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Every Tuesday on The Cato Weekly Podcast, leading scholars and policy analysts from the Cato Institute delve into the big ideas shaping our world: individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace. Whether unpacking current events, debating civil liberties, exploring technological innovation, or tracing the history of classical liberal thought, we promise insightful analysis grounded in rigorous research and Cato’s signature libertarian perspective. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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“There is a modern myth that the reason for such a low average life expectancy in the past was entirely due to high rates of childhood death. If you could just make it to age 50, you would have as good a chance of reaching age 60 as you do today, goes the thinking. This is not true. In reality, at every single age, mortality rates were higher in the past.” — Chelsea Follett, Cato Podcast
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“In London in 1595, a law was passed … which meant no beating your wife after 9 p.m. That was a noise regulation. It was in a list of laws that also forbid using a hammer after 9 p.m., because it was just accepted that beating your spouse until she screamed was as ordinary as using a hammer.” — Chelsea Follett, Cato Podcast
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Hosts

Cato Podcast is hosted by Ryan Bourne , Alex Nowrasteh , Patrick Eddington , Walter Olson , Caleb O. Brown , Gene Healy , Julian Sanchez , Trevor Burrus , David Bier , Chris Edwards , Emma Ashford and John Glaser .

Recent Episodes

  1. 27 Oct 2026

    The Myth of the Good Old Days

    With Chelsea Follett

  2. 20 Oct 2026

    Trading Democracy for Oil? The Venezuela-US Deal

    With Ian Vasquez

  3. 13 Oct 2026

    How Bad Policy Delays Adulthood

  4. 6 Oct 2026

    Is the US Already Quasi-Socialist?

    With Marian Tupy

  5. 29 Sep 2026

    The Controversy Over Flock Cameras

  6. 22 Sep 2026

    How Hard Is It to Rig an American Election?

  7. 15 Sep 2026

    Uncle Sam Owning Private Companies?

    With Scott Lincicome

  8. 8 Sep 2026

    How Much Would the DSA's Agenda Cost?

    With Adam Michel

  9. 1 Sep 2026

    Coming Soon: The Cato Weekly Podcast

  10. 27 Aug 2026

    How to Spot a Wrong Number

    With Aaron Brown

  11. 25 Aug 2026

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Guests

Scott Lincicome (39 episodes), Neal McCluskey (35 episodes), Clark Neily (33 episodes), Christopher A. Preble (32 episodes), Jennifer Huddleston (32 episodes), Tommy Berry (31 episodes), Jennifer Schulp (28 episodes), Will Yeatman (27 episodes), Ilya Shapiro (25 episodes), Mustafa Akyol (23 episodes), Doug Bandow (23 episodes), Diego Zuluaga (22 episodes), and 860 more.