The Rollo and Slappy Show

Subscribe to the podcast JW Weatherman comes back to the show to drop some advice on family life.  How should you raise your kids in such a crazy world?  What's the problem with the education system and how can homeschooling be a solution?  How do you set yourself up to achieve all of this?  We discuss these questions and more. Follow JW Weatherman Twitter - @JWWeatherman_ Mathbot.com 10HoursofBitcoin.com The Bitcoin Threat Model Free Market Success Story BreakTheirRules.com Twitter - @BreakTheirRules Sponsor Liberty Mugs Keep in touch with us everywhere you are Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter: @RolloMcFloogle @Slappy_Jones_2 Check us out on Patreon Shop on Amazon through our link Learn everything you need to know about Bitcoin in just 10 hours 10HoursofBitcoin.com Earn Bitcoin by using your credit card GetPei.com, use promo code jz6ei7 to get $10

Ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft often find themselves in the  news for any number of criticisms probably mostly due to their  disruptive nature.  We go through a recent article from SF Gate about  some concerns that some female drivers have about safety and we give our  commentary on it. But first, we talk a little boxing. Items discussed Tyson Fury vs. Otto Wallin Fight Highlights “‘There really isn’t anything that can keep you safe’: Women Uber and Lyft drivers speak out” – SF Gate Sponsor Liberty Mugs Keep in touch with us everywhere you are Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter: @RolloMcFloogle @Slappy_Jones_2 Check us out on Patreon Shop on Amazon through our link Learn everything you need to know about Bitcoin in just 10 hours 10HoursofBitcoin.com Earn Bitcoin by using your credit card GetPei.com, use promo code jz6ei7 to get $10

A lot of art these days gets criticized for not being like the art of year or even centuries past.  In the pursuit of appreciating art, we might have the tendency to push those feelings aside and say, "Well, maybe this just isn't for me."  But is there something more to it?  And what is fine art anyway?  What's the state been up that has effects on art today?  We have Scoparchist on the show to discuss this and more. Follow Scoparchist Twitter: @Scoparchist Sponsor Liberty Mugs Keep in touch with us everywhere you are Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter: @RolloMcFloogle @Slappy_Jones_2 Check us out on Patreon Shop on Amazon through our link Learn everything you need to know about Bitcoin in just 10 hours 10HoursofBitcoin.com Earn Bitcoin by using your credit card GetPei.com, use promo code jz6ei7 to get $10

We expect Bitcoin to become global money, but is it money yet?  We say it's not and that it requires some steps to get there.  We explain what money is and why it's important before we take you along the circuitous path of monetization in this week's episode. Items discussed "Applying Carl Menger to the Monetization of Bitcoin" by Rollo McFloogle "Shelling Out: The Origins of Money" by Nick Szabo De Moneta by Nicholas Oresme The Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous The Ethics of Money Production by Jorg Guido Hulsmann Sponsor Liberty Mugs Support James Nixon Diamond Life Keep in touch with us everywhere you are Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter: @RolloMcFloogle @Slappy_Jones_2 Check us out on Patreon Shop on Amazon through our link Learn everything you need to know about Bitcoin in just 10 hours 10HoursofBitcoin.com Earn Bitcoin by using your credit card GetPei.com, use promo code jz6ei7 to get $10

Someone shot an elephant, so everyone lost their minds.  But then, it wasn't quite what they thought it was.  When will we learn that maybe we shouldn't let a picture, headline, or short video clip induce us to go into a rage mob frenzy? Items discussed You get none so nobody goes rage mobbing. Sponsor Liberty Mugs Support James Nixon Diamond Life Keep in touch with us everywhere you are Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter: @RolloMcFloogle @Slappy_Jones_2 Check us out on Patreon Shop on Amazon through our link Learn everything you need to know about Bitcoin in just 10 hours 10HoursofBitcoin.com Earn Bitcoin by using your credit card GetPei.com, use promo code jz6ei7 to get $10

A few weeks ago, Nick Gillespie was on Thaddeus Russell's Unregistered Podcast and made some of the typical complaints about Murray Rothbard from his detractors.  We decided to give our two satoshis about what we think about these Rothbard detractors. Items discussed Episode 291: 'Professional Libertarians,' Bird and Car, from the Friends Against Government Podcast - Free Man Beyond the Wall Episode 88: Unregistered Live in Brooklyn with Dave Smith and Nick Gillespie - Unregistered Podcast Sponsor Liberty Mugs Keep in touch with us everywhere you are Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter: @RolloMcFloogle @Slappy_Jones_2 Check us out on Patreon Shop on Amazon through our link Learn everything you need to know about Bitcoin in just 10 hours 10HoursofBitcoin.com Earn Bitcoin by using your credit card GetPei.com, use promo code jz6ei7 to get $10

