Tom Mullen does an in-depth analysis of history's most interesting films with occasional guest interviews.
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Tom Mullen has been writing about freedom for over a decade. He is the author of Where Do Conservatives and Liberals Come From? And What Ever Happened to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness? and A Return to Common Sense: Reawakening Liberty in the Inhabitants of America. His writing has been featured in Newsweek, The Huffington Post, The Washington Times, RealClear Markets, The Daily Caller, LewRockwell.com, 321 Gold! and The Foundation for Economic Education. Now, Tom is bringing his ...
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Episode 169 Do Felony Convictions Impose Any Restrictions on Trump's Campaign with James Ostrowski
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Summary: Felony convictions impose considerable disabilities on those convicted that include owning firearms and being prohibited from holding public office. Do Trump’s convictions prohibit him from running for president? From being sworn in? Attorney James Ostrowski joins Tom to discuss. Also, Jim relates his firsthand experiences at the 2024 Libe…
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Episode 168 The Libertarian Party Blows It Again
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Summary: By reacting to Trump’s speech like a garden variety leftist mob and nominating a candidate who supports all the Establishment’s strangest fetishes, the Libertarian Party has once again positioned itself as seeking the power structure’s approval rather than challenging it. Links: The Libertarian Party Once Again Signals No Threat to the Est…
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Summary: Tom compares A Few Good Men (1992) to an earlier film, Breaker Morant (1980, based on a different incident) and shares some thoughts from a libertarian perspective. Subject Film: A Few Good Men Breaker Morant Additional Reading: A Few Good Men (the play) Free Gifts from Tom: Download a free copy of Tom's new e-book, It’s the Fed, Stupid, a…
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Episode 167 The US Military Needs Far Fewer Good Men
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Summary: On Memorial Day, Tom analyzes the film A Few Good Men (1992) from a libertarian perspective and its similarity to the earlier film, Breaker Morant (1980). Links: A Few Good Men Breaker Morant Real Lawyer Reacts to A Few Good Men (with Real JAG!) Free Gifts from Tom: Download a free copy of Tom's new e-book, It’s the Fed, Stupid, at itsthef…
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Episode 166 Trump, RFK Jr, and Vivek all to Appear at Libertarian National Convention with Angela McArdle
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Summary: The Libertarian Party is the third largest political party in the United States but has not yet challenged the major parties at the national level. The 2024 Libertarian Party National Convention could begin to change all of that. Former President Trump, RFK, Jr., and Vivek Ramaswamy will all appear at the convention to speak to the party’s…
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Episode 165 Why Did Trump Change His Mind on Covid Lockdowns Overnight in March 2020? with Jeffrey Tucker
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Summary: In early March 2020, Donald Trump was saying very sensible things about the danger of trying to lock down the entire country to contain Covid-19. Then, one day, he abruptly changed his mind and became pro-lockdown. Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York and Dr. Anthony Fauci also responded sensibly to the pandemic initially before suddenly embr…
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Episode 164 Has Journalism Died or Was It Always Like This? with John Ziegler
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Summary: In the midst of Covid hysteria, John Ziegler released his extraordinary podcast analyzing the Penn State scandal, reaching the conclusion after eight years of investigation, that not only was there no cover-up by Joe Paterno or Penn State, but that there were no crimes committed by Jerry Sandusky at all. For most of us, it was Penn State, …
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Episode 163 New Documentary Shatters Climate Change Narrative with Tom Nelson
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Summary: We are led to believe that human activity and the additional CO2 it produces in the atmosphere has drastically changed the climate, threatened human life in the present, and could make the planet unlivable for humans in the future. But a new documentary film, Climate: The Movie, claims none of that is true. Relying upon highly credentialed…
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Is America Permanently Broken? with Naomi Wolf
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Summary: Four years after Covid hysteria began, mask and vaccine mandates have been lifted but America has not healed. Naomi Wolf joins Tom to discuss her article, “Broken in What Way?” and the damage done to her beloved New York City and the land of the free in general. Is it permanent? Guest Bio: Dr. Naomi Wolf is a bestselling author, columnist,…
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Episode 161 Still Fighting Covid Mandates with Kathi McGowan
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Summary: For most Americans, Covid lockdowns and mandates are a fading memory as the government moves on to new incursions against our liberty and property. But a significant minority of the population is still fighting just to get back to where they were in 2019. Kathi McGowan joins Tom to talk about her struggles to regain the position she lost d…
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Episode 160 The Empire Struck Back with Robby Dinero
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Summary: When former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo tried to close his business in 2020, Robby Dinero refused to close. He went to court against the Covid lockdowns and won. Next, he took on his local school board over its Covid mandates. Robby was wrongfully arrested four times for exercising his rights, even according to the school board's attorn…
