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Counterflow with Buck Johnson

The Counterflow Podcast is a weekly show featuring discussions and interviews with people who are outside of and critical toward mainstream liberal and conservative politics. Counterflow challenges the conventional narratives sold to us as truth. The show features thinkers from all backgrounds, who do not fit into the narrow framework of fashionable opinion. The show addresses cultural, spiritual and lifestyle issues as well as philosophy and geo-politics. Host Buck Johnson (formerly of the Death To Tyrants Podcast) is a musician, firefighter and Orthodox Christian and has always had an interest and drive to go one way while everyone else runs the other direction.
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A Conversation with Tom Woods

My guest today is the biggest libertarian podcaster on the planet, Tom Woods. Tom has authored twelve books and numerous ebooks. The Tom Woods Show podcast is a daily podcast that he's been doing since 2013. He has created an entire K-12 homeschooling curriculum. He has created a similar thing for adults known as Liberty Classroom. Today, he's here with me on Death To Tyrants. We discuss his early political awakenings, his college years, his discovery of libertarianism, his critics, his part in ...

Sep 30, 201941 minEp. 72

The Silver Lining of Authoritarian Promises

Lately, some politicians have been making headlines by uttering extremely tyrannical promises. As many of you know, Beto O'Rourke has promised, that if he's elected, you will be forced to turn in your AR15s and AK47s. You may also have heard that Bernie Sanders discussed his support for abortion funding in other countries as to promote worldwide population control. Obviously, both of these are beyond alarming. However, I am here to point out the silver lining in these cases. At least authoritari...

Sep 23, 201931 minEp. 71

Fascism, Communism and Socialism: Not A Dime's Worth of Difference

My guest today is L.K. Samuels, author of the new book, "Killing History: The False Left-Right Political Spectrum". Mr Samuels details the many similarities and ties between socialism, fascism, and communism. Have you ever wondered why the conventional "left-right political spectrum" is so nonsensical? Why would communism and fascism be on opposite ends when they're so very similar? My guest discusses the many historical parallels between these authoritarian and brutal philosophies, including th...

Sep 16, 201948 minEp. 70

A Chat with Marc Clair from the Lions of Liberty

Today I am joined by the original Lion of Liberty himself, Marc Clair. We discuss the Lions of Liberty podcasts and how they all got started doing what they do. Also, there is a new mini-documentary soon to be released about them and their journey so we discuss that as well. Marc is a great podcaster and he brings his infectious enthusiasm for liberty here to Death To Tyrants in an interview that I know you'll enjoy. Find Marc and all things Lions of Liberty here: https://lionsofliberty.com Foll...

Sep 09, 201944 minEp. 69

Taming the Libertarian Conscience

This week my guest is, Atilla Sulker and we discuss libertarianism and what the movement needs going forward. Atilla is a bright young journalist published at the best libertarian news sites. We discuss immigration, the age old debate between "thick" and "thin" libertarianism, anti establishment candidates vs libertarian purists, the impending collapse here in the US, secession, Atilla's friendship with the great Lew Rockwell and more. You can find Atilla's writings at: www.LewRockwell.com www.F...

Sep 02, 201945 minEp. 68

The Powerful Few Men Behind the Establishment and Popular Culture

What if I told you that there are a few agents heavily connected to people like Anderson Cooper, Joe Biden, Chris Cuomo, Ana Navarro, Beto O'Rourke, Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, Van Jones, Whoopi Goldberg, etc.... Would that seem odd? Maybe not. What if then, you learned of an email from those agents that warned of ruining a certain political candidate that didn't play by the rules of those particular agents? Would two people have enough powerful connections to ruin someone's reputation in te...

Aug 26, 201934 minEp. 67

Multiculturalism and the Politics of Guilt: A Conversation with Paul Gottfried

Today my guest is the great paleoconservative author and political philosopher, Dr Paul Gottfried. We discuss his book, "Multiculturalism and the Politics of Guilt". He offers his unique takedown of the version of multiculturalism that the administrative state enforces on society. He precisely shows the Protestant roots of the guilt politics that has driven much of the state's agenda for the last century. Does the state truly care about real multiculturalism or is it about power and control? Pau...

