Undoctrination

Have you ever seen a problem in your community that you are desperate to solve? Maybe you've looked around and asked yourself, "why isn't anyone doing anything about this?" Change starts at the individual level, but our guest this week knows that in order to solve a problem, you have to build a great team.   Maggie and Olivia are joined by one of the nation's most prominent leaders in the free-mar...

In the early 20th century, Argentina was poised to become one of the most powerful countries in the world. In the past 100 years, however, leadership has passed from one corrupt government to another and Argentines have been left impoverished.    Eric Saba joins Maggie Anders in Buenos Aires to discuss Javier Milei's win, his rise to political prominence, and what's next for Argentina.   CREDITS:...

Maggie and Olivia read Billie Eilish's bombshell interview from Variety and get real about the confusing mixed messages that young women receive from the mainstream media.   CREDITS: Hosted by Maggie Anders and Olivia Rondeau   Produced by Pavel Rusakov   Edited by Pavel Rusakov   The Article: https://variety.com/2023/music/features/billie-eilish-body-shamers-sexualized-barbie-oscar-buzz-123578786...

Maggie and Olivia discuss the rise of public assaults being filmed, whether or not you should intervene, the controversial stand your ground laws, and how the bystander effect is at play in these situations.   CREDITS: Hosted by Maggie Anders and Olivia Rondeau   Produced by Pavel Rusakov   Edited by Pavel Rusakov   SOURCES: https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/10/us/citizens-arrest-what-is-explained-trnd/...

Maggie and Olivia sit down to have a frank and honest conversation about the war in Israel and Gaza. Instead of discussing the intricacies of the conflict, they turn their focus to Americans' reactions to the war and how to navigate such difficult subjects.   CREDITS: Hosted by Maggie Anders and Olivia Rondeau   Produced by Pavel Rusakov   Edited by Pavel Rusakov   SOURCES: https://x.com/koshadill...

Maggie and Olivia do their community service and respond to reddit posts seeking advice. Our qualifications are that 1) we're alive (so we can give life advice) and 2) our lives are awesome.    CREDITS: Hosted by Maggie Anders and Olivia Rondeau   Produced by Pavel Rusakov   Edited by Pavel Rusakov  

On December 31, 1991 the Soviet Union officially dissolved. Years prior, a young, passionate freedom fighter took his first of many trips to the USSR, where he saw the burgeoning anti-communist scene first hand. Larry Reed joins Maggie and Olivia to tell his story, and gives advice to the new generation of liberty lovers on how to combat authoritarianism around the world.   CREDITS: Hosted by Magg...

Description: This week, we are joined by our friend, Sara Higdon, who has spent the past year advocating against childhood transition. Sara was recently featured in the Jubilee debate: Trans Conservatives vs. Trans Liberals, and gives us a behind the scenes view of what it was really like to film the most controversial and heated episode of Common Ground.    We get into the debate about parental r...

Description: California has recently passed a $20 minimum wage for fast food workers. Maggie and Olivia talk about how minimum wage hikes hurt those they're intended to help.   CREDITS: Hosted by Maggie Anders and Olivia Rondeau   Produced by Pavel Rusakov   Edited by Pavel Rusakov Sources: https://fee.org/articles/the-case-for-abolishing-minimum-wage-laws/ https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/minimum...

Prepare to dive into the delusional (but correct) logic of girl math. This week, Olivia and Maggie discuss the "pink tax", Taylor Swiftonomics, and the differences between how men and women shop.   CREDITS: Hosted by Maggie Anders and Olivia Rondeau   Produced by Pavel Rusakov   Edited by Pavel Rusakov   SOURCES: https://mashable.com/article/what-is-girl-math-explained https://x.com/solodeauxleaux...

Maggie and Olivia discuss a bombshell report from the C4 initiative, a coalition of 97 mayors around the world who are committed to drastically reducing carbon emissions. The report outlines an ideal world where consumption based emissions are nearly eliminated through changes in consumer habits.   The report has drawn attention to the global effort to combat climate change through limiting person...

In the aftermath of the horrific attacks of September 11th, 2001, the general public was offered a litany of heavy handed solutions to a deadly worldwide problem: terrorism. Maggie and Olivia discuss growing up in the age of the War on Terror and extreme privacy violations of American citizens via the Patriot Act. Sources: 9/11: A timeline of the September 11 attacks visualized | World Economic Fo...

Watch Olivia Rondeau and Angela McArdle discuss the current situation faced by Gen Zers: work shortages; astronomical housing costs; nuclear family ideals destroyed; public school's effect on children; and more. Additionally, they discuss the direction of the libertarian party in 2023, if we will ever have another Ron Paul, and what that means for the movement going forward. LINKS: Maggie's Twitte...

