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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LP Presidential Debate 9: Moderated by John Sto...
John Stossel hosts the official Libertarian Party Presidential debate for the nomination that will be held Saturday. The candidates are Vermin Supreme, Jim Gray, John Monds, Jo Jorgensen, and Jacob Hornberger.
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LP Presidential Debate 8: The Frontrunner Debat...
The participating candidates are Jo Jorgensen, John Monds, and Judge Jim Gray. Moderated by Ken Moellman, and produced by We Are Libertarians. From the delegate-only exit poll from LPKY's 6th Debate (May 16), three candidates were selected to move forward to the final LPKY debate. With four minutes to answer each question, the front-runners in the race (based on delegate polling) for the nomination have more time to share their thoughts and plans.
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LP Presidential Debate 7: Lions of Liberty Deba...
Our friends at Lions of Liberty hosted an LP POTUS Debate and we provided the tech for it. It was moderated by Marc Clair and John Odermatt.
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LP Presidential Debate 6: Moderated by Matt Wel...
This Presidential debate for the Libertarian Party was moderated by Matt Welch of Reason Magazine and produced by We Are Libertarians. The participating candidates were John Monds, Jacob Hornberger, Jim Gray, Jo Jorgenson, and Adam Kokesh. The debate was sponsored by the Libertarian Party of Kentucky and Libertarian Party of Missouri.
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LP Presidential Debate 5: Justin Amash, Vermin ...
The Libertarian Party of Kentucky hosts a Presidential debate with Justin Amash, Vermin Supreme, Jo Jorgensen, Jacob Hornberger, and Jim Gray.
122 min
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LP Presidential Debate 4: Behrman, Ellison, Rob...
The Libertarian Party of Kentucky hosts a Presidential debate with Dan Taxation is Theft Behrman, Brian Ellison, Sam Robb, Adam Kokesh and Arvin Vohra.
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LP Presidential Debate 3: Vohra, Ogle, Richey, ...
The Libertarian Party of Kentucky hosts a Presidential debate with Vohra, Ogle, Richey, Gerhardt, Kokesh, Blevins, Hill, Williams, and Ardeleanu.
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LP Presidential Debate 2: Hornberger, Monds, Jo...
The Libertarian Party of Kentucky hosts a Presidential debate with Jacob Hornberger, John Monds, Jo Jorgensen, Jim Gray and Vermin Supreme.
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LP Presidential Debate 1: Hornberger, Kokesh, J...
The Libertarian Party of Kentucky hosts a Presidential debate with Jacob Hornberger, Adam Kokesh, Jo Jorgensen, Jim Gray, and Mark Whitney.
138 min
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432: Town Hall with Judge Jim Gray and Larry Sh...
Chris Spangle hosts a town hall with Judge Jim Gray and Larry Sharpe. The LP Presidential candidate and Vice Presidential candidate (respectively) field questions from LNC Region 3 delegates.
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431: Justin Amash Interview with Chris Spangle ...
Justin Amash is now seeking the nomination for the Libertarian Party Presidential ticket and he appeared on the Kris and Jessi Show to field questions from delegates. Chris Spangle guest hosted and filled in for Jess Mears.
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430: COVID-19 - Policing the Pandemic - Violati...
Chris Spangle and Melissa discuss civil liberty violations during the coronavirus epidemic.
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429: Joe Bishop-Henchman, Candidate for LP Chai...
Joe Bishop-Henchman is a candidate for the chair of the national Libertarian Party. He discusses his early activism in the LP as a student and admiration for Harry Browne. Joe is also the chair of the LP of Washington DC, an LNC member, and a foe of state tax administrators.
59 min
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428: The Creed of the Freed - Hinduism with Suh...
Continuing to explore the relationship between freedom and faith, Suhag Shukla of the Hindu American Foundation talks about individual responsibility and accountability create cultures of liberty.
67 min
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427: COVID-19 - Critical Thinking Strategies Du...
Chris Spangle and Rhinehold discuss the frustration felt by many Americans at the binary argument taking place around the pandemic. Many people see merit and fault with "openers" and "closers" but have become frustrated by the lack of clarity surrounding the data. We discuss different cognitive biases, how to judge information, and why people gravitate towards conspiracy theories.
120 min
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426: Should the LP Hold Their Convention In-Per...
Chris Spangle and Rhinehold discuss the LNC's debate over holding the convention online or in-person.
58 min
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425: Debate - "Justin Amash would be a Great Li...
Join The We Are Libertarians Network in a formal debate with Libertarian Party presidential candidate Brian Ellison and host the "The Brian Nichols Show" Brian Nichols as they throw down about the positives and negatives of an Amash candidacy for president. Moderated by Hodey Johns.
61 min
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424: COVID-19 - Decrease Regulations To Re-Star...
Chris Spangle speaks to Conner Drigotas of Free the People to discuss what regulations ought to be ended to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. They also debate if running for the Presidency was the right move for Justin Amash.
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423: The Opening, Trump vs. The Press on Bleach...
In The Swamp Explained series, Chris Spangle and Rob Quartel go in-depth on how Washington works. In this episode, we discuss the political calculations of "opening" the economy, Trump's disinfectant comments, Biden's sexual harassment accusations, and the protests.
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422: COVID-19 - More Conversations with Nonprof...
In a free society, private nonprofit organizations are the main source of relief for those in need. Their work is incredibly important during this pandemic. We take you to the front lines with interviews that originally aired on Chris Spangle's public affairs radio show in Indianapolis called Now Hear This.
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421: The Creed of the Freed: Pentecostalism wit...
The first episode of a series that will explore various religions and their support of liberty. Insanely overqualified David K Bernard of the United Pentecostal Church International explains values libertarians can find within the Church.
61 min
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Brian Nichols Show: COVID-19 vs. the Economy: C...
As weeks go by with the economy stuck on pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many economists are starting to sound the alarm that the impact of our economy screeching to a halt could cause as much, if not more longterm death and prolonged hardship than the virus itself.Dan J. Mitchell, a libertarian economist with a Ph.D. in Economics from George Mason University and founder for the Center for American Prosperity is amongst those economists raising his voice in concern. Mitchell joins The Brian Nichols Show today to discuss one of his more recent articles that discusses that very concern, titled, “The Temporary Tradeoff Between Health Outcomes and Economic Outcomes”.Listen as we discuss his article and then dig deeper into the dangers of a stagnant economy as it pertains to both the economic and physical health of the nation and more!
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420: WAL Debate - "Private Police would be as B...
A debate moderated by Hodey Johns between two passionate liberty lovers, Ryan Lindsey and Spike Cohen. Learn about the successes and failures of private and public policing along with some thoughts on how such a society could operate with or without them.
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419: Spangle Guest Hosts 'Kryssi and Jess' with...
LP POTUS candidate Vermin Supreme and running mate, Spike Cohen, join The Kris and Jessi Show with Kryssi and Jess with Chris Spangle guest co-hosting.
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418: COVID-19 - Authoritarian Streaks Begin To ...
Chris Spangle, Harry Price, Rhinehold, and Brian Wohlgemuth discuss authoritarianism tendencies in American government, holding politicians, the media, and individuals accountable, and conspiracy theories. Petty Tyrants are popping up across the country from President Trump accidentally saying the truth out loud to Michigan Governor Whitmer's draconian shutdown orders.
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