The Chris Spangle Show

The WAL crew goes off the rails as they gab about borders, comedians, alligator moats, and taco stands to convert Mormons to Catholicism. Featuring Hodey Johns, Keaton Tucker, JAcob, Brian Wohlgemuth, Remso Martinez, and Rhinehold. Video - https://youtu.be/qRZDSw2QaVQ Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The WAL Crew has many laughs and tears discussing the piece of legislation Nancy Pelosi had the nerve to bring to the floor. Come hear about how equality on school boards, pooping in the bushes, and non-functional alcoholism get brought to the forefront. This features Hodey Johns, Jake, Paul Copeland, Remso Martinez, and Rhinehold. Video: https://youtu.be/nqQDfUjDUZQ Support We Are Libertarians wi...

Chris Spangle explains why society is best organized by the economic sector and not the political sector in the middle of a crisis on the Rob Kendall Show. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen is as the WAL Crew of Hodey Johns, Rhinehold, and Remso Martinez shows how many flapjacks our president can flip flop all over the place. You'll also hear about election odds, how sociopathy doesn't make somebody a trash person, and how Trump could still be right if a lot of people die really fast. Video: https://youtu.be/Zaq5pdaYAmk Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more...

Rhinehold and Hodey take their differences in opinion to the airwaves, talking about history, the government, the private sector, and what all of those things mean about mandatory shutdowns. Video: https://youtu.be/KUX4Wmi_1AA Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rhinehold and Hodey discuss the recent spending package approved by Congress, on its way to being signed by the president. Questions about what's in it, what does it mean for you, what's good and bad about it, and is this a moment that libertarians can capitalize on are answered in detail. Video: https://youtu.be/p629YUwY0zA Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad c...

Chris Spangle talks to Daniel J. Mitchell, co-founder of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity and Chairman of the Board and former Cato Institute scholar. Dan is an expert in international tax competition and supply-side tax policy. He discusses his path to liberty through the 1976 Ronald Reagan campaign, how he studies to write about economics daily, and what it is like to work at a think tank....

Brian Wohlgemuth has done extensive research on the treatment for the coronavirus and has been tracking the medicine since government officials and large hospitals started stockpiling it. Find out what it does and doesn't do, and why you can be hopeful that it will help immensely. Show Notes - https://wearelibertarians.com/wp-content/uploads/Testing-Treatment-and-a-Way-Out-Google-Docs.pdf Video -...

Phyllis Klosinski is 72 with underlying health issues as well as one of the strongest advocates for individual liberty that Chris Spangle knows. He reached out to hear her opinion on protecting lives while protecting livelihoods. She shares some good arguments for personal responsibility, the ineffectiveness of government, and how we can get through this tough time. Is Our Fight Against Coronaviru...

Chris Spangle, Chris Gault, and Creighton Harrington reunite to discuss the terrible choice facing us: Preserving life or a way of life. We discuss the economic sacrifice being made by Americans to save lives. We discuss the numbers of the diseases' spread. We also consider what will be different on the other side of this crisis. Website showing the spread - https://covidactnow.org/ Rethinking the...

The WAL crew talks about the people and projects that have shown bravery during this frightening time. From blood drives to homeless shelters to video games, there are lots of reasons for hope. Video - https://youtu.be/NQUe438d168 Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle and Rhinehold talk to Ross Marchand of the Taxpayer Protection Alliance about the three rounds of economic stimulus that Washington has enacted or is proposing. We give the details of a $1 Trillion stimulus currently being negotiated, which is one of the largest stimulus packages in modern history. Video - https://youtu.be/CYZ0OVWv0UU The growing coronavirus stimulus packages - https...

Hodey Johns hosts a conversation about the COVID-19 crisis with WAL contributors. Video: https://youtu.be/ZMWYvV8m_Uw Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mary Kay Foster, manager of the Special Pathogens Unit at IU Health, joins Chris Spangle on the basics of COVID-19. We ask why social distancing is so important, what symptoms one might have should they contract it, how can one get tested, and what preparations her hospitals are making to deal with the coronavirus. She also shares some reasons to be optimistic. Visit https://iuhealth.org/find-medi...

