The Liberty Portal Podcast is produced by Sheehan Works and presented by LibertyPortal.com: your gateway to a free society.

This show examines current events through a libertarian lens, seeking truth, cracking jokes, and providing you with better arguments to advocate for a freer world.

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Joe and David are again joined by Henri to discuss recent news, including why more regulations won’t prevent future train derailments or chemical spills, what a national divorce is and what it might look like, the presidential candidates already announcing for 2024, as well as reactions to Chelsea Handler’s “Day in the life of a childless woman” video and more.

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CHAPTERS

0:00 - Introductions

1:20 - Comments: Is Sy Hersh credible or not?

12:18 - East Palestine Chemical Spill & Rail Industry Regulations

25:45 - National divorce: what would it mean?

35:47 - 2024 Presidential Candidates: Who’s announcing and what do they stand for?

48:38 - Video Reaction: Nikki Haley’s Foreign Policy

52:52 - The Minsk Accords - A brief overview

55:40 - Oxford Study: Mask mandates didn’t work to stop transmission of Covid

1:02:30 - Reaction: “A day in the life of a childless woman”

1:13:00 - Reaction: Constituent grills Ritchie Torres to call for a Nordstream 2 investigation

REFERENCES / SOURCES

+ Rail Regulations: https://www.heritage.org/transportation/commentary/dont-regulate-the-rail-industry + Railroad “Revenue Adequacy”: https://www.aar.org/article/freight-rail-revenue-adequacy/

+ The Truth about the Robber Barrons: https://mises.org/library/truth-about-robber-barons

+ Greater Idaho Movement: https://www.greateridaho.org/study-oregon-subsidizes-eastern-oregon-but-idaho/

+ Study: Masks Didn’t Work: https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD006207.pub6/full

+ Ritchie Torres Confronted on Nordstream 2: https://twitter.com/MintPressNews/status/1625957581389807617

The Liberty Portal Podcast is produced by Sheehan Works and presented by LibertyPortal.com: your gateway to a free society.

This show examines current events through a libertarian lens, seeking truth, cracking jokes, and providing you with better arguments to advocate for a freer world.

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Joe and David are again joined by Henri Pellerin to discuss the week’s events, including our tendency toward UFO hysteria, the catastrophic train derailment and chemical spill in Ohio, how to prevent future spills without more regulation, why environmentalists should support ending the Fed and its inflationary monetary policy, and why the latest inflation numbers aren’t as accurate as you might think.

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CHAPTERS

0:00 - Introductions

1:20 - Corrections

6:15 - UFO Hysteria

15:09 - Ohio Train Derailment and Chemical Spill

31:20 - The economics of the environment

40:07 - New Inflation Data

BOOKS

Karl Menger - Origins of Money: https://amzn.to/3k5c0DG

Murray Rothbard - What has government done to our money: https://amzn.to/3lRy4lH

Ron Paul - Revolution: https://amzn.to/3Knqut9

Ron Paul - End the Fed: https://amzn.to/418takn

Tom Woods - Melt Down: https://amzn.to/3xCUee0

REFERENCES / SOURCES

+ U.S. Gov’t: It’s Not UFOs - https://www.zerohedge.com/political/sudden-narrative-shift-pentagon-admits-mystery-objects-probably-private-craft-not-tied

+ China: U.S. Balloon panic is a sign of decline: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/14/world/asia/us-china-spy-balloon-ufo.html

+ Full list of chemicals released in Ohio train derailment: https://www.newsweek.com/ohio-train-derailment-toxic-chemicals-list-epa-1780805

+ Inflation “cooled slightly:” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/14/business/economy/january-cpi-inflation-report.html

+ Adam Schwankl Art: https://www.adamschwankl.com/portfolio

The Liberty Portal Podcast is produced by Sheehan Works and presented by LibertyPortal.com: your gateway to a free society.

This show examines current events through a libertarian lens, seeking truth, cracking jokes, and providing you with better arguments to advocate for a freer world.

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Joe and David are again joined by Kyle Mack to discuss a wild news cycle that includes new information about the thwarting of Ukraine peace deals by western officials, credible reporting that confirms U.S. intelligence responsibility for the destruction of the Nordstream 2 Pipeline, the apparent coup that is attempting to boot Jakes O’Keefe from Project Veritas, the realities behind a very bland State of the Union address, how the FBI hired a felon to infiltrate and spy on the BLM movement in 2020, and what the heck any of us can do to change these broken systems we’re currently living with.

CORRECTIONS:

In this episode at roughly 16:11 David mentions a newly opened natural gas pipeline between Denmark and Germany. The pipeline is actually between Norway and Poland.

