Synopsis
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!
Episodes
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Ep. 2311 Vaccines and Allowable Opinion
07/04/2023 Duration: 42minInvestigative journalist Jeremy Hammond joins me to discuss the undiscussable: the CDC-recommended vaccine schedule, as well as the particular case of the persecuted Dr. Paul Thomas. Book Discussed:
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Ep. 2310 Making a Living During Covid
06/04/2023 Duration: 31minGene Owens of Faithless Town discusses the fate of the arts during Covid, and a recent campaign to get their gig canceled because of their unacceptable views. (Did you know it's "fascist" to oppose state restrictions on individuals?)
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Ep. 2309 Social Media and Mental Health: Where's the Evidence?
05/04/2023 Duration: 31minJonathan Haidt, a generally level-headed academic, has been arguing that social media use contributes to depression in teen girls. A great many people, since the thesis sounds plausible enough, assume the claim has more or less been proven. But the studies alleging a link range from poor to embarrassing. Aaron Brown joins us to review the evidence. Sponsor: CrowdHealth - Save $99 when you use code WOODS at
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Ep. 2308 Do We Have Free Will? and Other Fundamental Questions
01/04/2023 Duration: 32minI first got to know about Laura Davidson by reading her articles in the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics. I was so struck by her work that for the first and only time, I inquired with my colleagues at the Mises Institute about this author. So it's a particular delight to be able to welcome her to the show. Book Discussed: The Logic of Freedom: Free Will, Human Nature, and the Rational Argument for a Genuinely Free World
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Ep. 2307 The Real Story of Bank Regulation
31/03/2023 Duration: 29minKevin Johnston has actually had to deal with bank regulation and regulators and thinks everyone has an extremely naive view of both. We get into the weeds in today's episode.
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Ep. 2306 How to Handle a Hostile Media
30/03/2023 Duration: 28minCarla Gericke of the Free State Project joins us to discuss the recent 11-episode NBC News series on the New Hampshire libertarian group, and what to do when faced with a hostile media.
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Ep. 2305 How and Why They Control the Money
29/03/2023 Duration: 37minThorstein Polleit, author of The Global Currency Plot, discusses the Euro as well as various plans for de facto or de jure world currencies, and why the elites want to carry out plans like these. Special Offer: Happily date box: Take 50% off your first date at
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Ep. 2304 Bad Weather Events Aren't Worsening Because of Climate Change, and Other Good News Nobody Knows
25/03/2023 Duration: 28minThe great Alex Epstein joins us to smack down more myths related to fossil fuel use. Guest's Book: Fossil Future
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Ep. 2303 Julian Assange's Brother on the Family's Struggle
24/03/2023 Duration: 29minGabriel Shipton joins us today to discuss the situation with his brother, along with a wonderful new documentary film that tells a deeply personal story about a family struggling against injustice. Film Discussed: Ithaka -
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Ep. 2302 The Scary Direction of American Law Schools
23/03/2023 Duration: 39minIt made national news days ago when a federal judge who disagrees with the latest leftist obsessions was unable to deliver his prepared remarks because of heckling by students who cannot allow the expression of opposing ideas. But the icing on the cake came when a dean stood up and -- instead of scolding the little savages -- scolded the judge himself. Tim Rosenberger, Jr., heads the Federalist Society chapter at Stanford and joins us to discuss what happened, what it means for the future, and what we must do.
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Ep. 2301 The Brainwashing of Kids Is Getting a Little Obvious
22/03/2023 Duration: 34minKarol Markowicz, a columnist for the New York Post, joins us to discuss the various ways in which, from COVID to gender, crazy people are trying to colonize your children's minds.
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Ep. 2300 The Global Currency Plot: The Background
18/03/2023 Duration: 35minThorsten Polleit discusses part one of his new book The Global Currency Plot. This is the theoretical part. In a future episode (very soon), we will take this apparatus and apply it to current events and find that it accounts for pretty much everything the elites are up to. Book Discussed:
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Ep. 2299 Silicon Valley Bank and Our Stupid Monetary System
17/03/2023 Duration: 31minPeter St. Onge of the Heritage Foundation discusses what went wrong with SVB, what should have happened next, and the problems with the bailout (which is said to be not a bailout, but it is).
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Ep. 2298 Adam Smith: A Warning from Gene Epstein
16/03/2023 Duration: 52minI'm afraid the dull-sounding title will lead people to skip this episode, but it's one of the best of 2023. Gene Epstein comments on my episode with Mark Skousen on Adam Smith, and warns that Smith's deviations have been exploited by opponents of the market economy. The opening banter on this one is long but heartwarming. Sponsor: Debate Discussed: Event with Gene and Tom:
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Ep. 2297 A New Nuremberg Trial, So the Dystopia Is Never Repeated
15/03/2023 Duration: 37minSteve Deace joins us to discuss unknown heroes and martyrs of the Covid fiasco, and the steps necessary to prevent a repeat of those awful years. Sponsor: Gold Alliance - Book Discussed: Listener Website Mentioned:
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Ep. 2296 The Totalitarians Fall, with Michael Malice
11/03/2023 Duration: 47minWe conclude our series of episodes about Michael Malice's book The White Pill with some remarks about the collapse of the horrid regimes he chronicles. Book Discussed: Listener Website Mentioned:
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Ep. 2295 Three Years of Lunacy: A Retrospective
10/03/2023 Duration: 50minHealth writer Gabrielle Bauer joins me for a retrospective on the weird and sinister cult that gripped America for three years -- supposedly in the name of health. Sponsor: Gold Alliance -
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Ep. 2294 The Invisible Hand Isn't a Libertarian Fantasy
09/03/2023 Duration: 43minOn the 300th anniversary of the birth of Adam Smith, Mark Skousen discusses his historical significance. And yes, the "invisible hand" image is apt and should be defended against critics.
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Ep. 2293 How Countries Get Rich (or Stay Poor)
08/03/2023 Duration: 42minShawn Ritenour, professor of economics at Grove City College, discusses his new book, The Economics of Prosperity: Rethinking Economic Growth and Development. Sponsors: Crowdhealth - Save $99 when you use code WOODS at Policy Genius -
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Ep. 2292 Stalin Takes Over, with Michael Malice
03/03/2023 Duration: 31minMichael Malice and I continue our discussion of his book The White Pill with a look at the record of Joseph Stalin. Book Discussed: