The Debt Dialogues

In this weekly podcast series, Don Watkins, fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute, talks to a diverse range of guests about the welfare state crisis and what to do about it.

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Episode 53: Jared Meyer on Uber

20-10-2015

In this episode, I interview Manhattan Institute fellow Jared Meyer on the ride-sharing company Uber.

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Episode 52: Margaret Malewski on Value Creation

13-10-2015

In this episode, I interview Margaret Malewski, the executive director of STRIVE Clubs, a nationwide student organization inspired by Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism.

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Episode 51: Don Watkins on Challenging the Inequality Alarmists

06-10-2015

In this episode, my colleague Amanda Maxham sits in as guest host, as we discuss my recent article, co-authored with Yaron Brook, “Turning the Tables on the Inequality Alarmists.”

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Episode 50: Yaron Brook on Finance (Part 3)

29-09-2015

In this episode, the third of a three-part interview, I talk to ARI's executive director Yaron Brook about the financial industry — one of the chief targets of the attacks on economic inequality.

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Episode 49: Yaron Brook on Finance (Part 2)

22-09-2015

In this episode, the second of a three-part interview, I talk to ARI's executive director Yaron Brook about the financial industry — one of the chief targets of the attacks on economic inequality.

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Episode 48: Yaron Brook on Finance (Part 1)

15-09-2015

In this episode, the first of a three-part interview, I talk to ARI's executive director Yaron Brook about the financial industry — one of the chief targets of the attacks on economic inequality.

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Episode 47: R.J. Renza, Jr. on Social Security

01-09-2015

I interview R.J. Renza Jr., author of How Are You Not Angry Yet? How Social Security is Destroying the Futures, Finances and Hopes of Generations X, Y and Z and How We Can Put an End To It, on the vital need to end Social Security.

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Episode 46: Lawrence W. Reed on Myths of Progressivism

25-08-2015

In this episode, I interview Lawrence W. Reed, president of the Foundation for Economic Education, on his new book Excuse Me, Professor: Challenging the Myths of Progressivism.

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Episode 45: Walter Williams on Race and Education

18-08-2015

In this episode, I interview Walter Williams, George Mason University economist and nationally syndicated columnist, on his new book American Contempt for Liberty.

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Episode 44: Peter Schwartz on Paternalism

11-08-2015

In this episode, I interview ARI distinguished fellow Peter Schwartz on paternalism, altruism, and the welfare state.

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