The Tom Woods Show

In this episode you can hear for yourself exactly what I said at the Soho Forum in my discussion of the 2020 madness surrounding you-know-what. Gene Epstein says it's the best summation of the topic I've ever done. Sponsor: Persist SEO: https://ineedseo.help Full Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKzl5CngE5Q Show notes for Ep. 2490

Statistician Ben O'Neill, who has taught statistics at the Australia National University and the University of New South Wales, offers a unique perspective on a topic we're not supposed to discuss. Sponsors: Blinkist & the Ron Paul Homeschool Curriculum: Get $160 in free bonuses when you join the self-taught, K-12 Ron Paul Curriculum through my link: RonPaulHomeschool.com Article Mentioned: https://www.independent.org/pdf/tir/tir_13_04_4_oneill.pdf Show notes for Ep. 2489

Germinal G. Van, the youthful author of dozens of books, discusses his life as an immigrant from the Ivory Coast and why he holds the leftists who think they can speak in his name in so much contempt. Sponsors: Monetary Metals & Supporting Listeners Guest's Website: GGV Publishing Company Show notes for Ep. 2488

The Libertarian Institute's Sheldon Richman joins us to talk about the encampments, who the students are, what it all means for American politics, and plenty more. Sponsor: Monetary Metals Guest's Websites: The Libertarian Institute & Free Association (Substack) Show notes page

Jay Abraham is among the best, if not the very best, of the world's business and marketing minds. His testimonials come from some of the world's most successful people. He has consulted for over a thousand different industries. He sees things other people do not see. A private 2-hour conversation with Jay transformed my life beyond anything I could have expected. In this episode we peek into his fascinating mind. Contact Jay: [email protected] Sponsors: Persist SEO & Monetary Metals Show notes for Ep. 2486

The Soho Forum's Gene Epstein joins me to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of my remarks about lockdowns, masks, and the rest of it at his debate forum in New York. Sponsors: Supporting Listeners: Get Tom's super hot, old-school 16-page monthly print newsletter, the Tom Woods Elite Letter, plus free admission to his murder mystery dinner parties and his Christmas party, membership in his private group, and plenty more goodies when you become a Supporting Listener of the Tom Woods Show at SupportingListeners.com Un-Conference: Tom's Practical Liberty Un-Conference has no theory, only practical ideas for thriving under a hostile regime. Plus top-notch entertainment! See you there: TomWoods.com/UnConference Guest's Website: The Soho Forum: https://www.thesohoforum.org Guest's Twitter: @GeneSohoForum Event Discussed: https://www.youtube.com/live/fKzl5CngE5Q?si=0TZllYK_-TlaDLFj Show notes for Ep. 2485

A potpourri episode with Gene, who discusses his recent Covid debate, whether younger folks are uniquely struggling, and whether it's correct to say (with Biden) that the economy is actually great but the public is too dumb to recognize it. Sponsors: Blinkist & Policy Genius Debate Discussed: https://www.youtube.com/live/79_NIazwjpQ?si=WOyq5tYn_qHB9ytz Guest's Website: The Soho Forum Guest's Twitter: @GeneSohoForum Show notes for Ep. 2484

UFC fighter Renato "Money" Moicano recently told a national audience that if they want to save their country they should read Ludwig von Mises and the "six lessons" of the Austrian School. Jonathan Newman joins us to discuss those lessons. Sponsor: Tom's Practical Liberty Un-Conference has no theory, only practical ideas for thriving under a hostile regime. Plus top-notch entertainment! See you there: https://tomwoods.com/unconference Article Discussed: https://mises.org/power-market/what-are-misess-six-lessons Show notes for Ep. 2483

Raphael Lima discusses the off-the-charts corruption in Brazil and the clampdown on free expression, as well as the eerie parallels with the United States. Sponsors: Virtual Storefronts & Supporting Listeners: Get Tom's super hot, old-school 16-page monthly print newsletter, the Tom Woods Elite Letter, plus free admission to his murder mystery dinner parties and his Christmas party, membership in his private group, and plenty more goodies when you become a Supporting Listener of the Tom Woods Show at SupportingListeners.com Guest's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ideiasradicais Guest's Twitter: @Ideias_Radicais Show notes for Ep. 2482

Harvey Risch, professor emeritus at the Yale School of Medicine and Yale School of Public Health, says he went from "naive" about the medical establishment in 2019 to astonished and appalled in 2024. Sponsors: Tom Woods Mastermind: Want to get your business to the next level? Tom's mastermind is where you'll meet and get specific guidance from smart and successful people. Click here for the details. Persist SEO Guest's Faculty Page: Harvey Risch Guest's Twitter: @DrHarveyRisch Show notes for Ep. 2481

