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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347: What is 4Chan? Explaining Internet Trollin...
Chris Spangle, Harry Price, and James Nease discuss the darker parts of the internet are being discussed in the wake of the New Zealand shooting. Nease was one of the first people on 4Chan, and has been a moderator since its beginning. He explains the culture of what the media is mislabeling the "far right." We also discuss the alienation of young men in today's society and what steps we can take to bring people out of isolation and into healthy communities.
153 min
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WAL Daily 61: Injustice and Schaeffer Cox
When your enemy is a corrupt government, your enemy will do anything to lock you up: This includes making up charges, planting evidence, and illegal court procedures. Activist and musician Jordan Page teams up with legal expert Angela Clemons and they speak to Hodey Johns about what's going on and how to fix it.
38 min
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WAL 2020 Presidential Candidate Series: Domesti...
In the first of ten debates between the presidential candidates on the We Are Libertarian Network, we discuss Domestic Policy. Listen is as Kim Ruff, Christopher Marks, Ben Leder, and Arvin Vohra answer hard questions about gun control, gerrymandering, surveillance, drug policy, term limits, net neutrality, affirmative action, eminent domain, social security, and more!
115 min
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346: Analysis of Joe Rogan, Tim Pool, and Twitt...
Chris Spangle, Harry Price, and Mike Tront discuss the recent conversation between Joe Rogan, Tim Pool, and Twitter's Jack Dorsey and Vijaya Gadde over social media censorship. We have a clearer picture of the task that Twitter has, but are they listening?
167 min
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WAL 2020 Presidential Candidate Series: Meet Wi...
William Hurst, Libertarian candidate for president, drops by to deliver his interview! Tune in to hear a list or priorities that are vastly different from his counterparts, as well as his ideas about working with others, being a free thinker, and the power of the veto.
42 min
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WAL Daily 60: The Department of Commerce Sucks
Hodey Johns unloads on the next federal department on his list: The Department of Commerce. Find out how lighthouses, global warming, and bribery all seem to find their way into this institution that has been a thorn in the side of real commerce since almost the founding of our country.
22 min
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345: Authentic Low Key WAL
Harry Price is joined by Rhinehold, Paul Copeland and Hodey Johns to talk about Snowden, Privacy, Personal Relationships and Sheriffs refusing to enforce federal gun laws.
109 min
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344: North Carolina, Purity Tests, Free Banking...
With Dear Leader still out sick, Hodey Johns, Sarah Brady Wagner, Paul Copeland, and Dale Melchin give their opinions and questions about a variety of subjects; from election rigging to living as anarchists.
75 min
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343: The Return of Low Key WAL
Harry Price is joined by Rhinehold, Paul Copeland and Hodey Johns to discuss Jussie Smollett, Christopher Paul Hasson, what captures media attention, Ukraine, GagaCooper and Facebook Tracking.
98 min
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WAL 2020 Presidential Candidate Series: Meet Ad...
Adam Kokesh has made a name for himself in the liberty movement and brings his energy to the We Are Libertarians network. He gives his full biography, how he is actually "not" running for president, and his views on for the libertarian primary is actually won.
98 min
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WAL 2020 Presidential Candidate Series: Meet Ch...
Chris Marks is a relative newcomer to the Libertarian Party, but when you hear him, you'll understand why he's running for president. He gives you his unique views on currency, Constitutional Law, energy, and how to to make greedy politicians use their greed to do their jobs.
44 min
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WAL 2020 Presidential Candidate Series: Meet Be...
Ben Leder is running for Libertarian Candidate for President and he's doing so because liberty is in his blood. Listen to this interview as he gives his one-of-a-kind story about his journey, his goals, and how his presidency is designed to help libertarians on every level.
90 min
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WAL 2020 Presidential Candidates Series: Meet K...
Kim Ruff is running for president with the Libertarian Party and this is your chance to find out about her. Get her unique take on immigration, the military, vice presidents, and more right here.
52 min
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WAL 2020 Presidential Candidate Series: Meet D...
Daniel Behrman, a Libertarian candidate for President, drops by to explain why taxation is theft, how that bridges gaps in understanding, and gives his unique take on his liberty journey and what to do with the debt.
56 min
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WAL 2020 Presidential Candidate Series: Meet Ar...
Arvin Vohra is running for president and explaining libertarian ideas in a way you likely haven't heard before. Get his take on how to fix immigration without a wall, what to do with education, and how volunteerism unites the party.
50 min
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WAL Daily 59: What is Going on in The Houston S...
Paul Copeland joins Vaughn Spargur to discuss what's been going on in Houston in regards to the botched drug raid that happened two weeks ago. Listen as we discuss how the story has changed over the past two weeks.
30 min
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342: Trump's National Emergency, New Green Deal...
Chris Spangle and Harry Price discuss the power of personal growth in building a libertarian society. We then give all the facts on Trump's National Emergency Declaration over the wall. We then give the details on Alexandria Ocazia-Cortez's Green New Deal.
141 min
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341: Bill Weld Leaves the LP, and We Don't Blam...
Chris Spangle, Harry Price, Rhinehold, and Hodey Johns discuss the departure of Bill Weld. Does it say more about Bill Weld or the culture that exists in the libertarian movement?
136 min
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WAL Daily 58: The USDA Sucks
The US Department of Agriculture is a program that costs you as much as your heating bill. It ensures that we pay people already richer than you to make sure that you eat your mayonnaise. Hodey Johns unloads of the scandals, waste, and terrible incompetence at the USDA.
25 min
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WAL Daily 57: The Forgotten Man
Rhinehold discusses the subject of the article The Forgotten Man by William Graham Sumner, who that person is and how forcing humans to help each other by force rarely ever works.
Show Notes:
https://oll.libertyfund.org/pages/sumner-the-forgotten-man-1883
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Graham_Sumner
16 min
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WAL Daily 56: What to do with Confederate Statues?
Art or white supremacy? Reminder or oppressor? Culture or racism? There's not a clear course on what to do with Confederate Statues, even from a libertarian perspective, so Sarah Brady Wagner and Hodey Johns talk about where they stand on the issue.
25 min
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WAL Daily 55: Citizens United
Rhinehold discusses Citizens United, the Supreme Court decision that affirmed free speech rights for individuals when they are acting in coordination with other individuals within a defined group. This includes an examination of the history of the decision and what the detractors get wrong in their opposition.
20 min
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340: The Swamp, Explained - Rob Quartel's Time ...
Rob Quartel served as Issues Director for two Presidential campaigns. After serving on Gerald Ford's 1976 campaign, he was the third person hired on George HW Bush's 1980 campaign. He details how the campaigns worked and what kind of man Bush was. He went to the funeral and shares his experience there. We briefly touch on the shutdown as well.
73 min
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WAL Daily 54: Bill Weld Leaving the Party?
*WARNING* This is a hot take on a preliminary report. Rhinehold, Paul Copeland, and Hodey Johns join up to talk about if Bill Weld has left the party, what that means, and what the Libertarian Party needs to change going forward.
26 min
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WAL Daily 53: Woody the Warrior Sheds Light on ...
Woody Johns join his brother Hodey Johns on the show this week to talk about social justice. Many libertarians hear the term and put up their defenses. You'll learn about why this is a poor response and how liberty lovers should be embracing and not fighting against equality of the oppressed.
46 min