The Chris Spangle Show

Hannah Cox is the National Manager of Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty. She joins us to discuss being fiercely principled online and why the death penalty must be ended. She is also the host of the podcast Based. Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty - https://conservativesconcerned.org/ Based Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIkXil-va_XhfGOEO-gawBA FEE Profile -...

Mary Ruwart joins Chris Spangle to talk about the foundational axiom of libertarianism: the non-aggression principle. Dr. Mary J. Ruwart is a research scientist, ethicist, and a libertarian author/activist. Ruwart.com - http://www.ruwart.com/ Healing Our World: The Compassion of Libertarianism: How to Enrich the Poor, Protect the Environment, Deter Crime, and Defuse Terrorism - https://amzn.to/3iH...

Jeff Bennet owns and operates ice cream stores and a cafe in Fresno, California. He joins Chris Spangle to talk about the challenges of navigating a business through both a pandemic and odious government policies. (Editor's Note: The Stay-at-home order was lifted in California without warning this past weekend. We'd like to think he got wind of this devastating interview and its effect on the body...

Chris Spangle guests on Ethan Hatcher's WIBC radio show Saturday Night on the Circle to discuss the good and bad parts of Trump's legacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle, Harry Price, Rhinehold, and Tricia Stuart-Mann discuss Tricia electing herself her own President as well as a discussion of how we ought to approach social media usage in an era of bans on political speech.  GingerArchy - https://link.chtbl.com/gingerarchy Subscribe to all of our shows - https://wearelibertarians.com/ Podcast - https://link.chtbl.com/chris-spangle-show Email Newslet...

David Boaz is the executive vice president of the Cato Institute and has played a key role in the development of the Cato Institute and the libertarian movement. He is the author of The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom and the editor of The Libertarian Reader. He joins Chris Spangle to discuss the importance of the rule of law in a free society.  View his bio here: https://www.cato.org/pe...

Kelly McBride, Executive Director of the Domestic Violence Network (DVN), joins us. The Domestic Violence Network is a nonprofit organization that has existed for over 20 years to bring all members of the Central Indiana community together to change the culture that leads to domestic violence through advocacy, education, and collaboration. Their work is focused on education with the idea that info...

Chris Spangle and Vaughn Spargur discuss the concept of mercy and how we can exercise it in a contentious world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who hasn't thought, "Maybe it's time to live in another country?" over the past few months. Chris Spangle talks to Mikkel Thorup about options for living abroad as either an expat or digital nomad. He also shares a few ideas for diversifying your financial portfolio outside of America. Mikkel Thorup is the host of The Expat Money Show podcast and the Director at EscapeArtist.com. He is the author...

Chris Spangle, Harry Price, and Rhinehold discuss how we got here as a country, and what is next? We also discuss the war for the open internet and why Facebook censorship is scratching the surface.  Video - https://youtu.be/b64zkoV48pc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle joins radio talk show host Abdul-Hakim Shabazz to discuss the balance between free speech rights and property rights. Censorship always backfires and has brought ill effects. How best can property owners like social media company owners protect the rights of users? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tricia Stuart-Mann and Chris Spangle discuss the libertarian reaction to the events on the Capitol and take questions of anarchist philosophy from callers on Stereo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the "Swamp Explained" series, Chris Spangle and Rob Quartel go in-depth on how Washington works. In this episode, we discuss the insurrection at the Capitol and Trump's role in it, the future of the GOP, impeachment, and Inauguration Day. Video - https://youtu.be/CMtgWYhQpUg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle, Harry Price, and Rhinehold talk to two people that attended the rally and riots this past Wednesday. JD is a Trump voter and Luke is a libertarian. Both share a riveting account of what they saw and heard at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. One was changed by it forever.  Donald Trump Jr's Not So Subtle Speech - https://youtu.be/dm-FeTlWcnU JD and Luke's photos and videos - https://y...

David Iverson of Cowboy State Politics invited me on and we had a great conversation on state politics and had a debate on Trump's legacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Gay of Liberty Memes is a force of nature in the liberty movement. He began his career by helping Cuban baseball players defect from the communist country. He went on to build the biggest libertarian meme page only to have it deleted by Facebook. Now they work to fund personal needs to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Liberty Memes 5 Dollar Charity Club - https://www.facebook.co...

Guest appearance: Indiana University Professor James H. Madison is one of our state’s preeminent historians. Designated a “Living Legend” by the Indiana Historical Society, Jim’s latest book “The Ku Klux Klan in the Heartland” is available in stores and on Amazon. Jim joins us on the podcast to talk about his love of history, Indiana University, and what drove him to pen his latest tome. Our frien...

Chris Spangle hosts a radio show in Indianapolis dedicated to the work of nonprofits called Now Hear This. It provides an on-the-ground look at life during the pandemic. This episode pulls selections from the show to give an idea of the challenges faced by lower-income brackets and those working to aid them. Subscribe to the podcast here: https://link.chtbl.com/now-hear-this Segments - Gleaners Fo...

Chris Spangle talks about why student loans are so massive and how to solve the crisis with free market ideas. He was a guest on Seth Tower Hurd and Drew Dudas's Facebook Live show. Video: https://www.facebook.com/sethtowerhurd/videos/10101146724362677 Scrip's Email Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/a6bff71eddbd/scrip-student-loan-freedom-test-page Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...

Opinion journalist and podcaster Brad Polumbo joins Chris Spangle to discuss what power the mainstream media may still have in 2020 due to new media's growth. They cover the inconsistencies and mistakes made by politicians during the pandemic, and Brad explains why canceling student debt is a bad idea. Video - https://youtu.be/kJNUSgSudQw Breaking Boundaries Podcast - https://twitter.com/brad_polu...

Was the Jorgensen campaign successful? Why did Don Rainwater catch fire in Indiana? Chris Spangle joins Eric Cervone on the Honest Offense Podcast to discuss. Honest Offense features conversations with diverse and iconoclastic thinkers united by their support for the open exchange of ideas. Website: https://www.ericcervone.com/ Video - https://youtu.be/pXmY3wgyxLw Learn more about your ad choices....

Remso Martinez is the host of the On The Run podcast on the WAL Network, and has had one of the most diverse careers imaginable. Remso talks about his career as an author, op-ed writer, podcaster, and now as Outreach Director of Parler. He also discusses the importance of financial freedom for individual liberty.  Subscribe to On The Run - https://link.chtbl.com/ontherun Learn more about your ad c...

I decided to test out a new app called Stereo with a friend. While it didn't go totally as planned, Aja and I had a great conversation about developing a new media brand. What does it take to step a foot on the ledge and jump in a creative field? What goes into making a podcast or creative work successful? It was a great look at the psychology needed to launch something new. Follow Aja at @fullmet...

In the "Swamp Explained" series, Chris Spangle and Rob Quartel go in-depth on how Washington works. In this episode, we discuss Trump's loss and his relationship with the swamp. Rob served on the 1980 transition and gives us some insight on how it works.  Follow Rob on twitter: @RobQuartel. Check out Rob's resume here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-quartel-5291553/  Learn more about your ad choi...

Chris Spangle, Harry Price, and Rhinehold give the history of the Electoral College and the path to the Presidency according to law. Time Stamps What is the Electoral College? - 00:26:41 Why the Electoral College? - 00:36:36 Trump and the EC - 00:56:15 Timeline To Inauguration - 01:57:48 Video - https://youtu.be/etsCxCrWO2Y Electoral College Show Notes - https://wearelibertarians.com/wp-content/up...