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Podcasts, interviews, lectures, narrated articles and essays, and more. This is the Mises Institute's primary online media catalog.
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Mises MediaSocialism Confounds Government and Society
Every time we object to a thing being done by government, they conclude that we object to its being done at all, writes Frédéric Bastiat (1801–1850)…
Mises MediaSwan Song of the Old Right
The Old Right of the postwar period had a rugged and near-libertarian honesty in domestic affairs as well, writes Murray N. Rothbard (1926–1995). This…
Mises MediaThe Why and How of 'Human Action'
Delivered to Mises Institute summer fellows on 17 June 2011, at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama.
Mises MediaMises for the Masses: Publishing in the Austro-Libertarian Tradition
Delivered to Mises Institute summer fellows on 16 June 2011; Auburn, Alabama. [30:29]
Mises MediaDo You Hate the State?
The abolitionist would blister his thumb pushing a button that would abolish the state immediately, writes Murray N. Rothbard (1926–1995). This audio…
Mises MediaFrom Electrical Engineering to Macroeconomics
Delivered to Mises Institute summer fellows on 14 June 2011. Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama.
Mises MediaSuzanne La Follette (1893 –1983)
As the protege of Albert Jay Nock, La Follette's thinking reflected much of his own. Her valuable book Concerning Women stressed that the interests of the…
Mises MediaGot Milk?
Milk in its natural state — raw milk — is consumed by very few Americans, because it is illegal in many states and thoroughly discouraged by…
Mises MediaC. M. Kornbluth (1923–1958)
Although as a young man Kornbluth held leftist political views, he grew to share Rothbardian-style sentiments about the state. To Kornbluth the state was…
Mises Media5.01. Some Fundamental Principles of Action
From Man, Economy, and State, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Mises Media5.02. The Evenly Rotating Economy
From Man, Economy, and State, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Mises Media5.03. The Structure of Production: A World of Specific Factors
From <em>Man, Economy, and State</em>, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Mises Media5.04. Joint Ownership of the Product by the Owners of the Factors
From Man, Economy, and State, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Mises MediaAppendix A: The Diminishing Marginal Utility of Money
From Man, Economy, and State, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

Mises MediaGary Chartier: The Conscience of an Anarchist
Chartier credits Rothbard more than Rand in shifting him from a statist to an anarchist. He deliberately does not use the L-word. Libertarians in their teens…
Mises MediaThe Heat Is On!
We should thank our lucky stars for air conditioning — and hope that that government won't destroy it, writes Mark Thornton. This audio Mises Daily is…
Mises MediaBad News for Our Money
Jeffrey Tucker interviews Thorsten Polleit, Honorary Professor at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, and discusses fractional reserve banking…
Mises MediaFDR and the Collectivist Wave
Roosevelt began negotiations to welcome the model killer state of the century into the community of nations, writes Ralph Raico. This audio Mises Daily is…
Mises MediaDefending the Advertiser
Advertising must be defended by those who believe in freedom of speech — for that is all advertising is, writes Walter Block. This audio Mises Daily is…
Mises MediaHonest Banking in the UK
Jeffrey Tucker interviews Toby Baxendale, entrepreneur and chairman of The Cobden Centre, and discusses monetary reform and the spread of the Austrian School…
Mises MediaAn Austrian Take on Bernanke and Fed Policy
As interviewed by Mark Carbonaro, 1460 KION, Salinas, California; 29 April 2011. [13:04]
Mises MediaOn Hubris, the Experts, and Healthcare-System Reform
The way to become an expert is as follows: don't challenge the prevailing orthodoxy of the institution; learn the history, underlying principles, and the inner…
Mises MediaAustrian Economics and the Financial Markets
Jeffrey Tucker interviews Kevin Duffy, a Principal of Bearing Asset Management, and discusses navigating the financial markets with an Austrian compass. [19:54]
Mises MediaEugen von Böhm-Bawerk: Economist, Minister, Aristocrat
In Austria, hardly any other economist has achieved the same kind of fame as Böhm-Bawerk, write Eugen-Maria Schulak and Herbert Unterköfler. This audio Mises…
Mises MediaWhat Is Money?
A man would die of hunger who, having decided that money is real wealth, should carry out the idea to the end, writes Frédéric Bastiat (1801–1850). This…

