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Join New York Times bestselling author Tom Woods for your daily serving of liberty education! Guests include Ron Paul, Judge Andrew Napolitano, David Stockman, and hundreds more, with topics like war, the Federal Reserve, net neutrality, the FDA, Austrian economics, and many other subjects of interest to libertarians. Join us!

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Episodes

Ep. 2399 RFK, Jr., on Secession, and More with Carla Gericke

9/29/2023
The Free State Project's Carla Gericke joins us with updates: RFK, Jr., on secession, bold moves in the New Hampshire legislature, the fate of the "Crypto 6," and plenty more.

Duration:00:36:04

Ep. 2398 The $900B Military Budget and Other Follies, with David Stockman

9/28/2023
David Stockman, director of the Office of Management and Budget under Ronald Reagan, walks us through current stupidities, his conclusions after studying 20th-century American economic history, and how he ended up working in the Reagan Administration.

Duration:00:42:21

Ep. 2397 Trump v. DeSantis: Gavin Wax and Steve Deace Debate

9/27/2023
I invited Gavin Wax, president of the New York Young Republican Club, and Steve Deace, host of The Steve Deace Show on The Blaze, to hash it out. Sponsors:

Duration:00:53:58

Ep. 2396 The Oliver Anthony Problem

9/22/2023
The singer who goes by the name Oliver Anthony took America by storm with his unexpected hit "Rich Men North of Richmond." He correctly identified the villains in America -- not rich people as a class, but a specific group of unjustly rich people. At the same time, the powers that be are not shaking in their boots that someone singing "Ain't Got a Dollar" is popular among the masses; that's exactly the mentality they want the masses to have. John Bush joins us to talk this all through, as well as to discuss his personal story of going from borderline desperation to success. Guest's Course: Sponsors:

Duration:01:02:48

Ep. 2395 Civil Rights Law Is Why We Hate Each Other

9/21/2023
Typically when people seek the origins of woke ideology, they point to this or that philosopher or philosophical movement. Richard Hanania says the answer is far more mundane: it is a direct result of the idiosyncratic twists and turns of civil rights law. Thus wokeism is in fact a creature of the state. Book Discussed:

Duration:00:42:49

Ep. 2394 The Evil ADL

9/20/2023
Paul Gottfried joins me to discuss the Anti-Defamation League, which has garnered quite a bit of additional attention because of its ongoing feud with Elon Musk. Sponsor: The Tom Woods School of Life trains decent people to flourish and prosper in a world that hates them. Check it out at:

Duration:00:38:09

Ep. 2393 Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo on the Sad State of American Medicine

9/15/2023
Joseph Ladapo, surgeon general of Florida, holds his MD from Harvard Medical School and his Ph.D. in health policy from Harvard's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. In 2019 he was entirely within the so-called mainstream of medicine, but the way Covid was handled opened his eyes to some grim truths about his field. Book Discussed:

Duration:00:39:40

Ep. 2392 Alex Epstein: Don't Declare a "Climate Emergency"

9/14/2023
Alex Epstein warns of what a "climate emergency" would mean, and pours cold water on the hysteria. Sponsors:

Duration:00:45:01

Ep. 2391 Want a Journalism Career? Then Shut Up About the You-Know-Whats

9/13/2023
Journalist Rav Arora, who hosts the Illusion of Consensus podcast with Stanford's Jay Bhattacharya, discusses being shut out of outlets that once published him because during Covid he took being a dissident a little too far for them. Guest's Substack (with Jay Bhattacharya): (take 10% off a subscription at ) Sponsors: &

Duration:00:45:50

Ep. 2390 The State Is Making You Mentally Ill

9/8/2023
In mental health people talk about "cognitive distortions" that must be overcome for the person's mental condition to improve. CJ Killmer of the Dangerous History Podcast contends that many cognitive distortions accurately describe the effects that propagandists seek to induce in the minds of their subjects.

Duration:00:54:35

Ep. 2389 Departments of Hate Studies, and Other Stupid Developments

9/7/2023
The great Wanjiru Njoya of the University of Exeter joins us to discuss "antiracism," whether Boers should worry about people singing "Kill the Boer," and the development of "hate studies" as a discipline. Sponsor: Monetary Metals:

Duration:00:50:55

Ep. 2388 The Weird Founders of Feminism

9/6/2023
We often hear it said that feminism had noble origins that mysteriously degenerated into the more absurd forms it takes today. Is it possible that something was rotten about it from the start? Carrie Gress joins us to discuss several early feminist thinkers and the biographical and intellectual details that the usual story excludes. Book Discussed:

Duration:00:38:02

Ep. 2387 Dave Smith on Trump, Humor, and The Simpsons

8/31/2023
Comedian and podcaster Dave Smith, fresh from his tenth appearance on Joe Rogan's podcast, joins us to discuss the craft of comedy, plus the uncertain and oddball 2020 race.

Duration:00:47:46

Ep. 2386 Biden's Gun Fables

8/30/2023
John Lott, who runs the Crime Prevention Research Center, discusses the multiple fabrications contained in a single presidential Tweet. Sponsor:

Duration:00:35:56

Ep. 2385 Is the Old GOP Dead?

8/29/2023
The Mises Institute's Tho Bishop joins us for a look at last week's clash of non-Trump GOP candidates and what it means for 2024 and beyond.

Duration:00:39:34

Ep. 2384 Bad Arguments for More Wars, with Scott Horton

8/25/2023
Scott discusses the China/Taiwan issue, a little bit about Ukraine, his forthcoming book, and a specific thing we can all do for the cause. Libertarian Institute fundraising drive:

Duration:00:39:04

Ep. 2383 Fears About AI Are Overblown

8/24/2023
Perry Metzger argues that AI will prove to be an immense boon to mankind, and that the apocalyptic warnings are misplaced. Sponsor:

Duration:01:01:58

Ep. 2382 They Thought They Were Free: Larken Rose and Jones Plantation

8/23/2023
Larken Rose discusses his new film, Jones Plantation, and how the ruling powers throughout history have manipulated people into thinking they're free. Sponsor: StartMail - Film Website:

Duration:00:42:16

Ep. 2381 Your Unscientific Doctor Is Nothing New

8/18/2023
Tom Mullen makes use of his experience in the health insurance industry as well his personal experience as a caretaker for family members to conclude that the unscientific approach of mainstream medicine is nothing new.

Duration:00:45:07

Ep. 2380 Get Out While the Getting's Good?

8/15/2023
Mikkel Thorup, host of the Expat Money Show, has lived all over the world and traveled widely. He's an expert on the various issues involved with becoming an expat, as well as measures short of expatriation (second passports, international banking, etc.). We discuss some of those issues, including the value of having a Plan B in case the SHTF. Guest's Event:

Duration:00:35:16