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Summary: Trump is not only the presumptive Republican nominee but is leading the general election polls. He is arguably even more popular than he was in 2016, despite a four-year term during which the establishment got everything it wanted - including the abominable Covid lockdowns. Why do Trump's supporters still consider him a threat to the estab…
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Episode 158 The Mises Institute: How Capitalism Can Save America Again with Tom Dilorenzo
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Summary: While an economics professor at the university level for over 40 years, Tom Dilorenzo also managed to write some of the best books on American history of the past several decades. After retiring from teaching, Tom accepted a new position as President of the Mises Institute. He joins Tom to discuss the institute’s mission and the abysmal ec…
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Episode 157 Is the War on America Turning? with Tom Luongo
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Summary: Tom Luongo returns to discuss the latest developments in the globalists’ war on America, their proxy war in Ukraine, and Jay Powell’s stealth resistance. Guest Bio: Tom Luongo is a former research chemist, amateur dairy goat farmer, anarcho-libertarian, and obstreperous Austrian economist. He now publishes the Gold Goats, and Guns newslett…
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Episode 156 Many of Putin's Talking Points Are True
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Summary: Tucker Carlson has the U.S. government and its media outlets on tilt after interviewing Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Tom discusses how both Putin and Carlson did with the opportunity presented to them. Links: Tucker Carlson Interview of Vladimir Putin Alexei Navalny Asking British MI6 Agent for Funding for Color Revolution in Russia Earth to …
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Episode 155 January 6 A True Timeline with Jason Rink
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Guest Bio: Jason Rink is a professional filmmaker who works with Fortune 500 companies to produce commercial video content. He has also independently produced several documentary films related to American politics. His latest film, January 6: A True Timeline, was released earlier this month. Links: January 6: A True Timeline Jason’s Website Nullifi…
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Episode 154 Killing the Messengers with Daniel McAdams
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Guest Bio: Daniel McAdams is executive director of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity and Co-host of the Ron Paul Liberty Report. He served in Ron Paul's Congressional office in Washington as a foreign affairs and defense advisor. Additional Reading: Killing the Messenger by Daniel McAdams Links: Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prospe…
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Episode 153 Dolly Parton and the Invisible Hand
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Summary: A popular meme suggests Dolly Parton is morally superior to billionaires because she gave her money away instead of becoming a billionaire. But she should have helped far more people by investing the money she gave away in profitable enterprises, as all of human history has shown. Additional Reading: Dolly Parton Would Have Helped Far More…
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Episode 152 USA 2023 Is the Same As Every Left Wing Revolution Since 1789
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Summary: Destroying statues, renaming holidays, and inventing new pronouns may seem like bizarre new innovations to 21st century Americans. But they are standard tactics used in every left wing revolution since 1789. Additional Reading: Where Do Conservatives and Liberals Come From? The Horrors of Communist China The Bolshevik Great Experiment: 100…
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Summary: Tom brings his own perspective as a successful professional ghostwriter to this neo-noir thriller. Subject Film: The Ghost Writer Additional Reading: The Ghost (novel film screenplay was based upon) Free Gifts from Tom: Back by popular demand! Download a free copy of Tom's e-book, An Anti-State Christmas, at antistatechristmas.com. Also av…
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Summary: Socialist Charles Dickens penned one of the most enduring Christmas stories in history outside the New Testament. But as talented a writer as he was, his premise is false and his ending tragic. Additional Reading: The Illustrated Christmas Carol: 200th Anniversary Edition Dickens’ A Christmas Carol Has Too Sad An Ending for the Season Free…
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Summary: Within this romantic comedy lies an ancient and profound myth about the journey everyone must make to find salvation. Joe vs. the Volcano is a timeless epic hiding in plain sight. Part 2 of 2 of Tom’s analysis of this film. Subject Film: Joe vs. the Volcano Additional Reading: The Hero With a Thousand Faces The Exegesis on the Soul The Gol…
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Summary: Within this romantic comedy lies an ancient and profound myth about the journey everyone must make to find salvation. Joe vs. the Volcano is a timeless epic hiding in plain sight. Additional Reading: The Hero With a Thousand Faces The Exegesis on the Soul The Golden Ass Free Gifts from Tom: Back by popular demand! Download a free copy of T…
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Summary: Friedrich Hayek wrote in The Road to Serfdom that, in government, the worst will always rise to the top. Well, in 2024, the nominees for president could very well be shrieking neocon harpy Nimarata (Nikki) Haley versus cackling Kamala Harris. Additional Reading: Compare these two Wikipedia entries, keeping in mind which politician is far w…
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Summary: There are all sorts of things to be thankful for on Thanksgiving Day. But like the Pilgrims and countless other societies in history, we should thank capitalism for everything we have. Additional Reading: The Thanksgiving Day deception: Exhibit A against public schools The Generall Historie of Virginia, New England and the Summer Isles, Vo…
