{"podcast":{"title":"John Stossel on Odysee","slug":"john-stossel-on-odysee-5955553","podcast_index_feed_id":5955553,"rss_url":"https://odysee.com/$/rss/@johnstossel:7","website_url":"https://odysee.com/@johnstossel:7","image_url":"https://thumbnails.lbry.com/UCjo1uN-aM3rmBV46xj7l2KA","author":"John Stossel","episode_count":50,"summary":"After 40+ years of reporting, I now understand the importance of limited government and personal freedom. ------------------------------------------ Libertarian journalist John Stossel is a zealous advocate of free markets, a syndicated columnist and Fox News contributor. Prior to joining Fox, John co-anchored ABC’s primetime newsmagazine show, 20/20. Stossel’s economic programs have been adapted into teaching kits by a non-profit organization, \"Stossel in the Classroom.\" High school teachers in American public schools now use the videos to help educate their students on economics and economic freedom. They are seen by more than 12 million students every year. Stossel has received 19 Emmy Awards and has been honored five times for excellence in consumer reporting by the National Press Club. Other honors include the George Polk Award for Outstanding Local Reporting and the George Foster Peabody Award.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T22:19:59.576984+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/john-stossel-on-odysee-5955553"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 45 Hayek’s Warning We Ignored: Government Planning Doesn’t Fix Economies","slug":"ep-45-hayek-s-warning-we-ignored-government-planning-doesn-t-fix-economies","published_at":"2026-06-01T14:19:51+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/john-stossel-on-odysee-5955553/ep-45-hayek-s-warning-we-ignored-government-planning-doesn-t-fix-economies","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/john-stossel-on-odysee-5955553","url":"https://odysee.com/ep.-45-hayek%E2%80%99s-warning-we-ignored:8818de01a4e5d1b5ac4b353f5ddcf6e5f5f820c9","audio_url":"https://odysee.com/$/rss/media/ep.-45-hayek%E2%80%99s-warning-we-ignored/8818de01a4e5d1b5ac4b353f5ddcf6e5f5f820c9/02ddc2.mp4","summary":"Politicians say they can “fix” the economy.But economists Friedrich Hayek and Ludwig von Mises pointed out how government “fixes" lead to bigger problems.Hayek and Mises predicted the fall of the Soviet Union. They warned that centrally planned economies fail.But today, socialism is popular again. New York and Seattle have elected socialist mayors.Many politicians still believe that government can manage the economy—an idea popularized by economist John Maynard Keynes.Keynes was revered. Politicians love his arguments.But Hayek and Mises warned that government intervention leads to inflation, instability, and boom-bust cycles.They were right.In this podcast, Ryan McMaken of the Mises Institute explains why we should read Hayek and Mises today. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNq9BvMYDHE","meta_description":"Politicians say they can “fix” the economy.But economists Friedrich Hayek and Ludwig von Mises pointed out how government “fixes\" lead to bigger prob…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1236,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/john-stossel-on-odysee-5955553/episodes/ep-45-hayek-s-warning-we-ignored-government-planning-doesn-t-fix-economies/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/john-stossel-on-odysee-5955553/ep-45-hayek-s-warning-we-ignored-government-planning-doesn-t-fix-economies.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}