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Kibbe on Liberty is a weekly podcast with libertarian author and economist, Matt Kibbe. Kibbe believes that honest conversations, driven by intellectual curiosity and mutual respect, can ignite a new revolution of free thinking and a willingness to question the official narrative. That means talking, and listening, to a wide variety of people outside the echo chamber of officially sanctioned experts.
Kibbe on Liberty’s guests include politicians, economists, musicians, comedians, writers, radio personalities, activists, journalists, and even magicians—with topics of conversation ranging from current affairs to obscure philosophy, from craft beer to the Grateful Dead. Cold one in hand, settle in for the next brain-stimulating hour of Kibbe on Liberty.
As the president of Free the People, Kibbe has decades of experience in the libertarian political sphere. He is the author of three books, including Don’t Hurt People and Don’t Take Their Stuff, a #2 NY Times Best Seller. Kibbe is a fanatical DeadHead, drinker of great whisky, and collector of obscure books on Austrian economics.

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Ep 129 | Live Free and Thrive in New Hampshire | Guests: Carla Gericke and Dennis Pratt Jul 07, 2021

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In the first of a series of shows filmed at this year's PorcFest, Matt Kibbe sits down with organizers Carla Gericke and Dennis Pratt to discuss this remarkable gathering of liberty lovers from all across the nation. PorcFest is just one part of the larger Free State Project, an effort to gather libertarians and other freedom-minded folk in the state of New Hampshire to influence public policy and build a community. Whether you want to run for office, start a business, or just live near people who share your ideals, the Free State Project hopes to create an island of liberty apart from the increasingly polarized and authoritarian tendencies gripping the rest of the country.

Ep 128 | Governor Beshear vs. Good Beer | Guests: Ted Mitzlaff and Oliver Dunford Jun 30, 2021

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Matt Kibbe sits down with Ted Mitzlaff from Goodwood Brewing and Oliver Dunford from the Pacific Legal Foundation to discuss the ways in which the capricious mandates from Kentucky’s governor have all but destroyed the state’s brewing industry. After struggling to comply with a series of ever-shifting COVID-19 regulations, the brewery has decided to take Governor Andy Beshear to court, challenging his authority to unilaterally wreak devastation on his citizens’ livelihoods. Goodwood’s situation is one out of thousands of similar businesses driven to the point of bankruptcy by draconian lockdown policies.

Ep 127 | What Happens When Tyranny Comes Home? | Guest: Christopher Coyne Jun 23, 2021

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Matt Kibbe is joined by professor of economics Christopher Coyne to discuss the new book “Tyranny Comes Home.” Coyne’s thesis is that the abuse of military power works like a boomerang, with our nation-building efforts abroad returning to our shores in the form of police militarization, domestic surveillance, and massive civil liberties violations. It’s not actually possible to have a free and open society at home when we insist on acting as the world’s policemen abroad.

Tyranny Comes Home: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084JC1DX2/

Ep 126 | Progressives View Democracy as an Obstacle to Power | Guest: Glenn Beck Jun 16, 2021

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Matt Kibbe sits down with Blaze Media founder Glenn Beck to talk about the Great Reset or, as Kibbe calls it, COVID socialism. Under the guise of public health, we’ve seen terrifying expansions in government spending, debt, inflation, and outright authoritarianism. In the midst of all this, we hear President Biden admitting that the democratic process itself is inconvenient to the goals he wants to pursue. China is not only being praised for its handling of the pandemic, but for the top-down way it runs its economy. Basic American values like freedom and responsibility have gone from ends in themselves to problems to be overcome by our supposedly enlightened leaders.

Ep 125 | Does America Still Believe in Second Chances? | Guest: Rep. Nancy Mace Jun 09, 2021

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Matt Kibbe is joined by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) to talk about where Republicans have strayed from their traditional values. As a high school dropout who turned a bad situation into a phenomenal success story, Rep. Mace stresses the importance of compassion and second chances in politics, crossing party lines to work on issues like ending foreign wars and reforming the criminal justice system. We can create opportunity and lift people out of poverty, but not by mortgaging our children’s futures with irresponsible spending and a one-strike-and-you’re-out prison-industrial complex.

Ep 124 | The Chinese Model Should Be Shunned, Not Emulated | Guest: Li Schoolland Jun 02, 2021

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Matt Kibbe talks with Li Schoolland, who grew up in China under Mao Zedong, about the many ways that Chinese communism persecutes individuals and crushes opportunity. As elites in the U.S. increasingly look to China for ideas about economic and social governance, we have to remember that country’s abysmal record of human rights violations and grinding poverty. Not only does communism emphatically not work, but the government knows it doesn’t work, yet clings to it anyway because political power is more important than an improved life for the Chinese people. It’s a road that the U.S. must shun at every opportunity.

Ep 123 | An Inside Look at the Violence in Jerusalem | Guest: Gil Dagan May 26, 2021

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Matt Kibbe talks to Gil Dagan, Leadership Outreach Coordinator for Students for Liberty in Israel, about the recent riots and rocket strikes in Jerusalem. In this highly charged atmosphere, Gil attempts to give a balanced take from a libertarian perspective about both the historical roots of the conflict and the situation as it exists today. As extremists on both sides continue to escalate and provoke violence for political reasons, ordinary Israelis and Palestinians generally just want to live their lives in peace and freedom.

Ep 122 | Lockdowns Have Us Singing the Blues | Guest: Tommy Z May 19, 2021

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Matt Kibbe sits down with blues guitarist Tommy Z to talk about the hazards of living in a blue state, with a governor bent on destroying the live music industry and stoking public fears. Being a musician in the time of COVID is hard, especially when you’re a freedom-loving Ron Paul acolyte trying to promote a new record. Tommy Z’s album “Plug In and Play” will be released on May 28, and you can listen to it as long as Andrew Cuomo doesn’t make it illegal.

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Ep 121 | No Dignity Without Integrity | Guest: Mark Pellegrino May 12, 2021

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Matt Kibbe sits down with Mark Pellegrino, a film and television actor who’s had roles in such successful projects as “The Big Lebowski,” “Lost,” and “Mulholland Drive.” They talk about Mark’s devotion to Ayn Rand and the philosophy of freedom, cancel culture in Hollywood, postmodernism, and how dignity comes from autonomy and self-worth, not a government handout.

Ep 120 | Freedom Lets Ordinary People Do Extraordinary Things | Guest: Peter Boettke May 05, 2021

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Matt Kibbe sits down with economist Peter Boettke to discuss his new book, “The Struggle for a Better World,” about the hope that comes along with the vision of a free society. Too often, economists are seen as raining on the parades of the do-gooders who want to fix injustice in society. Boettke argues that we can be just as positive and inspiring as progressives, only instead of depending on privileged elites to solve our problems for us, we can recognize that a truly great society comes from ordinary people being allowed to pursue happiness in their own individual ways.

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