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Episode 2 George Bailey Was Never Born with Ray Nowosielski
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George Bailey Was Never Born, a one-of-a-kind podcast experience, takes a definitive look at It’s a Wonderful Life, one of the most popular films of all time, the story of Americans’ decades-long love affair with this cultural institution and how this Christmas movie from the 1940s may surprisingly offer a light down the path you walk today. All 10…
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Episode 148 George Bailey Was Never Born with Ray Nowosielski
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Summary: George Bailey Was Never Born, a one-of-a-kind podcast experience, takes a definitive look at It’s a Wonderful Life, one of the most popular films of all time, the story of Americans’ decades-long love affair with this cultural institution and how this Christmas movie from the 1940s may surprisingly offer a light down the path you walk toda…
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Episode 147 Washington's Amateur Hour Could Destroy Israel with Col. Douglas Macgregor
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Summary: Washington, D.C. has again embroiled America in a Middle Eastern war while its involvement in Ukraine continues to fail. This new war not only threatens to expand into a regional conflict but could threaten the survival of Israel itself. Colonel Douglas Macgregor joins Tom to lend his expert analysis on both conflicts. Guest bio: Col. Macg…
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Episode 146 Republicans: Debt Now Ok Because 'Muh Israel'
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Summary: Republicans in the House made history by removing Speaker Kevin McCarthy after he worked with Democrats to pass yet another omnibus bill to fund the government, claiming omnibus bills are a key reason federal debt continues to spiral out of control. But adding $14 billion more to debt in a standalone bill was ok with them because “muh Isra…
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Tom Mullen kicks off his new podcast with a timely look at Universal Pictures' The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) starring Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson, and Ernest Thesiger, and directed by James Whale. Tom discusses the film's thematic elements, its relationship to the original novel, and the outstanding performances by this first rate…
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Episode 145: America's Strange Israel Obsession
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Summary: The American public has a strange obsession with the State of Israel that is completely disproportionate to the alleged influence of Jewish-Americans or the AIPAC lobby. Why are tens of millions of non-Jewish Americans so fixated upon the affairs of this foreign country? Links: An “Anti-Celtic” on the Empire’s New War in Israel Jewish Popu…
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Episode 144 Would Electing Trump or DeSantis Make a Difference?
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Summary: The Republican Party has a decision to make between Trump and DeSantis for the 2024 presidential nomination. For conservatives, this is a monumental decision, as they believe it is imperative the GOP candidate win the White House in the next election. But would electing either one really make a difference? Links: Episode 119 The Great Budd…
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Episode 143 Cooperating with the Government Doesn't Compromise Twitter's Property Rights
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Summary: Elon Musk’s recent “#TwitterFiles” releases have revealed extensive coordination between Twitter and the government in deciding what people and speech to censor or ban. But this doesn’t mean Twitter “isn’t really a private company.” Twitter and other private firms have an absolute right to make policies the government likes (or doesn’t lik…
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Episode 142 The Jeffersonians The Visionary Presidencies of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe with Kevin Gutzman
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Summary: Only twice in American history has there been three two-term presidencies in a row. The second time, the presidencies of Clinton, Bush, and Obama, featured presidents with little in common in terms of political principles. The first time, however, was a different story. Kevin Gutzman joins Tom to talk about his new book on the subject, The…
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Summary: The artist formerly known as Kanye West has escalated his nuttiness, but it is not a symptom of a growing fascist movement. The horrors of the 20th century occurred because these ideas were once considered relatively mainstream. Additional Reading: If you’re really against fascism, repeal the New Deal root and branch The disastrous anti-ca…
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Episode 140 Is Jerry Sandusky Innocent? The Real Joe Paterno Penn State Scandal with John Ziegler
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Summary: Joe Paterno, the winningest coach in college football, left Penn State in disgrace in 2011 after allegedly covering up the crimes of child molester Jerry Sandusky, the defensive coordinator widely credited for Paterno’s second national championship in 1986. But after a decade-long investigation into the case, John Ziegler says he can not o…
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Episode 139 How the Health Insurance Industry Helped Me Understand Ukraine
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Summary: All the unaccountability and separation from reality that make government healthcare a failure help produce foreign policy disasters like the Iraq and Ukraine Wars as well. Additional Reading: The Culture of Entitlement in Medicine Is Russia Really the Aggressor in Ukraine? Free Gift from Tom: Download a free copy of Tom's new e-book, It’s…
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Episode 138 Q Sent Me Finally Uncanceled with Jason Rink
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Summary: The Democrats and Neocon Republicans (but I repeat myself) have held lavishly televised congressional hearings to supposedly investigate the “insurrection” on January 6, 2021. But they don’t want the American public to hear testimony from Ray Epps or the subject of Jason Rink’s new film, Q Sent Me, which premiers November 11 on MyMoviesPlu…
