The Great Antidote Podcast
1) The Story of The Great Antidote: A Conversation with Veronique de Rugy
Send us a text In this final episode of The Great Antidote, I sit down with my mom, Veronique de Rugy (does this feel like a Mr. Big name reveal for some of you?!), to reflect on the podcast and the r...Show More
2) How Definitions Change Debates: Freedom, Rights, and Equality with Rebecca Lowe
Send us a text Philosopher Rebecca Lowe (Mercatus Center) joins me to do an ideas-only deep dive: what freedom really is, why it matters, how it intersects with equality, and how to tell coercion from...Show More
How Definitions Change Debates: Freedom, Rights, and Equality with Rebecca Lowe
49:37 | Dec 5th, 2025
3) Innovation on Trial: Jack Nicastro on Empower’s Fight to Exist
Send us a text Why is D.C. trying to shut down a rideshare app that pays drivers more and charges riders less? Jack Nicastro of Reason joins to unpack Empower’s battle with regulators, what “innovatio...Show More
4) Tech Panic, Then and Now: Judge Glock on AI, Regulation, and Real Harms
Send us a text Is tech panic new—or just history on repeat? Judge Glock (Manhattan Institute) walks through what past tech scares (lead gasoline, CFCs, TV) got right and wrong, why “externalities” mat...Show More
5) Why Markets Run on Trust: Tawni Ferrarini on Honesty, Reputation, and Decentralization in the Information Age
Send us a text Markets don’t work without trust. Tawni Ferrarini joins Juliette Sellgren to explore how honesty and reputation make exchange possible — from medieval trade networks to blockchain and A...Show More
6) Is China Really a Threat? Derek Scissors on China’s Economic Reality
Send us a text AEI Economist Derek Scissors joins Juliette Sellgren to unpack the reality of China’s economy, U.S.–China relations, and whether China is truly a threat. From demographics to debt and p...Show More
7) Empowering the Next Generation: Economics Olympiad & Common Sense Economics
Send us a text This week, Juliette Sellgren sits down with Martina Bacik, the 21-year-old founder of the Economics Olympiad that has grown to 120,000 students in 35+ countries, and Tawni Hunt Ferrarin...Show More
Empowering the Next Generation: Economics Olympiad & Common Sense Economics
47:02 | Sep 26th, 2025
8) Why Freedom Matters: Tom Palmer on Authoritarianism and January 6th
Send us a text Why does freedom matter? How can we defend it in an age of rising authoritarianism? In this episode, I sit down with Tom Palmer to explore the ideas, virtues, and strategies that keep l...Show More
9) It’s Not Goodbye, It’s See You Later with Amy Willis
Send us a text In this special episode of The Great Antidote, Amy Willis of Liberty Fund takes the mic to interview Juliette Sellgren, the voice behind the show. Together, they reflect on the evolutio...Show More
10) The Limits of Liberty: Buchanan’s Case for Constitutional Rules with Edward Lopez
Send us a text What happens when people stop trusting rules—and start rewriting them? In this episode, we are joined by economist Edward Lopez about the life and legacy of James M. Buchanan, the Nobel...Show More
The Limits of Liberty: Buchanan’s Case for Constitutional Rules with Edward Lopez
47:32 | May 16th, 2025