The Chris Spangle Show

Chris Spangle attended the national Libertarian Party convention to give listeners the sense of what is happening in this wing of the libertarian movement. Our guest hosts are Kristi Avery, Rhinehold, Kristen, and Ryan Graham. We ask hard questions of two divisive lighting rods: TJ Roberts of Liberty Hangout and former LP Vice Chair Arvin Vorha (now running for the Presidential nomination in 2020). We speak to Darryl Meadows about his first convention and the origin of the Mises Caucus. We also talk to Ohio Gubernatorial candidate Travis Irvine. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle attended the national Libertarian Party convention to give listeners the sense of what is happening in this wing of the libertarian movement. Our guest hosts are Kristi Avery, Rhinehold, Kristen, and Ryan Graham. We begin by asking Matt Kuehnel of the Libertarian Socialist caucus what that is. We interview first time delegates Michael McFarland and Nathan Andrews on their impressions of a Libertarian Convention. We interview the Nicholas Sarwark on his re-election as Chair of the national Libertarian Party. We also talk to a libertarian podcaster named Sarah Wagner about beginning her show "Speaking of Liberty." Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle of We Are Libertarians, Marc Clair of Lions of Liberty, Rodger Paxton of LAVA Flow, and Johnny Rocket of Blast Off meet for the first time in person at Porcfest to record a special (and hilarious) episode of the League Of Liberty. This podcast is a monthly show done for their respective premium content subscribers. You can join now our Patreon to hear past and future episodes! https://www.patreon.com/wearelibertarians Special Guests: Marc Clair and Rodger Paxton. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle travels to Porcfest in the north of New Hampshire to podcast with his League of Liberty friends Marc Clair of Lions of Liberty, Johnny Rocket of Blast Off, and Rodger Paxton of the LAVA Flow. Chris also interviews Jess Mears, the Development Director of the Libertarian Party, on why being a member of the LP is a worthwhile investment. Special Guests: Marc Clair and Rodger Paxton. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle and Harry Price discuss what is actually happening at the border and how libertarians ought to approach the issue of both immigration and child separation. Links - https://www.facebook.com/notes/we-are-libertarians/collection-of-news-on-the-immigrant-child-separation-at-the-border/1973239722707175/ Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle, Matt Wittlief, and Dakota Davis discuss attending a Jordan Peterson lecture. Who makes up the crowd? What does he talk about? Why do people hate him? What makes 2,500 people show up to hear a Canadian lecture about the perception of reality on a Friday night? We also discuss how one determines their personal values. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle, Chris Gault, and Paul Copeland discuss the summit between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump. We consider the positives and negatives of Trump's strategy. We then give details on the Inspector General's report of James Comey's conduct during the 2016 election. We then look at two ways that the left is driving moderates into the arms of Donald Trump. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle talks about his struggles with depression, why does someone like Anthony Bourdain kill himself, what does depression feel like, how does one lift out of depression, and why our society is causing more people to commit suicide. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