Vladimir Brovkin, my Harvard professor of Russian history, revisits the life of V.I. Lenin and refutes what he calls the "good Lenin, bad Stalin" myth. Sponsors: Tom Woods Mastermind: Want to get your business to the next level? Tom's mastermind is where you'll meet and get specific guidance from smart and successful people. Click here for the details. CrowdHealth Book Discussed: From Vladimir Lenin to Vladimir Putin: Russia in Search of Its Identity, 1913-2023 Guest's YouTube Channel: Vladimir Brovkin Show notes for Ep. 2480

Spike Cohen, 2020 VP candidate for the LP, had a chance to debate David Hogg at Dartmouth on guns in America. You can guess how it came out. Spike reviews the debate with us in this episode. Sponsors: Monetary Metals & Persist SEO Show notes for Ep. 2479

Alex Stein, of Prime Time with Alex Stein on The Blaze, joins me to talk about building and keeping an audience, whether Alex Jones has been vindicated, why you should ignore your haters, and a lot more. Sponsors: Persist SEO & Diary of a Psychosis Guest's Podcast: Prime Time with Alex Stein Guest's YouTube: Prime Time with Alex Stein Guest's Twitter: @AlexStein99 Show notes for Ep. 2478

Jeremy Carl discusses his forthcoming book, The Unprotected Class: How Anti-White Racism Is Tearing America Apart. Sponsors: Persist SEO & Supporting Listeners Guest's Twitter: @realJeremyCarl Guest's Website: JeremyCarl.com Show notes for Ep. 2477

The great Wanjiru Njoya, who holds a PhD from Cambridge University, cuts through the nice-sounding language to explain what DEI and related phenomena are all about. Sponsors: Monetary Metals & Blinkist Guest's Twitter: @WanjiruNjoya Show notes for Ep. 2476

Kathryn Huwig has a case before the Supreme Court of Ohio because the state's health department refuses to turn over death data that might help us better understand what happened over the past three years. Sponsors: Persist SEO & Tom's School of Life Show notes for Ep. 2475

Brandon Harnish, County Councilman in Wells County, Indiana, talks about the overlooked ways we can push back against the bad guys at the local level, but we're too distracted by presidential politics to organize and do it. Sponsors: Monetary Metals & Supporting Listeners Guest's Twitter: @PaleoGOP Show notes for Ep. 2474

Argentina's Javier Milei has an uphill battle ahead of him to reverse the damage previous leaders have done to Argentinian economy and society, but he's clever and continues to enjoy popular support. Skot Sheller joins us for an update. Sponsors: Monetary Metals & Persist SEO Guest's Twitter: @BowTiedMara Guest's Website: Free State Project: FSP.org Show notes for Ep. 2473

Michael Wolf is a strength coach who tells me that the science around exercise and fitness and training isn't all that much better than the so-called science around COVID. Sponsors: Monetary Metals & Supporting Listeners Guest's Twitter: @wolfstrength Guest's Instagram: @Wolf_Strength Guest's Substack: Deep Squats, Shallow Thoughts Show notes for Ep. 2472

The great Jennifer Sey, former brand manager at Levi's and who was ostracized for her entirely correct opinions about school closures during COVID, Is now back with her own athletic apparel brand that has a particular mission. Sponsors: Monetary Metals & Federated Computer Guest's Website: TheTruthFits.com Guest's Twitter: @JenniferSey Show notes for Ep. 2471

We all know the routine: Dad (and maybe Mom) gets home from work and then it's one child off to soccer and another to gymnastics, and homework and lunch preparation for the next day, and so on – and this is repeated day after day. It's exhausting. Daniel Prince decided: this is no way for a family to live. So he chose a different path. Book Discussed: Choose Life: The Tools, Tricks, and Hacks of Long-Term Family Travellers, Worldschoolers, and Digital Nomads Sponsors: Monetary Metals & Persist SEO Show notes for Ep. 2470

Kevin Dolan joins us to discuss the prospects for de-crazifying our society, and the various approaches that have been suggested. Sponsors: Persist SEO & Blinkist Guest's Website: Exit Group Guest's Twitter: @extradeadjcb Tom's Membership: The Tom Woods School of Life The Practical Liberty Un-Conference Show notes for Ep. 2469

The great radio host Mike Church joins me for a wide-ranging discussion that includes his conversion away from neoconservatism -- which was not a good move for his career, but intellectual honesty compelled him to do it. Listen all the way through, because the conversation takes an interesting turn. Sponsors: Policy Genius & CrowdHealth The Practical Liberty Un-Conference Site Mentioned: WoodsMasterclass.com Guest's Website: MikeChurch.com Guest's Twitter: @TheKingDude Show notes for Ep. 2468

