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October 21, 2019

Cato Daily Podcast - A Case Study in Whistleblowing

Cato's Patrick Eddington details the adventure he and his wife Robin undertook that ended with startling revelations about what came to be known as Gulf War Syndrome.

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October 21, 2019

Pod Save America - “Pierre Delecto, Welcome to the Resistance.”

Trump cancels his plan to host the G7 at his struggling hotel amid growing Republican criticism on everything from Ukraine to Syria, Pete Buttigieg is making moves in Iowa, and AOC endorses Bernie. MSNBC’s Chris Hayes joins as a guest co-host, and then Susan Rice chats with Tommy and Ben about her new book, Tough Love.

October 18, 2019

Cato Daily Podcast - The Rediscovery of Tobacco: Smoking, Vaping, and the Creative Destruction of the Cigarette

While it's generally agreed that vaping is far safer than cigarette smoking, it's been swept up in a new prohibitionist frenzy where e-cigarettes are viewed as similar enough to cigarettes to warrant identical treatment. Is there a path back to tolerance for smokers and vapers? Jacob Grier is author of The Rediscovery of Tobacco: Smoking, Vaping, and the Creative Destruction of the Cigarette.

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October 18, 2019

More or Less: Behind the Stats - Esther Duflo and women in economics

Discussing Esther Duflo, Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer?s economics Nobel Prize.

October 18, 2019

Cato Daily Podcast - Fuel to the Fire: How Trump Made America’s Broken Foreign Policy Even Worse (and How We Can Recover)

John Glaser and Trevor Thrall detail the new Cato book, Fuel to the Fire: How Trump Made America's Broken Foreign Policy Even Worse (and How We Can Recover).

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October 17, 2019

Pod Save America - “Plans vs. Pipe Dreams.” (Debate recap special!)

Jon, Jon, Tommy, and Dan break down all the highs and lows of the fourth and largest Democratic debate hosted by CNN and The New York Times in Westerville, Ohio.

October 16, 2019

Cato Daily Podcast - Turks, Kurds, and the U.S. Role in Reconciliation

If not a direct military role, what role can the U.S. play in reducing violence among Turks and Kurds? Mustafa Akyol notes that the two groups were not always enemies.

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October 15, 2019

Cato Daily Podcast - Medicare for All and the Vermont Experience with Single Payer

What does Vermont's experience with single payer healthcare have to tell us about how much the Bernie Sanders "Medicare for All" proposal might cost? Peter Suderman of Reason comments.

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October 14, 2019

Pod Save America - “Yovanovitch-hunt.”

Multiple Trump officials agree to testify for the impeachment inquiry, Trump’s call with Erdogan leads to disaster in Syria, and the Democratic candidates prepare for their fourth and largest debate yet. Then Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ronan Farrow talks to Jon Lovett about his new book, Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators.

October 14, 2019

Cato Daily Podcast - Can the President ‘Decline’ an Impeachment Inquiry?

The President will not play along with a House impeachment inquiry. What now? Gene Healy comments.

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