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CHAPTERS

0:00 - Introductions

4:28 - Israeli PM: US Blocked Attempt at Russia-Ukraine Peace Deal

12:33 - Seymour Hersh confirms US Blew Up Nordstream 2 Pipeline

29:17 - James O’Keefe gets ousted from Project Veritas?

37:32 - Human (Re)Action: Fawning State Of The Union coverage on ABC News

44:43 - National Debt Checkup

57:30 - Chinese Spy Balloon Drama

1:03:57 - FBI hired felon to infiltrate & spy on BLM movement in 2020 + the bigger picture

1:13:55 - What can we do to change things?

REFERENCES / SOURCES

+ Israeli PM says US blocked Russia-Ukraine Peace Deal: https://news.antiwar.com/2023/02/05/former-israeli-pm-bennett-says-us-blocked-his-attempts-at-a-russia-ukraine-peace-deal/

+ Seymour Hersh Nordstream 2 Expose: https://open.substack.com/pub/seymourhersh/p/how-america-took-out-the-nord-stream?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

+ U.S. National Debt: usdebtclock.org

+ FBI hired a felon to infiltrate BLM: https://theintercept.com/2023/02/07/fbi-denver-racial-justice-protests-informant/

The Liberty Portal Podcast is produced by Sheehan Works and presented by LibertyPortal.com: your gateway to a free society.

This show examines current events through a libertarian lens, seeking truth, cracking jokes, and providing you with better arguments to advocate for a freer world.

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David and Joe welcome guest Kyle Mack (@CptQuiggley on Twitter) to discuss a wide range of issues including the tragic Tyre Nichols murder, how to correct bad policing with the free market, the escalation towards WWIII, Utah administrators caught skirting rules against CRT, new Utah school choice bill gives parents and students a way to opt out, Jordan Peterson’s “Pro-human WEF alternative”, and his interventionist take on Iranian regime change, plus much more.

SPONSORS

This episode is produced by LibertyPortal host, Joe Sheehan. His multimedia production company, Sheehan Works, focuses on producing top-quality content for liberty-oriented brands and organizations. Based in Bozeman, but available worldwide. Explore past projects and get in touch about your next one today.

This episode is brought to you by our friends at Zesty Beverages. They’re on a mission to unf*uck the standard American diet by crafting beverages with fewer calories and more nutrients from real food.

Their lineup of delicious drinks now features Electric Peak Yerba Mate, a line of post-biotic sodas, keto-friendly, ready-to-drink margaritas and hard teas. Wondering what a post biotic soda is? Head over to zestybev.com to learn more and find a retailer near you.

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Introductions

0:45 - YouTube comment responses

2:03 - Who controls our world? Davos or us?

11:06 - Where can the LP be most ideologically influential?

14:36 - The tragedy of Tyre Nichols

17:11 - Correcting bad policing: qualified immunity

25:16 - New Russian Offensive + Escalation toward WWIII

32:45 - RAND report - Pros & cons of Ukraine war

36:20 - Utah teachers skirting bans on CRT & woke doctrine

41:05 - Now the school board has to listen to parents

46:24 - Mr. Beast cures 1,000 peoples’ blindness

53:46 - Jordan Peterson’s WEF Alternative

59:39 - Population growth and the abundance index

1:01:24 - Human (Re)Action: Jordan Peterson suggests Iran regime change

1:10:25 - Human (Re)Action: WEF Brain Transparency Video 1:14:19 - Do they need a warrant for brain wave data?

1:15:26 - How do we know this doesn’t already exist?

1:17:19 - Data ownership

BOOKS

+ Liberalism - Ludwig Von Mises (Affiliate Link)

+ Machinery of Freedom - David Friedman (Affiliate Link)

REFERENCES / SOURCES

+ RAND Corporation Report - Ukraine War Pros + Cons

+ WATCH: Utah Administrators Usher in CRT

+ Jordan Peterson’s “Pro-human” WEF Alternative

The Liberty Portal Podcast is produced by Sheehan Works and presented by LibertyPortal.com: your gateway to a free society.

This show examines current events through a libertarian lens, seeking truth, cracking jokes, and providing you with better arguments to advocate for a freer world.

ON THIS EPISODE

David, Henri, and Joe laugh at Al Gore's apocalyptic climate outburst, discuss the U.S. tanks headed for Ukraine, the Russian warship headed for the U.S., and how anti-war entrepreneurs have an opportunity to rally for peace and stop the Ukraine war from turning into WWIII. They debate the necessity of the PELOSI Act and the legitimacy of insider trading, explore the implications of Iowa’s recent passage of an important education savings account bill, and react to the recent Twitter battle between Matt Walsh and Maj Toure over authoritarianism, capital punishment, the drug war, and bodily autonomy.

