Blackbird with James Jenneman

Reading History with CJ KillmerCJ Killmer is a history professor and the host of the best history podcast in our space. People refer to journalism as the first draft of history. We all know the history books are generally pretty unreliable. Historians (like journalists) come at their craft with all their biases, angles, agendas, ideologies, and ingrained beliefs. CJ is great at reading through these blinders. He’s also great at reading history without the blinders that come with being an ideological libertarian in the lineage of Rothbard. And that’s a unique quality in this space. I wanted to learn about his techniques for discerning reality from spin both in reading in history and in reading journalism.CJ LinksSubscribe to Dangerous History.Support CJ’s Patreon.Follow CJ on Twitter.Recommended Reading/ListeningWe talked about a few books and an episode of Dangerous History that you should consume.CJ’s episode Honest History, about how properly to do historyEmancipating Slaves and Enslaving Free Men, by Jeffrey HummelA Renegade History of the United States, by Thaddeus RussellA People’s History of the United States, by Howard ZinnDon’t be left out!RU TexasWant to hang out with me, Thad Russell, Buck Johnson, Scott Horton, Cody Wilson, Hotep Jesus, Deirdre McCloskey, and Jack the Perfume Nationalist? Come to Austin in October for RU Texas. You don’t want to miss it!Follow MeBe sure you’re following me on Twitter.If you watch the show on YouTube, switch to Odyssee. This decentralized platform will give you a clear conscience and make me a tiny amount of money (at no cost to you).Become a paying subscriber for bonus episodes, written content, and your very own private podcast feed.Find my other social links along with all the crypto donation options you can possibly stand at blackbirdpodcast.com/follow.(Note: I use affiliate links. By clicking the sponsored links above, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you when you make a purchase. Using my affiliate links is a great way to support the show, and I really appreciate it!) This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.blackbirdpodcast.com/subscribe

Mimetic Jiu Jitsu with David GornoskiDavid Gornoski is a Christian. But he’s not one of those Christians. Heavily influenced by René Girard’s mimetic theory, he comes at Christianity from the angle of anthropology. Why do humans seem to have an innate need to create scapegoats and monsters? How is that habit overcome? And why in the world is David’s great podcast, A Neighbor’s Choice, also on the old school radio using old school radio styling?Listen to this to find out!David LinksListen and watch A Neighbor’s Choice. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast. The links are on the homepage.Recommended Reading: Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World, but René GirardSponsorBeYou Enterprises invites you back to your own body. Juliet Nail teaches yoga and other body awareness techniques to help you and your employees reach their wellness goals. Get in touch with Juliet today.Let’s Hang OutWant to hang out with me, Thad Russell, Buck Johnson, Scott Horton, Cody Wilson, Hotep Jesus, Deirdre McCloskey, and Jack the Perfume Nationalist? Come to Austin in October for RU Texas. You don’t want to miss it!Stop Not Knowing ThingsI’ve renewed my Basic Membership to Tom Woods’s Liberty Classroom so many times that I finally just sprung for the lifetime Master Membership. I recommend you do the same. You’ll get unlimited access to courses on history, economics, political theory, logic, and even literature taught by liberty-loving professors from colleges and universities around the world. It’s the antidote to the cathedral.Follow MeBe sure you’re following me on Twitter.If you watch the show on YouTube, switch to Odyssee. This decentralized platform will give you a clear conscience and make me a tiny amount of money (at no cost to you).Become a paying subscriber for bonus episodes, written content, and your very own private podcast feed.Find my other social links along with all the crypto donation options you can possibly stand at blackbirdpodcast.com/follow.(Note: I use affiliate links. By clicking the sponsored links above, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you when you make a purchase. Using my affiliate links is a great way to support the show, and I really appreciate it!) This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.blackbirdpodcast.com/subscribe

Intersecting with LB MuñizLB Muñiz is the host and author of one of my favorite Substacks, Been Awake for Better Sensemaking, and one of my favorite guests on this show. He’s brainy and eloquent and not possessed by dogma. That always makes for a really good conversation. In this chat, we discuss some libertarian strategy drama, the benefits and limitations of wealth, power, and influence, and intersectionality.If you’re up for a little pre-work, LB wrote a two-part series on intersectionality last fall that inspired part of this conversation: Part 1 | Part 2LB LinksIf you haven’t already subscribed to Been Awake, do so immediately. This is a directive, not a request.Follow LB on Twitter.Wealth, power, and influence come in a lot of different forms. If you’re interested in making a lot of money, Ramit Sethi’s unfortunately-titled “I Will Teach You To Be Rich” is a great place to start. It’s one Audible credit, and if you’re not an Audible subscriber you can get it for free. (Of course that’s an affiliate link.)Don’t be left out!RU TexasWant to hang out with me, Thad Russell, Buck Johnson, Scott Horton, Cody Wilson, Hotep Jesus, Deirdre McCloskey, and Jack the Perfume Nationalist? Come to Austin in October for RU Texas. You don’t want to miss it!Follow MeBe sure you’re following me on Twitter.If you watch the show on YouTube, switch to Odyssee. This decentralized platform will give you a clear conscience and make me a tiny amount of money (at no cost to you).Become a paying subscriber for bonus episodes, written content, and your very own private podcast feed.Find my other social links along with all the crypto donation options you can possibly stand at blackbirdpodcast.com/follow.(Note: I use affiliate links. By clicking the sponsored links above, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you when you make a purchase. Using my affiliate links is a great way to support the show, and I really appreciate it!) This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.blackbirdpodcast.com/subscribe

Diving Deep with James ReillyJames Reilly and I have been online friends for years and years. He’s the closest thing to a bona fide libertarian theorist I can think of who isn’t a PhD economist. He’s just a regular dude. Well, not regular per se. He teaches historical fencing (that’s fencing with big swords, not the little sticks little prissy fencers use). He’s a musician. His daughter is a published graphic novelist. He’s just super-interesting. And we have great conversations. Since we hadn’t had a great conversation since I started a podcast, I asked him to have one and let me record it. This is the result. Enjoy!I’ll warn you, we get super deep into libertarian theory wonkery. If that’s not your thing, try skipping to the next section.Reilly LinksJames’s articles at The Libertarian InstituteJames doesn’t have a whole lot of social media presence, but here’s a video of him playing flute.Stop Being DumbNo, seriously. You don’t know enough about economics, history, logic, and even science fiction. Fix that by joining Liberty Classroom, the amazing online university brought to us by Tom Woods. I’ll see you in the Q&A’s!Let’s Hang OutRU TexasWant to hang out with me, Thad Russell, Buck Johnson, Scott Horton, Cody Wilson, Hotep Jesus, Deirdre McCloskey, and Jack the Perfume Nationalist? Come to Austin in October for RU Texas. You don’t want to miss it!Follow MeBe sure you’re following me on Twitter.If you watch the show on YouTube, switch to Odyssee. This decentralized platform will give you a clear conscience and make me a tiny amount of money (at no cost to you).Become a paying subscriber for bonus episodes, written content, and your very own private podcast feed.Find my other social links along with all the crypto donation options you can possibly stand at blackbirdpodcast.com/follow.(Note: I use affiliate links. By clicking the sponsored links above, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you when you make a purchase. Using my affiliate links is a great way to support the show, and I really appreciate it!) This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.blackbirdpodcast.com/subscribe

Conradding with Conrad (Brought to you by Conrad)Conrad is part of this growing phenomenon that seems to simultaneously reject and embrace everything. It’s sort of what happens when Integral Theory meets integrated life. I think he and the people on his path are on the forefront of what will end up being the post-postmodern era. They’re magical, mystical, psychedelic, hyper-tolerant (even of themselves, which is always hard), and they crush dogma. You’re going to love this talk, and you need to go subscribe to Conrad right now.Conrad LinksConrad’s podcast is here. Follow Conrad on Twitter.Buy Conrad’s book, Lucid Sacred Dreams.SponsorCheck out Paloma Verde CBD and be sure to use coupon code blackbird at checkout to get 25% off your order! I recommend trying the mint tincture!Let’s Hang OutRU TexasWant to hang out with me, Thad Russell, Buck Johnson, Scott Horton, Cody Wilson, Hotep Jesus, Deirdre McCloskey, and Jack the Perfume Nationalist? Come to Austin in October for RU Texas. You don’t want to miss it!Learn With MeRenegade UniversityJoin me at Thad Russell’s Renegade University. RU is pumping out new courses so fast that I’m not even going to link to the particular classes anymore. Just go check it out! You’re bound to find something that scratches your itch.Thad is partnering with Scott Horton to bring you Scott’s two Renegade University courses and his new book, Enough Already: Time to End The War on Terror, as a super inexpensive package deal. Buy it now!Liberty ClassroomI’ve renewed my Basic Membership to Tom Woods’s Liberty Classroom so many times that I finally just sprung for the lifetime Master Membership. I recommend you do the same. You’ll get unlimited access to courses on history, economics, political theory, logic, and even literature taught by liberty-loving professors from colleges and universities around the world. It’s the antidote to the cathedral.Follow MeBe sure you’re following me on Twitter.If you watch the show on YouTube, switch to Odyssee. This decentralized platform will give you a clear conscience and make me a tiny amount of money (at no cost to you).Become a paying subscriber for bonus episodes, written content, and your very own private podcast feed.Find my other social links along with all the crypto donation options you can possibly stand at blackbirdpodcast.com/follow.(Note: I use affiliate links. By clicking the sponsored links above, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you when you make a purchase. Using my affiliate links is a great way to support the show, and I really appreciate it!) This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.blackbirdpodcast.com/subscribe

Making It in the Music Industry with Chris G.Chris Goyzueta is a veteran of the music industry. He’s served in every behind-the-scenes role you can imagine, from promoter to band manager, and he’s even a university professor. He hosts the Makin’ It With Chris G podcast, dedicated to helping musicians and industry pros build their careers. I had him on to tell his story and to give my listeners some tips on how they can break into the music industry, even as a side-hustle.Chris G. LinksSubscribe to Chris’s podcast and read all about what he does (it’s a lot)Support Chris on PatreonFollow Chris on TwitterLet’s Hang OutRU TexasWant to hang out with me, Thad Russell, Buck Johnson, Scott Horton, Cody Wilson, Hotep Jesus, Deirdre McCloskey, and Jack the Perfume Nationalist? Come to Austin in October for RU Texas. You don’t want to miss it!Learn With MeRenegade UniversityJoin me at Thad Russell’s Renegade University. RU is pumping out new courses so fast that I’m not even going to link to the particular classes anymore. Just go check it out! You’re bound to find something that scratches your itch.Thad is partnering with Scott Horton to bring you Scott’s two Renegade University courses and his new book, Enough Already: Time to End The War on Terror, as a super inexpensive package deal. Buy it now!Liberty ClassroomI’ve renewed my Basic Membership to Tom Woods’s Liberty Classroom so many times that I finally just sprung for the lifetime Master Membership. I recommend you do the same. You’ll get unlimited access to courses on history, economics, political theory, logic, and even literature taught by liberty-loving professors from colleges and universities around the world. It’s the antidote to the cathedral.Follow MeBe sure you’re following me on Twitter.If you watch the show on YouTube, switch to Odyssee. This decentralized platform will give you a clear conscience and make me a tiny amount of money (at no cost to you).Become a paying subscriber for bonus episodes, written content, and your very own private podcast feed.Find my other social links along with all the crypto donation options you can possibly stand at blackbirdpodcast.com/follow.(Note: I use affiliate links. By clicking the sponsored links above, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you when you make a purchase. Using my affiliate links is a great way to support the show, and I really appreciate it!) This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.blackbirdpodcast.com/subscribe