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Summary: With post-Covid lockdown inflation raging and an indifferent Biden administration sending tens of billions to Ukraine, the Republican Party expected a “red wave” in the 2022 midterms. It didn’t happen because both the GOP and conservative worldview are uninspiring alternatives to the left progressive agenda. It’s time for a new liberty par…
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Episode 136 Making Twitter Censorship a Free Speech Issue is a Colossal Mistake
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Summary: Twitter is and always has been private property, including when it was publicly traded. Calling it “the new public square” plays into the hands of the communists who took over the civil rights movement in the 20th century and invented the “public accommodations” concept, blurring the line between private and public property. Links: Calling…
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Episode 135 Musk, Lies, and Amnesty with Eric Peters
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Summary: Elon Musk takes over Twitter, a Covid Regime propagandist asks for amnesty, and the US runs out of diesel. Libertarian Car Guy Eric Peters joins Tom to discuss. Guest bio: Eric Peters is widely known as “The Libertarian Car Guy” for his writing on how the government attacks our freedom through regulation of automobiles. But his lively pen …
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Episode 134 A San Francisco Conservative on Fixing America with David Parker
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Summary: David Parker is a little like Charlton Heston in The Omega Man – he’s a conservative in hyper-liberal San Francisco. He joins Tom to talk about his latest book, A San Francisco Conservative. Guest bio: David Parker is the author of Income and Wealth and A San Francisco Conservative. In addition to a career in education spanning more than 4…
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Episode 133 Horror Classics from Hollywood's Golden Age
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Summary: The horror classics of the 1930s and 40s were low on gore but high on atmosphere and filmmaking excellence. Links: Frankenstein Bride of Frankenstein Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932) The Mummy (1932) Great Monsters of the Movies The Brilliance of the Original Frankenstein Films Free Gift from Tom: Download a free copy of Tom's new e-book, It…
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Episode 132 The Grand Jury as Sword and Shield in the Fight For Liberty with Jim Ostrowski
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Summary: Voting in elections can seem futile as you’re one vote among thousands or millions. But as a juror, you are one of twelve or twenty-three and can change the course of someone’s life if they are wrongly accused or guilty of unwittingly breaking a bad law. Jim Ostrowski joins Tom to talk about his free educational seminar on using your power…
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Episode 131 The Fed, Europe, and Ukraine with Tom Luongo
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Summary: Tom Luongo of Gold, Goats, and Guns returns to discuss the Fed’s new, targeted tightening tools, the latest European elections, and Ukraine. Guest Bio: Tom Luongo is a former research chemist, amateur dairy goat farmer, anarcho-libertarian, and obstreperous Austrian economists. He now publishes the Gold Goats, and Guns newsletter and podca…
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Episode 130 Twitter Accounts, The BLS Jobs Report, and other Phony Statistics
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Summary: Elon Musk has decided Twitter is worth $44 billion after all, at least for the moment. But is it really “the new town square” with 70 million total U.S. users (including bots)? Also, the stock market tanks on good economic news, based on reduced expectations for inflation (money printing). Links: Number of monthly active Twitter users in t…
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Episode 129 A Political Prisoner Sheds Light on Ukraine with Paul Manafort
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Summary: Paul Manafort was prosecuted by the Mueller team for crimes unrelated to the 2016 election and for which he maintains his innocence. His new book, Political Prisoner: Persecuted, Prosecuted, but Not Silenced, not only shines a light on an out-of-control Justice Department, but on the DC Swamp’s lies about Ukraine, including its former pres…
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Episode 128 A Gold New Deal for Freedom with 2024 POTUS candidate Mike ter Maat
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Summary: Former economist, police officer, and business owner Mike ter Maat believes Americans need a whole new relationship with their government. It’s called the Gold New Deal and he’s running for the Libertarian Party nomination for president on it. Guest Bio: Mike campaigned in 2021-22 as the Libertarian Party candidate in the January special C…
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Episode 127 Fighting New York State's Rigged Election System with Larry Sharpe
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Summary: Larry Sharpe was the Libertarian Party nominee for Governor of New York in 2018 and almost certainly would be again in 2022. But the exclusively Democrat-Republican legislature has seen to it that no third party candidates will appear on this year’s ballot. Larry is fighting back in court and on the ground. Guest Bio: Larry Sharpe was the …
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Episode 126 How Inflation Fleeces the Working Man with Thomas Eddlem
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Summary: Inflation forces everyone to pay higher prices, but some people benefit, whether they intend to or not. Economist Thomas Eddlem joins Tom to talk about who wins and who loses in an inflationary environment. Guest Bio: Thomas R. Eddlem is a freelance writer who holds a masters degree in applied economics from Boston College. He has written …
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