Bob Murphy and I hosted the Contra Krugman podcast for five years, and today we do an honorary final episode in recognition of the retirement of Paul Krugman from his New York Times column. Sponsors: Blinkist & Factor : Code: WOODS50 Guest's Website: The Bob Murphy Show Guest's Twitter: @BobMurphyEcon Related Articles: - LvMI Power & Market article by Jonathan Newman - NYT Krugman blog post: And I was on the grassy knoll, too - NYT Krugman blog post: The Ponzi Thing - LvMI Mises Wire art...
Dec 13, 2024•1 hr 4 min
Daniel McAdams, executive director of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity, joins me to discuss Syria, DOGE, the Trump appointments, and the profound influence of Ron Paul. Sponsors: Persist SEO & Ron Paul Curriculum Guest's Website: The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity Guest's Twitter: @DanielLMcAdams @RonPaulInstitut Show notes for Ep. 2580...
Dec 12, 2024•40 min
Caitlin Long discusses the federal crackdown on banks serving the crypto industry, and what the future may hold. Sponsors: Factor : Code: WOODS50 & Persist SEO Guest's Twitter: @CaitlinLong_ Guest's Website: Custodia Bank Show notes for Ep. 2579
Dec 07, 2024•51 min
Michael Malice returns to discuss the cabinet, DOGE, and the health establishment, as well as plenty of other interesting stuff. Sponsors: CrowdHealth : Code: WOODS & Persist SEO Michael's Locals: http://michaelmalice.locals.com Michael's Twitter: @MichaelMalice Michael's Most Recent Book: The White Pill Show notes for Ep. 2578...
Dec 06, 2024•49 min
Peter St. Onge joins us to discuss a wide variety of topics: income taxes vs. tariffs, what DOGE could accomplish, the collapse of the media, and what "end the Fed' really looks like. Sponsors: Persist SEO & Ron Paul Curriculum Guest's Twitter: @profstonge Guest's Substack: ProfStOnge.com Show notes for Ep. 2577...
Dec 05, 2024•46 min
Roger Ver, an early Bitcoin promoter and investor, has been arrested in Spain and is set to be extradited by a U.S. regime whose procedure with him and whose arguments against him make obvious that he is being targeted for who he is rather than for what he is alleged to have done. It is urgent that we publicize his case. Steve Patterson and Robert Barnes join us. Sponsors: CrowdHealth : Code: WOODS & RonPaulHomeschool.com Help Roger: FreeRogerNow.org Book Mentioned: Hijacking Bitcoin: The Hi...
Nov 30, 2024•42 min
Almost no one knows the full story, but my guest, Ken McCarthy, was a key figure in shaping the way the World Wide Web eventually unfolded. Things could have gone a very different way, that would have been vastly worse for the cause of freedom. Sponsor: Blinkist Book Discussed: How the Web Won: The Inside Story of How a Motley Crew of Outsiders Hijacked the Information Superhighway and Struck a Blow for Human Freedom Guest's Website: KenMcCarthy.com Show notes for Ep. 2575...
Nov 29, 2024•51 min
The great Scott Horton walks us through the forgotten history that brought us to the present situation with Russia and Ukraine. Sponsors: Persist SEO & Virtual Storefronts Book Discussed: Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War With Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine Support the Libertarian Institute: https://libertarianinstitute.org/donate Scott's other Websites: https://scotthorton.org https://www.antiwar.com Show notes for Ep. 2574...
Nov 28, 2024•1 hr 2 min
Dr. Jonathan Shedler of the University of California at San Francisco joins us to discuss the problems that arise when random people declare themselves "therapists" and dish out platitudes to unsuspecting people, but also why, contrary to what many on the right think these days, there is legitimate benefit from psychotherapy, which amounts to promoting self-knowledge and realizing that things we don't know about ourselves can harm us. Sponsors: Persist SEO & Supporting Listeners Guest's Webs...