<p>This was a project I did for a Carmel High School radio station called WHJE. One of the students saw me speak in that previous episode about my career and asked me to write and record this for a high school audience. It is a letter to my high school self.</p> "In this open letter produced by Katie Piedra, podcast creator and Bob and Tom Show website director Chris Spangle walks you through his own story. But that’s not it. In this open letter, there is passion. There are stories. There is self-love. There are lessons. There is a life for you to reclaim. Chris explains how he conquered – and is still conquering – himself, and how you can overcome your own obstacles." Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle, Chris Gault, and Rhinehold discuss the limits of outrage culture. Roseanne, Kathy Griffin, Samantha Bee, Masterpiece Cakes, and Donald Trump all have tested our collective patience. What led to the rise of outrage culture and where does it end? Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle and Brett Bittner are joined again by Derone Caldwell and Richard Samuels to discuss life after prison, issues facing the black community, and how to unite the country to reform our justice system. Originally recorded as episode 163 of We Are Libertarians. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle, Chloe Anagnos, and Brett Bittner are joined by Derone Caldwell and Richard Samuels to discuss life inside of a prison, the emotions of a long-term sentence and solitary confinement, and how the innocent are often forced into long sentences through the manipulation of the justice system. Originally episode 160 of We Are Libertarians. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Government policy has a cost. Every law and regulation passed by the government has a human toll. The Cost, a series of We Are Libertarians, is a one-on-one interview that tells the story of an average person as they deal with the outcome of policy. Amanda left an abusive relationship. She tells Chris about her experience being hunted by an ex-husband and defending her and her children from further abuse while every level of the system designed to protect her failed. Originally recorded as episode 144 of We Are Libertarians. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Government policy has a cost. Every law and regulation passed by the government has a human toll. The Cost, a series of We Are Libertarians, is a one-on-one interview that tells the story of an average person as they deal with the outcome of policy. In 2012 (Episode 17), Chris Spangle and Chris Gault interviewed the owner of a roll your own tobacco shop. Because of a new law, they had to lay off 3/4 of their employees in a single day. Megan of the Smoke Station chain explains the real damage that government regulation has on small business owners and their employees. The Smoke Station converted to a vape shop, but was ultimately closed by Indiana excise police after new laws regulating the vaping industry were passed in Indiana and at the federal level. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle and Rhinehold discuss why the Libertarian Party isn't working through the lens of a recent Chair's debate on Lions of Liberty between Nick Sarwark and Joshua Smith. They discuss common misconceptions on how the party works and how to fix them. They also review the strengths and weaknesses of both candidates. Lions Of Liberty Debate: http://lionsofliberty.libsyn.com/348-lnc-chair-debate-sarwark-smith-and-dearn 264: The Libertarian Party vs. Ron Paul? - https://wal.fireside.fm/370 Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the first episode of our "The Swamp, Explained" series, Chris Spangle and Rob Quartel go in depth on how Washington works. They discuss the origins of the EPA, the roots of bureaucracy, and what Washington thinks of Gary Johnson by telling the story of Rob's career. Rob has lived and worked in Washington DC for 40 years. He worked for the EPA and the Ford and H.W. Bush campaigns. Check out his resume here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-quartel-5291553/ Have questions for Rob? Email us - [email protected] Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle and Harry Price explain the Iran Nuclear Deal and the ramifications of leaving it, and we give first impressions on the 2020 LP Presidential race. Weld also clarifies his stance on guns and the "vouching for Clinton" comment. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle, James Nease, Justin "Juice" Kelly, and Shane Jones of the Juice in the Morning join us to ask questions. After a recent appearance, Juice and Shane had some questions about politics so we answer them. We begin with the difference between and Anarchists and Libertarians, then we discuss the opioid epidemic and the Chinese dress controversy. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle and Harry Price examine the Alfie Evans case and discuss the potential of peace in North Korea. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle and Harry Price discuss the censorship of Philip DeFranco on YouTube, the new community guidelines of Facebook, and we answer listener letters on gun rights and gun background checks. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle, Harry Price, and Rhinehold discuss the conversation over Starbucks, the new Authorization for the Use of Military Force, and the future crime software of Palantir. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

<p>Josh Arnold and Web Director Chris Spangle answer your questions on social media, pies, and other subjects.</p> Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

<p>Chris Spangle talks to the Allen County Libertarian Party about the two things libertarians must change when talking about politics.</p> Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle and Brian Nichols discuss the ethics of Sean Hannity, ask if Starbucks is systemically racist, what will be the effect of the bombing in Syria, and we discover where your taxes went. Brian Nichols Show - https://briannichols.fireside.fm/ Chris Spangle Show - https://chrisspangleshow.fireside.fm/ Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

