Best Matt Welch Reason Podcasts (2024)

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What Libertarians Would Ask Trump and Harris at the Debate 1:00:33

1h ago1:00:33

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman discuss the Justice Department's press release on Russian "government-directed foreign malign influence campaigns" and reveal which questions they would ask Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in tomorrow's presidential debate.02:34—Russian…

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What Libertarians Would Ask Trump and Harris at the Debate 1:00:33

3h ago1:00:33

1:00:33

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman discuss the Justice Department's press release on Russian "government-directed foreign malign influence campaigns" and reveal which questions they would ask Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in tomorrow's presidential debate. 02:34—Russia…

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#470 - Good Wars, Bad Candidates, and the Department of Straws and Napkins 1:36:11

2d ago1:36:11

1:36:11

* This tattoo definitely wasn’t a horrible mistake * Matt has dementia * Pim Tool: tool of the FSB? * The $400,000 plagiarist * Brain “interference” vs. election “interference” * Did Trump acknowledge that he lost in 2020? * The childcare word salad * Plastic straw journalistic DISGRACE * Having principals versus having “a position” * Dumb neo-Nazi…

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#443 - Good Wars, Bad Candidates, and the Department of Straws and Napkins 1:36:11

1h ago1:36:11

1:36:11

* This tattoo definitely wasn’t a horrible mistake * Matt has dementia * Pim Tool: tool of the FSB? * The $400,000 plagiarist * Brain “interference” vs. election “interference” * Did Trump acknowledge that he lost in 2020? * The childcare word salad * Plastic straw journalistic DISGRACE * Having principals versus having “a position” * Dumb neo-Nazi…

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Members Only #223 - Making Martyrs of Revisionist Rubes 29:45

8h ago29:45

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wethefifth.com * Illness fakers * Medium fakers * Ok, so let’s warm up with some music stuff * Does any band have a perfect four-album run? * “I’ve read a lot of books on WWII!!” * On the Martyr Made controversy * Baby Irvings * The bad guys are the good guys, and they have no agency…

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Bob Murphy: How Bad Is the National Debt? 1:14:30

1h ago1:14:30

1:14:30

How bad is the national debt? Just asking questions.Our national debt—measured as federal debt held by the public—is over $27 trillion. That's approaching 100 percent of annual gross domestic product, which is higher than it's been since the end of World War II. So, are we screwed? Or are those of us who worry about numbers like this totally misund…

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Why We Can't Have Nice Things: Can Mark Cuban Make Prescriptions Affordable Again? 35:45

1d ago35:45

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Why are prescription drugs so expensive in the United States?"Drug prices in this country are so high because there is zero transparency in the system, and when there's zero transparency in a market, there is no way for it to be efficient," says Mark Cuban, the serial entrepreneur, investor on Shark Tank, and guest on the first episode of the secon…

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Why We Can't Have Nice Things: Can Mark Cuban Make Prescriptions Affordable Again? 53:58

2d ago53:58

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Today's guest is Reason's Eric Boehm, a reporter and the host of the podcast Why We Can't Have Nice Things. The first season of the podcast exposed how little-understood trade policies and regulations screwed with the pricing and availability of everything from baby formula to women's underwear to frozen chicken.The new season focuses on laws and p…

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How Should the U.S. Respond to Hamas Executing Americans? 1:09:59

2h ago1:09:59

1:09:59

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Nick Gillespie welcome special guest Charles C.W. Cooke to the show. The group discusses the six Israeli hostages, including American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who were found murdered in Gaza over the weekend, before dissecting Kamala Harris' first major interview since…

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How Should the U.S. Respond to Hamas Executing Americans? 1:10:00

5h ago1:10:00

1:10:00

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Nick Gillespie welcome special guest Charles C.W. Cooke to the show. The group discusses the six Israeli hostages, including American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who were found murdered in Gaza over the weekend, before dissecting Kamala Harris' first major interview since…

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#469 - Kamala Speaks! Tim's Grammar! Bash Backlash! 1:19:05

11d ago1:19:05

1:19:05

* Kamala finally submits to an interview * A Cascade of Disappointment) * A softball interview * Flip, flop, flibbedy flop * Wasted questions * Just a question of grammar * Code switch that racist wall * Trump in the cemetery * Trump in the bible * Trump impressions * Noel, Liam, Kmele * Matt and Moynihan reveal a secret, racially segregated text t…

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#442 - Kamala Speaks! Tim's Grammar! Bash Backlash! 1:19:05

18h ago1:19:05

1:19:05

* Kamala finally submits to an interview * A Cascade of Disappointment) * A softball interview * Flip, flop, flibbedy flop * Wasted questions * Just a question of grammar * Code switch that racist wall * Trump in the cemetery * Trump in the bible * Trump impressions * Noel, Liam, Kmele * Matt and Moynihan reveal a secret, racially segregated text t…

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Kyla Scanlon: What's Actually Wrong With the Economy? 1:15:29

2h ago1:15:29

1:15:29

How's the economy actually doing?In 2022, economists forecasted that we'd be in a recession by now. Did it ever actually happen, though? Prices got higher, interest rates ticked up, but mass layoffs never really happened and gross domestic product growth chugged on. People mostly weathered the turbulence.Joining us today to talk about all that and …

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Nick Cave: I See The World As ‘Systemically Beautiful’ 1:08:28

1h ago1:08:28

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Today's guest is Nick Cave, the music legend who emerged from Australia in the 1980s. Over the years, Cave has written screenplays, soundtracks, and novels, and has collaborated with a diverse range of artists, from Johnny Cash and Kylie Minogue to P.J. Harvey and Neko Case.Known for his brooding and meditative mystique, he coauthored the bestselli…

