Kibbe on Liberty
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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Ep 269 | The Truth About Growing Up in the Sovi...
Matt Kibbe talks to Gia Jandieri, founder of the New Economic School, about what it was like for him to spend half his life under an oppressive communist regime.
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Ep 268 | Congress Is Using Kids to Impose Onlin...
Matt Kibbe talks to Yaël Ossowski, deputy director at the Consumer Choice Center, about the importance of free speech and privacy online.
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Ep 267 | Libertarianism Is About Respect | Gues...
Instead of referencing obscure economic concepts and spreadsheets full of data, we can tell a story about values that will connect with audiences, not just on an intellectual level but an emotional one as well.
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Ep 266 | Why Did We Stop Talking About Venezuel...
Just because we stop talking about something doesn’t mean it ceases to exist. In Venezuela, things have only gotten worse.
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Ep 265 | COVID Policy Was a Psychosis | Guest: ...
Tom Woods catalogues how, as the pandemic progressed, the folly and foolishness of lockdowns became ever more clear as public health officials backtracked, contradicted themselves, and made a series of entirely arbitrary recommendations with no basis in science or sound policy.
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Ep 264 | We’re Not as Divided as We Think | Gue...
Political polarization in the United States has never been worse.
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Ep 263 | Sorry, Florida! Science Proves That Ne...
Will Ruger and Jason Sorens use science to discover which state really is the freest of them all.
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Ep 262 | Eyewitness Perspective from Israel | G...
Matt Kibbe is joined by three members of the Israeli liberty movement for firsthand accounts of what it’s really like to live in the midst of war.
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Ep 261 | Zionism Has a Problem | Guest: Sheldon...
Sheldon Richman argues that it's possible to feel empathy for the tragedy of the October 7th attacks on Israel, without having to support American involvement.
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Ep 260 | Developing Countries Suffered Most fro...
Lockdowns created grievous harms for people living in developing countries.
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Ep 259 | Why the Bretton Woods Agreement Matter...
The international monetary system is a mess, but how did it get that way?
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Ep 258 | Israel Is a Rights-Protecting Society ...
The war between Israel and Hamas has sparked a heated debate about whether the Israeli government’s response has been appropriate
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Ep 257 | Free Speech on Campus Is Under Assault...
The debate over what speech should be permitted on college campuses has reignited.
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Ep 256 | Is Voting For Fiscal Responsibility “A...
Congressman Thomas Massie's principled commitment to fiscal responsibility has earned him plenty of animosity, including but not limited to accusations of antisemitism.
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Ep 255 | We Should Love Our Political Enemies |...
Are the teachings of Christianity compatible with libertarianism?
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Ep 254 | The Gold Standard Is About Trust | Gue...
As America continues to experience painfully high levels of inflation, the need for a sound money supply has never been clearer.
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Ep 253 | The Importance of Liberalism | Guest: ...
Daniel D’Amico discusses the much maligned and abused L-word.
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Ep 252 | Freedom Is in Retreat | Guest: Daniel ...
Daniel Hannan has a typically British pessimism about the prospects for freedom in the post-COVID world.
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Ep 251 | What Is the Solution to African Povert...
The solution to African poverty lies not in combatting poverty, but in promoting prosperity.
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Ep 250 | Religious Freedom Is What Makes Americ...
America was founded on the belief that people should be free to practice any faith they chose, and the result is one of the most diverse religious landscapes in the world.
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Ep 249 | Conspiracy Theories That Are Actually ...
The term “conspiracy theory” has long been used to dismiss ideas as the unhinged ravings of paranoid lunatics.
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Ep 248 | Rand Paul Exposes the Great COVID Cove...
Sen. Paul brings the receipts on the worst public policy failure and power grab of our lifetimes.
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Ep 247 | COVID Exposed Our Collective Hysteria ...
The public response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing government lockdowns was a shocking wake-up call to many of us about the nature of our fellow human beings.
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Ep 246 | The Constant Crisis Crisis | Guest: Jo...
From the 24-hour news cycle to constant doom-scrolling on social media, the world is awash in negative thinking and the mentality that the next crisis is right around the corner.
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Ep 245 | You Can Pry My Beer from My Cold, Dead...
Why is the Biden administration now recommending that Americans drink no more than two beers a week? Blame Canada!
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