{"podcast":{"title":"The Human Action Podcast","slug":"the-human-action-podcast-1569402","podcast_index_feed_id":1569402,"rss_url":"https://mises.org/podcast-feed/127168","website_url":"https://mises.org/podcasts/human-action-podcast","image_url":"https://cdn.mises.org/images/2024-03/HAPod_2400_20240311.jpg","author":"Mises Institute","episode_count":150,"summary":"The Human Action Podcast features in-depth interviews on current topics in economics through an Austro libertarian lens.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-14T14:17:51.725947+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-human-action-podcast-1569402"},"episode":{"title":"Billionaires, Workers, and the Exploitation Theory","slug":"billionaires-workers-and-the-exploitation-theory","published_at":"2026-01-18T09:02:13+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-human-action-podcast-1569402/billionaires-workers-and-the-exploitation-theory","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-human-action-podcast-1569402","url":"https://mises.org/podcasts/human-action-podcast/billionaires-workers-and-exploitation-theory","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/cdn.mises.org/2026-01/HAPod-534-20260118.mp3","summary":"Bob revisits Böhm-Bawerk’s critique of the exploitation theory of interest to answer modern claims that billionaires like Elon Musk must have “stolen” their wealth from workers who supposedly create 100 percent of a firm’s value. Related: Böhm-Bawerk’s Critique of the Exploitation Theory of Interest: Mises.org/HAP534a Böhm-Bawerk’s Karl Marx and the Close of His System: Mises.org/HAP534b Politicians don’t build prosperity. Entrepreneurs do. Join Keith Smith, Caitlin Long, Ryan McMaken, Per Bylund, and Timothy Terrell for our first event of 2026: Mises.org/HAHC The Mises Institute is giving away 100,000 copies of Hayek for the 21st Century. Get your free copy at Mises.org/HAPodFree","meta_description":"Bob revisits Böhm-Bawerk’s critique of the exploitation theory of interest to answer modern claims that billionaires like Elon Musk must have “stolen” the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":null,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-human-action-podcast-1569402/episodes/billionaires-workers-and-the-exploitation-theory/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-human-action-podcast-1569402/billionaires-workers-and-the-exploitation-theory.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}