The Human Progress Podcast

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Latest episode

The Pattern Behind History's Golden Ages | Johan Norberg | Ep. 72
23/1/2026 | 59 mins.
Johan Norberg examines the conditions that create human flourishing and why golden ages so often come to an end.

Buy his book, Peak Human.
The Misdiagnosis of American Mental Health | Chris Ferguson | Ep. 71
09/1/2026 | 1h 17 mins.
Psychologist Chris Ferguson joins Adam Omary to discuss American mental health, cognitive biases, and the dangers of narrative overreach.

Buy his book, Catastrophe!: How Psychology Explains Why Good People Make Bad Situations Worse.Read his article on loneliness.
American Poverty Is a Measurement Problem | Scott Winship | Ep. 71
19/12/2025 | 1h 1 mins.
Scott Winship joins Marian Tupy to discuss how bad measurement choices distort the picture of poverty and inequality in the United States.
The New Right Manufactures Misery | Yaron Brook | Ep. 70
08/12/2025 | 53 mins.
Yaron Brook joins Marian Tupy to discuss the pessimistic populism of the New Right.
Milei Midterms: An Update on Argentina | Marcos Falcone | Ep. 69
14/11/2025 | 53 mins.
Policy analyst Marcos Falcone joins Chelsea Follett to discuss Milei’s recent electoral success and the economic reforms he might pursue using this new political leverage.