<p>Why did Paul Ryan resign? What ramifications does this have for the country? Chris Spangle breaks it down.</p> Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle and Harry Price discuss American options of the Syrian conflict, the FBI's raid on Trump's Lawyer, and many other news stories including knife control in Britain. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle and Dr. Mary Ruwart discuss the human toll of regulations placed on the drug industry by the FDA. Dr. Ruwart has a new book out titled Death by Regulation: How We Were Robbed of a Golden Age of Health and How We Can Reclaim It. Learn more at https://www.deathbyregulation.us/. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle and Chris Gault talk about Trump's recent decisions to kill drug dealers, place tariffs on China, fight with Amazon, and place troops on the border. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle and Harry Price discuss the left and right argument over propaganda in the Sinclair Broadcasting must-reads and Laura Ingraham boycott. They also discuss the ending of the PragerU lawsuit and the FBI's desire to end phone encryption. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle looks into the effect of social media and smartphones on our brain. Spangle then speaks to Minds.com CEO and co-founder Bill Ottman. Minds.com is a free-speech platform that seeks to cure the problems of the major social platforms. The episode ends with "How a handful of tech companies control billions of minds every day" by Tristan Harris and Quit social media by Dr. Cal Newport. 'Our minds can be hijacked': the tech insiders who fear a smartphone dystopia: Google, Twitter and Facebook workers who helped make technology so addictive are disconnecting themselves from the internet. Paul Lewis reports on the Silicon Valley refuseniks alarmed by a race for human attention - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/oct/05/smartphone-addiction-silicon-valley-dystopia?CMP=share_btn_tw Mark Zuckerberg Is Calling for Regulation of Social Media To Lock in Facebook's Position - https://reason.com/blog/2018/03/22/the-real-reason-mark-zuckerberg-calling "How a handful of tech companies control billions of minds every day" by Tristan Harris - https://youtu.be/C74amJRp730 Quit social media by Dr. Cal Newport - https://youtu.be/3E7hkPZ-HTk Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle and Harry Price discuss big spending Republicans and their omnibus bill, the passage of the CLOUD and FOSTA acts, and how to leave Facebook as a business invested in the platform. Get your copy of 'No More' by Zach Kincaid at http://rotgutcountry.com/wal. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

<p>Chris Spangle speaks to high school students about his career path and how to get into broadcasting. </p> Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle and Harry Price discuss the beginning of the end of social networks as they give in to leftist censorship. We also discuss the re-election of Putin in Russia. Interact With Us: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wearelibertarians Email: [email protected] Email Newsletter Sign-up: http://eepurl.com/sJ3Zb WAL Groups: https://www.facebook.com/pg/WeAreLibertarians/groups Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/Egss9XX We Are Libertarians Radio: https://tunein.com/radio/We-Are-Libertarians-Radio-s300501/?utm_source=tiEmbed&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=s300501 iTunes App: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1361526736?ls=1&mt=8 Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.radioco.m5870e3b49 YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/wearelibertarians Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/werlibertarians Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WeAreLibertarians/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/werlibertarians Instagram: http://instagram.com/wearelibertarians Snapchat: WeRLibertarians Our Amazon Wish List: http://amzn.com/w/2LWWUWF99A3RJ Listener Survey: http://www.podtrac.com/audience/start-survey.aspx?pubid=DgL0SdQyOksO&ver=standard Other WAL Sites: WAL Politics: https://www.walpolitics.com/ We Are Libertarians: http://wearelibertarians.com/ Chris Spangle: http://chrisspangle.com/ Libertarian Podcasts: http://www.libertarianpodcasts.com/ Other WAL Podcasts: We Are Libertarians: https://wal.fireside.fm/ Chris Spangle Show: https://chrisspangleshow.fireside.fm/ Brian Nichols Show: https://briannichols.fireside.fm/ Boss Hog Of Liberty: https://bosshog.fireside.fm/ Upward - Libertarian Activism: https://upward.fireside.fm/ The Cost - The Human Toll of Government Policy: https://thecost.fireside.fm/ Raw Audio Politics: https://rawaudio.fireside.fm/ Maranda's World: https://marandasworld.fireside.fm/ Tad Talk: https://soundcloud.com/user-192973152 You Can't Outrun the Fork: https://cantoutrunthefork.fireside.fm/ Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle, Jeremiah Morrell, Sara Potter, and Kade Koger discuss the student walkouts in support of gun control, we take listener letters and discuss issues facing modern farmers, and discuss our new Facebook groups and mobile apps. Get the Android app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.radioco.m5870e3b49 Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle speaks about the social media censorship of Steven Crowder and Austin Petersen. Brian Nichols then speaks to Peterson about the ban, abortion, and immigration. Special Guest: Austin Petersen. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle hosts the second part of our Students For Liberty LibertyCon recap. Spangle went to the conference. In this episode, follow his travel, he interviews SFL and YAL student leader Kelli and captures a speech on three principles of the libertarian philosophy by David Boaz of the Cato Institute. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

