Episode 017 is the second part of the on-going Economics 101 mini-series, on the topic of economics as a positive, non-normative, science. Listen to Episode 017 (0h38m, mp3, 96kbps)Show Notes Walter Williams, Economics for the Citizen, Part 2Wikipedia.org, “Positive Science“Wikipedia.org, “Positive Economics“Roderick Long, “Economics and its Ethical Assumptions“ Contact Email a comment or question to…
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Episode 016 – Parenting 101: Birth (1h6m)
Episode 016 continues the Parenting 101 mini-series. In this episode, we talk about birth, the first moments of life, and establishing the bond between mother and baby. Listen to Episode 016 (1h6m, mp3, 96kbps)Show Notes Wikipedia.org, “Obstetrical Dilemma“BreastCrawl.org, “A Scientific Overview“BecomingMamas.com, “Life in the Fourth Trimester“Margot Sunderland, The Science of Parenting Contact Email a comment…
Episode 015 – The Prostitute (1h17m)
Episode 015 begins the sporadic mini-series on Defending the Undefendable, a shock-therapy book by free market economist Walter Block. This episode examines Chapter 1, The Prostitute. Listen to Episode 015 (1h17m, mp3, 96kbps)Show Notes Walter Block, Defending the Undefendable, Chapter 1Audio Version, Chapter 1, “The Prostitute” (10m19s)Wikipedia.com, “Legal Prostitution“Paul Armentano, “The Case for Legalized Prostitution“Russell…
Episode 014 – A Conversation on God (1h35m)
Episode 014 is a conversation on the concept of God. Phil and Skyler also briefly share their own spiritual or intellectual journeys as it concerns religion, to where they are today as two non-religious searchers for truth. Listen to Episode 014 (1h35m, mp3, 96kbps)Show Notes Wikipedia.org, “God“Skyler’s Column, “What I Know and What I Don’t…
Episode 013 – Parent Effectiveness Training, Part One (1h2m)
Episode 013 is the first part of the sporadic Parent Effectiveness Training mini-series. P. E. T. was developed over 40 years ago by Dr. Thomas Gordon. This episode looks at four types of parents: winners, losers, oscillators, and effective parents, covering chapters one and two. Listen to Episode 013 (1h2m, mp3, 96kbps)Show Notes Thomas Gordon,…
Episode 012 – Persuasion versus Force (1h13m)
Episode 012 is the first part of the sporadic mini-series on Skyler’s book, Everything Voluntary: From Politics to Parenting. It begins with Chapter 1, “Persuasion versus Force” by Mark and Jo Ann Skousen. Listen to Episode 012 (1h13m, mp3, 96kbps)Show Notes Skyler’s Book, Everything Voluntary: From Politics to ParentingChapter 1, Mark & Jo Ann Skousen,…
Episode 011 – Wizard’s First Rule: People are Stupid (0h52m)
Episode 011 is the first part of the sporadic Wizard’s Rules mini-series, based on the Sword of Truth epic fantasy series by Terry Goodkind. Wizard’s First Rule states, “People are stupid. They can be made to believe any lie because either they want to believe it’s true or because they are afraid it’s true.” Listen to…
Episode 010 – Parenting 101: The Womb (0h59m)
Episode 010 is the first part of the sporadic Parenting 101 mini-series, on the topics of epigenetics, inside the womb, and the environment of birth. Listen to Episode 010 (0h59m, mp3, 96kbps)Show Notes Wikpedia, “Epigenetics“Begin Before Birth, “Epigenetics“EMBO Reports, “In the Womb’s Shadow“Sandy Le Berre, “Home Birth: The Forgotten Natural Way“Judith Lothian, “The Official Lamaze…
Episode 009 – Economics 101: Scarcity (0h39m)
Episode 009 is the first part of the sporadic Economics 101 mini-series, on the topic of Scarcity. Listen to Episode 009 (0h39m, mp3, 96kbps)Show Notes Walter Williams, Economics for the Citizen, Part 1Thomas Sowell, Basic Economics, Chapter 1Robert Murphy, Lessons for the Young Economist, Part 1-1EconLib.org, “Scarcity“D. W. MacKenzie, “What Scarcity Implies“Dan Mahoney, “Scarcity and…
On Bitcoin Acceptance and Illicit Trade
I mentioned in Episode 008 of the EVC podcast the latest big retailers to except bitcoin, Overstock.com and Tiger Direct, and how their acceptance will push along the growing snowball that is the bitcoin economy. Other than the obvious benefits to society that this news represents, there’s another side to the story that’s quite important…