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| Oct 23 | #108 | #105 | — |
| Oct 19 | #127 | #128 | — |
| Oct 17 | #123 | #122 | — |
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| Oct 15 | #109 | #111 | #96 |
| Oct 14 | #81 | #84 | #73 |
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The Perplexing Puzzle of the Social Cost of Carbon
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A Nuclear Renaissance?
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A Food Fight at the Bureau of Labor Statistics
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About the show
Unintended Consequences is the podcast of Regulation magazine, produced by the Cato Institute. Hosted by Peter Van Doren and Paul Matzko, the show explores how government interventions can have surprising—and often negative—consequences. Drawing from Regulation's in-depth policy analysis and cover stories, each episode unpacks the gap between policymakers’ intentions and the real-world outcomes that follow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.