Nov 23, 2024•54 min
There are so many aspects of the American regime that require our attention that I think most of us simply neglected the potential threats from what we laughingly call "public health." We sure can't do that anymore. Important Links Mentioned: Diary of a Psychosis: DiaryOfCovid.com The Tom Woods Cruise: TomWoodsCruise.com My Free Books: TomsFreeBooks.com Show notes for Ep. 2572...
Nov 22, 2024•23 min
The great (and based) email marketing expert Ben Settle joins Paul Counts (who directs my mastermind programs with me) for this look into how Donald Trump accomplished the seemingly impossible. Sponsors: CrowdHealth : Code: WOODS & SupportingListeners.com Guests' Links: BenSettle.com The Tom Woods Mastermind The Tom Woods Cruise Show notes for Ep. 2571...
Nov 21, 2024•1 hr 1 min
My slogan these days is that the time for writing angry letters to the editor is over. It's time for action. Josh Abbotoy is doing precisely that, building livable communities where people can raise families without being assaulted by madness. Sponsors: CrowdHealth : Code: WOODS & Persist SEO Guest's Website: RidgeRunner USA Guest's Twitter: @Byzness Show notes for Ep. 2570...
Nov 16, 2024•37 min
Nina Teicholz joins us to discuss the new dietary guidelines coming out of the USDA, the evidence against seed oils, and how there could be such systemic errors on a subject so crucial to human flourishing. Sponsors: Bank on Yourself & Factor : Code: WOODS50 Book Discussed: The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet Guest's Substack: Unsettled Science Guest's Twitter: @bigfatsurprise Show notes for Ep. 2569...
Nov 15, 2024•43 min
Dan McCarthy joins us to discuss the election and what the next 4 years might look like, as well as what happens to Liz Cheney now. Sponsors: CrowdHealth : Code: WOODS & Policygenius Guest's Website: Modern Age: ModernAgeJournal.com Guest's Twitter: @ToryAnarchist Show notes for Ep. 2568
Nov 14, 2024•44 min
Marc Lobliner of Tiger Fitness talks about the food pyramid, how much time you need in the gym, one thing you absolutely cannot sacrifice, and plenty more. Sponsors: Persist SEO & Blinkist Guest's Website: MarcLobliner.com Guest's Twitter: @MarcLobliner Show notes for Ep. 2567
Nov 09, 2024•48 min
Clint Russell and Cliff Maloney join us to discuss the significance of the Trump victory, the presumed Ross Ulbricht pardon, and what the future holds. Sponsors: Persist SEO: PersistSEO.com & SupportingListeners.com Clint's Website: Liberty Lockdown: https://libertylockdownpodcast.com Guests' Twitter Accounts: @LibertyLockPod @Maloney Show notes for Ep. 2566...
Nov 07, 2024•56 min
Scott Horton, whose book Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine is on the verge of release, offers a helpful correction to the comic-book story of Ukraine and Russia that we read in the New York Times . Sponsors: SuperBeets Heart Chews & CrowdHealth Book Discussed: Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine Support the Libertarian Institute: LibertarianInstitute.org/Donate Scott's other We...
Nov 06, 2024•59 min
The establishment warned us of a "population bomb" that would strain the planet's resources, but instead we're facing demographic free-fall in many parts of the world. Kevin Dolan and I discuss what it all means and what he's trying to do about it. Sponsors: Bitcoin Mentor: BitcoinMentor.io/Woods Persist SEO: PersistSEO.com Link Mentioned: OneBuckTrial.com Guest's Websites: Natal Conference: Natalism.org Exit: ExitGroup.us Guest's Twitter: @extradeadjcb Show notes for Ep. 2564...
Nov 02, 2024•47 min
What makes the most sense in 2024? Sponsors: CrowdHealth & One Buck Trial Guest's Podcast: Part of the Problem Guests' Website: ComicDaveSmith.com Show notes for Ep. 2563
Oct 31, 2024•57 min
Following up major bump in the poles for Kamala Harris, Donald Trump has seen his own poll numbers rebound in recent weeks and he goes into election week with considerable momentum but still in a tight race. Dan McCarthy joins us to discuss. Sponsors: Policy Genius & Persist SEO Guest's Website: Modern Age Guest's Twitter: @ToryAnarchist Show notes for Ep. 2562...
