The Chris Spangle Show
The Chris Spangle Show helps you make sense of current events, politics, and culture through the lenses of Christian faith and libertarian principles. With sharp analysis, historical insight, and relatable conversations, Chris offers clarity in chaos - encouraging personal responsibility, civic action, and thoughtful engagement with the world around us. Rejecting tribalism and top-down control, the show challenges you to lead with conviction, serve others, and live out the values that sustain a free and thriving society. Join us to defend liberty, strengthen your community, and renew culture - one conversation at a time.
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Biden's American Rescue Plan, School Choice, Mi...
Chris Spangle, Harry Price, and Rhinehold discuss the details of Joe Biden's COVID stimulus plan, why schools must open in the fall, and how the minimum wage negatively affects an economy.
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How Do Cities Approach Solving Homelessness?
Chelsea Haring-Cozzi, Executive Director of Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention joins us to discuss the complexity of helping those who experience homelessness. Chris Spangle asks her about encampments on the circle, who falls into homelessness, and what organizations network together to solve the issue.
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Robert Chatfield of the Free To Choose Network...
Robert Chatfield of the Free To Choose Network joins us to share info on their new documentary "Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World."
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A Personal History of the Libertarian Movement ...
Dr. Ken Bisson learned the word "libertarian" when he saw a TV ad for the Libertarian Party presidential campaign of Ed Clark in 1980. It would lead him to run for Congress as a Libertarian in 1996. He also served as the Chair of the Advocates for Self-Government. He reflects on the growth of the libertarian movement and the people that helped ensure it happened.
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Spike Cohen on the Successes and Failures of th...
Spike Cohen was the Vice Presidential candidate for the 2020 Libertarian Party ticket, and he shares his view of some of the successes and failures of the campaign.
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GameStop and RobinHood Explained plus a look at...
Chris Spangle, Harry Price, and Douglass Gaking break down what happened on Wall Street this week, and then Chris and Harry comb through Biden's record-setting 40 Executive Orders.
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Hannah Cox on Ending the Death Penalty
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What is the Good Neighbor Policy? A Look at the...
Mary Ruwart joins Chris Spangle to talk about the foundational axiom of libertarianism: the non-aggression principle. Dr. Mary J. Ruwart is a research scientist, ethicist, and a libertarian author/activist.
28 min
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What is it Like to Run a Business in California...
Jeff Bennet owns and operates ice cream stores and a cafe in Fresno, California. He joins Chris Spangle to talk about the challenges of navigating a business through both a pandemic and odious government policies.
45 min
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Trump Ad...
Chris Spangle guests on Ethan Hatcher's WIBC radio show Saturday Night on the Circle to discuss the good and bad parts of Trump's legacy.
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Tricia is Her Own President, Social Media Censo...
Chris Spangle, Harry Price, Rhinehold, and Tricia Stuart-Mann discuss Tricia electing herself her own President as well as a discussion of how we ought to approach social media usage in an era of bans on political speech.
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David Boaz of the Cato Institute on the Rule of...
David Boaz is the executive vice president of the Cato Institute and has played a key role in the development of the Cato Institute and the libertarian movement. He is the author of The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom and the editor of The Libertarian Reader. He joins Chris Spangle to discuss the importance of the rule of law in a free society.
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The Domestic Violence Network (DVN) on the Impa...
Kelly McBride, Executive Director of the Domestic Violence Network (DVN), joins us.
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Showing Mercy in a Divided World
Chris Spangle and Vaughn Spargur discuss the concept of mercy and how we can exercise it in a contentious world.
45 min
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Mikkel Thorup on Living Abroad and Financially ...
Who hasn't thought, "Maybe it's time to live in another country?" over the past few months. Chris Spangle talks to Mikkel Thorup about options for living abroad as either an expat or digital nomad. He also shares a few ideas for diversifying your financial portfolio outside of America.
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How Did We Get Here and What Next?, A War For t...
Chris Spangle, Harry Price, and Rhinehold discuss how we got here as a country, and what is next? We also discuss the war for the open internet and why Facebook censorship is scratching the surface.
120 min
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Interview with Abdul-Hakim Shabazz on Balancing...
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Events at the Capitol, Questions on Anarchism f...
Tricia Stuart-Mann and Chris Spangle discuss the libertarian reaction to the events on the Capitol and take questions of anarchist philosophy from callers on Stereo.
90 min
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The Swamp Explained: The Future of the GOP and ...
In the "Swamp Explained" series, Chris Spangle and Rob Quartel go in-depth on how Washington works. In this episode, we discuss the insurrection at the Capitol and Trump's role in it, the future of the GOP, impeachment, and Inauguration Day.
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Two Eyewitnesses to the MAGA Rally and Insurrec...
Chris Spangle, Harry Price, and Rhinehold talk to two people that attended the rally and riots this past Wednesday. JD is a Trump voter and Luke is a libertarian. Both share a riveting account of what they saw and heard at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. One was changed by it forever.
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Guest Spot on Cowboy State Politics: Government...
David Iverson of Cowboy State Politics invited me on and we had a great conversation on state politics and had a debate on Trump's legacy.
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David Gay of Liberty Memes on Fighting Socialis...
David Gay of Liberty Memes is a force of nature in the liberty movement. He began his career by helping Cuban baseball players defect from the communist country. He went on to build the biggest libertarian meme page only to have it deleted by Facebook.
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James H. Madison on the 1920's Klan on the Lead...
Guest appearance on the Leaders and Legends Podcast
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On The Ground Reports During the Pandemic Throu...
Chris Spangle hosts a radio show in Indianapolis dedicated to the work of nonprofits called Now Hear This. It provides an on-the-ground look at life during the pandemic. This episode pulls selections from the show to give an idea of the challenges faced by lower-income brackets and those working to aid them.
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Solving the Student Loan Crisis
Chris Spangle talks about why student loans are so massive and how to solve the crisis with free market ideas. He was a guest on Seth Tower Hurd and Drew Dudas's Facebook Live show.
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