(REPOST) Politics, Power, and Wings with Buck JohnsonY’all, I screwed up. Episode 31 with Buck Johnson was posted on the paid feed. So here it is for all you freeloaders. Enjoy!Original show notes here: https://blackbird.substack.com/p/bb31-politics-power-and-wings-with This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.blackbirdpodcast.com/subscribe

On Tour with Antony SammeroffAntony Sammeroff is a podcaster, therapist, life coach, speaker, and writer from Scotland. For the past several months he’s been half-stranded/half-visiting the United States. We met in person for the first time in Pittsburgh after being Facebook friends for many years. In this interview, we talk about his journeys in the US, his tips for being more productive and avoiding procrastination, and how to make decent conversation. (If you’re a listener of Blackbird and you think you don’t need advice on how to make conversation, you need to listen to this interview.)Antony LinksAntony’s site, Be Yourself and Love ItFollow Antony on TwitterAntony’s books on procrastination, making small talk, and arguments in favor of and against universal basic income can be found at Amazon.Let’s Hang OutRU TexasWant to hang out with me, Thad Russell, Buck Johnson, Scott Horton, Cody Wilson, Hotep Jesus, Deirdre McCloskey, and Jack the Perfume Nationalist? Come to Austin in October for RU Texas. You don’t want to miss it!Learn With MeRenegade UniversityJoin me at Thad Russell’s Renegade University. RU is pumping out new courses so fast that I’m not even going to link to the particular classes anymore. Just go check it out! You’re bound to find something that scratches your itch.Thad is partnering with Scott Horton to bring you Scott’s two Renegade University courses and his new book, Enough Already: Time to End The War on Terror, as a super inexpensive package deal. Buy it now!Liberty ClassroomI’ve renewed my Basic Membership to Tom Woods’s Liberty Classroom so many times that I finally just sprung for the lifetime Master Membership. I recommend you do the same. You’ll get unlimited access to courses on history, economics, political theory, logic, and even literature taught by liberty-loving professors from colleges and universities around the world. It’s the antidote to the cathedral.Follow MeBe sure you’re following me on Twitter.If you watch the show on YouTube, switch to Odyssee. This decentralized platform will give you a clear conscience and make me a tiny amount of money (at no cost to you).Become a paying subscriber for bonus episodes, written content, and your very own private podcast feed.Find my other social links along with all the crypto donation options you can possibly stand at blackbirdpodcast.com/follow.(Note: I use affiliate links. By clicking the sponsored links above, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you when you make a purchase. Using my affiliate links is a great way to support the show, and I really appreciate it!) This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.blackbirdpodcast.com/subscribe

Mike Brancatelli Opens Your MindThis is a Very Special Episode. I sometimes feel like I&#8217;m way too cerebral to have a truly spiritual experience. So I&#8217;ve been fascinated by psychedelics for years. Psychedelics can offer a kind of &#8220;shortcut&#8221; to spirituality. Of course, I&#8217;ve also heard pretty negative things about using a shortcut to get to the end. Jung warned against &#8220;unearned wisdom&#8221;. Jordan Peterson, who I respect, echoes him. Many people believe the spiritual experiences psychedelic open us up for are actually demonic. Alex Jones (and many others) believe the &#8220;demons&#8221; are aliens. I&#8217;m not opposed to any of these positions, even the aliens.According to Vin Armani and Pete Qui&#241;ones we&#8217;re entering a new &#8220;age of magic&#8221;. Astrologers say we&#8217;ve entered the Age of Aquarius. Integralists say we&#8217;re entering a post-postmodern age of oneness, a sort of collective enlightenment. The USG is teasing alien sightings. The Great Reset is underway. Conspiracy theory is hyper-ascendant. I call it the post-reason age. We&#8217;re replacing knowledge with belief, logic with rhetoric. For someone who&#8217;s &#8220;too cerebral&#8221;, it might be necessary to take a shortcut in order to survive the coming decade.I asked Mike Brancatelli of the Mikeadelic podcast to sit and talk about psychedelic fundamentals, my questions and concerns, and his experiences. Since I had absolutely no idea even what questions to ask, I invited Landry Harmon, the first ever guest on this show, to join in the chat. Landry had some technical issues toward the end, so forgive any weirdness.Mike & Landry LinksMike&#8217;s homepage (SUBSCRIBE TO MIKEADELIC)Follow Mike on&#160;TwitterFungi Academy: If you&#8217;re interested in this stuff, enroll in Fungi Academy. It ain&#8217;t cheap. Enter code Mikeadelic for a good discount.Recommended Reading: The End of Your WorldFollow Landry&#8217;s art on Instagram and writing Substack. (Landry will also be at RU Texas, link below!)SponsorBeYou Enterprises&#160;invites you back to your own body. Juliet Nail teaches yoga and other body awareness techniques to help you and your employees reach their wellness goals. Get in touch with Juliet today.Let&#8217;s Hang OutRU TexasWant to hang out with me, Thad Russell, Buck Johnson, Scott Horton, Cody Wilson, Hotep Jesus, Deirdre McCloskey, and Jack the Perfume Nationalist?&#160;Come to Austin&#160;in October for RU Texas. You don&#8217;t want to miss it!Learn With MeRenegade UniversityJoin me at Thad Russell&#8217;s&#160;Renegade University. RU is pumping out new courses so fast that I&#8217;m not even going to link to the particular classes anymore. Just go check it out! You&#8217;re bound to find something that scratches your itch.Thad is partnering with Scott Horton to bring you Scott&#8217;s two Renegade University courses and his new book,&#160;Enough Already: Time to End The War on Terror, as a super inexpensive&#160;package deal. Buy it now!Liberty ClassroomI&#8217;ve renewed my Basic Membership to Tom Woods&#8217;s&#160;Liberty Classroom</a

Going Above and Beyond with Alan MosleyAlan Mosley hosts the world&#8217;s only libertarian late night show, It&#8217;s Too Late. He makes all the rest of us podcasts look like a bunch of schlubs, to be honest. So I wanted to pick his brain on his process for making his show and the history behind it. We also get into a bunch of other topics, as you can expect. I even weigh in on whether your favorite commercially-produced breakfast pastry is a ravioli. (It is, with some nuance.)Alan LinksAlan&#8217;s homepage and hub for all his activity is here.Support Alan on Patreon.Follow It&#8217;s Too Late on Odysee.Bonus: Check out Alan&#8217;s music on Reverb Nation.SponsorCheck out&#160;Paloma Verde CBD&#160;and be sure to use coupon code&#160;blackbird&#160;at checkout to get 25% off your order! I recommend trying the mint tincture!Let&#8217;s Hang OutRU TexasWant to hang out with me, Thad Russell, Buck Johnson, Scott Horton, Cody Wilson, Hotep Jesus, Deirdre McCloskey, and Jack the Perfume Nationalist?&#160;Come to Austin&#160;in October for RU Texas. You don&#8217;t want to miss it!Learn With MeRenegade UniversityJoin me at Thad Russell&#8217;s&#160;Renegade University. RU is pumping out new courses so fast that I&#8217;m not even going to link to the particular classes anymore. Just go check it out! You&#8217;re bound to find something that scratches your itch.Thad is partnering with Scott Horton to bring you Scott&#8217;s two Renegade University courses and his new book,&#160;Enough Already: Time to End The War on Terror, as a super inexpensive&#160;package deal. Buy it now!Liberty ClassroomI&#8217;ve renewed my Basic Membership to Tom Woods&#8217;s&#160;Liberty Classroom&#160;so many times that I finally just sprung for the lifetime Master Membership. I recommend you do the same. You&#8217;ll get unlimited access to courses on history, economics, political theory, logic, and even literature taught by liberty-loving professors from colleges and universities around the world. It&#8217;s the antidote to the cathedral.Follow MeBe sure you&#8217;re following me on&#160;Twitter.If you watch the show on YouTube,&#160;switch to Odyssee. This decentralized platform will give you a clear conscience and make me a tiny amount of money (at no cost to you).Become a paying subscriber for bonus episodes, written content, and your very own private podcast feed.Find my other social links along with all the crypto donation options you can possibly stand at&#160;blackbirdpodcast.com/follow.(Note: I use affiliate links. By clicking the sponsored links above, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you when you make a purchase. Using my affiliate links is a great way to support the show, and I really appreciate it!) This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.blackbirdpodcast.com/subscribe

Pavel Trades on Why I&#8217;m All of a Sudden BrokePavel is back! We&#8217;ve been in a bit of a crypto market slump lately (I&#8217;m not actually broke per se. I&#8217;m still in the green, but man&#8230;it&#8217;s been a painful month), so I wanted to find out what he thinks is up with that. We also get into decentralized finance (DeFi), the benefits of proof of stake and why Pavel thinks Bitcoin maximalists are misguided, and why religious fervor is par for the course in everything right now. Check it out!Since this deals with a pretty time-sensitive topic, I&#8217;ll let you know we recorded late in the morning on Monday, June 14. Since you&#8217;re in the future, things might have changed since then. Can Teslas fly yet?Pavel LinksFollow Pavel on&#160;TwitterProjects mentioned (Coingecko links): Synthetix, AAVE, Bancor, REN, ChainlinkRecommended Reading: How to DeFiSponsorBeYou Enterprises&#160;invites you back to your own body. Juliet Nail teaches yoga and other body awareness techniques to help you and your employees reach their wellness goals. Get in touch with Juliet today.Let&#8217;s Hang OutRU TexasWant to hang out with me, Thad Russell, Buck Johnson, Scott Horton, Cody Wilson, Hotep Jesus, Deirdre McCloskey, and Jack the Perfume Nationalist?&#160;Come to Austin&#160;in October for RU Texas. You don&#8217;t want to miss it!Learn With MeRenegade UniversityJoin me at Thad Russell&#8217;s&#160;Renegade University. RU is pumping out new courses so fast that I&#8217;m not even going to link to the particular classes anymore. Just go check it out! You&#8217;re bound to find something that scratches your itch.Thad is partnering with Scott Horton to bring you Scott&#8217;s two Renegade University courses and his new book,&#160;Enough Already: Time to End The War on Terror, as a super inexpensive&#160;package deal. Buy it now!Liberty ClassroomI&#8217;ve renewed my Basic Membership to Tom Woods&#8217;s&#160;Liberty Classroom&#160;so many times that I finally just sprung for the lifetime Master Membership. I recommend you do the same. You&#8217;ll get unlimited access to courses on history, economics, political theory, logic, and even literature taught by liberty-loving professors from colleges and universities around the world. It&#8217;s the antidote to the cathedral.Follow MeBe sure you&#8217;re following me on&#160;Twitter.If you watch the show on YouTube,&#160;switch to Odyssee. This decentralized platform will give you a clear conscience and make me a tiny amount of money (at no cost to you).Become a paying subscriber for bonus episodes, written content, and your very own private podcast feed.Find my other social links along with all the crypto donation options you can possibly stand at&#160;blackbirdpodcast.com/follow.(Note: I use affiliate links. By clicking the sponsored links above, I may earn a commission at no additiona