Mises Media4.05. The Marginal Utility of Money
From Man, Economy, and State, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Mises Media4.06. Interrelations among the Prices of Consumers’ Goods
From Man, Economy, and State, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Mises Media4.07. The Prices of Durable Goods and Their Services
From Man, Economy, and State, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Mises Media4.08. Welfare Comparisons and the Ultimate Satisfactions of the Consumer
From Man, Economy, and State, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Mises Media4.09. Some Fallacies Relating to Utility
From Man, Economy, and State, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Mises MediaA Case for Private Eyes
Don't leave the job of criminal investigation to the politicized state, writes William L. Anderson. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Colin Hussey.
Mises MediaAlan Bock: Persuasion for Liberty
As the fastest good writer, Bock was an intellectual libertarian doing the daily heavy lifting required to engage in the war of ideas.
Mises MediaThe Debt Ceiling
As interviewed by Mac McDowell on the "Boiling Point" radio program, 92.5 FM in San Antonio, Texas. Recorded 21 May 2011. [22:22]
Mises MediaWhat Drives Higher Unemployment?
In an unhampered free-market system, the Ricardo effect is benign and progressive. It is just an interesting observation, writes Patrick Barron. This audio…
Mises MediaWilliam Graham Sumner and the Conquest of the United States by Spain
The great sociologist William Graham Sumner explains how the imperialist wars result in the very opposite of their stated intentions. This audio Mises Daily is…
Mises MediaHayekian Courage
A tribute from the 100th anniversary of his birth by Investors Business Daily. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Steven Ng.
Mises MediaEthanol Subsidies Have Many Bad Consequences
The Mises Circle in Indianapolis. Sponsored by Weaver Popcorn Company. Recorded 14 May 2011.
Mises MediaFarmland Boom and Bust
The Mises Circle in Indianapolis. Sponsored by Weaver Popcorn Company. Recorded 14 May 2011.
Mises MediaGovernment Ag Policies: Harvesting Absurdities
The Mises Circle in Indianapolis. Sponsored by Weaver Popcorn Company. Recorded 14 May 2011.
Mises MediaRandolph Bourne (1886–1918)
The State manuscript and Bourne's famous phrase within it - War is the health of the state -was only discovered after his death. Bourne's radical anti-war…
Mises MediaThe Agricultural-University Complex: Destroying Agriculture for 80 Years
The Mises Circle in Indianapolis. Sponsored by Weaver Popcorn Company. Recorded 14 May 2011.
Mises MediaWhat Soviet Agriculture Teaches Us
The Mises Circle in Indianapolis. Sponsored by Weaver Popcorn Company. Recorded 14 May 2011.
Mises MediaThe Economy and Drugs
Victor Mikhailovsky, the sixteen-year-old host of the online radio program "Insane Government," interviews Mark Thornton on the topic of the war on drugs and…
Mises MediaIdeological and Political Underpinnings of the Great Society
For the most part, the Great Society represented the culmination of economic, political, and intellectual developments dating back a century, writes Robert…
Mises Media3.01. The Pattern of Indirect Exchange: The Limitations of Direct Exchange
From Man, Economy, and State, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Mises Media3.02. The Emergence of Indirect Exchange
From Man, Economy, and State, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Mises Media3.03. Some Implications of the Emergence of Money
From Man, Economy, and State, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

Mises Media3.05. Money Income and Money Expenditures
From Man, Economy, and State, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

Mises Media3.07. Maximizing Income and Allocating Resources
From Man, Economy, and State, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Mises Media4.01. Prices and Consumption: Money Prices
From Man, Economy, and State, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Mises Media4.02. Determination of Money Prices
From Man, Economy, and State, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Mises Media4.03. Determination of Supply and Demand Schedules
From Man, Economy, and State, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Mises MediaThe Worldview of Murray Rothbard
Jeffrey Tucker interviews Gerard Casey, Associate Professor of Philosophy at University College Dublin, Ireland, and discusses the Rothbardian view of the…
Mises MediaCurrency and Economic Collapse
Jeffrey Tucker interviews Philipp Bagus, Assistant Professor of Economics at the University Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid, and discusses Philipp's academic life…
Mises Media2.01. Direct Exchange · Types of Interpersonal Action: Violence
From Man, Economy, and State, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Mises Media2.02. Types of Interpersonal Action: Voluntary Exchange and the Contractual Society
From Man, Economy, and State, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.