James Esses joins me to dissect the propositions that modern "gender theory" expects us to believe, and the groupthink that punishes dissidents. Sponsors: Federated Computer & Factor James's links: - Document Discussed: Declaration for Biological Reality - Litigation Crowdfund - Substack: www.JamesEsses.com Show notes for Ep. 2467

Tucker Carlson recently interviewed Lydia Brimelow of the VDARE website on the lawfare directed against them, but in general it's been ignored. But it shouldn't be. Lydia and her colleagues are obviously being targeted for their political views despite not having broken any laws, and this phenomenon is unlikely to end here. Guest's Website: VDARE.com Sponsor: SupportingListeners Show notes for Ep. 2466

Dan McCarthy, editor of the venerable Modern Age, runs us through the most likely VP picks for Donald Trump, the motivations behind each, who the best one is, and who are most likely. Sponsors: Persist SEO & Hillsdale College: Hillsdale is offering 40+ free self-paced courses on topics of great importance. I recommend "CS Lewis on Christianity," where you'll examine some of Lewis' classic works, including Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Abolition of Man, to see what Lewis had to say about Scripture, prayer, suffering, joy, heaven, and hell. Link: Hillsdale.edu/Woods Show notes for Ep. 2465

Comedian and podcaster Dave Smith discusses his debate with RFK, Jr., the state of the LP, the C19 madness, and more. Sponsors: Monetary Metals & Federated Computer Guest's Podcast: Part of the Problem Interviews Mentioned: Dave on the Human Action podcast, on open borders Dave with Candace Owens Dave with RFK, Jr. Show notes for Ep. 2464

Last year I launched a business mastermind, and the results have been outstanding. We just added another member this week, and we're getting ready to launch year two. Here's a peek into what it's like inside a mastermind, where smart and ambitious people help each other multiply their successes. My thanks to Henry Bingaman for letting me share from an episode of his Practical Liberty podcast. Interested in joining us? Check out TomWoods.com/mastermind Show notes for Ep. 2463

We used to joke about how this phrase was used every four years. Paul Gottfried thinks this time it may be true. Sponsors: Blinkist & Federated Computer Guest's Website: Chronicles Magazine Show notes for Ep. 2462

Keri Smith discusses what made her leave the woke world, despite being a true believer for a long time. Sponsors: Monetary Metals & Supporting Listeners Guest's Podcast: Deprogrammed Guest's Website: kerismith.net Guest's Twitter: @RealKeriSmith Show notes for Ep. 2461

The great Dominic Frisby joins us for an overview of the sharp upward moves in Bitcoin and gold, and also to share his new song, "I Want to Be in the Illuminati." Guest's Substacks: https://www.theflyingfrisby.com/ (financial) https://www.frisbys.news/ (comedy) Guest's Video: "I Want to Be in the Illuminati" Guest's Twitter: @DominicFrisby Sponsors: Persist SEO & Monetary Metals Show notes for Ep. 2460

Writing, publishing, and marketing a book can be exhausting. I have a lot of experience with it, so in this episode I'll share some tips (and also note that royalties are the least of the revenue generators a book can provide). I've also just launched Woods Author Academy. I'm joined by Brett Hoffstadt, creator of the Boost With a Book program. Related Links: Woods Author Academy Boost With a Book Show notes for BONUS Ep. 2460b

I had a very fruitful and enjoyable discussion with Kim Iversen on the Kim Iversen Show a week or so ago, so I invited Kim onto the ol' Tom Woods Show. Kim would have described herself as a progressive before the Covid fiasco, but the government response and the groupthink, along with other lingering issues, pushed her out. Sponsor: Hillsdale College is offering 40+ free self-paced courses on topics of great importance. I recommend "CS Lewis on Christianity," where you'll examine some of Lewis' classic works, including Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Abolition of Man, to see what Lewis had to say about Scripture, prayer, suffering, joy, heaven, and hell. Link: hillsdale.edu/woods Show notes for Ep. 2459

The great Nick Giambruno, founder of Financial Underground, joins me for a financial news update, including the debt inflection point the U.S. and the world are finally facing, Bitcoin and its future, getting a second passport and considering your international options, and plenty more. Sponsor: Monetary Metals Show notes for Ep. 2458

Price inflation is about more than just paying more for a Big Mac. It has other, more insidious (and to the untrained eye, invisible) effects on society. Guest's Website: monetary-metals.com/woods Sponsor: SupportingListeners.com Show notes for Ep. 2457

