Best Caleb Patton Podcasts (2025)

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The Rundown, Ep. 708 (12-16-25) 43:05

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Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around Alex Golesh essentially finishing off his staff for 2026. (And it's a damn good one.) Also: Larry Scott brings a TON of experience to the table at TE. Larry Porter knows Auburn, knows how to recruit, is very good. Tim Banks might be t…

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The Rundown, Ep. 707 (12-10-25) 35:03

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Jay G. Tate works by himself to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around Alex Golesh's marathon press conference from earlier this week and what it taught us. Also: He sure seems authentic, doesn't he? He's been described as a DOG. (This is different than a WOLF.) If Kodi Burns likes him, I like him. Golesh was able to keep Durkin…

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The Rundown, Ep. 706 (12-2-25) 31:50

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Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around the Tigers' hire of Alex Golesh as football head coach. Also: Offense first? Not really. What does he mean by following a process? Most of the guys already hired are on offense. What's going to happen with Durkin? What's the holdup? W…

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The Rundown, Ep. 705 (11-25-26) 47:32

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Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around the Tigers' lopsided win against Mercer last weekend. Also: Deuce Knight is a dadgum RUNNER! Is there a quarterback conundrum? No, there isn't. Isn't it nice to see what happens when Derrick Nix is allowed do his job? The defense crea…

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Ep. 168: Why Mamdani is neither a Communist nor a Jihadist. 32:54

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The Mindcrime Liberty Show makes the case for why Libertarians, Paleoconservatives, and other reactionaries shouldn't be overly concerned about Mamdani's recent victory in the New York City mayor's race. First, Mamdani is likely neither a radical socialist nor a radical jihadist. But even if he were, what power does he truly have? Culturally, Mamda…

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The Rundown, Ep. 704 (11-18-25) 38:17

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Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around the decision to sit Ashton Daniels against Mercer this weekend. Also: Who actually starts against Mercer then? DJ Durkin says every day is a job interview. What's going on with the Tigers' search for a new head coach? Does Lane Kiffin…

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The Rundown, Ep. 703 (11-11-25) 44:15

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Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around the football team's overtime loss at Vanderbilt. Also: Auburn's offense sure was good the other day. Was Hugh Freeze really that big of a drain on the offensive operation? Ashton Daniels put together one of the greatest single games f…

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The Rundown, Ep. 702 (11-3-25) 40:01

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Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around the dismissal of Hugh Freeze and the promotion of defensive coordinator DJ Durkin. Also: • How did Auburn manage just three points against UK? • Freeze knew he was cooked after that one. • John Cohen says "I am the committee," which i…

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Ep. 167: Time, Clock changes, and Industrialization 36:16

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The Mindcrime Liberty show discusses time and its relationship to the industrialized managerial state. Did "time," as we now measure it, even exist before industrialization and the rise of clocks? Are seasonal clock changes a good idea? Are centralized time zones beneficial? What exactly is "natural time," considering that historical societies have…

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The Rundown, Ep. 701 (10-28-25) 45:56

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Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around Hugh Freeze's decision to not name a starter at quarterback ahead of the UK game. Also: • Auburn won a conference game! • What else does Ashton Daniels need to do to lock down the job? • What happens with Daniels' redshirt status now?…

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Ep. 166: Is Freedom Possible in the Modern Bureaucratic Technological Society? 54:18

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The Mindcrime Liberty Show explores the intricate link between technology and bureaucracy. We ask: Can a society advance technologically without being suffocated by red tape? What fuels the parallel growth of technology and bureaucratic systems? We then turn to the world of insurance: Is it an inevitable social institution, or, as theorist Hans Hop…

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The Rundown, Ep. 700 (10-21-25) 49:15

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Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around Hugh Freeze's job status after another 0-4 start to league play. Also: • Auburn lost again. • How does Hugh Freeze still have a job? • Does this mean John Cohen isn't a big fan of DJ Durkin? • Maybe it's because Cohen has something el…