A severe economic crisis has led to a libertarian revolution in Argentina. Maggie is joined by Noé Kaplan to discuss the meteoric rise of Javier Milei. ______________________________ CREDITS: Hosted by Maggie Anders Produced by Pavel Rusakov, Dan Sanchez, and Paul Nelson Edited by Pavel Rusakov ______________________________  LINKS:  Maggie' Twitter:  https://twitter.com/libertyanders Noe's Twitte...

Political commentator Jess Gill joined the show all the way from England to discuss how socialism has ruined Britain—namely, the disastrous consequences of the country's National Health Service. Watch as Maggie and Jess explore the flaws of the NHS and the other damaging effects of leftism in the U.K.   CREDITS:  Hosted by Maggie Anders and Jess Gill Produced by Pavel Rusakov, Dan Sanchez, and Pau...

Salomé Sibonex joined the show this week to talk about her journey to free-thinking. Salomé is a content manager for Revolution of One, writer, visual artist, and cultural critic. In this episode, she chatted with Maggie and Olivia about the art world, the leftist domination of culture, and more. CREDITS:  Hosted by Maggie Anders, Olivia Rondeau, and Salomé Sibonex Produced by Pavel Rusakov, Dan S...

Is Margot Robbie mid? Does Maggie look like Phineas from Phineas and Ferb? Is democracy equivalent to gang rape? Have climate change protesters gone totally off the rails? Maggie Anders and Olivia Rondeau talk about all this and more in the latest episode of Undoctrination.   CREDITS:  Hosted by Maggie Anders and Olivia Rondeau Produced by Pavel Rusakov, Dan Sanchez, and Paul Nelson Edited by Pave...

The sage of Stanford, Thomas Sowell, once remarked that "When people get used to preferential treatment, equal treatment seems like discrimination." And the shrieking reactions of many people on social media in reaction to last week's Supreme Court decisions are proving Sowell's point. Join Maggie Anders and Olivia Rondeau as they become backseat constitutional scholars and dissect the latest ruli...

Five people met their deaths when their submarine imploded while exploring the Titanic. Many on the left thought this was the perfect opportunity to sneer and laugh. In this episode, Maggie Anders and Olivia Rondeau dissect the Titan submersible tragedy and the ridiculous reactions to it on social media.     CREDITS:  Hosted by Maggie Anders and Olivia Rondeau Produced by Pavel Rusakov, Dan Sanche...

Maggie Anders and Olivia Rondeau break down the increasingly controversial subject of Pride month and LGBTQ+ rights. Can you support one and not the other? Why has the backlash against Pride gotten so loud? As polarization continues to mount, Maggie and Olivia explore the gray area through the lens of libertarian principles and individual rights.   CREDITS:  Hosted by Maggie Anders Produced by Pav...

America's so-called public education system is in total disarray, but across the country, entrepreneurs are stepping up to provide solutions. In this episode, Maggie Anders interviews Kerry McDonald, Senior Education Fellow at FEE, about the people creating alternatives to the traditional school system.    CREDITS:  Hosted by Maggie Anders and Kerry McDonald Produced by Pavel Rusakov, Dan Sanchez,...

Argentina is perhaps the best example of how government intervention can ruin an economy. Maggie Anders talks with Noé Kaplan, a journalist and Argentine Hazlitt Fellow for FEE, about why his country got in such a mess and how the US can avoid the same problems.   CREDITS:  Hosted by Maggie Anders and Noé Kaplan Produced by Pavel Rusakov, Dan Sanchez, and Paul Nelson Edited by Pavel Rusakov  

Are boomers leaving America worse off than they found it? Will Gen Z ever be able to enjoy the same standards of living as previous generations? Maggie Anders and Olivia Rondeau discuss the realities of the current economy at home and abroad, the problems that have created so much hardship, and what we can do to help ourselves and each other.   CREDITS:  Hosted by Maggie Anders, Peter Jacobsen, an...

The economy is wild right now, so we brought on an economist to help make sense of it all. Maggie Anders and Olivia Rondeau invite Peter Jacobsen (a writing fellow at FEE and economics professor at Ottawa State University) to answer the questions that are on everyone's minds.    CREDITS:  Hosted by Maggie Anders, Peter Jacobsen, and Olivia Rondeau Produced by Pavel Rusakov, Dan Sanchez, and Paul N...

Communism and anti-capitalism are growing in popularity, and this often goes hand-in-hand with ignorance of history. Maggie Anders and Olivia Rondeau invite Ben Williams (PraxBen) on this week's episode of Undoctrination to discuss one of the worst—yet least known— atrocities of the 20th century and why it still matters today. Those who don't understand history are doomed to repeat it, and authori...