The Freedom Report

Jim Antle at the Washington Examiner writes of the "end days" on the foreign policy establishment in the Republican Party. Antle's piece reflects on the changing attitudes towards war during the Trump administration, and how Senators Lindsey Graham and Rand Paul are warring for the president's favor for their policies.  Austin Petersen's Freedom Report podcast is a preview for an interview with An...

Kristen Thomas of Open the Doors coaching joins Austin Petersen again for another super spicy episode of the Freedom Report podcast. Petersen and Thomas discuss Facebook's new rules regarding the discussion of sex and sex related topics on the platform. They also delve into the Tumblr porn ban, and chat about what this means for sex workers, and how politics gets involved.

Austin Petersen and Jack Stocker host the Freedom Report podcast to discuss the death and rebirth of American Conservatism. An article shared by Senator Rand Paul triggered an angry response from neoconservatives, and adulation from libertarians and Trump supporters. The article, read by Petersen in entirety, chronicles the change in policies from the Reagan/Bush years to the new Republican Party...

A documentary by a non-historian for non-historians.  This special episode of the Freedom Report podcast is a movie review of director Peter Jackson's documentary about the Great War. Host Austin Petersen is joined by guests Jack Stocker and Camellia Plosser who attended the screening in Kansas City on December 17th, 2018.  November of 2018 marks the 100 year anniversary of the armistice, signalin...

Libertarian podcast host Bob Zadek joins Austin Petersen on the Freedom Report to discuss the ghosts of liberty's past, present, and future. Zadek responds to Petersen's recent criticisms of the direction the liberty movement is taking, and offers his unique perspective on where we've been, where we are, and where we might be going. 

Right wing pundit and rabble rouser Gavin McInnes was reportedly iced out of a deal with Blaze TV after a recent announced merger with CRTV. The report came via a tweet from Blaze TV, which announced that it would not be continuing his show "Get off My Lawn" which had previously had a home on CRTV. The right wing media sphere was abuzz over the weekend, with internet users reacting and overreactin...

Exciting news from the conservative media space this morning! The Libertarian Republic's writer Caleb Shumate reports on a conservative media mega merger between Glenn Beck's The Blaze and Mark Levin's CRTV. Freedom Report host Austin Petersen discusses the conservative media space, and talks about what libertarians can do in the future to emulate their successes.  Petersen also finishes the show...

Former Libertarian presidential candidate and Republican US Senate candidate Austin Petersen discusses the uphill climb Libertarians face in winning elections.

Is it wrong to report sex workers to the IRS? What if they're communists who think we should all be paying more taxes? Would it be wrong to report them? What if Bernie Sanders didn't report his income to the IRS? Would it be wrong to report him? Sure, but... it's sure as hell not wrong to laugh at him. Today's Freedom Report podcast was recorded live on Facebook in front of an online audience of c...

Freedom Report host Austin Petersen discusses a California Democrat's "sarcastic" remarks threatening Americans who resist gun confiscation with nuclear weapons. Petersen analyzes talk from lefties about secession and civil war, and analyzes what the left believes are at the root of the problems with nation states. What are the problems as they see it that could lead to an outbreak of violence? No...

Freedom Report host Austin Petersen discusses an article recently that showed that only 1 in 3 Americans can pass a US Citizenship test required to immigrate. What's the cause of that? This podcast was originally broadcast live on Facebook and features audience participation with Petersen reading some of the best listener's comments. 

Britain's tabloids are reporting that right wing death squads embedded in Germany's military are plotting to assassinate key political figures. The Green Party leader and former prime minister of Germany were allegedly targeted, as well as the leaders of groups responsible for allowing immigrants into the country. There's just one... or two... or three problems with the tabloid's reporting... Also...

Austin Petersen hosts a Freedom Report episode discussing President Trump's statements that he can overturn the 14th Amendment with an executive order. But is that the case? Petersen breaks down the issues at hand, how SCOTUS plays a role, and what Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina is proposing to counter the president's idea. 

Why do control freaks fear Bitcoin? Politico.com reported on cryptocurrency Bitcoin and stoked the fear of foreign interference in America's elections. Host Austin Petersen was mentioned in the Politico piece for having received the national record for the single largest bitcoin donation in a federal race... but did Politico report that accurately? Nope! Listen in to Petersen reading and respondin...

 President Trump has reportedly signaled that he will legalize medical cannabis at the federal level after the midterms. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) said to Fox News that the president will also likely allow states to decide on whether to legalize recreational cannabis as well. But if Democrats take control of the House, will they derail cannabis reform so as not to give the president any victory...

Austin Petersen recounts his conversations with Dennis Rodman, Ben Shapiro, and other famous figures in American new and politics at last weekends Politicon in Los Angeles, California. 

Liberals have caught on to the hot new right wing meme series of NPC's. But what exactly is a NPC? And now that Senator Elizabeth Warren has officially culturally appropriated Cherokee culture, does that mean it's OK for the rest of us to dress however we want on Halloween?  This fun episode of the Freedom Report podcast discusses the latest in left wing PC hilarity and is hosted by Austin Peterse...

For years the state of Missouri has lacked a strong statewide organization of liberty Republicans. That all changed this weekend when on Sunday, September the 14th, the Republican Liberty Caucus of Missouri held its kickoff meeting. Former US Senate candidate Austin Petersen interviews the attendees and candidates who arrived to discuss their plans to elect more liberty loving candidates at the st...

"Swipe Left if you voted for Trump"  Have you seen this on a dating app lately? Is it annoying, or the inevitable consequence you suffer as a perpetrator of the patriarchy? Can it be both? One person thinks she knows. She's a life and sex coach, thank you. Kristen Thomas is the owner of Open the Doors Coaching and she coaches couples and singles on intimacy and relationship issues. She's also an a...

Why Democrats Had To Be Put Down... Hard The latest episode of the Freedom Report features Austin Petersen discussing his final thoughts on the Kavanaugh nomination. Petersen discusses the contentious nomination process and his thoughts on why Justice Kavanaugh needed to be confirmed. Drawing upon Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men," Petersen explains why the Democrats had to be put down, and why they h...

Austin Petersen hosts the Freedom Report podcast discussing some of the great liberty candidates running for federal and local offices around the country. Petersen finds great optimism for the future in these candidates who are defying expectations and beating the odds in many ways. Some candidates are taking principled staands in the face of nearly insurmountable resistance, but their brave stand...

Austin Petersen's Freedom Report podcasts reemerges with a discussion of the culture wars coinciding with a jaw-dropping appearance by Kanye West on Saturday Night Live. West ruffled feathers with his statements about black fathers, welfare, racism, and the Democratic party while wearing a Donald Trump style MAGA cap. Petersen goes into detail about the broader struggle for cultural freedom. Sourc...

Missouri Republican senate candidate Austin Petersen interviews famed TV game show host Chuck Woolery and Mark Young. Petersen discusses his senate campaign, the state of the conservative movement, Donald Trump, and the way forward for the United States. 

The new Fire and Fury book has set Washington ablaze in palace intrigue, culminating in the ouster of Steve Bannon from President Trump’s good graces. But more important than the personality politics are the principles involved, and the policy outcomes from a president who is beholden to no one special interest or ideology. Will it result in a wave election of principled candidates who are free to...

Missouri Republican US Senate Candidate Austin Petersen gives a campaign update while on holiday break. Petersen discusses his thoughts on major issues of the day, the state of his campaign for liberty in Missouri, and his thoughts on President Trump and the Republican Party.