The Tom Woods Show

Vladimir Brovkin, my Harvard professor of Russian history, revisits the life of V.I. Lenin and refutes what he calls the "good Lenin, bad Stalin" myth. Sponsors: Tom Woods Mastermind: Want to get your business to the next level? Tom's mastermind is where you'll meet and get specific guidance from smart and successful people. Click here for the details. CrowdHealth Book Discussed: From Vladimir Lenin to Vladimir Putin: Russia in Search of Its Identity, 1913-2023   Guest's YouTube Channel: Vladimir Brovkin Show notes for Ep. 2480

Spike Cohen, 2020 VP candidate for the LP, had a chance to debate David Hogg at Dartmouth on guns in America. You can guess how it came out. Spike reviews the debate with us in this episode. Sponsors: Monetary Metals & Persist SEO Show notes for Ep. 2479

Alex Stein, of Prime Time with Alex Stein on The Blaze, joins me to talk about building and keeping an audience, whether Alex Jones has been vindicated, why you should ignore your haters, and a lot more. Sponsors: Persist SEO & Diary of a Psychosis Guest's Podcast: Prime Time with Alex Stein   Guest's YouTube: Prime Time with Alex Stein   Guest's Twitter: @AlexStein99 Show notes for Ep. 2478

Jeremy Carl discusses his forthcoming book, The Unprotected Class: How Anti-White Racism Is Tearing America Apart. Sponsors: Persist SEO & Supporting Listeners Guest's Twitter: @realJeremyCarl   Guest's Website: JeremyCarl.com Show notes for Ep. 2477

The great Wanjiru Njoya, who holds a PhD from Cambridge University, cuts through the nice-sounding language to explain what DEI and related phenomena are all about. Sponsors: Monetary Metals & Blinkist Guest's Twitter: @WanjiruNjoya Show notes for Ep. 2476

Kathryn Huwig has a case before the Supreme Court of Ohio because the state's health department refuses to turn over death data that might help us better understand what happened over the past three years. Sponsors: Persist SEO & Tom's School of Life Show notes for Ep. 2475

Brandon Harnish, County Councilman in Wells County, Indiana, talks about the overlooked ways we can push back against the bad guys at the local level, but we're too distracted by presidential politics to organize and do it. Sponsors: Monetary Metals & Supporting Listeners Guest's Twitter: @PaleoGOP Show notes for Ep. 2474

Argentina's Javier Milei has an uphill battle ahead of him to reverse the damage previous leaders have done to Argentinian economy and society, but he's clever and continues to enjoy popular support. Skot Sheller joins us for an update. Sponsors: Monetary Metals & Persist SEO Guest's Twitter: @BowTiedMara Guest's Website: Free State Project: FSP.org Show notes for Ep. 2473

Michael Wolf is a strength coach who tells me that the science around exercise and fitness and training isn't all that much better than the so-called science around COVID. Sponsors: Monetary Metals & Supporting Listeners Guest's Twitter: @wolfstrength Guest's Instagram: @Wolf_Strength Guest's Substack: Deep Squats, Shallow Thoughts Show notes for Ep. 2472

The great Jennifer Sey, former brand manager at Levi's and who was ostracized for her entirely correct opinions about school closures during COVID, Is now back with her own athletic apparel brand that has a particular mission. Sponsors: Monetary Metals & Federated Computer Guest's Website: TheTruthFits.com   Guest's Twitter: @JenniferSey Show notes for Ep. 2471

We all know the routine: Dad (and maybe Mom) gets home from work and then it's one child off to soccer and another to gymnastics, and homework and lunch preparation for the next day, and so on – and this is repeated day after day. It's exhausting. Daniel Prince decided: this is no way for a family to live. So he chose a different path. Book Discussed: Choose Life: The Tools, Tricks, and Hacks of Long-Term Family Travellers, Worldschoolers, and Digital Nomads Sponsors: Monetary Metals & Persist SEO Show notes for Ep. 2470

Kevin Dolan joins us to discuss the prospects for de-crazifying our society, and the various approaches that have been suggested. Sponsors: Persist SEO & Blinkist Guest's Website: Exit Group   Guest's Twitter: @extradeadjcb   Tom's Membership: The Tom Woods School of Life   The Practical Liberty Un-Conference Show notes for Ep. 2469

The great radio host Mike Church joins me for a wide-ranging discussion that includes his conversion away from neoconservatism -- which was not a good move for his career, but intellectual honesty compelled him to do it. Listen all the way through, because the conversation takes an interesting turn. Sponsors: Policy Genius & CrowdHealth The Practical Liberty Un-Conference Site Mentioned: WoodsMasterclass.com Guest's Website: MikeChurch.com Guest's Twitter: @TheKingDude Show notes for Ep. 2468

James Esses joins me to dissect the propositions that modern "gender theory" expects us to believe, and the groupthink that punishes dissidents. Sponsors: Federated Computer & Factor James's links: - Document Discussed: Declaration for Biological Reality - Litigation Crowdfund - Substack: www.JamesEsses.com Show notes for Ep. 2467

Tucker Carlson recently interviewed Lydia Brimelow of the VDARE website on the lawfare directed against them, but in general it's been ignored. But it shouldn't be. Lydia and her colleagues are obviously being targeted for their political views despite not having broken any laws, and this phenomenon is unlikely to end here. Guest's Website: VDARE.com Sponsor: SupportingListeners Show notes for Ep. 2466

Dan McCarthy, editor of the venerable Modern Age, runs us through the most likely VP picks for Donald Trump, the motivations behind each, who the best one is, and who are most likely. Sponsors: Persist SEO & Hillsdale College: Hillsdale is offering 40+ free self-paced courses on topics of great importance. I recommend "CS Lewis on Christianity," where you'll examine some of Lewis' classic works, including Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Abolition of Man, to see what Lewis had to say about Scripture, prayer, suffering, joy, heaven, and hell. Link: Hillsdale.edu/Woods Show notes for Ep. 2465

Comedian and podcaster Dave Smith discusses his debate with RFK, Jr., the state of the LP, the C19 madness, and more. Sponsors: Monetary Metals & Federated Computer Guest's Podcast: Part of the Problem Interviews Mentioned: Dave on the Human Action podcast, on open borders Dave with Candace Owens Dave with RFK, Jr.   Show notes for Ep. 2464

Last year I launched a business mastermind, and the results have been outstanding. We just added another member this week, and we're getting ready to launch year two. Here's a peek into what it's like inside a mastermind, where smart and ambitious people help each other multiply their successes. My thanks to Henry Bingaman for letting me share from an episode of his Practical Liberty podcast. Interested in joining us? Check out TomWoods.com/mastermind  Show notes for Ep. 2463

We used to joke about how this phrase was used every four years. Paul Gottfried thinks this time it may be true. Sponsors: Blinkist & Federated Computer Guest's Website: Chronicles Magazine Show notes for Ep. 2462

Keri Smith discusses what made her leave the woke world, despite being a true believer for a long time. Sponsors: Monetary Metals & Supporting Listeners Guest's Podcast: Deprogrammed Guest's Website: kerismith.net  Guest's Twitter: @RealKeriSmith Show notes for Ep. 2461