The Tom Woods Show

Scott Horton talks arms reduction, Hiroshima, whether reducing or eliminating nuclear weapons is naive/unrealistic, and more. Book Discussed:

You may have heard about the Austrian School's free-market explanation of why the economy moves in a boom-bust cycle, but in this episode I walk you through it step by step. Conclusion: End the Fed!

We have long deplored how American history is taught in classrooms, at all levels. But most people have done more griping than doing. Connor Boyack just did something we've obviously needed for the past 50 years, but which nobody -- not even extremely well funded libertarian or conservative think tanks -- had bothered to do. It's great news.

James Madison biographer Kevin Gutzman joins me, along with historian Brion McClanahan, to discuss the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade.

Hard money is stupid and backward, they say, and the Federal Reserve is necessary to protect us against the wild excesses of a free economy. Oh, and falling prices would be terrible! We're going to smash this today. Special Offer: Happily date box: Take 50% off your first date at

Listeners of the Tom Woods Show will recognize the name Gret Glyer, the young man who spent three years living in Malawi, the world's poorest country at the time, in order to help the most vulnerable and who, at age 26, launched the outstanding DonorSee app, which allows givers to see video footage of the actual effects of their donations. Gret was shot to death in his Fairfax, Virginia, home on June 24, 2022. This episode is in remembrance of him. Support Gret's Family Via Via   Article Mentioned: "," by Gret Glyer

The great foreign-policy hero Scott Horton returns first to discuss his recent debate at Porcfest with Cathy Young, and secondly to talk about the ongoing atrocity in Yemen and how we might actually be able to stop it.

With the Federal Reserve once again under scrutiny, it's time to stick the knife in.

Both the White House and the CDC have made claims in recent days and weeks that Covid is one of the top killers of children, or that for children it's significantly worse than the flu. There is nothing to these claims, and our guest Kelley Krohnert, who discovered the flaw behind the numbers, walks us through the real story.

The Mises Institute's Joe Becker, who studied economics at UNLV under Murray Rothbard and Hans Hoppe and worked in numerous capacities for Ron Paul, discusses a major new project from the Mises Institute that people have been wanting for a long time.

Bitcoin has been taking a beating lately. Its critics have been having a field day. What's really going on? Stephan Livera and Guy Swann join us to discuss.

The great documentary filmmaker Jason Rink joins me to discuss the January 6 hearings and the real story of that day.

Is it possible that we've been snookered into believing in a nonsensical concept? Is it possible to "own" an idea? Stephan Kinsella walks us through copyright, patent, trademarks, and trade secrets from a libertarian perspective, and also considers the utilitarian arguments for intellectual property. Sponsor: CrowdHealth - - Enter promo code WOODS.

I talk about the ideas behind the nineteenth-century Romantic movement, as well as particular examples in music, architecture, and literature (.e.g., Hector Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique, the Gothic revival, and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, for starters), and then draw a sad conclusion about what it all means for libertarians who argue the way I often do.

What does it mean when coders tell you something is "open source"? My guess is that most people have no idea. But we should, because we could use a little positive news right about now, and the open source phenomenon is a powerful illustration of our ideas in action. Sponsors: Omaha Steaks: Type WOODS in the search bar at and order the Dads Want Steaks package.

Tho Bishop discusses how he introduces the awful truth about money and the Federal Reserve to potentially sympathetic audiences that have never heard about it before.

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Germinal G. Van returns to discuss the welfare state, cultural attitudes, and other factors undermining the living standards of American blacks.

Is there such a thing as a good life? If so, what does it consist of? Aristotle wrote about this all the way back in the fourth century B.C., and I'm giving you an overview of his conclusions in this episode for all you wonderful nerds out there. Sponsor: Gold River Trading Co. - Take 10% off your order with code WOODS at

Germinal G. Van immigrated to the United States from the Ivory Coast in 2010, and at age 32 he is the author of an astonishing 23 books. From this unique vantage point he explores in his new book the various problems facing the black community, the sources of those problems, and what might be done about them.