The Human Progress Podcast
1) Rachel Laudan: Cooking in World History || The Human Progress Podcast Ep.10
Rachel Laudan tells the remarkable story of the rise and fall of the world’s great cuisines―from the mastery of grain cooking some twenty thousand years ago, to the present―in this superbly researched...Show More
2) The Pattern Behind History's Golden Ages | Johan Norberg | Ep. 72
Johan Norberg examines the conditions that create human flourishing and why golden ages so often come to an end.Buy his book, Peak Human.
3) The Misdiagnosis of American Mental Health | Chris Ferguson | Ep. 71
Psychologist Chris Ferguson joins Adam Omary to discuss American mental health, cognitive biases, and the dangers of narrative overreach.Buy his book, Catastrophe!: How Psychology Explains Why Good Pe...Show More
4) American Poverty Is a Measurement Problem | Scott Winship | Ep. 71
Scott Winship joins Marian Tupy to discuss how bad measurement choices distort the picture of poverty and inequality in the United States.
5) The New Right Manufactures Misery
Yaron Brook joins Marian Tupy to discuss the pessimistic populism of the New Right.
6) Milei Midterms: An Update on Argentina | Marcos Falcone | Ep. 69
Policy analyst Marcos Falcone joins Chelsea Follett to discuss Milei’s recent electoral success and the economic reforms he might pursue using this new political leverage.
7) How Liberty Made Progress Possible | Peter Boettke | Ep. 68
Peter Boettke joins Marian Tupy to examine the institutional foundations of the modern world. Check out his book, The Historical Path to Liberty and Human Progress.
8) Authoritarian Threats to Campus Free Speech | Sarah McLaughlin | Ep. 67
Sarah McLaughlin joins Chelsea Follett to discuss the rising influence of foreign authoritarian governments on college campuses.Check out her book, Authoritarians in the Academy: How the International...Show More
9) Growth Comes From Ideas, Not Degrees | Bryan Caplan | Ep. 66
Bryan Caplan joins Marian Tupy to discuss the relationship between formal education and innovation.Check out his book, The Case against Education.
10) Is Progress Making Us Miserable? | Tim Lomas | Ep. 65
Psychology researcher Tim Lomas joins Chelsea Follett to explore surprising global trends in happiness, meaning, mental health, and more.