Lecture series · recorded 2009
My Years with Ludwig von Mises
My Years with Ludwig von Mises is a free lecture series (12 recordings, 7.1 hours) you can stream or download at freecapitalists.org, with Margit von Mises.
A moving account by Margit von Mises of her life with "Lu," from their first days in Vienna until his death in 1973. Narrated by Amber Cathey.
Read the book: My Years with Ludwig von Mises by Margit von Mises, free to download here.
Cover painting: Ludwig and Margit von Mises sign the marriage register, Geneva, July 1938. See every painting in the art gallery.
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Preface 2009
From My Years with Ludwig von Mises, pages 7-8. Narrated by Amber Cathey.
Read the transcript 1,261 words
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1. My Youth 2009
From My Years with Ludwig von Mises , pages 11-19. Narrated by Amber Cathey.
Read the transcript 4,589 words
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2. How We Met 2009
From My Years with Ludwig von Mises , pages 21-35. Narrated by Amber Cathey.
Read the transcript 8,184 words
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3. Life in Geneva 2009
From My Years with Ludwig von Mises , pages 39-56. Narrated by Amber Cathey.
Read the transcript 8,702 words
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4. Escape from Europe 2009
From My Years with Ludwig von Mises, pages 57-62. Narrated by Amber Cathey.
Read the transcript 2,274 words
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5. Our New Country 2009
From My Years with Ludwig von Mises , pages 63-73. Narrated by Amber Cathey.
Read the transcript 6,095 words
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6. Two Months in Mexico 2009
From My Years with Ludwig von Mises , pages 75-83. Narrated by Amber Cathey.
Read the transcript 4,010 words
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7. Life in New York 2009
From My Years with Ludwig von Mises , pages 85-101. Narrated by Amber Cathey.
Read the transcript 7,661 words
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8. The Story of Human Action 2009
From My Years with Ludwig von Mises , pages 103-114. Narrated by Amber Cathey.
Read the transcript 5,775 words
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9. Lu's Famous Seminar 2009
From My Years with Ludwig von Mises, pages 133-141. Narrated by Amber Cathey.
Read the transcript 4,623 words
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10. His Work and Influence 2009
From My Years with Ludwig von Mises, pages 143-167. Narrated by Amber Cathey.
Read the transcript 12,200 words
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11. Our Last Years Together 2009
From My Years with Ludwig von Mises , pages 169-181. Narrated by Amber Cathey.
Read the transcript 5,691 words
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Recording dates, summaries and topics for 12 of these 12 lectures come from the Mises Institute's page for My Years with Ludwig von Mises, checked 2026-09-27.
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- Is My Years with Ludwig von Mises free to listen to?
- Yes. All 12 mirrored recordings stream in the browser or download as audio, at no cost and with no signup.
- How long is My Years with Ludwig von Mises?
- 12 recordings, 7.1 hours in total.
- When was My Years with Ludwig von Mises recorded?
- 2009, per the recording dates recovered for this series.
- Is the book behind My Years with Ludwig von Mises available here?
- Yes. My Years with Ludwig von Mises by Margit von Mises is in this archive as a free download, on its own page.
- Is there a transcript of My Years with Ludwig von Mises?
- Yes. Every lecture in the series has one, 71,065 words in total, free to read on each lecture's page and searchable in the browser.
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