Oct 31, 2024•41 min
Amy LePore, who has many years of experience in emergency services, joins us to discuss the failures of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Special Offer: WoodsHistory.com Guest's Website: Dissident Media Guest's Twitter: @DissidentMedia @ArchetypalDork Show notes for Ep. 2561
Oct 26, 2024•31 min
University of Colorado at Boulder philosophy professor Michael Huemer, author of Progressive Myths , joins us to smash some. (I didn't actually count how many we covered, but it's at least six.) Sponsors: Blinkist & CrowdHealth Book Discussed: Progressive Myths Show notes for Ep. 2560...
Oct 25, 2024•49 min
CJ Killmer, host of the Dangerous History Podcast, discusses the suspiciously CIA-ish group where Kamala Harris spent time as a young woman, as well as CIA influence on culture in general. Sponsors: Persist SEO & OneBuckTrial.com Guest's Twitter: @KillmerCJ Guest's Podcast: The Dangerous History Podcast Guest's Patreon: CJ Killmer Show notes for Ep. 2559...
Oct 24, 2024•54 min
Meltdown, my New York Times bestseller on the 2008 financial crisis, turns 15 this year. There is a slight chance the world has not studied it enough. Keith Knight and I discuss the myths and realities of what the SOBs did to us. Special Offer: Get Tom's US history courses for free at WoodsHistory.com Book Discussed: Meltdown: The Classic Free Market Analysis of the 2008 Financial Crisis Guest's Website: The Libertarian Institute Contribute to their fund drive here: https://libertarianinstitute....
Oct 19, 2024•58 min
Auron MacIntyre joins us to discuss Kamala Harris as plagiarist, Why you'll be disappointed to expect pure rationality from voters, and what's wrong with the dumb term "woke right" that liberals posing as conservatives invented. Sponsors: Persist SEO & SupportingListeners.com Guest's Book: The Total State: How Liberal Democracies Become Tyrannies Guest's Twitter: @AuronMacIntyre Guest's Podcast: The Auron MacIntyre Show Show notes for Ep. 2557...
Oct 18, 2024•42 min
If someone favors U.S. military assistance to Ukraine, I can also generally predict where that person stands on gender theory. Why is that? What do those things have to do with each other? And why won't people listen even when you have all the evidence? Andrew Heaton joins us. Book Discussed: Tribalism Is Dumb: Where It Came From, How It Got So Bad, and What to Do About It Sponsors: Factor : Code: Woods50 & Bank on Yourself Guest's Podcast: The Political Orphanage Guest's Twitter: @MightyHea...
Oct 17, 2024•1 hr 8 min
Actor Clifton Duncan discusses his important Sowell project and the state of the arts in America. Sponsors: Persist SEO & WoodsHistory.com Show notes for Ep. 2555
Oct 11, 2024•54 min
Justin Folk, director of the Matt Walsh film Am I Racist , joins us to discuss the making of the film, the message, and the various crazies who comprise the "anti-racist" movement. Sponsors: Blinkist & Crowdhealth Film Website: AmIRacist.com Show notes for Ep. 2554
Oct 10, 2024•39 min
Schenck v. United States was an important decision in U.S. history, related to the subject of freedom of speech, particularly in wartime. It turns out that so-called progressives have a pretty lousy record on this issue, as historian CJ Killmer explains in this episode. Sponsors: WoodsHistory.com & SupportingListeners.com Guest's Twitter: @KillmerCJ Guest's Podcast: The Dangerous History Podcast Guest's Patreon: CJ Killmer Show notes for Ep. 2553...
Oct 05, 2024•51 min
Tom Luongo joins us to note that the bad guys we face aren't a single, undifferentiated blob, but that they are divided against themselves, and to explain why that matters. Sponsors: Persist SEO & Supporting Listeners Guest's Website: Tom Luongo Guest's Twitter: @TFL1728 Show notes for Ep. 2552...
Oct 04, 2024•44 min
