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Send me feedback! Tommy reached out and asked if I'd bring him on to talk about the work Project Liberal is doing. While I've had some online scuffles with other members of the org, I try to remain open for conversation with anyone. S H O W  N O T E S Project Liberal Wait Song: Smoke Rising Music by: CreatorMix.com Video Support the show

Send me feedback! Taking a little break from politics and culture rants to spend time with the audience and answer whatever questions come up. Ask away! S H O W  N O T E S Wait Song: Smoke Rising Music by: CreatorMix.com Video Support the show

Send me feedback! Recently, Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan took fire for comments she made on a London-based radio program. The controversey and backlash was significant even getting responses from Trump and local sheriff TK Waters. S H O W  N O T E S Times Radio (clip) Florida Times-Union The National Desk Brennan Center for Justice Wait Song: Smoke Rising Music by: CreatorMix.com Video Support...

Send me feedback! A recent cringy pro-Harris ad came out and was roundly mocked on the internet. But what does it mean to be a man? I share some personal stories and discuss how the two relate. S H O W  N O T E S NY Post (clip) Wait Song: Smoke Rising Music by: CreatorMix.com Video Support the show

Send me feedback! Back with another bill review, today not one... not two... not three... but four bill reviews. Gavin Newsom recently signed four bills, three related to AI and elections and the fourth social media (and parenting). S H O W  N O T E S CA SB 976 CA AB 2355 CA AB 2655 CA AB 2839 KPIX KTVU The Guardian Yahoo Wait Song: Smoke Rising Music by: CreatorMix.com Video Support the show

Send me feedback! Steven joins me for a second time to discuss where life is now as father. He was a new father on his last appearance back in February of last year. And today, he's seasoned. Steven is a restaurateur in Key West and currently serves as the Libertarian Party of Florida Chair and as At Large for the national Libertarian Party. S H O W  N O T E S LibertyDad (Steven's 1st Ap...

Send me feedback! I periodically see posts stating parents lack necessary qualifications to homeschool. The most common response tends to be comparing outcomes of homeschool students to public school peers. In this episode, I'll discuss practical arguments that exist long before outcomes. S H O W  N O T E S Asimov (Cult of Ignorance) Jubilee The Atlantic Danielle Jackson Ben Carson (clip) Wai...

Send me feedback! We all love a good conspiracy theory. But that love shouldn't take precedence over what we can prove and what available evidence suggests. I challenge the conspiracy that government can control the weather by evaluating the biggest evidence supporters present: Operation Popeye. S H O W  N O T E S CBS - Michio Kaku (2013) Science Direct Senate Hearing, 93rd Congress (1974) Cl...

Send me feedback! Following a day tabling at the local Pride Festival, Chase Oliver, the Libertarian Presidential nominee, joins us for a cookout and a live podcast. I took this time to check in on how things were going, get his take on some recent headlines, and even address a few past controversies. S H O W  N O T E S Wait Song: Smoke Rising Music by: CreatorMix.com Video Support the show

Send me feedback! Libertarians and liberty loving people who understand the value of price gouging need to get comfortable with discussing this topic, repeatedly. For the typical person, it's counterintuitive. On the other hand, they already believe it and just don't realize it. S H O W  N O T E S Stossel Clip Wait Song: Smoke Rising Music by: CreatorMix.com Video Support the show

Send me feedback! Unions have existed throughout the history of the US. In this particular case, the strike is unAmerican and should be shunned by American workers throughout the United States. S H O W  N O T E S AP United Pipe & Steel Wait Song: Smoke Rising Music by: CreatorMix.com Video Support the show

Send me feedback! New dad Robert joins me to discuss his experience becoming a new dad, excitement, anticipation, and fears. S H O W  N O T E S Wait Song: Smoke Rising Music by: CreatorMix.com Video Support the show

Send me feedback! I start my LibertyDad Memoirs series! I'll take stories from my life and put them on display. Where I can, I'll interwine those stories with current events, and give the audience insight into what brought me to where I am today. This episode starts with my beginnings as a youth director when I was just a 22-year old lad. S H O W  N O T E S Wait Song: Smoke Rising Music...