SPONSORS

This episode is produced by LibertyPortal host, Joe Sheehan. His multimedia production company, Sheehan Works, focuses on producing top-quality content for liberty-oriented brands and organizations. Based in Bozeman, but available worldwide. Explore past projects and get in touch about your next one today at www.sheehan.works.

This episode is brought to you by our friends at Zesty Beverages. They’re on a mission to unf*uck the standard American diet by crafting beverages with fewer calories and more nutrients from real food.

Their lineup of delicious drinks now features Electric Peak Yerba Mate, a line of post-biotic sodas, keto-friendly, ready-to-drink margaritas and hard teas. Wondering what a post biotic soda is? Head over to zestybev.com to learn more and find a retailer near you.

CHAPTERS

3:12 - Inflation reduction act

9:00 - Doomsday Clock hits 90 seconds

9:30 - David’s Pitch for Watchmen

11:38 - US tanks headed to Ukraine

16:58 - What can we do to stop this war?

20:35 - Did peace rallies actually work in 2008-09?

23:00 - The entrepreneurial opportunity of stopping war

26:20 - Russian warships headed towards the U.S.

26:55 - The PELOSI Act and the legitimacy of insider trading

32:01 - Iowa education savings account bill passes

40:57 - The progressive history of public education

43:35 - Education savings accounts are REAL diversity

44:22 - Some libertarians think school choice is bad?!

47:26 - Local politics matter most

50:16 - Matt Walsh & Maj Toure duke it out on Twitter

1:01:15 - Harsh penalties have a weak effect on reducing crime

REFERENCES / LINKS

+ Edchoice.org

The Liberty Portal Podcast is produced by Sheehan Works and presented by LibertyPortal.com: your gateway to a free society.

This show examines current events through a libertarian lens, seeking truth, cracking jokes, and providing you with better arguments to advocate for a freer world.

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David, Henri, and Joe explore the WEF’s ongoing meeting in Davos, the implications of ESG, Wokeism, and stakeholder capitalism on freedom and self ownership, Jeremy Clarkson’s cancellation, free speech as a constitutional right but not a natural right, and much more.

SPONSORS

This episode is produced by LibertyPortal host, Joe Sheehan. His multimedia production company, Sheehan Works, focuses on producing top-quality content for liberty-oriented brands and organizations. Based in Bozeman, but available worldwide. Explore past projects and get in touch about your next one today at www.sheehan.works.

This episode is brought to you by our friends at Zesty Beverages. They’re on a mission to unf*uck the standard American diet by crafting beverages with fewer calories and more nutrients from real food.

Their lineup of delicious drinks now features Electric Peak Yerba Mate, a line of post-biotic sodas, keto-friendly, ready-to-drink margaritas and hard teas. Wondering what a post biotic soda is? Head over to zestybev.com to learn more and find a retailer near you.

CHAPTERS

00:32 - World Economic Forum & Davos

6:58 - Who will own the things? ESG & Wokeism vs. markets

9:54 - Stakeholder capitalism

14:45 - Corporations & the Social Credit of Wokeism

19:20 - Jeremy Clarkson’s second cancellation & speech as violence

28:26 - Is free speech a natural right?

32:30 - Biometric data & private property rights vs. innovation

REFERENCES

(13:00) New American Values ETF - https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/american-conservative-values-etf-away-woke-companies

The Liberty Portal Podcast is produced by Sheehan Works and presented by LibertyPortal.com: your gateway to a free society.

This show examines current events through a libertarian lens, seeking truth, cracking jokes, and providing you with better arguments to advocate for a freer world.

ON THIS EPISODE

David and Joe get fired up about gas stoves and the implicit infantilization of the American public, the war on speech by way of Jordan Peterson, the origins of the NSA, the intelligence state and its role in the decline of our republic, body positivity, and much more.

SPONSOR

This episode is produced by LibertyPortal host, Joe Sheehan. His multimedia production company, Sheehan Works, focuses on producing top-quality content for liberty-oriented brands and organizations. Based in Bozeman, but available worldwide. Explore past projects and get in touch about your next one today at www.sheehan.works.

This episode is brought to you by our friends at Zesty Beverages. They’re on a mission to unf*uck the standard American diet by crafting beverages with fewer calories and more nutrients from real food.

Their lineup of delicious drinks now features Electric Peak Yerba Mate, a line of post-biotic sodas, keto-friendly, ready-to-drink margaritas and hard teas. Wondering what a post biotic soda is? Head over to zestybev.com to learn more and find a retailer near you.

CHAPTERS

1:32 - What does education reform look like?

