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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The Return of We Are Libertarians
Here's the game plan: We will continue to put interviews in the Chris Spangle Show feed, but we are also bringing back the panel/research shows IN PERSON here. It's more fun than doing a show on Zoom allows. We will keep giving you short shows on the basics of current events AND classic WAL filled with friends sitting around the living room talking in-depth about politics with plenty of irreverence. We recorded this as we were building out the new Dolittle studios... Well, Kristi Avery and Sara Morrell were doing the work while Chris, Harry, Brian Nichols, and Jeremiah Morrell were podcasting.
15 min
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The Importance Of Building Community Across Eco...
Yoezer Cassell is a junior at Covenant Christian High School. He won an internship with the Bank of America Student Leaders program, where he works at the Christamore House in Haughville, serving the economically disadvantaged. He shares what his service has taught him and how it prepares him to make a change not only in his local community but abroad. We are joined by Andy Crask, Bank of America Indianapolis market president, and Bailee Holt, a case manager at Christamore House Family & Community Center.
35 min
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Why is privacy important?
A person's private affairs, movements, thoughts, words, and choices are their own, and the state has no right to interfere in them. This is a foundational principle of libertarianism, and it is constantly under attack from governments and big businesses in a digital world. Leslie Corbly and I discuss the many complicated issues around privacy in 2022.
52 min
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Lessons From the Life of Queen Elizabeth II
It's my birthday, and I felt like doing a podcast about why the death of Queen Elizabeth II makes us sad, a few lessons we can learn from her, the history of Vaudeville, carneys, and Elvis, as well as a fight with a cricket.
71 min
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How One Nonprofit is Changing Lives Through Usi...
Donna Oklak of the Meridian Foundation is passionate about innovation in the nonprofit space. She has created the Arago Honors Nonprofit Innovation Awards to grant of $10,000 to a nonprofit that breaks the molds of traditional systems. To show how that works, she and I speak to Kristi Mitchell of the Launch HOPE Foundation. Working with interns from Butler University that attend their business school, they form mentorships and give aid to young entrepreneurs from disadvantaged backgrounds.
43 min
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WAL Reunion; Chris Spangle; Brian Nichols; Aaro...
The voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Zach Burcham, Chris Spangle, and Brian Nichols. We get a network update, a surprise visit by Aaron Ewert, and the Spangle Aldi anger is directly challenged by a buffet of groceries. Brian emceed a political rally, and a former Vice Presidential candidate found Spangle in a park. This is old school, wandering classic WAL network.
83 min
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Why Does Taiwan Matter?
Why was it a big deal when Nancy Pelosi went to Taiwan? Daniel Chang joins me to share why China and America are both competing for a tiny island off mainland China.
22 min
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What Are the Details of Biden's Student Debt Ca...
Brad Polumbo of Based Politics joins me to discuss the details of Joe Biden's debt cancelation. Brad counters some of the commonly held beliefs about this proposal and shares it if has a shot of passing the courts.
31 min
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The Current State of School Choice
Like every other industry, the pandemic has dramatically impacted education. This is leading more parents to choose private education options instead of public schools. Cooper Conway is a National Voices Fellow at 50CAN and a Contributor at Young Voices, and joins me to discuss the current conversations in the educational reform movement.
22 min
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Free Market Solutions to Climate Change
The Biden Administration has recently invoked the Defense Production Act for a climate emergency. What does this mean? Jakob Puckett, an energy analyst and a Young Voices Contributor, joins me to explain this move and share some free-market ideas for combating climate change.
18 min
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The Bipartisan Consumer Protection Law That Wil...
Have you heard of the American Innovation and Choice Online Act? I hadn't until I saw David B. McGarry's article in National Review. While intended to curb the power of big tech, the outcomes will be a privacy nightmare for consumers.
23 min
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Which Former President Created Modern Politics?
Most people don't consider Martin Van Buren a great President (he wasn't), but he still impacts our life daily. How? Gary Frankel joins me to discuss how the founder of the Democratic Party created modern politics.
30 min
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Why Did the FBI Raid Trump's House?