Send me feedback! There was an anti-war rally this weekend in DC. My criticism of someone's reporting of it and the responses illustrate an education problem in our society. It's not new but probably is worse. S H O W  N O T E S Cult Of Ignorance (Asimov) Wait Song: Smoke Rising Music by: CreatorMix.com Video Support the show

Send me feedback! I've gotten into trouble with YouTube the last two days over my streams. Both streams discussed and used clips from the same source, a Jubilee debate. Tuesday's was cut short but fully restored while Wednesday was taken down entirely and I received a formal Warning. I discuss the issue and my future intentions. S H O W  N O T E S Wait Song: Smoke Rising Music by: Creato...

Send me feedback! Episode 378 evaluates exchanges between Dean Withers and several of 20 Trump supporters. The Jubilee debate ends with Dean selecting one of the supporters to have an uninterrupted 10 minute debate of the supporter's choosing. I review that segment on this episode. S H O W  N O T E S Jubilee (YouTube) Jubilee (website) Wait Song: Smoke Rising Music by: CreatorMix.com Video Su...

Send me feedback! A clip from Jubilee made it's rounds with a young 19-year (Dean Withers) old fellow debated 20 Trump supporters. I watched the entire episode and have some thoughts. Part I explores the viral clip and clips of Dean with others. Part II will explore the last segment where Dean chooses one person to debate for an uninteruptted 10 minutes. S H O W  N O T E S Jubilee (YouTube) J...

Send me feedback! The sixth (and last) of Florida's ballot measures on today's episodes. Should you vote Yes or No on repealing the state constitutional provision that provides for public financing of campaigns for those running for elective statewide office? Join to find out the answer. S H O W N O T E S Ballotpedia (Florida Measures) Ballotpedia (Public Finance) Florida Trend Wait Song...

Send me feedback! He's a Libertarian candidate for FL State House District 105 and the Chair of the Libertarian Party of Florida but today, Josh Hlavka joins me on another episode of Dad Talk to discuss balancing life and being a parent. S H O W  N O T E S Wait Song: Smoke Rising Music by: CreatorMix.com Video Support the show

Send me feedback! Massachusetts Senator, Elizabeth Warren, has a plan to make housing more affordable. Or does she? I explore this topic and review her bill. S H O W  N O T E S Warren X Post WMUR-TV CNN (Article) CNN (Survey - PDF) S4824 (American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2024) NAR (National Association of Realtors) Reason Wait Song: Smoke Rising Music by: CreatorMix.com Video Support...

Send me feedback! A 19 second clip of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton went around. If you thought it sounded bad wait until you hear more of the conversation from that segment between Maddow and Clinton. S H O W  N O T E S MSNBC (Maddow & Hillary) MSNBC (Maddow) USA Today (video) USA Today (story) Aurora PD Tim Walz Wait Song: Smoke Rising Music by: CreatorMix.com Video Support the s...

Send me feedback! What does an 11-year old perp walked in Volusia County, FL have to do with Eminem, bombastic tweets from the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire, and future tyranny? Tune in to find out. S H O W  N O T E S Christopher Hitchens Sheriff Chitwood Parents Magazine Jeremy Kauffman--FBI Interaction Wait Song: Smoke Rising Music by: CreatorMix.com Video Support the show

Send me feedback! The fifth of Florida's ballot measures on today's episodes. Taxes, the favorite of libertarians everywhere. I'll also discuss news from over the weekend. S H O W  N O T E S Ballotpedia (Florida Measures) Ballotpedia (Annual Inflation Adjustment) Miami Herald Wait Song: Smoke Rising Music by: CreatorMix.com Video Support the show

Send me feedback! Marcus Matthews of the Black Powder Podcast joins me to discuss being political and being a father. S H O W  N O T E S Facebook YouTube Twitter (X) Wait Song: Smoke Rising Music by: CreatorMix.com Video Support the show

Send me feedback! Michael White joins me to discuss his run for Arkansas State House. S H O W  N O T E S Campaign Site Ballotpedia Wait Song: Smoke Rising Music by: CreatorMix.com Video Support the show