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Fountainhead Forum

Chris Baker
The Fountainhead Forum is a show dedicated to discussing many important topics that are key to living a great life. This includes libertarian politics, the values of the Enlightenment, and self-improvement. I may not endorse or agree with every guest on the Forum. However, I do attempt to bring on people who are sincerely looking for understanding and knowledge. This may include guests whose values seem to be polar opposites on the outside, but are very much alike on the inside. The ideas and opinions expressed by guests appearing on the Fountainhead Forum do not necessarily reflect the ideas and opinions of Chris Baker or any other hosts of the Fountainhead Forum. The Fountainhead Forum is for entertainment purposes only. It is not legal advice, financial advice, or tax advice.
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Episodes

FF-344: Radha Stirling on fighting for travelers who have been Detained in Dubai

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Aug 17, 202558 minEp. 344

FF-343: Mario Lobo Murga on Javier Milei's appeal to votes and the 2025 elections

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Aug 14, 202542 minEp. 343

FF-342: Janice Fiamengo on the Hockey Canada rape hoax

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Aug 08, 20251 hr 3 minEp. 342

FF-341: Hunter DeRensis on the military-industrial complex

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Aug 07, 20251 hr 23 minEp. 341

FF-340: Ed Hudgins on working at NASA during the moon landing

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Aug 06, 20251 hr 28 minEp. 340

FF-339: panel discussion in honor of Ed Clark

Follow the channel on Twitter. Go to: https://x.com/FountainheadFm Buy my novel _Escape from the Village_ from major booksellers online. Go to: http://escapevillage.com Subscribe to the Substack. Go to: https://fountainheadforum.substack.com/ Support the forum. Go to: https://buymeacoffee.com/fountainheadforum ------------------------------------------------------------ Ed Clark (1930-2025) was the Presidential candidate for the Libertarian Party in 1980. His biography on Wikipedia is here: http...

Aug 02, 20252 hr 5 minEp. 339

FF-338: Mary Ruwart on the expensive approval process for drugs and running for President in 2008

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Jul 30, 20252 hrEp. 338

FF-337: Eloy Vera Beltrán on Javier Milei's appeal and La Libertad Avanaza in the 2025 elections

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Jul 29, 202556 minEp. 337

FF-336: Walter Block on Ayn Rand, Murray Rothbard, and others from the 1960's to now

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Jul 28, 20251 hrEp. 336

FF-335: Jorge Besada on Javier Milei's speech at the Hoover Institution on 29 May 2024

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Jul 26, 20251 hr 30 minEp. 335

FF-334: Nan Tolson on why you should oppose capital punishment

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Jul 25, 20251 hr 5 minEp. 334

FF-333: Jeffrey Singer on the history and decline of medical freedom in the USA

Follow the channel on Twitter. Go to: https://x.com/FountainheadFm Buy my novel _Escape from the Village_ from major booksellers online. Go to: http://escapevillage.com Subscribe to the Substack. Go to: https://fountainheadforum.substack.com/ Support the forum. Go to: https://buymeacoffee.com/fountainheadforum ------------------------------------------------------------ Jeffrey Singer has been a medical doctor for over 40 years. He has also long been affiliated with the Cato Institute and has wr...

Jul 22, 20251 hr 45 minEp. 333

FF-332: Ernest Hancock on his journey from businessman to activist

Follow the channel on Twitter. Go to: https://x.com/FountainheadFm Buy my novel _Escape from the Village_ from major booksellers online. Go to: http://escapevillage.com Subscribe to the Substack. Go to: https://fountainheadforum.substack.com/ Support the forum. Go to: https://buymeacoffee.com/fountainheadforum ------------------------------------------------------------ Ernest Hancock has his own show, "Declare Your Independence." He also runs the web site Freedom's Phoenix and was an organizer ...

Jul 22, 202529 minEp. 332

FF-331: Danny Wolf on pedophilia in Afghanistan's Northern Alliance

Follow the channel on Twitter. Go to: https://x.com/FountainheadFm Buy my novel _Escape from the Village_ from major booksellers online. Go to: http://escapevillage.com Subscribe to the Substack. Go to: https://fountainheadforum.substack.com/ Support the forum. Go to: https://buymeacoffee.com/fountainheadforum ------------------------------------------------------------ Danny Wolf served in the United States Marine Corp and was in Afghanistan and Iraq. He talks about why Afghans preferred the Ta...