Aug 19, 201944 minEp. 66

Talking About Tulsi Gabbard

Today I give you my take on Tulsi Gabbard. I also interview Washington Examiner journalist, Brad Polumbo about Tulsi and the brutal takedown that she gave Kamala Harris in the latest of the Democratic Primary debates. Should libertarians show Tulsi some love? Why doesn't the establishment like her? We cover all of this and more. Plus- I unveil "Buck's Law Of Politics"! To find Brad's article that we mention, go here: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/tulsi-gabbard-just-humiliated-kamala...

Aug 12, 201940 minEp. 65

The Russia-gate Narrative Turns to Dust

We were promised that Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin colluded to screw Hillary Clinton out of her rightful spot as President of the United States. Then we were told that we should just wait until the Mueller Report comes out. That would really implicate Donald Trump as a Russian Puppet. Then that didn't seem to turn out so we were told to just wait until Mueller testifies. That will bring all of the dirty collusion facts into the spotlight. But then.......nothing. Was this a lie the entire time...

Aug 06, 201931 minEp. 64

The Rise of Woke Capitalism

So what exactly is "woke capitalism"? Have you noticed the fashionable trend of big corporations trying to prove how unbelievably politically correct they are? There was a bill to ban late term abortions in Georgia. That did not sit well with the leftist big corporations in Hollywood. They threatened to boycott the state of Georgia. Google has said that they want to sway the 2020 election away from Trump. Facebook, Apple, Twitter and YouTube ban voices that are to the right of Bernie Sanders. Ho...

Jul 30, 201935 minEp. 63

Teaching Bernie About Rights

My guest today is the very bright and articulate, Bradley Thomas from www.erasethestate.com He wrote an article called, "What Murray Rothbard Could Teach Bernie Sanders About Rights" and breaks down, with great precision, exactly what rights truly are. We get into negative vs positive rights, human rights, economic rights and of course, property rights. We then get into some general political topics of the day like, the current state of the Libertarian Party, tariffs, tech censorship and more. G...

Jul 22, 201937 minEp. 62

The Welfare State is Tearing Sweden Apart

My guest today is the former president of the Swedish Chapter of the Mises Institute, Jon Nylander. We discuss the large welfare state in Sweden and the damage it's doing. There has been a large influx of immigrants into Swedish society in the last few years and rather than assisting various cultures with assimilation, the welfare state is pushing them further apart from each other. Markets bring people together and multiculturalism is much more harmonious but heavy government intervention and s...

Jul 15, 201940 minEp. 61

Taking On Antifa with Joe Biggs!

My guest today is the man himself, Joe Biggs. He became famous working for Alex Jones and Infowars. After that he became famous for taking on the violent communist group, Antifa. Antifa is know for provoking violent physical attacks on people they disagree with politically. Joe Biggs will be hosting a rally against the terrorist group in Portland, OR on August 17th 2019. To support Joe, visit https://www.paypal.com/paypalme2/joebiggs That is literally the only internet site that he's not been ba...

Jul 08, 201945 minEp. 60

Gun Lobbies, Gun Control Myths and Gun Rights With Jose Nino

My guest today is Jose Nino. Jose was a lobbyist for the National Association for Gun Rights. He's now an author of books like "10 Myths of Gun Control" and "How Socialism Destroyed Venezuela". He also writes for the Mises Institute, Zero Hedge and Infowars. We discuss his time working for NAGR and many of the myths that gun control advocates rely on to pass more laws that limit your freedoms. You can find Jose's work here: https://josealnino.com Follow him on Twitter here @JoseAlNino Find me he...

Jul 01, 201948 minEp. 59

Julian Assange Has Made The World A Better Place

Today my guest it comedian and TV star, Lee Camp. He hosts the political comedy show "Redacted Tonight with Lee Camp" on RT. We discuss hero and journalist, Julian Assange. Lee wrote a great piece called, "18 Ways Julian Assange Changed The World" which details just how important Julian Assange has been in uncovering the crimes and lies of the elite and exposing them to the world. Find Lee here: https://leecamp.com Read the article we discuss here: https://www.truthdig.com/articles/18-ways-julia...