Why do we accept the state of our society?  Was the Constitution written in a way that can still apply today despite all of the major changes in the world since it was written?  Do the police do the job they’re supposed to do?  Do we have any alternatives? What if you could be your own senator?  Donnie Gebert joins us on the show this week to discuss these ideas and more. Follow Donnie The Null Hypothesis of Politics A Direct Republic by Donnie Gebert Ep. 42 Former Military Intelligence Sergeant Donnie Gebert Explains That a Direct Republic Is Now Possible – The Bob Murphy Show Episode 290: How to Overcome 'Flintstone's' Governance in a 'Jetson's' World – Free Man Beyond the Wall Sponsor Liberty Mugs Keep in touch with us everywhere you are Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter: @RolloMcFloogle @Slappy_Jones_2 Check us out on Patreon Shop on Amazon through our link Learn everything you need to know about Bitcoin in just 10 hours 10HoursofBitcoin.com Earn Bitcoin by using your credit card GetPei.com, use promo code jz6ei7 to get $10

mcfloogle.com/156 A few weeks ago, Rollo went after Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter over a tweet about gardening.  Birdarchist playfully jabbed back, but plenty of other people took some umbrage over it.  So Bird is here this week to talk about whether or not gardening will defeat the state and then whatever else comes up. Items discussed Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s gardening tweet Follow Birdarchist Friends Against Government podcast Follow Bird on Twitter Follow the Friends Against Government podcast on Twitter Sponsor Liberty Mugs Keep in touch with us everywhere you are Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter: @RolloMcFloogle @Slappy_Jones_2 Check us out on Patreon Shop on Amazon through our link Learn everything you need to know about Bitcoin in just 10 hours 10HoursofBitcoin.com Earn Bitcoin by using your credit card GetPei.com, use promo code jz6ei7 to get $10

mcfloogle.com/155 Two weeks ago, we released Part 1 of a short series on a trial about a  federal case regarding an alleged PCP drug ring where Slappy gave his  perspective as a member of the jury that was able to muster a number of  not guilty verdicts for the defendants.  This week, we have James Dixon,  one of the defendants on the case, give his story about his arrest and  trial.  It’s a story of corruption on top of corruption on top of  corruption by the police and courts. Items discussed Episode 153 – The PCP Trial, Part 2: Slappy’s Perspective as a Juror “How a Confidential Informant Ran a North Philly Drug Business – All While Working for the DEA” – Philadelphia Inquirer Sponsor Liberty Mugs Keep in touch with us everywhere you are Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter: @RolloMcFloogle @Slappy_Jones_2 Check us out on Patreon Shop on Amazon through our link Learn everything you need to know about Bitcoin in just 10 hours 10HoursofBitcoin.com Earn Bitcoin by using your credit card GetPei.com, use promo code jz6ei7 to get $10

The state can be a pretty pernicious thing, infiltrating our minds even when we think we’ve inoculated ourselves. We decided to tackle a few issues that we might be a little more difficult to dump out. Sponsor Liberty Mugs Keep in touch with us everywhere you are Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter: […]

We aren’t often afforded the opportunity to make an immediate impact on the business of the state and the lives of victims of it. But Slappy did when he was selected to be a member of a jury for a federal case regarding PCP. Slappy talks about the trial, why he believes the men are […]

We received an email last week from a listener regarding some points on decentralization and tokenization using altcoins for things like issuing stock in a company. We decided to do sort of a part 2 to last week’s episode to discuss these ideas. Do people tend to overuse the idea of “decentralization” and should entirely […]

This week, we run some victory laps around us warning about the intrinsic value of gold some time ago and then transition into some of the critiques made against hodling and Bitcoin being the one and only money. Items discussed A Bitcoin Maximalism Debate – Peaceful Treason Space Miners Race to an Asteroid Worth Quintillions […]

It’s Episode 150, so we celebrate it by keeping Slappy off the episode with “technical difficulties” and bringing on Steve Miller-Miller to poke fun at libertarians and talk about some of his favorite things. Follow Steve Twitter, @blessyourgrind The Lolberts Monumental Waste of Time Sponsor Liberty Mugs Earn Bitcoin by using your credit card GetPei.com, […]

A preacher in Knoxville County, TN had a very controversial video of his sermons released. Grayson Fritts repeatedly told his congregation that that he believed that the Bible informs us that gays should be executed. We could just chalk this up to Fritts being a nutjob, but his other job makes his views considerably more […]

We’re keeping the theme of handling someone being wrong, but we’re changing it up a little this week. What do we about someone like Tulsi Gabbard? She’s great on foreign policy but very bad on everything else. Sponsor Liberty Mugs Earn Bitcoin by using your credit card GetPei.com, use promo code jz6ei7 to get $10 […]