Johnny Burtka, president of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, joins me to discuss the traditional education of a statesman in the Western world, and compare that to what we observe today. Book Discussed: Gateway to Statesmanship: Selections from Xenophon to Churchill Guest's Link: Intercollegiate Studies Institute Sponsors: Blinkist & Monetary Metals Show notes for Ep. 2456

Actually, the Judge and I talk about a lot more than that, and I'm sure you'll enjoy the whole conversation. Sponsors: Factor & Supporting Listeners Show notes for Ep. 2455

Jennifer Lahl just released a documentary, The Lost Boys, that tells the stories of several young men who got pulled into the world of "gender theory" -- and not just theory, unfortunately -- and how they came back. Sponsors: Policy Genius & Monetary Metals Documentary Discussed: The Lost Boys Book Discussed: The Detransition Diaries Show notes for Ep. 2454

Mary Ruwart is a veteran of the libertarian movement, and extremely effective at persuasion and debate. We talk about some tough issues, how best to disarm people, and the present and future of the Libertarian Party. Sponsors: Monetary Metals & Federated Computer Guest's Course: Short Answers to the Tough Questions Show notes for Ep. 2453

Lots of people have read The Road to Serfdom, but few have read the material for which F.A. Hayek won the Nobel Prize in 1974. Mark Skousen joins us to discuss the significance of Hayek's work and how it helps us understand the world (and interventionism) better. Sponsors: Monetary Metals & Virtual Storefronts Guest's Event: FreedomFest Show notes for Ep. 2452

Connor Boyack, president of the Libertas Institute and creator of the Tuttle Twins children's book series, is overseeing an extremely important venture that's rapidly spreading around the country: the children's entrepreneur market. Sponsors: CrowdHealth & Federated Computer Book Series: The Tuttle Twins Children's Entrepreneur Market Show notes for Ep. 2451

Clifton Duncan was an accomplished Broadway actor who had graduated from an extremely selective elite program, and was making television appearances alongside people you would know. His star was most certainly on the rise. Then the mandates came, and Clifton declined the shot. He now waits tables. Well, the crazies didn't just ruin Clifton's career; they're in the process of destroying American theater, period, as Clifton explains in this episode. But there's good news: Clifton wants to develop a one-man show on the life and ideas of Thomas Sowell. Let's help him make it happen! Support Clifton's Thomas Sowell Play: SowellPlay.com Sponsors: Monetary Metals & Federated Computer Show notes for Ep. 2450

Col. Douglas Macgregor discusses the current situation in Ukraine, Gaza, the Red Sea, and more, plus his retrospective on the Cold War. Sponsors: Blinkist & Federated Computer Guest's Website: OurCountryOurChoice.com Show notes for Ep. 2449

I met John Bush 17 years ago, when we were both spreading the word about Ron Paul. These days, John is devoted to building the institutions a free and decent society will need, even in our unfree landscape. If all we do is react to the latest crazy thing coming from the politicos, we'll never build anything. Sponsors: Monetary Metals & Supporting Listeners John's Webinar on Actually Doing Things Show notes for Ep. 2448

Nate Fischer and Josh Abbotoy of New Founding join me to discuss their plans to build a rural community in Appalachia, and the hysterical woke lunatics who are up in arms about it. Sponsor: Monetary Metals Show notes for Ep. 2447

Michael Gibson discusses the problems with the universities, and why he's supporting dropouts with brilliant ideas. Book Discussed: Paper Belt on Fire: How Renegade Investors Sparked a Revolt Against the University Sponsors: Persist SEO & School of Life Show notes for Ep. 2446

It's not just this field or that field: there is a systematic sickness in academic and in intellectual life in general, in which preposterously false things are believed, and based on foundations that are never examined. This is one of my favorite episodes ever, and my thanks to Steve Patterson for this excellent conversation. Sponsor: Supporting Listeners Show notes for Ep. 2445

David Ramsay Steele discusses the new religions, scientism among them, that have captured the minds of present-day elites, who of course scoff at the religions of yesteryear. Book Discussed: The Conquistador With His Pants Down: David Ramsay Steele's Legendary Lost Lectures Sponsors: Blinkist & Bank On Yourself Show notes for Ep. 2444

A roundtable discussion with the Intercollegiate Studies Institute's Dan McCarthy and Townhall's Scott Morefield about Donald Trump's prospects and whether the GOP made a good choice. Sponsors: Persist SEO HelloFresh: Go to HelloFresh.com/WoodsFree and use code WoodsFree to get a free breakfast item in every box for LIFE! Show notes for Ep. 2443

Scott joins us to discuss the strikes on Yemen, and then proceeds to a wider discussion of how we got here, in Yemen and elsewhere. Sponsors: Bank On Yourself & CrowdHealth Show notes for Ep. 2442