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The Chris Spangle Show

We Are Libertarians
The Chris Spangle Show helps you make sense of current events, politics, and culture through the lenses of Christian faith and libertarian principles. With sharp analysis, historical insight, and relatable conversations, Chris offers clarity in chaos - encouraging personal responsibility, civic action, and thoughtful engagement with the world around us. Rejecting tribalism and top-down control, the show challenges you to lead with conviction, serve others, and live out the values that sustain a free and thriving society. Join us to defend liberty, strengthen your community, and renew culture - one conversation at a time.
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Episodes

WAL Daily 72: Coup in Venezuela

On Tuesday, a violent demonstration and counter-protest occurred in Venezuela. Rhinehold, Dale Melchin, and Hodey Johns gave (literally) up to the minute information as well as a quick detailing of how they got there, lessons we can learn, what happened, and how we can help. Video: https://youtu.be/ko_D4nihFHU Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 02, 201939 min

WAL Daily 71: Improving Your Communication

Hours on end arguing? Never feeling understood? Welcome to the loneliness of the modern era. Hodey Johns and Dale Melchin discuss some tools that can help you with these issues. Come learn a few techniques to improve your relationships! Video: https://youtu.be/r9nza53q2_Q Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 30, 201941 min

WAL Daily 70: Ace from Alberta on Canadian Libertarian

Ace of Spades from the WAL Discord joins Paul Copeland to discuss the recent election in Alberta Canada. Why did the conservatives win big, and are there any lessons to learn from here? Show Notes: https://www.albertastrongandfree.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Alberta-Strong-and-Free-Platform-1.pdf Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 29, 201919 min

New Podcast: The Patdown with Ms. Pat and Chris Spangle

I am excited to announce a project I've been working on for a few months now called the Patdown. Please subscribe now. Comedian, actress and author Ms. Pat hosts a hilarious conversation weekly about current events and her life. She is one of the funniest people on the planet and I am lucky to be one of her cohosts. It is obviously a big stage for me, and it will be great in bringing a lot of new people to WAL. Mainly it is a hilarious 30 minutes podcast released on Tuesdays that will keep you l...

Apr 26, 201947 min

WAL 2020 Presidential Candidate Debate Series: Science, Energy, and Education

Join Arvin Vohra, Benjamin Leder, Christopher Marks, and Daniel Behrman as they discuss vaccinations, nuclear power, alternative energies, GMO labels, space exploration, free college, student loans, common core, charter schools, and more. Video: https://youtu.be/hFIgyA5igbA Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 26, 20191 hr 48 min

352: What Is In The Mueller Report?

Chris Spangle, Rhinehold, and Hodey Johns give details and analysis on the final report by Robert Mueller on the Russian Collusion investigation. Time Stamps: Overview of the Report - 00:16:48 Details of the Report - 00:32:20 Analysis of the Report - 00:53:52 Show Notes: https://wearelibertarians.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Muller-Report.pdf Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 24, 20192 hr 4 min

WAL Daily 69: The Department of Education Sucks

In his most fiery rant yet, Hodey Johns goes after the Department of Education, how eliminating them would fix the debt, why teachers don't speak up, and how far we've fallen since it was established. Video: https://youtu.be/BkhxUXCyE9w Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 19, 201926 min

WAL Daily 68: Why I Don't Call Myself An Anarchist

Chris Spangle joins Tricia Stuart live on her Facebook page to discuss why he refuses to label himself as an anarchist, voluntaryist, or agorist. First, they do a dramatic re-enactment some of the creepy DMs in Tricia's inbox. Video: https://www.facebook.com/patricia.e.canfield/videos/10210485394650921/ Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 18, 20191 hr 15 min

351: Notre Dame Fire, Wikileaks

Chris Spangle, Harry Price, and Sarah Brady Wagner discuss why the burning of Notre Dame has impacted people. We then discuss who and what Julian Assange and Wikileaks are, and if they are journalists or problematic. Notre Dame - 00:20:14 Wikileaks - 01:02:49 Show Notes: https://wearelibertarians.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Julian-Assange.pdf Video: https://youtu.be/laqchzfmEGc Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 17, 20192 hr 3 min