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The Rundown, Ep. 699 (10-14-25) 38:17

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Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around Damari Alston's departure from the football program. Also: • Why did Alston ask to redshirt? • Is Freeze right to be upset about that request? • Is Alston's course of action tantamount to quitting? • Maybe Freeze was right to be upset…

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The Rundown, Ep. 698 (10-7-25) 46:02

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The Rundown, Ep. 697 (9-30-25) 40:48

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Bryan Matthews and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around the alarming state of Auburn football. Other things discussed: • Auburn loses at Texas A&M in ugly fashion. • They really went 0-for-13 on third down? • They really finished with only 177 yards of offense. • They really didn't register a designed …

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The Rundown, Ep. 696 (9-23-25) 45:14

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Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around Bruce Pearl's decision to retire. Other things discussed: • Bruce Pearl sure was a stud as head coach, guys. • He did a LOT of things well. • Steven Pearl is not Bruce Pearl. • Football lost a really weird game at Oklahoma. • The SEC …

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The Rundown, Ep. 695 (9-16-25) 45:10

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Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around the Tigers' middling win over South Alabama. Other things discussed: • What's going on with the Tigers' defense? • Are there solutions for the secondary issues? • What is the deal with 3rd-and-Durkin? • How good is Jeremiah Cobb? Opin…

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The Rundown, Ep. 694 (9-9-25) 40:33

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Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around the Tigers' big win over Ball State and if that performance actually means anything. Other things discussed: • Sixty-eight yards really isn't much. • Xavier Atkins is a complete and total G. • Keyron Crawford has really come alive, ri…

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The Rundown, Ep. 693 (9-2-25) 46:49

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Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around the Tigers' win at Baylor and what that result taught us. Other things discussed: • Champ Anthony is out again. Yikes. • Was the defense actually sluggish? • Jackson Arnold really is a runner, my guy. • Auburn rushed for 307 yards bec…

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The Rundown, Ep. 692 (8-26-25) 40:59

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Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around the fact that the 9-time national champion Auburn Tigers open play this Friday night! Other things discussed: • What does we expect from injured players Eric Singleton Jr. and Alex McPherson? • Lots of "ORs" on the depth chart, eh? • …

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The Rundown, Ep. 691 (8-19-25) 53:48

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Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around a shockingly eventful week in the Auburn space. That includes: • John Cohen finally giving the go-ahead for Auburn to claim an additional seven national titles in football. Why did this take so long? • John Cohen also authorized Aubur…

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The Rundown, Ep. 690 (8-13-25) 43:17

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Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around a general assessment of the Tigers' two weeks of preseason preparation. Sometimes generalities are good. Specific points discussed: • Malcolm Simmons looks good to go. • The offense and the defense are exhanging blows? Is that true? •…

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The Rundown, Ep. 689 (8-5-25) 42:22

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Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around a glimpse at the freshman and newcomers most likely to make an impact this coming season. Also discussed: • Horatio Fields seems pretty confident • Is Darrion Smith already the team's best interiod pass-rush specialist? • Jourdin Craw…

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The Rundown, Ep. 688 (7-29-25) 39:38

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Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around the most interesting positional battles to be waged during fall camp. Also discussed: • Is Jacoby Mathews ready to play? • Where will Newboy Fegans begin? • Will Deuce Knight be ahead of Ashton Daniels? • Auburn may lack established s…

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Ep. 165: Is Disney more real than Paris? 38:43

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The Mindcrime Liberty Show explores whether Disney is more "real" than the places it has replicated—Paris, London, and Japan. From an anthropological perspective, people worldwide, including Americans, treat Disney parks as pilgrimage sites (or what we commonly call "vacations"). When travelers visit Europe, they often flock to relics of the past—h…

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The Rundown, Ep. 687 (7-22-25) 55:38

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Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around Media Days fallout (such as it is) and what new stuff we learned from it. Also included: • Do we trust Jackson Arnold? • Is D-line depth actually a positive heading into the season? • Malcolm Simmons' situation is tricky. • Jaquez Wil…

