apr 25th, 2012 8m

Jeanne Hoffman talks with Professor Ilya Somin aboutThe Hunger Games, and the themes of liberty and politics that he finds in the popular series of novels.

The History of the Chicago School with Steven Medema

Apr 4th, 2012 9m 39s

Phil Magness interviews Professor Steven Medema of the University of Colorado Denver about the Chicago School of economics and its history. Note: The audio quality of this podcast is not as good as usual, our apologies for this.

Advice for a Young Scholar: Dr. Aeon Skoble

Mar 28th, 2012 11m 51s

In this week's Kosmos podcast, Jeanne Hoffman talks with Dr. Aeon Skoble who offers his advice on what a young scholar needs to be thinking about and doing to set themselves up for success in academia.

How to Deal With Unprepared Students

Mar 20th, 2012 14m 13s

Jeanne Hoffman talks with IHS Program Officers Dr. James Harrigan and Dr. Phil Magness on the difficulty and best approaches for dealing with unprepared students.

Submitting Papers to Journals: History

Mar 16th, 2012 10m 4s

Jeanne Hoffman talks to Phil Magness about the submission process and guidelines for History journals.

Can I Afford to Attend This Conference?

Mar 13th, 2012 10m 6s

Academic conferences can be expensive, especially for grad students on limited budgets. In this Kosmos Online podcast Phil Magness shares tips on attending conferences cheaply as a graduate student and how to best utilize your grant money and m

Innovative Teaching Techniques with Peter Jaworski

Mar 9th, 2012 18m 28s

In this Kosmos Online podcast, Dr. Phil Magness talks with Peter Jaworski, a visiting instructor at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University, about some of the teaching techniques that he uses in his courses.

Drinking Etiquette for Graduate Students with Professor Jeremy Horpedahl

Mar 6th, 2012 7m 3s

In this Kosmos Online podcast, Jeanne Hoffman talks with Professor Jeremy Horpedahl of Buena Vista University. Professor Horpedahl offers some perspectives and advice on how you should approach alcohol in social situations as a graduate student

Submitting Papers to Journals: Philosophy

Mar 2nd, 2012 19m 1s

Jeanne Hoffman talks with IHS Program Officer, Dr. Bill Glod about the journal submission process for Philosophy. This is the first in a series of episodes we will be doing on submitting papers to journals by discipline.