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  • The Special Interests that Fuel the American Empire

    October 23, 2026

    The people making foreign policy are not disinterested servants of some objectively identifiable “national interest.” They are people and interest groups that respond to incentives and self-interest like everyone else. Be sure to follow…

  • The Black Box of Government Secrets

    October 19, 2026

    From new wars to vaccine mandates, we're told to trust the government because the government supposedly has special knowledge inaccessible to mere ordinary citizens. This is just a form of government propaganda. Be sure to follow Radio…

  • America's Socialist Real Estate "Market"

    October 9, 2026

    Ryan McMaken welcomes Mises Institute Senior Fellow Alex Pollock, a longtime expert on real estate finance, for a discussion on how Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Reserve have created a socialist housing market in America. But…

  • The Future of the Military Draft

    October 6, 2026

    European politicians keep pushing for conscription and more recruits. Ryan McMaken and Zachary Yost discuss how the French Revolution gave us modern military conscription, and why governments have long wanted forced military service.  Be…

  • Why the Fed Had to Raise the Interest Rate

    September 25, 2026

    The Fed wants to keep interest rates low so the government can borrow on the cheap. But bond markets are driving up interest rates as inflation isn't going away.  Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at https://Mises.org/RadioRothbard Radio…

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  • JD Vance's Doomed Plan for Family Planning

    September 18, 2026

    Economist Jeffery Degner joins Ryan McMaken to discuss why government plans to increase the birth rate have never actually worked. But offering to give voters free money for having children is often good politics.  Be sure to follow Radio…

  • Has Trump Already Lost the War with Iran?

    August 14, 2026

    Months ago, the administration said the war's goals were regime change and the removal of all uranium from Iran. We never hear about that anymore because the war has failed to produce either goal. Instead, Trump calls for opening the…

  • Myths of American Healthcare

    August 7, 2026

    Much of the discussion around American healthcare ignores the fact that most of the American healthcare system is already a government healthcare system. Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at https://Mises.org/RadioRothbard Radio Rothbard…

  • Gold, Inflation, and our K-Shaped Economy

    July 25, 2026

    In this episode of Radio Rothbard, recorded live at Mises University 2026, Ryan sits down with Mark Thornton to talk through the economic trends fueling today's unrest. Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at https://Mises.o…

  • What Independence Day Really Means

    July 3, 2026

    In this episode of the Radio Rothbard, we look at Murray Rothbard's monumental history of the American Revolution, Conceived in Liberty.  In this work, Rothbard explores the philosophy, tactics, and debates that led to the separation of…

  • The French Revolution and the War in the Vendée

    June 26, 2026

    Ryan McMaken looks at the little known (in America) secessionist war for self-determination fought by French counterrevolutionaries against the French Jacobins and radicals. The Marxist narrative about this conflict endures, but the…

  • The Medieval Constitution of Liberty

    June 23, 2026

    Ryan McMaken reviews a new book on the political institutions of the Middle Ages, The Medieval Constitution of Liberty: Political Foundations of Liberalism in the West. We find that it is in the Middle Ages that we find the origins of…

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About the show

Radio Rothbard is a weekly podcast hosted by Ryan McMaken and a rotation of Mises Institute-aligned experts to dive deeper into some of the most pressing issues. The show tackles politics, current events, culture, media, and the predatory state—all from an uncompromising Rothbardian perspective. Radio Rothbard is the weekly anti politics podcast you don't want to miss!