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EconPop is the show that sifts through the haystack of popular culture to find the needle of economics within... and then stabs you with it! Hosted by comedian Andrew Heaton, with economist Steven Horwitz and professor of literature Paul Cantor. From EconStories.tv. Also available at http://youtube.…

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    • Apr 2, 2015 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 34m AVG DURATION
    • 11 EPISODES


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    The Economics of The Hudsucker Proxy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2015 30:10


    In this episode of EconPop, Andrew, Paul and Steve discuss the Coen Brother’s 1994 screwball comedy, The Hudsucker Proxy. Subjects include supply and demand, and the minimum wage.

    The Economics of Robocop

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2015 29:22


    Andrew, Stevew and Paul discuss Paul Verhoeven's 1987 action classic, RoboCop. Subjects include innovation, public goods, and corporate skullduggery.

    The Economics of It's a Wonderful Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2015 45:07


    Andrew Heaton, Steve Horwitz and Paul Cantor discuss Frank Capra's beloved 1946 fantasy drama, It's a Wonderful Life. Subjects include loans and credit, banking, and FDIC insurance.

    The Economics of the Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2014 33:04


    Andrew Heaton, Steve Horwitz and Paul Cantor discuss John Huston’s classic 1948 adventure film, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Subjects include subjective value, Karl Marx’s Labor Theory of Value, and opportunity cost.

    The Economics of Elysium

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2014 36:37


    Andrew Heaton, Steve Horwitz and Paul Cantor discuss the 2013 dystopian thriller, Elysium. Subjects include income inequality, innovation, and jobs.

    The Economics of Back To School

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2014 47:43


    Andrew Heaton, Steve Horwitz and Paul Cantor discuss the 1986 “slob comedy” classic, Back To School. Subjects include human capital and the "value" of education.

    The Economics of The LEGO Movie

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2014 30:29


    Andrew Heaton, Steve Horwitz, and Paul Cantor discuss the animated hit comedy The LEGO Movie. Subjects include emergent order, creative destruction, and central planning.

    The Economics of Wall-E

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2014 30:40


    Andrew Heaton, Steve Horwitz and Paul Cantor discuss Pixar Animation Studio’s 2008 science fiction rom-com, WALL-E. Subjects include scarcity, private property, and the Tragedy of the Commons!

    The Economics of Ghostbusters

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2014 33:24


    Andrew Heaton, Steve Horwitz, and Paul Cantor discuss Ivan Reitman's classic paranormal comedy Ghostbusters. Subjects include entrepreneurship, subjective value, regulatory interference, and ectoplasm

    The Economics of House of Cards

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2014 31:46


    Andrew Heaton, Steve Horwitz and Paul Cantor discuss the Emmy award-winning Netflix original series House of Cards. Subjects include public choice theory, rent seeking, and regulatory capture, and the incentives that drive political corruption. Be sure to check out our YouTube episode for The Economics of House of Cards at http://youtu.be/xkjrsDiQcRk

    The Economics of Dallas Buyers Club

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2014 29:43


    Andrew Heaton, Steve Horwitz and Paul Cantor discuss the economics of Academy Award winner Dallas Buyers Club. Subjects include public health and safety regulations, crony capitalism and the role of regulatory capture, the emergence of black and grey markets, and commercial exchange as a means for increased social tolerance. Be sure to check out our YouTube episode for The Economics of Dallas Buyers Club at http://youtu.be/Qu4C1yi_FKw.

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