Jun 24, 201934 minEp. 58

Libertarianism, Socialism, Society, and Economics

CJay Engel is the founder of Austro Libertarian Magazine and a very articulate and bright mind in the libertarian world. In this interview, we discuss his magazine, the inspiration he took from well known socialist publication, Jacobin Magazine, his well researched views on libertarianism, socialism, culture, Mises, Hoppe, immigration, secession and more. Please go to https://austrolibertarian.com and find his work AND subscribe to the magazine. Follow him on twitter @cjayengel Here are the link...

Jun 18, 201953 minEp. 57

Talking Paleoconservatism With Paul Gottfried

Many ideas that were big in the Paleoconservatism movement are becoming popular once again. What do Paleoconservatives believe? When did this movement start? What is interesting is that libertarians and Paleoconservatives sure many of the same enemies. Why is that? If there is a go-to person to answer these questions, it's longtime Paleoconservative philosopher, thinker and author, Paul Gottfried. He was kinda enough to join me and we break it all down for you including populism, right wing vs l...

Jun 11, 201946 minEp. 56

The Insanity Of The Left Isn't A New Thing

Do you hear about the stories of leftist insanity on college campuses today? Is that a new thing? Is it as bad as it seems? Is there any pushback at all against it? My guest today is professor and author Eric Kaufmann. We discuss this and much more, including his new book, "Whiteshift: Populism, Immigration and the Future of White Majorities". Find him at http://www.sneps.net Find his book here: https://www.amazon.com/Whiteshift-Populism-Immigration-Future-Majorities/dp/1468316974/ref=sr_1_4?cri...

Jun 03, 201946 minEp. 55

The Truth About Russia-gate

Despite several years of media lies, we now know that Putin and Trump didn't actually get together and collude to steal the 2016 election from Hillary Clinton. The Russia-gate mess showed us which media can't be trusted when we're searching for factual news. We also now know who can be trusted and my guest today is one of the good journalists. Why did the Russia/Trump investigation start? What did we actually learn from this investigation? Did Trump's views on foreign policy actually make him a ...

May 27, 201959 minEp. 54

A Professor's Wild Journey From Marxist To Free Market Libertarian

My guest today is former NYU professor Michael Rectenwald. He is an author of several books including, "Springtime For Snowflakes:Social Justice And It's Postmodern Parentage". We discuss his wild journey from an avowed Marxist to a free market libertarian and the subsequent fallout when he defected from the ideologically homogenous blob that made up his peer group within the university system. We get into post modernism, post structuralism, social justice warrior ideology and the other philosop...

May 21, 20191 hr 15 minEp. 53

Libertarian Freedom vs Conservative and Progressive "Reform"

Do you know the big differences between libertarians, conservatives and progressives? Well my guest today is Jacob Hornberger from the Future Of Freedom Foundation. He believes that one major difference is the constant talk from conservatives and progressives to want to "reform" government programs and our wish that the program be completely abolished. We don't want to reform immoral boondoggles, we want to eliminate them. He contends that we are modern day abolitionists who don't want slavery t...

May 13, 201954 minEp. 52

Capitalism In Three Principles

Capitalism is widely misunderstood even as we enjoy the riches of a capitalist system. Today, I have Dr Michael Munger on the show to explain what exactly a capitalist system is and how to understand it using just three principles. We get into the enormous benefits of capitalism and of course the 100% rate of failure that socialism has. Find my guest at www.michaelmunger.com Find his article that we discuss here: https://www.aier.org/article/capitalism-three-principles Find me at www.Facebook.co...

