Episode
Gene Epstein - SOHO FORUM Debate Stories | Hn 237
- Podcast
- Haman Nature
- Published
- May 26, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 7415
- Processing state
not_requested
Actions
POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/haman-nature-6761033/episodes/gene-epstein-soho-forum-debate-stories-hn-237/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/haman-nature-6761033/gene-epstein-soho-forum-debate-stories-hn-237.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.
Summary
Adam welcomes the great Gene Epstein to the show! Gene wrote for many years at Barron's Magazine about finance and economics. When he retired, he founded the magnificent Soho Forum debate society. Come hear a smart man say very smart things!00:00 — Intro. Welcoming the one-of-a-kind intellectual force of nature, Gene Epstein! 01:07 — Gene and I forgive each other for our respective last names, and Gene asks a poker question.07:00 — Gene on David Friedman and the non-aggression principle. 16:12 — Adam and Gene tell their "coming to libertarianism" stories. Also: Noam Chomsky and anti-liberty poker players!29:55 — Gene on Hunter Lewis's Economics in Three Lessons and convincing others to embrace liberty.42:38 — Gene asks deeply personal financial and familial questions of his generous host.46:30 — How should we "do" libertarianism? Which path is the best?54:45 — Immigration in a world with states: what's the closed/open borders solution? Fireworks ensue! (the good kind)1:14:28 — Gene on debates, debating, and his great Soho Forum debating organization. 1:45:19 — Adam reveals a secret connection to Gene and his family!2:00:47 — Outro. Thanks for watching Haman Nature!Gene on X: https://x.com/GeneSohoForum Gene's Soho Forum website: https://www.thesohoforum.org/ Adam on X: https://x.com/Rerazer Adam's other podcast: https://naturalorderpodcast.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hamannature.substack.com/subscribe