Season 1
(2014)
Cast
Episodes
The Birth of the Free Market 0.0
October 14, 2014
Capitalism is much more complex than the vision Adam Smith laid out in The Wealth of Nations. Indeed, it predates Smith…
The Wealth of Nations 0.0
October 14, 2014
Adam Smith was both economist and moral philosopher. But his work on morality is largely forgotten, leading to tragic d…
Ricardo and Malthus, Did Someone Say Freedom? 0.0
October 21, 2014
The roots of today's global trade agreements lie in the work of stockbroker David Ricardo and demographer Thomas Malthu…
What If Marx Was Right? 0.0
October 21, 2014
Have we gotten Marx wrong by focusing on the Communist Manifesto instead of on his critique of how capitalism works - a…
Keynes vs Hayek, a Fake Debate? 0.0
October 28, 2014
The ideological divide between the philosophies of John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich Hayek has dominated economics for …
Karl Polanyi, the Human Factor 0.0
October 28, 2014
An exploration of the life and work of Karl Polanyi, who sought to reintegrate society and economy. Could the commodifi…