Ep. 432 How a Lady on Twitter Exposed the Bogus Arrest File on Gaza Whistleblower Tony Aguilar

In a new type of crossover episode, Adam Haman and Bob Murphy provide an in-depth analysis of Frank Miller's classic graphic novel, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. They also relate Miller's depiction to other treatments of the world's greatest detective.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, The Swan Brothers.Links to old Batman clips (one and two). The YouTube version of the animated Dark Knight Returns (Part I and Part II).The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Alex Bernardo hosts the Protestant Libertarian podcast. He recently had Bob on, to explain why American Christians should care about the Federal Reserve.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, PersistSEO.com.The homepage of the Protestant Libertarian podcast.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns for another crossover, this time reviewing a fascinating, 18-minute video which makes a strong case that "they've been lying to us about nuclear power." As always, Adam and Bob don't trust anybody, even the fellow YouTuber.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, The Swan Brothers.The "Maxinomics" YouTube video making the case for nuclear power.Links on the Navy rates of cancer, pop article and journal article.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

David R. Henderson is a Research Fellow with the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. He joins Bob to discuss a recent substack post, in which he reproduced the article Hoover ran in the lead-up to the 2003 US invasion of Iraq. David and Bob then discuss parallels with current events.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, PersistSEO.com.David R. Henderson's substack.An article explaining the Niger yellowcake forgeries.Daniel Ellsberg's book on the US nuclear weapons program.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

In another crossover episode, Adam Haman asks Bob about his doubts/concerns on various parts of Richard Werner's recent appearance on the Tucker Carlson show. This discussion is on the heels of Bob's episode of the Human Action podcast with Jonathan Newman, where they responded to Werner's interview from an Austrian economics perspective.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, The Swan Brothers.The Richard Werner appearance on Tucker Carlson.Bob's Human Action podcast episode with Jonathan Newman, discussing Werner.Bob's infineo blog post going over the accounting; his latest HA episode walking through these examples.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Martha Bueno is a popular advocate for liberty whose parents fled communist Cuba. She is part of Lyn Ulbricht's new organization dedicated to freeing nonviolent offenders suffering from cruel sentencing.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, PersistSEO.com.The homepage for MACS (Mothers Against Cruel Sentencing).Martha Bueno's X profile; the profile for MACS.Lyn Ulbricht's interview on the BMS.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Patri Friedman has a long career in promoting real-world projects for creating free cities. Originally he was associated with seasteading, but he has since focused on an opportunity provided in Honduras.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, PersistSEO.com.Patri's Twitter account. The homepage for Pronomos Capital.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam returns for another crossover, this time to discuss Peter Thiel's fascinating conversation with Ross Douthat.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode's sponsor, The Swan Brothers.The Thiel/Douthat interview.BMS ep 421, building a billionaire's bunker.Bob's article explaining the distinction between Hayek's knowledge problem and Mises' calculation problem (of socialism).The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Mel Whitte--who goes by the humorous Twitter handle @Villgecrazylady--was perfectly poised to realize the ostensible arrest file on Gaza whistleblower Tony Aguilar was an obvious fake. She explains to Bob how she realized Aguilar's critics were lying.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.Tony Aguilar's first and then second appearance on Tucker Carlson.Mel Whitte (@VillgeCrazyLady)'s thread on X. Bob's argument with "Green Beret Nap Time" about the street address.This episode’s sponsor, PersistSEO.com.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Bob gives a mixed review of James Gunn's 2025 Superman, in particular contrasting it with the 1978 classic.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:Bob’s review of the Transformers (animated) movie.This episode’s sponsor, PersistSEO.com.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.