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EconVersations is a program that explores the role of free markets in promoting prosperity through conversations with Johnson Center faculty and guests.
Episode 96: Courtney Michaluk on Alabama Prisons
Episode 95: Christy Bronson and Dr. Daniel Smith on Payday Lending
Episode 94: Dr. Lenore Ealy on Philanthropy
Episode 93: Dr. John Dove on Predatory Pricing and Standard Oil
Episode 92: Adam MacLeod on Common Law
Episode 91: Walter Williams on Economics, Politics, and Liberty
Episode 90: Laura Dove on Arbitration
Episode 89: Courtney Michaluk on Corporate Inversions
Episode 88: Dr. Daniel Sutter and Dr. Daniel Smith on Medicaid
Episode 87: Dr. Steve Miller on Inequality
Episode 86: Dr. Dean Stansel on State and Local Economic Freedom
Episode 85: Dr. John A. Dove and Dr. Daniel Smith on Alabama Tax and Budget Issues
Episode 84: Dr. Daniel Sutter and Dr. Daniel Smith on Spend Don't Tax Politicians
Episode 83: Dr. G.P. Manish on Central Planning
Episode 82: Troy University economics major Sean Alvarez and Dr. Daniel Smith on Proposals to Reduce or Even Eliminate College Tuition
Episode 81: Dr. Stephen Miller and Dr. Daniel Smith on the Economics of Christmas
Episode 80: Dr. Daniel Smith and Paul Lichlyter on Inequality
Episode 79: Dr. George Crowley on Public Choice and Elections
Episode 78: Dr. G.P. Manish on Entrepreneurship
Episode 77: Dr. Michael Makowsky on the Economics of Law Enforcement
Episode 76: Laura Dove on Tort Reform
Episode 75: Dr. Stephen Miller on Economics Views and Fallacies
Episode 74: Dr. Daniel Smith on the Ex-Im Bank and Cronyism
Episode 73: Dr. John Dove on lessons from municipal defaults
Episode 72: Troy University economics major Olivia Melton and Dr. Daniel J. Smith on Uber in Birmingham
Episode 71: Dr. Steve Miller on Alabama's Budget
Episode 70: Dr. Philip Mixon on oil markets
Episode 69: Dr Daniel Smith on Informal Norms in Sports
Episode 68: Dr. Malavika Nair on Bitcoin
Episode 67: Dr. Daniel Smith interviews Dr. Daniel Sutter on climate change
Episode 66: Dr. George Crowley and Dr. John Dove on economic freedom
Episode 65: Mr. Lawrence Reed on Government Regulation
Episode 63: Dr. Daniel Smith interviews Dr. Daniel Sutter on the market assurance of quality
Episode 62: Dr. Thomas Hogan on stock markets
Episode 61: Dr. William J. Luther on money
Episode 60: Dr. Daniel J. Smith on Alabama's budget gap
Episode 59: Dr. G. P. Manish on entrepreneurship
Episode 58: Dr. John A. Dove on improving regulation in Alabama
Episode 57: Dr. George Crowley on reforming Alabama's economic incentive programs
Episode 56: Dr. Thomas Hogan on American manufacturing
Episode 55: Dr. John A. Dove on reforming Alabama's legal system
Episode 54: Dr. Michael Munger on transaction costs
Episode 52: Dr. G. P. Manish on central planning in India
Episode 51: Dr. Edward Lopez discusses intellectual property in the fashion industry
Episode 50: Dr. John Dove discusses antitrust enforcement by state attorney generals
Episode 49: Dr. Fred Green discusses the economics of college football
Episode 47: Dr. Daniel Smith and Troy University MBA Studetn Robin Aguiar-Hicks discuss school service privatization in Alabama
Episode 46: Dr. Daniel Sutter on taking out the trash
Episode 45: Dr. Scott Beaulier on state pension reform in Alabama
Episode 44: Dr. Daniel Smith on occupational licensing in Alabama
Episode 43: Dr. Diana Thomas on the impact of regulation on low-income Americans
Episode 42: Dr. George Crowley on term limits
Episode 41: Dr. G.P. Manish on regime uncertainty
Episode 40: Dr. Daniel Smith and Dr. Scott Beaulier on personal freedom
Episode 39: Dr. Scott Beaulier interviews Dr. Sutter on environmental regulation
Episode 38: Dr. Daniel Smith on wage stagnation
Episode 37: Dr. Derek Yonai on economic freedom and business education
Episode 36: Dr. Thomas Hogan on financial regulation and the financial crisis
Episode 48: Dr. Scott Beaulier and Dr. Daniel Smith discuss K-12 education reform in Alabama
Episode 35: Dr. Scott Beaulier and Dr. Phillip Mixon on Medicaid expansion in Alabama
Episode 34: Dr. Malavika Nair on Bitcoin
Episode 33: Dr. William Ruger on economic and personal freedom in the United States
Episode 32: Dr. Malavika Nair on Austrian business cycles
Episode 31: M. Stanton Evans on economic journalism
Episode 30: Dr. Daniel Smith and Robert Earl Stewart on the Federal Reserve.
