Podcasts Culture Freakonomics Radio 525. In Search of the Real Adam Smith

525. In Search of the Real Adam Smith

Published: Dec. 8, 2022, 4 a.m.

b'How did an affable 18th-century \\u201cmoral philosopher\\u201d become the patron saint of cutthroat capitalism? Does \\u201cthe invisible hand\\u201d mean what everyone thinks it does? We travel to Smith\\u2019s hometown in Scotland to uncover the man behind the myth. (Part 1 of a series.)'