As libertarians, we often find it difficult to agree with each other, so when we’re faced with dealing with the rest of the world, finding common ground on political and ethical issues can be exceedingly difficult. What do we do? As Bitcoin maximalists, how do we deal with the huge numbers of people who promote […]

War is horrific and it has terrible effects on those who fight in them. Article discussed Hunters—father and son—hold town hall to discuss border security Sponsor Liberty Mugs Earn Bitcoin by using your credit card GetPei.com, use promo code jz6ei7 to get $10 Keep in touch with us everywhere you are Like us on Facebook […]

You’ll shoot your eye out, kid! We welcome Greg, known as @NotGregoryM on Twitter, on the podcast to talk guns. I don’t think we’ve ever had a guest come on the show to talk about guns, so we’ll call him our resident gun expert. He’s a wealth of knowledge and an all-around good guy. Maybe […]

What’s it like serving in the military in Afghanistan as you begin to question the war? We’ve all heard the dramatic stories about soldiers turned antiwar activities, but what was it like for the average Marine? Jared, known as @JTTRisky0861 on Twitter, is a former Marine who became antiwar and found his way to libertarianism […]

Peter Schiff is well known in libertarian and Austrian economics circles for his outspoken support of free markets and critiques of government interference. He’s also known in Bitcoin circles, but that’s because he’s a vocal critic of Bitcoin and its competition with gold. After a couple of tweets going after Bitcoin and its comparisons to […]

Need a nice wine pairing to go with your anarchy? What’s the best Chianti for a cypherpunk? We’ve got the perfect guest, Jake from the Tasting Anarchy podcast, to tell us everything we need to know about wine and liberty! Don’t forget to sign up for Chillderburg. Follow Jacob TastingAnarchy.com Follow Tasting Anarchy on Twitter: […]

There’s an awful lot of noise in the Bitcoin space due to people trying to promote their altcoins. The most contentious debates and arguments happen in the Bitcoin vs Bitcoin Cash communities and the latest installment has featured people calling on Twitter to do something about the @Bitcoin handle. People supportive of Bitcoin Cash control […]

We took an opportunity this episode to talk about some current events happening now. First up is the fire at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and how many libertarians reacted with conspiracy theories and a total lack of empathy. Unfortunately, this is nothing new. Then changing gears, we discussed the delisting of an obvious […]

We’ve finally made it happen! We welcome our friends, Will and Jared, from the Peaceful Treason podcast to talk some shop this week. There was a tweetstorm by a U.C. Berkeley author and lawyer that she titled “Libertarians: Destroyers of Democracy” that was just too ridiculous that there was no way we weren’t going to […]

Vallejo police have released the video of the slaying of rapper Willie McCoy at a Taco Bell. A Taco Bell employee called 911 to report an unresponsive person sitting in a car. When Vallejo police arrived, they found McCoy as described, but they noticed a gun in his lap. They drew their guns and discussed […]

Conspiracies exist and there’s plenty of odd accounts of events, but that doesn’t give someone license immediately go off the rails and make wild accusations of conspiracies while having almost no facts. It’s not a good look for us as libertarians. Bad people exist and they do some pretty awful things sometimes even without the […]

We’ve talked about how to deal with crime on past podcast episodes, but how should a libertarian society deal with an active aggressor? The recent “egging” of Australian senator Fraser Anning by a 15-year-old provides us with an opportunity to dig into this with a recent event. We’ve also discussed how a libertarian society would […]

Democrat Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang is taking some flak for his thoughts on gun control. And he should because his thoughts are pretty bad, but that means he’s pretty popular among the typical bad idea machines. Slappy and I take this opportunity to talk through how we think a libertarian society would handle risky people […]

Slappy and I came across an opinion piece where a local nanny was complaining about working conditions for domestic workers like cleaners and nannies. She was suggesting that a “bill of rights” is required to be placed into law by the city of Philadelphia to alleviate these issues. We read through the article and discuss […]

Slappy and I welcome Prof. CJ of the Dangerous History Podcast to talk about his show and the recent epic 28-hour long series he did on his podcast, “The Not-So-Civil War.” We start with some general conversation about Prof. CJ and education, but then we dig into some questions we had about the Civil War. […]

There were some audio issues during post-production. We got them to reasonable levels but Rollo’s voice is a little louder than Slappy’s and a bit less crisp. Well, not all of you are socialists. But it’s interesting to notice how many on the right decry the left’s socialism only to succumb to its temptations as […]

We welcome Guy Swann from The Cryptoconomy podcast to talk about Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, Guy carrying the Lightning Torch, and bringing Bitcoin to the world. Items mentioned SLP52 Jack Dorsey & Elizabeth Stark – Bitcoin: Native Currency of the Internet – Stephan Livera Podcast 10HoursofBitcoin.com Follow Guy Twitter: @TheCryptoconomy The Cryptoconomy Podcast Sponsor Liberty Mugs […]