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The Rundown, Ep. 686 (7-8-25) 51:23

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Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around a difficult day for an Auburn linebacker. Also included: • How much trouble is D.J. Barber in? • August 1st? Is this real? • What is Auburn's actual plan with football recruiting? • Even with a great run of flips and by snagging uncom…

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Ep. 164: The Ring Wing Case for Abolishing the Police. 57:36

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The Mindcrime Liberty Show discusses the non-leftwing case for abolishing the professionalized, well paid, legally protected police and law enforcement. Contrary to what some people on the so-called conservative movement might think, police forces are a relatively recent invention. The City of London in the 19th century is credited with something t…

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The Rundown, Ep. 685 (7-1-25) 46:11

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Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones, Jay G. Tate and our old friend (and new teammate) Jeffrey Lee reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around some difficult days for Auburn football recruiting. Also included: • Merger chatter. Isn't this grand? • It's Nike Day! Why can't Auburn get this stuff for sale for another three weeks? J…

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Ep. 163: Is Monarchy Possible? 1:03:56

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The Mindcrime Liberty Show discusses whether a single ruler can rule? What would the limitations be of this single ruler? If rulers must exist is this system preferable? What constrains the power elite in any system to stop a single ruler from forming?By mindcrimelibertyshow

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The Rundown, Ep. 684 (6-24-25) 43:40

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Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones, Brian Stultz and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around the football team's difficult few weeks from a recruiting perspective. The guys also discuss: • Devin Carter and Shadarius Toodle flipping away from the Tigers. • The state of QB recruiting must be considered along with …

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The Rundown, Ep. 683 (6-10-25) 50:19

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Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around the football team's HUGE recruiting month and official visit windows. The guys also discuss: • One new player to the 2026 class and the first guy nestles into the '27 class • What are the Tigers' plans at tight end moving forward? The…

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The Rundown, Ep. 682 (6-5-25) 47:44

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Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones, Brian Stultz and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around the baseball team's upcoming SUPER REGIONAL SHOWDOWN with the hated Chanticleers from Coastal Carolina. That wasn't the only thing discussed today; there were other ancillary points made: • Coastal has good hitting, pitc…

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The Rundown, Ep. 681 (5-29-25) 44:47

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Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around Tahhad Pettiford's decision to return to Auburn for his sophomore season. That wasn't the only thing discussed today; there were other ancillary points made: • What about the new Serbian, Filip Jovic? What can he do? • Auburn now has …

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Ep. 162: Is informed independent journalism blackpilling? #WhitneyWebb #ScottHorton #Dawson 46:05

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The Mindcrime Liberty Show discusses whether highly informed journalists and commentators such as Scott Horton, Whitney Webb, and Ryan Dawson, not those of the BBC or CNN, are blackpilling. If you can define a problem very well in all its gory details, does that give you a way to overcome a problem? If many of the wretched power elite go unnamed an…

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The Rundown, Ep. 680 (5-13-25) 46:08

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Bryan Matthews, Daniel Locke, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around the baseball team's rise into the top echelons of the SEC and, potentially, the NCAA Tournament bracket. That wasn't the only thing discussed today; there were other ancillary points made: • The series win against South …

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The Rundown, Ep. 679 (5-6-25) 48:32

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Bryan Matthews, Daniel Locke, Brian Stultz, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around our view of which football players will be BREAKOUT performers this fall. That was the only thing discussed today, but there were other ancillary points made: • What even constitutes a "breakout" player? • …

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Ep 161: Is Hans Hoppe an Anarchist or a Monarchist? 56:44

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The Mindcrime Liberty Show discusses whether Hans Hoppe is an anarchist or a monarchist? Many of Hoppe’s critics, as well as his disciples, take the view that he is a monarchist but is that the case? Is Hans Hoppe only backhandedly defending monarchies by arguing they are superior to the current existing regime of so-called liberal democracies, or …