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Wait, Democrats Now Say They Love Freedom? 1:12:02

2h ago1:12:02

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman reminisce on the supposed joy and freedom on offer during last week's Democratic National Convention (DNC) and assess Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision to essentially drop out of the presidential race.02:36—At the DNC, Democrats showcas…

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Wait, Democrats Now Say They Love Freedom? 1:12:03

11d ago1:12:03

1:12:03

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman reminisce on the supposed joy and freedom on offer during last week's Democratic National Convention (DNC) and assess Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision to essentially drop out of the presidential race. 02:36—At the DNC, Democrats showca…

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#468 - And now...the Coronation (w/ Alex Thompson) 55:31

18d ago55:31

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It’s the final night of the convention and in the hours before everything kicks off, the lads convened at the Substack loft to chat with Axios’s Alex Thompson, our old pal and arguably the most plugged in political reporter in America. We could offer some conversation bullet points but…just trust us. This is a really good one. Alex dishes on his re…

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#441 - And now...the Coronation (w/ Alex Thompson) 55:31

3h ago55:31

55:31

It’s the final night of the convention and in the hours before everything kicks off, the lads convened at the Substack loft to chat with Axios’s Alex Thompson, our old pal and arguably the most plugged in political reporter in America. We could offer some conversation bullet points but…just trust us. This is a really good one. Alex dishes on his re…

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Jane Coaston: What Is 'Freedom' to Democrats? 1:20:01

1h ago1:20:01

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How do Democrats define "freedom"? Just asking questions. It's Democratic National Convention week, so we wanted to talk about what's been unfolding there so far: the rhetoric, the thematic choices, and what it all reveals about the Democrats' 2024 agenda. How should we state-power skeptics and liberty appreciators view that agenda?We invited Jane …

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#467 - Fear & Loathing in Chi-town (w/ Mike Pesca) 1:16:30

18d ago1:16:30

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Moynihan, Welch, and Kmele’s Chicago misadventures continue in this dispatch, recorded just before night three of the 2024 Democratic National Convention. Joined by the incomparable Mike Pesca (host of The Gist), your favorite podcast triumvirate dissects the week’s events so far, their implications for the 2024 presidential race, and the future of…

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#440 - Fear & Loathing in Chi-town (w/ Mike Pesca) 1:16:30

14h ago1:16:30

1:16:30

Moynihan, Welch, and Kmele’s Chicago misadventures continue in this dispatch, recorded just before night three of the 2024 Democratic National Convention. Joined by the incomparable Mike Pesca (host of The Gist), your favorite podcast triumvirate dissects the week’s events so far, their implications for the 2024 presidential race, and the future of…

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Anna Gát: Building an Intellectual Community for the Politically Homeless 51:09

2h ago51:09

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If you ever wanted to live in a world of endlessly fascinating conversations about the arts, science, and philosophy, you're going to love today's guest—Anna Gát. She's the person behind a membership platform called Interintellect, which hosts hundreds of online salons a year. While some of them feature superstars like Harvard psychologist Steven P…

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Why Libertarians Hate Kamala Harris' Economic Platform 1:17:17

2h ago1:17:17

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Nick Gillespie welcome special guest Ben Dreyfuss onto the pod ahead of this week's Democratic National Convention in Chicago to talk about Kamala Harris' truly terrible economic policy proposals.02:48—Dreyfuss' YIMBY conversion thanks to Reason13:20—Harris drop…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Matt Welch Reason Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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The Fifth Column

Kmele Foster, Michael Moynihan, and Matt Welch

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The Reason Roundtable

The Reason Roundtable

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Reason Podcasts

Reason Podcasts

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The Reason Rundown With Peter Suderman

The Reason Rundown With Peter Suderman

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Amash Files

Eric Larson

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Replace Your University

RYU

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What Libertarians Would Ask Trump and Harris at the Debate 1:00:33

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What Libertarians Would Ask Trump and Harris at the Debate 1:00:33

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#470 - Good Wars, Bad Candidates, and the Department of Straws and Napkins 1:36:11

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#443 - Good Wars, Bad Candidates, and the Department of Straws and Napkins 1:36:11

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Members Only #223 - Making Martyrs of Revisionist Rubes 29:45

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Bob Murphy: How Bad Is the National Debt? 1:14:30

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Why We Can't Have Nice Things: Can Mark Cuban Make Prescriptions Affordable Again? 35:45

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Why We Can't Have Nice Things: Can Mark Cuban Make Prescriptions Affordable Again? 53:58

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How Should the U.S. Respond to Hamas Executing Americans? 1:09:59

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How Should the U.S. Respond to Hamas Executing Americans? 1:10:00

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#469 - Kamala Speaks! Tim's Grammar! Bash Backlash! 1:19:05

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#442 - Kamala Speaks! Tim's Grammar! Bash Backlash! 1:19:05

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Kyla Scanlon: What's Actually Wrong With the Economy? 1:15:29

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Nick Cave: I See The World As ‘Systemically Beautiful’ 1:08:28

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Wait, Democrats Now Say They Love Freedom? 1:12:02

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Wait, Democrats Now Say They Love Freedom? 1:12:03

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#468 - And now...the Coronation (w/ Alex Thompson) 55:31

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#441 - And now...the Coronation (w/ Alex Thompson) 55:31

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Jane Coaston: What Is 'Freedom' to Democrats? 1:20:01

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#467 - Fear & Loathing in Chi-town (w/ Mike Pesca) 1:16:30

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#440 - Fear & Loathing in Chi-town (w/ Mike Pesca) 1:16:30

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Anna Gát: Building an Intellectual Community for the Politically Homeless 51:09

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Why Libertarians Hate Kamala Harris' Economic Platform 1:17:17

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