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Lecture series · recorded 2006–2018

Commerce and Culture

Commerce and Culture is a free lecture series (17 recordings, 25.7 hours) you can stream or download at freecapitalists.org, with 2 speakers.

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16 of 17 lectures mirrored; the rest are still syncing.

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  1. 01

    The Economic Basis of Culture 2018

    Paul A. Cantor · 1:30:47 · 20.8 MB · Recorded 15 November 2018

    Media and Culture

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  2. 02

    Shakespeare's Theater 2006

    Paul A. Cantor · 1:38:13 · 22.5 MB · Recorded 25 July 2006

    Media and Culture

    Read the transcript 12,964 words

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  3. 03

    The Economic Basis of Culture (video)

    Paul A. Cantor · 1:35:40 · 144 MB

    Read the transcript 12,067 words

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  4. 04

    The Economics of Painting: Patronage vs. the Market 2006

    Paul A. Cantor · 1:27:11 · 20.0 MB · Recorded 25 July 2006

    Philosophy and MethodologyMedia and Culture

    Read the transcript 11,463 words

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  5. 05

    Shakespeare's Theater (video)

    Paul A. Cantor · 1:38:59 · 148 MB

    Read the transcript 11,374 words

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  6. 06

    The Economics of Classical Music: Patronage vs. the Market 2006

    Paul A. Cantor · 1:38:17 · 148 MB · Recorded 26 July 2006

    Calculation and KnowledgeMedia and Culture

    Read the transcript 13,414 words

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  7. 07

    The Economics of Painting: Patronage vs. the Market (video)

    Paul A. Cantor · 1:27:45 · 132 MB

    Read the transcript 10,478 words

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  8. 08

    The Serialized Novel in the Nineteenth Century 2006

    Paul A. Cantor · 1:40:28 · 23.0 MB · Recorded 26 July 2006

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    Read the transcript 13,953 words

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  9. 09

    The Economics of Modernism 2006

    Paul A. Cantor · 1:38:51 · 22.6 MB · Recorded 27 July 2006

    Calculation and KnowledgeMedia and Culture

    Read the transcript 13,842 words

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  10. 10

    The Serialized Novel in the Nineteenth Century (video)

    Paul A. Cantor · 1:41:07 · 153 MB

    Read the transcript 13,402 words

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  11. 11

    The Economics of Modernism (video)

    Paul A. Cantor · 1:37:21 · 146 MB

    Read the transcript 12,253 words

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  12. 12

    Totalitarianism and the Arts in the 20th Century 2006

    Paul A. Cantor · 1:34:41 · 21.7 MB · Recorded 27 July 2006

    Political TheoryMedia and CultureWorld History

    Read the transcript 13,066 words

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  13. 13

    The Rise of the Motion Picture 2006

    Paul A. Cantor · 1:36:25 · 22.1 MB · Recorded 28 July 2006

    Media and Culture

    Read the transcript 13,876 words

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  14. 14

    Totalitarianism and the Arts in the 20th Century (video)

    Paul A. Cantor · 1:35:23 · 145 MB

    Read the transcript 12,219 words

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  15. 15

    When is a Network Not a Network? 2006

    Paul A. Cantor · 1:39:02 · 22.7 MB · Recorded 28 July 2006

    Media and Culture

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  16. 16

    Conclusion: Culture as Pop Culture 2006

    Paul A. Cantor · 1:41:01 · 23.1 MB · Recorded 29 July 2006

    Media and Culture

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  17. 17

    The Incredible Bread Machine

    R. W. Grant

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People in this series

Speakers

Paul A. Cantor, R. W. Grant.

Recording dates and topics for 10 of these 17 lectures come from the Mises Institute's page for Commerce and Culture, checked 2026-07-23.

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Is Commerce and Culture free to listen to?
Yes. All 16 mirrored recordings stream in the browser or download as video and audio, at no cost and with no signup.
How long is Commerce and Culture?
17 recordings, 25.7 hours in total.
Who lectures in Commerce and Culture?
Paul A. Cantor and R. W. Grant.
When was Commerce and Culture recorded?
2006–2018, per the recording dates recovered for this series.
Is there a transcript of Commerce and Culture?
Yes. Every lecture in the series has one, 204,839 words in total, free to read on each lecture's page and searchable in the browser.