Best Kinsella On Liberty Podcasts (2025)

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KOL475 | Guest Lecture: Intellectual Property: Principles of Austrian Economics II | ECON104 (Saifedean Ammous and Saylor Academy)

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Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 475.This is my guest lecture for Saifedean Ammous's course Principles of Austrian Economics II | ECON104 (recorded May 7, 2020, I believe), also now on Saylor Academy. Transcript and summary and other notes below. KOL441 | The Bitcoin Standard Podcast with Saifedean Ammous: Legal Foundations of a Free Society, P…

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How to Be a Libertarian Creative, with Finlay Beach 57:10

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This episode of the Libertarian Christian Podcast welcomes Finlay Beach. Beach is the author of the Managed Paranoia series, a near-future Sci-Fi thriller series that weaves libertarian ideals and Christian values into a gripping narrative of a dystopian world shaped by an overreaching post-pandemic government. Beach shares how he balances his day …

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Politics, Economics, and New Testament Interpretation, with Alex Bernardo 52:15

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Doug Stuart welcomes Alex Bernardo—host of The Protestant Libertarian Podcast—to unpack his book-in-progress on politics, economics, and New Testament interpretation. Alex argues that modern readers (and many New Testament scholars) import post-Enlightenment categories—“politics,” capitalism, socialism—into the first century and then draw conclusio…

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The Decentralized, Non-Violent Faith of the Anabaptists, with John Roth 1:19:30

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Cody Cook welcomes to the show John Roth, a scholar of the Radical Reformation and former editor of the Mennonite Quarterly Review. John and Cody explore the enduring relevance of Anabaptism at its 500th anniversary, focusing on its emphases on community, nonviolence, decentralization, and stewardship. Roth also discusses the Anabaptist Community B…

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How Good Intentions Can Trap the Poor, with James Whitford 51:32

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Doug Stuart welcomes back James Whitford, founder of Watered Gardens and the True Charity Initiative, for an in-depth discussion on his new book, The Crisis of Dependency: How Our Efforts to Solve Poverty Are Trapping People in It, and What We Can Do to Foster Freedom Instead. James shares the journey from launching a small local ministry in Joplin…

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Is Free Speech in Trouble? with Connor Murnane of FIRE 1:02:55

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Dive into the fiery world of free speech in this episode featuring Connor Murnane, Campus Advocacy Chief of Staff at FIRE (the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression). Once focused solely on college campuses, FIRE expanded its mission in 2022 to champion free speech nationwide, tackling issues from K-12 book bans to citizen journalists’ ri…

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How to Disagree Without Losing Your Humanity, with Wilk Wilkinson 49:54

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Wilk Wilkinson, host of Derate the Hate and Director of Media Systems and Operations at Braver Angels, joins host Cody Cook to talk about our polarized political climate and how to rise above it. Braver Angels is a cross-partisan grassroots movement that strives to bridge toxic partisan divides through civil dialogue and civic renewal. Wilkinson sh…

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KOL474 | Where The Common Law Goes Wrong (PFS 2025)

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Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 474.“Where The Common Law Goes Wrong,” 2025 Annual Meeting, Property and Freedom Society, Bodrum, Turkey (Sep. 19, 2025). Also at PFP297 | Stephan Kinsella, Where The Common Law Goes Wrong (PFS 2025). Below are my notes, Shownotes provided by Grok, and the transcript. This recording is from my iphone. Profession…

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Why Christians Should Care About Bitcoin, with Jordan Bush 1:30:40

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Doug Stuart sits down with Jordan Bush—missionary, author, and Bitcoin advocate—for a deep dive into the intersections of sound money, faith, and global impact. Jordan shares his firsthand experiences as a missionary witnessing the economic collapse in Venezuela, which opened his eyes to the human cost of currency debasement and the urgent need for…

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We Don't Need No Stinkin' Intellectual Property, with Stephan Kinsella 1:03:25

