The Rollo and Slappy Show

Subscribe to the podcast Bitcoin can only be useful if users are able to properly and adequately secure their keys.  If someone can easily find a way to gain access to your keys, then your Bitcoin is as good as gone.  As the value of Bitcoin continues to climb, hodlers will find it all the more imperative to have cold storage options that eliminate as many attack surfaces as possible. &n...

Subscribe to the podcast Libertarians do a lot of things well, but I think that we can all admit that socially we can often use a little bit of help. We have a great message of peace and love, but the reactions we get from people can be so redundant and frustrating that we have the tendency to get a little bit nasty. We also tend to take very aggressive stances on positions that our non-libertaria...

Subscribe to the podcast As Christian (specifically Catholic) libertarians, Slappy and I get it from both sides.  Some libertarians say you can't be both a Christian and a libertarian.  Some Christians say it too but for obviously different reasons.  We explore this question and perhaps offer some of our own ultimatums. Previous episode Episode 27 - Can Christians Be Anarchists? Spo...

Subscribe to the podcast The law of comparative advantage is pretty straight forward and even Paul Krugman acknowledges the importance of free trade.  But many conservatives, in brainless support of President Trump, find ways to justify the economic destruction of tariffs.  Even the usually solid Pat Buchanan has an awful take on tariffs.  We discuss a piece penned by him. Items dis...

Subscribe to the podcast We love China.  China is great.  Don't ever say anything bad about anything the Chinese government is doing.  There are no protests.  We stand with the NBA players who stand with China. Is that the only side to the story? Sponsor Liberty Mugs Keep in touch with us everywhere you are Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter: @RolloMcFloogle @Slappy_Jones...

Subscribe to the podcast We all know that Rollo is super-bullish on Bitcoin, but our friend Jake from Tasting Anarchy has some thoughts on the future of Bitcoin that we thought would be interesting to discuss.  He seems some threats to Bitcoin's goal to become money but also sees some incredible opportunities if it does succeed. Items discussed The Bitcoin Standard - Saifedean Ammous #94 BONU...

Subscribe to the podcast There's a lot to talk about in the case of Amber Guyger's killing of Botham Jean.  We brought the Empress of Meme on the show to discuss what happened at the apartment, during the trial and sentencing, and our reactions to it all. Items discussed "Amber Guyger VS the State of Texas" - The eMilitia Podcast "Killing Dylann Roof" - The Atlantic "Prison in a Free Society?...

Subscribe to the podcast We talk about money a lot (mostly spurred along by Bitcoin) and criticize a lot of people for their lack of understanding of it.  We found an article from a libertarian who meant well, but just gets his explanation of money so wrong.  It's important to fix these mistakes. Article discussed "How I Use Beer as Money" Sponsor Liberty Mugs Keep in touch with us every...

Subscribe to the podcast JW Weatherman comes back to the show to drop some advice on family life.  How should you raise your kids in such a crazy world?  What's the problem with the education system and how can homeschooling be a solution?  How do you set yourself up to achieve all of this?  We discuss these questions and more. Follow JW Weatherman Twitter - @JWWeatherman_ Math...

Ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft often find themselves in the  news for any number of criticisms probably mostly due to their  disruptive nature.  We go through a recent article from SF Gate about  some concerns that some female drivers have about safety and we give our  commentary on it. But first, we talk a little boxing. Items discussed Tyson Fury vs. Otto Wallin...

A lot of art these days gets criticized for not being like the art of year or even centuries past.  In the pursuit of appreciating art, we might have the tendency to push those feelings aside and say, "Well, maybe this just isn't for me."  But is there something more to it?  And what is fine art anyway?  What's the state been up that has effects on art today?  We have Scop...

We expect Bitcoin to become global money, but is it money yet?  We say it's not and that it requires some steps to get there.  We explain what money is and why it's important before we take you along the circuitous path of monetization in this week's episode. Items discussed "Applying Carl Menger to the Monetization of Bitcoin" by Rollo McFloogle "Shelling Out: The Origins of Money" by N...

