The Liberty Blues Network

Nickolas Wildstar is a California political activist, digital marketer, and community advocate with a history of running for public office at both the state and local levels. Originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he relocated to California in the late 1990s and has since combined his work in media, music, and activism to engage and inform the public. Wildstar has run for Governor of California as...

James Wiley, known as the Red Flame of Liberty, is the Republican Nominee for Colorado Secretary of State. A Colorado native born in Colorado Springs, he holds an MBA from Colorado State University Pueblo. He grew up in Kazakhstan witnessing the fall of the communist government in the former Soviet Union and the rise of capitalism. This experience ignited his lifelong passion for defending individ...

Dawn Miller has been involved in Porter County government for years, showing up to meetings, learning the process, and paying attention to how decisions affect residents. She’s worked in Healthcare for 25 years and serves as a precinct captain and state delegate. She’s running a practical, local-focused campaign rooted in steady, responsible leadership. Support our sponsor Shrum Garden (Advanced M...

Susan Shelley from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association joins Shawn Osborne on Libertarian Los Angeles to discuss the new tax Los Angeles is trying to impose on homeowners to pay for street lights destroyed by copper thieves. They also discuss California’s so-called billionaire tax proposal and where that could lead. Support our sponsor Shrum Garden (Advanced Mycology) – radically simple home m...

Starchild joins Shawn Osborne on The Liberty Blues to discuss how he reaches out to people on the left and shows them that libertarian principles can deliver the results they want without the force and coercion of government. Support our sponsor Shrum Garden (Advanced Mycology) – radically simple home mushroom growing kits and products for personal freedom & self-sufficiency. Use code LIBERTYBLUES...

CA director Mary Hebert and Coalition Director Jordan Lontine of Convention of the States join host Shawn Osborne on The Liberty Blues to discuss how they are working on fiscal restraint for the federal government, limiting the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and term limits for federal bureaucrats through Article V of the Constitution. https://conventionofstates.com Support our...

Steven Borella is a Libertarian candidate for Clark County Recorder in Nevada who is running to make the office more efficient, more accessible, and more accountable to the public. His campaign is focused on improving service, bringing a stronger commitment to transparency, and advocating for stronger privacy protections for everyday residents. Coming from a working class background, Steven believ...

Escucha a Tom Woodard en una entrevista impactante para Gobernador de California 2026   El candidato Libertario Tom Woodard compartió su visión audaz en una entrevista sincera: menos intervención del gobierno, más libertad, acceso y oportunidades reales para todos los californianos.   Con más de 40 años como empresario, conservacionista y líder empresarial, Tom trae un liderazgo auténtico y sin ro...

James Sceniak joins host Shawn Osborne on The Liberty Blues. James is running for U.S. House of Representatives in Indiana's 7th Congressional District as the Libertarian candidate for 2026. In this episode, James shares his background, motivations for running, and his vision for bringing principled libertarian solutions to Washington—focused on individual liberty, limited government, free markets...

Travis Gearhart is the Libertarian candidate for IN State Rep District 4. After years slaving with the Republican party, giving sweat and blood and time and money, he realized that neither party cares about you. Neither party is ever going to work for the taxpayers in any real sense. Big money and special interests both local and abroad take precedence. For more information on his campaign, go to...

Lars Mapstead joins Shawn Osborne on The Liberty Blues. Lars is using his run for Congress to fight for ballot access reform and breaking the stranglehold of the Republicans and Democrats on American elections. In this episode, Lars discusses the barriers faced by third-party and independent candidates, the importance of fair ballot access for all voters, and how current laws suppress voter choice...

Shawn Osborne Feb 21, 2026, 1:47 PM (1 day ago) to me Tom Woodard is the Libertarian candidate for Governor of California in 2026 — an entrepreneur, conservationist, and business leader with more than four decades of experience building organizations, creating jobs, and solving complex regulatory and operational challenges across the United States and Mexico. A graduate of San Diego State Universi...