Listen now (57 min) | Individuality with Nick Ashley As you know, I sometimes record these things a couple of weeks in advance. Since the time this episode was recorded, half of liberty twitter has asked guest Nick Ashley for his nudes, he somehow made gazebos a thing, and he hijacked This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.blackbirdpodcast.com/subscribe

Politics, Power, and Wings with Buck JohnsonYou know Buck Johnson as host and humble narrator of the great Counterflow podcast. I&#8217;ve been fascinated by different takes on left- and right-wing worldviews. I still haven&#8217;t formed a firm opinion on the issue, but Buck definitely puts some meat on the bones. Buck thinks freedom-lovers should just give up the fa&#231;ade and happily identify as right-wing. I&#8217;m less keen on that, mostly because I land firmly on the left in the Malice test. (The Malice test asks, &#8220;Are some people better than others?&#8221; Right-wingers say &#8220;Yes&#8221;. Left-wingers give a speech.) Obviously, I&#8217;m not the kind of interviewer who has any interest in debating his guests, so my goal here was to dig in with Buck to learn to see, not to convince him to see like me. I think we did a pretty good job digging together.Buck is also going to be providing the venue for RU Texas, coming up in October, so be sure to sign up.Buck LinksCzech out Buck&#8217;s podcast, CounterflowGrab a tshirt while you&#8217;re at itFollow Buck on Twitter (he&#8217;s @buckrebel on everything, so find him elsewhere too)SponsorCheck out&#160;Paloma Verde CBD&#160;and be sure to use coupon code&#160;blackbird&#160;at checkout to get 25% off your order! I recommend trying the mint tincture!Let&#8217;s Hang OutRU TexasWant to hang out with me, Thad Russell, Buck Johnson, Scott Horton, Cody Wilson, Hotep Jesus, Deirdre McCloskey, and Jack the Perfume Nationalist? Come to Austin in October for RU Texas. You don&#8217;t want to miss it!Twin Cities MeetupsI either host or attend lots of liberty-oriented events in the Twin Cities. If you want to meet in person, come hang out! I use the evil Facebook to keep track of these because it&#8217;s free and everyone is there. Join&#160;Twin Cities Liberty Meetups&#160;for more info!Learn With MeRenegade UniversityJoin me at Thad Russell&#8217;s&#160;Renegade University. RU is pumping out new courses so fast that I&#8217;m not even going to link to the particular classes anymore. Just go check it out! You&#8217;re bound to find something that scratches your itch.Thad is partnering with Scott Horton to bring you Scott&#8217;s two Renegade University courses and his new book,&#160;Enough Already: Time to End The War on Terror, as a super inexpensive&#160;package deal. Buy it now!Liberty ClassroomI&#8217;ve renewed my Basic Membership to Tom Woods&#8217;s&#160;Liberty Classroom&#160;so many times that I finally just sprung for the lifetime Master Membership. I recommend you do the same. You&#8217;ll get unlimited access to courses on history, economics, political theory, logic, and even literature taught by liberty-loving professors from colleges and universities around the world. It&#8217;s the antidote to the cathedral.Follow MeBe sure you&#8217;re following me on&#160;Twitter.If you watch the show on YouTube,&#160;switch to Odyssee. This decentralized platform will give you a clear conscience and make me a tiny amount of money (at no cost to you).Become a paying subscriber for bonus episode

Getting Back Into Your Body with Juliet NailJuliet Nail of BeYou Enterprises is one of my favorite people. Her energy and enthusiasm are more contagious than some dumb ol&#8217; virus. We&#8217;ve hung out in person a number of times (shoutouts to Cuppa Java in Minneapolis). She&#8217;s even given me a couple of great workouts. And, of course, since she&#8217;s a longtime sponsor of the show, you&#8217;ve heard her name lots of times. So I wanted to get her on to talk about her business and the way she sees the world. Juliet LinksGet set up with your own training program from BeYou EnterprisesFollow Juliet on&#160;TwitterSponsorBeYou Enterprises&#160;invites you back to your own body. Juliet Nail teaches yoga and other body awareness techniques to help you and your employees reach their wellness goals. Get in touch with Juliet today.Let&#8217;s Hang OutRU TexasWant to hang out with me, Thad Russell, Buck Johnson, Scott Horton, Cody Wilson, Hotep Jesus, Deirdre McCloskey, and Jack the Perfume Nationalist? Come to Austin in October for RU Texas. You don&#8217;t want to miss it!Twin Cities MeetupsI either host or attend lots of liberty-oriented events in the Twin Cities. If you want to meet in person, come hang out! I use the evil Facebook to keep track of these because it&#8217;s free and everyone is there. Join Twin Cities Liberty Meetups for more info!Learn With MeRenegade UniversityJoin me at Thad Russell&#8217;s&#160;Renegade University. RU is pumping out new courses so fast that I&#8217;m not even going to link to the particular classes anymore. Just go check it out! You&#8217;re bound to find something that scratches your itch.Thad is partnering with Scott Horton to bring you Scott&#8217;s two Renegade University courses and his new book,&#160;Enough Already: Time to End The War on Terror, as a super inexpensive&#160;package deal. Buy it now!Liberty ClassroomI&#8217;ve renewed my Basic Membership to Tom Woods&#8217;s&#160;Liberty Classroom&#160;so many times that I finally just sprung for the lifetime Master Membership. I recommend you do the same. You&#8217;ll get unlimited access to courses on history, economics, political theory, logic, and even literature taught by liberty-loving professors from colleges and universities around the world. It&#8217;s the antidote to the cathedral.Follow MeBe sure you&#8217;re following me on&#160;Twitter.If you watch the show on YouTube,&#160;switch to Odyssee. This decentralized platform will give you a clear conscience and make me a tiny amount of money (at no cost to you).Become a paying subscriber for bonus episodes, written content, and your very own private podcast feed.Find my other social links along with all the crypto donation options you can possibly stand at blackbirdpodcast.com/follow.(Note: I use affiliate links. By clicking the sponsored links above, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you when you make a purchase. Using my affiliate links is a great way to support the show, and I really appreciate it!) This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at <a href="https://www.black

What happened at Squatch Fest with Miguel DuqueMy chat with Brian Norton last month got me pumped about The Sasquatch Freedom Festival: Spring Awakening and regretting my inability to attend. So I had to hear from someone who attended. Enter my friend, confidante, and personal productivity coach Miguel Duque. You&#8217;ll remember Miguel from way back on episode 9 of my old Urban Agorist podcast. Listen to this episode to hear about the glory of freedom-oriented festivals, along with us just catching up on life, liberty, and our pursuit of happiness.Miguel LinksHire Miguel as your coach. Seriously, do it.Follow Miguel on Minds.And Flote.Watch Miguel do the Blazin&#8217; Challenge.Check out Squatch Fest. They&#8217;ll be doing events every Autumn and Spring.SponsorI told you to hire him as your coach already, and here&#8217;s an ad to convince you further: Productivity coach Miguel Duque founded&#160;amagi.life&#160;to pursue his personal mission to lay the foundations for a voluntary, peaceful world through leadership, philosophy, and love. He&#8217;s been my coach since I started this show, helping me to set and reach goals and keep myself accountable. If you&#8217;re ready to level up your professional productivity, get in touch with Miguel today!Learn With MeRenegade UniversityJoin me at Thad Russell&#8217;s&#160;Renegade University. His postmodernism course is available on replay now. Check out the other offerings to enroll in current and future courses. I think you&#8217;ll be particularly interested in&#160;what&#8217;s coming up&#160;in March, a course with CTRL+Pew.Liberty ClassroomI&#8217;ve renewed my Basic Membership to Tom Woods&#8217;s&#160;Liberty Classroom&#160;so many times that I finally just sprung for the lifetime Master Membership. I recommend you do the same. You&#8217;ll get unlimited access to courses on history, economics, political theory, logic, and even literature taught by liberty-loving professors from colleges and universities around the world. It&#8217;s the antidote to the cathedral.Follow MeYou can now find all my links and updates at&#160;https://blackbirdpodcast.com/follow. That&#8217;s also a good way to send me crypto if you&#8217;re so inclined.Be sure you&#8217;re following me on&#160;Twitter&#160;and&#160;Minds. Follow the&#160;Blackbird Telegram channel&#160;to join the conversation.If you&#8217;re reading this on Substack, you can subscribe to the show on any podcast app simply by searching Blackbird with James Jenneman.If you watch the show on YouTube,&#160;switch to Odyssee. This decentralized platform will give you a clear conscience and make me a tiny amount of money (at no cost to you).Become a paying subscriber for bonus episodes, written content, and your very own private podcast feed.(Note: I use af

Listen now | Asking the Right Questions with the Gr**t Stefan Molyneux Stefan Molyneux (none dare call him great) is perhaps the most controversial figure in the libertarian sphere. I recently heard an interview with him wherein he said he had found success in life by knowing &#8220;the right questions&#8221; to ask himself. I wanted to dig a little deeper into this. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.blackbirdpodcast.com/subscribe

