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This podcast is a series of interviews where well-known and widely respected economists, political scientists, and social thinkers examine Henry George’s philosophies in today’s society in order to create a more productive national economy that encourages inclusive prosperity.
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- 5 days ago26 min
197. Capturing Land Values via Auctions: Gesell's Idea of Socializing Rent
For today's episode, Cameron Sajedi considers how auctions might help communities determine land values and return socially created rent to the public. Drawing on the ideas of Silvio Gesell, Henry George, and the economist William Vickrey, he introduces the logic behind Vickrey-Clarke-Groves auctions and asks whether market-based bidding could improve upon conventional land assessment. Through examples from Detroit to Anguilla, the conversation explores land taxation, publicly owned leaseholds, and the use of simulations to test different policies before putting them into practice.Cameron Sajedi is a scientist and systems architect with a background in geoscience, engineering, and financial modeling. His work brings together location data, decentralized technology, and alternative monetary systems.To explore more of our content, including research, policy and tools, visit our website at hgsss.org.
- 2 weeks ago18 min
196. The Land Problem Through the Eyes of George and Gesell
For today’s episode, Cameron Sajedi examines the land question through the ideas of Henry George and Silvio Gesell. He uses Geographic Information Systems and real data to explore land use and the issues that informed their proposed solutions.Cameron Sajedi is a scientist and systems architect with a background in geoscience, engineering, and financial modeling. His work brings together location data, decentralized technology, and alternative monetary systems.To explore more of our content, including research, policy and tools, visit our website at hgsss.org.
- Oct 8, 202637 min
195. Monopoly! The Real Story Behind America's Most Popular Game
For today’s episode, Mary Pilon, author of The Monopolists, explains how Monopoly began as a Georgist teaching tool. In 1904 Lizzie Magie patented The Landlord’s Game to show what happens when land rent goes to owners instead of the community. The game spread through single tax circles for thirty years before Charles Darrow sold it to Parker Brothers as his own.Mary Pilon is a New York Times bestselling author, an investigative journalist and an Emmy-nominated filmmaker. She was a staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal.To explore more of our content, including research, policy and tools, visit our website at hgsss.org.
- Sep 24, 202637 min
194. Prosperity - A Digital Version of the Landlord's Game
For today’s episode, Evan Atlas introduces Prosperity, a digital version of The Landlord’s Game, and discusses the history of Lizzie Magie’s original Georgist board game. He explains why both Magie and he see games as powerful educational tools.Evan Atlas is an interdisciplinary philosopher, writer, entrepreneur, and game designer. He is the author of three books and writes Mapping with Atlas on Substack. His work explores how we can create more meaningful and purposeful lives across game theory, psychology, ethics, complex systems, metamodernism, personal development, and spiritual growth.To check out more of our content, including our research and policy tools, visit our website: https://www.hgsss.org/
- Sep 11, 20261h 14m
193. The State of the US Economy and Society (2026)
For today’s episode, Edward Dodson discusses what he sees as the systemic problems facing the American economy and society. He proposes unique solutions that require thinking and action, which to this point have escaped not only most elected officials but also economists and other social thinkers.Mr. Dodson attended Shippensburg University and Temple University where he received an economics degree. Ed worked for Fannie Mae, a public-private partnership to help distribute home mortgage loans. During his time at Fannie Mae, Mr. Dodson held numerous management and analyst positions within the Housing & Community Development group, helping revitalize neighborhoods and local communities. This gives him an interesting perspective on land use and reform, and how it can reduce inequality. He also has extensive experience as a history lecturer at the Osher Life Long Learning Institute and the Learning is For Everyone program at Burlington County College. Edward has written many papers on history and the political economy and is the author of a three-volume book series titled The Discovery of First Principles.To check out more of our content, including our research and policy tools, visit our website: https://www.hgsss.org/
- Aug 27, 20261h 33m
192. Progress or Poverty: AI and Our Future
For today’s episode, panelists Lucas Bernard, Stephen Giannetti, Sean Hagen, Caridad Muñoz, and Dr. Marty Rowland weigh in on the future impact of AI adoption and whether it will bring more progress or poverty.To check out more of our content, including our research and policy tools, visit our website: https://www.hgsss.org/
- Aug 13, 202635 min
191. The Political Economy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2026)
For today’s episode, Edward Dodson examines the evolution in King’s thinking on how to address the issue of extreme poverty and the major ideas and events that influenced his life and work.Mr. Dodson attended Shippensburg University and Temple University where he received an economics degree. Ed worked for Fannie Mae, a public-private partnership to help distribute home mortgage loans. During his time at Fannie Mae, Mr. Dodson held numerous management and analyst positions within the Housing & Community Development group, helping revitalize neighborhoods and local communities. This gives him an interesting perspective on land use and reform, and how it can reduce inequality. He also has extensive experience as a history lecturer at the Osher Life Long Learning Institute and the Learning is For Everyone program at Burlington County College. Edward has written many papers on history and the political economy and is the author of a three-volume book series titled The Discovery of First Principles.To check out more of our content, including our research and policy tools, visit our website: https://www.hgsss.org/
- Jul 30, 202628 min
190. Vacant Land in Baltimore: The High Cost of Undervaluation
For today’s episode, Greg Miller and Lars Doucet from the Center for Land Economics discuss vacant land being undervalued in Baltimore compared to utilized lots and what the mismatches mean for speculation, development, and fairness.Greg Miller is Co-Founder of the Center for Land Economics. He brings experience from his role as a Program Analyst in the Office of Policy Development and Research at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). After his time at HUD, he co-founded a startup focused on applying AI to make government more accessible. He holds degrees in Economics and Applied Mathematics from the University of Notre Dame.Lars Doucet is Co-Founder of the Center for Land Economics. He has decades of experience in software development. He was previously an indie game developer before co-founding ValueBase, a property assessment technology startup. As the former Chief Product Officer, he developed cutting-edge tools for accurate land value estimation. His book “Land is A Big Deal” has become a cornerstone text in contemporary discussions of land value taxation.To check out more of our content, including our research and policy tools, visit our website: https://www.hgsss.org/
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This podcast is a series of interviews where well-known and widely respected economists, political scientists, and social thinkers examine Henry George’s philosophies in today’s society in order to create a more productive national economy that encourages inclusive prosperity.
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