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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

426: Should the LP Hold Their Convention In-Person or Online?

Chris Spangle and Rhinehold discuss the LNC's debate over holding the convention online or in-person. Video: https://youtu.be/dPZBaZH_hjo This episode is brought to you by Dashing Media Management. In this time of economic uncertainty, you need experts to help guide you through new ways of talking to customers. That's where my friend Lex Kremer and Dashing Media Management come in. They're able to help you with social media, blog management, content marketing, graphics, and all of your marketing...

May 06, 20201 hr 3 min

425: Debate - "Justin Amash would be a Great Libertarian Party Presidential Candidate"

Join The We Are Libertarians Network in a formal debate with Libertarian Party presidential candidate Brian Ellison and host the "The Brian Nichols Show" Brian Nichols as they throw down about the positives and negatives of an Amash candidacy for president. Moderated by Hodey Johns. Video - https://youtu.be/HUS8BCrxf5M Subscribe to the podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/we-are-libertarians Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/wearelibertarians Get The Libertarian Aurora email - http://ee...

May 05, 20201 hr 6 min

424: COVID-19 - Decrease Regulations To Re-Start the Economy with Conner Drigotas

Chris Spangle speaks to Conner Drigotas of Free the People to discuss what regulations ought to be ended to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. They also debate if running for the Presidency was the right move for Justin Amash. COVID-19 Proves that Small Government is Better - https://freethepeople.org/covid-19-proves-that-small-government-is-better/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/cddrigotas This episode is brought to you by Dashing Media Management. In this time of economic uncertainty, you nee...

May 04, 202038 min

423: The Opening, Trump vs. The Press on Bleach, Biden Accusations | Swamp Explained

In The Swamp Explained series, Chris Spangle and Rob Quartel go in-depth on how Washington works. In this episode, we discuss the political calculations of "opening" the economy, Trump's disinfectant comments, Biden's sexual harassment accusations, and the protests. This episode is brought to you by Dashing Media Management. In this time of economic uncertainty, you need experts to help guide you through new ways of talking to customers. That's where my friend Lex Kremer and Dashing Media Manage...

Apr 29, 20201 hr 55 min

422: COVID-19 - More Conversations with Nonprofits on the Front Lines of the Pandemic

422: COVID-19 - More Conversations with Nonprofits on the Front Lines of the Pandemic In a free society, private nonprofit organizations are the main source of relief for those in need. Their work is incredibly important during this pandemic. We take you to the front lines with interviews that originally aired on Chris Spangle's public affairs radio show in Indianapolis called Now Hear This. 00:04:38 - Tips on Deescalating Family Fights with Maggie Owens of the Indiana Center for Prevention of Y...

Apr 19, 20202 hr 9 min

421: The Creed of the Freed: Pentecostalism with David K. Bernard

The first episode of a series that will explore various religions and their support of liberty. Insanely overqualified David K Bernard of the United Pentecostal Church International explains values libertarians can find within the Church. Video: https://youtu.be/Zm1-V3VGeP8 Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 18, 20201 hr 6 min

Brian Nichols Show: COVID-19 vs. the Economy: Could A Crumbling Economy Cause More Death than COVID-19? - with Economist Daniel J. Michell

Subscribe to the Brian Nichols Show: https://link.chtbl.com/brian-nichols-show As weeks go by with the economy stuck on pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many economists are starting to sound the alarm that the impact of our economy screeching to a halt could cause as much, if not more longterm death and prolonged hardship than the virus itself. Dan J. Mitchell, a libertarian economist with a Ph.D. in Economics from George Mason University and founder for the Center for American Prosperity is ...

Apr 17, 202044 min

419: Spangle Guest Hosts 'Kryssi and Jess' with guests Vermin Supreme and Spike Cohen

LP POTUS candidate Vermin Supreme and running mate, Spike Cohen, join The Kris and Jessi Show with Kryssi and Jess with Chris Spangle guest co-hosting. Follow them: https://www.facebook.com/KryssiandJess Video: https://www.facebook.com/KryssiandJess/videos/212498073388733 Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 16, 20201 hr 34 min

418: COVID-19 - Authoritarian Streaks Begin To Appear In This Crisis

Chris Spangle, Harry Price, Rhinehold, and Brian Wohlgemuth discuss authoritarianism tendencies in American government, holding politicians, the media, and individuals accountable, and conspiracy theories. Petty Tyrants are popping up across the country from President Trump accidentally saying the truth out loud to Michigan Governor Whitmer's draconian shutdown orders. This episode is brought to you by Dashing Media Management. In this time of economic uncertainty, you need experts to help guide...

