The Chris Spangle Show

Joe Biden takes a lot of flack for high gas prices. Blame him on social media for them, and inevitably someone in the comments says the President has nothing to do with gas prices. Is this true? What causes gas prices to rise to historic rates? And what effect do diesel prices have on inflation? Roy Mathews is a public policy associate at the Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure (Aii) in Arl...

Congress and the President are considering proposals to cancel student debt. What is a solution to this crisis? Is it a crisis to begin with? And how carefully are lawmakers considering relief and the tradeoffs that follow. Young Voices contributors Jack Salmon and Sean Themea join me. Jack Salmon is a research assistant at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. His research and commentar...

Gabriella Hoffman is my guest because I don't know much about guns, and I have a lot of questions about legislation moving through Congress, and I ask her to fact check the media's reporting. What is an AR-15, and why is it so much more dangerous? Gabriella Hoffman is a freelance media strategist, award-winning writer, and Townhall.com political columnist. She hosts the District of Conservation po...

Young Voices contributor James Czerniawski is a senior policy analyst in Technology and Innovation at Americans for Prosperity, and he joins me this week to discuss lobbying on Capitol Hill to prevent new regulations on technology, Elon Musk buying Twitter, and the potential regulation of cryptocurrency. Join WAL Plus now for commercial-free shows and our complete archives - JoinWALPlus.com ---- L...

This week, Sarah Brady, Tricia Stuart-Mann, and Reagan Spangle joined me to explain the complexities of feeding a child through breastfeeding or formula. We also dive into what caused this shortage and what to do if you feed with formula and run low. Join WAL Plus now for commercial-free shows and our complete archives - JoinWALPlus.com ---- Looking to start a podcast? Download my podcast Podcasti...

Mark Scheeren joins me to share a new model for treating addictions and alcoholism not based on a 12-step model. Mark Scheeren co-founded Baldwin Research Institute, Inc. (BRI) and the Saint Jude Retreats, the first residential non-12 step model for drug and alcohol problems in America. As a BRI Research Fellow, he is the co-author of the revolutionary book, The Freedom Model for Addictions. Mark...

We've long talked about social media companies being the lesser censor and turning to the greater censor, the government, to fix the issues with these platforms would be a disaster for free speech. Unfortunately, the Biden Administration is setting up a “Disinformation Governance Board." What could possibly go wrong? We also touch on Elon Musk buying Twitter. We also witness the debut of "Hot Take...

I got a C in economics in high school economics, so I am no help in explaining what caused our current inflation, how to fix it, and when rising prices will subside. I brought in Texas Tech economics professor Alex Salter to explain it. He is also a Young Voices contributor and the author of Money and the Rule of Law: Generality and Predictability in Monetary Institutions​, which is published by C...

The Fake Ass Book Club podcast invited me on to talk about a book that changed my life: Scary Close by Donald Miller. Thanks to Moni and Kat for having me on. Their podcast: https://thefabpodcast.fireside.fm/49 “Welcome back to the Fake Ass Book Club!! This week the ladies have special guest Chris Spangle @chrisspangle from the Pat Down podcast dropping by to discuss Scary Close by Donald Miller....

In this episode of Gingerarchy, Trishee interviews the network bossman, Chris Spangle. We talk about radio, media, comedy and his career apart from libertarianism. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.chrisspangle.com/subscribe

Jonathan Haidt wrote a new article in the Atlantic about social media and its effect on the social fabric of America. We debate its merits. Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid - https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/05/social-media-democracy-trust-babel/629369/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to b...

The libertarian group at John Carroll University invited me to speak on the Ukrainian refugee crisis and the broader immigration discussion here in America. Thanks to Luke Hoffman for inviting me. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.chrisspangle.com/subscribe

Dr. Travis Corcoran wrote a new book called Restoring Reason, and I love the concept. He talks about the Trivium, which is a system of thinking through concepts. The first three pillars of a liberal arts education are grammar, logic, and rhetoric. In other words, capturing knowledge, thinking it through, and then communicating those ideas. How can a systematic approach to information help us comba...

Andrew Donaldson is a veteran, writer with Young Voices, and host of the Herd Tell podcast. His experience in the military as well as his reflections as a writer on the War on Terror presents a unique view of the war in Ukraine. * Herd Tell - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOOglfHcPP4_kQ1KlSb1RoQ * Young Voices contributor page - https://www.young-voices.com/advocate/andrew-donaldson/ This is a...

My jaw dropped when I read the following: "When the nation was facing the COVID-19 pandemic without knowledge of when a vaccine would arise, at least 75 federal lawmakers held shares of Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, and Pfizer — all of which eventually benefited from nearly $6 trillion in relief bills to produce, manufacture, and distribute vaccines to the American public. Congress was directly invo...

Andy Horning has run more election cycles than not since his first run for Mayor of Indianapolis in 1999. He's run as a Republican and Libertarian for the US House. He's run as a Libertarian for Governor and Senate too. He talks about the benefits of running for office and why it is important to engage in the electoral process, politics, and government. The main reason? We are winning and we can't...

Kris Bex is the President of the Remnant Trust, an organization that buys ancient texts and manuscripts of classic works of liberty. I talked with Kris about the importance of remembering history in a time so focused on the present and their new partnership with the Indiana Historical Society and The Columbia Club to display even more of their collected work.  Website - http://www.theremnanttrust....

Listener Ana and I have been talking a lot about the Eastern European view of the current Russo-Ukrainian War. She's from North Macedonia, which is north of Greece, south of Kosovo, and next to Albania. Her country was founded in 1991 after the dissolution of Yugoslavia, and has been in the constant push and pull of the West and Russia's sphere of influence. She gives us some perspective on life i...

If you’re not familiar with Podcasting and Platforms, it’s a podcast where I distill down my fifteen years of podcasting into actionable steps for listeners to begin their own. Please subscribe to the podcast here . I spoke to the Indiana Association of High School Broadcasters about the five steps of starting a podcast and the importance of podcasting for their future broadcasting career. * Find...

What did Americans and the government get right and wrong about the pandemic? Dr. Eric Larson joins me in person this week to talk about the past two years and what happens next for COVID-19 while discussing vaccines, how to judge information, and the future of his podcast The Paradocs. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes,...

Brian Nichols from the Brian Nichols Show just moved from Philadelphia to New Castle, Indiana. Caleb Franz of Profiles in Liberty just moved from Dallas to Louisville. Why did they choose to move to the midwest? Brian talks a lot about the burden of COVID restrictions in a deep blue city. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes...

People keep writing in and asking if this is World War Three? Several cohosts and I discuss the growing escalation around Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.chrisspangle.com/subscribe

How can we spot content that is meant to persuade us to one side or the other? The morality of an attacker versus a defender is obvious, but in this lead-up to the war, the Russians, Ukrainians, and Western governments all have their own versions of propaganda and we discuss how to spot it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episod...

We discuss Putin's invasion of Ukraine and ask why he did it, what he hopes to gain, and how did we get here? Show Notes - https://wearelibertarians.com/wp-content/uploads/Ukraine2022Links.pdf This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.chrisspangle.com/subscribe

(Thanks for your patience over my absence. I got married on December 4th and then had a great honeymoon and holiday season ( Check out our wedding video here ). I am looking forward to getting back into the swing of things!) Chris Spangle, Harry Price, and Rhinehold read through the Supreme Court Opinion on the COVID-19 vaccine and test mandate that forced two-thirds of American workers to take th...