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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WAL Daily 52: Teaching the Bible in Public Schools
Vaughn Spargur from the research teams makes his debut on the podcast with Hodey Johns, and talks about the effects of public schools making a curriculum about Bible Literacy. While the president and social conservatives might see it as a positive, find out why teaching the Scriptures in schools is a bad idea from the perspective of two people who believe in the Bible.
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WAL Daily 51: Voting for Freedom
Join Hodey Johns and Paul Copeland as they do a current and historical dive on voting. The concept of voting being violence or supporting a broken system is put under the microscope as they look at what voting has... and hasn't... done for people around the world.
31 min
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339: Venezuela's Constitutional Crisis
Chris Spangle, Harry Price, Aaron Ewert, and Alina Pabon discuss the constitutional crisis happening in Venezuela. What is happening? What role should the United States play?
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WAL Daily 50: Government Programs and Libertarians
Many people think libertarians oppose all government programs. Is this true? Or do they just oppose the government doing them? Paul Copeland and Hodey Johns explore what roads, welfare, and housing would look like before... and after... government control.
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WAL Daily 49: The X Gender
Starting this year, in New York, you can put X as the sex on your birth certificate. Hodey Johns and Sarah Brady Wagner go into the details and effects of the law. Then they explore what it means to be intersex, genderqueer, or just suspicious of the government and examine what the fallout could be for them.
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WAL Daily 48: My Libertarianism
Rhinehold sits down and discusses his view of what libertarianism is, how he came to discover he is a libertarian and puts the call out to hear your stories and views on what libertarianism means to you. You can go to WeAreLibertarians.com and click on the 'Community' and 'Mailbag' options to see how you can join the conversation.
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WAL Daily 47: Should Libertarians Vote? Hodey J...
Should Libertarians Vote? Hodey Johns vs. Larken Rose face off in a debate hosted by Tricia Stuart.
80 min
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338: Covington Kids, The Media, The Gillette Ad
Chris Spangle, Harry Price, Hanna Weber, and Chris Osborn discuss the long weekend of embarrassments for the media and America as a whole, we give details on what actually happened with the Covington Catholic High kids, Nathan Phillips, and the Black Hebrews at the Lincoln Memorial, we get a view of the Gillette ad from a woman, and do our best to get some of you out of the friendzone. Osborn is from Norway, so we ask about the current political environment in Europe.
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WAL Daily 46: Is the Libertarian Movement In a ...
Chris Spangle and Remso Martinez discuss 2019 LibertyCon. We discuss if the libertarian movement is suffering a lack of leadership.
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WAL Daily 45: Discovering Agorism with Nick Irw...
Breaking the law has always seemed like a scary concept. Indeed, it is still frightening. But should it be? Nick Irwin and David Ballantine join Hodey Johns as they look at the largest peaceful protest happening in the world today. Find how Agorism embraces morality instead of legality.
28 min
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Chris Spangle on Al Jackson & Frank Caliendo Tr...
I was fortunate to appear on Al & Frank Try To Be Serious to talk libertarianism. Give it a listen and please subscribe at AlAndFrank.com or in your podcast app directory.
58 min
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CSS 21: What the Gillette Razor Ad Is Actually ...
What values are actually articulated in the controversial Gillette ad? Chris Spangle annotates the commercial and explains what principles are put forth in the shaving commercial.
31 min
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337: Gillette Commercial About Masculinity, Fra...
Chris Spangle, Harry Price, and Paul Copeland discuss the new Gillette commercial, toxic masculinity, manhood in 2019, and the formation of new social norms for men. We then turn to France to discuss the crackdown on the Yellow Vest Movement.
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WAL Daily 44: Pay for it Yourself!
When Republicans asked for spending on something they saw as a common good, the Democrats responded by telling them to pay for it themselves; which they have now begun to do. Paul Copeland and Hodey Johns give you the details on the wall, the private funding, and ask: have the Democrats doomed themselves for when they push for their own public good?
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WAL Daily 43: Messing Up the Internet with FOST...
Limiting information in Silicon Valley is nothing new, especially for Libertarians. But there's a new regulatory law in town. Sarah Brady Wagner and Hodey Johns explore what FOSTA SESTA means for social media and give you the changes to Tumblr and Facebook. Who is hurt the most will surprise you.
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WAL Daily 42: Our Goals for 2019
As we move into a new year, I explain how We Are Libertarians will impact our communities, the libertarian movement, and our listeners.
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WAL Daily 41: NC-09 Election Fraud Update
Chris and Sarah Brady Wagner give a detailed update of the situation unfolding in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District - a race in which no winner has been certified and the governing body responsible for certification has been dissolved by the North Carolina’s Supreme Court.
32 min
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336: What is the Green New Deal?
Chris Spangle, Harry Price, and Tad Western outline all of the details of the Green New Deal, Climate Grief, and celebrate I, Pencil.
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WAL Daily 40: Trump's Oval Office Speech on the...
Chris Spangle, Harry Price, Tad Western, and Rhinehold listen to the speeches of Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi, and Chuck Schumer. We react to the government shutdown, the media's coverage of Trump, and the wall itself.
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The Cost 9: Phyllis's Story - Fighting Medicare...
In a continuation of The Cost: The Human Toll of Public Policy, Phyllis Klosinski explains her fight against Medicare to receive the lifesaving treatment she needs, and how the government prevents it at every turn. She also touches on our duty to fight for our rights. Add Phyllis on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/phyllis.klosinski. Originally published as episode 239 of We Are Libertarians.
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The Cost 8: Chloe's Story - Big Government Impe...
Chris Spangle and Chloe Anagnos explain how government interferes with a person’s ability to improve their lives in a new installment of The Cost: The Human Toll of Government Policy.
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The Cost 7: Addi’s Story – Healing Epilepsy wit...
John and Jess Hooker join Chris Spangle for a conversation about their daughter’s epilepsy and the improvement in her symptoms since introducing her to CBD oil. Originally recorded as episode 194 of We Are Libertarians.
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WAL Daily 38: The Green New Deal, Climate Chang...
To wrap up the 2018 season of The Brian Nichols Show, I am joined by Max Gulker from the American Institute for Economic Research! Max is an economist over AIER and has holds a PhD in economics from Stanford University and a BA in economics from the University of Michigan. Prior to AIER, Max spent time in the private sector, consulting with large technology and financial firms on antitrust and other litigation.
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WAL Daily 37: Automation - Salvation or Apocaly...
Zach Rip of the research team makes his debut with Hodey Johns on the podcast! Together, the two analyze the history of automation and then discuss the philosophical and economic impact this would have on most (or all) of us.
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WAL Daily 39: Election Fraud in North Carolina
Sarah Brady Wagner and Alex Haney break down the evolving investigation and allegations of election fraud in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District and what may happen going forward.
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