Slappy and I have CarCampIt of the Friends Against Government podcast on the show to talk about some of the current goings on in the world. We talk a bit about Super Bowl commercials, abortion, and PETA’s Twitter account. Follow CarCampIt Twitter: @CarCampIt Friends Against Government Podcast Sponsor Liberty Mugs Keep in touch with us […]

We take libertarianism all the way to its logical conclusion. That means we don’t want the state to exist for anything. This includes ways to handle criminals. Libertarianism answers the question of what constitutes a crime very well, but it’s not quite obvious what to do once we think we know who the criminal is. […]

I’m sure you’ve heard about it already, but there was an incident in Washington, D.C. at the March for Life. It sets up like a joke, but what do you get when you take groups of Native Americans, Black Hebrew Israelites, and students from an all-boys Catholic High School? Utter social media mayhem. We discuss […]

This episode contains some language, so listener discretion is advised. We had the privilege of bringing everyone’s favorite truck driver, Quincy Johnson, on the show to talk about how to deal with racists and then chat a bit about politics. Follow Quincy Twitter: @QuincyLovesBBWS Sponsor Liberty Mugs Keep in touch with us everywhere you are […]

Bitcoin just turned 10 years old, so what’s better to talk about than Bitcoin to start the new year? We brought on Colin, known as Heavily Armed Clown on Twitter, to discuss how he got into Bitcoin, the economics behind it, adoption, the bear market, and more! Items discussed Mathbot.com JW Weatherman’s Course Buy a […]

Stefan Molyneux is known for bringing a lot of people into libertarianism and anarcho-capitalism. But over the last few years, he’s been saying some pretty odd to flat our ridiculous things that should make someone start to question him. What went wrong? Slappy and I discuss. Items discussed Stefan Molyneux Thinks Voting Is the Solution […]

Merry Christmas! Slappy and I spend some quality time with you during this special season to tell you what we want for Christmas. Grab some fruitcake and some eggnog and cuddle by the fire for this Christmas special! Sponsor Liberty Mugs Get a free Liberty Mug by signing up for the Tom Woods Liberty Classroom […]

Bitcoin’s all time high was a year ago today.  We’re in a bear market, so there’s been plenty of FUD being spread around by the no-coiners.  We discuss some the recent Bitcoin bomb threat, criticisms, and some critiques on altcoins. Items discussedDon’t Buy Bitcoin. It’s Going to Crash!!!Episode 106 – CNBC’s take on Bitcoin and […]

The extreme leftists and social justice warriors keep getting crazier and crazier with no real end in sight. The latest victim of their silly whininess is Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray, who was “discovered”to have tweeted out an “anti-gay slur” when he was 15 years old. Fortunately, the vast majority of people seem to think […]

At the end of the month, it will be four years since Joseph Pacini, an at the time 52-year-old man from Clifton Heights, PA, was gunned down by police following a charge of making terroristic threats. We immediately picked the story up as soon as it happened since it occurred so close to where we […]

Our friend, Dean-O, recently penned a piece on his site The Rogue File called “Why I’m No Longer a Capitalist (It’s Not What You Think)” where he has decided to transition away from being a strict capitalist in favor supporting a free market that allows for what he refers to companies that use some “socialist […]

I’ve been hearing about this Real ID that I’m supposed to be getting in the next few years, so I finally looked at what it is. It’s not good. Of course, the government will tell you it’s for your safety, but what else could they be using it for? CarCampIt joins us to discuss. And […]

We recently came across a tweet questioning whether the free market could handle a situation where a single company had control over a city. Could they dominate the people? What happens if they don’t like certain groups? Are there free market solutions to these problems or is this an example of an exception to the […]

Jason Stapleton got triggered when recent guest of ours Mance Rayder posted a screenshot of a kind of dumb conversation happening in his Facebook group. He then proceeded to whine about Mance and his views with his cohost. The problem, though, is that everything he accused Mance of thinking was untrue. So we’re firing back […]

It’s been long overdue, but we finally got Mance Rayder on the podcast. We start with some conversations about unions, pivot to immigration and culture, and then go onto some talk about some issues we see among people resisting a world without the state. Keep up and enjoy! Items Discussed Episode 85: Award Winning Journalist […]

We’ve all had teachers and we’re all expected to put teachers on some holy pedestal of respect and awe. Is that misplaced? Are public schools the only poisonous place to send your children to be educated or do private schools suffer from many of the same problems. Do teachers get paid enough? In this episode, […]

As libertarians, we will often be asked how a free society would handle the role that the government takes in helping those in need and providing a safety net. We provide some ideas and insights on private charity and the wealth that is created with free markets. Items Discussed The End Is Near and It’s […]