May 07, 201941 minEp. 51

Talking Politics and Fun With The Red Headed Libertarian

My first milestone is here. Welcome to the big episode 50! And for this celebratory milestone, I bring back my most popular guest thus far, Josie The Red Headed Libertarian. We discuss the Russia hoax, the media, the clown show that is the Democratic primary field, the 2020 election and of course owning the prudes and the libs. Follow her on Twitter @TRHLofficial Thank you for your support the last 50 episodes! I look forward to many more. Find me here: www.facebook.com/deathtotyrantspodcast and...

Apr 29, 20191 hr 10 minEp. 50

My Appearance on Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Snarkiness!

Recently, I was a guest on the Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Snarkiness podcast. We discuss the types of libertarianism and just how a society might work with a limited government or ....gasp...no government! We also discuss the Julian Assange issue and many other issues! Enjoy! Find them at http://libertysnarkpodcast.com and www.facebook.com/libertysnark Find us at www.facebook.com/deathtotyrantspodcast Follow me @buckrebel on Twitter...

Apr 22, 20191 hr 5 minEp. 49

Julian Assange: Hero and Journalist

Julian Assange has been taken from the Ecuadorian Embassy by British Police and now faces a possible trial here in America. Who is he? What is Wikileaks? Why do so many governments hate him? Simply because he tells us many of their darkest dirtiest secrets. Today I interview the great Scott Horton about Assange and many other topics as well. Find Scott at: www.scotthorton.org www.libertarianinstitute.com www.foolserrand.us Find us at www.facebook.com/deathtotyrantspodcast Twitter: @buckrebel...

Apr 15, 20192 hr 6 minEp. 48

Fascism Is Socialism With A Capitalist Veneer

Today I share my interview with the great Sheldon Richman. We discuss the similarities between fascism and socialism and the interventionist system that we live under in America. The article that we discuss is : https://fee.org/articles/fascism-socialism-with-a-capitalist-veneer/ Sheldon's works can be found here: https://libertarianinstitute.org Follow us at www.facebook.com/deathtotyrantspodcast and on twitter @buckrebel...

Apr 07, 201956 minEp. 47

The Russia/Trump Narrative and Media Credibility Are Dead

We have been fed lies for more than two years now. Trump colluded with Putin to steal the American election in 2016 from Hillary Clinton. American Democrats, "never Trumpers", resistors, neocons, NBC, MSNBC, ABC, CNN, CBS....they've all peddled this lie. Now, they must face a reckoning. I interview Sumantra Maitra, an we discuss the Russia collusion lie and the guilty parties that must now face a reckoning. His article can be found here: https://thefederalist.com/2019/03/27/theres-no-reckoning-r...

Apr 01, 201945 minEp. 46

Only Capitalism Will Save the Millennials

My guest today is Antony Mueller and we discuss his article : https://fee.org/articles/only-capitalism-will-save-the-millennials/ We discuss how a true free market, free of the state, can save the future for young people and how democratic socialism will set them up for failure. Antony's page can be found here: http://www.capitalstudies.org Find us online at www.facebook.com/deathtotyrantspodcast Follow me on Twitter @buckrebel...

Mar 25, 201943 minEp. 45

The State Of The Nullification Movement Today

My guest is Michael Maharrey of the Tenth Amendment Center. We discuss their "State Of The Nullification Movement 2018". From legalized marijuana to gun sanctuary counties, to states effectively nullifying Obamacare, the nullification movement is spreading and great things are happening because of it. We discuss all of that and more. His links are as follows: https://tenthamendmentcenter.com https://www.facebook.com/mmaharrey/ https://tenthamendmentcenter.com/report/ https://www.michaelmaharrey....

Feb 04, 20191 hr 6 minEp. 44

We Do Better Than Government At Helping People

What if you could choose to send your tax (theft) money to the nonprofit of your choice? Well, my guest today runs www.Wedobetter.org that helps you do just that. We discuss We Do Better and exactly how it works and we get into just how little of your tax dollars end up helping people. Please check out We Do Better and you will not be disappointed. Dan does a great job and their site is very well done not to mention the idea its based on is a great one. Find us at www.facebook.com/deathtotyrants...

Jan 22, 201942 minEp. 43
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