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) 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.
3) 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
4) 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.
5) 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.
6) The False History of American Capitalism | Donald Boudreaux | Ep. 64
Economist Donald Boudreaux joins Marian Tupy to discuss important misconceptions about American economic history and why it’s crucial to set the record straight.Learn more in his book, The Triumph of ...Show More
7) Why the West Turned on Itself | Maarten Boudry | Ep. 63
Philosopher and author Maarten Boudry joins Chelsea Follett to examine the cultural and ideological roots of Western anti-Western sentiment.
8) Progress, Classical Liberalism, and the New Right | Tyler Cowen | Ep. 62
Tyler Cowen joins Marian Tupy to discuss the New Right, the relationship between freedom and progress, and whether classical liberalism is equipped to meet today's political challenges.
9) Open Societies and Closed Minds | Matt Johnson | Ep. 61
Marian Tupy speaks with writer and political thinker Matt Johnson about historicism, progress, and how tribalism and the “desire for recognition” are testing the foundations of open societies.
10) Promoting Parenthood in a Free Society | Stephanie Murray | Ep. 60
Stephanie Murray joins Chelsea Follett to discuss discourse around falling birth rates, the tension between pro-natalism and classical liberal values, and how it might be resolved.