Podcasts for the Study of Economics

Audios of Classic Readings

• I, Pencil by Leonard Read (Audio, 16:44)
• The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost (Audio, 1:43)
• Unfair Competition with the Sun is a condensed, CSE version of The Petition of the Candlestick Makers by Frederic Bastiat (Audio, 7:53)
• What is Seen and What Is Not Seen by Frederic Bastiat (Audio, 18:21)
  
  Bastiat was an economist who was also a member of the French parliament in the middle of the nineteenth century. Interestingly, the issues he raises are as valid today as they were over 150 years ago. Reference: Bastiat, Frederic, Selected Essays on Political Economy. The Foundation for Economic Education, Inc. 1995. Trans. Seymour Cain. Ed. George B. de Huszar. Library of Economics and Liberty. 19 November 2014.

Audio Readings Reflective of Common Sense

(Permission to use educationally and non-profit readings and produce audios has been granted by authors, organizations, and publishers.  All materials are solely intended for educational use.)

• Censoring Pleas for Help by Dwight Lee (Audio, 9:07)
• Creating Jobs vs. Creating Wealth by Dwight Lee (Audio, 8:48)
• Comparative Advantage by Dwight Lee (Audio, 8:59)
• Demand and Supply by Dwight Lee (Audio, 8:18)
• The Difference One Can Make: The Importance of Character by Lawrence W. Reed and Benjamin D. Stafford (Audio, 25:03)
• The Difference One Can Make: The Story of Nicholas Winton by Lawrence W. Reed and Benjamin D. Stafford (Audio, 15:21)
• Do Big Box Retailers Harm the Quality of Life? by Russell Roberts (Audio, 12:12)
• Economic Advantages of a Commitment to Liberty by Dwight Lee (Audio, 9:03)
• Energy Production versus Conservation by Dwight Lee (Audio, 8:42)
• It’s the Margin that Counts by Dwight Lee (Audio, 8:07)
• Market Failure -The Economics of by James Gwartney and Tawni Hunt Ferrarini
  (Audio, 17:17)
• Markets and Freedom by Dwight Lee (Audio, 8:02)
• Markets and Marginalism by Dwight Lee (Audio, 7:50)
• More on Marginalism by Dwight Lee (Audio, 8:33)
• Not Yours To Give by Edward Ellis (Audio, 21:57)
• Opportunities and Costs by Dwight Lee (Audio, 8:37)
• Opportunity Costs and Hidden Inventions by Dwight Lee (Audio, 9:07)
• Politics and Foreign Trade by Dwight Lee (Audio, 7:46)
• The Power of Incentives by Dwight Lee (Audio, 8:06)
• Private Property and Opportunity Costs by Dwight Lee (Audio, 8:22)
• Running Out of Agricultural Land by Dwight Lee (Audio, 8:48)
• Sacrificing Lives for Profits by Dwight Lee (Audio, 8:32)
• Social Cooperation and the Marketplace by Dwight Lee (Audio, 8:25)

Specialization and Wealth by Dwight Lee (Audio, 9:07)

Share suggestions of short podcasts to add.  Email tferrarini@lindenwood.edu and provide full citations.  Thank you!

NOTE: This page is updated May of each year.