18:30 - Russian election interference

20:06 - Biden’s stash of classified documents and the DoD

26:39 - The Church Commission

28:27 - The CIA, FBI, and MK Ultra

30:55 - The IRS comes after libertarians

35:33 - Jordan Peterson’s Mean Tweets

37:25 - The culprit is professional licensing?

38:20 - Elliot Page and Free Speech

40:21 - The origin of “Yelling fire in a crowded theater”

43:28 - Why labor policy should be a priority for the LP

51:52 - Vet tech licensing and government intervention

1:02:30 - Body positivity, parenting, and responsibility

REFERENCES

MK Ultra - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MKUltra

Project Mockingbird - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Mockingbird

COINTELPRO - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COINTELPRO

The Liberty Portal Podcast is produced by Sheehan Works and presented by LibertyPortal.com: your gateway to a free society.

This show examines current events through a libertarian lens, seeking truth, cracking jokes, and providing you with better arguments to advocate for a freer world.

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Joe and the CEO of Zesty Beverages, John Griffith (“Griff”), explore the seedy underbelly of the beverage industry, the health epidemic in America, childhood obesity and the recent new guidance from the American Pediatrics Association, Griff’s history with metabolic disease and how lifestyle change allowed him to make lasting improvements to his health and quality of life.

SPONSOR

This episode is produced by LibertyPortal host, Joe Sheehan. His multimedia production company, Sheehan Works, focuses on producing top-quality content for liberty-oriented brands and organizations. Based in Bozeman, but available worldwide. Explore past projects and get in touch about your next one today at www.sheehan.works.

This episode is brought to you by our friends at Zesty Beverages. They’re on a mission to unf*ck the standard American diet by crafting beverages with fewer calories and more nutrients from real food.

Their lineup of delicious drinks now features Electric Peak Yerba Mate, a line of post-biotic sodas, keto-friendly, ready-to-drink margaritas and hard teas. Wondering what a post biotic soda is? Head over to zestybev.com to learn more and find a retailer near you.

CHAPTERS

1:12 - Coca Cola gets government subsidies?

3:10 - Sugar is everywhere

4:25 - Zesty Founding Story

10:56 - New guidance for pediatric obesity

17:05 - Nutrition and corporate responsibility

23:17 - What’s up with non-nutritive (sugar-free) sweeteners?

31:37 - The medical industrial complex

38:11 - Griff’s story

39:53 - The consequences of pharma

CORRECTIONS

Griff misspoke and stated that 40% of Americans have diabetes. According to the CDC, 42% of Americans are obese, while 11.3% of Americans have diabetes. References to those statistics are included at the top of the list below.

To suggest any other corrections, email [email protected].

REFERENCES

• https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html

• https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/health-equity/diabetes-by-the-numbers.html

• https://www.businessinsider.com/chart-american-sugar-consumption-2012-2

• https://www.thediabetescouncil.com/45-alarming-statistics-on-americans-sugar-consumption-and-the-effects-of-sugar-on-americans-health/

• https://www.coca-colacompany.com/faqs/how-much-sugar-is-in-coca-cola

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ON THIS EPISODE:

David, Henri, and Joe discuss the important events of the year behind us, and hopes for the year to come. They cover the Ukraine war, the red wave that wasn’t, inflation and its possible silver linings, the rise of the Mises Caucus of the Libertarian Party, and more.

SPONSOR

This episode is produced by LibertyPortal host, Joe Sheehan. His multimedia production company, Sheehan Works, focuses on producing top-quality content for liberty-oriented brands and organizations. Based in Bozeman, but available worldwide. Explore past projects and get in touch about your next one today at www.sheehan.works.

This episode is brought to you by our friends at Zesty Beverages. They’re on a mission to untuck the standard American diet by crafting beverages with fewer calories and more nutrients from real food.

Their lineup of delicious drinks now features Electric Peak Yerba Mate, a line of post-biotic sodas, keto-friendly, ready-to-drink margaritas and hard teas. Wondering what a post biotic soda is? Head over to zestybev.com to learn more and find a retailer near you.

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Introductions

2:18 - 2022 In Review: The background of the conflict in Ukraine

11:29 - 2022 In Review: The red wave that didn’t happen

13:20 - 2022 In Review: Inflation

16:06 - 2022 In Review: The Rise of the Mises Caucus

21:48 - Discussing LP

29:00 - The strategic use of the Libertarian Party

32:00 - Current Events: Speaker of the House Chaos

40:38 - Thoughts on Elon’s Twitter Takeover

47:57 - Recalling Biden’s Hitler-esque Speech

52:30 - WTF ever happened to Fauci?

53:00 - The compromises for Speaker of the House

59:50 - Predictions & Political Resolutions for 2023

REFERENCES

LP Mises Caucus: https://lpmisescaucus.com/