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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Mar 25, 2020 • 49min
Ep 58 | Coronavirus Response Is a Central Planning Nightmare | Guest: Rep. Thomas Massie
In this special quarantine edition of Kibbe on Liberty, Matt Kibbe is joined via Skype by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky) to discuss the COVID-19 virus and the government’s response to it. Massie points out that no amount of money can stimulate an economy that has been put on pause and that if there isn’t some regulatory relief for farmers and other workers soon, we could start seeing food shortages as well as all the other economic damage this response is causing.
Mar 18, 2020 • 1h 1min
Ep 57 | Leaderless Movements Are Fighting for Democracy Around the World | Guest: Michael Abramowitz
Michael Abramowitz of Freedom House joins Matt Kibbe to talk about the need to support democratic movements springing up around the globe, from Hong Kong to Sudan. Freedom House publishes an annual report on political freedom in the world, and this year’s scorecard focuses on how these movements are largely without leaders. Instead of being led by a charismatic figure like Nelson Mandela or Martin Luther King Jr., the current geopolitical situation shows that individuals are capable of organizing themselves and demanding change from the bottom up.
Mar 11, 2020 • 1h 6min
Ep 56 | The Four Reasons Parents Live in Fear | Guest: Lenore Skenazy
Free-Range Kids founder Lenore Skenazy sits down with Matt Kibbe to break down the reasons why parents are so much more afraid for their children’s safety these days. In short, it comes down to increased media coverage, a more litigious society, the rise of expert culture, and the fact that fear sells. The result is helicopter parents who are robbing children of the opportunity to learn important lessons about courage, independence, and most importantly, the freedom to fail.
Mar 4, 2020 • 1h 9min
Ep 55 | Drugs Don’t Kill People, the War on Drugs Kills People | Guest: Larry Sharpe
Former New York state gubernatorial candidate Larry Sharpe joins Matt Kibbe to discuss a wide variety of issues from the War on Drugs to why Republicans and Democrats can’t unite the country. Through his experience with addicts, Sharpe explains how prohibition laws are actually responsible for most overdoses. He also weighs in on how Millennials view work differently from their parents and the appeal of Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Feb 26, 2020 • 1h 15min
Ep 54 | Learn About Liberty and Light Up the World | Guest: Jacob Hornberger
Matt Kibbe sits down with Libertarian Party presidential candidate Jacob Hornberger to discuss the future of freedom in America. Hornberger talks about how he discovered the ideas of liberty, the philosophy of libertarians today, and how these ideas can be applied to build a better, more prosperous country. In the midst of an election in which both major parties are campaigning to hurt people and take their stuff, he argues that the Libertarian Party offers something completely different.
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.