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Stephan Kinsella was our guest to talk about "intellectual property," the concept that an individual's ideas belong to them and should be protected from free use by others through law. Stephan is a patent attorney and libertarian writer in Houston whose book Against Intellectual Property is the seminal work on this subject. We discussed why intelle…

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KOL473 | The Universal Principles of Liberty, with Mark Maresca of The White Pillbox

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Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 473.https://youtu.be/soyywXASOh4?si=pHKdf6awiCXOqXGVFrom The White Pillbox, Stephan Kinsella's Universal Principles of Liberty. This is my discussion with Mark Maresca, of The White Pillbox, about The Universal Principles of Liberty. (Previous episode: Kinsella as “White Pill”: Maresca, “From the White-PillBox: …

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Is MAHA Libertarian? with Elizabeth Nolan Brown 50:01

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Doug Stuart welcomes Elizabeth Nolan Brown—senior editor at Reason, author of the bi-weekly Sex and Tech newsletter, co-founder of Feminists for Liberty, and adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati. Together, they dive deep into the "MAHA" (Make America Healthy Again) movement, exploring its roots, cultural evolution, and increasing inter…

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The Case for Dads, with Adam B. Coleman 1:00:41

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Join us on the Libertarian Christian Podcast for a compelling conversation with Adam B. Coleman, author of The Children We Left Behind and founder of Wrong Speak Publishing. In this episode, Adam dives deep into the societal impacts of family separation, exploring how fatherlessness, homelessness, and childhood trauma turn into issues like drug add…

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Why Religious Pluralism and Immigration Are Vitally Important For Liberty – Nick Gillespie 1:23:25

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Nick Gillespie joins Doug Stuart to trace his path from Catholic kid in an immigrant family to a postmodern libertarian—and why that journey made him bullish on freedom of movement and a more “mongrel” America. We talk through the Ellis Island frame for sane, humane immigration, why “build a wall around the welfare state” is the sharper rejoinder, …

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KOL470 | Intellectual Property & Rights: Ayn Rand Fan Club 92 with Scott Schiff

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Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 470.From my appearance on the Ayn Rand Fan Club with Scott Schiff and William. Their Shownotes:Patent attorney, Libertarian & Ayn Rand fan Stephan Kinsella joins William & Scott to talk about his history in the liberty world and his unique view that property rights should only pertain to physical things, and not…

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Christian Anarchism at FreedomFest, with Cody Cook 21:13

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In this Freedom Fest 2025 presentation, The Anarchist Anabaptist author Cody Cook explores the historical and philosophical alignment between Christian principles and libertarian anarchism. Rooted in the early church's and 16th-century Anabaptism's rejection of state violence and coerced faith, the talk highlights shared values like voluntaryism, n…

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Is Zionism Biblical? with Chris Todd and Jacob Winograd 1:08:27

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Cody Cook sits down with Jacob Winograd, host of the Biblical Anarchy Podcast, and Chris Todd, a missionary in the Middle East, to discuss the Israel-Palestine conflict through a Christian lens. Todd shares his work providing trauma therapy to war-affected individuals in Lebanon, highlighting the human toll of conflict. The trio critiques the evang…

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COVID Revisited at FreedomFest, with Benjamin Giffone 20:00

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Benjamin Giffone, author of the LCI-published book A House Divided: Technology, Worship, and Healing the Church After COVID, gave this presentation at FreedomFest 2025. Benj takes on one of the most controversial topics of our time—COVID-19 and the role of the Church in a world increasingly dominated by state control. He dives into how the pandemic…

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KOL469 | Haman Nature Hn 149: Tabarrok on Patents, Price Controls, and Drug Reimportation

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Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 469.Related: Tabarrok and Murphy: Why Are US Drug Prices So High? Pharmaceutical Shills and Think Tank Corruption: Sally Pipes’s The World’s Medicine Chest: How America Achieved Pharmaceutical Supremacy―and How to Keep ItThis is my appearance on Adam Haman’s podcast and Youtube channel, Haman Nature (Haman Natur…

