Episode
Repugnant Markets: Where Blood is Sold and Kidneys Swapped
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- CANADALAND
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- Aug 10, 2026
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Summary
They’re shamed, banned, or driven underground but “repugnant markets” have a way of surviving. Organ sales, MAID, even blood sales fall into the category. Nobel Prize-winning economist Alvin Roth comes to Canadaland to discuss his latest book, Moral Economics: From Prostitution to Organ Sales, What Controversial Transactions Reveal about How Markets Work. Further Reading: The Nobel Prize - Alvin E. Roth Can economics save lives? - Alvin E. Roth Repugnance as a Constraint on Markets - Alvin E. Roth A Conversation with Alvin Roth - The Conversation Kidney Paired Donation Program - Canadian Blood Services Host: Gemma Boothroyd Credits: Gemma Boothroyd (Reporter), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Chad Galloway (Audio Editing & Production), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher) Fact Checking by: Julian Abraham Additional Music by: Audio Network Photo: Linda A. Cicero, Stanford University Sponsors: Shopify : Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at https://shopify.ca oxio : Head over to https://canadaland.oxio.ca and use code CANADALAND for your first month free! Article : Article is offering our listeners $50 off your first purchase of $100 or more. To claim, visit https://article.com/canadaland and the discount will be automatically applied at checkout. Can’t get enough Canadaland? Follow @Canadaland_Podcasts on Instagram for clips, announcements, explainers and more. If you value this podcast, support us ! You’ll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You’ll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch at our store , tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you’ll be a part of the solution to Canada’s journal…