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Adam and Tyrone discuss a scandal that has been brewing over the last few years, but exploded at the end of the WSOP Main Event (a $10K entry No Limit Hold'em tournament). Are poker "analyzers" (or any tools or coaches) appropriate to use during a poker tournament? Also, Tyrone displays a shocking case of bracelet-envy. Fortunately, Adam has the solution to everything!

00:00 — Introducing a new cohost, the Unabomber! Nevermind, it's just Tyrone. Also, a shameless plug for Adam's poker coaching services.

02:11 — A certain Porcupine Hobo has the poker bug! Adam and Tyrone talk about a little of the history of the poker-scene.

06:21 — Adam recounts some concepts from his Substack article about the delicate balance between offense and defense in most of the games that we play -- and especially poker. Also, a brief discussion of acronyms: Game Theory Optimal (GTO) and Real Time Assistance (RTA). Plus, how does balance in poker apply to life? What's the libertarian angle in all this? And of course, we tie it all together with the wisdom of Hayek, Mises, and Agent Smith.

16:16 — A brief tangent is taken to discuss human evolution, and what (possibly) the ancient story that eventually became part of the Christian story of Genesis means.

17:44 — Enough preamble! Time to discuss the 2024 WSOP "cheating" scandal — and the subject of Tyrone's bracelet envy.

36:31 — Outro - and another shameless plug! Let Adam be your coach!

Article mentioned, about balance in games (poker) and life.

Adam on The Tom Woods Show talking about poker.

Movie scene (The Matrix) referenced:

Source of today's video analysis is Doug Polk’s YouTube channel.

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Adam has a very fun and wide-ranging conversation with the great James Jenneman! The merits of the Libertarian Party are discussed, as well as libertarian political philosophy in general. And what's with the Non-Aggression Principle? Is it worth a damn? Tune in to find out!

00:00 — Introducing James Jenneman of Minneapolis Minnesota, by way of Texas. As is his custom, Adam brags about his alleged clairvoyance. James makes some predictions of his own!

02:46 — A discussion of Kamalablahblahblah and the possible intentions of the DNC for this cycle. Also, who are "the powers that be" and what do they want this go 'round?

08:00 — Neither Prince nor Party - what's up with the LP? Thick v. Thin, culture wars, why James left the Party, and (belatedly) James gets a proper introduction including his political journey.

16:27 — James makes an impressive prediction of his own! He calls Kamala's VP pick.

18:09 — Back to James's "origin story". Also, Adam makes an admission. It all started with Top Gun. And most importantly, the real brains, heart, and soul of Haman Nature is revealed.

21:47 — How James went from the left to Libertarianism, where he is now, and a discussion about ideology and principles and politics. Adam and James disagree about some stuff. Being a good host, Adam let's James win.

88:10 — Last question for James. Why are "our kind" so hated?

89:58 — Outro, in which James geeks out about a musical group, and off camera, Tyrone performs a hate-crime.

Article mentioned: Prince versus Party

Article mentioned: What's wrong with the Libertarian Party?

Natural Order Podcast mentioned: #11 - Who’s Throttling the Vibrant Society?

Book mentioned (#promotional link): The Populist Delusion

Haman Nature episode mentioned:

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Adam is joined by a Matt Geiger, a PhD economics student who is studying all the various ways the government increases the amount of suicide we see in the world. This conversation has a surprising amount of laughs for such a downer of a topic!

00:00 — Introducing Matt Geiger! Bring back Geigenomics! Also, a strange shoutout to Alan Moore.

03:40 — The making (and travels) of a young economics student - from southern CA to Mises University in Alabama to getting a Master's degree in Spain.

10:53 — Introducing Matt's thesis: The Economics of Suicide — soon to be published by Germinal G. Van! What would cause someone to want to study this subject?

14:30 — Meaning -- the antidote to suicidality.

17:35 — Where can we find meaning? What does the state do to make it more difficult for people to find meaning? Fiat money, war, government schools, lockdowns, mandates, cronyism, etc.

53:35 — Matt talks about the brand new Carl Menger Institute for Market Economics (link below) and the incredible professor responsible for it and Matt's Austrian Econ journey, Prof. Daron Djerdjian.

62:37 — What new things are coming for the PhD version of the Economics of Suicide? Also, what's Matt's opinion about the youth? Optimistic? Pessimistic? Matt drops an unexpected white pill.