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The Future of the Libertarian Party, with Paul Darr 49:06

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Host Cody Cook sits down with Paul Darr, Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee, to explore the current state and future direction of the Libertarian Party. Darr shares his journey from foster care to military service, shaping his libertarian views through personal experiences with state overreach and incompetence. He discusses efforts to…

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Can Libertarians Make Immigration Great Again? with Alex Nowrasteh 54:43

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Is immigration chaos at the border a failure of libertarian ideals—or government itself? Host Doug Stuart is joined by Alex Nowrasteh, Vice President for Economic and Social Policy Studies at the Cato Institute, to tackle the heated issues around immigration policy and American history. Fresh off his Soho Forum debate with Dave Smith, Alex reflects…

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From 1999 to Here: How the Triumph of Low Culture Created Our Political Moment, with Ross Benes 57:21

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On this episode of the Libertarian Christian Podcast, host Cody Cook sits down with author and journalist Ross Benes to discuss his latest book, 1999: The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times. The conversation dives deep into how the most sensational and “trashy” pop culture of the late 90s—think Jerry Springer, pro …

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Mere Economics, with Caleb S. Fuller 1:12:27

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In this episode of the Libertarian Christian Podcast, host Cody Cook welcomes Dr. Caleb S. Fuller, Associate Professor of Economics at Grove City College and co-author of Mere Economics. Together, they explore the foundational concepts of economics through a Christian lens, drawing on the new book Fuller co-authored with Art Carden. Dr. Fuller expl…

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Beyond Open vs. Closed Borders 1:15:15

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In this episode, host Doug Stuart is joined by Jim Babka and Jacob Winograd for a lively conversation that moves beyond the oversimplified "open versus closed borders" debate. Together, they reflect on the recent Soho Forum clash between Dave Smith and Alex Nowrasteh, dissect how libertarians can approach immigration theory and policy, and discuss …

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Prehistoric Anarchist Societies? with Dr. Charles Stanish 59:30

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Dr. Charles Stanish was our guest to talk about his archaeological work and what it tells us about the evolution of human cooperation and complex societies–and particularly the surprising existence of complex stateless societies and what we might learn from them. Dr. Stanish is an archaeologist who has worked extensively in Peru, Bolivia, and Chile…

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Trespassing or Invited? Soho Forum Debate Analysis 1:35:44

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Join us for a breakdown and reaction to the recent Soho Forum debate on immigration, hosted by Reason Magazine, where Dave Smith faced off against Alex Nowrasteh to answer a hot question: Should libertarians support open borders? Doug Stuart and Jacob Winograd were there in person and here unpack the arguments, the ideological tension between liber…

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KOL467 | Discussing AI and IP with Juani from Argentina 1:37:41

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Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 467.I was asked one Juani (@witheredsummer), an Argentinian Voluntarist, on Twitter and then later via email, to review his draft article "Ideas Are Free: A Case Against Intellectual Property" (text below) (I note that perhaps ironically, this title is almost identical to one of my own previous publications/spee…

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KOL466 | On IP Reform and Improving IP law

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Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 466.https://youtu.be/JAwxQTrPDIIRe.@NSKinsella has proposed a number of patent reforms if we decide as a society not to abolish the patent system. This is, in my view, a more plausible way forward (politically) instead of demanding the abolition of patents.https://t.co/q3a0U2HQJ6In this annotated extract, I… htt…

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Make Racism Great Again... Again? with Jacob Winograd & Cody Cook 1:04:39

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This is a cleaned-up version of what we thought was a really useful unedited conversation on the Biblical Anarchy Podcast. In it, Jacob Winograd sat down with Cody Cook to wrestle with some uncomfortable questions facing the liberty movement today. We talked about the rise of identity politics—not just on the left, but increasingly on the right—and…

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Rethinking the War on Drugs, with Jane Clair Tyner 59:47

