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Sheldon Richman: 100 Years of the Federal Income Tax BTN PODCAST: The federal income tax has just turned 100 years old. Economic writer and historian Sheldon Richman says even if the Sixteenth Amendment establishing the income tax were repealed, Congress would have the power to impose an income tax.	Neil deMause: Chicago Cubs Plan to Renovate Stadium Themselves FIRE PODCAST: Professional sports teams have received billions of taxpayers dollars in deals most independent economists say do little or nothing to improve local economies. Pushback against these deals has been growing and is a factor in the Chicago Cubs announcing they plan to renovate Wrigley Field with their own money, says Neil deMause, author of "Field of Schemes" and operator of the fieldofschemes.com Web site.
Marc Morano: Bill Nye the Science Guy Debate ECN PODCAST: James Taylor interviews Marc Morano, publisher of the website Climatedepot.com, about his "debate" with Bill Nye, the Science Guy.	Ember Reichgott Junge: Charter School Movement SRN PODCAST: Heartland's Jim Lakely speaks with Ember Reichgott Junge, a former Democratic Minnesota state senator and a member of the National Charter Schools Hall of Fame. They follow up her appearance at a Heartland Author Series luncheon to discuss the 20-year history of the charter school movement, the principle of offering choice in schools, and the future of reforms in public education.
Christina Sandefur: state health care freedom acts HCN PODCAST: Benjamin Domenech chats with Christina Sandefur of the Goldwater Institute about how Obamacare conflicts with state health care freedom acts.	Paul Beard: Limit How Hard Governments May Squeeze for Permits FIRE PODCAST: Paul Beard of the Pacific Legal Foundation recently appeared before the US Supreme Court for a family whose permit to develop a small tract of land was denied because they refused to improve government-owned land miles away from their property. Beard argues the permit demand amounted to extortion. Such demands are becoming more common, he says.