Making Sense with LB MunizLB Muniz is the best of the best when it comes to the new guard of libertarian podcasters. He hosts the Been Awake Podcast for Better Sensemaking and publishes frequent written content. He&#8217;s a masterful exposer of propaganda, a skeptical thinker, and philosopher. Unlike most of the new guard, his output is predominantly his own thought rather than interviews. (That said, he has interviewed me, so go check that out before you listen to this.) If there&#8217;s an episode of Blackbird you don&#8217;t want to miss, it&#8217;s this one.LB LinksSubscribe to Been Awake with your emailFollow LB on&#160;TwitterAnd&#160;elsewhereSponsorBeYou Enterprises&#160;invites you back to your own body. Juliet Nail teaches yoga and other body awareness techniques to help you and your employees reach their wellness goals. Get in touch with Juliet today.Learn With MeRenegade UniversityJoin me at Thad Russell&#8217;s&#160;Renegade University. His postmodernism course is available on replay now. Check out the other offerings to enroll in current and future courses. I think you&#8217;ll be particularly interested in&#160;what&#8217;s coming up&#160;in March, a course with CTRL+Pew.Liberty ClassroomI&#8217;ve renewed my Basic Membership to Tom Woods&#8217;s&#160;Liberty Classroom&#160;so many times that I finally just sprung for the lifetime Master Membership. I recommend you do the same. You&#8217;ll get unlimited access to courses on history, economics, political theory, logic, and even literature taught by liberty-loving professors from colleges and universities around the world. It&#8217;s the antidote to the cathedral.Follow MeYou can now find all my links and updates at https://blackbirdpodcast.com/follow. That&#8217;s also a good way to send me crypto if you&#8217;re so inclined.Be sure you&#8217;re following me on&#160;Twitter&#160;and&#160;Minds. Follow the&#160;Blackbird Telegram channel&#160;to join the conversation.If you&#8217;re reading this on Substack, you can subscribe to the show on any podcast app simply by searching Blackbird with James Jenneman.If you watch the show on YouTube,&#160;switch to Odyssee. This decentralized platform will give you a clear conscience and make me a tiny amount of money (at no cost to you).Become a paying subscriber for bonus episodes, written content, and your very own private podcast feed.(Note: I use affiliate links. By clicking the sponsored links above, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you when you make a purchase. Using my affiliate links is a great way to support the show, and I really appreciate it!) This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.blackbirdpodcast.com/subscribe

Listen now | Bonus Blackbird: My appearance on Been Awake I recently appeared on Yer Talkin Over Me! with Adam Patrick. We talk about liberty and religion and sin and a whole lot of Vin Armani. I think you&#8217;ll like it. Adam, like me, is building a liberty-oriented brand that isn&#8217;t too terribly focused on libertarianism as an &#8220;ism&#8221; or on politics. Adam describes his show as, &#8220;the podcast where logic meets magic&#8221;. It&#8217;s one of my never-miss shows. Please toss him a subscribe at the link below. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.blackbirdpodcast.com/subscribe

Hustling With Toolman Tim CookToolman Tim Cook is a renegade handyman in Canada and a regular contributor to Jack Spirko&#8217;s marvelous Expert Council episodes. He&#8217;s a wealth of information when it comes to living independently. If you want to separate yourself from &#8220;the man&#8221; or are just curious about what tools you should own as a semi-competent DIYer, you&#8217;ll love this episode!Toolman Tim LinksToolman Tim&#8217;s Odysee channel, featuring bonus content!Toolman Tim&#8217;s YouTube Channel, featuring live streams!Toolman Tim&#8217;s website, featuring all his social links!Want to hire Tim for handyman services, or just want to see what he offers? Check out All Seasons Maintenance on Facebook.Learn With MeRenegade UniversityJoin me at Thad Russell&#8217;s&#160;Renegade University. His postmodernism course is available on replay now. Check out the other offerings to enroll in current and future courses. I think you&#8217;ll be particularly interested in&#160;what&#8217;s coming up&#160;in March, a course with CTRL+Pew.Liberty ClassroomI&#8217;ve renewed my Basic Membership to Tom Woods&#8217;s&#160;Liberty Classroom&#160;so many times that I finally just sprung for the lifetime Master Membership. I recommend you do the same. You&#8217;ll get unlimited access to courses on history, economics, political theory, logic, and even literature taught by liberty-loving professors from colleges and universities around the world. It&#8217;s the antidote to the cathedral.Follow MeBe sure you&#8217;re following me on&#160;Twitter and Minds. Follow the Blackbird Telegram channel to join the conversation.If you&#8217;re reading this on Substack, you can subscribe to the show on any podcast app simply by searching Blackbird with James Jenneman.If you watch the show on YouTube,&#160;switch to Odyssee. This decentralized platform will give you a clear conscience and make me a tiny amount of money (at no cost to you).Become a paying subscriber for bonus episodes, written content, and your very own private podcast feed.(Note: I use affiliate links. By clicking the sponsored links above, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you when you make a purchase. Using my affiliate links is a great way to support the show, and I really appreciate it!) This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.blackbirdpodcast.com/subscribe

Spring Awakening with Brian NortonOne of my favorite Blackbird guests is back, baby! Brian Norton, who gave us the whole story of his dynamic professional life last time he was here (pre-rebrand), returns to talk about his next great festival, Spring Awakening. We also chat about The Crypto 6, geodesic domes, festival music, and, of course coffee. Brian LinksIf you&#8217;re in the Pacific Northwest, get thee to Squatchfest: Spring Awakening this weekend!Brian&#8217;s coffee is delicious, and his coffee subscription service is more than just a box of coffee every month. Subscribe today, and you&#8217;ll be a member of his elite coffee community. (And you&#8217;ll get a box of coffee every month as an added bonus!)Camp at Brian's,&#160;Camp SuNeeKee. Or if indoors is more your thing, rent his&#160;Airbnb. If you've never signed up for Hipcamp before, use&#160;my link&#160;or enter offer code JAMESJDD896F at checkout to get a $10 credit!Other Stuff MentionedDJ Lightspeed&#8217;s performance at FloteFestGeodesic dome calculatorSupport the Crypto 6 Read the indictment hereWatch the goon squad raid them hereGet the Free the Crypto 6 tshirtPorcFest too statist for you? Check out ForkFest!SponsorCheck out&#160;Paloma Verde CBD&#160;and be sure to use coupon code&#160;blackbird&#160;at checkout to get 25% off your order! I recommend trying the mint tincture!Learn With MeRenegade UniversityJoin me at Thad Russell&#8217;s&#160;Renegade University. There are some incredibly cool courses coming up in the next month:Introduction to Cryptocurrency, taught by Blackbird guest Vin ArmaniPlato&#8217;s Republic, taught by Thad himself. This is part 1 of a series on The Great Books canon. Get in while the gettin&#8217;s good.The Case Against Morality, taught by super controversial philosophy professor Stephen KershnarFinally, Thad is partnering with Scott Horton to bring you Scott&#8217;s two Renegade University courses and his new book,&#160;Enough Already: Time to End The War on Terror, as a super inexpensive&#160;package deal. Buy it now!Liberty ClassroomI&#8217;ve renewed my Basic Membership to Tom Woods&#8217;s&#160;Liberty Classroom&#160;

Listen now | Family Matters with Adam The Agorist Alamano Adam the Agorist cohosts one of my favorite podcasts in the world, Debra Gets Red Pilled. The concept is so clever: Each week, Adam and his mother-in-law Debra get their minds blown by conspiracy theories, libertarian ideology, agorism, and so on. Debra is a lifelong &#8220;limousine liberal&#8221; Democrat who is a great sport with a super open mind. You&#8217;re going to love their show. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.blackbirdpodcast.com/subscribe

Talking Taxes with Matt SercelyMatt Sercely is an attorney and tax advisor who wants to help you pay as little in taxes as possible. Whether you&#8217;re working for the man, working for yourself, or some combination thereof (shoutout to my side hustlers out there), Matt can probably help you find tax savings! Head to https://www.agoristtaxadvice.com/blackbird to schedule your free consultation right after you finish listening to this episode.Matt LinksAgorist Tax AdviceSchedule a free consult with Matt using our special linkConnect with Matt on MeWeCheck out Irwin Schiff&#8217;s books on Amazon for tax heroism (but probably bad advice)Learn With MeRenegade UniversityJoin me at Thad Russell&#8217;s&#160;Renegade University. There are some incredibly cool courses coming up in the next month:Introduction to Cryptocurrency, taught by Blackbird guest Vin ArmaniPlato&#8217;s Republic, taught by Thad himself. This is part 1 of a series on The Great Books canon. Get in while the gettin&#8217;s good.The Case Against Morality, taught by super controversial philosophy professor Stephen KershnarFinally, Thad is partnering with Scott Horton to bring you Scott&#8217;s two Renegade University courses and his new book,&#160;Enough Already: Time to End The War on Terror, as a super inexpensive&#160;package deal. Buy it now!Liberty ClassroomI&#8217;ve renewed my Basic Membership to Tom Woods&#8217;s&#160;Liberty Classroom&#160;so many times that I finally just sprung for the lifetime Master Membership. I recommend you do the same. You&#8217;ll get unlimited access to courses on history, economics, political theory, logic, and even literature taught by liberty-loving professors from colleges and universities around the world. It&#8217;s the antidote to the cathedral.Crypto ResourcesI started trading crypto, mainly using bots by 3Commas, after interviewing Pavel twice. So far this year, my portfolio has doubled. I&#8217;m not giving you advice or anything, but if you&#8217;re interested, please click the links below to get in the game!Use the&#160;Ledger Nano X&#160;wallet to keep your crypto secure when it&#8217;s not on an exchange (which it shouldn&#8217;t be unless it&#8217;s actively making you money!)Check out&#160;3Commas&#160;for crypto trading bots.Join&#160;BlockFi&#160;to earn interest on your crypto.Join&#160;Binance&#160;or&#160;Binance US&#160;to start trading. (Note, if you join Binance, we&#8217;ll split a percentage of your initial investment. Binance US gives the whole commission to me.)A quick word of warning: In order to comply with IRS regulations and various and sundry state laws, Binance's United States operation is entirely run by Bi

