Chris Spangle, Chris Gault, and Tad Western discuss an interview with Sen. Ron Wyden outlining his desire to limit political speech online, and Phil Mudd loses his mind showing the mindset of the CIA. Segments Ron Wyden Wants to Regulate Political Speech - 00:07:34 Phil Mudd Loses It - 00:54:40 NYT Times Writer Thinks Trump Wants to Kill People - 01:05:27 Links CSS 6: Sen. Ron Wyden Wants To Regulate Speech on Social Media - https://chrisspangleshow.fireside.fm/66 There should be ‘consequences’ ...
Aug 24, 2018•1 hr 32 min
Chris Spangle annotates a conversation between Sen. Ron Wyden and Recode's Kara Swisher about Alex Jones and hate speech regulation on social media. There should be ‘consequences’ for platforms that don’t remove people like Alex Jones, Senator Ron Wyden says - https://www.recode.net/2018/8/22/17765664/ron-wyden-alex-jones-infowars-regulation-elections-privacy-cybersecurity-kara-swisher-podcast Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...
Aug 23, 2018•35 min
Chris Spangle explains the Michael Cohen plea deal and what it means for President Trump. Show Notes: https://wearelibertarians.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/005-CSSEpisode.pdf Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 23, 2018•36 min
Chris Spangle and Harry Price break down a fake news story on the NBC Nightly News about Alex Jones and explain why this matters. We then explain why all punches are equal and what is the Non-Aggression Principle? Show Notes: https://wearelibertarians.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/308-WALNewsPublic.pdf Lyin' Lester Holt and Alex Jones - 00:09:20 Overcast bans Alex Jones and NRATV 01:01:43 Robert Spencer and Jihad Watch Banned from Patreon due to MasterCard 01:09:44 Path to Libertarianism: Not a...
Aug 22, 2018•2 hr 20 min
Chris Spangle talks about a failed comedy set at Purdue University and the need to let creators fail. Rule by the mob isn't sustainable. We also cover why humans beat famine and PETA's fight against animal crackers. Show Notes: https://wearelibertarians.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/4-css.pdf Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 21, 2018•48 min
Chris Spangle outlines Elizabeth Warren's new "batty" proposal to keep capitalism more accountable. Elizabeth Warren’s ‘Accountable Capitalism’ Is More Proof Of ‘Progressive’ Feudalism - https://thefederalist.com/2018/08/20/elizabeth-warrens-accountable-capitalism-proof-progressive-feudalism/ Elizabeth Warren’s Batty Plan to Nationalize . . . Everything - https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/08/elizabeth-warren-plan-nationalize-everything-woos-hard-left/ Elizabeth Warren has a plan to save capita...
Aug 21, 2018•38 min
As you heard, we are tweaking a few things before 2020, so Chris Spangle breaks that down for the first 7 minutes. Then he examines the stunning lack of self-awareness by newspapers as they coordinate to denounce President Trump's anti-media stance. Subscribe now are http://chrisspangleshow.com/ or search in your podcast app. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 19, 2018•32 min
Chris Spangle of We are Libertarians joins Rob Kendall on WIBC's The Rob Kendall Show to discuss Alex Jones, social media censorship, and the job Governor Eric Holcomb is doing. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 17, 2018•25 min
Chris Spangle examines the stunning lack of self-awareness by newspapers as they coordinate to denounce President Trump's anti-media stance. Obama used the Espionage Act to put a record number of reporters' sources in jail, and Trump could be even worse: https://freedom.press/news/obama-used-espionage-act-put-record-number-reporters-sources-jail-and-trump-could-be-even-worse/ Journalists are not the enemy - https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/editorials/2018/08/15/editorial/Kt0NFFonrxqBI6Nqqennv...