WAL Presidential Candidate Debate Series: Immigration

In what might be the hottest topic in America today, listen in as Arvin Vohra, Benjamin Leder, Christopher Marks, Daniel Behrman, and William Hurst discuss the wall, travel bans, deportation, immigrant social programs, detainment, tuition, border security, citizenship tests, skilled laborers, and more. Video: https://youtu.be/iikny6HAFfw Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 16, 20192 hr 2 min

WAL Daily 67: Stoicism and Reacting/Responding

What is stoicism? Is it a good or bad thing? And what is the difference between reacting and responding? Dale Melchin and Hodey Johns answer these questions and guide you to how navigating these answers can be better for your political and personal life. Video: https://youtu.be/lQ4pxPlyIG0 Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 15, 201935 min

350: What is Brexit?

Chris Spangle, Harry Price, and Rhinehold explain the origins of the EU, the Brexit vote, and what it means for the British economy. The Brexit discussion begins at minute 31. Show notes: https://wearelibertarians.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Brexit-2.0.pdf Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 10, 20192 hr 1 min

WAL Daily 66: Tackling Procrastination

Procrastination the problem that keeps you from dealing with your other problems. Join Dale Melchin and Hodey Johns as they discuss their personal experiences and how to formulate a plan of attack. Video: https://youtu.be/tvhewRSWWa8 Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 05, 201934 min

WAL Daily 65: The Department of Defense Sucks

Don't take it from me, your humble host, Hodey Johns, take it from Ike: “Our problem is to achieve adequate military strength within the limits of endurable strain upon our economy. To amass military power without regard to our economic capacity would be to defend ourselves against one kind of disaster by inviting another.” Video: https://youtu.be/Z43egWvhYHA Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 02, 201927 min

WAL Presidential Candidate Debate Series: Healthcare Debate

Listen in as candidates Arvin Vohra, Benjamin Leder, Christopher Marks, Daniel Behrman, and William Hurst gives their responses about the tough problems and questions people have about healthcare today. Hodey Johns moderates. Video: https://youtu.be/ywkd_33fAq8 Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 01, 20191 hr 58 min

WAL Daily 64: Simplistic Advice with Dale Melchin

Have you ever needed advice from somebody who actually cares about you and wants you to grow? Meet Dale Melchin, longtime We Are Libertarians fan and host of the Simplistic Advice Podcast. In an era where people want to bring you comfort, take a moment to listen to his discussion with Hodey Johns about how people that care about you really help change your life. Video: https://youtu.be/c29BznGGTNY Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...

Mar 28, 201936 min

349: Surviving R Kelly, Human Trafficking, and Domestic Violence

Chris Spangle and Maranda Barnett are joined by Shaunestte Terrell who works as a Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Resource Prosecutor for the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council and Lael Hill, a victims's advocate. Surviving R Kelly has opened up a discussion of the red flags of human trafficking and domestic violence found in the beginning of relationships. Maranda opens up about her experiences as a child and adult to help both men and women avoid sexual and domestic violence. What are the ...

Mar 27, 20192 hr 31 min

WAL Daily 63: Little Pink Houses

In the city of Pflugerville, just North of Austin Texas, there is a neighborhood where residents are throwing a bit more than just the odd shade. The serious concern at the heart of this dispute that threatens to hue the neighborhood in half? The color of Emilio Rodriguez’s house. Emilio’s neighbors have filed suit against him because of his choice of a bright, eye-catching pink, claiming that his unusual choice has lowered the value of their homes. In doing so, they seek restitution for the los...

Mar 26, 201916 min

WAL Daily 62: Abortion Debate

Abortion is almost unquestionably the most divisive issue in all of politics. Somehow, our debaters ended up agreeing with each other by the end of the episode. Dennis Allen Miller II represents the pro-life side and Sarah Brady Wagner represents the pro-choice side in a debate moderated by Hodey Johns. Video: https://youtu.be/7Cu1cnJv-JE Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 25, 201952 min

348: What is the Mueller Investigation?

