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Join New York Times bestselling author Tom Woods for your daily serving of liberty education! Guests include Ron Paul, Judge Andrew Napolitano, David Stockman, and hundreds more, with topics like war, the Federal Reserve, net neutrality, the FDA, Austrian economics, and many other subjects of interest to libertarians. Join us!

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Ep. 2640 Public Health: Enemy of the Public, Enemy of Health

5/2/2025
In his 1944 book Bureaucracy, Ludwig von Mises described why bureaucracies behave as they do. I apply some of his insights to what we laughingly call our "public health" bureaucracy. Sponsors: Field of Greens: a delicious fruit and vegetable drink specifically designed to support crucial organs and systems in your body, so you get the perfect bloodwork result you're hoping for. Get 20% off and free shipping at FieldOfGreens.com when you use code WOODS. CrowdHealth: Code: WOODS Websites Mentioned: DiaryOfCovid.com WoodsHistory.com Show notes for Ep. 2640

Duration:00:42:19

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Ep. 2639 The Great Replacement: Where It Came From

5/1/2025
What in fact is meant by the "Great Replacement"? Scholars Louis Betty and Ethan Rundell join us to discuss Renaud Camus, who originated the term. Sponsors: RonPaulHomeschool.com & WoodsMastermind.com Guests' Book: Enemy of the Disaster: Selected Political Writings of Renaud Camus Show notes for Ep. 2639

Duration:00:43:31

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Ep. 2638 I Have Two Severely Autistic Children. The "Neurodiversity" Movement Wants to Silence Us

4/30/2025
Sarah Kernion is a mother of three children, two of whom are "non-speaking [and] profoundly autistic.... They have apraxia and dyspraxia -- severe motor disorders that lock the mind inside a body that won’t cooperate." She says the "neurodiversity" movement wants to downplay and silence voices and families like hers. Sponsors: ElevenFreebies.com & WoodsMastermind.com Guest's Substack: Inchstones Guest's Twitter: @saturdaysstory Related Article: Letter to Joe Rogan Show notes for Ep. 2638

Duration:00:39:06

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Ep. 2637 Ron Paul and MAGA: Yes and No

4/25/2025
My conversation with Liam McCollum on the Liam McCollum Show. Sponsors: ElevenFreebies.com & WoodsMastermind.com Show notes for Ep. 2637

Duration:00:52:17

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Ep. 2636 The Law That's Silently Ruining Everything

4/24/2025
Kallan Welsh joins us to discuss the series of laws that you know are bad but are so vastly worse than you ever imagined, on every level, that you will be very, very happy you listened to this episode. Zoning sounds like a boring topic but that's how they want you to think. Sponsors: Federated Computer: Code: WOODS & ElevenFreebies.com Guest's Twitter: @ExtremeYimby Show notes for Ep. 2636

Duration:00:39:40

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Ep. 2635 Marty Bent on Bitcoin, Not "Crypto"

4/23/2025
Marty Bent joins us to discuss the case for optimism, where the next Bitcoin price jump might come from, how Bitcoin mining companies can stay profitable in the long run, why Bitcoin rather than "crypto," the economic problems Bitcoin fixes and how it fixes them, and more. Sponsors: Bank on Yourself & Persist SEO Guest's Websites: TFTC Ten31 Guest's Twitter: @MartyBent Show notes for Ep. 2635

Duration:00:42:27

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Ep. 2634 Will Any Good Come From MAHA?

4/18/2025
Sarah Thompson discusses recent criticisms of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and whether the MAHA project is likely to bear fruit. Sponsors: Policy Genius & Get 11 fantastic things from Tom for free at ElevenFreebies.com Guest's Websites: http://NoDrugHeath.com/Tom https://InnerSeaHomeopathy.com Show notes for Ep. 2634

Duration:00:41:42

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Ep. 2633 Is China Guilty as Charged?

4/17/2025
Kevin Duffy joins us to discuss the case against China, whether it justifies the tariffs, and where this is all going. Sponsors: Federated Computer: Code: WOODS & ElevenFreebies.com Guest's Website: TheCoffeeCanPortfolio.com Related Links: - Trump 2.0 — The Coffee Can Portfolio (Duffy, Dec-24) - Kevin Duffy: «I Think the Markets Are Heading for Trouble» (Duffy, Mar-25) - Protectionism and Destruction of Prosperity.PDF (Rothbard, 1986) - China’s competitiveness is driven by low taxation, not by industrial policy | Mises Institute Show notes for Ep. 2633

Duration:00:41:43

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Ep. 2632 Is Every Healthy Thing "Right Wing" Now?