Apr 15, 20202 hr 18 min

417: COVID-19 - Basic Questions About Coronavirus Answered

Chris Spangle's friend Lex Kremer is a normie and has some basic questions she wants to be answered about the Presidential primaries but also about COVID-19. She's heard some things that don't make sense and wants some answers. We answer questions like "are the deaths inflated?", "why do candidates suspend their campaign?", and "what's a better way to deal with a man on a bus without a mask?" This episode is brought to you by Dashing Media Management. In this time of economic uncertainty, you ne...

Apr 13, 20201 hr 32 min

416: COVID-19 - Nonprofit Responses to the Pandemic and Economic Crisis

Chris Spangle speaks to several nonprofits and businesses about their efforts to deal with the ongoing humanitarian crisis happening around America. These interviews originated on his public affairs program "Now Hear This." This is a good look at what is happening on the ground in a major American city. 00:04:39 - Tina Cloer of Childrens Bureau on Rising Child Abuse and Project Courage to Shelter Children While reports of child abuse are down, incidents of abuse are increasing in the COVID-19 pa...

Apr 10, 20201 hr 27 min

415: COVID-19 - How Do We Move Forward?

Chris Spangle, Harry Price, Rhinehold, and Levie Rainey discuss the path forward. We open with some examples from history that bring us hope and wonderful moments of community sprouting up across the country. We then discuss the future months as we begin to go back to work in the middle of a "new normal." Video - https://youtu.be/PKQ_-5_RKGE This episode is brought to you by Dashing Media Management. In this time of economic uncertainty, you need experts to help guide you through new ways of tal...

Apr 08, 20202 hr 17 min

414: The Swamp Explained - The Swamp Takes Over

The Swamp, Explained" series, Chris Spangle and Rob Quartel go in-depth on how Washington works. In this episode, we discuss when the swamp can be useful. What role does institutional knowledge play in the middle of a crisis? Get the Swamp Explained Podcast Feed: https://swamp.fireside.fm/ Follow Rob on twitter: @RobQuartel. Check out Rob's resume here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-quartel-5291553/ Have questions for Rob? Email us - editor@wearelibertarians.com Subscribe to the podcast: https...

Apr 07, 20201 hr 11 min

413: WAL Reacts - AOC on funding the Green New Deal

Things get wild as the WAL crew discusses AOC, the Green New Deal, sparrows having sex on cocaine, and the Death Star. This show includes Hodey Johns, Keaton Tucker, Remso Martinez, Jacob, Ryan Lindsey, and Paul Copeland. Video - https://youtu.be/nNSODoeVBZc Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 06, 202038 min

412: COVID-19 - "Lives" vs. "The Economy" is a False Choice

Chris Spangle, Harry Price, Rhinehold, and Hodey Johns discuss and debate the binary choice presented on social media of "open the economy" vs. "let millions die." The realities of a global pandemic combined with an economic meltdown are more complex and hopeful than many are making it sound. We try to parse out where the truth lies. Then we look at the failure of regulators and why we need to hold the President, the FDA, and the CDC accountable once this crisis has concluded. Video - https://yo...

Apr 01, 20202 hr 24 min

411: WAL Reacts - Crowder on Borders

The WAL crew goes off the rails as they gab about borders, comedians, alligator moats, and taco stands to convert Mormons to Catholicism. Featuring Hodey Johns, Keaton Tucker, JAcob, Brian Wohlgemuth, Remso Martinez, and Rhinehold. Video - https://youtu.be/qRZDSw2QaVQ Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 31, 202050 min

410: WAL Reacts - Pelosi's anti-Insider Trading Bill

The WAL Crew has many laughs and tears discussing the piece of legislation Nancy Pelosi had the nerve to bring to the floor. Come hear about how equality on school boards, pooping in the bushes, and non-functional alcoholism get brought to the forefront. This features Hodey Johns, Jake, Paul Copeland, Remso Martinez, and Rhinehold. Video: https://youtu.be/nqQDfUjDUZQ Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 30, 202052 min

409: WAL Reacts - Trump's response to the "Chinese Virus"

Listen is as the WAL Crew of Hodey Johns, Rhinehold, and Remso Martinez shows how many flapjacks our president can flip flop all over the place. You'll also hear about election odds, how sociopathy doesn't make somebody a trash person, and how Trump could still be right if a lot of people die really fast. Video: https://youtu.be/Zaq5pdaYAmk Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 29, 202054 min