Episode 29: Dr. George Crowley on term limits.
Episode 28: Dr. Daniel Sutter on welfare reform.
Episode 27: Dr. Scott Beaulier on the Medicaid expansion in Alabama.
Episode 26: Dr. John A. Dove and Dr. Daniel J. Smith discuss the minimum wage.
Episode 23: Dr. G. P. Manish discusses central planning in India. Episode 24: Dr. Benjamin Powell discusses sweatshops.
Episode 22: Dr. John A. Dove discusses muncipal bankruptcy.
Episode 21: Dr. Scott Beaulier with Dr. Skip Ames on ethics and entrepreneurship
Episode 20: Dr. Scott Beaulier with Dr. Thomas Hogan on Money, Banking, and the Federal Reserve
Episode 19: Dr. Scott Beaulier with Dr. Daniel Sutter on torandoes and natural disasters
Episode 18: Dr. Scott Beaulier with Brad McGlawn and Hannah Favre on Troy University's Students for Liberty Club
Episode 17: Dr. Scott Beaulier with Dr. Daniel Sutter on the Economics of Tornado Disaster Recovery Efforts
Episode 16: Dr. Scott Beaulier with Dr. James Stacey Taylor on the Organ-Trading Market
Episode 15: Dr. Scott Beaulier with Dr. George Crowley on Earmarking Tax Revenue
Episode 14: Dr. Scott Beaulier with Doug French, President of the Ludwig von Mises Institute
Episode 13: Dr. Scott Beaulier with Andrea Dean-Crowley on Wal-Mart's Effect on Self-Employment and Small Businesses
Episode 12: Dr. Scott Beaulier with Dr. Daniel Smith on Tornado Recovery Efforts on Businesses (Joplin, MO vs. Tuscaloosa, AL)
Episode 11: Dr. Scott Beaulier with Lawrence Reed, President of the Foundation for Economic Education, on the Great Depression
Episode 10: Dr. Daniel Sutter with Dr. Scott Beaulier on Pension Reform
Episode 9: Dr. Scott Beaulier with Dr. Daniel Smith and Darrick Luke on the Alabama Immigration Law
Episode 8: Dr. Scott Beaulier with Dr. Robert Lawson on Economic Freedom
Episode 7: Dr. Scott Beaulier with Manuel H. Johnson Center's Dr. Judson Edwards on Hayek and the new form of servitude
Episode 6: Dr. Scott Beaulier with Manuel H. Johnson Center's Dr. George Crowley on the growth of government spending
Episode 5: Dr. Scott Beaulier with Manuel H. Johnson Center's Dr. Daniel Sutter on the Federal Government's growing entitlement programs, social security and Medicare
Episode 4: Dr. Scott Beaulier with former BB&T CEO John Allison on the recent financial crisis
Episode 3: Dr. Scott Beaulier with Manuel H. Johnson Center's Dr. Daniel Smith on capitalism, democracy and the role of prices in free markets
Episode 2: Dr. Scott Beaulier with M. Stanton Evans on the history of conservatism
Episode 1: Dr. Scott Beaulier on the relationship between economic freedom and prosperity