Aug 16, 2018•25 min
Chris Spangle and Harry Price break down the cost of Bernie Sander's Medicare for All and fact check if the Koch Brother's proved $2 Trillion in savings, cover a man that died a gruesome death from an execution in Tennessee, Gina Haspel's torture memos get released, and we debut Undercovered News. Time Stamps Cost of Bernie Sander's Medicare for All - 00:09:32 Billy Ray Irick Dies Painful Death in Tennessee - 00:51:18 Gina Haspel Memos Released and Libertarian Opinion of Torture - 01:22:24 Uncov...
Aug 15, 2018•2 hr 28 min
Chris Spangle and Chris Gault welcome Johnny Rocket and Raylene Lightheart of the Blast Off podcast (formerly the Johnny Rocket Launchpad) to discuss the deplatformming of Alex Jones, re-inventing a podcast, and how to fall in love with libertarianism. We also discuss the new NYC Uber ban. Check out their show at https://thelaunchpadmedia.com/blastoff/. Special Guest: Johnny Rocket. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 10, 2018•1 hr 27 min
Chris Spangle and Harry Price share their controversial opinion on the mass deletion of InfoWars and Alex Jones from social media, Democrats circulate a plan to regulate the internet and social companies, we ask why Austin Peterson lost, and Brian Nichols calls in to discuss the libertarian position on the Death Penalty. Become a WAL Patron to hear our bonus episode on Chris’s attendance of Podcast Movement. Learn more at https://wearelibertarians.com/. Segments: 5:40 - Alex Jones Deplatformed 5...
Aug 09, 2018•1 hr 48 min
In the second episode of our series "The Swamp, Explained", Chris Spangle and Rob Quartel go in depth on how Washington works. Rob gives us a view of Russian meddling and possible Trump collusion from the swamp. Rob explains the Jones Act. America's Welfare Queen Fleet - https://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/serials/files/regulation/1991/7/v14n3-5.pdf GOP lawmaker pressures Puerto Rico to end push for shipping rules exemption - https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/gop-lawmaker-pressure...
Aug 03, 2018•1 hr 13 min
Chris Spangle and Mark Warner discuss homelessness in America. Warner worked for a homeless shelter for nearly a decade before going into politics. They discuss why someone becomes homeless and how local communities can manage populations without government intervention. Econtalk: Erica Sandberg on Homelessness and Downtown Streets Team - https://www.acast.com/econtalk/erica-sandberg-on-homelessness-and-downtown-streets-team Wheeler Mission Ministries - https://wheelermission.org/ Thomas Sowell ...
Aug 01, 2018•1 hr 29 min
What happens when society makes a person a pariah? Our podcast Creating Miah is a conversation between Chris Spangle and Miah Akston as she transitions from male to female. More than that, it is a process of self-discovery and a hard look at social norms in our society. In this episode, originally recorded for Creating Miah in Series Two, Episode Two, Miah contemplates suicide. https://soundcloud.com/wearelibertarians/sets/creating-miah-a-transgender-podcast Support We Are Libertarians with Chri...
Jul 27, 2018•1 hr 30 min
Chris Spangle and Greg Lenz sit down to talk to Claude “Woody” Wood and Linda Martel of Indianapolis, IN about the death of Woody’s daughter Rachel Wood while an inmate in Indiana prisons. It is is a difficult story that shows us the tragic results of an inhumane system. Be sure to read the coverage of this story in the South Bend Tribune by Virginia Black. This was originally episode 91 of We Are Libertarians. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...