Seeing Through New Eyes with Mark ChangiziMark Changizi was just a fortunate YouTube suggestion a few months ago. Since then, I&#8217;ve devoured all his video content and added his book Harnessed to my ever-expanding Kindle library. I had to get him on the show and get his genius in your earholes. We talk about illusion, evolution, mass hysteria, and even why your fingers get pruney when they&#8217;re wet.Mark LinksMark&#8217;s homepageChangizi&#8217;s Greatest HitsFollow Mark on TwitterMark&#8217;s most groundbreaking book, Harnessed: How Language and Music Mimicked Nature and Transformed Ape to ManSponsorCheck out&#160;Paloma Verde CBD&#160;and be sure to use coupon code&#160;blackbird&#160;at checkout to get 25% off your order! I recommend trying the mint tincture!Learn With MeRenegade UniversityJoin me at Thad Russell&#8217;s&#160;Renegade University. There are some incredibly cool courses coming up in the next month:Introduction to Cryptocurrency, taught by Blackbird guest Vin ArmaniPlato&#8217;s Republic, taught by Thad himself. This is part 1 of a series on The Great Books canon. Get in while the gettin&#8217;s good.The Case Against Morality, taught by super controversial philosophy professor Stephen KershnarFinally, Thad is partnering with Scott Horton to bring you Scott&#8217;s two Renegade University courses and his new book, Enough Already: Time to End The War on Terror, as a super inexpensive package deal. Buy it now!Liberty ClassroomI&#8217;ve renewed my Basic Membership to Tom Woods&#8217;s&#160;Liberty Classroom&#160;so many times that I finally just sprung for the lifetime Master Membership. I recommend you do the same. You&#8217;ll get unlimited access to courses on history, economics, political theory, logic, and even literature taught by liberty-loving professors from colleges and universities around the world. It&#8217;s the antidote to the cathedral.Crypto ResourcesI started trading crypto, mainly using bots by 3Commas, after interviewing Pavel twice. So far this year, my portfolio has doubled. I&#8217;m not giving you advice or anything, but if you&#8217;re interested, please click the links below to get in the game!Use the&#160;Ledger Nano X&#160;wallet to keep your crypto secure when it&#8217;s not on an exchange (which it shouldn&#8217;t be unless it&#8217;s actively making you money!)Check out&#160;3Commas&#160;for crypto trading bots.Join&#160;BlockFi&#160;to earn interest on your crypto.Join&#160;Binance&#160;or&#160;Binance US&#160;to start trading. (Note, if you join Binance, we&#8217;ll split a percentage of your initial investment. Binance US gives th

Bonus Blackbird: My appearance on Been AwakeI recently appeared on the Been Awake podcast with LB Muniz. It&#8217;s a great conversation, and he&#8217;s going to be appearing on Blackbird in a few weeks to continue it. If you&#8217;re not already subscribed to Been Awake, please fix that character defect post haste.Here&#8217;s a link.Follow MeBe sure you&#8217;re following me on Twitter (@jameslj),&#160;Flote, and&#160;MeWe.If you&#8217;re reading this on Substack, you can subscribe to the show on any podcast app simply by searching Blackbird with James Jenneman.If you watch the show on YouTube,&#160;switch to Odyssee. This decentralized platform will give you a clear conscience and make me a tiny amount of money (at no cost to you).Become a paying subscriber for bonus episodes, written content, and your very own private podcast feed.(Note: I use affiliate links. By clicking the sponsored links above, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you when you make a purchase. Using my affiliate links is a great way to support the show, and I really appreciate it!) This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.blackbirdpodcast.com/subscribe

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness With Tom WoodsToday I&#8217;m thrilled to have a virtual sit-down with the godfather of liberty podcasters Tom Woods. It&#8217;s a bit of a potpourri episode. We talk a lot about life, spirituality, entrepreneurship, interpersonal relationships, and lessons Tom has learned along the way.Tom LinksTom&#8217;s latest free ebook: Covid Charts CNN ForgotTom&#8217;s podcast: The Tom Woods ShowJoin Liberty Classroom to learn with the cool kidsRecommended reading: The Church and the Market by Tom WoodsLearn With MeRenegade UniversityJoin me at Thad Russell&#8217;s&#160;Renegade University. His postmodernism course is available on replay now. Check out the other offerings to enroll in current and future courses. I think you&#8217;ll be particularly interested in&#160;what&#8217;s coming up&#160;in March, a course with CTRL+Pew.Liberty ClassroomI&#8217;ve renewed my Basic Membership to Tom Woods&#8217;s&#160;Liberty Classroom&#160;so many times that I finally just sprung for the lifetime Master Membership. I recommend you do the same. You&#8217;ll get unlimited access to courses on history, economics, political theory, logic, and even literature taught by liberty-loving professors from colleges and universities around the world. It&#8217;s the antidote to the cathedral.Follow MeBe sure you&#8217;re following me on Twitter (@jameslj),&#160;Flote, and&#160;MeWe.If you&#8217;re reading this on Substack, you can subscribe to the show on any podcast app simply by searching Blackbird with James Jenneman.If you watch the show on YouTube,&#160;switch to Odyssee. This decentralized platform will give you a clear conscience and make me a tiny amount of money (at no cost to you).Become a paying subscriber for bonus episodes, written content, and your very own private podcast feed.(Note: I use affiliate links. By clicking the sponsored links above, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you when you make a purchase. Using my affiliate links is a great way to support the show, and I really appreciate it!) This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.blackbirdpodcast.com/subscribe

Listen now (48 min) | Holistically Fighting Robots with Tessa Lena Today&#8217;s guest Tessa Lena was born in Moscow just before the fall of the USSR. Her story is one of tragic joy. She&#8217;s the most paradoxical person I&#8217;ve ever talked to. I get a bit dumbstruck a few times in this interview. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.blackbirdpodcast.com/subscribe

Listen now (37 min) | Living in the Google Archipelago with Michael Rectenwald Former Marxist scholar Michael Rectenwald joins me today to talk about his work on the surveillance state. We also touch on his fiction, Freedom Cells, Urban Agorism, and whether we should flee to the country or stay and fight. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.blackbirdpodcast.com/subscribe

Thinking Integrally with Corey DeVosAs you know, I&#8217;ve been quite taken with the philosophy of Ken Wilber, known as Integral Theory, lately. I interviewed Bryan O&#8217;Doherty in Blackbird Ep. 8. Bryan, who is also libertarian, was able to give us a good overview of Integral Theory, along with his political framework of panarchy.Today I&#8217;m happy to introduce you to Corey DeVos. Corey is a leader in the Integral community. He hosts the &#8220;Everyone is Right&#8221; podcast, and he runs Integral Life, Ken Wilber&#8217;s website. This is an educational and insightful conversation. Plus, I promise you won&#8217;t hear this many references to a podcast host&#8217;s genitals on any other show.As a reminder, here&#8217;s the color code and quadrants we&#8217;ll be talking about throughout this episode. (If you&#8217;re listening on a podcast app and there&#8217;s no image below, click here to see it, and subscribe to the Substack while you&#8217;re at it.)Corey LinksIntegral Life, where Corey is editor-in-chiefJoin Integral Life Practice, to learn to Wake Up, Grow Up, Clean Up, Show UpCheck out Corey&#8217;s beautiful woodwork at VisionLogixJoin the Integral Global Facebook group, of which I&#8217;m a member (please be polite)Follow Corey on&#160;TwitterLearn With MeRenegade UniversityJoin me at Thad Russell&#8217;s&#160;Renegade University. His postmodernism course is available on replay now. Check out the other offerings to enroll in current and future courses. I think you&#8217;ll be particularly interested in&#160;what&#8217;s coming up&#160;in March, a course with CTRL+Pew.Liberty ClassroomI&#8217;ve renewed my Basic Membership to Tom Woods&#8217;s&#160;Liberty Classroom&#160;so many times that I finally just sprung for the lifetime Master Membership. I recommend you do the same. You&#8217;ll get unlimited access to courses on history, economics, political theory, logic, and even literature taught by liberty-loving professors from colleges and universities around the world. It&#8217;s the antidote to the cathedral.Follow MeBe sure you&#8217;re following me on Twitter (@jameslj),&#160;Flote, and&#160;MeWe.If you&#8217;re reading this on Substack, you can subscribe to the show on any podcast app simply by searching Blackbird with James Jenneman.If you watch the show on YouTube,&#160;switch to Odyssee. This decentralized platform will give you a clear conscience and make me a tiny amount of money (at no cost to you).Become a paying subscriber for bonus episodes, written content, and your very own private podcast feed.(Note: I use affiliate links. By clicking the sponsored links above, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you when you make a purchase. Using my affiliate links is a great way to support the show, and I really appreciate it!) This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.b

How States Foment Mass Hysteria with Philipp BagusEver since reading The Crucible in tenth grade, I have always been quite interested in the phenomenon of mass hysteria. I almost started a podcast on the subject, chronicling history&#8217;s hysterias. As it turns out, I&#8217;m not much of a hystorian (though I do secretly hope someone steals the idea). When I heard today&#8217;s guest, Philipp Bagus, had co-authored a paper on the current mass hysteria surrounding the covid-19 pandemic, I needed to talk to him. I know you&#8217;ll enjoy and be enlightened by this brief chat!Philipp LinksPhilipp&#8217;s paper, Covid-19 and the Political Economy of Mass Hysteria, published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.Philipp&#8217;s personal sitePhilipp&#8217;s author page at Mises dot orgThe German Ministry of the Interior paper mentioned, the title of which translates to &#8220;How We Get Covid-19 Under Control&#8221;, and the body of which is entirely in German (you have been warned)Phollow Philipp on TwitterLearn With MeRenegade UniversityJoin me at Thad Russell&#8217;s&#160;Renegade University. His postmodernism course is available on replay now. Check out the other offerings to enroll in current and future courses. I think you&#8217;ll be particularly interested in&#160;what&#8217;s coming up&#160;in March, a course with CTRL+Pew.Liberty ClassroomI&#8217;ve renewed my Basic Membership to Tom Woods&#8217;s&#160;Liberty Classroom&#160;so many times that I finally just sprung for the lifetime Master Membership. I recommend you do the same. You&#8217;ll get unlimited access to courses on history, economics, political theory, logic, and even literature taught by liberty-loving professors from colleges and universities around the world. It&#8217;s the antidote to the cathedral.Follow MeBe sure you&#8217;re following me on Twitter (@jameslj),&#160;Flote, and&#160;MeWe.If you&#8217;re reading this on Substack, you can subscribe to the show on any podcast app simply by searching Blackbird with James Jenneman.If you watch the show on YouTube,&#160;switch to Odyssee. This decentralized platform will give you a clear conscience and make me a tiny amount of money (at no cost to you).Become a paying subscriber for bonus episodes, written content, and your very own private podcast feed.(Note: I use affiliate links. By clicking the sponsored links above, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you when you make a purchase. Using my affiliate links is a great way to support the show, and I really appreciate it!) This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.blackbirdpodcast.com/subscribe

