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Andrew interviews Adam Kokesh, who is seeking the Libertarian Party nomination for President on a platform of abolishing the federal government. 

Andrew and Kevin are talking about the bail changes in criminal justice reform. They'll cover the history of bail, it's legal uses, and it's current uses, and how NY changed it's bail laws in response to systematic abuses. Bail Reform Info Additional Bail Reform Context Tyquan Rivera case https://www.whec.com/news/tyquan-rivera-drug-charges-released-without-bail/5596320/?cat=565 Colony Manslaughte...

Andrew talks about several situations where the first amendment applies (or doesn't apply!) Including, Snowden, boycotts, social media and more. 

Kevin and Sean were hosting today's episode and went over several of Andrew Cuomo's state of the state proposals. It's mostly bad, but we bring up a couple proposals that are surprisingly good.  List of Andrew Cuomo's State of the State Proposals: https://www.governor.ny.gov/2020-state-state-proposals

What does having a sanctuary county mean? How does it work?

Andrew and Kevin talk about Bike registration laws for Talk of the Town Tuesday, the look at the data to see if this was the best decade in human history. Andrew and Kevin also make predictions about 2020 and the next decade.  Bike Registration law: https://reason.com/2019/12/17/this-bicycle-registration-law-gives-police-yet-another-excuse-to-punish-insufficiently-meek-citizens/ Best decade:...

Do government policies designed to keep us safer actually work? 

Andrew was out today for his birthday, so he let Kevin Wilson and Sean Phelan host. Kevin and Sean discussed the "pink tax," the national debt, and Cuomo vetoing the ebike bill before playing Fake News Friday.  Gov Cuomo's Pink Tax Proposal: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-unveils-10th-proposal-2020-state-state-eliminating-pink-tax Pew Poll on biggest issues facing Americans:...

Andrew discusses a study saying the most common destination for ride shares is the grocery store. 

Andrew and Kevin talk about some of the ways you can talk with your family about politics this Christmas without you looking like a huge jerk.  (Maybe!)

Andrew discusses what you need to do to prepare yourself to run for office in NYS from building a team, getting your family on board, to winning. 

Andrew and Kevin dive into one of the biggest news items that isn't getting enough press coverage: the Afghanistan papers. And we only scratch the surface. https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/investigations/afghanistan-papers/afghanistan-war-confidential-documents/

Andrew Hollister introduces Sean Phelan. They clear up some more issues surrounding impeachment then talk about a few New York issues including pay hikes and RCSD budgets. 

Andrew talks with Ken Armstrong, who is seeking the Libertarian Party's nomination for President. 

Andrew, Kevin, and Bob finally do an episode on impeachment. We go over what the constitution says about impeachment, what the Federalist Papers say about impeachment, what the articles of impeachment actually say, what the terms being thrown around every new show actually mean, and whether most Presidents should be impeached. We just barely get to what we actually think of impeachment.  Note...

Is Virginia really sending out the national guard to go after 2A Sanctuary counties? What are the new laws all about?

We get a little into the latest vaping restriction coming out of NYS, talk about fire insurance, flood insurance, and why we shouldn't subsidize your risky property decisions. Then we get into Fake News Friday: Is Hillary Clinton leading in the polls? Did something fishy happen on the coast of California? Has Walmart taken a bold new stance in the war on drugs? 

Andrew breaks down the RCSD budget crisis.

Andrew speaks with Dan "Taxation is Theft" Behrman. Dan is running for the Libertarian nomination for President in 2020.  https://behrman2020.com/

Andrew and Kevin introduced a new Tuesday segment: Talk of the Town Tuesday, where they talk about local government issues that are likely impacting your town or city too! For the first week, we talked about the new tobacco business permits that the city of Rochester is implementing. Andrew and Kevin also talked about Amazon bringing some jobs to NYC without subsidies, and Andrew Cuomo's vindictiv...

Andrew takes on NY's STAR rebates. How do they work and why don't we just lower taxes instead?

Andrew, Kevin, and Bob discuss NY property tax, reassessment, and whether a tax cut really means a tax decrease. We also talk about the Uber sexual assault report, and then end on the lighter note of asking Andrew to guess if stories are real or not.

Andrew talks about a law in Virginia stirring up some controversy, the police annoyance bill in Monroe County, NY and the continuing plight of former Judge Astacio. Plus a study about men and socialism.

White House Wednesday: Student Debt Crisis | December 4th, 2019 by Radio Free New York

Host Andrew Hollister and new recurring co-host Kevin Wilson do a deep dive into the Campaign Finance Commission's Report that's slated to become law this December. Andrew and Kevin talk about the cost of the program, the barriers to entry for grassroots candidates, and the plot to eliminate 3rd parties. Link to the full report: https://campaignfinancereform.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2019/12/c...