Just Asking Questions

How do we stay free? Just asking questions. Each week, Reason’s Liz Wolfe and Zach Weissmueller scrutinize a current event, controversy, cultural phenomenon or idea with the help of special guests, media clips, visual aids, and data.

Mike Solana: Can San Francisco Be Saved?

Pirate Wires Editor in Chief Mike Solana discusses the lessons of San Francisco's politics, his vision for the future, and his critiques of libertarianism.

06-06
01:37:29

Chase Oliver: What Does the Libertarian Presidential Candidate Really Believe?

The L.P. presidential candidate clarifies his views amid criticisms that he is too "woke."

05-30
57:58

Ted Nordhaus: How Bad Is Climate Change?

Breakthrough Institute co-founder Ted Nordhaus on climate science and climate change anxiety.

05-23
01:23:40

Phil Magness: Who Really Pays the Most Taxes?

Economist and author Phil Magness debunks a recent New York Times piece and shoddy academic work about the rich and their taxes.

05-16
01:04:54

Nico Perrino: When Does Protesting Become a Crime?

Executive VP of FIRE Nico Perrino discusses the history and legality of campus protests.

05-09
01:34:02

Jesse Singal: Should Kids Medically Transition?

Jesse Singal questions the science of "gender-affirming care."

05-02
01:28:14

David Beito: Was FDR a Tyrant?

David Beito discusses his new book The New Deal’s War on the Bill of Rights: The Untold Story of FDR’s Concentration Camps, Censorship, and Mass Surveillance.

04-25
01:27:28

Elica Le Bon: Is War with Iran Coming?

Elica Le Bon, an attorney and Iranian-American activist, talks about Iran's recent strike on Israel on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.

04-18
01:04:12

Why Did Harvard Fire Martin Kulldorff?

Martin Kulldorff talks about his dismissal from Harvard Medical School, persisting college vaccine mandates, and surviving COVID-era censorship on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.

04-11
01:07:21

Ethan Mollick: How Will AI Change Us?

Ethan Mollick, Wharton School professor and author of Co-Intelligence, discusses AI's likely effects on business, art, and truth seeking on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.

04-04
01:25:35

Dave Smith vs. Chris Freiman: What's the Ideal Immigration Policy?

Podcast host Dave Smith and philosopher Chris Freiman debate open borders on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.

03-28
02:02:16

Peter Moskos: What Does Good Policing Look Like?

Peter Moskos, criminal justice professor and former Baltimore police officer, discusses ways to reform policing and turn failing cities around on the latest Just Asking Questions podcast.

03-21
01:13:44

Coleman Hughes vs. Radley Balko: Who's Right About George Floyd?

On the latest episode of Just Asking Questions, Radley Balko debates Coleman Hughes about Hughes' recent column arguing that Derek Chauvin may have been wrongly convicted of George Floyd's murder.

03-14
02:01:32

Patri Friedman and Mark Lutter: Does a City Need a State?

Patri Friedman and Mark Lutter discuss free cities and "markets in governance" on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.

03-07
53:14

Bryan Johnson: Can This Rich Transhumanist Beat Death?

Bryan Johnson, venture capitalist and founder of Blueprint, discusses his $2 million a year effort to reverse aging on Just Asking Questions.

02-29
01:12:44

Michael Moynihan: What's Up With Tucker Carlson?

Michael Moynihan, journalist and co-host of The Fifth Column, discusses Tucker Carlson's recent trip to Moscow on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.

02-22
01:17:29

Curt Mills: Should America Police the World?

Curt Mills, executive director of The American Conservative, talks U.S. foreign policy on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.

02-15
01:13:08

Peter Meijer: Can the GOP Change?

Peter Meijer talks about his run for Senate, his Trump impeachment vote, and possibly competing against Justin Amash on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.

02-08
01:14:43

Do New Documents Prove a COVID Lab Leak?

Health reporter Emily Kopp and biologist Alex Washburne discuss new documents that detail plans to manipulate bat-borne coronaviruses in Wuhan on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.

02-01
01:17:11

Milei vs. the WEF: Who Wins?

Marcos Falcone discusses Argentine President Javier Milei's fiery speech at the World Economic Forum's annual conference in Davos on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.

01-25
01:32:14

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