Unintended Consequences

Unintended Consequences

Hosted by Paul and Peter · Cato Institute

4.7from 14 ratings

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28
Episodes
22
Transcribed
14
Ratings
Monthly
Cadence
2023
First episode
14M
YouTube views

About Unintended Consequences

Unintended Consequences is the podcast of Regulation magazine, produced by the Cato Institute. Hosted by Peter Van Doren and Paul Matzko, the show explores how government interventions can have surprising—and often negative—consequences. Drawing from Regulation's in-depth policy analysis and cover stories, each episode unpacks the gap between policymakers’ intentions and the real-world outcomes that follow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher
Cato Institute
Category
government · news · news
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
19 Apr 2023
Latest episode
5 Oct 2026
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22 of 28 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Abundance, Yes, But in What?

  2. 20 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Rent Control: Mayor Mamdani Backs an Old, Bad Idea

  3. 23 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Delaware vs Elon Musk, a Corporate Law Showdown

Inside a recent episode

Abundance, Yes, But in What?

Published 5 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Mm-hmm. So even though there's an economics-y pretense to the word abundance, this is not a GDP simulation exercise, right? The word abundance is being used in a different way. And as you said, how can anyone be against abundance? And the answer is, depends on what the abundance bundle really what's in that little you know oh yeah on a game show on tv do you want door number one door number two or do you want the guaranteed five thousand dollar check that's behind door number three right right now door number three is abundance that's five thousand in cash right doors one and two are A bundle of goods that allegedly, if you get them, you'll be better off than if you have the cash. […]

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YouTube views
14,080,764
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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.5 / 5
8 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
6 ratings

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YouTube
93
Engagement
90

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Paul and Peter host the show. Published by Cato Institute.

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