The Boiling Frog

About The Boiling Frog

Reflections on the intersection of economics, history, politics, psychology, and science

Publisher

Seth Rosenblatt and Mark Olbert

Category

government · history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Jan 2022

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 31 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Jumping the Line

   This podcast is about the psychology and economics around always trying to get ahead – to “beat the system.” It seems pretty obvious that so many of us want to get ahead, but there are many issues about how we think we *can* beat the system and the many reasons why we think we *should* beat the system.

2. 

   13 Feb 2026

   Gasleaping

   Ever wonder why the Trump administration keeps repeating debunked claims? Or why it regularly denies objective evidence, and encourages everyone else to do the same? Welcome to the wonderful world of gaslighting! Tune in to the latest from your favorite amphibians to learn more!

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   23 Sept 2025

   Ribbiting Disparities

   This podcast explores the notion of income inequality. Although it’s an oft-discussed subject, it’s not always defined well or only discussed in the narrow band of the moral arguments against it. This discussion is meant to go deeper, including examining both the positive and negative aspects of inequality and its role in an economic system. Fundamentally, we’re asking the question as to whether some amount of inequality is a necessary byproduct of capitalism, or perhaps even a desirable outcome of an economic system. Therefore, we hypothesize that there may be an “optimal” amount of inequality in a society.

Inside a recent episode

Jumping the Line

Published 15 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] This is a logical error of focusing only on the winners or survivors of any particular process while completely ignoring or mostly ignoring the failures of those who did not make it through such process. An unholy matrimonial union of misunderstanding risk coupled to optimism bias. Exactly. But let's make this a little less theoretical and give some examples to illustrate how prevalent this actually is. The business world is a great place to start. Tons of people study successful companies like Apple or Amazon to discover the secrets to their success. but they rarely, if ever, study all the failed companies that use the exact same strategies. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 24 / 100

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Quality

36

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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