Carnival of the Podcasts
By Paul
Podcasting has now become a phenomenon. Here I’ll try to list some of my favorite podcasts that I’ve come across recently. Please note that the file sizes are very large.
Benjamin Friedman talks about his book ‘The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth’
Interview with Tim Harford, author of ‘The Undercover Economist’, and former speechwriter for Stanley Fischer at Radioeconomics
Russia’s judicial system; when Putin came to power he said he wanted a dictatorship of law. Be a regular visitor to BBC documentaries podcasts
Australia’s Radio National has a great series of podcasts - the best of any radio station I would say. But the podcasts are not permanent- it is removed after a couple of weeks. See Freakonomics [) and Galbraith
The South Within Islam - celebrated British Muslim writer Ziauddin Sardar travels to five leading Muslim countries to reveal how heads of government, intellectuals and opinion formers are seeking a new interpretation of Islam
Moises Naim, editor of Foreign Policy magazine talks about Illegal Trade: The Consequences for the Global Economy
Development, Democracy and American Foreign Policy by Francis Fukuyama
A very heated debate between Hitchens and Galloway at Democracy Now
Why we shouldn't aid Katrina's victims explains Steven E. Landsburg
Harold Pinter : Nobel Laureate in Literature
Desperate House Wives, Madam Bovary & Steven Jay Gould
Podacasting and Blue Law - Today's podcast is hosted by an economist; a good place to familiarize with interesting words or quotes whose meanings you are not familiar
Iraq 101: The British role in Iraqi History
Alexander the Great - Alexander Hamilton and the making of modern America
Austrian Economics - and philosophical distinctions between theory and reality by referencing Tyler Cowen's work on economic biography. Podcasts of discussions on Austrian economics by students
The economic consequences of chronic disease are huge. We estimate over the next 10 years that in China the national economy will lose about $558-billion, Russian Federation, $300-billion; India, $236-billion’- a discussion of a recent report by WHO on chronic diseases – or non-communicable diseases
Great search tool of podcasts
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