408: COVID-19 - Quarantines and Shutdowns

Rhinehold and Hodey take their differences in opinion to the airwaves, talking about history, the government, the private sector, and what all of those things mean about mandatory shutdowns. Video: https://youtu.be/KUX4Wmi_1AA Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 28, 20201 hr 1 min

407: COVID-19 - $2 Trillion Stimulus Breakdown

Rhinehold and Hodey discuss the recent spending package approved by Congress, on its way to being signed by the president. Questions about what's in it, what does it mean for you, what's good and bad about it, and is this a moment that libertarians can capitalize on are answered in detail. Video: https://youtu.be/p629YUwY0zA Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 27, 20201 hr 45 min

406: Path to Libertarianism - Daniel J. Mitchell, Co-Founder of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity on Economics

Chris Spangle talks to Daniel J. Mitchell, co-founder of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity and Chairman of the Board and former Cato Institute scholar. Dan is an expert in international tax competition and supply-side tax policy. He discusses his path to liberty through the 1976 Ronald Reagan campaign, how he studies to write about economics daily, and what it is like to work at a think tank. We also discuss what power the Presidency has in determining the economy and if economic collapse co...

Mar 26, 20201 hr 5 min

405: COVID-19 - Potential Treatments for This Coronavirus

Brian Wohlgemuth has done extensive research on the treatment for the coronavirus and has been tracking the medicine since government officials and large hospitals started stockpiling it. Find out what it does and doesn't do, and why you can be hopeful that it will help immensely. Show Notes - https://wearelibertarians.com/wp-content/uploads/Testing-Treatment-and-a-Way-Out-Google-Docs.pdf Video - https://youtu.be/xqeJ0_aCEnE Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad...

Mar 25, 202048 min

404: COVID-19 - Individualism Will Protect People's Health

Phyllis Klosinski is 72 with underlying health issues as well as one of the strongest advocates for individual liberty that Chris Spangle knows. He reached out to hear her opinion on protecting lives while protecting livelihoods. She shares some good arguments for personal responsibility, the ineffectiveness of government, and how we can get through this tough time. Is Our Fight Against Coronavirus Worse Than the Disease? - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/20/opinion/coronavirus-pandemic-social-d...

Mar 24, 20201 hr 4 min

403: COVID-19 - The Terrible Choice Facing Us

Chris Spangle, Chris Gault, and Creighton Harrington reunite to discuss the terrible choice facing us: Preserving life or a way of life. We discuss the economic sacrifice being made by Americans to save lives. We discuss the numbers of the diseases' spread. We also consider what will be different on the other side of this crisis. Website showing the spread - https://covidactnow.org/ Rethinking the Coronavirus Shutdown - https://www.wsj.com/articles/rethinking-the-coronavirus-shutdown-11584659154...

Mar 23, 20201 hr 29 min

402: COVID-19 - Heroism During Coronavirus

The WAL crew talks about the people and projects that have shown bravery during this frightening time. From blood drives to homeless shelters to video games, there are lots of reasons for hope. Video - https://youtu.be/NQUe438d168 Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 22, 202057 min

401: COVID-19 - Details of Three Rounds of Government Stimulus with Ross Marchand

Chris Spangle and Rhinehold talk to Ross Marchand of the Taxpayer Protection Alliance about the three rounds of economic stimulus that Washington has enacted or is proposing. We give the details of a $1 Trillion stimulus currently being negotiated, which is one of the largest stimulus packages in modern history. Video - https://youtu.be/CYZ0OVWv0UU The growing coronavirus stimulus packages - https://www.axios.com/coronavirus-stimulus-packages-compared-7613a16f-56d3-4522-a841-23a82fffcb46.html Ro...

Mar 20, 20201 hr 11 min

399: COVID-19- What is coronavirus? With Mary Kay Foster, manager of the Special Pathogens Unit at IU Health

Mary Kay Foster, manager of the Special Pathogens Unit at IU Health, joins Chris Spangle on the basics of COVID-19. We ask why social distancing is so important, what symptoms one might have should they contract it, how can one get tested, and what preparations her hospitals are making to deal with the coronavirus. She also shares some reasons to be optimistic. Visit https://iuhealth.org/find-medical-services/coronavirus for more information. Originally recorded for Now Hear This: http://www.now...

Mar 18, 202043 min
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