Friedrich Hayek
Mentioned in 6 analyzed podcast episodes across 5 shows
Austrian economist whose influential critiques of socialism and advocacy for free markets shaped modern economic thought and policy. He founded the Mont Pelerin Society in 1947 to promote neoliberal ideas and his work influenced major political figures including Ronald Reagan and Ron Paul. Podcasts discuss his ideas in debates over market efficiency, socialist economics, and the ideological foundations of contemporary conservatism.
Appears On
Episode Appearances
In Pursuit of Development · Feb 18, 2026
Debt, development finance, and global agency – David McNair
“Economist who founded Mont Pelerin Society in 1947 to embed neoliberal ideas over 20-year strategic advocacy period”
The Tucker Carlson Show · Feb 12, 2026
Ron Paul’s Warnings Have Come True: Rising Debt, Endless War & Economic Collapse
“Austrian economist whose work influenced Ron Paul's understanding of monetary policy and economics”
The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart · Feb 11, 2026
The Wealth of Wall Street with Oren Cass
“Economist whose faith in self-regulating markets influenced Reagan coalition; wrote 'Why I Am Not a Conservative'”
This Machine Kills · Jan 7, 2026
439. Do Socialists Dream of Electric Institutions, Part 2 (ft. Aaron Benanav)
“Austrian economist whose socialist calculation critique is engaged seriously as identifying real failures in socialist economic thought”
This Machine Kills · Dec 23, 2025
437. Do Socialists Dream of Electric Institutions, Part 1 (ft. Aaron Benanav)
“Neoliberal economist in socialist calculation debate; argued socialism would be stagnant and inefficient”
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Sep 1, 2025
327 | Cass Sunstein on Liberalism
“Classical liberal economist whose free-market philosophy represents libertarian wing of liberalism”