<p>Chris Spangle attends a meeting of civic leaders and comes away with a surprising conclusion.</p> Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle hosts the first part of our Student's For Liberty LibertyCon recap. Spangle went to the conference. In this episode, follow his travel, he interviews the admins of Liberty Memes, captures a speech on the First Amendment by Susan Herman of the ACLU, and speaks to 16-year-old publisher Matt Geiger of 71Republic. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This interview with Admin 1 and 2 of the Liberty Memes Facebook Page was recorded at Students for Liberty's LibertyCon. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle, Harry Price, and Paul Copeland discuss the myths and truths surrounding the Parkland shooting, discuss potential solutions to limit future solutions, how to fix the modern man, and Spangle explains the impact Billy Graham had on his life. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle and Joe Hauptmann talk about the public discourse around guns, the fracturing of America, and is the Trump era discourse better or worse than the tone of the Nixon era? Hauptmann explains why the Libertarian Party is still valuable and why he is running for LNC Vice Chair. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle, Creighton Harrington, Jeremiah Morrell, Dakota Davis, and Danny Morrell discuss the Parkland, Flordia school shooting, the gun control debates that rage after every tragedy, and what can be done to end these tragedies. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle and Harry Price cover the reality of Kim Jong Un and his sister, the British government screws Julian Assange, the NSA gets screwed by Russia, the FBI screws Carter Page, the new budget screws poor people, a teacher screws a student, and then we realize we are all getting screwed. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle, Creighton Harrington, and Tad Western discuss the new developments in the Hillary Clinton scandals, we discuss the new big spending budget, military waste, and the SCOTUS gerrymandering case. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle and Harry Price discuss the double standard libertarians apply to their echo chamber, we break down the Nunes memo, who is Carter Page, and ask who thought Lady Doritos were a good idea? Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle interviews Daniel Hayes, the Libertarian Party Convention Committee Chairman, about the controversy over Ron Paul not being invited to speak. Hayes is also a member of the LNC, so we asked him about Arvin Vohra and Nick Sarwark. Spangle then gives a history of why the LP and the Rothbardians don't get along. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle, Chris Gault, and Creighton Harrington dissect all of the major points of the State of the Union and give an update on the brewing FBI scandal. <ul> <li>Digit Savings: <a href="https://digit.co/r/-k0nie4MZQ?ab" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://digit.co/r/-k0nie4MZQ?ab</a></li> <li>Start investing with @Stash today! We’ll each get $5 when you use my link: <a href="https://get.stashinvest.com/christo2p7hk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://get.stashinvest.com/christo2p7hk</a></li> <li>Robinhood: <a href="https://share.robinhood.com/christs4127" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://share.robinhood.com/christs4127</a></li> </ul> Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle, Chris Gault, and Creighton Harrington discuss why human nature and libertarianism are perfectly aligned by breaking down the Jordan Peterson debate with Cathy Newman on the BBC. We discuss economics, the wage gap between men and women, the best way to win a debate, human nature, the differences between men and women, social hierarchies, and why the future is libertarian. Videos played: Peterson on Morality - https://youtu.be/jHKIaFjxGPY Peterson on the BBC - https://youtu.be/aMcjxSThD54 Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle and Harry Price dissect the reactions to this past weekend's Women's Marches, and the male reaction to it. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Spangle, Chris Gault, and Creighton Harrington reunite the original cast and discuss how little has changed since 2012, but everything is different. We ask if Trump is a libertarian President, and explain the reauthorization of FISA Section 702. Support We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices