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Ed Ring: Municipal Workers Receiving Far More Than Taxpayers Know FIRE PODCAST: When perks including pensions, health insurance, paid vacations, disability insurance, and other forms of compensation are included, many municipal workers in California are receiving triple the compensation typically reported in newspapers and even by the State Controller. Ed Ring of the California Public Policy Center explains the shocking amounts taxpayers are spending on municipal workers.	Ronald McKinnon: the International Financial System FIRE PODCAST: Ying Ma, Heartland Institute policy adviser, talks with Ronald McKinnon, Professor of Economics at Stanford University, about the dollar standard, China's trade surplus with the US and the International Financial system.
Brad Rodu: Tobacco Harm Reduction HCN PODCAST: Brad Rodu, Endowed Chair, Tobacco Harm Reduction Research at the University of Louisville and Senior Fellow at the Heartland Institute discusses tobacco harm reduction on "The Legislature Today' radio show in Bismark, North Dakota.	Will McBride: Tax Freedom Day Lands April 18 BTN PODCAST: The Tax Foundation's annual Tax Freedom Day report is out, and it shows federal tax increases that took effect this year will move the date back five days from last year. But that's an average, as some states won't see tax freedom until well into May, while others already have tax freedom.
James Tooley: How the World's Poor Get a Good Education from Markets SRN PODCAST: About a decade ago, James Tooley wandered out into a foreign slum and encountered a network of inexpensive private schools on every few street corners. The professor of education policy at Newcastle University and his team went back to study this system of education, and found that private schools serve the world's poor far better than local government schools, and at a far lower price. He later wrote the acclaimed book The Beautiful Tree about his experiences and research. Here, Tooley talks about his research, why education is not distorted by a profit motive, and why governments provide the poor worse services than they can get for themselves through free markets.	James M. Taylor: Renewable Power Mandates ECN PODCAST: James M. Taylor, senior fellow for environment policy at The Heartland Institute and host Jim Lakely discuss the latest news on efforts to roll back wasteful and expensive renewable power mandates from state to state.