# Episode Ninety Six

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Podcast: [Smith and Marx Walk into a Bar: A History of Economics Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/smith-and-marx-walk-into-a-bar-a-history-of-economics-podcast-664440)
Published: 2026-01-16T15:12:00+00:00
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## Resource

Jennifer and François are joined by our first return guest, Catherine Herfeld, Professor of Philosophy and History of Economics at the Institute of Philosophy at Leibniz University Hannover, Germany. Catherine first appeared on the show in Episode 29 in February 2020. Topics discussed in this more recent episode include Catherine's work on the history and philosophy of rational choice theory, her forthcoming book Conversations on Rational Choice , and some of her latest work on the topic of model transfer.

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