The Henry George School Podcast

Dec 12 2024 142 ep. 44 mins
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This podcast is a series of interviews where well-known and widely respected economists, political scientists, and social thinkers examine Henry George’s philosophies in today’s society in order to create a more productive national economy that encourages inclusive prosperity. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smart-talk-hgsss/support

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140. A Georgist banking system

Dec 12 2024 56 mins  
Today’s discussion was recorded in November 2024 and is with Mr. Jamal Thomas, the first-place winner of our 2024 Annual Writing Contest. Mr. Thomas is a college student at El Camino College, where he studies electrical engineering. He spent approximately six years in the United States Navy as a Nuclear Machinist Mate. He is also a member of California Common Ground to advocate

139. A dialogue between Henry George and John Locke

Dec 05 2024 29 mins  
Today’s discussion was recorded in November 2024 and is with Mr. Paul Forrester, the second-place winner of our 2024 Annual Writing Contest. Mr. Forrester is a Ph.D. candidate at Yale University's philosophy department where he researches ethics, political philosophy, and how institutions make economic cooperation more feasible. He has authored several papers, including The Des

Thanksgiving break

Nov 28 2024
Good morning and Happy Thanksgiving! We hope all of you are doing well and get to spend the holiday with your family and loved ones. The Henry George School podcast will be on break this week for the holiday, but don’t worry, we’ll be back next Thursday with more of the the great content you’ve come to expect from us. Until then, happy Thanksgiving, and enjoy the day, whereve

138. Rethinking Economics: How should we think about development?

Nov 21 2024 64 mins  
Today’s episode will be the last of a part of a 3-part series where I, your host, Nathan Greene, interview a group of my current professors here at Clark University. I was first introduced to the concept of development in my economic growth and development course at St. John’s University. There, we explored how economic growth led to improvements in living standards that allo

137. Rethinking Economics: Why economic indicators don't tell the whole story

Nov 14 2024 45 mins  
Today’s episode will be part of a 3-part series where I, your host, Nathan Greene, interview a group of my current professors here at Clark University. I was first introduced to the concept of development in my economic growth and development course at St. John’s University. There, we explored how economic growth led to improvements in living standards that allowed people to

136. Rethinking Economics: Microfinance and the solidarity economy

Nov 07 2024 45 mins  
Today’s episode will be part of a 3-part series where I, your host, Nathan Greene, interview a group of my current professors here at Clark University. I want to preface this series by asking you what you think development is. Currently, I’m in my last semester of a master’s in International Development at Clark University, where I’ve begun to question my own assumptions

135. Bryan Kavanagh - 2024 Annual Conference - Panel 4: Policy Options

Oct 31 2024 10 mins  
Today’s discussion comes from our most recent annual conference “Existential Crises: Is the Georgist Paradigm Part of the Solution?” and was recorded in July of 2024. This is the final panel of our conference content on the polycrisis afflicting the globe. Thus far, we have discussed the four most important crises, followed by how Georgism can alleviate these crises, which wa

134. Professor Roger Sandilands - 2024 Annual Conference - Panel 4: Policy Options

Oct 24 2024 16 mins  
Today’s discussion comes from our most recent annual conference “Existential Crises: Is the Georgist Paradigm Part of the Solution?” and was recorded in July of 2024. This is the penultimate panel of our conference content on the polycrisis afflicting the globe. Thus far, we have discussed the four most important crises, followed by how Georgism can alleviate these crises, wh

133. Dirk Löhr - 2024 Annual Conference - Panel 3: Recalibrating the Advocacy of Georgism

Oct 17 2024 16 mins  
Today’s discussion comes from our most recent annual conference “Existential Crises: Is the Georgist Paradigm Part of the Solution?” and was recorded in July of 2024. For the next two weeks, our discussions will revolve around the polycrisis afflicting the globe with four subtopics. The first will be the four most important crises, followed by how Georgism can alleviate these

132. Ian Kirkwood - 2024 Annual Conference - Panel 3: Recalibrating the Advocacy of Georgism

Oct 10 2024 17 mins  
Today’s discussion comes from our most recent annual conference “Existential Crises: Is the Georgist Paradigm Part of the Solution?” and was recorded in July of 2024. For the next seven weeks, our discussions will revolve around the polycrisis afflicting the globe with four subtopics. The first will be the four most important crises, followed by how Georgism can alleviate the