News broke last night that the FBI raided Mar-A-Lago, the residence of the former President of the United States. This is without precedent. So what happened? He pissed off the librarians. Rhinehold and I explain the Presidential Records Act, why he was raided, and what happens next for Donald Trump.
35 min
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Benjamin Sledge on His Book, "Where Cowards Go ...
Ben Sledge served his country with distinction in both Afghanistan and Iraq. He joins me to reflect on his service in those wars and the moral injuries they caused, and the long struggle to overcome them upon his return home. He is the author of a new book titled "Where Cowards Go To Die."
49 min
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Fighting Isolation While Building Community wit...
In 2020, Americans felt isolated, disconnected, and trapped in their houses. In some ways, this can mirror families' experiences with a child with a life-threatening illness. A Kid Again opens a bright spot in the month through fun and free adventures for their participants. Katie Pappas, the Executive Director of a Kid Again Indiana, and Caroline Jolie, the President of A Kid Again’s Indiana University club, join me to discuss the importance of building community through fun.
31 min
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How to Protect Elections with Jeff Maurer
Jeff Maurer is running for Secretary of State in Indiana. He joins me to discuss how states can better protect their elections while restoring confidence in the electorate that their vote is accurately counted.
39 min
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Political Change is Personal
The natural condition of human nature is that something must change, and lately, everyone has turned to politics to force societal changes. And yet, who believes that if their side won, they'd see a radical transformation? So what do we do when political and financial changes leave us unfulfilled and frustrated? Chris Spangle dives into his Serving Your Circle concept and talks about the courage to connect with others around you to make a real impact.
55 min
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A Look Into the World of Foster Care Kids with ...
Becky Moore was watching an episode of Oprah years ago and learned about Camp to Belong, an organization that gives foster care siblings a week together at camp. As a former foster kid herself, she decided to start her own chapter. She talks about life within foster care, what this week of camp means to the kids that attend, and how we can help their efforts.
47 min
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Ukraine, Biden's Performance, SCOTUS Leaks, Des...
Rob Quartel joins me again to continue our Swamp Explained series! We cover a lot since we haven't spoken in a while including the assassination of Japan's Abe, Abortion, the Gun Lobby, the Supreme Court leak, Biden's job performance, will it be Trump or Desantis in 2024, and the resignation of Boris Johnson.
61 min
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Alexandra DeSanctis, Author of "Tearing Us Apar...
In yesterday's episode, we had a panel discussion on abortion. It was from largely pro-choice voices. I proposed a lot of their ideas to one of the leading voices in the pro-life movement, Alexandra DeSanctis. She is the author of the new book, "Tearning Us Apart: How Abortion Harms Everything and Solves Nothing."
24 min
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A Reasonable Conversation About Abortion From D...
Coming up in talk radio, abortion was the one topic never talked about, and this is the first episode on it in WAL's 1200 episode history. While I am pro-life, I wanted to understand where some of my pro-choice friends are coming from, and we hopefully modeled a respectful conversation for you. Tune in tomorrow for a pro-life perspective.
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What Cultural Trends Affect Domestic Violence?
When our minds think of organizations that work in the space of domestic violence, we often think of intervention work. Stephanie Solomon, the Youth Programs Coordinator of the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, works on prevention. What does that mean? She joins me to outline how cultural trends can lead towards domestic violence and how her organization works with teens to end violence in the next generation. Learn more at https://icadvinc.org.
31 min
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How Does An Organization End Teen Homelessness?...
Andrew Neal is the Chief Executive Officer of Outreach Indiana to discuss the challenges cities face when trying to end homelessness. He explains everything from the difficulties of counting the population, how to serve teens in a system tilted towards adults, and what flaws exist between faith-based and public services. Learn more at https://www.outreachindiana.org/.
38 min
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The Importance of "Civil Society" for Liberty
What is the "civil society" in a country and why is it important for liberty?
49 min
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The Importance of Mentors For Students with the...
The Starfish Initiative is an organization in Indianapolis that helps economically disadvantaged youth reach their full potential by moving into post-secondary education. President and CEO Crystal Givens shares the importance of mentoring in the life of their program's scholars and how students and adults can participate.
22 min