Free To Choose Media Podcast

Today’s podcast is titled “Back to the Office: Entitlement vs. Productivity.” Recorded in 2025, Julie Whelan, global head of occupier thought leadership at CBRE; Ben Wigert, Ph.D., director of research and strategy for workplace management at Gallup; and Andra Ghent, Ph.D., professor of finance at the University of Utah, join host Dr. Yoram Solomon to weigh the costs and benefits of bringing employees back to the office. The panel considers how remote and hybrid work affect productivity, mentorship, and fairness, why flexibility has become an expectation many workers won’t give up, and how managers and office spaces must adapt to …

Today’s podcast is titled “Book Banning and Censorship.” Recorded in 2025, Neal McCluskey, director of the Cato Institute’s Center for Educational Freedom and author of The Fractured Schoolhouse: Reexamining Education for a Free, Equal, and Harmonious Society, joins host Vince Poscente to examine the fight over banned books in America’s schools. Their conversation traces the history and legal landscape of book censorship, looks at why today’s challenges center on race, gender identity, and sexuality, and asks whether any single school system can satisfy families with diverse values and needs. Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates for the …

Today’s podcast is titled “The Epidemic of Youth and Sports Gambling.” Recorded in late 2025, Les Bernal, national director of Stop Predatory Gambling, and Saul Malek, board member of the Texas Coalition on Problem Gambling, join host Jim Falk to examine the rapid spread of sports betting among young adults and teens. Their conversation traces the industry’s rapid growth since the 2018 Supreme Court ruling, draws on Malek’s firsthand experience with gambling addiction, and asks whether state governments can protect young people from an industry they now profit from. Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates for the …

Today’s podcast is titled “Tariffs: How They Affect the Economy and Trade.” Recorded in early 2025, Jim Falk sits down with Donald Boudreaux, Ph.D., professor of economics at George Mason University and senior fellow at the Mercatus Center, and Jeff Ferry, chief economist emeritus at the Coalition for a Prosperous America, to examine tariffs and their impact on the U.S. economy. Their conversation weighs who bears the cost of tariffs versus who benefits, digs into competing explanations for the decline in American manufacturing, and debates whether today’s trade policy risks repeating the mistakes of the past. Listen now, and don’t …

Today’s podcast is titled “The Presidential Office: Its Influence and Power Today.” Recorded in early 2025, Jim Falk welcomes back presidential historian Jeremi Suri, Ph.D., Mack Brown Distinguished Professor at UT Austin and author of The Impossible Presidency, along with John Lawrence, Ph.D., former chief of staff to Nancy Pelosi and author of Arc of Power, for a look at how modern media and institutional dynamics have reshaped the presidency. Their conversation traces the shift from traditional news to podcasts and influencers, the ongoing tug-of-war between executive power and congressional checks, and why the office’s contradictory demands make it, as …