Talks for the Day

Thomas Paine
English-American writer and revolutionary Thomas Paine had a profound influence on the French revolution, the American Revolution and English radicalism. And his ideas shaped the way all of us understand the concept of rights, democracy, the welfare state, and the concept of United States

Voltaire Almighty
A huge celebrity in his own day, a major force behind the European Enlightenment, and a hero of the French Revolution, Voltaire was an outspoken champion of the freedom, tolerance and justice we now hold to in principle - if not necessarily in reality - in the West

Lighting
Bill Hall from Adelaide is a collector and professional writer who writes for the antiques and collectables trade, together with his wife Dorothy; he talks about the history of lighting, from candles, gas lighting, oil lamps etc. to the very latest modern electric ways of lighting up our lives.

Somalia's endless struggle for peace

The best one for the last Munger on Price Gouging from EconTalk.