Potpourri Episode with Patrick MacFarlaneMy friend Patrick MacFarlane from Liberty Weekly stopped by for a chat. This conversation touches on all the things: The future impacts of covid, masks, the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, conspiracies, crypto, the Gestapo, John Birch, and Patrick&#8217;s interesting family history.Patrick LinksPatrick&#8217;s site, Liberty WeeklyJoin the Liberty Weekly MeWe GroupJoin the Liberty Weekly Discord serverWatch Liberty Weekly on OdyseeCheck out Patrick&#8217;s work at The Libertarian InstituteRecommended Reading: The Kentucky And Virginia ResolutionsRecommended Reading: Conceived in Liberty Volumes 1-4Supreme Court Opinion mentioned: Jacobson v. MassachussettsRecommended Video: Alan Dershowitz discusses legality of mandatory&#160;#COVID&#8203;-19 vaccinesSponsorCheck out&#160;Paloma Verde CBD&#160;and be sure to use coupon code&#160;blackbird&#160;at checkout to get 25% off your order! I recommend trying the mint tincture!Crypto ResourcesUse the&#160;Ledger Nano X&#160;wallet to keep your crypto secure when it&#8217;s not on an exchange (which it shouldn&#8217;t be unless it&#8217;s actively making you money!)Check out&#160;3Commas&#160;for crypto trading bots.Join&#160;BlockFi&#160;to earn interest on your crypto.Join&#160;Binance&#160;or&#160;Binance US&#160;to start trading. (Note, if you join Binance, we&#8217;ll split a percentage of your initial investment. Binance US gives the whole commission to me.)A quick word of warning: In order to comply with IRS regulations and various and sundry state laws, Binance's United States operation is entirely run by Binance dot US. Binance dot com is for non-US customers only.A quick tip: It's important to remain safe and secure online. Using a VPN, you can hide your location from hackers, malicious websites, governments, and other nefarious ne'er-do-wells. I've had great results with&#160;Proton VPN&#160;and&#160;IP Vanish.Learn With MeRenegade UniversityJoin me at Thad Russell&#8217;s&#160;Renegade University. His postmodernism course is available on replay now. Check out the other offerings to enroll in current and future courses. I think you&#8217;ll be particularly interested in&#160;what&#8217;s coming up&#160;in March, a course with CTRL+Pew.Liberty ClassroomI&#8217;ve renewed my Basic Membership to Tom Woods&#8217;s&#160;Liberty Classroom&#160;so many times that I finally just sprung for the lifetime Master Membership. I recommend you do the same. You&#8217;ll get unlimited access to courses on history, economics, political theory, logic, and even literature taught by liberty-loving professors from colleges

Listen now | Emphatically Not Financial Advice with Pavel Trades Using the historical trends of crypto prices, 2021 should be a massive year for bulls. I asked Pavel to come back and talk about what he thinks is around the bend for crypto projects, tokens he&#8217;s bullish on, and tips and tricks (but not advice) on trading. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.blackbirdpodcast.com/subscribe

Floting Ideas with Erin and Kingsley EdwardsFree speech social networks are a dime a dozen these days. Is Flote different? On one hand, it looks a lot like Twitter. On the other hand, according to Erin and Kingsley Edwards, what&#8217;s now a pretty simple social platform (the biggest innovation is a Patreon-style financial support mechanism) is poised to revolutionize the way we engage in commerce.In this interview, we talk about the current and future state of Flote, its potential as a point of sale system and commercial platform, and their big event happening this week, Flotefest!Erin & Kingsley LinksSign up for Flote and follow me.Follow Flote on Twitter (for some reason)Recommended Reading: Blockchain Basics: A Non-Technical Introduction in 25 StepsLearn With MeRenegade UniversityJoin me at Thad Russell&#8217;s&#160;Renegade University. His postmodernism course is available on replay now. Check out the other offerings to enroll in current and future courses. I think you&#8217;ll be particularly interested in&#160;what&#8217;s coming up&#160;in March, a course with CTRL+Pew.Liberty ClassroomI&#8217;ve renewed my Basic Membership to Tom Woods&#8217;s&#160;Liberty Classroom&#160;so many times that I finally just sprung for the lifetime Master Membership. I recommend you do the same. You&#8217;ll get unlimited access to courses on history, economics, political theory, logic, and even literature taught by liberty-loving professors from colleges and universities around the world. It&#8217;s the antidote to the cathedral.Follow MeBe sure you&#8217;re following me on Twitter (@jameslj), Flote, and&#160;MeWe. If you&#8217;re reading this on Substack, you can subscribe to the show on any podcast app simply by searching Blackbird with James Jenneman.If you watch the show on YouTube, switch to Odyssee. This decentralized platform will give you a clear conscience and make me a tiny amount of money (at no cost to you).Become a paying subscriber for bonus episodes, written content, and your very own private podcast feed.(Note: I use affiliate links. By clicking the sponsored links above, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you when you make a purchase. Using my affiliate links is a great way to support the show, and I really appreciate it!) This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.blackbirdpodcast.com/subscribe

Listen now | Jeremy R. Hammond on Trusting the Science If you&#8217;re like me and you establishment narratives, particularly the narrative surrounding the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, then you&#8217;re always on the lookout for easy to read, reliable sources of news and analysis that isn&#8217;t prone to hysterical counter-narratives. For years, Jeremy R. Hammond has been a voice of reason as a public health and health freedom journalist. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.blackbirdpodcast.com/subscribe

Listen now (58 min) | I&#8217;m pretty delinquent in getting episodes posted, so this week I&#8217;m going to ramp up production to get caught up. Sorry about that! Starting next Sunday, March 14, I should be back on my normal twice(ish)Sunday(ish) & Wednesday(ish) schedule. A conversation with Ken Theroux This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.blackbirdpodcast.com/subscribe

Listen now (78 min) | Making (Renegade) History with Thaddeus Russell Anyone who&#8217;s listened to this podcast knows I&#8217;m a huge fan of Thaddeus Russell. Nearly every episode has some mention of his name. He&#8217;s been extremely influential on the way I see the world. Over the years, I&#8217;ve been Thad&#8217;s student, his critic, his teacher, his employee, and, I think, his friend. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.blackbirdpodcast.com/subscribe

Carlos Abelar Means BusinessCarlos Abelar and I have been social network friends for several years. We&#8217;re both active members of Thad Russell&#8217;s Renegade University. Carlos is a great friend of the show who has even sponsored a few episodes. I wanted to learn more about the CBD and what it&#8217;s like to start a small business in the covid era. So I asked Carlos to pull up a virtual chair and chat for a bit. I think you&#8217;ll enjoy his story.Carlos LinksThe store: Paloma Verde (use offer code BLACKBIRD at checkout for a great discount!)Bonus Book Recommendation: The Pine Creek Chronicles is completely unrelated to Carlos or CBD, but this hilarious new series was written by a friend of the show. I wanted to give him a quick shout-out. If you&#8217;re in desperate need of some fiction in this weird timeline, check it out!Learn With MeRenegade UniversityJoin me at Thad Russell&#8217;s&#160;Renegade University. His postmodernism course is available on replay now. Check out the other offerings to enroll in current and future courses. I think you&#8217;ll be particularly interested in&#160;what&#8217;s coming up&#160;in March, a course with CTRL+Pew.Liberty ClassroomI&#8217;ve renewed my Basic Membership to Tom Woods&#8217;s&#160;Liberty Classroom&#160;so many times that I finally just sprung for the lifetime Master Membership. I recommend you do the same. You&#8217;ll get unlimited access to courses on history, economics, political theory, logic, and even literature taught by liberty-loving professors from colleges and universities around the world. It&#8217;s the antidote to the cathedral.Follow MeBe sure you&#8217;re following me on Twitter (@jameslj) and&#160;MeWe.If you&#8217;re reading this on Substack, you can subscribe to the show on any podcast app simply by searching Blackbird with James Jenneman.Become a paying subscriber for bonus episodes, written content, and your very own private podcast feed.(Note: I use affiliate links. By clicking the sponsored links above, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you when you make a purchase. Using my affiliate links is a great way to support the show, and I really appreciate it!) This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.blackbirdpodcast.com/subscribe

Cooking Right With Dann ReidYears ago I thought it would be a good idea to start a libertarian food blog. I love cooking and eating great food, and I love liberty, so it seemed like a great fit! As it turned out, I didn&#8217;t know where to start. Thankfully, today&#8217;s guest did. Dann Reid is a chef, baker, blogger, and podcaster who is as good a political and social commentator as he is a culinary artist. Dann&#8217;s podcast Culinary Libertarian is a must-listen for anyone interested in the intersection of these two worlds.In this episode we answer some of the food world&#8217;s most pressing questions:Is a hot dog a sandwich?Is there any reason to buy salted butter?Burgers: Thick or smashed?Why is Bill Gates buying up all the farmland?Dann LinksDann&#8217;s&#160;site, Culinary LibertarianDann&#8217;s book, Cooking For Comfort: One-pot meals you can makeDann&#8217;s YouTube channelA few other resourcesShort essay: Bill Gates&#8217; Global Agenda and How We Can Resist His War on LifeIs a hot dog a sandwich? I say yes. Here&#8217;s why.The funniest thing you&#8217;ll ever read about Tom Woods&#8217;s Bluehost offer. (Here&#8217;s my Bluehost link if you&#8217;re finally ready to start a website!)Imperfect Foods, which I subscribe to and highly recommend. If you use my link, we both get $10 free!Kindle Unlimited, which is a great way to increase your book consumption and a great way to consume Dann&#8217;s cookbook, if you don&#8217;t mind reading recipes off a screenSponsorBeYou Enterprises invites you back to your own body. Juliet Nail teaches yoga and other body awareness techniques to help you and your employees reach their wellness goals. Get in touch with Juliet today.Learn With MeRenegade UniversityJoin me at Thad Russell&#8217;s&#160;Renegade University. His postmodernism course is available on replay now. Check out the other offerings to enroll in current and future courses. I think you&#8217;ll be particularly interested in&#160;what&#8217;s coming up&#160;in March, a course with CTRL+Pew.Liberty ClassroomI&#8217;ve renewed my Basic Membership to Tom Woods&#8217;s&#160;Liberty Classroom&#160;so many times that I finally just sprung for the lifetime Master Membership. I recommend you do the same. You&#8217;ll get unlimited access to courses on history, economics, political theory, logic, and even literature taught by liberty-loving professors from colleges and universities around the world. It&#8217;s the antidote to the cathedral.Follow MeBe sure you&#8217;re following me on Twitter (@jameslj) and&#160;MeWe.If you&#8217;re reading this on Substack, you can subscribe to the show on any podcast app