Jul 24, 2018•1 hr 53 min
Video here: https://www.facebook.com/12minconvos/videos/1774869032605211/ Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 21, 2018•8 min
Chris Spangle, Tad Western, and Matt Wittleif discuss the indictment of 12 Russian hackers, what it means for the collusion investigation, and we break down Trump's press conference with Putin. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 19, 2018•2 hr 12 min
Chris Spangle, Harry Price, and Paul Copeland recap Spangle's first time shooting a gun and what perceptions changed towards firearms. We also examine the gotcha journalism of Sacha Baron Cohen. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 18, 2018•1 hr 57 min
Chris Spangle and Norman Horn of the Libertarian Christian Institute discuss if a Christian can be a libertarian, and how much shoud one's religous beliefs inform their politics? Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 17, 2018•1 hr 14 min
Chris Spangle, Harry Price, Rhinehold, and Jason Doolittle discuss the new feuds between open-border and closed-border libertarians. The guys then teach Spangle about the basics of firing a gun. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 13, 2018•2 hr 8 min
Chris Spangle and Abdul-Hakim Shabazz discuss the pick of Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court and give a primer on how the Supreme Court works. Special Guest: Abdul Hakim-Shabazz. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 11, 2018•1 hr 48 min
Chris Spangle attended the national Libertarian Party convention to give listeners the sense of what is happening in this wing of the libertarian movement. Our guest hosts are Kristi Avery, Rhinehold, Kristen, and Ryan Graham. We ask hard questions of two divisive lighting rods: TJ Roberts of Liberty Hangout and former LP Vice Chair Arvin Vorha (now running for the Presidential nomination in 2020). We speak to Darryl Meadows about his first convention and the origin of the Mises Caucus. We also ...
Jul 04, 2018•2 hr 12 min
Chris Spangle attended the national Libertarian Party convention to give listeners the sense of what is happening in this wing of the libertarian movement. Our guest hosts are Kristi Avery, Rhinehold, Kristen, and Ryan Graham. We begin by asking Matt Kuehnel of the Libertarian Socialist caucus what that is. We interview first time delegates Michael McFarland and Nathan Andrews on their impressions of a Libertarian Convention. We interview the Nicholas Sarwark on his re-election as Chair of the n...
Jul 03, 2018•1 hr 30 min
Chris Spangle of We Are Libertarians, Marc Clair of Lions of Liberty, Rodger Paxton of LAVA Flow, and Johnny Rocket of Blast Off meet for the first time in person at Porcfest to record a special (and hilarious) episode of the League Of Liberty. This podcast is a monthly show done for their respective premium content subscribers. You can join now our Patreon to hear past and future episodes! https://www.patreon.com/wearelibertarians Special Guests: Marc Clair and Rodger Paxton. Support We Are Lib...
Jun 29, 2018•1 hr 6 min
Chris Spangle travels to Porcfest in the north of New Hampshire to podcast with his League of Liberty friends Marc Clair of Lions of Liberty, Johnny Rocket of Blast Off, and Rodger Paxton of the LAVA Flow. Chris also interviews Jess Mears, the Development Director of the Libertarian Party, on why being a member of the LP is a worthwhile investment. Special Guests: Marc Clair and Rodger Paxton. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...
Jun 24, 2018•1 hr 22 min
Chris Spangle and Harry Price discuss what is actually happening at the border and how libertarians ought to approach the issue of both immigration and child separation. Links - https://www.facebook.com/notes/we-are-libertarians/collection-of-news-on-the-immigrant-child-separation-at-the-border/1973239722707175/ Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 21, 2018•3 hr 7 min
Chris Spangle, Matt Wittlief, and Dakota Davis discuss attending a Jordan Peterson lecture. Who makes up the crowd? What does he talk about? Why do people hate him? What makes 2,500 people show up to hear a Canadian lecture about the perception of reality on a Friday night? We also discuss how one determines their personal values. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 19, 2018•2 hr 12 min
Chris Spangle, Chris Gault, and Paul Copeland discuss the summit between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump. We consider the positives and negatives of Trump's strategy. We then give details on the Inspector General's report of James Comey's conduct during the 2016 election. We then look at two ways that the left is driving moderates into the arms of Donald Trump. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 15, 2018•2 hr 51 min
Chris Spangle talks about his struggles with depression, why does someone like Anthony Bourdain kill himself, what does depression feel like, how does one lift out of depression, and why our society is causing more people to commit suicide. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 13, 2018•2 hr 19 min