74:00 — Outro. Links and calls to action and goodbyes!

Adam's previous appearance on Matt's show:

Natural Order Podcast episode obliquely referenced.

Matt's main YouTube channel

Matt's Instagram

The Carl Menger Institute for Market Economics

Matt's Master's Thesis: The Economics of Suicide

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Adam and Tyrone discuss the relevance of the Ross Ulbricht issue. Why won't libertarian's shut up about this issue? Why is it important? Then they reveal the winner of the greatest game ever: Who will be first to ruin the world? Also, two guest hosts join the show to amaze and amuse!

00:00 — Intro. Let's talk about Ross Ulbricht. (freeross.org) Why is this one case so important?

05:53 — Tyrone brings up Tim Pool and his opinion about the Libertarian Party and the fact that we've been pushing the "Free Ross!" issue. Adam... responds.

10:30 — Tyrone emphasizes the importance of philosophy to our movement. Adam agrees but emphasizes the importance of getting involved in the real world and getting things done.

13:33 — Tyrone makes a great point about the purpose of fiction, and also the importance of having specific, concrete, real-world examples of important concepts (freeross.org).

16:27 — Tyrone explains why he thinks Ross Ulbricht is important, and Adam explains his theory about why the government really threw the book at Ross -- it was all about Bitcoin.

21:56 — Finally! The winner of: Who will be first to ruin the world? Is it the CIA or is it Taylor Swift? You don't want to miss the big reveal! Plus, Adam shows off how expertly he can roll his "R"s.

28:34 — In which two "special guest hosts" are introduced! Who could it be? Prepare to be amazed!

29:00 — Outro, to the cheers and laughter of adoring fans!

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Adam is joined by Libertarian Party of Tennessee Chair Josiah Baker! They discuss the LP presidential ticket, what’s happening in Tennessee on the liberty front, and a little dust-up Josiah got into with Dave Smith during a Part of the Problem podcast taping that leads to another “Hey hero! You’re fly is down!” segment.

00:00 – Intro. Adam gloats about his political predictive powers instead of introducing his guest. How rude!

01:57 -- In which pro-liberty t-shirts and tank-tops are discussed. Also, Adam tees Josiah up to talk about all things Liberty in the great state of Tennessee!

04:14 -- Josiah talks about the negative impact in his state of the Oliver - ter Maat presidential ticket, leading to his decision to not personally support that ticket in Tennessee.

09:14 -- Adam hypothesizes that maybe Oliver is divisive not so much because of his policy positions, but the fact that he's more "blue-pilled" than "red -pilled"? Or perhaps just a "culture war" thing? Or maybe because he loudly told half the party that he hated us?

13:00 – Adam makes a pitch for political decentralization within the Libertarian Party.

14:58 – A brief discussion of corrupt laws in Tennessee that harm 3rd parties.

16:58 -- Adam and Josiah discuss what "growing pains" look like within the LP.

20:26 -- Josiah describes the unfortunate interaction between he and Dave Smith at a recent Part of the Problem podcast taping. Also: Hey hero! Your fly is down!

26:12 -- "Tweeting is the fiat currency of actual productivity." Josiah lands that zinger and highlights how and why LPTN has been so productive in Tennessee.

29:00 -- Outro. Plus, a pitch for Project Decentralized Revolution.

LPTN website.

LPTN on Twitter(x).

What Josiah "nailed to the church door".

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Adam and Tyrone discuss the bizarre state of American presidential politics. What's happened, what's likely to happen, and how to feel about it all! Plus: a teaser for their discussion about conspiracy theories! Which to pay attention to? Which to ignore? Test your intuitions and your epistemology! Become a paid subscriber at hamannature.substack.com!

00:00 — Intro. Adam tells us the date and gloats about his predictive powers!

03:05 — Where were you when Trump got shot? Adam and Tyrone share their stories.

05:08 — Tyrone makes a shocking proposal that we send Joy Reid to prison!

08:34 — What would GOP voters have done if Trump had been killed? Where would the populist energy go?

13:24 — Biden is out! What's going on with the "democratic" party?

20:45 — Let's not forget what happened in Butler PA. It's disgusting how "the news" is trying to downplay this attempted presidential assassination and the senseless death of a random bystander. Plus, Adam makes a very very safe prediction.