4/16/2025
Kevin Dolan just held the second natalism conference in Austin, Texas, aimed at bringing together people across the spectrum who are concerned about falling birth rates. We talk about what was said there, as well as the media reaction -- major outlets covered the event. Is having babies a right-wing thing now, or will they concede it's a legitimate concern? Sponsors: CrowdHealth: Code: WOODS & Persist SEO Guest's Website: Natalism.org Show notes for Ep. 2632

Duration:00:35:04

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Ep. 2631 What's Motivating the Tariffs, and What to Do in a Tariff World

4/11/2025
Dominic Frisby joins us to walk through the thinking of the Trump White House, and then offer suggestions as to how to least expose yourself to the repercussions. Sponsors: Persist SEO & The Tom Woods Mastermind Guest's Website: The Flying Frisby Guest's Twitter: @DominicFrisby Show notes for Ep. 2631

Duration:00:44:57

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Ep. 2630 I Seceded From My $3K Health Insurance

4/10/2025
Andy Schoonover, CEO of CrowdHealth discusses how he devised an alternative to the increasingly expensive American medical care system. Sponsors: Bank on Yourself & Tom's Free Books Guest's Website: JoinCrowdHealth.com (use code Woods) Show notes for Ep. 2630

Duration:00:42:29

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Ep. 2629 The Trump Tariffs: A Debate

4/9/2025
Breitbart's John Carney joins Gene Epstein, formerly of Barron's, to discuss Donald Trump's tariff program. Sponsors: Federated Computer & The Tom Woods Mastermind Guests' Twitter: @carney @GeneSohoForum Guests' Websites: The Soho Forum Breitbart Business Digest Show notes for Ep. 2629

Duration:01:22:21

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Ep. 2628 America First Means America First

4/4/2025
Former US Congressman John "Jimmy" Duncan was the last Republican opponent of the Iraq war to retire, and he joins us to discuss his transformation from conventional Republican to an advocate for the old republic, in the tradition of Ron Paul. Sponsors: Federated Computer & Tom's Free Books Guest's Article Archive At the Knoxville Focus Show notes for Ep. 2628

Duration:00:45:06

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Ep. 2627 Are We in for More War?

4/3/2025
Dave DeCamp, news editor at Antiwar.com, joins us to discuss China/Taiwan, Ukraine/Russia, Yemen, Gaza, and what the future is likely to hold. Sponsors: CrowdHealth: Code: WOODS & Tom's Free Books Guest's Website: Antiwar.com Guest's Twitter: @DecampDave Show notes for Ep. 2627

Duration:00:44:08

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Ep. 2626 Trump Off the Rails?

4/2/2025
Dan McCarthy joins us to discuss the recent trajectory of the Trump administration and what it portends for the future. Sponsors: Persist SEO & Woods Mastermind Guest's Website: Modern Age: https://ModernAgeJournal.com Guest's Twitter: @ToryAnarchist Show notes for Ep. 2626

Duration:00:37:47

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Ep. 2625 How (and Whether) to Use AI

3/28/2025
AI is everywhere these days, and the reactions to it range from outright rejection to warnings that if you don't embrace it you'll be left behind. Jack Spirko joins me to sort through it all. Sponsors: Persist SEO & Woods Mastermind Guest's Website: The Survival Podcast Guest's Twitter: @TheSurvivalPodc Show notes for Ep. 2625

Duration:00:48:46

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Ep. 2624 Who Is Vladimir Putin? An Unorthodox View

3/27/2025
Vladimir Brovkin, my Harvard professor of Russian history in the early 1990s, joins us to discuss who Putin is, and what he is likely to accept vis-a-vis Ukraine. Sponsors: Federated Computer: & Tom's Free Books Book Discussed: From Vladimir Lenin to Vladimir Putin: Russia in Search of Its Identity, 1913-2023 Guest's YouTube Channel: Vladimir Brovkin Show notes for Ep. 2624

Duration:00:52:04

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Ep. 2623 Don't Mourn the Department of Education

3/26/2025
Corey DeAngelis joins us to share the truth. Sponsors: Monetary Metals & Factor: Code: FACTORPODCAST Guest's Twitter: @DeAngelisCorey Guest's Book: The Parent Revolution: Rescuing Your Kids From the Radicals Ruining Our Schools Show notes for Ep. 2623

Duration:00:35:17

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Ep. 2622 The Foreign Policy War in the Trump White House

3/21/2025
Kelley Vlahos discusses the conflict inside the Trump White House between interventionism on the one hand and realism and restraint on the other, with the recent rejection of Lt. Col. Daniel Davis as a case in point. Sponsors: Persist SEO & the Ron Paul Curriculum Guest's Twitter: @KelleyBVlahos Guest's Website: Responsible Statecraft Show notes for Ep. 2622

Duration:00:49:25

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Ep. 2621 Is Europe Awakening or Still Asleep?

3/20/2025
Portugal's Cláudia Ascensão Nunes, is the local coordinator of Ladies of Liberty Alliance, Portugal, joins us to discuss the European Union, self-government, climate change, immigration, and the state of dissident opinion in Europe. Sponsors: CrowdHealth: Code: WOODS & Policy Genius Guest's Twitter: @claudiashandi Show notes for Ep. 2621

Duration:00:42:15