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Every month, CatoAudio puts you right in the middle of important policy debates in Washington. Through highlights from the Cato Institute’s dynamic Policy Forums, speeches, debates, and conferences, you can listen to in-depth discussions from well-known political leaders, authors, political experts, pundits, journalists, and other nationally respected scholars.

  • 1 hour 22 minutes
    November 2024
    1. Introduction: Caleb O. Brown
    2. Erica York and Scott Lincicome on trade and globalization 
    3. Senator Rand Paul and Caleb O. Brown on the demagoguery of protectionism 
    4. Robert F. Bauer and John Samples on restoring political ethics
    5. Martin A. Makary and Jeffrey A. Singer on groupthink and its effect on modern medicine 
    6. Exclusive: Romina Boccia on spending and the debt 



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    1 November 2024, 6:51 pm
  • 1 hour 17 minutes
    October 2024
    1. Introduction: Caleb O. Brown
    2. Alex Nowrasteh and Gene Healy on the Executive Orders Handbook
    3. Hon. Neomi Rao on the Supreme Court’s return to a best meaning approach to the law
    4. Nicholas Anthony and Caleb O. Brown on Trump’s proposal to limit credit card interest
    5. U.S. Representative Patrick McHenry and Jennifer J. Schulp on the decline of American financial privacy
    6. Exclusive: Thomas Berry on Cato’s 23rd annual Constitution Day



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    3 October 2024, 1:50 pm
  • 1 hour 17 minutes
    September 2024
    1. Introduction: Caleb O. Brown
    2. Mustafa Akyol and Doug Bandow on the power of common ground between Jewish and Muslim people
    3. Brian Blankenship on burden sharing in the NATO alliance
    4. Robert R. Redfield and Ryan Bourne on the global pandemic response and its economic outcomes
    5. Emily EkinsScott Lincicome, and Caleb O. Brown on how many Americans misunderstand the cost of protectionism
    6. Exclusive: Gene Healy on the new foreword for his book, The Cult of the Presidency



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    4 September 2024, 9:30 pm
  • 1 hour 11 minutes
    August 2024
    1. Introduction: Caleb O. Brown
    2. Jennifer Huddleston and Thomas A. Berry on the NetChoice cases and internet free speech after the last Supreme Court term
    3. Clark Neily and Caleb O. Brown on the potential implications for legal gun ownership of the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Rahimi
    4. Marian Tupy on the overall trend toward increasing abundance
    5. Johan Norberg on the importance of diversified supply chains and globalization
    6. Exclusive: Eric Gomez on the alliance between Russia and North Korea



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    6 August 2024, 2:00 pm
  • 1 hour 20 minutes
    July 2024
    1. Introduction: Caleb O. Brown
    2. Aaron Ross PowellTom G. Palmer, and Caleb O. Brown on David Boaz: The Libertarian Exponent
    3. Jennifer Huddleston and William Rinehart on the impact of “killer acquisitions” on smaller companies
    4. Michael F. Cannon on prescription drug spending in the Medicare program
    5. Scott Lincicome on the litany of industrial policy measures
    6. Exclusive: Daniel Raisbeck and Ian Vásquez on Cato’s recent conference in Buenos Aires, The Rebirth of Liberty in Argentina and Beyond



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    2 July 2024, 8:30 pm
  • 1 hour 8 minutes
    June 2024
    1. Introduction: Caleb O. Brown
    2. Bryan Caplan and Nolan Gray on the science and ethics of housing regulation
    3. Johan Norberg on why the free market will save the world
    4. Jason Fichtner and Rachel Greszler on how to confront the social security dilemma
    5. Prashant Narang on what the US can learn from India’s confrontation with economic freedom
    6. Exclusive: Nicholas Anthony on the challenges for banks within the cannabis industry 



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    1 June 2024, 7:00 am
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
    May 2024
    1.  Introduction: Caleb O. Brown
    2. Jennifer Huddleston and David Inserra on government overreach in Tech
    3. Kristin A. Shapiro and Robert Corn-Revere on Section 230 and other cases that impact Murthy v. Missouri and the First Amendment
    4. Erec Smith and Senator Eric Schmitt on DEI’s divisive programming
    5. Caleb O. Brown and Mark Calabria on the fundamental problem of housing policy
    6. Exclusive: Alexander Hammond on Hammond’s new book, Heroes of Progress



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    1 May 2024, 7:00 am
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
    April 2024
    1. Introduction: Caleb O. Brown
    2. Matt Taibbi and Gene Healy on freedom of speech and the Twitter Files
    3. Caleb R. Trotter on Shannon MacDonald’s lawsuit challenging unconstitutional telehealth restrictions
    4. Alex Ward on a post-Trump American foreign policy
    5. Robert A. Levy on five of the most important cases facing the Supreme Court this year
    6. Exclusive: Ryan Bourne on the War on Prices



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    2 April 2024, 7:15 pm
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    March 2024
    1. Introduction: Caleb O. Brown
    2. Scott Lincicome and Travis Fisher on liquified natural gas and energy policy
    3. Jennifer Huddleston, and Steve DelBianco on the implications of the NetChoice cases
    4. Jennifer J. Schulp on what action the SEC should take following a social media hack
    5. Nicholas Anthony on a new federal law regarding reporting cryptocurrency transactions
    6. Exclusive: Erec Smith on DEI, universities, and academic freedom



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    6 March 2024, 7:30 pm
  • 1 hour 11 minutes
    February 2024

    • Introduction: Caleb O. Brown
    • Jason Sorens and Will Ruger on the seventh edition of Freedom in the 50 States
    • Director-General of the World Tarde Organization Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Scott Lincicome on the state of globalization
    • R. David McLean on the benefits of shareholder capitalism
    • Victoria Coates and Brandan P. Buck on the current state and history of GOP foreign policy, moderated by Justin Logan
    • Exclusive: Daniel Raisbeck on Argentina and new President Javier Milei

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    6 February 2024, 8:00 am
  • 1 hour 9 minutes
    January 2024
    1. Introduction: Caleb O. Brown
    2. Scott Lincicome and Deirdre McCloskey on Cato’s Defending Globalization project
    3. William Ruger and Jason Sorens on the seventh edition of Freedom in the 50 States
    4. Amy Caiazza and Daniel Gorfine on the SEC’s proposed rules on predictive data analytics
    5. Alexandra Hudson on The Soul of Civility
    6. Exclusive: Ian Vasquez on the Human Freedom Index 2023 report



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    4 January 2024, 9:13 pm
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