Kibbe on Liberty
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Kibbe on Liberty is a weekly podcast with libertarian author and economist, Matt Kibbe. Kibbe believes that honest conversations, driven by intellectual curiosity and mutual respect, can ignite a new revolution of free thinking and a willingness to question the official narrative. That means talking, and listening, to a wide variety of people outside the echo chamber of officially sanctioned experts. Kibbe on Liberty's guests include politicians, economists, musicians, comedians, writers, radio personalities, activists, journalists, and even magicians—with topics of conversation ranging from current affairs to obscure philosophy, from craft beer to the Grateful Dead. Cold one in hand, settle in for the next brain-stimulating hour of Kibbe on Liberty.As the president of Free the People, Kibbe has decades of experience in the libertarian political sphere. He is the author of three books, including Don’t Hurt People and Don’t Take Their Stuff, a #2 NY Times Best Seller. Kibbe is a fanatical DeadHead, drinker of great whisky, and collector of obscure books on Austrian economics.
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Feb 19, 2020 • 1h 15min
Ep 53 | It’s Not Possible to Be a Good President | Guest: Max Gulker
Economist Max Gulker sits down with Matt Kibbe to discuss some of the big ideas coming out of the Democratic primary. From Yang’s universal basic income to Elizabeth Warren’s technocratic plan for everything, Max points out that top-down solutions from the presidency are almost guaranteed not to work because of the way complex economies operate in the real world.
Feb 12, 2020 • 1h 6min
Ep 52 | Iranians Are Ready for Freedom | Guest: Ladan Boroumand
Iranian writer and activist Ladan Boroumand sits down with Matt Kibbe to discuss her fight for human rights in Iran. She points out that the Iranian people have a yearning for personal liberty, rule of law, and economic freedom, but they fear to speak out against the tyrannical, theocratic government.
Feb 5, 2020 • 54min
Ep 51 | Can Socialist Sanders Win It? | Guest: Matt Welch
Reason editor at large Matt Welch joins Matt Kibbe to discuss Bernie Sanders and the 2020 presidential campaign. The guys rail on Bernie, but worry about his populist, anti-establishment qualities, similar to those that propelled Donald Trump in 2016. They touch on international trade, foreign policy, health care, and other issues likely to surface as the campaign unfolds.
Jan 29, 2020 • 44min
Ep 50 | Women Have a Right to Defend Themselves | Guest: Nikki Goeser
Matt Kibbe sits down with Nikki Goeser of the Crime Prevention Research Center to discuss how gun laws have impacted her personally. After she had to watch her husband get gunned down in a supposedly gun-free zone, Nikki wrote a book about how gun laws designed to keep us safe actually make us all potential victims.
Jan 22, 2020 • 50min
Ep 49 | The Science Is Never Settled | Guest: Terence Kealey
Author and biochemistry professor Terence Kealey joins Matt Kibbe to discuss how the religion of science is misleading the public. Government funding and the peer review system have created a bubble that refuses to be challenged, and in areas such as nutrition, the resulting groupthink has literally been killing people.
Jan 15, 2020 • 1h 4min
Ep 48 | Only Congress Can Declare War in Iran | Guest: Rep. Thomas Massie
In the wake of the killing of Qasem Soleimani, everyone is worried about war with Iran. Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution states that Congress has the power to declare war or authorize military action. Rep. Thomas Massie joins Matt Kibbe to explain how Congress has abdicated that responsibly, giving more power to unelected Deep Staters who always choose war.
Jan 8, 2020 • 52min
Ep 47 | Canadian Health Care: Myths vs. Reality | Guest: Troy Lanigan
Matt Kibbe sits down with Troy Lanigan, president of Canada’s Manning Center, to talk about what Canadian health care is really like. At a time when everyone in America is talking about Medicare for All, it’s important to puncture the misconceptions about socialized medicine in countries like Canada and point out how such systems would harm patients in the United States.
Jan 1, 2020 • 60min
Ep 46 | A Story of Heroes and Villains | Guest: Randy Barnett
Matt Kibbe is joined by Prof. Randy Barnett to talk about the Constitution and how it should be interpreted. Barnett’s new book, “An Introduction to Constitutional Law,” highlights 100 Supreme Court cases that everyone should know to understand how the law of the land has evolved over the course of America’s history.
An Introduction to Constitutional Law: 100 Supreme Court Cases Everyone Should Know: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1543813909
Dec 25, 2019 • 53min
Ep 45 | A Very Kibbe Christmas | Guests: Free the People Staff
In this special Christmas episode of Kibbe on Liberty, Matt Kibbe is joined by the motley Free the People staff, Terry Kibbe, Matt Battaglia, Kara Pally, Sam Martin, Logan Albright, and Joel Davis to talk about video storytelling and conveying the message of liberty to a younger generation. The gang dives into some of their exciting new projects on the horizon for 2020, and wishes season's greetings to all viewers young and old.
Find the projects mentioned in this episode at https://freethepeople.org or https://youtube.com/freethepeople.
Dec 18, 2019 • 55min
Ep 44 | Be the America Hong Kong Thinks You Are | Guests: Lee Bishop and Cyan Banister
Matt Kibbe is joined by Lee Bishop and Cyan Banister, two of the voices behind the NBA protests in support of a free Hong Kong. They explain their motivation for getting involved and why Americans owe it to themselves to support Hong Kong's struggle for the same types of freedom and democracy we enjoy at home.
Free Hong Kong - 香港人加油 美國支持你: https://youtu.be/teL5pNEw-dI
