Henry George School of Social Science
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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.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Josh Sidman's careful questioning makes unconventional monetary systems legible by connecting their economic claims to incentives, governance and implementation.
The Henry George School Podcast treats money as a system whose rules can be redesigned. Josh Sidman leads conversations on Silvio Gesell's monetary economics, the origins of interest, demurrage, decentralized governance and businesses organized around purposes beyond profit.
Land registers meet network coins; your 'why does money work this way?' gets a workout.
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A clear case that secondary trading is not the same as real investment.
The piece treats stock-market trading as secondary trading first and real investment second, and that framing gives the argument its edge. It works best when it sets the basic role of capital markets against speculation, then ties the rise in trading to little change in…
A sharp critique of economics that ties method, math, and real-world limits together.
It frames economics as a field that should answer to lived reality, not only to its equations. Nathan Green and Dr. James K. Galbraith move from equilibrium and growth to thermodynamics and the limits of formal modeling, keeping attention on orthodox assumptions and the physics…
A careful case for Georgist libertarianism and the institutions it still needs.
This episode keeps Georgism and left-libertarian thought on the same table, and that is where it feels most useful. Dr. Martin Jacobson lays out the case for Georgism as a blend of libertarian and progressive ideas, while Nathan Green keeps pressing on the messy parts: who…
A sharp argument for putting the money system itself on trial.
Economy 2.0 treats Felix Futters's appearance as more than a history lesson. It argues that the money system is tied to inequality, inflation, debt growth, unemployment pressure, and the growth imperative.
A careful account of how monetary ideas move through history, politics, and the institutions that shape them.
Silvio Gesell's ideas sit at the center of the discussion, which opens into wider questions about how money, land, and public credit shape the economy beneath the headlines.
A serious, systems-level look at money, land, and Web3.
Economy 2.0 presents a serious look at the monetary status quo and the case for redesigning systems around collaboration and decentralized decision-making.
A measured discussion of Gassel's monetary economics, interest, and the limits of the usual capitalism-versus-socialism frame.
Guido Preparata and Josh Sidman spend the episode on Silvio Gassel's monetary economics, the origin of interest, and the uneasy link between Gassel and John Maynard Keynes.
Small things, real markets, strange incentives.
Markets, money, and Germany in motion.
Oriana Roti, a Ph.D.
Ed Dodson uses Henry George School material to argue that the Federal Reserve has only three main tools—open market operations, the discount rate, and reserve requirements—while the dollar’s purchasing power has declined almost continuously since the Fed was created.
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Host Nathan Green interviews Dr.
In this keynote address from the 2025 Henry George School conference, economist Fred Harrison presents a provocative thesis linking ancient economic systems of rent-seeking to modern artificial intelligence.
In this lecture from the Henry George School's 2025 conference, economist Fred Harrison presents a stark warning about the existential threat posed by Artificial General Intelligence.
The episode centers on the difference between investing and trading.
Josh Sidman welcomes Carlos Luge to Economy 2.0 for a conversation about Silvio Gazelle.
Nathan Green welcomes Dr.
Josh Sidman speaks with Cameron Segetti about alternative monetary systems and the role he sees for blockchain and Web3.
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The Henry George School podcast Symposia opens a May 2025 two-part series on the state of the U.S.
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The Henry George School Podcast episode "Rethinking Economics - Using antitrust to create ecosystems of innovation" features Nathan Green speaking with Ketan Ahuja in a May 2025 conversation about antitrust, industrial policy, and innovation.
Josh Sidman opens by asking whether the current economic status quo, under strain from rising inequality, unsustainable growth models, and systematic flaws, can keep going.
Josh Sidman hosts Felix Futters for a focused conversation about what the money system is doing to the broader economy.