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Mises Media
Podcasts, interviews, lectures, narrated articles and essays, and more. This is the Mises Institute's primary online media catalog.
Episodes
Mises MediaThe Trojan Horse of Happiness Research
Session on Economic Theory II. Recorded March 10, 2011, at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama. [15:13]
Mises MediaThe Vanishing Trial: A Hayekian Perspective
Session on Ethics, Law and the Firm. Recorded March 12, 2011, at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama. [16:57]
Mises MediaTurning the World Upside Down: Cantillon and the Meaning of Entrepreneurship
Session on History of Thought. Recorded March 12, 2011, at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama. [18:48]
Mises MediaUnbreakable Union: Lessons Learned from the Demise of the Soviet Union
Panel on Secession and Disunity. The paper is read by Michael McKay. Recorded March 12, 2011, at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama. [12:53]
Mises MediaWhen Did India De-Socialize?
Session on Economic Theory II. Recorded March 11, 2011, at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama. [16:18]
Mises MediaWhether Mises’s Use of "a priori" Is Kantian or Aristotelian
Session on Socialism, Racism, and Method. Recorded March 12, 2011, at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama. [18:57]
Mises MediaWomen and the Invisible Fist: How Violence Against Women Enforces the Unwritten Law of Patriarchy
Session on Spontaneous Order. Recorded March 11, 2011, at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama. [33:17]
Mises MediaLiterature and the Economics of Liberty: An Interview with Allen Mendenhall
Jeffrey Tucker interviews Allen Mendenhall, a Ph.D. student at Auburn University, and discusses the role of Austrian Economics in the field of literary…
Mises MediaThe Mises Wiki: An Interview with Dick Clark
Jeffrey Tucker interviews Dick Clark and discusses the new Mises Institute Wiki (wiki.mises.org), a wiki project dedicated to the advancement of the Austrian…
Mises MediaThe Commercial Heritage and Contribution of Islam
The Lou Church Memorial Lecture in Religion and Economics. Recorded March 12, 2011, at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama. [57:58]
Mises MediaThe Forgotten Cause of Sound Money
The Henry Hazlitt Memorial Lecture. Recorded March 11, 2011, at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama. [1:07:45]
Mises MediaFiat Money Cannot Last. Or Can It?
Session on Economic Theory I. Recorded March 10, 2011, at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama. [12:32]
Mises MediaHayekian Social Orders and Institutions
The F. A. Hayek Memorial Lecture. Recorded March 11, 2011, at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama. [1:01:07]
Mises MediaIncentives in Economic Theory
Session on Economic Theory I. Recorded March 10, 2011, at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama. [15:49]
Mises MediaTwo Theoretical Approaches to Human Behavior and Social Institutions
Session on Economic Theory I. Recorded March 10, 2011, at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama. [15:49]
Mises MediaAustro-Libertarianism as a Starfish
The Ludwig von Mises Memorial Lecture. Recorded March 10, 2011, at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama. [58:00]
Mises MediaAuthors Forum: 'Nullification!' and 'Rollback'
Recorded March 10, 2011, at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama. [18:02]
Mises MediaAuthors Forum: An Essay on Economic Theory - An English Translation of Richard Cantillon’s "Essai sur la Nature du Commerce en General"
Recorded March 10, 2011, at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama. [6:51]
Mises MediaAuthors Forum: Money, Sound and Unsound
Recorded March 10, 2011, at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama. [10:38]
Mises MediaAuthors Forum: The Capitalist and the Entrepreneur
Recorded March 11, 2011, at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama. [11:57]
Mises MediaAuthors Forum: The Worldview of Rothbard
Recorded March 10, 2011, at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama. [6:10]
Mises MediaAuthors Forum: Tragedy of the Euro & Deep Freeze
Recorded March 11, 2011, at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama. [18:30]
Mises MediaAuthors Forum: Walk Away - The Rise and Fall of the Home-Ownership Myth
Recorded March 10, 2011, at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama. [11:49]
Mises MediaEliminating Monetary Externalities
The Murray N. Rothbard Memorial Lecture. Recorded March 11, 2011, at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama. [55:35]
Mises MediaThe Road to Cultural Serfdom: America's First Television Czar
Have you ever wondered why the "tiny ship" famously tossed in the opening credits of Gilligan's Island was named the SS Minnow? This audio Mises Daily is…
Mises MediaThe Tea Party's Revolution and the Battle over American History
Author Jill Lepore's view is that it would be better if the Tea Partiers got their facts right. They seem to be just disaffected Republicans. The problem with…
Mises MediaInstitutul Ludwig von Mises România
Jeffrey Tucker interviews Vlad Topan, president of the Ludwig von Mises Institute Romania (online at Mises.ro). Recorded at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in…
Mises MediaLiberty, State, and Union: The Political Theory of Thomas Jefferson
Jeffrey Tucker interviews Marco Bassani, professor of History of Political Theory at the University of Milan, and author of 'Liberty, State, and Union: The…
Mises MediaThe Case for Legalizing Capitalism
Jeffrey Tucker interviews Kel Kelly, author of 'The Case for Legalizing Capitalism'. Recorded at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on November…
Mises Media1.01. Fundamentals of Human Action: The Concept of Action
From Man, Economy, and State, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Mises Media1.02. First Implications of the Concept
From Man, Economy, and State. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Mises Media1.03. Further Implications: The Means
From Man, Economy, and State. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Mises Media1.04. Further Implications: Time
From Man, Economy, and State. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Mises Media1.05. Further Implications: Ends and Values & The Law of Marginal Utility
From Man, Economy, and State. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Mises Media1.06. Factors of Production: The Law of Returns
From Man, Economy, and State. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Mises Media1.07. Factors of Production: Convertibility and Valuation
From Man, Economy, and State. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Mises Media1.08. Factors of Production: Labor versus Leisure
From Man, Economy, and State. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.