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The Rundown, Ep. 678 (4-29-25) 48:20

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Bryan Matthews, Daniel Locke, Brian Stultz, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around portal additions (plus a few subtractions) for the football and basketball programs. That was the only thing discussed today, but there were other ancillary points made: • B-Matt and Caleb provide their plu…

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The Rundown, Ep. 677 (4-12-25) 18:32

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Bryan Matthews, Daniel Locke, Brian Stultz and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around the Tigers' A-Day Practice event inside Jordan-Hare Stadium. That was the only thing discussed today, but there were other ancillary points made: • Perry Thompson looked terrific. • What's next for Perry Thompson? • Deu…

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The Rundown, Ep. 676 (4-2-25) 39:26

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Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones, Daniel Locke and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around the Tigers' advancement into the second Final Four in program history. Other things were discussed as well, including: • What's the latest with Johni Broome's injury? • What can we reasonably expect from Chad? • Who is t…

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Ep. 160: The origins of privilege: why the left-libertarian understanding fails. 1:00:17

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The Mindcrime Liberty Show discusses Kevin Carson and the broader left-libertarian movement. The left-libertarians would argue that legal and economic privilege is the cause of inequality in the world. The problem is why did certain individuals, families, societies or firms put themselves into a position to achieve privilege in the first place? If …

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The Rundown, Ep. 675 (3-25-25) 51:36

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Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around the Tigers' advancement into the NCAA Sweet Sixteen for only the sixth time in school history. Other things were discussed as well, including: • Did the win against Creighton clear up any concerns? • What will Auburn face against Mich…

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The Rundown, Ep. 674 (3-18-25) 49:33

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Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones, Daniel Locke and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around the Tigers' jump into the NCAA Tournament. Other things were discussed as well, including: • An annotated recap of the Tigers' performance in Nashville. • Why isn't this team scoring like it did a month ago? • Is Auburn'…

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The Rundown, Ep. 673 (3-11-25) 40:45

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Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones, Brian Stultz and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around the Tigers' struggling in its final regular-season game against the Crimson Tide. Yuck. Other things were discussed as well, including: • What does the Alabama loss actually mean? • Chad was ejected again. WTH? • Is this…

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Ep. 159: Is Caleb Maupin's Innovationism possible? 53:00

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The Mindcrime Liberty Show discusses the thought of Caleb Maupin. Maupin recently declared that he is no longer a Marxist. We can get into weeds about whether ex-Marxists were ever Marxists, but what exactly is the trajectory of Maupin’s thought, especially in the US? Maupin calls himself a US patriot but what would Maupin’s innovationism look like…

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The Rundown, Ep. 672 (3-6-25) 42:11

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Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones, Daniel Locke andJay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around the Tigers' top-rated basketball team in less-than-perfect form heading into its regular-season finale. Other things were discussed as well, including: • The recruiting paradigm for Big Cat and A-Day. (They differ.) • Who…

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The Rundown, Ep. 671 (2-28-25) 49:25

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Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones, Daniel Locke andJay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around the Tigers' top-rated basketball team heading to Lexington to take on the Kentucky Wildcats. Other things were discussed as well, including: • Jay somehow screws up Auburn's record despite talking about it daily. • The wi…

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The Rundown, Ep. 670 (2-21-25) 41:13

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Bryan Matthews and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around basketball recruiting and an unexpected change to the football recruiting schedule. Other things were discussed as well, including: • Auburn gets a MASSIVE win inside Coleman Coliseum. That was huge! • Denver Jones is a bad man. • Auburn's perimet…

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The Rundown, Ep. 669 (2-13-25) 44:27

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Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around D.J. Durkin's massive raise and contract extension. Other things were discussed as well, including: • Who stuck out at the Under Armour event in Atlanta last week? • Auburn hoops went 1-1 last week. What happened against Florida? • Denver Jones and C…