We will begin hosting daily shows around the coronavirus pandemic. We begin with Chris Spangle, Harry Price and Rhinehold reviewing all that has happened in the last few days. We give many reasons we need to be leaders in our communities given the lack of leadership elsewhere. We also give reasons why this temporary change in our lives can be a benefit. Video: https://youtu.be/nAw55mvxMwo Subscrib...

Chris Spangle talks to Fiona Harrigan and Jakob Puckett about libertarian solutions to climate change and energy policy. Enis wrote in and asked: There has been one thing that has been bugging me quite a lot though; how would climate change and pollution get tackled in a libertarian society? While most current governments are not great at it either, ideas such as carbon tax actually make a lot of...

Chris Spangle spoke to high school students in a session at the Indiana Association of High School Broadcasters about podcasting. What are the elements of a great podcast? Listen in as he talks about the lessons he's learned over a 15 year career in radio, podcasting, politics, and digital media. This is a good listen for anyone thinking of a career in the creative arts of any kind or those consid...

The Swamp, Explained" series, Chris Spangle and Rob Quartel go in-depth on how Washington works. In this episode, we discuss Joe Biden's amazing resurgence to the nomination, Bloomberg's collapse, Bernie's future, Warren's failure, the political aspects of COVID-19, ending daylight saving time, and a Jones Act update. Video - https://youtu.be/x2L7ixyhpV8 Get the Swamp Explained Podcast Feed: https...

Today is the eighth anniversary of WAL, and we have a ton of new changes! If you're new to We Are Libertarians, we start with a little history. Then we discuss our new branding changes, Patreon changes, and the launch of a new store! This is a good starting point if you're just finding the podcast. See the new Patreon changes here - https://www.patreon.com/wearelibertarians Visit our website to se...

Chris Spangle, Harry Price, Rhinehold, and Hodey Johns answer the following questions fro Jeff Bennett in another installment of The Path To Libertarianism Q&A. 00:23:09 - in a Libertarian Utopia how does policing work or how are major crimes (murder, grand theft) handled? Is policing centralized or multiple entities more like private security? If it is separate entities how does punishment work?...

Headlines across the world are warning of a pandemic due to the coronavirus. Sports associations are canceling games. Costcos have empty shelves. Chris Spangle talks to Reason Foundation policy analyst Satyajeet Marar about COVID-19. What is the virus and should we be worried? How has the spread of the disease affected global economies? Tune in to learn more. Follow Satyajeet Marar: https://twitte...

Former WAL co-host Joe Ruiz joins Chris Spangle to talk about his Rhymer/Educator Project. Joe always dreamed of creating music, and a student encouraged him to pursue his passion. The school teacher then organized a school project that funded both an entire album and charity. Listen to his album on Spotify and see him on March 20, 2020, in Indianapolis. (https://www.facebook.com/events/2553569098...

Chris Spangle, Rhinehold, and Levie Rainey discuss the race for the nomination in the Democratic Party and how it works. What is a delegate? How do candidates collect them? What is Super Tuesday? Can Hillary still run? Can Bernie beat Trump? Is Biden done? We answer all of these questions and more. Video - https://youtu.be/z-F64MMPhf8 Subscribe to the podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/yS3Y-sjD Suppo...

The Swamp Explained series, Chris Spangle and Rob Quartel go in-depth on how Washington works. In this episode, we recap the most recent Democratic debates, the Nevada Caucus results, and the future of the Democratic primary. Get the Swamp Explained Podcast Feed: https://swamp.fireside.fm/ Follow Rob on twitter: @RobQuartel. Check out Rob's resume here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-quartel-5291...

Ryan Lindsey is the editor of our magazine, the WAL Reader and speaks to Chris Spangle. Ryan grew up in a conservative home, but his Christian values over time have refocused his political views. He is a libertarian that leans left, is mainly concerned with social justice, noninterventionism, and open borders. He even says that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has a lot of good things to say. We examine h...