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Dive into a thought-provoking episode of the Libertarian Christian Podcast with host Cody Cook and guest Jane Clair Tyner, Communications Manager at End It For Good. This compelling conversation challenges conventional views on drug addiction and explores health-centered approaches over punitive measures. Jane shares insights from End It For Good’s…

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The Pocket Anabaptist, with Cody Cook 47:20

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Doug Stuart and Cody Cook talk about Cody's new book, The Pocket Anabaptist, an introductory work about the theology, history, and unique characteristics of the Anabaptist tradition. Cody shares what inspired him to write The Pocket Anabaptist, a concise and approachable systematic theology exploring the radical Reformation’s legacy. Doug and Cody …

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KOL465: Sheldon Richman on Corporations, Limited Liability, Price Controls, Thickism, Abortion, Pipes 1:13:38

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Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 465.On stupid and confused "thickism" see various posts under tag thickism, and Cory Massimino, "Libertarianism is More than Anti-Statism," C4SS (April 8th, 2014).GROK SHOWNOTES: [0:00–9:16] In this engaging episode of the Kinsella on Liberty podcast, Stephan Kinsella and Sheldon Richman tackle the contentious i…

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Seeing Through Political Narratives, with George Yancey 51:40

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In a lively episode of the Libertarian Christian Podcast, host Cody Cook sits down with George Yancey, a sociology professor at Baylor University known for his sharp insights on racial division and anti-Christian bias. Yancey, who’s not a libertarian but shares their skepticism of the two-party system, dives into the messy world of partisan politic…

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What if Jesus Were President? 1:08:05

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This episode is a special remastered replay of Doug Stuart’s appearance on Gracearchy with Jim Babka. Join Doug Stuart, Jim Babka, and Bill Protzmann for a dynamic discussion on Christian libertarianism and the role faith plays in political thought. Doug unpacks what it means for him to head up content at LCI, how the Institute seeks to make the Ch…

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KOL464 | Law, Rights and Hoppe | Tyrants’ Den Ep 4

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Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 464.I appeared on the new show Tyrant's Den a few days ago. It was released today (May 2, 2025) along with the other initial episodes.Chat GPT shownotes:In this engaging episode of The Tyrants' Den, host and guest delve into a wide-ranging discussion with Stephan Kinsella, a leading libertarian legal theorist an…

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Libertarian Memes and Mayhem: Chris Freiman's Guide to Economics on X 1:02:18

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In this episode, Doug Stuart chats with Chris Freiman, who’s back on the podcast to discuss his new book, Libertarianism, the Basics. Chris is an economics professor at West Virginia University, and dives into the nitty-gritty of what libertarianism really is and brings us up to speed on some modern issues that libertarians care about. The two cove…

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KOL463 | Contracts, Usury, Fractional-Reserve Banking with André Simoni 1:39:41

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Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 463.Update: See also KOL338 | Human Action Podcast Ep. 308 with Jeff Deist: Rothbard on Punishment, Property, and Contract and this Grok analysis of various problems with smart contracts including the fact that most loans are unsecured.A followup discussion with André Simoni of Brazil about some questions he had…

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Cultivating Wisdom: Andrew Kern on Classical Christian Education 43:33

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In this episode of the Libertarian Christian Podcast, guest host Kerry Baldwin interviews Andrew Kern, founder of the Circe Institute, to explore classical education from a Christian perspective. They discuss how classical education cultivates wisdom and virtue, contrasting it with conventional education’s focus on job training and economic utility…

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KOL462 | CouchStreams After Hours on Break the Cycle with Joshua Smith (2021): Hoppe’s Michael Malice Helicopter Photo, Scooter Rides with Sammeroff, Mises Caucus Hopes, the Loser Brigade 25:44

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Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 462.I previously appeared on Joshua Smith's Break the Cycle, in July 2021 (KOL349 | CouchStreams Ep 58 on Break the Cycle with Joshua Smith). I had forgotten but we also did a short "CouchStreams After Hours" segment for subscribers which was, and still is, behind a paywall. We discussed various things—my scoote…