# Repugnant Markets: Where Blood is Sold and Kidneys Swapped

An episode of [CANADALAND](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/721048994), 10 Aug 2026, 25 min.

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They’re shamed, banned, or driven underground but “repugnant markets” have a way of surviving. Organ sales, MAID, even blood sales fall into the category. Nobel Prize-winning economist Alvin Roth comes to Canadaland to discuss his latest book, Moral Economics: From Prostitution to Organ Sales, What Controversial Transactions Reveal about How Markets Work. Further Reading: • The Nobel Prize - Alvin E. Roth • Can economics save lives? - Alvin E. Roth • Repugnance as a Constraint on Markets - Alvin E. Roth • A Conversation with Alvin Roth - The Conversation • Kidney Paired Donation Program - Canadian Blood Services Host: Gemma Boothroyd Credits: Gemma Boothroyd (Reporter), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Chad Galloway (Audio Editing & Production), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher) Fact Checking by: Julian Abraham Additional Music by: Audio Network Photo: Linda A. Cicero, Stanford University Sponsors: Shopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at https://shopify.ca oxio: Head over to https://canadaland.oxio.ca and use code CANADALAND for your first month free! Article: Article is offering our listeners $50 off your first purchase of $100 or more. To claim, visit https://article.com/canadaland and the discount will be automatically applied at checkout. Can’t get enough Canadaland? Follow @Canadaland_Podcasts on Instagram for clips, announcements, explainers and more. If you value this podcast, support us! You’ll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You’ll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch at our store, tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you’ll be a part of the solution to Canada’s journalism crisis, you’ll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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