Today on The Liberty Blues Network: Lars Mapstead's speech from the Libertarian Party of California convention. Lars addressed the delegation on free and fair elections, criticizing the winner-take-all system and two-party dominance for suppressing third-party voices and wasting votes. He advocated for proportional representation, which allocates seats based on vote share, eliminates the spoiler e...

Maad Abu-Ghazalah. Born in Palestine and grew up in Saudi Arabia. Immigrated to the US in 1979. Got an undergraduate degree from Notre Dame and graduate degree from the University of Virginia then a law degree from Santa Clara University. Had a long career as a small business owner. Ran for US Congress in San Francisco in 2002 and 2004. He is running for North Carolina House District 7. https://sh...

Today on The Liberty Blues: The empire's abusive tactics—once exported overseas—are now coming home to American streets. Brandon Jackson, Southern California Coordinator for the Libertarian Party and longtime activist, joins host Shawn Osborne. A committed Second Amendment advocate, Brandon has been protesting for years—most recently at ICE demonstrations—calling to abolish ICE and other alphabet...

Ted Brown joins host Shawn Osborne on The Liberty Blues to discuss his second run for U.S. Senate in Texas. As a longtime Libertarian activist who has run for office multiple times and served as former Chair of the California Libertarian Party, Ted brings decades of experience in the freedom movement to the conversation. In this episode, Shawn and Ted dive into key issues including U.S. foreign po...

Libertarian Los Angeles, from the Liberty Blues Network, hosts a panel discussion featuring members of the California Libertarian Party Program Committee. Host Shawn Osborne is joined by California LP Chair Loren Dean, along with committee members Mary Beth and Marc Joffe. The group explores the California LP platform, its relationship to the national Libertarian Party platform, and how libertaria...

Travis Groo, a North Carolina Candidate for US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 11, is running to help unleash a free, peaceful, and prosperous North Carolina where every individual has the opportunity to pursue their unique vision of a rewarding and enriching life. Our political system is broken, and North Carolinians are ready to fix it. This campaign believes they know how to live their own li...

Matthew Laszacs was raised in a military family and came to liberty not through theory alone, but through lived experience. While working full-time and raising two children, he earned a BS in Business Administration by attending school nights and weekends. He has spent more than 15 years running operations, where building consensus, solving real problems, and making systems work mattered more than...

Shawn Osborne and Feena Bonoan discuss wins and losses for liberty in 2025

Lena Platt - West Coast Representative of the Schiller Institute. https://schiller institute.com Please read and sign our petition: "Withdraw from NATO". The West should collaborate with the Global South, and abandon the failed and dangerous policy of a unipolar world. https://Schiller Institute.com/blog/2025/12/09/withdraw-from-nato-new-national-security-strategy-requires-new-security-architectur...

Thomas Woodard, Founder of Plantwithpurpose.org, San Basilio Preserve, a private Nature Preserve on the Sea of Cortez, member of American Mensa

In this episode, host **Shawn Osborne** interviews two prominent Jewish libertarians—**Walter Block** and **Marc Joffe**—each in their own segment, exploring their differing perspectives on Israel’s handling of the Palestinian conflict. **Walter Block**, renowned Austrian economist and author of *Defending the Undefendable*, defends Israel’s actions as the only viable response under the circumstan...

About Ken W. Good - Board of Directors, Professional Bondsmen of Texas: Ken W. Good graduated from Hardin Simmons University in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree.  He received a Master of Education Degree in 1986 from Tarleton State University, a part of the Texas A&M System.  In 1989, he received his law degree from Texas Tech School of Law, where he was a member of the Texas Tech Law Review. ...

David Materazzi is CEO & Founder of Galileo FX and Orion Software Development Srl. headquartered in Italy with offices in New York and Tokyo. Since 2020, his firm has specialized in developing automated trading software that eliminates the need for constant manual monitoring. The company’s flagship product, Galileo FX, uses advanced algorithms and customizable strategies to enhance efficiency, red...