Integrating With Bryan O&#8217;DohertyI recently asked in the group of a popular proponent of postmodernism (you can guess who) what they thought would would come next. What is post-postmodernism?The best answer was Integral Theory. This &#8220;theory of everything&#8221; creates a framework by which civilizations throughout history have evolved. Each link in the evolution is a &#8220;holon&#8221;, a whole unto itself that&#8217;s also part of a greater whole (the same way sentences are holons that make up a book, which is a holon that is a component of a library). Postmodernism is the holistic sum of every culture we as a species have developed up to now. Obviously, many individuals haven&#8217;t ascended to seeing the world like a postmodernist. Many aren&#8217;t even in the hyper-rational modernist worldview yet. But some have moved beyond postmodernism and into the new integral age. That&#8217;s what this conversation is about.We also touch on what Bryan believes is the most logical political framework for an integral world, panarchism. This political framework advocates for competing models of governance based on individual and group needs and not based on power and violence.If you have been following the show for a while and listened to Vin Armani&#8217;s series The Ascendant Project, you&#8217;ll notice a lot of parallels. One difference, though, is that the Integral model is very western and linear, where Vin&#8217;s model (via PR Sarkar) is cyclical. More than likely (and I think both models recognize this), cultural evolution is more of a spiral or wave pattern with loops and cycles and undulations as we all progress together.This is a long episode. I considered breaking it into two parts. But in keeping with the theme of integration, I thought splitting it up would be a little too jarring. Plus, if you&#8217;re as fascinated by this stuff as I am, it&#8217;ll go by really fast.One thing, though: Integral has a lot of jargon, including a color code. Going through these colors takes up a large portion of this interview. To make matters a bit more complicated, Integral branched off Spiral Dynamics, which had its own color code. The &#8220;map&#8221; I used as a cheat sheet throughout this interview can be found here. It&#8217;s also pasted below if you&#8217;re listening to this on Substack, but it&#8217;s going to be a tiny image, so you should probably just click the link.Bryan / Integral LinksBryan&#8217;s blogBryan&#8217;s TwitterBryan&#8217;s essay on panarchyBryan&#8217;s novel, AlternetSchool Sucks Podcast series on Integral Theory (Spotify link)Come lurk with me in the Integral Global group on FacebookRecommended Reading: A Brief History of Everything, by Ken WilberSpiral Dynamics, by Don Edward Beck and Christopher C. CowanBonus: Take Jonathan Haidt&#8217;s morality surveys to see where you standDo you like the new music?If you&#8217;re into the new intro music and want a custom song for your project, or if you just want to discover a new artist, check out Dan Stringer on <a href="https://instagram.com/djstringe

Lily Forester is stitching her life togetherI&#8217;m thrilled to bring you this interview, which was recorded almost a month ago before current events somehow became more urgent to talk about than an individual life story. I apologize for that. I can&#8217;t promise I won&#8217;t do it again. In any case, I love this story. Lily Forester first came into my field of vision when her husband (boyfriend, partner, whatever) was murdered over&#8230;drugs? &#8230;territory? &#8230;just being in the wrong place at the wrong time? It was the first time I&#8217;d heard of a real life agorist. It was the first time I&#8217;d heard of violence impacting people in my libertarian bubble.Since the murder, Lily has done her damnedest to be successful and successfully self-reliant. Her story is inspiring, exciting, and enlightening. I really think you&#8217;ll like it. Lily LinksLily&#8217;s FacebookLily&#8217;s writing at The Homestead GuruLily&#8217;s book, Stitching My Life Together: One Woman&#8217;s Crafty Journey After Losing Everything to a MurderLearn With MeRenegade UniversityJoin me at Thad Russell&#8217;s&#160;Renegade University. His postmodernism course is available on replay now. Check out the other offerings to enroll in current and future courses. I think you&#8217;ll be particularly interested in what&#8217;s coming up in March, a course with CTRL+Pew.Liberty ClassroomI&#8217;ve renewed my Basic Membership to Tom Woods&#8217;s&#160;Liberty Classroom&#160;so many times that I finally just sprung for the lifetime Master Membership. I recommend you do the same. You&#8217;ll get unlimited access to courses on history, economics, political theory, logic, and even literature taught by liberty-loving professors from colleges and universities around the world. It&#8217;s the antidote to the cathedral.Follow MeBe sure you&#8217;re following me on Twitter (@jameslj) and&#160;MeWe.If you&#8217;re reading this on Substack, you can subscribe to the show on any podcast app simply by searching Blackbird with James Jenneman.Become a paying subscriber for bonus episodes, written content, and your very own private podcast feed.(Note: I use affiliate links. By clicking the sponsored links above, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you when you make a purchase. Using my affiliate links is a great way to support the show, and I really appreciate it!) This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.blackbirdpodcast.com/subscribe

Derrick Broze on The Greater Reset ActivationUnless you live under a rock, you&#8217;ve heard about The Great Reset. Next week the Masters of the Universe will converge upon Davos, Switzerland, to plot out the next decade of techno-fascism. I don&#8217;t know if there&#8217;s much you and I can do to stop it, but I do know we can arrange our lives to make ourselves immune to it. Regular folks are being distracted by propaganda about the pandemic, domestic terrorism, and a phantom post-inauguration Trump resurgence. Whatever keeps the focus off reality, right?Well, reality is still happening and Derrick Broze is here to help us navigate it. Please listen to this short interview and then go sign up for The Greater Reset. I promise, there&#8217;s nothing more important in your life right now.Derrick LinksSign up for The Greater ResetThe Conscious ResistanceThe Consciouse Resistance videos on OdyseeDerrick&#8217;s Course Holistic Self AssessmentDerrick&#8217;s Writing at The Last American VagabondDerrick&#8217;s News Feed on TelegramDerrick&#8217;s Books for purchaseLearn With MeRenegade UniversityJoin me for Thad Russell&#8217;s&#160;Renegade University&#160;course on Postmodernism and Critical Theory, co-taught by James Lindsay, who&#8217;s a critic of postmodernism. It&#8217;s certain to be a lively and enlightening time. I&#8217;ve also taken courses taught by Scott Horton on the War on Terror, by Thad Russell on history and postmodern thought, and by Daniel Coffeen on Friedrich Nietzsche. In addition to classes, Thad also hosts lively weekly Zoom discussions with all sorts of guests for Renegade University students and periodical live events in cities around the country. Grab some credits today!Liberty ClassroomI&#8217;ve renewed my Basic Membership to Tom Woods&#8217;s&#160;Liberty Classroom&#160;so many times that I finally just sprung for the lifetime Master Membership. I recommend you do the same. You&#8217;ll get unlimited access to courses on history, economics, political theory, logic, and even literature taught by liberty-loving professors from colleges and universities around the world. It&#8217;s the antidote to the cathedral.(Note: I use affiliate links. By clicking the sponsored links above, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you when you make a purchase. Using my affiliate links is a great way to support the show, and I really appreciate it!)Follow MeBe sure you&#8217;re following me on Twitter (@jameslj) and MeWe. If you&#8217;re reading this on Substack, you can subscribe to the show on any podcast app simply by searching Blackbird with James Jenneman.Become a paying subscriber for bonus episodes, written content, and your very own private podcast feed. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.blackbirdpodcast.com/subscribe

Jose Galison&#8217;s side hustle is the cat&#8217;s meowJose&#8217;s back! This time we&#8217;re talking about the cat breeding business he and his wife run. This agorist enterprise provides them with a healthy side income setting people up with a pretty exotic breed of cat.Jose LinksJose&#8217;s interview show on YouTube, No Way JoseJose Galison on TwitterThe Liberty Movement on YouTubeThe Liberty Movement on FacebookThe Liberty Movement on MeWeSponsor: BeYou EnterprisesBeYou Enterprises welcomes you back to your body! Through breath and posture awareness and exercises you can do at the office or at home, BeYou helps you free your body of stress, repetitive motion, misuse, and disuse. Specializing in workplace health and wellness programs, sign up for in-person or virtual programs for yourself and your employees today.Head to https://www.beyouenterprises.com/ for more information.Learn With MeRenegade UniversityJoin me for Thad Russell&#8217;s&#160;Renegade University&#160;course on Postmodernism and Critical Theory, co-taught by James Lindsay, who&#8217;s a critic of postmodernism. It&#8217;s certain to be a lively and enlightening time. I&#8217;ve also taken courses taught by Scott Horton on the War on Terror, by Thad Russell on history and postmodern thought, and by Daniel Coffeen on Friedrich Nietzsche. In addition to classes, Thad also hosts lively weekly Zoom discussions with all sorts of guests for Renegade University students and periodical live events in cities around the country. Grab some credits today!Liberty ClassroomI&#8217;ve renewed my Basic Membership to Tom Woods&#8217;s&#160;Liberty Classroom&#160;so many times that I finally just sprung for the lifetime Master Membership. I recommend you do the same. You&#8217;ll get unlimited access to courses on history, economics, political theory, logic, and even literature taught by liberty-loving professors from colleges and universities around the world. It&#8217;s the antidote to the cathedral.(Note: I use affiliate links. By clicking the sponsored links above, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you when you make a purchase. Using my affiliate links is a great way to support the show, and I really appreciate it!)Follow MeBe sure you&#8217;re following me on Twitter (@jameslj) and MeWe. If you&#8217;re reading this on Substack, you can subscribe to the show on any podcast app simply by searching Blackbird with James Jenneman.Become a paying subscriber for bonus episodes, written content, and your very own private podcast feed. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.blackbirdpodcast.com/subscribe

I recently chatted with Jose Gallison on his show about current events. We were worried we wouldn&#8217;t have much to discuss, but this is January, 2021. So&#8230;we had plenty. You&#8217;ll probably like it. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.blackbirdpodcast.com/subscribe

Pete Qui&#241;ones on a multifaceted approach to politics and culturePete Qui&#241;ones returns to the show to talk about his return to allegiance with the Libertarian Party (specifically the LP Mises Caucus). We talk about art of political power and why radical individualism necessary but insufficient.This is a political episode, and there&#8217;s lots of inside baseball. So I&#8217;ll forgive you if you skip it.But I won&#8217;t forgive you if you don&#8217;t attend The Greater Reset. This very important event, being held as a counter to the World Economic Forum&#8217;s meeting in Davos the week of January 25, provides a great jumping-off point for resisting the planned global technocracy. Click the link above or below to sign up. It&#8217;s free.Pete LinksStream The Monopoly on Violence on AmazonRead The Machiavellians. (The book is hundreds of dollars in print, but it&#8217;s free on Kindle Unlimited, which I think you should subscribe to! I've increased my book-reading significantly since subscribing a year ago.)LP Mises CaucusPete's SubstackFree Man Beyond the Wall PodcastThe Greater Reset LinksThe Greater Reset: Click the link and scroll down to sign up for freeThe Great Reset explained by John Bush"The Great Reset for Dummies", recommended by propaganda expert Mark Crispin MillerLearn With MeRenegade UniversityJoin me for Thad Russell&#8217;s Renegade University course on Postmodernism and Critical Theory, co-taught by James Lindsay, who&#8217;s a critic of postmodernism. It&#8217;s certain to be a lively and enlightening time. I&#8217;ve also taken courses taught by Scott Horton on the War on Terror, by Thad Russell on history and postmodern thought, and by Daniel Coffeen on Friedrich Nietzsche. In addition to classes, Thad also hosts lively weekly Zoom discussions with all sorts of guests for Renegade University students and periodical live events in cities around the country. Grab some credits today!Liberty ClassroomI&#8217;ve renewed my Basic Membership to Tom Woods&#8217;s Liberty Classroom so many times that I finally just sprung for the lifetime Master Membership. I recommend you do the same. You&#8217;ll get unlimited access to courses on history, economics, political theory, logic, and even literature taught by liberty-loving professors from colleges and universities around the world. It&#8217;s the antidote to the cathedral.(Note: I use affiliate links. By clicking the sponsored links above, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you when you make a purchase. Using my affiliate links is a great way to support the show, and I really appreciate it!) This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.blackbirdpodcast.com/subscribe

