
Radio Rothbard
Hosted by Ryan McMaken and Zachary Yost · Mises Institute
4.9from 198 ratings
- 286
- Episodes
- 117
- Transcribed
- 198
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
- 33M
- YouTube views
About Radio Rothbard
Radio Rothbard is a weekly podcast hosted by Ryan McMaken and a rotation of Mises Institute-aligned experts to dive deeper into some of the most pressing issues. The show tackles politics, current events, culture, media, and the predatory state—all from an uncompromising Rothbardian perspective. Radio Rothbard is the weekly anti politics podcast you don't want to miss!
- Publisher
- Mises Institute
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 22 Feb 2018
- Latest episode
- 14 Aug 2026
Latest episodes
117 of 286 episodes have a transcript.

14 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Has Trump Already Lost the War with Iran?

7 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Myths of American Healthcare

25 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Gold, Inflation, and our K-Shaped Economy
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Has Trump Already Lost the War with Iran?
Published 14 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So the ultimate goal right now is just for Trump to wriggle out of this. And as part of that, he needs to get the straight back open before there is global economic catastrophe, which he will be forever labeled with. Yeah, so I think that's where we're at now. Yeah, that was what one commentator suggested was Iran basically has stated at this point that they're not going to negotiate with Trump anymore, that there's no point to it. Now, this tells you right off the bat who's losing and who's winning. Trump is the one that wants negotiations. It's not. And it's hard for Americans to contemplate in that they're like, well, their GDP is going to go down if they don't negotiate. […]
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- Mark Thornton
- Larsen Plyler
- John Mearsheimer
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 32,711,636
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 97 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 101 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 68 / 100
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- Quality
- 61
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 95
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Who hosts Radio Rothbard?
Ryan McMaken and Zachary Yost host the show. Published by Mises Institute.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes monthly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Radio Rothbard take guests?
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