Mises MediaAppendix A: Praxeology and Economics
From Man, Economy, and State, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

Mises MediaIntroduction to the Second Edition of Man, Economy, and State
Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Mises MediaPreface to Revised Edition of Man, Economy, and State
From Man, Economy, and State, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Mises MediaThe Austrian School in Brief
The Austrian School of economics, also called the Viennese School of economics, was founded by Carl Menger in Vienna during the last third of the 19th century…
Mises MediaHamilton's Curse
What DiLorenzo offers is not a biography of Hamilton but instead a critical examination of his ideas and a historical exploration of how they have shaped…
Mises MediaOnce-Temporary Tariff
When the Civil War closed, the revenue acts that had been hastily passed during its course constituted a chaotic mass, writes F.W. Taussig. This audio Mises…
Mises MediaThe Scottish Enlightenment and Presbyterianism
Hutcheson, Hume, and Smith, while scarcely orthodox Calvinists, were dedicated Presbyterians according to their own lights, writes Murray N. Rothbard…
Mises MediaLibertarian Science Fiction II
Riggenbach finds individualism and anti-state themes in the works of four authors who would not call themselves libertarians: Anthony Burgess of A Clockwork…
Mises MediaThe Alleged Unbroken Trend Toward Progress
What is called economic progress is the effect of an accumulation of capital goods exceeding the increase in population, writes Ludwig von Mises…
Mises MediaGovernment Paper Money
The world had never seen government paper money until the colonial government of Massachusetts, 1690, writes Murray N. Rothbard (1926–1995). This audio…
Mises MediaThe Economics of Sports
Jeffrey Tucker interviews Frank Daumann, professor for the Economics of Sports at the University of Jena, Germany. Recorded 28 February 2011. [18:18]
Mises MediaHow Capitalism Saved America and How Government Is Destroying It
The Mises Circle in Naples, Florida. Recorded 26 February 2011.

Mises MediaQuestion and Answer Period
The Mises Circle in Naples, Florida. Recorded 26 February 2011.
Mises MediaTaxpayers in Revolt: A Look Back to See the Future
The Mises Circle in Naples, Florida. Recorded 26 February 2011.
Mises MediaToo Big Not to Fail: Imperial Governments from Moscow to Washington
The Mises Circle in Naples, Florida. Recorded 26 February 2011.
Mises MediaHuman Nature and the "Perfect" Society
Man the producer must have freedom, while man the predator puts limitations on freedom, writes Frank Chodorov (1887–1966). This audio Mises Daily is…
Mises Media31. The Progressive Movement
From Part II of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Origins of the Federal Reserve". Narrated by…
Mises Media32. Unhappiness with the National Banking System
From Part II of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Origins of the…
Mises Media33. The Beginnings of the Reform Movement: The Indianapolis Monetary Convention
From Part II of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Origins of the Federal Reserve". Narrated by…