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A Professor's Perspective: Prepping for the Job Market

I interview Professor Kevin Grier, Professor of Economics at University of Oklahoma about how he prepares and assesses his PhD students for the academic job market. Full transcript after the jump

How Libertarian are the Hunger Games?

Jeanne Hoffman talks with Professor Ilya Somin of George Mason Law School and Volokh Conspiracy about The Hunger Games, and the themes of liberty in this popular series of novels.

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The History of the Chicago School with Steven Medema

In this week's podcast, History program officer Dr. Phil Magness talks with Professor Steven Medema of University of Colorado Denver about the history of the Chicago School of Economics.

Advice for a Young Scholar: Dr. Aeon Skoble


In this week's Kosmos podcast, Dr. Aeon Skoble and I discuss what a young scholar should keep in mind and what action they should take to set themselves up for a successful career in academia.

Innovative Teaching Techniques with Peter Jaworski

In this Kosmos Online podcast, Dr. Phil Magness talks with Peter Jaworski, a visiting instructor at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University, about some of the teaching techniques that he uses in his courses.

Can I Afford This Conference?: Attending Conferences Cheaply with Phil Magness

Academic conferences can be expensive, especially for grad students on limited budgets. In this Kosmos Online podcast Phil Magness shares tips on attending conferences cheaply as a graduate student and how to best utilize your grant money and make the most of a conference trip. Also, don't forget when you're looking to attend conferences to apply to the Hayek Fund for Scholars. Through the Hayek Fund, IHS makes available grants for classical liberal scholars to advance their careers.

Nicholas Buccola on Frederick Douglass and Liberty

In this Kosmos podcast, Jeanne Hoffman interviews Professor Nick Buccola about his upcoming book, "The Political Thought of Frederick Dogulass: In Pursuit of American Liberty." Professor Buccola has written an excellent account of the political philosophy of Frederick Douglass, arguing that Douglass was fundamentally shaped by classical liberal ideas of natural human rights.

Harry Potter and Liberty with Benjamin Barton

In this Kosmos podcast, Professor Benjamin Barton of the University of Tennessee College of Law expands on his article Harry Potter and the Half-Crazed Bureaucracy to discuss themes of liberty in the Harry Potter series. Professor Barton sees lots of relevant ideas to public choice theory in the Harry Potter series, and believes the popularity of the series could be beneficial for liberty.

Jason King on God, Work and Money

In this Kosmos Online podcast, Dr. Jason King of Saint Vincent College talks about a course he teaches, titled "God, Work and Money".

Are Prescription Drugs Getting More Expensive?

In this Kosmos podcast, I speak with Professor Jeremy Horpedahl about prescription drug prices. He elaborates on his research regarding the historical prices of prescription drugs, the effect patents have on prices, and provides some forecasting on what this means for the future of health care costs.

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