25:16 — Adam and Tyrone talk about Trump's speech at the RNC. Low energy? Or something else?

29:06 — Outro. Visit hamannature.substack.com and become a paid subscriber to see the rest of this episode where Adam and Tyrone dig into all the conspiracy theories! Previous episode mentioned:

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Very very very loosely based on the popular '90s mail-order VCR tape series, Adam and Tyrone discuss the recent wild rulings coming out of the Supreme Court of these here United States.

00:00 — Intro. Adam is "judgy" and he wants to let you know about it.

01:30 — The very highly anticipated presidential immunity decision came down. Discuss!

07:44 — Adam finds a silver lining in the presidential immunity decision, and also a white pill coming up later in the show!

16:40 — What the hell is the Chevron deference case? Adam and Tyrone break it down.

23:51— Here comes that white pill we hinted at earlier!

28:05 — Tyrone presents a radical idea about how to ensure laws are "more constitutional".

34:27 — Adam seriously misinterprets a judicial ruling. J/K - Adam and Tyrone discuss SCOTUS's "war on the homeless".

39:06 — Adam promotes the taboo opinion that homelessness is often a choice. And then he ties this SCOTUS decision back to a previous Haman Nature conversation (ep 38) about Free Will v. Determinism (see below) Tyrone blames the Fed. Both blame the government for most of it.

53:38 – Outro. Enjoy the rest of 2024, the greatest show on earth!

SCOTUS articles mentioned: Two very interesting SCOTUS decisions.

Previous episode referenced:

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Adam takes a lesson from Professor Porcupine Hobo about dollars, debt, reserve currencies, and military diplomacy! Strap in! Take notes! There might be a quiz after!

00:00 – Intro. Please welcome to the stage, Hobo Hizzie! Also, Tyrone talks about charts 'n' stuff.

02:48 -- Adam briefly interrupts Tyrone's brilliant point so he can say, "ceteris paribus". Then Tyrone goes back to the sweet charts to show the importance of oil to global trade.

06:30 -- Tyrone's shows some charts about historical global reserve currencies. Also: The Petrodollar!

17:51 – This chart is a bad one. US Government Debt as a % of GDP.

20:44 – Is the situation as dire as Tyrone says? Adam points to an article that isn't quite as pessimistic -- but still pretty darned pessimistic (link below).

24:18 -- Adam asks for a porcuprediction! What will the US do about potentially losing the ability to inflate the world reserve currency?

31:41 -- Tyrone's makes a compelling argument for a Mussolini 2028 presidential run.

32:37 -- Could nuclear energy and batteries and robots and A.I. save us all? Can we increase productivity enough to save us from this crisis?

36:02 – Outro.

Newsletter referenced: Crisis Investing

Mises.org article referenced: Why the regime needs the dollar to be the global reserve currency

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Adam and the Porcupine offer up their wild predictions for the rest of 202 4. Does it end in a bang or a whimper? They also reveal subscriber voting results for the semi-final round of the First to Ruin the World game.

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It's more than just a great Rush song! On this one, Adam and Tyrone get into the pernicious issue of, do humans have free will? Or is everything predetermined in advance, cause & effect style?

00:00 — Intro. Adam asks Tyrone some deep questions about the hobo lifestyle.

01:52 — Adam lays out the position of "hard determinism" as versus free will.

05:12 — Before diving into the argument, Adam lays out some observations about which types of people usually land on which sides of this disagreement -- and perhaps why.

08:45 — Tyrone takes a brief detour into the "primacy of consciousness" controversy.

09:50 — Adam takes a stab at steel-manning the determinist position, then argues against it, leaning heavily on concepts like our own ignorance, self-evident truths, and where the burden of proof lies.

15:42 — Adam supplements with an argument he poached from the great Bob Murphy! The concept of determinism seems to contradict the theory of evolution.

17:30 — Tyrone sympathizes with the plight of the secular who seeks to replace God with determinism as a satisfactory answer to the mysteries of our nature. A cool reference to Star Trek: The Next Generation comes up. Also, a few more theories are taken out for a quick spin around the neighborhood. Einstein, quantum entanglement, etc.

20:50 — Adam makes an appeal to proper epistemology and the usefulness of proper frames of reference.

25:13 — What are the societal consequences of holding one or the other of these two beliefs?

28:18 — Outro.

Book mentioned: The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt

Adam's other show: Natural Order Podcast

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