Jul 21, 20251 hr 11 minEp. 331

FF-330: John Foster and his work with the "Middle School MBA"

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Jul 19, 202548 minEp. 330

FF-329: Jayant Bhandari on the history of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh

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Jul 19, 20251 hr 36 minEp. 329

FF-328: Agustin Beldi on Javier Milei's speech to Congress on 1 March 2025

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Jul 17, 20253 hr 6 minEp. 328

FF-327: Daniel McCarthy on Elon Musk ending his partnership with Donald Trump

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Jul 15, 202556 minEp. 327

FF-326: Shawn Wells on nutrient supplements and other "alternatives" to legacy health care

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Jul 13, 202539 minEp. 326

FF-325: Michael Palmer on dishonest academia vs. honest working-class people

Follow the channel on Twitter. Go to: https://x.com/FountainheadFm Buy my novel Escape from the Village from major booksellers online. Go to: http://escapevillage.com Subscribe to the Substack. Go to: https://fountainheadforum.substack.com/ Support the forum. Go to: https://buymeacoffee.com/fountainheadforum ------------------------------------------------------------ Michael Palmer was a professor and a department chair at East Carolina University. He is also the son of a Philadelphia police of...

Jul 11, 20251 hr 47 minEp. 325

FF-324: Claudia Nunes on how the European Union destroys liberty and civilization

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Jul 11, 20251 hr 7 minEp. 324

FF-323: Alexandre Crevaux-Asatiani on fighting for liberty in France

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Jul 11, 202539 minEp. 323

FF-322: Italo Omegna on Johannes Kaiser's run for President of Chile

Follow the channel on Twitter. Go to: https://x.com/FountainheadFm Buy my novel Escape from the Village from major booksellers online. Go to: http://escapevillage.com Subscribe to the Substack. Go to: https://fountainheadforum.substack.com/ Support the forum. Go to: https://buymeacoffee.com/fountainheadforum ------------------------------------------------------------ This was originally recorded on 22 June 2025. Italo Omegna is a libertarian activist in Chile and is making his third appearance ...

Jul 11, 202554 minEp. 322

FF-321: Rainer Zitelmann on capitalism in Vietnam and life in Germany today

Follow the channel on Twitter. Go to: https://x.com/FountainheadFm Buy my novel Escape from the Village from major booksellers online. Go to: http://escapevillage.com Subscribe to the Substack. Go to: https://fountainheadforum.substack.com/ Support the forum. Go to: https://buymeacoffee.com/fountainheadforum ------------------------------------------------------------ This was originally recorded on 22 June 2025. Rainer Zitelmann is a historian, filmmaker, and writer from Germany. He talks about...

Jul 11, 20251 hr 12 minEp. 321

FF-320: Miguel Duranti on recent elections in Argentina and better gun laws

Follow the channel on Twitter. Go to: https://x.com/FountainheadFm Buy my novel Escape from the Village from major booksellers online. Go to: http://escapevillage.com Subscribe to the Substack. Go to: https://fountainheadforum.substack.com/ Support the forum. Go to: https://buymeacoffee.com/fountainheadforum ------------------------------------------------------------ This was originally recorded on 22 June 2025. Miguel Duranti is a philosopher in Argentina who has known Javier Milei for several...

Jul 10, 202557 minEp. 320

FF-319: Helen Pluckrose on the "grievance studies affair"

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Jul 10, 20251 hr 1 minEp. 319

FF-318: Amanda Griffiths on LP Alliance, individualism, movements, and atomism

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Jul 10, 20252 hr 11 minEp. 318

FF-317: Jim Jatras on the failure of the President and Congress (yet, again) to cut spending

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Jul 10, 20251 hr 18 minEp. 317

FF-316: Ezra Wyrick on young men and their concerns and priorities in today's USA

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Jul 10, 202552 minEp. 316

FF-315: Elizabeth Nolan Brown on the FBI's witch hunt against OneTaste and "victim shopping"

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Jul 10, 202556 minEp. 315
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