Someone shot an elephant, so everyone lost their minds.  But then, it wasn't quite what they thought it was.  When will we learn that maybe we shouldn't let a picture, headline, or short video clip induce us to go into a rage mob frenzy? Items discussed You get none so nobody goes rage mobbing. Sponsor Liberty Mugs Support James Nixon Diamond Life Keep in touch with us everywhere you are...

A few weeks ago, Nick Gillespie was on Thaddeus Russell's Unregistered Podcast and made some of the typical complaints about Murray Rothbard from his detractors.  We decided to give our two satoshis about what we think about these Rothbard detractors. Items discussed Episode 291: 'Professional Libertarians,' Bird and Car, from the Friends Against Government Podcast - Free Man Beyond the Wall...

Why do we accept the state of our society?  Was the Constitution written in a way that can still apply today despite all of the major changes in the world since it was written?  Do the police do the job they’re supposed to do?  Do we have any alternatives? What if you could be your own senator?  Donnie Gebert joins us on the show this week to discuss these ideas and more. Follo...

mcfloogle.com/156 A few weeks ago, Rollo went after Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter over a tweet about gardening.  Birdarchist playfully jabbed back, but plenty of other people took some umbrage over it.  So Bird is here this week to talk about whether or not gardening will defeat the state and then whatever else comes up. Items discussed Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s gardening tweet Fo...

mcfloogle.com/155 Two weeks ago, we released Part 1 of a short series on a trial about a  federal case regarding an alleged PCP drug ring where Slappy gave his  perspective as a member of the jury that was able to muster a number of  not guilty verdicts for the defendants.  This week, we have James Dixon,  one of the defendants on the case, give his story about his arrest...

The state can be a pretty pernicious thing, infiltrating our minds even when we think we’ve inoculated ourselves.  We decided to tackle a few issues that we might be a little more difficult to dump out. Sponsor Liberty Mugs Keep in touch with us everywhere you are Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter: […]

We aren’t often afforded the opportunity to make an immediate impact on the business of the state and the lives of victims of it.  But Slappy did when he was selected to be a member of a jury for a federal case regarding PCP.  Slappy talks about the trial, why he believes the men are […]

We received an email last week from a listener regarding some points on decentralization and tokenization using altcoins for things like issuing stock in a company.  We decided to do sort of a part 2 to last week’s episode to discuss these ideas.  Do people tend to overuse the idea of “decentralization” and should entirely […]

This week, we run some victory laps around us warning about the intrinsic value of gold some time ago and then transition into some of the critiques made against hodling and Bitcoin being the one and only money. Items discussed A Bitcoin Maximalism Debate – Peaceful Treason Space Miners Race to an Asteroid Worth Quintillions […]

It’s Episode 150, so we celebrate it by keeping Slappy off the episode with “technical difficulties” and bringing on Steve Miller-Miller to poke fun at libertarians and talk about some of his favorite things. Follow Steve Twitter, @blessyourgrind The Lolberts Monumental Waste of Time Sponsor Liberty Mugs Earn Bitcoin by using your credit card GetPei.com, […]

A preacher in Knoxville County, TN had a very controversial video of his sermons released.  Grayson Fritts repeatedly told his congregation that that he believed that the Bible informs us that gays should be executed.  We could just chalk this up to Fritts being a nutjob, but his other job makes his views considerably more […]

We’re keeping the theme of handling someone being wrong, but we’re changing it up a little this week.  What do we about someone like Tulsi Gabbard?  She’s great on foreign policy but very bad on everything else. Sponsor Liberty Mugs Earn Bitcoin by using your credit card GetPei.com, use promo code jz6ei7 to get $10 […]

As libertarians, we often find it difficult to agree with each other, so when we’re faced with dealing with the rest of the world, finding common ground on political and ethical issues can be exceedingly difficult.  What do we do?  As Bitcoin maximalists, how do we deal with the huge numbers of people who promote […]