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Fountainhead Forum episodes

  • FF-478: Claudia Lamb on life as a child star on Norman Lear's most controversial show

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    Claudia Lamb became a member of the Screen Actors Guild at the age of five. She acted in many commercials and played the role of Heather Hartman on the series _Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman_ and _Forever Fernwood_--both produced by Norman Lear. This was a total of 455 shows from 1976 to 1978. The show was so controversial that no network wanted it, in spite of Norman Lear's success in the early 1970's. It was sold in syndication to many markets across the USA.

    Claudia discusses the many problems facing child stars and points out that dogs "have more" protection than children in Hollywood. She discusses how producers would place tween/teen actors into very grown-up storylines. She also talks about finding a second family on the show of the show and her adult career in radio.

    Claudia is on IMDB here:
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0482934/

    She is on Wikipedia here:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudia_Lamb

    She has a blog here:
    https://claudialamb.wordpress.com/

    3 hr 2 min
  • FF-477: Hannah Henriksen on what libertarian activists can learn from sports

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    Hannah Henriksen is President of Respect America--a libertarian organization which promotes the "philosophy of human respect." She talks about her work there and about her life in volleyball. She played volleyball around the world and earned college scholarships. She also discusses lessons that libertarians can learn from sports

    Respect America is here:
    https://x.com/respect_stories

    1 hr 8 min
  • FF-476: Addison Patrick on running for Jacksonville (FL, USA) city council at-large

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    Addison Patrick is running for a seat on the city council of Jacksonville, Florida, USA. This is an at-large seat for which the whole city will vote.

    She talks about issues facing Jacksonville. She also talks about the Red Team's failed attempt to sue her off the ballot.

    Her web site is here:
    https://addisonlibertypatrick.com/

    1 hr 9 min
  • FF-475: Mikaela Taylor on the 2025 Central Texas flooding

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    Mikaela Taylor lives in Kerr County, Texas, and discusses possible causes of the tragic flooding on 4 July 2025 in the Texas Hill Country. We discuss the lives lost at Camp Mystic and what the owners of the camps did to protect campers.

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    https://floodgatereport.com/

    1 hr 12 min
  • FF-474: Jim Ostrowski on the high cost of government and defending yourself in New York City

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    Jim Ostrowski has been a trial lawyer for over 40 years. He has over a dozen books and has been published in _Wall Street Journal_. He has also worked with the Cato Institute, Ludwig von Mises Institute, and Hoover Institution.

    Jim discusses the real cost of government and how it makes life unaffordable. We also discuss two important trials in New York City--Bernhard Goetz and Daniel Penny.

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    https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00OE8JKQO

    1 hr 11 min
  • FF-473: Jesse Walker on the ideas and life of Robert Anton Wilson

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    Jesse Walker is a long-time editor at _Reason_ magazine. We talked about the life and ideas of Robert Anton Wilson.  We discussed his influence on the liberty movement and libertarian thinkers. Jesse also briefly talked about Brian Doherty, his colleague at _Reason_ who died in March 2026.

    Jesse edited a collection of Wilson's essays. It's here on Amazon:
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FV89Z84W

    Jesse is on Wikipedia here:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Walker

    He is on Blogspot here:
    https://jessewalker.blogspot.com/

    1 hr 2 min
  • FF-472: Thomas Harrington on how "grass roots" movements are created

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    Thomas Harrington is a scholar and fellow at the Brownstone Institute. We discuss how movements are created, even if those movements appear to be "grass roots." He discusses mass manipulation since the French Revolution and the rise and fall of empires.

    His web site is here:
    https://www.thomassharrington.com/

    His page at Brownstone is here:
    https://brownstone.org/author/thomas-harrington/

    1 hr 36 min
  • FF-471: Scott Jewett on running for governor of Florida, along with nuclear power

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    Scott Jewett is running for Governor of Florida. He is the nominee of the Libertarian Party. We discuss Florida and what he will do if elected governor. We also discuss the high cost of homeowner's insurance and how nuclear power can provide our power needs.

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    https://www.scottjewett.com/

    1 hr 15 min
  • FF-470: Fred Cookinham on the history of New York City and state

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    Fred Cookinham leads tours of historical sites in the New York City metro area. He discusses the history of New York since the first arrival of Dutch settlers until around 1900. This includes New York's religious freedom and the beginning of the economic zone.

    Fred's web site is here:
    http://indepthwalkingtours.com/

    #NYCHistory
    #NewYorkHistory
    #NewAmsterdam
    #EllisIsland
    #EmpireStateHistory
    #NYStateHistory

    2 hr 3 min
  • FF-469: Maria Lobo Murga on Javier Milei's reforms of the Central Bank

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    Maria Lobo Murga is a professsor of economics in Argentina and is making her seventh appearance on the forum. We discuss Javier Milei's new laws for the Central Bank and show that inflation has stablizied

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    https://x.com/marialobomurga

    31 min

About Fountainhead Forum

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The Fountainhead Forum is a show dedicated to discussing many important topics that are key to living a great life. This includes libertarian politics, the values of the Enlightenment, and self-improvement. I may not endorse or agree with every guest on the Forum. However, I do attempt to bring on people who are sincerely looking for understanding and knowledge. This may include guests whose values seem to be polar opposites on the outside, but are very much alike on the inside.