Wally Thurman of North Carolina State University and the Property and Environmental Research Center discusses bees with EconTalk host Russell Roberts. Topics include the biological basics of bees; the history of bees in America; the role of commercial beekeeping in agriculture, especially almond cultivation in California; colony collapse disorder and policy and market responses; and how pollination is an example of reciprocal externality and subsidies and how those relate to Coase’s theories.

Hoover research fellow Kori Schake discusses Obama’s foreign policy on Secure Freedom Radio. Topics include Syria, Iran, the nature of the American public, the war in Afghanistan, and the Obama administration’s international reputation.

Dough Lemov of Uncommon Schools and author of Teach Like a Champion discusses teaching, schools, and education with EconTalk host Russell Roberts. Topics include considering teaching as if it were a performance profession; relationships between teachers and administration; education assessments; techniques and characteristics of a good teacher; and school choice in America.

Richard Epstein previews his new book with a discussion about what both conservatives and liberals misunderstand about the Constitution.