Alex Hatch on Starting a State-Proof PlatformToday Alex Hatch from Mantifly joins me to talk about her journey from recently-divorced single mom to tech entrepreneur. She founded an app for beauty industry professionals to serve their clients directly rather than going through employers, landlords, state boards, etc. to practice their craft.LinksSign up for MantiflyFollow Mantifly on Twitter and YouTubeBook recommendation: How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World by Harry BrowneFollow me on&#160;Twitter&#160;and&#160;MeWe.Be sure to hit subscribe wherever you&#8217;re listening to this so you never miss an episode! Subscribe on&#160;Substack&#160;for bonus episodes and written content.SponsorCheck out Paloma Verde CBD and be sure to use coupon code blackbird at checkout to get 25% off your order! I recommend trying the mint tincture!Learn With MeRenegade UniversityJoin me for Thad Russell&#8217;s Renegade University course on&#160;Postmodernism and Critical Theory, co-taught by James Lindsay, who&#8217;s a critic of postmodernism. It&#8217;s certain to be a lively and enlightening time. I&#8217;ve also taken courses taught by Scott Horton on the War on Terror, by Thad Russell on history and postmodern thought, and by Daniel Coffeen on Friedrich Nietzsche. In addition to classes, Thad also hosts lively weekly Zoom discussions with all sorts of guests for Renegade University students and periodical live events in cities around the country. Grab some credits today!Liberty ClassroomI&#8217;ve renewed my Basic Membership to&#160;Tom Woods&#8217;s Liberty Classroom&#160;so many times that I finally just sprung for the lifetime Master Membership. I recommend you do the same. You&#8217;ll get unlimited access to courses on history, economics, political theory, logic, and even literature taught by liberty-loving professors from colleges and universities around the world. It&#8217;s the antidote to the cathedral.(Note: I use affiliate links. By clicking the sponsored links above, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you when you make a purchase. Using my affiliate links is a great way to support the show, and I really appreciate it!) This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.blackbirdpodcast.com/subscribe

Monica Perez on Discerning PropagandaI&#8217;m so excited to chat with Monica Perez today. The host of The Propaganda Report podcast, Monica has an uncanny knack for sussing out narrative and spin in news reporting. She can connect almost every news story to some higher-level agenda. Don&#8217;t get it twisted, though. She&#8217;s not your standard conspiracy theorist, though. She thinks Alex Jones is a limited hangout and Q is a psy-op. She has no time for the theatrics that so often comes along with conspiracy theory, and that&#8217;s what makes her so refreshing.LinksThe Prop Report websiteFollow Monica on TwitterPropaganda Report on RokfinBecome a patron of The Propaganda Report on PatreonRecommended Reading: Propaganda, by Edward BernaysFollow me on Twitter and MeWe.Be sure to hit subscribe wherever you&#8217;re listening to this so you never miss an episode! Subscribe on Substack for bonus episodes and written content.SponsorI had the great pleasure of working with Juliet from BeYou last week, and man. First, I have incredibly poor posture. Second, I had no idea I&#8217;d get such a workout without leaving my desk. I was sore the following day like I&#8217;d been to the gym. Check out BeYou to set up an individual or group session today.https://www.beyouenterprises.com/Learn With MeRenegade UniversityJoin me for Thad Russell&#8217;s Renegade University course on Postmodernism and Critical Theory, co-taught by James Lindsay, who&#8217;s a critic of postmodernism. It&#8217;s certain to be a lively and enlightening time. I&#8217;ve also taken courses taught by Scott Horton on the War on Terror, by Thad Russell on history and postmodern thought, and by Daniel Coffeen on Friedrich Nietzsche. In addition to classes, Thad also hosts lively weekly Zoom discussions with all sorts of guests for Renegade University students and periodical live events in cities around the country. Grab some credits today!Liberty ClassroomI&#8217;ve renewed my Basic Membership to Tom Woods&#8217;s Liberty Classroom so many times that I finally just sprung for the lifetime Master Membership. I recommend you do the same. You&#8217;ll get unlimited access to courses on history, economics, political theory, logic, and even literature taught by liberty-loving professors from colleges and universities around the world. It&#8217;s the antidote to the cathedral.(Note: I use affiliate links. By clicking the sponsored links above, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you when you make a purchase. Using my affiliate links is a great way to support the show, and I really appreciate it!) This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.blackbirdpodcast.com/subscribe

Listen now | Welcome to Blackbird! This inaugural episode for the new year under the new title is a solo episode. I talk about why I changed the title of the show from Urban Agorist to Blackbird, my vision for the show going forward (and what it sort of was all along), and how you can support the show and join in the community. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.blackbirdpodcast.com/subscribe

Agorist entrepreneur, businessman, farmer, event host, etc etc etc, Brian Norton joins me today to chat about (among other things) business, coffee, cannabis, and the business of cannabis-infused coffee! It's a free-wheeling conversation, so strap in.LinksFind Brian on Facebook.Camp at Brian's, Camp SuNeeKee. Or if indoors is more your thing, rent his Airbnb. And if you've never signed up for Hipcamp before, use my link or enter offer code JAMESJDD896F at checkout to get a $10 credit!Buy Brian's coffee and find his other businesses at Food Forest Farms.Book recommendations: "Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World", by Mark Pendergrast.Thad Russell's Renegade University (Sign up for the new course on Postmodernism!)Get your Master Membership to Tom Wood's Liberty Classroom. If you're looking for the best history, economics, logic, philosophy, and even literature education from a libertarian perspective, look no further.James's Recommendation for Beginner Urban GardenersGrow a garden on your kitchen counter with Aerogarden.Use your own seeds rather than Aerogarden's pods with Urban Leaf sponges.Feed your plants on a budget with Urban Leaf liquid plant food.(Note: We use affiliate links. By clicking the sponsored link(s) above, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you when you make a purchase. Using our affiliate links is a great way to support the show, and we really appreciate it!)&#160;Follow me on Twitter&#160;Subscribe to Urban AgoristApple PodcastsSpotifyOdyseeYouTube This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.blackbirdpodcast.com/subscribe

Jason Brunson of Rebel Gardens stopped by to chat about his great garden business, a new product he's launching, and his thoughts on smallness and using gardens to opt out of governmental and corporate monoliths.LinksGrow Food Not Grass. If you're interested in informational and entertaining garden tips, you definitely want to be on Jason's mailing list. It's one I never miss.Check out the selection at Rebel Gardens on Amazon. Try the hot peppers!Jason's Microgreens Growing Kit, which will be available within days of publishing this episode.Rebel Gardens on Instagram and FacebookBook recommendations: "New Libertarian Manifesto", by Sam Konkin. "Community Technology", by Karl Hess. "The Breakdown of Nations", by Leopold Kohr.YouTube channels for urban homesteaders who I never miss: The Gardening Channel With James Prigioni , Epic Gardeing with Kevin Espiritu, and Self Sufficient MeThad Russell's Renegade University (Sign up for the new course on Postmodernism!)Get your Master Membership to Tom Wood's Liberty Classroom. If you're looking for the best history, economics, logic, philosophy, and even literature education from a libertarian perspective, look no further.James's Recommendation for Beginner Urban GardenersGrow a garden on your kitchen counter with Aerogarden.Use your own seeds rather than Aerogarden's pods with Urban Leave sponges.Feed your plants on a budget with Urban Leaf liquid plant food.(Note: We use affiliate links. By clicking the sponsored link(s) above, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you when you make a purchase. Using our affiliate links is a great way to support the show, and we really appreciate it!)&#160;Follow me on Twitter&#160;Subscribe to Urban AgoristApple PodcastsSpotifyOdyseeYouTube This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.blackbirdpodcast.com/subscribe

Nicole Sauce of Holler Roast Coffee, Living Free in Tennessee, and Unloose the Goose joins me today to talk about her fascinating journey from school teacher to entrepreneur and iconic homesteader. We discuss discovering your mission and purpose and then living it out.LinksLiving Free in TennesseeUnloose the Goose episode on Intentional Communities and AgorismHoller Roast CoffeeConnect with Nicole on MeWeThad Russell's Renegade University (I recommend the course on Postmodernism!)Book recommendation: &#8220;40 Projects for Building Your Backyard Homestead"Get your Master Membership to Tom Wood's Liberty Classroom. If you're looking for the best history, economics, logic, philosophy, and even literature education from a libertarian perspective, look no further.(Note: We use affiliate links. By clicking the sponsored link(s) above, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you when you make a purchase. Using our affiliate links is a great way to support the show, and we really appreciate it!)&#160;Follow me on Twitter&#160;Subscribe to Urban AgoristApple PodcastsSpotifyOdyseeYouTube This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.blackbirdpodcast.com/subscribe

Today I'm joined by Scott Horton, cofounder and managing director of The Libertarian Institute and prolific writer and podcaster on foreign policy from a libertarian point of view. With COVID-19 and governments' reactions to it monopolizing the news this year, I wanted to get a rundown of what we've been missing and what's in store for a Biden administration.Links&#160;Links to articles mentioned (in no particular order)Quiet Support for Saudis Entangles U.S. in YemenNATO Needs to Adapt Quickly to Stay Relevant for 2030, Report UrgesThe Redirection, by Seymour M. HershThe New Cold War With Russia Is All America&#8217;s Fault by Scott Horton&#8220;Nyet&#8221; means &#8220;Nyet&#8221;: Russia&#8217;s NATO Enlargement Redlines&#8220;Obama&#8217;s &#8220;Anti-ISIS&#8221; Coalition Built ISIS, Biden Admits&#8221; by Alex Newman&#8220;Cheering a &#8216;Democratic&#8217; Coup in Ukraine&#8221; by Robert ParryUkraine crisis: Transcript of leaked Nuland-Pyatt callBook: Tragedy & Hope: A History of the World in Our Time by Carroll QuigleyFollow Scott's WorkScott's articles @ Libertarian InstituteScotts articles @ antiwar.comScott&#8217;s website with interview archives.Scott Horton Show on TwitterScott's book, which is required reading: Fool&#8217;s Errand: Time to End the War in AfghanistanIt's not too late to get your Master Membership to Tom Wood's Liberty Classroom. If you're looking for the best history, economics logic, philosophy, and even literature education from a libertarian perspective, look no further.(Note: We use affiliate links. By clicking the sponsored link(s) above, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you when you make a purchase. Using our affiliate links is a great way to support the show, and we really appreciate it!)Subscribe to Urban Agorist&#160;Apple PodcastsSpotifyOdyseeYouTubeFollow me on Twitter This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.blackbirdpodcast.com/subscribe