Chris Spangle and Lex Gingerella answer all the questions you are too embarrassed to ask about the Mueller Investigation and collusion between Donald Trump and Russia. Show Notes: https://wearelibertarians.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Mueller-Report.pdf Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 23, 20191 hr 10 min

347: What is 4Chan? Explaining Internet Trolling Culture

Chris Spangle, Harry Price, and James Nease discuss the darker parts of the internet are being discussed in the wake of the New Zealand shooting. Nease was one of the first people on 4Chan, and has been a moderator since its beginning. He explains the culture of what the media is mislabeling the "far right." We also discuss the alienation of young men in today's society and what steps we can take to bring people out of isolation and into healthy communities. Support We Are Libertarians with Chri...

Mar 20, 20192 hr 38 min

WAL Daily 61: Injustice and Schaeffer Cox

When your enemy is a corrupt government, your enemy will do anything to lock you up: This includes making up charges, planting evidence, and illegal court procedures. Activist and musician Jordan Page teams up with legal expert Angela Clemons and they speak to Hodey Johns about what's going on and how to fix it. Visit the website here: https://freeschaeffer.com/ Check out the song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGV1TXuR610&feature=youtu.be Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangl...

Mar 18, 201940 min

WAL 2020 Presidential Candidate Series: Domestic Policy Debate

In the first of ten debates between the presidential candidates on the We Are Libertarian Network, we discuss Domestic Policy. Listen is as Kim Ruff, Christopher Marks, Ben Leder, and Arvin Vohra answer hard questions about gun control, gerrymandering, surveillance, drug policy, term limits, net neutrality, affirmative action, eminent domain, social security, and more! Video: https://youtu.be/zo4koqFbur8 Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...

Mar 15, 20191 hr 57 min

346: Analysis of Joe Rogan, Tim Pool, and Twitter's Jack Dorsey and Vijaya Gadde

Chris Spangle, Harry Price, and Mike Tront discuss the recent conversation between Joe Rogan, Tim Pool, and Twitter's Jack Dorsey and Vijaya Gadde over social media censorship. We have a clearer picture of the task that Twitter has, but are they listening? Joe Rogan Experience #1258 - Jack Dorsey, Vijaya Gadde & Tim Pool - https://youtu.be/DZCBRHOg3PQ Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 13, 20192 hr 52 min

WAL 2020 Presidential Candidate Series: Meet William Hurst

William Hurst, Libertarian candidate for president, drops by to deliver his interview! Tune in to hear a list or priorities that are vastly different from his counterparts, as well as his ideas about working with others, being a free thinker, and the power of the veto. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 12, 201944 min

WAL Daily 60: The Department of Commerce Sucks

Hodey Johns unloads on the next federal department on his list: The Department of Commerce. Find out how lighthouses, global warming, and bribery all seem to find their way into this institution that has been a thorn in the side of real commerce since almost the founding of our country. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 08, 201924 min

345: Authentic Low Key WAL

Harry Price is joined by Rhinehold, Paul Copeland and Hodey Johns to talk about Snowden, Privacy, Personal Relationships and Sheriffs refusing to enforce federal gun laws. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 07, 20191 hr 54 min

344: North Carolina, Purity Tests, Free Banking, and Personal Freedom

With Dear Leader still out sick, Hodey Johns, Sarah Brady Wagner, Paul Copeland, and Dale Melchin give their opinions and questions about a variety of subjects; from election rigging to living as anarchists. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 06, 20191 hr 20 min

343: The Return of Low Key WAL

Harry Price is joined by Rhinehold, Paul Copeland and Hodey Johns to discuss Jussie Smollett, Christopher Paul Hasson, what captures media attention, Ukraine, GagaCooper and Facebook Tracking. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 05, 20191 hr 43 min

WAL 2020 Presidential Candidate Series: Meet Adam Kokesh

Adam Kokesh has made a name for himself in the liberty movement and brings his energy to the We Are Libertarians network. He gives his full biography, how he is actually "not" running for president, and his views on for the libertarian primary is actually won. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 01, 20191 hr 40 min
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