Episodes 38
Avg. Duration 47m
Activity Sporadic
Since Feb 2024
Latest Episode Aug 2025

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Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Consistency
68%
Hosting
feeds.libsyn.com

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About This Podcast

Econception, an AIER podcast, unpacks the week's economic news and exposes how it's shaped by fundamental concepts. Host Dominic Pino, a Rhodes Fellow at the National Review Institute, discusses the economic landscape with leading analysts in the field of market economics.

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Recent Episodes

What is Wealth?

Aug 29, 2025 1h 12m

What is wealth? Why shouldn't the government own stakes in corporations? And what are some non-market problems with tariffs? Richard Stern joins the show today to discuss. Richard Stern is Acting…

The Federalization of State Budgets

Aug 21, 2025 48m

How much have state budgets been taken over by the federal government? Is anything wrong with the Bureau of Labor Statistics? And what's nationalist about trade surpluses? Tony Woodlief joins…

Economic Doomers: Are They Right?

Jul 30, 2025 1h 8m

Are the economic doomers right? How does government policy influence which industries thrive in America? Can rich people who think their taxes are too low pay more to the government instead? Jeremy…

What is Good for Business? With David Bahnsen

Jul 15, 2025 50m

What's the purpose of business? What's the purpose of government? Has 20 years of higher education spending led to better student performance? Dominic Pino is joined by David Bahnsen to explore…

Argentina, Social Security, and FedEx

Jun 30, 2025 1h 5m

What's going on with the market reforms in Argentina? What have other countries done to fix their social security programs? And how did FedEx change the world? Manhattan Institute Fellow Daniel…

What's Happening With the Republican Tax Bill?

Jun 17, 2025 55m

What's going on with the Republican tax bill? How different can state budgets really be from one another? And how does Amtrak justify its barely used services? Adam Michel joins Econception to…

The Legal Standing of Trump's Tariffs

May 31, 2025 44m

Where do Trump's tariffs stand legally? Are foreign students banned from American universities? And are we really going to have to prove that mind control doesn't work again in New York City? Dominic…

What's Going On With Tariff Deals?

May 16, 2025 56m

What's going on with the tariff deals? How free trade really is the United States? And what have the Popes taught about socialism? Dave Hebert joins Econception to discuss these questions and more…

Medicaid, Manufacturing, and Fiscal Responsibility

Apr 28, 2025 54m

What's the matter with Medicaid? Have Germany's manufacturing policies been successful? And are Greece and Argentina the new role models for fiscal responsibility? We look through those questions…

The Backwards Narrative on Free Trade

Apr 16, 2025 46m

What's the case for free trade? What's the history of free trade in the United States? And is undoing free trade a sound grand strategy for the United States? Dominic Pino looks through these…

Family Friendly Government Policy

Mar 31, 2025 56m

How can government policy be more family-friendly? Can socialism exist without coercion? How did bad monetary policy encourage DEI and ESG? Susannah Petitt joins Dominic to discuss. Susannah Petitt…

The Growing Cost of Public Transit

Mar 17, 2025 58m

Why does public transit keep costing the government more money? Why is cheaper goods the same thing as higher pay? And why don't most people have pensions anymore? Dominic Pino sits down with Marc…

Do Europeans Work Enough?

Feb 28, 2025 36m

Do Europeans work hard enough? Why do you pay higher interest rates than banks? And can a Hawaiian rum company end one of our worst protectionist laws? Garett Jones joins Dominic Pino to discuss…

The US GDP: Everywhere and Nowhere

Feb 18, 2025 44m

What does "GDP" actually mean? Are European value-added taxes really tariffs on America? Does the US need a sovereign wealth fund? Dominic Pino discusses these questions and more on the latest…

What's Going On With the DOGE?

Jan 31, 2025 46m

With Donald Trump's return to the White House, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been established in partnership with Elon Musk and is getting to work. What is going on with DOGE so…

Welfare Policy Rightly Understood

Jan 14, 2025 53m

How should free market supporters think about welfare programs? Is road congestion pricing a good idea? And what's the matter with the Endangered Species Act? Dominic Pino discusses this on the…

Charity, Zoning, and Government

Dec 24, 2024 42m

How are local governments blocking churches from caring for the homeless? What's the difference between a government shutdown and hitting the debt ceiling? And how do markets work to get Christmas…

Financialization Rightly Understood with David Bahnsen

Dec 12, 2024 53m

What is financialization? What do people think of healthcare in the United States? And what is the relationship between socialism and violence? David Bahnsen joins Dominic today to discuss. David…

The Path to Free Trade with Scott Lincicome

Nov 18, 2024 49m

How to special interests influence trade policy? Is Milton Friedman making a comeback? And why is milk never on sale? Scott Lincicome joins Econception with Dominic Pino to discuss. Scott Lincicome…

The Economics of Podcasts

Nov 04, 2024 50m

What are the economics of podcasts? Is the CHIPS Act working? And are China's corporate tax rates better than ours? Emily Jashinsky joins Dominic today to discuss. Emily Jashinsky is UnHerd's…

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