{"podcast":{"title":"Unintended Consequences","slug":"unintended-consequences-6333409","podcast_index_feed_id":6333409,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/643947a1309d10001195d3e7","website_url":"https://www.cato.org/multimedia/unintended-consequences","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/643947a1309d10001195d3e7/1681475504523-083b877548b3ed611071f22874011b4a.jpeg","author":"Cato Institute","episode_count":26,"summary":"Unintended Consequences is the podcast of Regulation magazine, produced by the Cato Institute. Hosted by Peter Van Doren and Paul Matzko, the show explores how government interventions can have surprising—and often negative—consequences. Drawing from Regulation 's in-depth policy analysis and cover stories, each episode unpacks the gap between policymakers’ intentions and the real-world outcomes that follow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T22:20:33.611819+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unintended-consequences-6333409"},"episode":{"title":"Enforcing Smart Water Management Policies and Encouraging Bureaucratic Neutrality is Harder Than You Might Imagine","slug":"enforcing-smart-water-management-policies-and-encouraging-bureaucratic-neutrality-is-harder-than-you-might-imagine","published_at":"2023-07-24T15:30:04+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unintended-consequences-6333409/enforcing-smart-water-management-policies-and-encouraging-bureaucratic-neutrality-is-harder-than-you-might-imagine","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unintended-consequences-6333409","url":"https://www.cato.org/multimedia/unintended-consequences/enforcing-smart-water-management-policies-encouraging","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/643947a1309d10001195d3e7/e/64be28f68265b300117f00d4/media.mp3","summary":"Is there an “optimal hypocrisy” when it comes to enforcing laws and regulations? That’s the central theme in this episode of Unintended Consequences , which covers both water policy and the neutrality of government economists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Is there an “optimal hypocrisy” when it comes to enforcing laws and regulations? That’s the central theme in this episode of Unintended Consequences , whi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3834,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unintended-consequences-6333409/episodes/enforcing-smart-water-management-policies-and-encouraging-bureaucratic-neutrality-is-harder-than-you-might-imagine/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unintended-consequences-6333409/enforcing-smart-water-management-policies-and-encouraging-bureaucratic-neutrality-is-harder-than-you-might-imagine.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}