Freed Up

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Freed Up is a break from the joyless churn of doomscrolling—a lighthearted libertarian podcast from Reason for people who still like to laugh. Each week, cohosts Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi riff on whatever made them laugh, cringe, or roll their eyes, from politics and media freakouts to pop culture and internet absurdities. They roast politicians, mock each other, and occasionally stumble into real debates about the issues that actually matter—like why your favorite Star Wars show is bad, whether the Holy Roman Empire gets an unfair rap, and how everything somehow became political. Fr...

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The Media Are Wrong About the ICE Shooting Video 09.01.2026 1:28:48

Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi are back this week to break down how 2026 has somehow already gone off the rails.

Minnesota Daycare Fraud, Mamdani's Takeover, and the X-Men Movies 02.01.2026 1:17:59

Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss Nick Shirley's viral video about Minnesota day care fraud, then dig deeper into how Tim Walz has little respect for American taxpayers.

White Male Discrimination Is the FBI's AI Data Center 19.12.2025 1:27:59

Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi are back to break down another unhinged week in the news.

RFK Jr.'s Airport Gym Woke Font Abolition 12.12.2025 1:25:38

Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi bring you another episode of Freed Up where they talk about RFK Jr.'s airport pull ups, prison gangs, welfare fraud, Avatar, and the most based fonts.

Tim Walz Called Out After Rampant Welfare Fraud 05.12.2025 1:31:59

Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi bring you the debut episode of Freed Up—technically not the first they’ve recorded, just the first our editors would let us publish.